This is a song I wrote about a friend who was going through some really hard times. Thankfully, the ending doesn't pertain to what actually happened to her, but the rest it true.


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Come 3 o'clock

Verse 1:

Right now, I can see her beautiful smile
For a while, her eyes will still shine
Her laughter is like ringing bells
She'd never think of hurting herself

Pre-Chorus:
But come 3o'clock, she gets off at the bus stop
Walks through the door of her tiny apartment

Chorus:
Daddy's telling her she don't do anything right
Momma's saying she won't ever find love
The scars inside her heart match the ones on her arms
The tears stream down her cheeks
The blood drips down her arms
A smile can hide so much

Verse 2:
Her friend wants to meet her big brother
She's gotta make up some excuse
"Sorry, he's got practice every day"
And then she thinks, "that's the truth, I'm the football he likes to use"

Pre-Chorus
And come 3 o'clock, she gets off at the bus stop
Walks through the door of her apartment again

Chorus:
Daddy's telling her she don't do anything right
Momma's saying she won't ever find love
The scars inside her heart match the ones on her arms
The tears stream down her cheeks
The blood drips down her arms
A smile can hide so much

Bridge:
Oh, God, why does it have to be me?
i'm leaving this place the day I turn 18
But I don't know If I can last that long

Pre-Chorus:
Come 4 o'clock, 20 pills fill her hand
She closes the door, gets a glass of water
and on her note, she wrote

Chorus
"Daddy, you're always telling me I never do anything right
Momma, you always tell me that I'll never find love
the scars on my heart match the ones on my arms.
All you saw was the tears streaming down my face,
but not the blood dripping down my hands.
And you never saw me smile"

outro:
Come 5 o'clock, she finally feels herself slip away




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Fireflies

V1:
Catching fireflies and being scared to lie
That's the girl I used to know
Finding an ice cream truck was your greatest streak of luck
I never thought of the day you'd grow

Every week a different guy, coming home late with bloodshot eyes
That's the person I see now
Ignorant to the rules, why can't you see you look like a fool?
I gotta tell you and this is the only way I know how

P-C
I can promise you you'll never forget
The horrors you did that you're gonna regret

Chorus:
Don't be someone who you ain't
You're your own picture you just gotta paint it
Act like you'd want your kids to behave
Remember you're just starting your high school days
Don't rush it now
Live it right and you'll be proud
Hold on to the innocence that I know is still there

V2:
That 20th of May, Momma wanted you to stay
But you left her in the dust
Living life without a care, you're the focus of my prayers
That you won't continue to rust

P-C
And I hope this is just a fad
Those days will haunt you, just ask Dad

Chorus:
Don't be someone who you ain't
You're your own picture you just gotta paint it
Act like you'd want your kids to behave
Remember you're just starting your high school days
Don't rush it now
Live it right and you'll be proud
Hold on to the innocence that I know is still there

Bridge:
Ease up on the throttle a bit
And start to hit those brakes
Sooner or later it'll all catch up to you
And you won't be able to help but break

Chorus:
Don't be someone who you ain't
You're your own picture you just gotta paint it
Act like you'd want your kids to behave
Remember you're just starting your high school days
Don't rush it now
Live it right and you'll be proud
Hold on to the innocence that I know is still there

Outro:
Keep those fireflies alive
Let the ice cream truck keep you full
Don't evolve into a lie
You'll see you were just being a fool



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Change

Verse:
You don’t like what you see from your eyes
Day to day, won’t always cry
Don’t look like there will be a better tomorrow
But you know what you want deep down in your soul

Pre-Chorus:
You can’t wait and hope the light will shine
You gotta get up and flip the switch

Chorus:
If you want something to change, you gotta take the wheel
It won’t happen on its own, that fact you can’t conceal
To get the rainbow you gotta go through the storm
But those pretty colors are gems you can’t ignore
The beautiful sight will be worth the rain
You’ll be unstoppable if you just try to make that change

Verse:
Seconds that feel like eternities
That one gray feeling that never leaves
If you really want, it can be colored over
Be an eagle, get your wings and soar

Pre-Chorus:
An inside battle can only be won
By the person with whom it begun

Chorus:
If you want something to change, you gotta take the wheel
It won’t happen on its own, that fact you can’t conceal
To get the rainbow you gotta go through the storm
But those pretty colors are gems you can’t ignore
The beautiful sight will be worth the rain
You’ll be unstoppable if you just try to make that change

Bridge:
Battered and bruised all over
Abandoned and washed ashore
Instant replay every instant
Your self-hatrid is utterly consistent

Chorus:
If you want something to change, you gotta take the wheel
It won’t happen on its own, that fact you can’t conceal
To get the rainbow you gotta go through the storm
But those pretty colors are gems you can’t ignore
The beautiful sight will be worth the rain
You’ll be unstoppable if you just try to make that change




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So I wrote this one in about 10 minutes. This is based on the book To Kill A Mockingbird. It's an amazing book, if you havent read it you should. This is just a mish-mosh of all the ideas in that book.

All It Can Do

Verse:
You never really see someone's life
Till you walk around in his skin
You never really hear someone's cries
Till he's committed a sin

What do you do about prejudice?
Let it grow until it needs to move?
Or will it voluntarily shrink without a mess?
Sometimes no-one knows what to do

Pre-Chorus:
In this messed up place, there never can be, a perfect face

Chorus:
Always something wrong, always a grudge
Never forgiveness, people so quick to judge
A voice of reason, shines through it all
But is it effective? Or does it call it a draw?
Can it let the sinners kill the guilty?
There's nothing it can do
Change its own world, but not others
That's all it can do

Verse:
The battles that are fought every day
Don't always emerge from within
Respect all and always say
That beauty comes from within

Pre-Chorus
In this messed up place, there can never be a perfect face

Chorus:
Always something wrong, always a grudge
Never forgiveness, people so quick to judge
A voice of reason, shines through it all
But is it effective? Or does it call it a draw?
Can it let the sinners kill the guilty?
There's nothing it can do
Change its own world, but not others
That's all it can do

Bridge:
Is it really fair? Do they really care? Do they even stop and think?
Can the spell be broken? Can the bird be freed from its cage? Will it ever fly?

Chorus:
Always something wrong, always a grudge
Never forgiveness, people so quick to judge
A voice of reason, shines through it all
But is it effective? Or does it call it a draw?
Can it let the sinners kill the guilty?
There's nothing it can do
Change its own world, but not others
That's all it can do
That's all anyone can do




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Seen What I’ve Seen

As you held me, I made a pool of water on your satin shirt
As you hugged me, you just listened, didn’t dare to utter a word
And as I poured out everything from the outskirts of my heart
I felt your eyes say “Honey, you’ve finally let down your guard”

I guess I never understood before that Wednesday night
How much you could love

You weren’t worthy of my love, I never thought you knew where I was coming from
You’ve never been in the cages I’ve been, you’ve never felt the rejection I’ve felt
But as your hand stroked up and down my back, as you tried to make me forget
I realized you know who I am, you know what I need, and you’ve seen what I’ve seen

When you asked “what’s wrong?”, I realized you heard the cries inside before they showed themselves
All of a sudden, my heart opened up and let out its lava
It’s like you took the cap off of the bottle of my sorrow
The next night you said “I’ll be here every tomorrow”

Before that Wednesday night, I guess I was blind
To how much you could see in me

You weren’t worthy of my love, I never thought you knew where I was coming from
You’ve never been in the cages I’ve been, you’ve never felt the rejection I’ve felt
But as your hand stroked up and down my back, as you tried to make me forget
I realized you know who I am, you know what I need, and you’ve seen what I’ve seen

And I can’t believe it took me that long to realize
All this time, you were right in front of my eyes
If I’d just asked you’d take my hand and follow me

You weren’t worthy of my love, I never thought you knew where I was coming from
You’ve never been in the cages I’ve been, you’ve never felt the rejection I’ve felt
But as your hand stroked up and down my back, as you tried to make me forget
I realized you know who I am, you know what I need, and you’ve seen what I’ve seen

Oh, you’ve seen what I’ve seen
You can empathize, I can see your eyes say, “I love you.”




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Empty Words

These two words that come from you, I know that they're not true
Since you've had to say them like a broken record
But at first I thought they were sincere
Especially when you were near to my heart

But I never would've thought....

(Chorus)
When you say I'm sorry, you're speaking empty words
I can tell by your eyes
When you say I'll change, it's a lie
You used me, you never really wanted me
And every apology was empty words

Tell me, honey, would you like, if I didn't mean a word I said?
So why would you do that to me?
I never gave a thought about what the future would bring for us

But know I know....

(Chorus)
When you say I'm sorry, you're speaking empty words
I can tell by your eyes
When you say I'll change, it's a lie
You used me, you never really wanted me
And every apology was empty words

Bridge:

You were always in my dreams
You were a part of me
Your picture in every frame I own
I held you through tears
And now I'm in tears
But this never was one of my fears
And yesterday, my father asked,
"Why haven't I seen her in a while?"

(Chorus)
When you say I'm sorry, you're speaking empty words
When you say I'll change, it's a lie
You used me, you never really wanted me
And every apology was empty words

oh, empty words.
I held you through tears, and now I'm in tears.
Because of your empty words.




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Don’t Go
I’m in the truck and I’m pulling up to your place
‘Cuz I feel better when I see your cheery face
And you should know you’re the one thing I would chase

Thinking about you isn’t enough
‘Cuz I need to feel your love
Especially when times get tough

Pre-Chorus:
Do me a favor, please, love me the way I love you

(Chorus)
You were always by my side when I needed you the most
And I love how you told me you would never have to go
Everything is Technicolor when I’m with you
And when you’re gone, it’s a black and white queue.
So please keep that promise of yours,
Don’t go

I love the way you laugh about everything
And I love how I can talk to you ‘bout anything
I can say whatever I want and not be scared

Pre-Chorus:
Do me a favor, please, never leave my arms

(Chorus)
You were always by my side when I needed you the most
And I love how you told me you would never have to go
Everything is Technicolor when I’m with you
And when you’re gone, it’s a black and white queue.
So please keep that promise of yours,
Don’t go

Bridge:
And if you left, I don’t know what I’d do
I don’t think I could make it through
I’d be waiting outside on my porch steps
Hoping to see you, my shining gem

(Chorus)
You were always by my side when I needed you the most
And I love how you told me you would never have to go
Everything is Technicolor when I’m with you
And when you’re gone, it’s a black and white queue.
So please keep that promise of yours,
Don’t go

Oh, don’t go. Please don’t go.



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I Only Knew Your Name For A Day

Verse:
There was fire in my veins, and you extinguished the flame
And I only knew your name for a day
Someone used me as a pawn, I thought all hope was gone
I only knew your name for a day

P-C:
Your heart is made of pure gold
There ain’t a single cold bone in your body

Chorus:
I had nothing to offer you but you still gave me your all
You knelt down and caught me when you saw me start to fall
How could I thank you? Not needed you said
Why are you doing this? This is who I am
You went to lengths I never thought possible
I want you to know I am grateful

Verse:
After I opened that email, that Sunday night, I was thinking
“I’ve only known her for a day”
Week after week you continue to be sweet like sugar

P-C:
Your charity leaves me breathless
The world needs more people like you

Chorus:
I had nothing to offer you but you still gave me your all
You knelt down and caught me when you saw me start to fall
How could I thank you? Not needed you said
Why are you doing this? This is who I am
You went to lengths I never thought possible
I want you to know I am grateful

Bridge:
My defenses were weak, I fell to my knees
You got me back on my feet again
And, please, if you ever need someone to be
Your cure, I’ll be there. Oh you know I’ll be there
Chorus:
I had nothing to offer you but you still gave me your all
You knelt down and caught me when you saw me start to fall
How could I thank you? Not needed you said
Why are you doing this? This is who I am
You went to lengths I never thought possible
I want you to know I am grateful


Mhm. Yeah. And I only knew your name for a day




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The Middle Years

Verse:
You slowly walk into a room that’s full of strangers
You’d never think they would be any danger to you
Breathing rapidly, eyes darting to every corner of your new home
So many temptations, both good and bad, will cross your path as you go

P-C:
But this is the big leagues and so much bad can happen
If you don’t do what’s right

Chorus:
So in the middle years, you’ve really gotta be careful of the cynics and sinners
Resist them and their lies and you’ll turn out the winner
But in cower in your shell for four years straight
Live life and make mistakes, it’ll be okay
Keep them at tiny wrongs, don’t let them evolve for too long
‘Cuz the middle years are just the preface

Verse:
Going to parties, letting loose, and having the time of your life
Just be on the lookout for those deer in the headlights
They are clueless, so they just follow the crowd
So if there’s turmoil on the ground, just hop onto a cloud

Pre-Chorus:
These could be the best years of your life, if you do what’s right

Chorus:
So in the middle years, you’ve really gotta be careful of the cynics and sinners
Resist them and their lies and you’ll turn out the winner
But in cower in your shell for four years straight
Live life and make mistakes, it’ll be okay
Keep them at tiny wrongs, don’t let them evolve for too long
‘Cuz the middle years are just the preface

Bridge:
Please make me this promise that you’ll never lose faith in your dreams
And please never think that you’re nothing special ‘cuz you’re the only you
And I hope you know I’ll always be there for you through the fire and the rain

Chorus:
So in the middle years, you’ve really gotta be careful of the cynics and sinners
Resist them and their lies and you’ll turn out the winner
But in cower in your shell for four years straight
Live life and make mistakes, it’ll be okay
Keep them at tiny wrongs, don’t let them evolve for too long
‘Cuz the middle years are just the preface



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