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HINDSIGHT

by Patrick Joseph

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1.
Wrap your brain in cellophane Preserve the pathways, purge the pain And find things you can trade or exchange Tired of chasing ‘round your ghost I left my home out for the coast But everyone I met there was strange So you go, you live and linger like you’ve got it made Don’t you know, that sunshine’s only bound to turn to shade Hit the road with a heavy load I swore my ankles would explode From carrying your ball and your chin Raise your glass up for a toast You bellow, bicker, brag and boast ‘Bout living on a life without rain So you go, you live and linger like you’ve got it made Don’t you know, that sunshine’s only bound to turn to shade Left alone to free my bones Talk to me in palindromes Reflect upon a love transpired A lifelong labor without pay Never thought I’d see the day When everything we stood upon Is going up in fire You listen hard, but you don’t hear I got you in my rearview mirror You disappear like trees along the road I got lost in your arcade A spiral circus, a thorn parade A puzzle I can’t solve or decode So you go, you live and linger like you’ve got it made Don’t you know, that sunshine’s only bound to turn to shade So you go, you live and linger like you’ve got it made Don’t you know, that sunshine’s only bound to turn to shade
2.
Sorry 03:15
The future stands unclear I wish you were right here So I could tell you how I was so wrong Guided by your smile And blinded by your eyes Crawling back to where I belong I wish I could remedy all the things I can’t undo I may fail and fumble, but I’ll never be untrue And I know words ain’t worth their weight Without some follow-through, But still I’m stuck here hoping ‘sorry’ Can bring me back on home to you Explored the empty space Between your fire and grace But I couldn't hold a light outside your star Revolving 'round your glow I wish you'd only know There ain't a brighter stone than what you are Oh, I know that words don’t carry their weight Without some follow through, oh, I’m stuck here hoping ‘sorry’ can bring me right back home to you, Yes, I’m stuck here hoping ‘sorry’ can bring me back on home to you I wish I could remedy all the things I can’t undo I may fail and fumble, but I’ll never be untrue And I know words ain’t worth their weight Without some follow-through, But still I’m stuck here hoping ‘sorry’ Can bring me back on home to you, Yes I’m stuck here hoping sorry can bring me right back home to you
3.
I've been searching, I've been searching a long time Oh I've tried to feel a home down under my shoes We've been drifting, we've been driving a long time Freedom only finds you when there's nothing to lose Skies are clear, they're dry as a bone As the road becomes my home I don't fear the great unknown Oh, I'm used to being on my own The ship has sailed, the bird has flown No more future set in stone And as the record's always shown Oh, I'm probably better off alone I’ve been pushing, I’ve been pushing a long time Trying to keep these empty days from dragging me down We’ve been breaking, we’ve been breaking a long time Oh, this wishing well has kept me under the ground Skies are clear, they're dry as a bone As the road becomes my home I don't fear the great unknown Oh, I'm used to being on my own The ship has sailed, the bird has flown No more future set in stone And as the record's always shown Oh, I'm probably better off alone Don’t come here crying when it all comes falling down No use for flying when you’re tongue-tied to the ground Sweet hesitation, sweet emancipation No, you won’t see me crawling backwards Skies are clear, they're dry as a bone As the road becomes my home I don't fear the great unknown Oh, I'm used to being on my own The ship has sailed, the bird has flown No more future set in stone And as the record's always shown Oh, I'm probably better off alone
4.
Memories are nagging me again 
Cleaning out my brain like turpentine 
Epic tales of heroes hunting whales 
And mortal souls made out to be divine

 But I don't really believe it to be so 
No I don't really believe it to be so
 No I don't really believe it to be so, anymore

 Omnipresent streams of other peoples' dreams 
Fill my screens while I try to sleep at night 
Promises you're better off as someone else 
Promises that everything's all right 

But I don't really believe it to be so
 No I don't really believe it to be so
 No I don't really believe it to be so, anymore

 You're only worth the clothes draped on your back
 You're only worth the dollar that you're working for
 You're only worth the sunshine that you breathe 
And not a moment more
5.
When I woke up smiling, had to check my pulse and feel my face A feeling entered that I can't erase Chemicals compiling, doubt and fears of falling far from grace Oh I'd disappear in you without a trace I kept my distance for as long as I could And I hope that you understood I'm here confessing when the pushing comes to shove That I want a piece of your love In these foggy hours you appear obscure and strongly sweet The ground is shrinking underneath my feet And I wanna cut the anchor, watch the world sink slowly down And breathe the empty air until we drown And breathe the empty air until we drown I was only searching for a little peace of mind And I left you so far behind But I had a feeling that I couldn't rise above That I want a piece of your love Oh I want a piece of your love I kept my distance for as long as I could And I hope that you understood I'm here confessing when the pushing comes to shove That I want a piece of your love Oh I want a piece of your love
6.
Alone in this city That's kept me down and out of range I think the air I'm breathin's made me kind of strange This peculiar point of view Has got my mind all tangled in you I guess perhaps it's just some desperate need of change I don't even mind where you're going, Or where you been before I'm comin' at you blind and unknowing, Oblivious, obscure No I don't expect no miracles and I'm not stuck keeping score I'm just hoping I got a foot in the door And you move like a mystery, A faint and fleeting masquerade, Whatever blue you're feelin's surely bound to fade Yes I'd call of all of my plans, And gladly cave to all your demands, Oh you could be my silver moonlight through the shade I don't even mind where you going, Or where you been before I'm coming at you blind, and unknowing, Oblivious, obscure. No I don't expect no miracles and I'm not stuck keeping score, I'm just hoping I got a foot in the door So much time is ticking away And I don't know how to stop and make it stay Oh, won't you help me live it for today? Oh, won't you help me live it for today? I don't even mind where you're going, Or where you been before I'm comin' at you blind, and unknowing, Oblivious obscure No I don't expect no miracles and I'm not stuck keeping score I'm just hoping I got a foot in the door I'm just hoping I got a foot in the door
7.
8.
Untangled 04:56
Counting hours one by one, So long as you're having fun While you're standing in line Just waiting for your turn I've forgotten my own name, was it loud or just mundane Could you read it to me, is it easy to be learned Won't you say it out loud? Won't you say it out loud? Won't you say it out loud? Won't you say it out loud? Say it out This whole wide world got me tied down and strangled I was stuck down in a hole, and I feel I was about to lose control But you came down and got me untangled Broken, beaten, tired, upset And burnt like a cigarette Was it lonely for you Just waiting for your time? Bending in and out of tune, and burst like a big balloon Couldn't take anymore, no reason to the rhyme I was chained to the floor I was chained to the floor I was chained to the floor I was chained to the floor Chained to the floor This whole wide world got me tied down and strangled I was stuck down in a hole, and I feel I was about to lose control But you came down and got me untangled My eyes were sore from staying conscious Hands were paralyzed My brain was brought back from its slumber Salvaged from disguise I was wearing down, I was wearing out, I was wearing down beyond all doubt
9.
The dust has long been settled since I buried all my charms And I have seldom meddle in your affairs I've long since excavated all the memories we've created And I'm far removed from the art of splitting hairs A footprint in the snow, a lover that I used to know But that was such a long time ago Sometimes my eyes hang heavy and my thoughts they drift astray Your name can still monopolize my day The stinging sound of silence it moves like thunder through my brain The echoes of a world that's worn away A footprint in the snow, a lover that I used to know But that was such a long time ago
10.
Setting Sun 02:49
You bite the hands that are holding you Sink your teeth down to the bone Leading actor, skilled distractor from a broken world As the inside goes unshown When it's all said and done And your terracotta army's on the run No I won't get caught revolving 'round your setting sun You hold a weight that's consuming you Shoulders pushed down to the floor Conscience rattles, winning battles with a painted smile While you're doomed to lose the war When it's all said and done And your terracotta army's on the run No I won't get caught revolving 'round your setting sun

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released November 22, 2016

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