There are two kinds of people in the world Who knows what they are, though And it's not like I have time to think about that stuff these days The leaves are skipping town in force I guess I should join them But I find myself fixated by the threat of coming snows Oh There are two kinds of people in the world No, let's try again now The only difference between them and me is one more drink at most What do I have to show for it? Just sweat on the steel strings My voice is wrecked, if art's constructive I have yet to see the proof He said I'll rue the day Well, the joke's on him, I rue every day But that excuse is wearing thin Is this not common here? Is it seasonal? Or is it done for the year? What is this state that I am in? I'm living on silver linings now When I should be learning how to take things in stride There's only so many nighttime walks You can take before you lock yourself outside Saturday, seven o'clock The sun was still shining And the humid air had finally drawn us out into the street To be part of a greater whole Down there on the sidewalk I'd just remembered that old feeling when the sun began to sink Low You wonder what I'll do? Well, the joke's on you, I've been wondering too But you will be the first to know And things could be so good If I didn't think nothing ever would I'm only reaping what I sow Those ripples within the greater arc Sidelong glances, strange remarks Don't need to count So force me to cheer up now and then Please ignore my shaking head I'll come around Yeah I'll come around I'll come around One of these days One of these days I'll come around

Jane Dare Makes birthday lists months in advance Is happy to change all her plans 'Cause she is at the eye of the storm Jane Dare Writes stories she shows no one else And memories clutter her shelf She holds a part of everyone she knows There's no past There's no future There's no past There's no future Jane Dare Has made me rethink my life goals I've lost track of how much I owe But Jane would tell me I don't owe a thing Jane Dare The whole world collapsed into her And I stared into space for an hour And couldn't find the energy to blink There's no past There's no future It's down to her And up to the mirror There's no past There's no future It's down to her And up to the mirror There's no past There's no future

I stayed inside the other day Blamed it on the icy pavement I didn't need another fall Saw her on the bus the other day And I could tell what she was thinking "Glad I didn't kill him after all" I know you know Where your eyes go Almost went to ask if we could talk Almost forgot it would defeat the purpose What have my old habits died for? To my surprise, she came to me Said "I've been waiting to catch up with you" I asked if she could wait some more Yes, I know you know Where your eyes go I know you know Where your eyes- (I loved you twice over And you loved me once, was that enough? I always was honest And you always knew to call my bluff) She said "what's going on between us?" I said in theory, we're still friends Clean closure's all I'd ever wanted I guess I got it in the end I'm not too thrilled about this either You're not the only one, you know But if we were to do it over Would you remember where your eyes go?

There's upsides everywhere I look I shouldn't complain, I've ended up with such great stories I can tell I think we need a TV show I think I need at least one episode about somebody else We had a mutually beneficial bond Yeah, you got the spoils, I got the songs Just let yourself be whisked away (be whisked away, be whisked away) That's what it said -- I had to turn the page to stop from being sick I know great art's uncompromising (no compromise, no compromise) But I would have compromised a lot to never read a word of this! A one-in-seven-billion chance that we would meet Sifting through the wreckage at our feet Two passing boats, two hoods, two cloaks, and not a clue That these threads would cross and then undo

CHAOS It was when I paid for traffic school with every dime I had That I realized that something had gone wrong Meaner than I'd like to be and slower on the draw An unseelie aura cloaks me And it's driven me to hammer out these songs I run in different circles but in circles nonetheless Yeah, it really threw me for a year-long loop Imagine my surprise when a change in scenery Didn't fix all of my problems in one hell of a great week But these things aren't so quick to pass, I've learned 'Cause I'm still thinking in terms of "deserve" What good is "In Memoriam" if you're not there to see it? And what good is doing good? You're not the one who will receive it Oh, unspeakable name Counting the days till the ship finds solid ground I have a hunch I might be out here for a while Feelings and circumstances are totally divorced It's all up to God and his spinning dartboard I want to push you from the tracks but not jump clear in time So they'll write some nice things on the stone beneath which I reside If we have to go, God, make it worth our time But how can someone know without a sign? Oh, what good is "In Memoriam" if I'm not there to see it? And what good is doing good? I'm not the one who will receive it Oh, unthinkable shame Wasting away till the ship finds solid ground I have a hunch I might be out here for a while And I've begun to fear there is no distant isle! COSMOS Grooves riven by the streams of "what-if"s on the surface of my mind I'd better watch my head or else I might use it And I can't find a way to lose this thing, it's snapping at my heels Surging up like pitch when I least expect it And not to get too personal But if the universe originated with a bang, that makes this the echo Which means that you can map it out Actions, reactions accounted for, no random chance, no swift shift in fortunes You can find some comfort in the fact that it's a certainty And you can find some solace in the fact that this is destiny And you can find some comfort in the fact that it's a certainty And you can find some solace in the fact that this is destiny

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Stuck here on this hill You're depressed and I'm in need of a haircut I'll walk into town to get one Would you like to join me on the way down? You should try to get away sometime It clears the mind, I recommend it If you stay up here for too long When you die you'll be assigned to haunt it And I would die for you Why can't we live in a world apart from everybody I don't care about? Why does this social circle look a lot more like a spiderweb than anything? I want to say I'm sorry, I keep leaving pins and needles where you'll prick yourselves Nobody told me that living with people was way trickier than living alone But I would die for you Yeah, I would die for you Oh, everything means something now I'm overstimulated and I'm worn out And I'm missing being home I want to look you in the eye And tell you it'll be alright But in the meantime things are gonna suck So I won't look at you I'll just look out of the window I can't look at you I'll just look out at the snow I can't look at you I'll just wait here for the spring I would die for you I would die for almost anything Oh, there's always something with me The thoughts uncollected, the tears untaxed The steely eyes piercing through the back Of my head late every night I face the wall so I don't have to meet that gaze And here's the reason why: When you've spent all your days alone And been enclosed in a big glass dome You can't get close to someone else And never realize you're covered in sharp quills Life is living with people Life is becoming people Life is living with people Life is becoming people

Our train sped south along the Hudson Cloaked with fog that Sunday morning The hills gave way to houses and the houses to high-rises In the dawn The rain came pouring down in Brooklyn And we paid too much for breakfast But I was slowly learning I would happily go bankrupt For this town So long, small fears Rendered meaningless down here In the throngs, in the shade The world at large is here to stay "I know this great falafel shop It's down on Waverly and Perry" That's what my friend said to us, and he led us past the brownstones And the snow Dirty ice lay in the gutter It called back memories of winter But then my gaze rose upwards, and I saw we'd reached the archway In the park So long, small fears Rendered meaningless down here In the throngs, in the shade The world at large is here to stay So long, small fears Rendered meaningless down here In the throngs, in the shade Love and squalor fade away

The only memories I have of faces Are not being able to see them well A probable smile The outline of a tilted head under dim red lights at dusk Stranded, separated at the airport Through tangled earbuds saying goodbye I hate phone calls But at least what you hear is what you get, no nuance, no false hope So it's all fine by me I'll take any ending This portion of my life is fully excavated There's nothing to save out here It's crazy how location's such a factor I still get pangs when I look north But other than that It's only been a week or two and I've already forgot so much Like why I thought it was worth freaking out for And why I freaked out for so long Don't know 'bout the right path But I know the wrong one was the one that I was on So let me make this clear: This all stays in last year And you don't even know How done I am with the whole godforsaken affair I used to wish that I could change the present state And then I wished I could return to halcyon days And now I wish to quit the wishing thing entirely Cut me out, cut me out! We both had flights departing out of Boston I usually can't sleep on planes But there I was Making up for all the restless nights I lay awake And as we landed all the phones were buzzing But your name didn't flash on my screen The promise was kept And I just smiled 'cause I know I can count on you

There are times I think this isn't such a bad gig But I can't quite put my finger on why not Yeah, I know that kind of thinking is what leads people to drinking But a little drinking now could do a lot I think it's time I eased up on these fraying heartstrings Though it means leaving all the weaving to unwind So this ain't a plea or a prayer, it's an order, it's my right Oh, itinerant specter, leave me be tonight And we took to Main Street, walking the divider And divided we went way down to the end And while casting dreams in words and themes won't alter history What we emphasize and not we can amend I guess I had some fun in spite of all my protests If it's happening again I might come by Sometimes one hell of a great week's all you get, and that's alright Oh, ephemeral savior, lay with me tonight When you can count who you can count on on one finger You saddle up for the next leg of this long ride But it's a warm and hopeful longing as I'm turning out the light Oh, wandering stranger, won't you stay with me tonight? Oh, wandering stranger, stay with me tonight