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Chasing Lights

by Reckless Serenade

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1.
LVLFD 04:16
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College ends in may I hope I find a job that pays A little more than minimum wage Pray for some sun and a place to stay And the 90’s died and ran away 20 years caught in a daze The only thing that remains plain as day Is lakeview lost field day Let’s dye our hair grey We’ll beat old father time to the chase We’ll drink cheap wine and toast to our fate Pretend that we’re happy Oh we’ll never change If we close our eyes we’ll stay the same We all know that’s a lie but hey, It’s worth the shot kid, don’t complain It’s a long way down, But I can see the bottom Let’s hope these wings will blossom before we hit the ground Keep these fears alive Through every nightmare that arrives I fear that time is not on my side I’ve never been good with forsight There used to be a peace of mind
Where I could draw a silver line But lately I’ve been drawn so tight It’s a long way down, But I can see the bottom Let’s hope these wings will blossom before we hit the ground My eyes might stare forward, but my heart is still homeward bound I wrote this cause I couldn’t sleep I hope it comforts somebody I wrote this for a younger me I hope that he’d be proud of me It’s a long way It's a long way Oh my god the sun is rising, (It's a long way down but I can see the bottom) Keep your cool and mind your timing (Let's hope these wings will blossom) Close your eyes (Before we hit the ground) Jump on my count, jump on my count Oh my god the sun is rising, (It's a long way down but I can see the bottom) Keep your cool and mind your timing (Let's hope these wings will blossom) Close your eyes (Before we hit the ground) Jump on my count, jump on my count It’s a long way
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With Us, Without Us 03:05
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I need to shave, brush my teeth and take a shower Take some pills to keep my head from staying sour I used to care too much, now I don’t care enough The middle ground I never found remains untouched I’ve spent so long writing sad songs But I’d like to think those days are gone I can’t sleep tonight I am caught in the back of my mind It’s been 5 years since that fateful night And I’ll place flowers on the grave Hope that we may meet again someday Do you remember ninham tower? We would stay up there for hours Overlook this dying town Pray to god we’d have the power just to leave here in a few years We were younger way back then Our wasted time was all well spent I’ve spent so long Feeling so wrong I really hoped those days were gone I can’t sleep tonight I am caught in the back of my mind It’s been 5 years since that fateful night And I’ll place flowers on the grave Hope that we may meet again someday Route 6 goes on forever! Route 6 goes on forever! Route 6 goes on forever! Route 6 goes!!! Keep calm, the world will keep turning (With us, without us) Keep calm, the world will keep turning (With us, without us) Keep calm, the world will keep turning (With us, without us) Keep calm, the world will keep turning (With us, WIthout Us) Without us
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Sunrise 04:00
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I thought I knew my thoughts But it turned out that I did not I watched them float around the room like pretty strangers And I caught your fiery stare I was shaken but I wasn’t scared I was warm but I remember sensing danger She said let’s leave this town If we leave it right now I’d feel lighter and younger again I would feel all my aching bones mend If we opened our eyes Took in this starry night We would realize there’s still so much time Till sunrise She heard the words that I left out She said I don’t believe in doubts That there is beauty in the facing of our fears But I felt a broken heart Beneath the talk of this new start She said to live for every day of every year She said let’s leave this town If we leave it right now I’d feel lighter and younger again I would feel all my aching bones mend If we opened our eyes Took in this starry night We would realize there’s still so much time Till sunrise Take my weathered heart for all it’s worth Tear it down to pieces just to see if it still works And when are you done with the remnants please just throw them to sea I will thank you for the mercy Take my weathered heart for all it’s worth Tear it down to pieces just to see if it still works And when are you done with the remnants please just throw them to sea I will thank you for the mercy She said let’s leave this town If leave it right now I’d feel lighter and younger again I would feel all my aching bones mend If we opened our eyes Took in this starry night We would realize there’s still so much time Till sunrise
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Cage Rage 03:36
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I said I couldn’t but you wouldn’t take a no You grabbed my arm I said “let go” You laughed and asked “Do you really believe in the ghosts on this road?”
I said “I really don’t know but I’m not sure that I’d like to” I said hey I’ve heard the stories of the hotel burning down The rows of trees that stumped this town I watched you leave And you swore you’d return with an answer or two On that Friday in june It was the last time that I saw you I said hey I knew you so well. So long Steer clear of tree street Steer clear of tree street Steer clear of tree street AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH I said hey Steer clear of tree street
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Diamond Kid 04:22
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Hey kid your downward stare Can’t keep the world out there It’s knocking so, so loud don’t be scared If you could only know Just how far you will go Well maybe then you wouldn’t feel so cold You closed the blinds on every window Said your head was a mess You slammed your bedroom door Said you needed a rest Oh how long can this last It cuts deep, and the bags under your eyes feel heavy It’s been a rough week, and you just haven’t been yourself lately And you used to find, solace in the sunlight But not this time, you’re dreading every sunrise You hide yourself away To keep the wolves at bay Don’t you know that you’re a diamond kid You miss the good old days You just can’t hide the pain Don’t you know that you’re a diamond kid Don't you know that you're a diamond kid You feel cheap, and your eyes are green with envy You feel lost at sea, tired, scared, and lonely And it’s been so long, since someones asked you what’s wrong But you’ve played along, though you feel like you don’t belong, You hide yourself away To keep the wolves at bay Don’t you know that you’re a diamond kid You miss the good old days You just can’t hide the pain Don’t you know that you’re a diamond kid Don't you know that you're a diamond kid You're a diamond kid Hey kid you lost your way Just know that it’s okay We’ve all burned in silence and we’ve all had to pay but You’re not alone in this I just can’t stress that enough I just can’t watch you give up like this It just hurts too much You’re not alone in this I just can’t stress that enough I just can’t watch you give up like this (Diamond Kid) There’s a light, there’s a light at the end of this It’s been so dark for so long, you can’t imagine it (Diamond Kid) There’s a light, there’s a light at the end of this It’s been so dark for so long, you can’t imagine it (Diamond Kid) There’s a light, there’s a light at the end of this It’s been so dark for so long, you can’t imagine it Diamond Kid
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Winter Bones 04:19
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Color myself jaded All the years I thought I’d wasted Every song I wrote and hated Well I guess they’re worth it now I am learning to take things in stride I am finding myself in the words that I write I’m watching you across the room Your weathered eyes poured out like the moon Over this sleeping town And I couldn’t help but smile as you bit your lip and riled up the boys for miles around I had no doubts You had me in the clouds And I said “oh no, tell me you won’t go We could stay up all night, talk until the sunrise I could think of nothing better, than you and me together And if you’d give me just a chance to prove you’re everything I need If you’d follow my lead, the weight the world wouldn’t feel so heavy” Color myself jaded All the years where I just waited Not to feel so alienated, well I guess those days are gone I’m starting to feel alright With your help and your hand I will be just fine It felt like time slowed down, I felt my heartbeat twice as loud As my feet began to move And I snapped out of this trance, when I saw that you caught my glance And there was nothing left to do, I walked up to you And I told you the truth And I said “oh no, tell me you won’t go We could stay up all night, talk until the sunrise I could think of nothing better, than you and me together And if you’d give me just a chance to prove you’re everything I need If you’d follow my lead, the weight the world wouldn’t feel so heavy” You looked towards the floor Cheeks flushed and smiling, you warmed me to the core You laughed and shut the door You said “You were in my dreams, now you are in my arms I’m learning to wait out the weather, to never, oh never, say never You were in my dreams, I feared of false alarms, I can think of nothing better than you and me together, Just tell me you won’t go, we could stay up all night pretend we won’t grow old Just tell me you won’t go, we’ll talk until the sunrise warms our winter bones Warms our winter bones.
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Missile (free) 04:34
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Leave what’s behind you Love what’s around you You will be free soon too x2 You blew through this town like a missile through manhattan I did not know that you’d go, oh I swore that this could never happen Leave what’s behind you Love what’s around you You will be free soon too I’m so sick of self destruction, I could just crumble All these words sort of just stumble out in search of a function Leave what’s behind you Love what’s around you You will be free soon too I found myself a pair of worn down headlights Illuminated my way forward in hindsight Still I feel so caught up in the twilight These old familiar chills run up my brand new spine You were a missile You were a missile (Leave whats behind you) I finally found a fire in my stare (Love what's around you) Hidden in the world out there (You will be free soon too) I am free and I’m aware x2
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Our Year 03:38
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Twenty years has brought me here The cusp of something still unclear The future’s screaming in my ear So I slam the door And I’m not sure what sucks more this empty house that I ignore Or your new boyfriend I abhor with every fiber of my core Who’s keeping score, whose keeping score, whose keeping score? I’m always losing Picking at sutures that I sewed myself That’s the last blood you’ll draw babe Your photo’s off my shelf I am through throwing punches, let me make this clear You’ve wasted a good month, but you cannot take my year Wake up drained my head in pain The words I never meant to say Escaped last night, my cool has died in vain (I love my friends) I’ll live and I’ll learn and I’ll die (I hate your friends) And I’ll find a brand new song to write (I love your friends) About me and my friends and how you never meant a thing to them (I hate your friends) Who’s keeping score? I’m always losing Picking at sutures that I sewed myself That’s the last blood you’ll draw babe Your photo’s off my shelf I am through throwing punches, let me make this clear You’ve wasted a good month, but you cannot take my year Picking at sutures that I sewed myself That’s the last blood you’ll draw babe Your photo’s off my shelf I am through throwing punches, let me make this clear You’ve wasted a good month, but you cannot take my year Through throwing punches (Our year this is our year)
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Weather Permitting 04:09
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My head is a hurricane Cloudy thoughts storm my weathered brain Heard the silence ring in the rain We were young then, but now we are old Hidden in secrets we never let go We are haunted by all that we know Let it grow Honestly, I need you in the worst way (Can't you see you mean the world to me) How can it be it still feels like yesterday is only a day away I’m writing this just to stay sane I wait out the weather But this storm’s still raging I hide in my room like a kid Hope nothing's changing I pray to god you will come home And warm up this chill in my bones But I know better now then to put all my stock in a ghost Honestly, I need you in the worst way (Can't you see you mean the world to me) How can it be it still feels like yesterday is only a day away I’m writing this just to stay sane TV static fills my eyes Paints my walls with grays and whites I feel my brain on rewind Another sleepless night I’ll find myself in time Man made and measured A thorn in our side If I could I would touch up the sky Add in the lights With my mind as the paint brush And my heart the guide We will grow despite to spite our sorrows (lightning lights our way through the seas) Turn bloodshot eyes towards tomorrow (The thunder cuts away memories) Hide the time we feel is borrowed (The rain will heal everything just wait and see, just wait and see, just wait and see, just wait and see) We’re tracing shadows cast by the lights that we once followed
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Burn Brighter 03:40
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I’ve been chasing ghosts Fixated with the blood on the hands of everyone that I know Oh I know I’m no different, but I like to pretend I am And sometimes I just can’t believe myself These actions always hurt more than they help Oh I know I’m not different but I like to pretend I’ve been swallowing my pride, To take a look inside And it’s not much but it is a mine A little flame that longs for light, tonight I’ve caught every stare From every single passerby that I know just doesn’t care And I know they’re no different But I like to pretend they are Oh I’ve been losing sleep And sometimes I just fear I’ve gotten into deep And I know I’m no different But I like to pretend I’ve been swallowing my pride, To take a look in side And it’s not much but it is a mine A little flame that longs for light, tonight I’ve been swallowing my pride, To take a look in side And it’s not much but it is a mine A little flame that longs for light, tonight
11.
Chasing Lights 05:09
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Sick and tired, sick and tired of the sun in my eyes Of the worn down thoughts in my sick and tired little mind You know I’ve tried once or twice It’s never gonna be as easy I’m just hoping it won’t stay so hard I’ve Thought it over many times before But I can’t break the ties I’ve been dying to let go I’ve been holding on tight Stopping at these green lights Babe I know, I’ve been so alone Trying to find home Tonight tonight we’re chasing lights Sick and tired, sick and tired of the vacancy signs Hanging off of my own sick and tired vacant eyes You know I try so hard sometimes It’s never gonna be as easy I’m just hoping it won’t stay so hard I’ve Seen the night so many times before It feels new every time I’ve been dying to let go I’ve been holding on tight Stopping at these green lights Babe I know, I’ve been so alone Trying to find home Tonight tonight we’re chasing lights I’ve been growing old forever I've tried for years but still I cannot keep this life together I’ve been growing old forever I fought for years but still I fear these brittle bones are tethered I've been growing old, I've been growing old forever Forever So sick of the silence that we make for ourselves So sick of all the searching for some worth in myself I wanted to know what it’s like to feel alive But I’ve just been so angry just to show some fight Tonight we're chasing lights We're chasing lights
12.
2 A.M. 04:46
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I felt darkness, in every breath that escaped me Couldn’t keep the sun from setting on this tired city Lost and lonely, keeping time with this offbeat heart I keep You see, there was a sadness I couldn’t explain I kept it quiet, kept it hidden away I hoped for better days It was 2am and my car could not get faster Deep in thought, not sure what I was after There must be a reason for the way I was losing mind to feel fine I was thinking bout the world and where I fit I didn’t know then what it meant to just exist To preoccupied with everything I couldn’t fix I longed for light, I found it, I found it I felt fire die down to gleaming embers I felt chills run up my spine, I remember feeling trapped in a storm I could not weather It was like my life was a show And curtains were dropping I was sitting in the back could not stop watching No I couldn’t help from watching It was 2am and my car could not get faster Deep in thought, not sure what I was after There must be a reason for the way I was losing mind to feel fine I was thinking bout the world and where I fit I didn’t know then what it meant to just exist To preoccupied with everything I couldn’t fix I longed for light, I found it, I found it I was a captain, my heart was an anchor falling fast beneath my sinking ship I was a captain, my heart was an anchor falling fast beneath my sinking ship And you were a life boat The light of a light house that I can’t believe I almost missed Oh my god, I owe you everything And we caught the sunrise sneak up past the horizon Streaks of gold ran up our tangled spines This fire raged inside It was 2am and my car could not get faster Deep in thought, not sure what I was after There must be a reason for the way I was losing mind to feel fine I was thinking bout the world and where I fit I didn’t know then what it meant to just exist To preoccupied with everything I couldn’t fix I longed for light, I found it, I found it

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released August 17, 2013

Recorded and mixed by John Naclerio at Nada Recording Studio
Produced by Reckless Serenade
Artwork by: Michael Rivera

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