Days

Counting down the days
Till I see her face
I don't know who she is
Or where she's been
But I knew when she caught my eye
That she was the one
I've been waiting for

Just another love song
Written about someone
Who could never do me wrong
Still don't know her name
But it's all the same
If she'll stay with me

Tried to think of something to say
Tried not to let her get away
But she kept slipping through my fingers
Tried not to think of her
Tried to meet someone new
If she only knew
What she was doing to me

Just another love song
Written about someone
Who could never do me wrong
Still don't know her name
But it's all the same
If she'll stay with me

moving on

Plans

We laid our lives out
Beneath the stars
And made all these plans
We knew we'd never keep
Talked about how we'd never be apart
But now we're back to where we started
And I can't help but wonder
How this all came about

Yea these past two weeks
Meant everything to me
And I meant every word I said
But did you mean any of it
And how I put myself on the line
Just to be told the timing wasn't right
Well this will be the last time

I could feel the distance grow
With each day that passed
Stayed up each night
Wondering how long this would last
Thinking it was just a phase
I kept on with this smile on my face
Never expecting it to end like this

Yea these past two weeks
Meant everything to me
And I meant every word I said
But did you mean any of it
And how I put myself on the line
Just to be told the timing wasn't right
Well this will be the last time

So we've gone our separate ways
Each day I hear less and less from you
It's taken the best of me
Just to get through this
But don't worry, I'll get through this

Doors

We keep playing these game
Only to end up running in circles
Every time you close the door
I try to open it back up

So I saw you with a new guy
I think that's the third this month
And I can't understand
How you can turn your heart off
So easily

We keep playing these games
Only to end up running in circles
And every time you close the door
I try to open it back up
Well it's the same story
We've all heard before
Stuck on repeat
Like the last few weeks

Now I'm back to where we started
But you're already gone
Don't know why I keep holding on
To something that was never there

chorus

Numbers

Erased your number
And your name along with it
All those messages
And every conversation we had
Well if you'll pretend that nothing happened
I'll pretend that I never cared

So we keep on looking
For someone new to fill that void
And I'll keep hoping that
That someone wasn't you

Like a good drug
she left me empty and numb
She was my greatest addiction
Always trying to get my fix in
kept coming back for more
Just to feel more alone

So we keep on looking
For someone new to fill that void
And I'll keep hoping that
That someone wasn't you

couches

(because the last one was kind of a downer, and you deserve better than that)

Been so long
Since I last felt whole
But I've found that missing piece
Used to be afraid to fall
Until I found someone to land on

It's the way you stay up late
And give up sleep
Just for me
And how you rub your nose on my sweater
Don't think it could much better
Well tell me darling, could this last forever

We laid on your couch
As the world passed us by
With your hand in mine
We had time on our side
Never thought life could be so good
Until I met you

It's the way you stay up late

And give up sleep
Just for me

And how you rub your nose on my sweater

Don't think it could much better

Well tell me darling, could this last forever

Tell me all your dreams

And I'll make them come true

Don't know much, but I know this for sure

through the dirt

Yea I've got my demons
You say you want to meet them
Well I don't think that's such a good idea
You see they've been hunting me for years now
And I've been running
Like the scared little boy that I am

Drag me through the dirt
Just once more for good measure
You've got me on my knees
Begging for some relief
I've got nothing left to stand on
You took that long ago
So cut me open
And tear me down
Let me know
If you find anything worth keeping

If there's anything left of me
I won't recognize it
Lost so much of myself
Even though it wasn't worth much
It's all I had
So pull me through the ringer
Maybe I should thank you
For making me see
That I'm less than I thought I was

Drag me through the dirt

Just once more for good measure

You've got me on my knees

Begging for some relief

I've got nothing left to stand on

You took that long ago

So cut me open
And tear me down
Let me know
If you find anything worth keeping

Can't live up to your expectations
So why even try
I hope you enjoy being alone
You're the only one that's perfect
In this world

Eggs in a basket

My basket broke
The day she left
With one fell swoop
I lost my eggs too
Just like that
I was back to the drawing board

Well if this is a test
I've learned my lesson
It's better not to trust anyone
Than get your heart broken

Closed up shop that day
Told everyone to go away
I was out of business
With nothing left to keep going

Well if this is a test
I've learned my lesson
It's better not to trust anyone
Than get your heart broken

She was flying high
While I was stuck on the ground
But now the tables have turned
And she finally learned
That everything comes around

Well if this a test
I've learned my lesson
It's better not to trust anyone
Than get your heart broken

Wait

You've got me waiting
And I'm still debating
If this is really worth it
Well I'm more than a little stressed out
Still trying to figure you out
Keep reading between the lines
Just to find there nothing really there

Keep leading me on
Won't mind if you drop me off
I was never one to play games
Keep calling my name
But don't wait up
I won't be coming home tonight

Did you take me for the jealous type
When you dangled your guys
In front of me
Don't care if you talk to my friends
Cause they never cared for you
Well if you haven't figure it out by now
You probably never will

Keep leading me on
Won't mind if you drop me off
I was never one to play games
Keep calling my name
But don't wait up
I won't be coming home tonight

I got over you
So get over yourself
You never were that great
In the first place

Tulips

Woke up in a field of tulips
Next to the castle you built for me
Looked across the scenery
To that wilted tree
Where you sang to me

Saw the river
Where i carried you across
Brought back the day
When I saw your face
Pulled down the stars
And wrote your name
Stretched across the sky
Like your favorite lullaby

Tore down the mountains
That got in the way
Filled up the valleys
That lay in between
I never would complain
If thats what it takes

Saw the river
Where i carried you across
Brought back the day
When I saw your face
Pulled down the stars
And wrote your name
Stretched across the sky
Like your favorite lullaby

Sang this song through the night
Swallowed the sky to see the light
Grew old by that wilted tree
Got caught between my dreams
Woke up from this restless sleep
Made my way back to the tulips
Back to where I first saw you

Cities

We packed our bags
And headed for the city
Just two kids in love
With nothing but the ground
To hold us up

I'll catch you
When the world starts falling
I'll be there
When the stars burn up the night

They said we'd never make it
This world is just to cold
Forget about the cynics
And what they said
Let's paint this city red

I'll catch you
When the world starts falling
I'll be there
When the stars burn up the night

We took pictures
Of all your favorite places
Made our own little world
Found a way to escape
All the things we couldn't change

Stitches (Across my mind)

Got these stitches in my mouth
To keep the words from coming out
Just need more time
To separate my thoughts from my mind

It was so much so fast
I just couldn't keep up
She's been racing across my mind
I've been breaking my back
Just to keep time

My heads still spinning
And my stomachs still churning
She flipped my world around
With just one word
Try to find some steady ground
Just to stop myself from falling down

It was so much so fast
I just couldn't keep up
She's been racing across my mind
I've been breaking my back
Just to keep time

Got these stitches in my mouth
To keep the words from coming out

storms and sunshine

Spent most my life
Waiting for the sun to shine
Searching for that greener grass
Never content with what I have
Only looking at what's missing

Still waiting for a break in the storm
Trying to make my way back to shore
Throw me a safety net or anything
Just keep me from drowning

If I ever find a silver lining
I won't complain about the timing
I can see a storm on the horizon
Maybe I'll find it
Just close my eyes and hold on tight

Still waiting for a break in the storm
Trying to make my way back to shore
Throw me a safety net or anything
Just keep me from drowning

If you get me through the storm
I promise I'll be more
Won't complain about the past
And just be glad it didn't last

keys

so this is my first time really using a blog site, never been much for blogging. anyways don't know if anyone will ever see this, but i made it more myself anyways. i finally realized over the past couple weeks that writing songs is kind of like my way of keeping a journal, i'm pretty proud of the songs i've written and they all have a special meaning for me. maybe they'll have a different meaning for me, and maybe they will help you out in some way. anyways, heres the first of many:

Keys

Been hiding inside myself

Waiting for the right person to let me out

Been lying to myself

Thinking no one else understands

I threw away that key long ago

Hid it underneath the sea

Hoping no one would find the real me

Begging please, just stay away

Never knew what I was missing

Never knew how sweet life could be

Been hiding inside myself

Waiting for the right person to let me out

Been lying to myself

Thinking no one else understands

Been trying to find the words

To say what I really mean

Saw a light so bright

It lit up my dark

Found a way to say

Everything I mean

Found the missing piece

Where I buried that key