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Paper Window

by Jeff Pianki

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It's been ten years And I've got my new set of scars From broken hearts and broken arms From chasing after where you are I've cried a couple tears Been taking everything too far And running around in the dark Trying to finish what I couldn't start So who's gonna love you now That gravity brought you down Now that I'm not around Who's gonna love you now? This is where you disappear After playing all your favorite cards A father, but just on my charts You leave before it gets too hard So what are you doing here When everyone is at the bar Filling in the missing parts And here we are So who's gonna love you now That gravity brought you down Now that I'm not around Who's gonna love you now?
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Last Night I could not sleep I thought about what you said to me How memories are hollow seeds Planting paper window dreams And now I know just what that means Most things don't last and love can leave And if we hold on to these memories Of broken bonds that could not be Framed in paper window dreams I remember christmas eve When I got sick and could not breathe Frosted windows and chattered teeth A helpless heart stuck on a sleeve Framed in paper window dreams Everyone I've ever met Has felt something I haven't yet A cause, a cure, a deep regret A face, a fear they can't forget So now I know just what that means Most things don't last and love can leave And if we hold on to these memories Of broken hands that could not be Framed in paper window dreams
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I forget more every day All the names I can't put to a face And memories of a certain place Blurred in a curtain of haze until the moment strays Try to picture when the days were long An image of the setting sun The darkness right before the dawn Keep calling on the morning but it never comes until the moment is gone So this is how a moment ends Recall and then forget again The images all twist and bend Recall and then forget again
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Love will surround you my dear In the autumn or spring In New York or here No matter how cold or distant some days may appear Just know love is all around you my dear And memories will fade away The rainstorms in April might last into May Though your head will grow tired and full of dismay The love that surrounds you will stay Love will surround you my dear In the autumn or spring In New York or here No matter how cold or distant some days may appear Just know love is all around you my dear
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This Town 03:22
I still remember this town Though it's been years since I've been around All the stores boarded up, changed names or burnt down But I still remember this town I still remember the storms The fireplace burned just to keep our house warm How we all felt so brave when we were misinformed But I still remember the storms I haven't forgotten this street The burning, cracked blacktop beneath my bare feet Through unbearable winters and covered concrete I haven't forgotten this street I haven't forgotten your face So many memories time couldn't erase And an old picture book holds each one just in case But I haven't forgotten your face I still can't remember my dreams But recall you telling me yours frequently And wishing I could pull one out of my sleeve But I still can't remember my dreams But I still remember this town Rusted old streetlights and snow on the ground Though the home I once knew is not the home that I've found I still remember this town.
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Old Habits 03:16
Four days and a call that didn't come through Cold air and a love that never grew So why'd you keep me around? why'd you keep me around? Just stumbling in the dark, dear Just stumbling in the dark Four months and a man walks up to you Forget every lie, just tell the truth Why'd you keep him around? why'd you keep him around? Just stumbling in the dark, dear Just stumbling in the dark Four years and a new man falls for you So why fight it when you think you might love him too? Old habits die hard or never do Keep lying 'till they all catch up to you But you should keep him around You should keep him around Don't throw him in the dark, dear Don't throw him in the dark
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released December 15, 2010

All music and lyrics by Jeff Pianki, except for the Cello on "This Town", which was arranged, played, and recorded by Noah Capurso.

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