Around the World and Back

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Eyes Closed

03 : 09

Secrets

03 : 44

Losing Myself

03 : 17

All You Are Is History

03 : 02

Perfect Score

03 : 18

All or Nothing

03 : 39

Shape Up

02 : 43

Back and Forth

02 : 52

Around the World and Back

03 : 50

Breaking Ground

03 : 42

Tooth and Nail

02 : 57

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Track Lyrics

Eyes Closed Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I know it takes some time to find the light

And get through the winter

And I used to sing about you in my life

But now I've reconsidered it all

These days remain fairly incomplete

But I won't wait to say that something's gotten into me

[Pre-Chorus]

And to think we thought we made this place our home

You should know, I'm still wondering

[Chorus]

How many stories have you told

Where you made it through hell with your eyes closed?

It's not that easy anymore (Believe me, it's not easy)

If seeing is believing, then everything you say is misleading

You told your story, but I don't feel sorry anymore

[Verse 2]

Selling yourself too short is the only way to break your decision

And I thought I told you to make your move

(But you wouldn't listen)

[Pre-Chorus]

And to think we thought we made this place our home

You should know, I'm still wondering

[Chorus]

How many stories have you told

Where you made it through hell with your eyes closed?

It's not that easy anymore (Believe me, it's not easy)

If seeing is believing, then everything you say is misleading

You told your story, but I don't feel sorry anymore

[Bridge]

(This is the main event of the evening)

I've got a list of things to tell you and some time to kill

I told you that I'd settle down but I probably never will

At least I made up my mind

This is goodbye

[Chorus]

How many stories have you told

Where you made it through hell with your eyes closed?

It's not that easy anymore (Believe me, it's not easy)

If seeing is believing, then everything you say is misleading

You told your story, but I don't feel sorry anymore

[Outro]

Anymore

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Secrets Lyrics

[Verse 1]

You caught me in the right place

At the right time, so I'll just dive right in

Say you've got a blank space in your right mind

Well, here's my second wind

Oh, your idea of me blown away, away

Something in the past tense

Didn't make sense for this to follow through

What did you expect to happen?

Were you mad then with nothing left to do?

[Pre-Chorus]

Oh, you're making me sick, what is this?

Had we been drawn too close before?

Because I dropped my forgiveness

It's lying face-down on the floor

[Chorus]

I've got more secrets than you'll ever know

Another year and you won't let it go

Too many times I told myself to hold on

But it's too late for me, now I'm as good as gone

[Verse 2]

Funny how we go way back and we said that

We wouldn't let this come between

Everything, and is it true that I could look past

Memories and stay obscene?

Oh, your idea of me blown away, away

Something's telling me I never

Could have ruined everything you want in life

Because you never put in the effort, and the truth is

You were never doing it right

[Pre-Chorus]

Oh, you're making me sick, what is this?

Am I the one you can't ignore?

Because I dropped my forgiveness

It's lying face-down on the floor

[Chorus]

I've got more secrets than you'll ever know

Another year and you won't let it go

Too many times I told myself to hold on

But it's too late for me

Now I'm as good as gone

[Bridge]

It turns out I don't go down that easily

You'll never really know what this means to me

And no, it wasn't ever too much to hold

But you stole your own self-control

It turns out I don't go down that easily

You'll never really know what this means to me

And no, it wasn't ever too much to hold so just know

[Chorus]

I've got more secrets than you'll ever know

Another year and you won't let it go

Too many times I told myself to hold on

But it's too late for me, now I'm as good as gone

[Outro]

Not everybody wants an enemy

Call me the culprit and that's all you'll see

You were responsible for finding a way to catch on

But it's too late for me, now I'm as good as gone

Losing Myself Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I said I'll always remember the wood grain beneath my feet in a busy street

I never said I was angry, but I think I'm still in misery

But it's what I needed and you took me by surprise

[Chorus]

Sometimes I think I'm bound for losing it all

And I thinking I'm weighing

I think I'm weighing us down

But no, I won't fall, and I wouldn't trade it

I wouldn't trade it

I'm down for life

[Verse 2]

Another day I was selfish

It reminds me of my wasted youth and all the one's and two's

I try to live in the moment

It reminds me of the time we spent trapped in your apartment

We attract what we're ready for

It's something I can't ignore

[Chorus]

Sometimes I think I'm bound for losing it all

And I thinking I'm weighing

I think I'm weighing us down

But no, I won't fall, and I wouldn't trade it

I wouldn't trade it now

[Bridge]

Maybe some promises were broken; wasn't holding tight

But now I wanna know what it feels like

Sometimes I think I'm bound for losing it all

But I wouldn't trade it

I wouldn't trade it

I'm down for life

Call it off, I've made my move

I'm defenseless and I could use some time on my own and a place to say

I'm losing myself in the best way

Done with anything basic

I've had enough of the same shit

[Pre-Chorus]

Tell me why

We attract what we're ready for

It's something I can't ignore

[Chorus]

Sometimes I think I'm bound for losing it all

And I thinking I'm weighing

I think I'm weighing us down

But no, I won't fall, and I wouldn't trade it

I wouldn't trade it now

[Bridge]

Maybe some promises we're broken; wasn't holding tight

But now I wanna know what it feels like

Sometimes I think I'm bound for losing it all

But I wouldn't trade it - I wouldn't trade it

I'm down for life

Shape Up Lyrics

[Verse 1]

When I tell the story of this decade

The memories and melodies are never the same

I knew that we prevailed

Knew it all too well, never end up stale

Another thing that I wish I knew

Is how you're gonna sit me down and make me choose

There's no doubt it will turn around

[Chorus]

So I'll tell myself that I'm not a victim

But I'll own up to the mistakes that I made

I can see through it all

The world's never gonna fall back

Ask where you're at

Out with the old, let the truth be told

Shape up, and stand tall

[Verse 2]

When I tell you why I don't act my age

It compliments the fact that you've got nothing to say

I knew that it took time and a fucked up mind

Just to stay in line

But all the value I could demonstrate

And all the places that I've grown to hate

Well, they bring life, so I'll say it twice

I just wanna know what it's like to rebel

[Chorus]

So I'll tell myself that I'm not a victim

But I'll own up to the mistakes that I made

I can see through it all

The world's never gonna fall back

Ask where you're at

Out with the old, let the truth be told

Shape up, and stand tall

[Bridge]

I could lie if you wanted

But in the night I think of all this time and all this space

And all the tracks in the dirt that we could retrace back home

I'm not alone

Don't put my story back on it's shelf

I was choked up but my tongue untied itself

[Chorus]

So I'll tell myself that I'm not a victim

But I'll own up to the mistakes that I made

I can see through it all

The world's never gonna fall back

Ask where you're at

Out with the old, let the truth be told

Shape up, and stand tall

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Around the World and Back Lyrics

[Verse 1: Derek DiScanio]

Been around the world and back this year

Told myself I wanna face this fear

But I don't think I can stand on my own

She's got eyes like spring, legs like the summer

Everybody says she looks just like her mother

But I think she wants that left alone

[Pre-Chorus: Derek DiScanio]

There's too many ways to say goodbye

But it's quite the opposite this time

[Chorus: Derek DiScanio]

Sometimes I can't help but say

I'm falling in love and it's scaring me

It came to me in a dream

Now all that's left is our empathy

But this is just the life I ordered

One step back and two steps forward

Sometimes I can't help but say

We're making history

[Verse 2: Ansley Newman]

Been around the world and back this year

I never wanted to be so sincere

I'm not a hero or a saint

But don't push me away

When you believed in me it brought us together

Everybody says that it won't last forever

Close your eyes, don't cut the ties, it makes sense

[Pre-Chorus: Ansley Newman]

There's too many ways to say goodbye

But it's quite the opposite this time

[Chorus: Ansley Newman & Derek DiScanio]

Sometimes I can't help but say

I'm falling in love and it's scaring me

It came to me in a dream

Now all that's left is our empathy

But this is just the life I ordered

One step back and two steps forward

Sometimes I can't help but say

We're making history

Our history

[Bridge: Derek DiScanio & Ansley Newman]

You pulled me in like a tidal wave

And let ourselves just float away

With no direction, or a way to rewind

Yeah, you pulled me in like a tidal wave

Thought that it was my mistake

And we'd fall apart before I say goodbye

But it's quite the opposite this time

[Chorus: Ansley Newman & Derek DiScanio]

Sometimes I can't help but say

I'm falling in love and it's scaring me

It came to me in a dream

Now all that's left is our empathy

But this is just the life I ordered

One step back and two steps forward

Sometimes I can't help but say

We're making history

Our history