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Box of Matches

by People Eater

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Don't Change Your Mind 05:15
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DON'T CHANGE YOUR MIND Don’t close your eyes ‘til the light’s all but blinding Don’t change your mind ‘til you’ve seen what I see Where will you go if not home to me baby? Who will you love if you won’t love me? I’m so alone behind this microphone I hear the whistle of the dial tone Broadcasting me through the wires to home Come throw me into the waves and foam
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Way Back When 03:10
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WAY BACK WHEN Some folks remember way back when When life was sweeter than times are now And I’m told these memories help you carry on When life just tears you down But I ain’t got no way back when No sweet memories of times long gone Hard times are all I’ve ever had And I got no choice but to keep on moving on I’m tired of living day to day I want something to rest my laurels on But I’ve never felt truly proud of anything I’ve ever done But there are times when life is beautiful And favor’s on my side And I don’t feel like I always have to hide And the comfort of these memories Will console me when the world is harsh and cold Or so I’m told
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I'm Stuck Here 03:32
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I'M STUCK HERE I don’t know where I came from I don't know who I’ve been All I know is your path crossed with mine Now I’m stuck here And I don’t know where you came from I’d never seen you before But all it took was one look For me to know that I’m stuck here I don’t know what your game is I don’t know why it was me My heart’s been trapped It’s too late to turn back ‘Cuz I’m stuck here
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I Used to Have It All 02:30
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I USED TO HAVE IT ALL I used to have it all Yeah, I used to want for nothing Weren’t a goddamn thing in this world that I couldn’t have But somewhere you know I lost it all I got stuck on the wrong path I used to be the champ Yeah, the champion of everything Used to put those other champions getting in my way All to shame Oh, but I’m a chump now Got no pride, got no friends, got no name I used to be the best And everything I did was meaningful And my ideas played out perfectly And I’d finally got myself back on the right track And it’s just a matter of time Until I take back what was mine I’ll take it back
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Dreamcatcher 04:14
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DREAMCATCHER I’m gonna drive this car through to day break With the night wind cool and buzzing It’s been a long night and you’re still half awake I’m gonna drive this car through to day break We fixed the car back up in November With your mom’s handmade dreamcatcher That she hung on your mirror in the summer We fixed the car back up in November You breathe a punk rock song as you fall asleep As your hair whips through your glasses Singing whispered words to some melody You breathe a punk rock song as you fall asleep And we’ll encounter some travelers Wrapped up in their secret lives Meeting in silence as our headlights gleam goodbye I could’ve drove that car til the engine died Drifting through the dark still highways With your head on my shoulder from the passenger side I could’ve drove that car til the engine died
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Get Me Back to Normal 04:18
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GET ME BACK TO NORMAL I used to want money I used to want fame I used to want a thousand marquees plastered with my name I used to want friends I used to want foes I used to want style, perfect hair and shiny clothes But then I got lost Out on my own Yeah baby I was way ahead of the pack But somehow I just lost track Now I gotta get me back to normal I used to need purpose I used to need drive I used to need constant validation just to survive I used to need love More than I could ever give I thought without love it’d be near impossible to live But let me say I’ve been living Living just the same Yeah babe I used to need to be in love with you It was all I ever thought to do Now I just need to get me back to normal My life’s spinning out of control Oh, where did my strength go?
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Stay the Same 03:08
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STAY THE SAME And I don’t ever wanna change my ways Just stay the same And I don’t care if we don’t leave this place Just stay the same The only thing that change has ever done is hold me down Ruin all my plans and keep me on the run Right out of town Whoever said that change is always good was unaware Change will rip your life up by the roots so take care And stay the same Seems like whenever we finally get to a place Where I can say we’re fine You go ahead and change your mind
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Lost It Again 03:30
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LOST IT AGAIN Thought we were past this But it’s coming back on me now Can I be the best version of myself when you’re around? So ask me your questions But know there’s no guarantee I’ll respond With these fragments of past hurt Still hanging around with me And I can’t move on So tell me is it real now? Or is it just pretend? And I can’t believe I lost it again Not sure what I was clinging to Some false remedy Some great bluff That you and me could be good to each other If we just tried hard enough I really fooled myself this time Thinking we’d worked it out for the best Is it wrong to even bother? When I can’t keep my bad thoughts in check So pack up all your presents And spend the night at your friend’s Cuz I can’t believe I lost it again And the radio was playing that song You know the one you said I always sang wrong
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Still Feel Like a Kid 04:28
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STILL FEEL LIKE A KID And I’d heard stories of the change to come And I know I’m no different from anyone But I really felt I’d have a place to be In a city that would never keep up with me But as this year comes to a close I find the opposite has come true And people might say that I’ve grown into a capable man But inside I still feel like a kid And you can say that everything has gone according to plan Doesn’t change I still feel like a kid I wasn’t ready for your call that day Still unaware of all the terror fate would send our way I wasn’t ready for it all to change The man so close to me transfigured into someone strange And the rock I used for balance Was pulled out from under me And people might say that this tragedy will help me grow up But inside I still feel like a kid And you can say that I was brave to fly home to him But when I saw him I felt just like a kid all over again And though it doesn’t make much of a difference Could you please let me know when trouble’s on its way? You see I’ll still get crushed either way
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Take Care 02:47
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TAKE CARE Well, we make quite a home These hinges rattle and fuss And our feet stay bare And we kick off all the dirt and the dust With a mattress on the carpet And a bedroom door that won’t shut I’m gonna take care Take care of you I always wanted to tell you But never quite figured how But darling there's no better place than right here No better time than right now With a twenty year old engine And a glove compartment with no key You’re gonna take care Take care of me

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A late-in-the-year album concerning change and different ways of dealing with it. Thanks for listening.

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released December 29, 2014

All songs written and performed by Dan DeMarco.

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I'm currently releasing new music under the name Inky the Cat, so check that out in you're interested. Thanks for the support!

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