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Torches
04:08
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You know I asked a lot of questions
But the answers you gave left me cold
I was asking for disaster
I needed to break to feel more whole
I was seeking true transgressions
There's a life not lived when you're on your own
I desired your reactions
Had a fear my line was a tattered rope
Did I think I had the answers?
Nah, I'd learned to set my bar damn low
Did you ever want this bastard
Or just a sounding board of flesh and bone
Yea, was I better off
Being alone
For all my thoughts and questions
Through the pages filled as I learned to cope
There are things that we discovered
On the dim-lit steps of ephemeral homes
I don't hold you in contempt, no
It's a truth that I have come to learn
And I don't wanna bare my torches
I knew all along that I begged to burn
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2. |
Saint Mary
03:28
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A broken high heel and a torn white shirt
Her fingernails are chipped and they're cradling dirt
Stamp on one hand and blood on the other
After a night of drinking, her and I recover
The two of us lay down and I give her a kiss
But she pulls away, my romance dismissed
She's a burning mess
And I'm drawn to the flame
But things are always better when Mary calls my name
I've known her too long so this will never fly
She says let's stay friends, I still gotta try
She's an enigma, leaves me wanting more
Her past makes the others head straight for the door
But history don't bother me, I don't care about the past
We belong together, the two of us outcasts
She's a burning mess
And I'm drawn to the flame
But things are always better when Mary calls my name
We look at all the castles and drink all night long
Whenever she gets bored I sing a new song
The two of us head home and she spends the night
We start drinking again when we see the sunlight
She looks at me and smiles and I'm hoping this will last
But deep inside I know the best has passed
She's a burning mess
And I'm drawn to the flame
But things are always better when Mary calls my name
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3. |
My Head
04:44
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The leaves turned black this year and I don't know what that means
Been trying hard lately to make sense of my dreams
I'm digging deeper when the surface still ain't clean
I'm in over my head
Future loves I wanna chase
Past ideas I can't quite place
Can't tell if anybody cares
About these thoughts on how I waste away
I'm in over my head
Over my head
I'm sorry babe I think it's time that I apologize
Been a little caught up lately with just living in my mind
It's nothing new you know that I've come to realize
That these wheels just spin
And there ain't no stopping them
Hung my head on the idea
Of loving someone else today
Soon of course I turned the corner
'Cause well who am I to say
Seen we clamor for the next
Chance we get to lose our heads
In the vices that we seek
We're just passing time 'til death
Think it's too late to get out of my head
Out of my head
I'm sorry babe I think it's time that I apologize
Been a little caught up lately with just living in my mind
It's nothing new you know that I've come to realize
That these wheels just spin
And there ain't no stopping them
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4. |
Tell Me
03:59
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Let's do something while we have the chance
It's not every day that we're needed
I asked my brother to give direction
To which he bowed and ceded
There I stood, cock in hand
Youthful zeal unbridled
I learned to bleed while I danced
Found emptiness in bottles
Tell me what to do
Tell me what I see
I'm afraid I'm finding
The truth don't set me free
Before I knew it I was lost
Dancing on the table
The public jester made for laughs
But fresh out of fables
I pushed my eye up to the glass
Thought I'd see anew
But I just kept on, kept on seeing
That same familiar view
Tell me what to do
Tell me what I see
I'm afraid I'm finding
The truth don't set me free
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5. |
Fears
02:06
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I haven't slowed down
For a little bit now
When it rains I fear floods
When it's dry I fear droughts
I got fears I can't hide
Things I don't wanna see
So I haven't slowed down
Haven't had it in me
I spent so damn long
With no choice but to sit
Then I made up my mind
I was sick of it
It was different fears then
Suppose that's how it goes
Fear drives from both sides
It ebbs and it flows
Yea fear drives from both sides
That's just how it goes
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6. |
ADHD
03:00
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7. |
Strangers to Ourselves
04:05
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I wanna set an alarm for the days I'm not myself
Just to snooze and go on knowing that I'm playing someone else
It's a ruse, it's a farce
It's a cause that's been lost
What do we do when we become strangers to ourselves
I wanted you but you wanted someone else
I was so lost I thought that person was myself
Here I am alone again
So pull the handle and shut the book
Your ear is to the ground but you don't know, know where to look
Wanna see but you can't tell
That your box long since fell down the well
Your mind is long gone
What do we do when we become strangers to ourselves
I wanted you but you wanted someone else
I was so lost I thought that person was myself
Here I am alone again
I ain't insane but I ain't myself
I ain't insane but I need some help
I ain't insane but I ain't myself
I ain't insane but I need some help
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8. |
Hope
04:49
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It's 2 am and you're drunk again
Sending out a note of desperation
Hoping she'll give you the time of day
But you know you're not on her mind
Sleeping on couches, wearing dirty clothes
What you're going through nobody quite knows
So you put on that smile and you go to the bar
But happiness seems so fucking far
Spent your whole life wearing a mask
Finding happiness inside a flask
Nobody knows who you really are
Distance yourself more, keep them so far but you
Give up on dreams and throw away hope
'Cause the world doesn't help you, it just makes you choke
And you're not sure how much more you can chew
Maybe one more week of this and you'll make it through
Coast through the dim lighting
Hiding emotions you're constantly fighting
Revisiting spaces
Talking through transparent faces
But can you rise above this way of living
When life, it seems so unforgiving
All else has already failed
Still so much more yet to unveil
Continuing mistakes of your father's past
Knowing this reign of mediocrity cannot last
Preparing for everything to come crashing down
Looking for your chance out of this town
But your average life, it comes to a halt
So you wag your finger and point out the faults
You don't say those words that you wanted to speak
Now the tears running down and they're soaking your cheek
They tell you keep fighting, you'll rise above
Through false promises and failures in love
You've hit rock bottom and it's tearing you apart
Swear all you need is a fresh start
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9. |
The Waters
02:35
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Wash me in your waters
I wanna feel renewed
Wash me in your waters
I need to find the tune
Lap the shores around me
Feel the scars, the curves
I wanna feel your fingers
Unshackle my nerves
Beg me not to ask you the questions you don't like
Hide me from your answers like I hide from mine
God forbid those demons ever saw the light
Aw, we're one in the same
Wash me in your waters
Take me down too deep
Hold my head down under
I don't need to breathe
Hey just keep me down there
I think that sounds more pure
Than digging holes for bodies
That wanna own the earth
Whisper to me softly as you curse my name
Don't take your body off me 'til mine's rightly tamed
Don't justify the action, I never justified your pain
Guess we're both to blame
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10. |
Life
03:25
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You know the math
It didn't fit
In the box
That I built for it
When I checked
That old list
I couldn't tell
Just where I sit
But I guess that's life
No one wins
We all got our own bags of shit
Yea I learned that's life
Ain't it a sin
The victims of comparison
Yea that's life
So did that cash
Did it fill your heart
Did it get you
The better part
You tried over and over and over again
Shouted and screamed in valor and sin
Showered in praise but you're empty inside
Did you actually think that you'd get out alive
Ain't it a sight as we're all going mad
Realizing now all the good that we had
Filled up your glass, it got empty again
Why'd we think happiness was different
Well that's life
No one wins
Yea we all got our own bags of shit
Hey I learned that's life
Ain't it a sin
We're the victims of comparison
Yea that's life
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11. |
Let Me Burn
05:08
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There's no mistaking I'm not around
But you're long gone, you're silver screen bound
So I'll check the mail, look for a postcard
But you're tied off since life's been hard
And dreams have changed since you've been young
And out of dozens you haven't found the one
You packed your things and you made a move
Got dreams to fulfill and things to prove
Then you tell me the screen's covered in rust
Thought you'd be ashes but you turned into dust
The tan starts to fade and your blood starts to thin
Pull out your hair and the shakes start to begin
But just let me burn
Just let me burn, let me burn
Thanks again for all the concern
Oh just let me burn
We got lost inside the dessert
And you said it was for war
You got tired of the sand
So you headed for the shore
But just let me burn
Just let me burn, let me burn
Thanks again for all the concern
Oh just let me burn
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Motel Breakfast Chicago, Illinois
Motel Breakfast is:
Conor Brennan
Drue Devente
Jimmy Drenovsky
Jesse Nasadowski
Mick
O'Donnell
Motel Breakfast formed in 2017 and began by playing the Midwest college circuit, growing notable reputations in Chicago, Milwaukee, and Madison. The band is currently workshopping new material as they prepare their next phase.
Inquiries/booking: motelbreakfast@gmail.com
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