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Saint

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1.
Canary 02:37
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[Verse 1] When the big one hits And the walls go tumbling downstream Skyscrapers wash away at sea When it breaks the bridge And the bricks come cover me It’ll be way too late for your sorry’s [Chorus] Canary in the coal mine Singing for my sacrifice Don’t let out the chemicals without an antidote We’re all bound to breathe the same smoke Canary in the coal mine [Verse 2] In the apocalypse No one’s going to need your currency There’ll be no meaning in the legalese Read my lips When the saints want your record clean It’ll be way too late for your sorry’s [Chorus] Canary in the coal mine Singing for my sacrifice Don’t let out the chemicals without an antidote We’re all bound to breathe the same smoke Canary in the coal mine [Bridge] Canary in the coal mine Up until we’re out of time Never heed the cry Let me pay the price Despite all the warning signs [Chorus] Canary in the coal mine Singing for my sacrifice Don’t let out the chemicals without an antidote We’re all bound to breathe the same smoke Canary in the coal mine
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Hush 03:05
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[Verse 1] Maybe I could walk you home one day Just to make sure you get there safe It’s not so far out of the way Maybe I could take you out sometime Picnic by the riverside Rowboat through the everglades [Pre-Chorus 1] I wonder if you Dip your toes to stay cool When every inch I give feels like diving What am I getting myself into [Chorus 1] You got me falling like a hush And it’s all too much Take it slow to get that rush I could be crushed by just one touch I could be saved by the dangerous I’m falling like a hush I’m falling like a hush [Verse 2] What if I could be the chosen one See the long line and cut in front I think we’ve waited long enough What if I could hold my breath a little longer Would I still survive I’d rather not test it past tonight [Pre-Chorus 2] I wonder if you Only swim ‘cause you’re blue When every little splash is my chance to act Tell me, what’s a girl to do [Chorus 2] You got me falling like a hush And it’s all too much Take it slow to get that rush I could be crushed by just one touch I could be saved by the dangerous I’m falling like a hush (You got me falling like a, like a, like a hush) I’m falling like a hush (You got me falling like a) [Bridge] I wonder if you Hear it in the silence too When you let it drag on Just a little too long I guess that’s my cue And it’s only us in the room [Chorus 3] Falling like a hush And it’s all too much Take it slow to get that rush I could be crushed by just one touch I could be saved by the dangerous I’m falling like a hush I’m falling like a hush (Like a, like a, like a hush) I’m falling like a
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Saint 02:47
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[Verse 1] She looks like a catalog model Mama to toddlers Makes me want her something awful Adored by songbirds far and wide Cinderella-style, undercover princess vibes And I’m done for [Pre-Chorus 1] On a loop like Who is she, who is she What about Friday, is she busy Would she spend a little bit of time with me Could ask her, but I’m too much a sissy [Chorus] Act like such a saint Only ‘cause I’m too afraid to say She gets me every time I wait Let the tension slip away Peaks my meter Every time my heart can see her Bed rest ‘til the fever breaks Stare until the image fades [Post-Chorus 1] I act like such a saint Such a saint I act like such a saint Such a saint [Verse 2] She looks like she’d empty her coffers Skin ever softer Never leave me at the altar Still I’d take it if that was on offer Governor of a positive state of mind Even when she wakes up on the wrong side I want to know her (I want to know her) But I can’t get closer [Pre-Chorus 2] Who is she, who is she What about Friday, is she busy Would she spend a little bit of time with me I give the advice, but I’m never listening [Chorus] Act like such a saint Only ‘cause I’m too afraid to say She gets me every time I wait Let the tension slip away Peaks my meter Every time my heart can see her Bed rest ‘til the fever breaks Stare until the image fades [Post-Chorus 2] I act like such a saint Such a saint I act like such a saint Such a saint [Bridge] Who is she, who is she If we tried, would it end too quickly If I left, would she ever miss me Back to the abbey to pray my rosary [Chorus] Act like such a saint Only ‘cause I’m too afraid to say She gets me every time I wait Let the tension slip away Peaks my meter Every time my heart can see her Bed rest ‘til the fever breaks Stare until the image fades [Post-Chorus 3] I act like such a saint Such a saint Hurts me how hard I pray I act like such a saint Such a saint I act like such a saint Such a saint I act like such a saint But it’s too late For me to be saved
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Cut Me Loose 04:16
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[Verse 1] I wish you wouldn’t try to put it nicely I wish you had the heart to just destroy me I wish you wouldn’t avoid my questions, ignore the tension I wish that you would hurt me so I could learn my lesson [Pre-Chorus 1] I wish, I wish, I wish you would hurt me I wish you would turn ‘round and desert me [Chorus] Cut me loose I swear I want you to Break the news I need to hear it come from you ‘Cause I can’t breathe when I see your face again After all the time I spent erasing it Have mercy You know what you got to do [Post-Chorus] Cut me, cut me loose Cut me loose Cut me, cut me loose Cut me loose [Verse 2] I know you mean well, know I’ve tried to hide it I know you’re stuck in a hard spot with the way I’ve been lying I know you’re hoping to spare my feelings, and you have your reasons But a knife to the heart is quicker than to kill with kindness [Pre-Chorus 2] I wish, I wish, I wish you would hurt me I wish you would quit trying to let me down easy [Chorus] Cut me loose I swear I want you to Break the news I need to hear it come from you ‘Cause I can’t breathe when I see your face again After all the time I spent erasing it Have mercy You know what you got to do [Post-Chorus] Cut me, cut me loose Cut me loose Cut me, cut me loose Cut me loose [Bridge] I want you to hate me I want you to kick me when I’m down I want you to watch on as I drown I want you, want you to I want you to hate me If it means I mean something to you If it means you’ll cut me loose [Chorus] Cut me loose I swear I want you to Break the news I need to hear it come from you ‘Cause I can’t breathe when I see your face again After all the time I spent erasing it Have mercy You know what you got to do [Post-Chorus] Cut me, cut me loose Cut me loose Cut me, cut me loose Cut me loose [Post-Chorus] Cut me, cut me loose Cut me loose Cut me, cut me loose Cut me loose
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Ghost Town 03:33
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[Verse 1] When you can search the streets of Nashville and not hear a faint guitar On that day, I will still hold you in my heart When Christ has made the seers blind and time has left its mark I will still want everything you are When the Brooklyn Bridge has sunken in and the end has reached its start I won’t be scared ‘cause I’ve been through the hardest part [Chorus] When New York becomes a ghost town And all our friends are done filing out I’ll be stuck in this apartment until you finally come around Test my patience, I’ll be waiting Roll your eyes and have your doubts But I’ll be right here When New York becomes a ghost town [Verse 2] When you can keep on screaming fire and there’s no one left to run I’ll be sitting still as my time comes When the sun dries out the sea and turns a hurricane into a gentle breeze I’ll be waiting here for someone When the reaper calls and darkness falls on the crowds that roam Paris Darling, you will be the light I see [Chorus] When New York becomes a ghost town And all our friends are done filing out I’ll be stuck in this apartment until you finally come around Test my patience, I’ll be waiting Roll your eyes and have your doubts But I’ll be right here When New York becomes a ghost town [Bridge] Nobody’s going to pull me past the stop sign on this street I’ll be tethered to this block through hellfire and a million armies If you should ever come looking, I’ll be right here where you left me When New York becomes a ghost town When New York becomes a ghost town [Chorus] When New York becomes a ghost town And all our friends are done filing out I’ll be stuck in this apartment until you finally come around Test my patience, I’ll be waiting Roll your eyes and have your doubts But I’ll be right here When New York becomes a ghost town [Outro] When New York becomes a ghost town
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Cynthia 03:06
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[Chorus] This is bound to be the death of me Waiting on Cynthia I’ve wasted countless days and weeks just Waiting on Cynthia And it’s a bittersweet atrocity What a way to go If I have to die young I’m glad it’s ‘cause of her This is bound to be the death of me Cynthia [Verse 1] Half my brain Is taken up by insecurities that I can trace I lose my faith Every time she doesn’t notice me, kind you can’t regain [Chorus] This is bound to be the death of me Waiting on Cynthia I’ve wasted countless days and weeks just Waiting on Cynthia And it’s a bittersweet atrocity What a way to go If I have to die young I’m glad it’s ‘cause of her This is bound to be the death of me Cynthia [Verse 2] Ten years later No matter what, can’t seem to earn her favor Spill my guts out Write the words down and burn the paper [Chorus] This is bound to be the death of me Waiting on Cynthia I’ve wasted countless days and weeks just Waiting on Cynthia And it’s a bittersweet atrocity What a way to go If I have to die young I’m glad it’s ‘cause of her This is bound to be the death of me Cynthia
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Perfect Stranger 03:24
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[Verse 1] Perfect stranger Don’t step off the elevator Before we’ve seen the sights Maybe later I could step in as your savior Don’t need the cape to fly New heights Do I [Verse 2] Did you live close to Hillhurst Swear you look so familiar Stored somewhere in my mind I spent a while a waitress The tricks of time erased it A long-gone bar nearby Don’t mean to cross a line Did I [Chorus] How could I pick somebody else when I’ve been waiting to prove That I can’t go on by myself when I am just one of two Perfect stranger How do I know you Perfect stranger [Verse 3] Was it fated Every winding path it’s taken To lead you here tonight Find your way in I’m so glad that you could make it I think I know those eyes From another life Should I [Chorus] How could I pick somebody else when I’ve been waiting to prove That I can’t go on by myself when I am just one of two Perfect stranger How do I know you Perfect stranger [Outro] Perfect stranger Perfect stranger
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Sick Season 03:47
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[Verse 1] Counting down to nothing It’s the thirteenth week of Barely getting up Open my eyes to watch the time pass by ‘Til I become someone I used to love somebody I used to see the silver linings I used to feel something Now it’s all too quiet I’ve been losing The will to work through it [Chorus] I’m calling in sick for the season Waiting for the reasons I should keep conjuring meaning Don’t believe I’ve ever even seen it Spend the whole month sleeping What difference could it make Maybe next year’s all that I’ve been dreaming Or maybe it’s more of the same [Post-Chorus 1] I’m calling in sick for the season Season Sick for the season [Verse 2] Judging by the photos Guess it’s just as well that You would never know But I’d rather not have to lie and besides I’m not sure you could help at all Once I had days unwasted Liked all my chances taken But behind every door was something more pitiful And I don’t see that changing [Chorus] I’m calling in sick for the season Waiting for the reasons I should keep conjuring meaning Don’t believe I’ve ever even seen it Spend the whole month sleeping What difference could it make Maybe next year’s all that I’ve been dreaming Or maybe it’s more of the same [Post-Chorus 2] I’m calling in sick for the season Season (Sick season, sick season) Sick for the season [Bridge] I’ve been losing the will The will Working through it still But it’s the thirteenth week of Counting down to nothing I’m getting sick of Hoping for something that’s just not coming [Chorus] I’m calling in sick for the season Waiting for the reasons I should keep conjuring meaning Don’t believe I’ve ever even seen it Spend the whole month sleeping What difference could it make Maybe next year’s all that I’ve been dreaming Or maybe it’s more of the same [Post-Chorus 3] I’m calling in sick for the season (Ever even seen it) Sick for the season (Don’t believe I’ve ever even seen the meaning) I’m calling in sick for the season (Don’t believe I’ve ever even seen it) I’m calling in sick for the season (Don’t believe I’ve ever even seen the meaning)
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Wish It Was 03:55
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[Verse 1] Would you forgive me If I gave up tonight I’m losing sleep over stupid things, and I have no appetite The whole world’s coming down all at once Can’t hear your words, can’t feel your touch And I know that you love me so much But it’s not enough And I wish it was I wish it was [Chorus 1] I wish it was enough to save me Change me Been struggling, not just lately And I know you wish you could make things easy I can’t help thinking the worst Like maybe over time you’ll hate me How could you not blame me for caving [Post-Chorus 1] I wish it was Enough To save me I wish it was (I wish it was) [Verse 2] Would you understand If I couldn’t make our plans I’m just sleepy ‘cause I spent the afternoon in bed The whole world’s coming down all at once And I should be fine, but I can’t get up And I know that you love me so much But it’s not enough Oh, I wish it was I wish it was [Chorus 2] I wish it was enough to save me Change me Been struggling, not just lately And I know you wish you could make things easy (Not just lately) I can’t help thinking the worst Like maybe over time you’ll hate me How could you not blame me for caving [Post-Chorus 2] I wish it was Enough To save me I wish it was [Bridge] I wish it was Enough To save me But you can’t change me Would you understand If I spent the afternoon in bed The whole world’s coming down all at once And I know that you love me so much Can’t hear your words, can’t feel your touch And I know that you love me [Chorus 3] I wish it was enough to save me Change me Been struggling, not just lately And I know you wish you could make things easy (I know you wish you could) I can’t help thinking the worst Like maybe over time you’ll hate me How could you not blame me for caving [Post-Chorus 3] I wish it was Enough I wish it was I wish it was Enough To save me I wish it was
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FMLU 02:48
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[Verse 1] Turn it around What have I done now Open my heart and my house And you kick me out Take my hand so you can drag me down, down, down Mix that sweet with your sour And I’m amazed how [Chorus] You fuck up my love Fuck my love up Fuck my love up Twist the knife so it hurts worse Twisting my words Fuck my love up Fuck my love up Look into my eyes and weaponize my trust Still I can’t get enough Fuck my love up [Post-Chorus] Fuck my love up [Verse 2] Hang the prize Just out of reach, down the line Follow you to the end of my rope Where you keep me tied Cut me good, and I don’t want to be alright Make my intentions into lies And I don’t know why [Chorus] You fuck up my love Fuck my love up Fuck my love up Twist the knife so it hurts worse Twisting my words Fuck my love up Fuck my love up Look into my eyes and weaponize my trust Still I can’t get enough Fuck my love up [Post-Chorus] Fuck my love up [Bridge] Twist the knife so it hurts worse Spill for the curse No lesson learned No lesson learned Sacrifice, make my body burn Pay for my work I lay it all at your altar but [Chorus] You fuck up my love Fuck my love up Fuck my love up Twist the knife so it hurts worse Twisting my words Fuck my love up Fuck my love up Look into my eyes and weaponize my trust Still I can’t get enough Fuck my love up [Post-Chorus] Fuck my love up [Outro] Still I can’t get enough Fuck my love up

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released November 13, 2020

Written, produced, and mixed by Brooke Jenkins.
Mastered by John Greenham at Clearlight Mastering, asst. Tess Greenham. Photography by James Bianchi, assts. Jamie Fredericks and Kara Johnson. Graphic design by Denny McFadden.

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