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Measure Once, Cut Twice

by Treehouse Letters

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1.
Fall to the Ground 03:59
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Stand up for yourself, stand upon my grave Grinning down on me… is no way to behave Broaden my horizon, the fog is rolling down The air of coldness scares me, I’m haunted by this town and I Always fall to the ground Spent the year away, returned with empty hands But every year that’s lost, another will be found You make it look so easy, swimming in the sand Know that you’re at peace, while on this dry land I drown and I Always fall to the ground A warning Friday morning, bad advice abounds Carrying a weight, I collapse without a sound Don’t blame me if I was holding back on you because You think that I’m behind you, but when you turn around I Always fall to the ground
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Is Your Affliction Dear to You 02:44
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Lovely 04:23
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Getting down, getting down, hanging loose in my big town hear a sound hear a sound don't need t turn around Skinny girls say with a silent scream 'be yourself be yourself', like I should know what that means I've begun I've begun forgetting all I've heard You're the one you're the one who can write it down in words Shouldn't have to pretend, cause you're at your wit's end Whoever you want to be, be them with me Shouldn't paint the world black, this monkey's on my back Never have to worry, cause it's all lovely Anyone anyone is there anyone to trust? Can't believe that our parents lied to us Look around look around there are many more the same Wannabes wanna be by any other name Shouldn't have to pretend, cause you're at your wit's end Whoever you want to be, be them with me Shouldn't paint the world black, this monkey's on my back Shouldn't have to worry, cause it's all lovely I believe I believe these are only plastic wings I believe I believe more or less nothing Shouldn't have to pretend, cause you're at your wit's end Whoever you want to be, be them with me Shouldn't paint the world black, this monkey's on my back Never have to worry, cause it's all lovely
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Family Photo 04:18
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See this photo of my family Tragedy is what we call the spaces in between Pleasant dreams are not for me but for my next of kin Born in sin my next of kin In my days, in my days, people saw it their own way, people saw it their own way In my days, in my days, people saw it their own way In a family photo kind of way Listen to the voice is your head From the dead you can hear the stories good and bad Just like your dad you give yourself permission to be proud You're allowed just to be proud In my days, in my days, people heard it their own way, people heard it their own way In my days, in my days, people heard it their own way In a family photo kind of way Seek to comfort them without a sound I have found good intentions often seem empty Can't you see that a picture speaks a thousand words All have heard ten thousand words In my days, in my days, people spoke their own way, people spoke in their own way In my days, in my days, people spoke in their own way In a family photo kind of way
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Be Here Now 05:55
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As we lie through our teeth and say our vows, be here now Reunited six feet underground, be here now Just as we stand up to take our bows, be here now Emily's happy and it's good to see She's been nothing but good to me She's been nothing but good to me She's shifting shape, man, listen to her wail Peace of mind arrived in the mail Out in the garden, out in the sunshine Forget about, expending your time She's asking me to allay her doubts Tell her what it's all about I wanna wake up as a different man Peel back the face, damn there I am! Out in the garden, out in the sunshine Forget about, expending your time As we lie through our teeth and say our vows, be here now Reunited six feet underground, be here now Just as we stand up to take our bows, be here now Be here now Emily's awake as the daylight breaks What a difference a dream can make She's shifting shape, man, listen to her wail Peace of mind arrived in the mail As we lie through our teeth and say our vows, be here now Reunited six feet underground, be here now Just as we stand up to take our bows, be here now Be here now
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Wake Up Mary 03:37
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Wake up Mary, wake up don't waste your life's not scary, though they call you a whore Don't settle for the kitchen sink Don't settle for the burning blanket fort I've been thinking how you grew up so Quicksand sinking, soon we'll both be too old to waste our time, we're too old To kneel before a burning blanket fort I'll take your advice if you take it for yourself for once You call me Mary, I only call you when I am drunk Thinking of careless love It's not careless, all this truth said in jest I know you care more than you dare confess Let's settle for here and now Let's settle for all that's burning all that's burning, all that's burning, all that's burning all that's burning down
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Silver Town 03:20
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Going to the silver town Going to sell this temple ounce for ounce and pound for pound Going to another realm Going to feel electric psychic trances overwhelm Met a wizard on the road Said he knows the way and what he knows he can't unknow Going to be born again Meditate real good enjoy the fruits of rainbow zen Been to see the silver town Been to see the circus joined as their crying clown Been to all the other realms Been in love but I'm still trying hard to love myself Going to the silver town Going to sell this temple ounce for ounce and pound for pound Going to another realm Going to feel electric psychic trances overwhelm Been to see the silver town Been to see the circus joined as their crying clown Been to all the other realms Been in love but I'm still trying hard to love myself
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How Do You Like It 05:41
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What a night, crystal lights, hanging over head Hazel eyes, they excite, hearing what i said Can't explain, all the pain, where did they attack you? Let me see, a masterpiece, wasted on a tattoo Ah how do you like it? Ah how do you like it? I can see, that you're free, in your own skin Let it out, think about, what you're letting in Ah how do you like it? Ah how do you like it? All is broken, all is fair Lonley bliss, shared dispair Terrors lurking, everywhere What a night, crystal lights, hanging over head (Ah how do you like it?) Hazel eyes, they excite, hearing what i said (Ah how do you like it?)
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Dream/Sex/Head 03:12
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I opened up my eyes, just to squint, at the screen People using stones and flint to spark another meme But now's my chance to put on pants and a coat of self esteem Tussel my hair, don't want to go out there I was having such a nice.. The end of the night turns it on, the animal reflex The sun dips down, I roll into town, step into my god complex Feast of fools, family jewels, let's shuffle cut the decks I wanna play em right and cut shapes tonight Cause i'd really like to get me some.. I opened up my eyes, just to squint but all I see is red I'm coming to, I should be seeing blue, but I'm in a cage instead Too young and green for that life in pink, somehow the colours bled I was not allowed but like a thundercloud These things go over my..
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Falling 04:10
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Feel my hands, know that there's work to be done I can't just cover and run Hold my head, know that it's heavy with doubt I've got to figure it out But i can't figure it out Can't figure it out I'm falling away Lead me out, don't leave me lost in my mind Cause my thoughts are not kind I don't want to know what my hands could have sewn I should be left alone See my face, and know that there's no mask on me I'm not who they want me to be Hear my words, and know that I'll stand where I stand There's no chain of command But I can't figure it out Can't figure it out I can't figure it out

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released February 21, 2022

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