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Axis
03:14
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When you feel like the ruler of the whole world
And you’re tilted on your own axis
When the answers are the things that hurt you
And you don’t know what asking for help is
This world yeah it burns a lot quicker than it turns
Sometimes you’re chasing your tail like you’re chasing dope
You gotta live and you learn sometimes you give and you get burned
Sometimes you’re running at the end of the rope
When you feel like it all comes crashing
The drowning around you and you can’t notice
When the moments you yearn for are just flashing
And the whole thing is causing you fits
This world yeah it burns a lot quicker than it turns
Sometimes you’re chasing your tail like you’re chasing dope
You gotta live and you learn sometimes you give and you get burned
Sometimes you’re at the end of the rope
So hold on (so hold on)
So hold on (so hold on)
I know what it’s like to feel like it’s been so wrong for too long
So hold on (so hold on)
So hold on (so hold on)
I know what it’s like to feel like it’s been so wrong for too long
This world yeah it burns a lot quicker than it turns
Sometimes you’re chasing your tail like you’re chasing dope
You gotta live and you learn sometimes you give and you get burned
Sometimes you’re at the edge of the glow
This world yeah it burns a lot quicker than it turns
Sometimes you’re chasing your tail like you’re chasing dope
You gotta live and you learn sometimes you give and you get burned
Sometimes you’re at the end of the road
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Wasted Profile
04:04
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I catch your profile while I’m wasted
to be sure I’ll take a picture
To tell you you are my miracle
I pray to secure me tonite
You pass me off as if/ I don’t exist as if i know/
Better than you nobody treats you better
If you need me I’ll be waiting patiently
Just like I have always I’ve always been
You don’t deserve this neither do I/ these longing breaks holes where the heart aches
Mark us so you get your way again/ I prolong my own due hurt
You pass me off as if/ I don’t exist as if i don’t know/
nobody/ treats you better than I treat you
If you need me I’ll be waiting patiently
Just like I have always I’ve always been
Paper scissors in one
You’re a beautiful stone
And you say nothing
To me/ To me/
What if my tongue gets me/ outta line/
Your pouty lips are they mine or are they his
I hold you you are my net rite here
I fall from a medicine cabinet
You pass me off as if/ I don’t exist as if i don’t know/
nobody/ treats you better than I treat you
If you need me I’ll be waiting patiently
Just like I have always I’ve always been
Paper scissors in one
You’re a beautiful stone
And you say nothing/ To me/ To me
Yeah you say nothing/ To me
Yeah and you say nothing/ To me
Yeah and you say nothing/ To me
Yeah and you say nothing/ To me
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Wherever You Are
04:10
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I know that you are hurt
And I know that you’re in pain
When you don’t have the words
And you don’t have to explain
There’s no need to say Yeah anything at all
When you need to cry and sway
I will answer the call
This is the grieving and you’re perfect exactly where you are
You’re more than a feeling and I will love you wherever you are
Know you can take off your cape
You know you’ll be all rite
When you feel like running to escape
And saying that you’re fine
There’s no need to be Yeah anything at all
What you feel is what you feel
Let yourself feel it all
This is the healing and you’re perfect exactly where you are
You’re more than a feeling and I will love you wherever you are
Even in the darkest dark/ there is still the face
Even underneath the hardest parts/ there is still the faith
I know you carry sorrow
And nothing will ever be the same
Don’t worry about tomorrow
We both know that days can change
There’s no need to be Yeah anywhere at all
If you wanna walk or run or
If you have to you can crawl
I am never leaving and you’re perfect exactly where you are
You’re more than a feeling/ I will love you exactly where you are
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4. |
Give Up
02:48
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I’ve tried to be perfect/ I've learned that I can’t
That don’t mean I’m a failure/ I’m just a trying man
I know I’m sarcastic/ I’m dryer than paint
I’ll always been a sinner/ but now I’m trying to be a saint
So don’t give up on me yet
I’m working hard at paying oh these god damn debts
There’s things in my life that I wish I could forget
I live one breathe at a time one moment to the next
There’s things in my life that I know I’ve done wrong
The futures rolling brite and it's rolling rite along
I won’t give up on me yet
I’m working hard at putting down these god damn cigarettes paying off these debts
I’m a lot more than I thought I would be
There’s a lot more I wanna believe
I’ve lost a lot of my memories
There's still some I don’t wanna keep
I sing these songs that fill my heart
and my lungs up with hope
I've never eaten and loved so well
Since I've had a home
Now why would I
Wanna be anybody else
So I’ll try/ to always be myself.
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Adam Ferris Ottawa, Ontario
I used to think I was folk, I used to think I was punk. Turns out I'm a singer-songwriter.
Earnest in nature.
Honest to a fault.
I've played stages locally, nationally and internationally writing, singing and playing in Ottawa bands Galapagos, Outfielder, Redpoll and more.
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