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Paperclip

by The Johnson Report

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1.
Don't Go 03:45
If I had a little company tonight There'd be a chance I'd see your face And then I know I'd be alright If I had to pick a day to leave behind That'd be the day you walk away 'Cause that's the day I lose my mind My love, don't go So I'll take this opportunity to say All of the things I never said to you That just stayed safely tucked away In a long forgotten corner of my mind But now you're here Don't disappear Because I won't be left behind My love, don't go If I had a little confidence I'm sure There'd be a chance I'd be myself And not some pale caricature If I had to pick a way to see your face I'd choose to live a thousand years And be with you in outer space My love, don't go So I'll take this opportunity to say All of the things I never said to you 'Cause I simply couldn't find a way To articulate the meaning in my head But now you're gone I'd carry on Except I'd rather I had said My love, don't go On the day You went away My sky turned grey And I couldn't say That all the compliments I pay Could make you stay Your mind won't sway And if I may I'll kneel and pray Though it's a little Monterey If it's okay I'll sit and play This song for you I'll sit and play this song for you My love, don't go
2.
I'm running out of things to say I'm running out of things to try One last conversation Before our goodbye I see the same trees on my left I see the same clouds in the sky We're going in circles And I don't mind I said I could change But how could I change? A second condition could prove to be much more than either one of us could take Let's talk about the Pacific Ocean And all of the things that live just beneath the surface 'Cause seeing the ground from under the water Always makes me feel okay You could ask for something else Or you could ask your beating heart For another direction And then you could start Let's talk about how we should live Let's talk about how we should die One last conversation Before our goodbye I wrote you a letter Did you get my letter? A second edition could prove to be much more than either one of us could take Let's talk about the Indian Ocean And all of the things that live just beneath the surface 'Cause seeing the ground from under the water Always makes me feel okay I wrote you a letter Are you feeling better? A second opinion could prove to be much more than either one of us could take Let's talk about the Antarctic Ocean And all of the things that live just beneath the surface 'Cause seeing the ground from under the water Always makes me feel okay Bloody hell We may as well At least as far as I can tell The fight is over ring the bell We're going around We're doing stuff But nothing's ever going to be enough Hot diggity damn I'm feelin' rough
3.
You're setting yourself up for a fall Your head is a poison It's two parts think, two parts alcohol You're leaving yourself nowhere to turn Your head is a problem It's two parts know, two parts never learn You've picked up your brush And you've painted yourself into a corner Your head has been passed over time and time again I'm hearing your cries from miles away I meant it the first time when I asked you "why'd you play?" I'm drying your tears, wiping your eyes And talking you down from your 250th high rise You've made up your mind And you're getting your way any way you can Your head has been passed over time and time again
4.
Lately I haven't been feeling so good I've got problems with my fingers My hands feel like they're made out of wood Lately I haven't been feeling so good I've got problems with my toes My feet feel like they're made out of wood Well I'm okay 'cause I'm oak Hey, the strongest of the wood should be feeling good I should be feeling fine but... I've got problems with my knees now 'cause My legs feel like they're made out of wood Lately I haven't been feeling so good I've got problems with my elbows My arms feel like they're made out of wood Lately I haven't been feeling so good I've got problems with my mind My head feels like it's made out wood Lately I haven't been feeling so good I'm made out of wood
5.
I wish that you would wake up 'Cause I don't see you enough I wish you'd open your eyes I love to see your eyes You've got beautiful eyes But could you do me a favour? Could you do one thing for me? I want to see in your dreams So when you wake from your dream Could you tell me your dreams? I want to see in your dreams I hope you're dreaming of me Oh how I wish I could see But I'll just look at your face I love to see your face You've got a beautiful face But could you do me a favour? Could you do one thing for me? I want to see in your dreams So when you wake from your dream Could you tell me your dreams? I want to see in your dreams

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released September 10, 2016

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