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Headroom

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1.
Television sucks bits of my life away Almost every day I don’t get my shit done It’s all right, I’m all good, it’s ok Till my eyes are shut And it’s a drag, but HBO is not my enemy I’m human my habits cling to me But I still get over it Yeah I still get over it Why do I get stuck In all the things that surround me Maybe I should leave Or is it my setup I just need to change my surroundings That should control me So break your habits You’ve got only so much energy I’m human my habits comfort me But I still get over it Yeah I still get over it I don’t wanna feel like a waste I know I could do things today I don’t wanna feel like a waste I know I could do things today And make em see The best of me Yeah I still get over it
2.
I’m never there enough All these things that I shouldn’t have done Leave you when you need me as a friend I just get so caught up in my own head The things I do when you are not around Can’t tell if they’re bad or if they help I should take a run and quit the weed Do things that actually help me I could help you better then I’d help you better then I could help you better then I’d help you better then Whenever I am missing you Thinking bout the times I spent with you Standing at the sink and brushing teeth Of all the places I could wanna be So when you ask me for my support I should be there with extended arms Can’t let me forget you need love too Shape up so that I can turn to you I could help you better then I’d help you better then I could help you better then I’d help you better then
3.
Catch a glimpse of you while I walk through the airport by myself Got a sweater on I’ve seen in a few pictures that you’ve sent I can’t say that I’ve been missing someone I’ve only met once And the pressure we put on ourselves come right to the forefront and we ask What’s gonna happen when the lights come up? My eyes get big and I’m with you What’s gonna happen when the lights come up And you’re still on my mind Oh what are we gonna do? What’s gonna happen when the lights come up Oooooh What if you drink too much and cheat your way through school Is that ok? Bite your nails and move to cigarettes to make it through your day? But we both feel it that we need to be together every day How can I go on when I know you exist so far away? What’s gonna happen when the lights come up My eyes get big and I’m with you What’s gonna happen when the lights come up And you’re still on my mind Oh what are we gonna do? What’s gonna happen when the lights come up Oooooh Feel something happening What’s gonna happen when the lights come up?
4.
I waited at your door I said I want you more Than I ever noticed I feel it more and more I’m crawling up the wall Haven’t you noticed The way we get along Haven’t you noticed The love I could have got? And hold me when I get close to sleep And tell me you would rather see me How could you ignore? I said I want you more Than I ever noticed Falling on the floor Eyes and hands explore And you didn’t notice The way you treat me wrong Haven’t you noticed The love I should have got? And hold me when I get close to sleeping And tell me you wanna see me So won’t you hold me For when I’m gone You’ll notice We were lost And lonely then I’m scared You’ll never Hold me For when I’m gone You’ll notice We were lost And lonely then I’m scared But now you’re waiting at my door
5.
Filters II 03:59
Lying with the one I love once more Pick the flowers off the bedroom floor Created such a sterile space Turn over get to sleeping The ending’s civil Tame and simple No more, I couldn’t hold ya She asked me why I don’t speak Doesn’t see the irony That Filters is her favorite song And now Because I wait to talk a little longer To know what’s coming out It seems I lost you And I lost myself When I lost myself Lying to the one I love, what for? Can I live honestly while I’m with her? I’m tired of living in this space Not saying things that feel right And now Because I wait to talk a little longer To know what’s coming out It seems I lost you When I lost myself But maybe it wasn’t The filters that done it Maybe it’s deeper Like I’m not meant for her Cuz although I love her It’s about the structures Not filters but structures What’s behind the lovers
6.
I’m not acting the way I wanna act I’m stressed out and it feels bad Oh how can I trust my head? How can I trust someone else's? My dreams get harder every night I don’t think I feel right Oh how do I trust my head? How can I trust someone else's? So get me alone Don’t talk to no one Anyway // Put away your phone And breathe, breathe Open the window And breathe, breathe It’ll be ok Breathe, breathe Take your time today Breathe, breathe It’s easy // Oh how do I trust my head? How can I trust someone else's? I can’t focus My mind’s distressed I’ll wait and see What I’m doing What am I doing?
7.
I’m in a strange situation Her boyfriend wants to punch my face in So much for letting go Quickly out of control I gave her my number it’s normal I know her Put her arms around me her boyfriend was watching And later she cheated with someone not me but It seems I’m a suspect And I don't know how Cuz that’s not my scene It’s not No that’s not a scene I’m a part of That’s not my That's not my He made a beeline towards me I could tell from his eyes he’d been drinking I pleaded innocent Still he said I was suspect And I’m not about What you’re about No I’m not about What you’re about Cuz that’s not my scene It’s not That's not a scene I'm a part of That's not my scene It’s not That's not a scene I want
8.
Recharge 03:35
I’m hungry for some time alone Can’t seem to get thoughts on my own Jump hard on whatever you say Make you wonder if you’re in my way And it’s nothing personal It just happens to me I just feel so spent I should know what I need I need to recharge I need to recharge I need to recharge It’s not that I’m not having fun I just think of what I could have done I jump hard on myself every day that I lose To things that I shouldn’t have done And it’s nothing personal I just need to breathe Not a chip on my shoulder But a trick up my sleeve I need to recharge I need to recharge I need to recharge Don’t think that I mean to reject I wanna stay home, I should have checked [x4]

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Thank you to all the Kickstarter backers who helped bring this project into reality, and thanks to my room for helping me escape it.

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released April 7, 2017

Written and Recorded by Will Sturgeon between 2015-2017
Drums on Tracks 1, 2, 5-8 by Elias Texel
Mixed by Sam Skinner
Mastered by Jamal Ruhe at WWSM
Produced by Will Sturgeon

Album Artwork and Design by SCKUSE (sckuse.net)


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Sam Skinner · Sam Wilkes · Aman Alem · Amanda Mackay · Casey Peckio · Elias Texel · Raefer Finnegan · Michael Santella · Abby Sturgeon · Nick Antonicelli · Stephanie Kuse

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