Big Picture: 2008

1. Tidal Wave

this darkness in my eyes today,
reflections of what we don’t say
so much confusion is breaking your heart,
the constant illusion is tearing us apart

it’s a tidal wave
(i wanna sit inside the love that keeps this)
white knuckle hold in place
(stepping in and out of line here comes my)
tidal wave

that keeps us held out
holed up, turn into salt
held out, hold up, turn into salt
held out, hold up, turn into salt
it’s my tidal wave

one sinking feeling chased away
by a 4 story coaster, falling rush
your delicate danger, my tentative touch
falling to pieces,
what’s left of us will be enough

sell your soul burn it down
bust all the windows out
what’s left
what’s left of us
will be enough

2. Sign of Things To Come

this is the sign of things to come, drying
just painted numbers; one by one
it’s showing through. it’s new for you

old mistakes under the paint
i just can’t help but peel away
it’s showing through, it’s showing through

plant a flag where you stand
you know you’re coming back again
we’re all just circling round the drain
gravity will always win
i’m digging in, i’m digging in

you wear me out you wear me in
sunshine, i wanna feel you on my skin
a simple thing, my simple thing

so make a promise you can’t keep
i want the fruit, i need the seed
cause i am starved.
i’m steady starved

plant a flag where we are
you never thought we’d get this far
we’re all just circling ‘round the drain
gravity will always win

i’m digging in, i’m digging in
and i don’t care how many days i spend
how many bridges burning, no

and though they say
you’ve got to let shit go
i know that i just won’t
so here i am, i’m digging in
and i don’t care how many days i spend
how many bridges burning, no

3. Perfect World

i wanna be there when you find it
worn out and shaking,
you’ll be fine there, you’ll be fine
and if the fates aren’t with you, no,
you just make your own

show me the picture
it’s the face i can’t describe
and let me know you
you’re the song stuck in mind
and if the wind picks up
we’ll leave this far behind
when the suns sets on
your shoulders one more time

will you be, will you be
will you be dancing?
will you be, will you be
will you be laughing?

it’s not a matter of,
you take a picture of
your favorite piece of life
and keep your eyes shut
until it’s all a dream
let’s pull it at the seams
We’ll pull it at the seams
don’t keep your eyes shut

in my perfect world
in my perfect world

it’s not a matter of
some dopes are born with luck,
and all the rest of us
just keep our eyes shut
until it’s all a dream
let’s pull it at the seams
we’ll pull it at the seams
don’t keep your eyes shut

perfect world, lay me down
don’t keep your eyes shut

4. Seems So

seems so, just say so
and we’ll be gone
we’ll pack up for the left coast
carry you home
i wouldn’t stop this if i could
just help me
take notice this life is so good

send all the letters
we never wrote
we’ll take all the wrong turns
this is our home

will i understand the song?
that tells me
we’ve been fighting this one too long
will i understand the dream
and what it means?

left coast calling
sweet dreams are salty
i can see everything
stomping steady down wet streets
treading softly on our beach
will i understand the dream
and what it means?

it’s dirty, it’s dusty
it’s black and white
it’ll take all your color
kill all your fight
i couldn’t stop this if i tried

5. Big Picture

wake me up 'cause this is over
i’ve had enough of dreaming time turned restless sighs.
i had it made; it fit me rightly
turned to the left, it don’t feel right
can’t tell you why

better still you wash the windows
and look outside, it’s cold and bright
a little suicide

'cause i was dead turned on.
when i was dead turned on...magnificent

architect, i build a wall, nobody’s cage
i built them all can’t tell you why
take it all but leave me this
a little lie; a sip a sip,
pure drunkenness just to see it

big picture; no need to muster strength
some soldier, you’re fighting everything
ocean...magnificent

looking back i owe you this,
something big, big big, big big
i thought i’d know, i’d know from good
it’s never what you think it’ll be
the thing that sets you falling
take it all, but leave me this
a little lie;a sip a sip
pure drunkenness, just to feel it

6. Togther Alone

chase me down, turn me over, you are mine
say something else, in your head
you are kind, you are kind

climb in next to me
we are better than this paper destiny
i am running my fingers down your spine

rung by rung, tell me everything
you give up, you give up
learning to accept- good recipe
for regret, for regret

dive in next to me
we are swimming in this repeat history
i am lock step and load

don’t think it over, don’t hold your breath
don’t waste a minute, rethinking it
no fake emotions, you’re not that good
just take the one shot i never could
together alone, together alone

don’t look too closely, you’ll see my scars
you’ll miss the wind up,that’s my best part
tell me a story, where i’m the queen
mix in the details only you see together alone

well the lights are out in my house of doubt
it’s a debt i never paid
and there’s a woman underground
and a kid upside down
on a swing set feet over head

i got no place to be, but here’s that feeling
that i’m late for something good
it’s a bruised purple sky with a near shut eye
finally giving in to night
together alone, together alone

7. Ohio

burnt sky, but so am i
the sea is so low,
ain’t nobody sailing out

i love this, i hate it too
you take it any way that you can
desperate and dreaming of ohio

sitting in the front yard
under a see through umbrella
waiting for the rain

you feel taunted, but just forget
you’re dreaming out loud
spill out into the crowd

it’s a time test, personal best
i’ll show you the things i’ve saved
digging for treasures in ohio

buried in the backyard
in a tin box i found
i hope the rain don’t get in

big red ball cards
bubble gum comics
dreams torn from my diary

8. Say You'll Go

we fall by the wayside
we kick and scream
say it ain't right
see-saw up, see-saw down

we’ll run when we’re dead tired
if we’re shown someplace else we can go
i know-somewhere

won’t you say you’ll go?
say you’ll go, there
won’t you say you’ll go?
say you’ll go, there

we know that we’ve been waiting
we, we just forget what for
see-saw up, see-saw down

i slip into the dreaming
it’s so easy, 'cause i can see
see them true, see them true

won’t you say you’ll go?
say you’ll go, there
won’t you say you’ll go?
say you’ll go, there

it’s the most bitter potion
can you keep it down?
a wide-eyed decent into
what you do, what you say,
who you are
decide, who decides?

it meets in the middle
tell me that you’ll go
we break in the middle
tell me that you’ll go

9. Bending In The Wind

you’re sorry and you’re moving on
you’re sorry and as good as gone
but i have taken to, bending in the wind

you’re sorry life plans can’t wait.
it’s gonna be fine
damn, she looks great
but i’ve been great too, bending in the wind

it is what we make it
and you know i can take it, so just go
cause i have taken to, bending in the wind.
bending in the wind.

it’s encrypted, every line on your face
delivered with the uneasy grace
of someone whose practiced a lie
but it doesn’t quite feel right

here’s what we made it
so i’m making angels in the snow
i have taken to bending in the wind
bending in the wind

you can reason this thing through
it will take a hold of you
then a little bit will never be enough
are you sure you’re holding on to your real life?

you’re in the window sill deciding where to go
i’ve got the diving board still underneath my toes
and i think too much, know too much
say too little, never

you’re on the way to something
that makes good fairy tales
i’m in the basement singing
still believe in wishing wells

10. Gone

the bluest sky you’ll ever see is here every night
though the weather kind of sucks, the sky i like

you’ve got to see even when you don’t believe
just take a try- you’re next in line

cause when it’s gone, gone, gone it’s gone
you’re drifting and it’s gone, gone, gone
it’s gone. you’re drifting and it’s gone

you don’t worry that your life is never quite lead
you’re keeping busy with your daredevil thoughts, instead
you’ve got the wheel; i wanna know how that feels
time on your hands you’ll never quite understand

this feeling is all that i’ll ever need. so easy to say that when it’s full speed
this daydream is all that i’ll ever be. so brilliant so ugly i’m still writing

i’ll make a deal with barking dogs at night. burry this feeling underneath
that blinking exit sign. do that for me, well then i’ll get some sleep
when the morning comes around
you’ll be feasting on the bones of someone else

this feeling is all that i’ll ever need
so easy to say that when it’s full speed
this daydream is all that i’ll ever know,
so brilliant, so ugly; i’m letting go