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Watchmaker
02:38
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So you wanna be a hero?
Be an icon just like me
Feast yr eyes on my invention
Such a magnificent timepiece
Do you wanna try it out now?
Spend a day as the powers that be
You wanna know what it feels like
To hold the time only I can keep
I'm the watchmaker, I'm the watchmaker
Time is borne in my hands
The world turns in my hands
I'm the watchmaker, I'm the watchmaker
You probably don't understand
It's all in my hands
I know you've heard of me before now
But you don't seem to be impressed
I know you think that you're all that
What you don't know is that you're in my debt
Tune out the sound of yr own voice
Have you ever given it a thought
I've got greater obligations
I can't hear you over the tick tock
Tick, tock, watchmaker
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Bigger Hill
02:08
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Take it back
That thing you said
You don't even know
The half of it
I don't need this
Not from you
Think you know better
You don't have a clue
When will you ever catch on
That your prayers aren't being answered
Aren't being answered
When will you ever catch on
Can't you see that they hate you?
That's one fucked up
Thing to say
Coming from you
Stay in yr lane
You don't know me
And you never will
If you're gonna die somewhere
Choose a bigger hill
Someday you're gonna find out
Can't you see that they hate us?
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Betsy
02:28
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You're so unreasonable, I just can't win
How can anyone be so narcissistic?
You accuse me of causing all of the problems
Then you play the victim, like you're so innocent
As if I wasn't there from day one
As if you could have done it without me
If I don't get away from her then I am gonna kill her
We used to be friends but now those days are over
Once I bought her sob story, now I know better
I wanna get away from her and stay away forever
Confrontation went as poorly as you could have expected
Even as it was devolving, I felt relieved
To not have to deal with you anymore
I walked away from you and I bet on me
As if I ever needed you and yr ego
As if I couldn't do it without you
Sometimes I almost feel sorry for you
Cause really you're just insecure
It doesn't excuse the things you said
But it makes it easier not to care
Now I'm playing songs without her
Now I'm better off without her
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Breathless
03:42
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You say you're depressed, and you always have been
It makes no sense to me but I'd like to understand
It's one step forward, two steps back with you
It's exhausting but I'm still convinced you're worth it
Tell me this is not the end
Caught up in what was left unsaid
Distracted by the sound
Of the world turning upside down
You kicked the air right outta my chest
Heart pounding and I feel breathless
Breathless
Heart pounding and I feel breathless
Is it really yr plan to close yrself off forever?
Is that what you want or what you feel you have to do?
I know you feel it, this pull between us
You shrug it off and say you don't want to lead me on
If you don't trust yrself, can you trust my judgement?
Cause I know you're not a fuck-up
You're not the only one to be a little bit broken
And I wish that I could fix it
Is there any way to fix us?
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Atomic Tourist Gainesville, Florida
Melodic, guitar-driven punk rock from Gainesville, FL.
New EP out April 2023.
Guitar/vox: Emma
Bass: Jeremy
Drums: Julia
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