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Haunted House (Part 1)

from Haunted House by Chalk

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Off on a brighter night
Often these slider lights
Don't hide our spider bites
Can't get my body right

You'll put some music on
but all of the songs are wrong
None of the ceilings gone
I need to take a nap

But I am confident
That you'll be my confidant
When I lose confidence
I'll break my promises

We were hanging out
We were down and out
a sinking ship

and I held my tongue
and I bit my lip
but I won't let you slip

Got your wits about (you)
Swallow all your doubts soon
a haunted house

and I clasped my hands
and I stood my stand
I just followed the plan

Pushed to the party again
Why would you do that?
Tell all your funniest jokes
Make them all laugh

Sad in your house again
Who would do that?
Dash all your fondest hopes
Make yourself cry

And all the architects
Would sooner hang their necks
Then cash an empty check
Out on a beat up wreck

Can't handle the going trope
Become a misanthrope
Cut all the easy ropes
Turn in your broken bones

Making sense of a mess
Pulls back the innocence
Apply a field of stress
Plan for a button press

And all the vacant spots
Remind you of their haircuts
The nostalgic rot
It fills up gut

And if I had a heart
Maybe I'd feel it
But the new robot's
More idealistic

And the funniest joke
As her transistors smoke
is the emptiness
Of which his sister spoke

Take a look offshore
It's all around you
Thought you ran away
The city found you

And all the vacant spots
Remind you of her haircut
The nostalgic rot
It spills from my gut

And if I had a heart
Maybe I'd feel it
But the new robot's
More realistic

And the funniest joke
With my resistors broke
it's the emptiness
with which that mister spoke

Try to look for more
It's all around you
Thought you ran away
This house found you

I had to lose my dreams
I had to wake up
I nearly lost my mind
Now my mind's made up

I had to live with them
I had to stay up
I had to give to them
Gave up my sweatshirt

I had to lose my dreams
I had to wake up
I nearly lost my mind
Now my mind's made up

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from Haunted House, released October 31, 2014

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