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I feel like a ticket that you’ve used
I feel like the pave­ment under your shoes
Like a piece of paper you would lose
What am I to you?

And I feel like I’m dying deep inside
I can­not keep from cry­ing late at night
I’m get­ting so many ques­tions in my mind
What do I wanna do?
Should I get over you?

‘Cause I would give my heart to you in sec­onds
And I would give you any­thing you wanted
But every time I do, you never seem to really want it
So I’m, I’m pullin’ away from you
It’s hard for me to do

Today you say you love me and I love you
But then you say you want free and I’m con­fused
What if this time you lose me?
I’ll miss you too
What do you want to do?
And why is it hard to choose?
I don’t understand

‘Cause I would give my heart to you in sec­onds
And I would give you any­thing you wanted
But every time I do, you never seem to really want it
So I’m, I’m pullin’ away

I don’t know what I’m gonna do
I’ll never find another you

I would give my heart to you in sec­onds
And I would give you any­thing you wanted

And I would give my heart to you in sec­onds
And I would give you any­thing you wanted
But every time I do, you never seem to really want it
So I’m pullin’ away from you
I’m pullin’ away from you
It’s what I have to do

“Sec­onds” from the album Escape. Per­formed by Nathan Wal­ters. Released by 220 Enter­tain­ment Group. Writ­ten by Nathan Wal­ters and Lance Patrick. ©2007 Kotika Muzika (SESAC)

You’ve prob­a­bly heard the orig­i­nal but this cover breathes a great new dynamic into the song.

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Somebody’s Heine’ is crowdin’ my ice­box
Somebody’s cold one is givin’ me chills
Guess I’ll just close my eyes
Oh yeah, all right, feels good inside

Flip on the tele’
Wres­tle with Jimmy
Some­thing is bub­bling behind my back
The bot­tle is ready to blow

Say it ain’t so
Your drug is a heart­breaker
Say it ain’t so
My love is a life-taker

I can’t con­front you, I never could do
That which might hurt you so try and be cool
When I say, “This way is a water slide away from me
That takes you fur­ther every day, hey, so be cool”

Dear Daddy, I write you, in spite of years of silence
You’ve cleaned up, found Jesus, things are good or so I hear
This bot­tle of Stevens awak­ens ancient feel­ings
Like father, step-father, the son is drown­ing in the flood
Yeah…

“Say It Ain’t So” from the album I Will. Per­formed by MoZella. Released by Mav­er­ick Records/Warner Music Group. Writ­ten by Rivers Cuomo. ©1994 E.O. Smith Music (BMI)

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The points of light
Shootin’ through the tree-stained vines
It draws me in
To catch a fist­ful of wind and chime

All day long I heal for the honey
Waitin’ for the one I love
The noons are hot with heartache aplenty
I’m lovesick and undone

Poised, unre­fined
Del­i­cate and loosely lined
Oh, I am a dreamer
But I’ll deny it til’ the day I die

Yes, I’m lovesick and undone
I’m undone
Say it loud
Oh, out loud…

“Heal for the Honey” from the album Heal for the Honey. Per­formed by Brooke Wag­goner. Released by Swoon Moon Music. Writ­ten by Bethany Brooke Wag­goner. ©2008 Brooke Wag­goner Music (BMI)

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When you were here before
Couldn’t look you in the eye
You’re just like an angel
Your skin makes me cry

You float like a feather
In a beau­ti­ful world
I wish I was spe­cial
You’re so very special

But I’m a creep, I’m a weirdo
What the hell am I doing here?
I don’t belong here

I don’t care if it hurts
I want to have con­trol
I want a per­fect body
I want a per­fect soul

I want you to notice
When I’m not around
You’re so very spe­cial
I wish I was special

She’s run­ning out the door…

What­ever makes you happy
What­ever you want
You’re so very spe­cial
I wish I was special

“Creep” from the amended album Pablo Honey. Per­formed by Radio­head. Released by Parlophone/EMI. Writ­ten by Colin Green­wood, Jonathan Green­wood, Albert Ham­mond, Michael Hazle­wood, Edward O’Brien, Philip Sel­way, and Thomas Yorke. ©1992 EMI April Music (admin. by EMI Music Pub­lish­ing) / Warner/Chappell Music (ASCAP)

Here’s a lit­tle gem from an inde­pen­dent band from Texas. So catchy!

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Here we go, I guess I’m leav­ing soon
’Cause I’ve been here for too long
I’m not sure, but I don’t think I’ll miss you
You’ll never know, you’ll never know

I would sell you out in a heart­beat
’Cause you can defend yourself

The lights are on in your apart­ment
But I just saw you walk­ing out
I’ve got one guess to where you’re going
You’ll never know, I’ll never know

I’ll do what I want…

“Heart­beat” from the album Sing Bird Sing. Per­formed by (Homer Hic­colm &) The Rock­et­boys. Released by Murkville Music. Writ­ten by Josh Camp­bell, Phillip Ellis, Mitchell Holt, Bran­don Kinder, Daniel Wheeler, and Justin Wise­man. ©2007 Mon­ti­cello Pub­lish­ing (BMI)

They just so hap­pen to be play­ing at Exit/In this Fri­day (August 6^th) in Nashville. If you’re in the area, check them out for sure.

Saw these guys play a show not too long ago. Incredible poten­tial would be an under­state­ment for their impres­sive sound. It’s rock with just the right splash of piano pop. I like to think the song below is a love child of sorts between Cold­play and Gavin DeGraw. That’s not to say their sound isn’t orig­i­nal though; it can cer­tainly hold its own! And, yes, I do like Gavin DeGraw.

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Is it really what they say it is
I’m tryin’ make sense of this
They always say
Never join the cir­cus
Will they really take care of me
Love me like I wanna be
I’ve heard before this life can leave you empty

It’s hard to see it from the bot­tom
When your light is still shinin’
It’s time for you to hurry up now
’Cause your time is risin’
It’s hard to see it from the bot­tom
When you wanna give up now
You gotta keep on goin’
’Cause your time is risin’

(This is your come back, come back, come back, don’t look back)
Oh, you feel it comin’ now
You feel it fallin’ down
You gotta keep your­self together
(Keep your­self together)

Is it really all they say it is
I can feel it get­tin’ breath­less
They always say the cam­era is con­ta­gious
Will the room start to cave in
When my steps start shiftin’
I’ve heard before don’t lose what you believe in

It’s hard to see it from the top now
When your light is just blindin’
No time to close your eyes now
No time for hidin’
It’s hard to see it from the top now
When you wanna fall back down
You gotta keep climbin’
Your time is risin’

“Keep It Together” from the album The CO. Per­formed by The CO. Released by RPM Music Group. Writ­ten by Troy Akers and Collin Brace. ©2010 Fat Boy Choco­late Cake Music/Late For Din­ner Music (BMI)