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The Suffering Art
02:51
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There is an art to it, it’s second nature
There is the part where the pupil is the teacher
It’s all I know, it sustains me
Makes me stronger, makes me see things
The suffering art, the suffering art
The suffering art, the suffering art
Misery is good company
Strange bedfellows, watch me wallow
It’s a cycle, vicious I know
Never ceasing, needs repeating
The suffering art, the suffering art
The suffering art, the suffering art
Here’s a lesson from the master:
Hearts are broken, so move forward
It will happen when you least expect it
No escaping, just embrace it
The suffering art, the suffering art
The suffering art, the suffering art
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Let's Be Sad
02:47
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Now that I have you
I don’t know what to do
Tried and true devices
Once gripped me in their vices
All I can do is smile
Let’s put away this folly and be melancholy
Let’s be sad for awhile, let’s be sad for awhile
Now that I have you
I don’t know what to do
And I’m questioning
Misery was my everything
Now my mind is blank
And I have you to thank
The songs have lost their meaning with this tender feeling
Let’s be sad for awhile, let’s be sad for awhile
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Crisis (Home Demo)
02:44
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There’s not enough time in a day to deal with it all
Bottle it up and put on a face, go out in the world
I’m trying my best to get by, but that’s not enough
It’s getting harder to hide
I think they can see through all of the cracks
It’s just a crisis
I’m barely hanging on
I think I’m shutting down
And who am I to give advice for all your problems?
I can barely handle mine
Another crisis
I’m barely hanging on
I think I’m shutting down
And no matter what I do to distract or run away
It’s still inside
There’s a palpable fear that they will find out
If I don’t patch all the holes
If I can’t keep it together
Buckle under the pressure
Then everyone knows
Let’s face the facts, there’s no turning back
I’m not prepared for what’s to come
It’s just a crisis
I’m barely hanging on
I think I’m shutting down
And who am I to give advice for all your problems?
I can barely handle mine
Another crisis
I’m barely hanging on
I think I’m shutting down
And no matter what I do to distract or run away
It’s still inside
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The Enigmatic Foe Knoxville, Tennessee
With sharp lyrics, the playful pop bite of the best of the 70s and 80s, and the kind of self-deprecation usually reserved
for a Woody Allen movie, Jared Colinger's lyrics run the gamut from the joy of new love to disillusionment with the old, from wanting to like yourself to being afraid of what we have in our minds.
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