Crossed Wires - EP

by Cardinal

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1.	Smoke 04:00	lyrics
When I'm happy I don't need you when l'm not, you're better off alone, I’m better off alone I know that it was long ago but I still feel like it was yesterday If I don't add something new I'll evaporate away And everything that disappeared like smoke with him needs something whole to take its place I never asked for this new perspective, I would have stayed completely wrapped up him if he had let me I've got too much time, not enough work, not enough hurt to keep my racing mind tired I want to go too far, care too much, dive too deep and come back gasping for air I want to fill it all up and speed it up too fast, bring it back down and slow dance with you To someone with a hammer every problem looks like a nail but to someone with quick feet and a slow tongue a problem means that you should run we were headed for something better but we just got to where we are If you spend long enough awake at night you learn to see in the dark I'm sorry that I pulled away I'm sorry I apologize too much But your hands just make me nervous when they're so confident and close enough to touch mine If you need to leave then go, just don't slam the door so loud I won't hold onto you if you're sure that you can't stay And when you leave I'll pretend that I've forgotten you And if you come back I'll pretend That you never went away Like an old pair of shoes things we lose have a way of coming back in the end I just hope that my voice will hold onto its sound before you come back again
2.	Spin 04:24	lyrics
There once was a boy, his heart had been destroyed By the previous love in his life And there once was a girl naive to the world, She only gave her heart up but twice The boy played guitar, a little terribly so far, but enough to get him in the girl’s eyes While the girl learnt to dance, the boy stole a glance and saw his wildest dreams realized But he wasn’t looking for love ‘Cause its feeling, he is sick of But hers is the only hand he would take hold of They met after school most days, as a rule to see each others faces in sun They fell into love so hard, they hoped they’d never start from the bottomless pit without one And she was in love so she thought “I can’t ever leave, I cannot,” But without him she felt she can’t go on, she must not As the sun fades away, and winter takes the stage the lovers grow farther apart And in the cold of the wind, the girl takes a spin, and ends up right in another one’s arms But he only wanted her spell She left him for one he knew well And it’s so much worse just knowing it’s someone else There once was a boy, his heart had been destroyed by the previous love in his life And there once was a girl, naive to the world who just couldn't tell wrong from right
3.	She Knows 04:13	lyrics
I don't feel I've been myself for quite a long time now I'm trying to find old clothes that fit to feel like what I left behind I want to learn to fix not having to explain it first but everything's still broken and my thoughts still lost for all the words If I was small enough I'd fall asleep in your arms in your arms I was ready for you to leave before you even kissed my lips I was waiting for you to come home even when you sat right next to me your hand on my knee They said that girl better brace for impact or get out while she still can She Knows, and she still stays Cuz he said girl, I've never felt like this for anyone but you and She knows that she's the same I play back through the whispered words you said Sure that I must have missed a sign I'll never be all the things in your head, and you'll never be everything in mine She knows and she still stays She knows she knows and she wouldn't have it any other way If she was small enough she'd fall asleep in his arms
4.	In The Morning - Live 05:15	lyrics
I used to love the morning I used to rise before the sun In those hours of darkness I am the only one I am the only one You used to hate the morning the night was never long enough and in those hours of darkness we were the only ones you were the only one for me I’ll go to sleep and pretend you still want to put your arms around me I’ll go to sleep so I don’t have to think about you anymore I’ll go to sleep listening to your songs about me on old recordings I’ll go to sleep but it won’t feel better in the morning, won’t feel better in the morning I might deserve a conversation but I’d always pick you instead I just want words to describe your subtleties so I can get them out of my head A kiss on the forehead instead of the lips is better than no kiss at all Even though your hands may hold another’s I’ll always pick up if you call I’ll go to sleep and pretend you still want to put your arms around me I’ll go to sleep so I don’t have to think about you anymore I’ll go to sleep listening to your songs about me on old recordings I’ll go to sleep but it won’t feel better in the morning, won’t feel better in the morning Rain curls my hair, time wrinkles the page but my looks improve with tears and age At sunrise the streetlights are still glowing for their own sake My heart keeps glowing glowing glowing growing growing emptier for mine ‘cause the bigger the promise the emptier it is I’ll go to sleep and pretend you still want to put your arms around me I’ll go to sleep so I don’t have to think about you anymore I’d go to sleep listening to your breath and heartbeat slowing slowing I’ll go to sleep but it won’t feel better in the morning, never feels better in the morning sometimes remembering feels just like the real thing
5.	Hold My Heart 02:21	lyrics
Some people like tall dark and handsome Some people like shy and sweet Some people want a bouquet of roses and some people fall in love with anyone they meet but I, I don't need nothin' 'Cause I got my flat haired man, my flat haired man I don't need to meet your parents though I'm sure they are quite nice but you should know I've thought of kissing you more than once or twice we both know I'm leaving home soon you can't really be the one but I think you know I'm into you so let's have fun you're my flat haired man, my flat haired man oh you don't quite hold my heart but I'd like to hold your hand I just wish I didn't blush so much more than I had planned but maybe we can hang out if you want to, if you can and maybe you could get with me and be my flat haired man oh my flat haired man, my flat haired man doo doo doo oh my flat haired man, my flat haired man