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Hard Feelings

by yellowbirddd

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1.
Sunrise 04:14
hear me out in the hallway we hide the goodbyes under our breath and i miss you the minute that night air hits my neck so tell me tell me now how'd this turn out? oh i've been feeling so lost i hope your blankets cover you warm like these feelings i can't shake off go, i'll just go lover i know you've been cold all night i wanna take you close i wanna warm your bones i wanna treat you right and i will sing you a song til the sunrise and my bed now is a greyhound bus quiet hum through the 4am highway hush don't tell me tell me now when time has run out and i curse my steps to your door oh the headaches and the headlights could never blind or deny each visit's worth go, i'll just go lover i know you've been cold all night i wanna take you close i wanna warm your bones i wanna treat you right and i will sing you a song til the sunrise
2.
where do i place this affection? i can give it to you but i'll probably want it back real soon so have my heart, but don't hold it too close i should've been more upfront when we were drinking on your front porch your head on my shoulder but i didn't want to push my luck i just wanted to pull you closer to me but who am i kidding with a heart so timid? you're laughing at me yeah this never works out how i planned, with my stupid jokes and my folded hands oh my god so we talk here and there and i imagine my fingers in your hair on the weekend lying in the grass in the sun and oh we'd laugh so loud darling it would be perfect and i'd love you much more than i knew i could but who am i kidding with a heart so timid? you're laughing at me yeah this never works out how i planned, with my stupid jokes and my folded hands oh my god and then it was all reversed i threw myself at her and it was obvious how lonely i'd become yeah then it was all reversed i threw myself at her and it was obvious i was falling
3.
California 04:41
it's a classic case twenty something days til this twenty something makes a choice i've weighed the options lost in thought walking around yeah i need some new streets where these memories don't surround cause i could be here or i could be gone i could be anywhere at all and i think of california when i see a plane arching towards the sky i could escape with the sunset see my life bright in a new light yeah my compass is broken but i've got so much compassion that i'll trade you for the answers to the questions that i'm not asking oh i'm loyal like a dog i feel so spoiled in this life so hold me like a lover tell i'm doing this right cause i could stay here or i could take off in a second i could be anywhere at all and i dream of california when i see a plane arching towards the sky i could escape with the sunset see my life bright in a new light i'll be fine you can stroke my ego and i will pet your pride and we'll hang out on melrose and we'll learn how to lie or we'll hide in the hills, the beach parties, the thrills the close friends and dark clubs, we'll drink up our fill we'll be happy cause i dream of california when i see a plane arching towards the sky i could escape with the sunset see my life bright in a new light
4.
hand on my heart head over heels don't call this coincidence 'cause that's not how it feels when i can't stop thinking of new york city and your ghost under the fall wind's hush i wanna tell you love what my heart already knows we could be indie like wes anderson on wide screen i could be your thick rimmed glasses and you could be my skinny jeans yeah we could be indie like a thrift store shopping spree i could be your late night diner or coffee shop and you could be the view from my rooftop i think my love could be what you need a piece of mind some eternal sunshine yeah i'll surprise you with some gifts if you've got any bad feelings i'll slip some concert tickets into the pages of a book that you're reading cause we could be indie with a soundtrack to every scene i could be the polaroids you took on the beach at dawn and you could be the lyrics in my favorite song we could be indie cause bicycles are better than cars i could be your healthy whole foods market and you could be my late night pbr you and me just wait and see we could be indie we'd know all the coolest bands and on that subway ride to brooklyn you know i'd i'll always hold your hand we could be indie i'd be your king and you'd be my queen we'd sit high atop piles of vinyl quoting our favorite films and poetry
5.
Give & Take 04:38
your nose was so cold pressed against my cheek your hair smelled like smoke and dying leaves fall was upon us, suburb cemetery breeze i fell for your laughter as the city fell asleep in your chair by the window you spoke to me you filled my head with wonder and another memory oh we smiled in the aisles of that grocery and in your bed you pulled your body so close to me but love won't come if you don't let it in my hands spread out on the soft of your skin i wanna watch you grow i wanna let you live and i won't take what i cannot give when i leave is it hard to sleep with all that empty space? another sunday night, a subway ride, a fated walk away you lift your heels to kiss my lips i can still picture your gaze it keeps me feeling warmer through october's lonely days but love won't come if you don't let it in my hands spread out on the soft of your skin i wanna watch you grow i wanna let you live and i won't take what i cannot give you can tell me your thoughts, staring up at the ceiling this gentle soul, i never hold any hard feelings so don't be afraid cause love won't come if you don't let it in my hands spread out on the soft of your skin i wanna watch you grow i wanna let you live and i won't take what i cannot give
6.
hell i can't shake this disease yeah i fell in love under a tree carving your name and on these one night stands i always drink for two yeah this beating heart is my steady proof that i'm wishing you would have stayed oh katy with a y do you ever cry when it rains on west coast? do you think of you and i, what it would've been like if you only stayed close? cause I do so when you're playing shows and travelling so far tell me katy where do you keep your heart or do you drive too fast to care for such silly things? cause i swear I can still hear your pretty laugh, but tell me katy do you think could we last? or would you lose me in the shuffle of your days? cause i swear i would give you a standing ovation if katy you'd just be complacent and tell me what i want to hear oh katy with a y do you ever cry when it rains on west coast? do you think of you and i, what it would've been like if you only stayed close? do the constellations give you the space you need? how do you get by on those lonely drives? on all those lonely drives? when your headlights stretch across the highway (like a body across a bed) when your tamborine jangles 'round (like the worries in my head) does it feel so good not to belong to any face or name? do you think it's worth a try? oh katy with a y do you ever cry when it rains on east coast? do you think of you and i, what it would've been like if you only stayed close? is there another boy with a handsome voice to sing your pretty praise? if i kissed your lips would you grant my wish would you say you'd feel the same? cause hell i can't shake this disease yeah i fell in love under a tree carving your name
7.
kinda still felt like a dream the moment i woke up breeze through the window, your eyes were still shut i wasn't sure what to do or what to say remembered laughing on your bed and the way you kissed me my heartbeat loud and my head was dizzy this risk, it suddenly felt ok i came down for the weekend, had to leave now i'm coming down with this i've got brooklyn fever i'm hot to see her and i won't stop til i do i've got brooklyn fever i'm hot to see her i cross state lines like avenues lay down across your pretty bed and tell me all the thoughts in your pretty head lets start a conversation we can get lost in hide the clocks i don't wanna go back to boston yeah i just wanna stay here with you in green point "oh don't be silly kid, this isn't real life" it's just a glimpse that you've been given it's just a moment that you are living i came down for the weekend now i fear i'm hooked i've got brooklyn fever i'm hot to see her and i won't stop til i do i've got brooklyn fever i'm hot to see her i cross state lines like avenues i won't fill my mind with any expectations i wont tempt my heart cause it might end up breaking i just wanna see where this goes cause i think that you're worth it, so i'll follow oh i think you should know i've got brooklyn fever i'm hot to see her and i won't stop til i do i've got brooklyn fever i'm hot to see her i cross state lines like avenues
8.
i've been needing a free spirit and i like the one i've found but if i continue to run through all the warnings that come will that free spirit just bring mine down? i let these songs and these voices swirl in my head the people i talk to, they all said "don't be silly kid nothing here is definite you gotta figure it out you knew that going in" so i'm playing with my guitar i'm aiming waiting on my big chance at my big shot if i target my market, make the scene blow up if i stomp the ground will i start a buzz? i let these songs and these voices swirl in my head the people i talk to, they all said "don't be silly kid nothing here is definite you gotta figure it out you knew that going in" so i'm waiting with these years i'm aging i look ahead but i never really know what's coming up "make careful decisions" "make your own luck" - but if life's really for living, then who really gives a fuck? i let these songs and these voices swirl in my head the people i talk to, they all said "don't be silly kid nothing here is definite you gotta figure it out you knew that going in"
9.
it's the little things you do and the small things you mention i watch every first turn into a lasting impression and we burrowed deep in the sheets of your brooklyn bed and i got my feeling back in my rain-soaked shivering legs can i stay tonight? i think the storm is getting worse can i stay tonight? even if we're not sure you can add my name with a star to that long lengthy list of the boys who you like you far more then they're able to admit cause this has always been a risk i still wish on like i could forget the way you sang along to sufjan under your breath as you put some tea on and i take a sip, my lips settle from the tension i'm brimming with compliments but i always hold my tongue when the world gets too loud, i could be your quiet when life is knockin you around, i could be your balance yeah you can find my name with a star on that long lengthy list of the boys who you like you far more then they're able to admit cause this has always been a risk i still wish on
10.
a brick red summer and a lost young man this city taught me nothing, maybe the next one can i met you then i left you, at that same front door the visit was too quick, heartsick at the airport cause back home everything is familiar and my days all the same how'd you get so near to my heart from so far away? cause the fog of this feeling is like smoke in my lungs always lost for a meaning and tricked into love but you wouldn't do that to me would you? so i wander now like i got some use with my nervous heart, i'm hardly bulletproof but i swear to you girl i got lots to offer as i sit at this desk and battle my terrible posture and this heart inside that i often hide and tuck away like a mistake but oh i'd be so good to you and your pretty black hair ohh i just want to hold you now cause the fog of this feeling is like smoke in my lungs always lost for a meaning and tricked into love tell me how long will it take for me to find my place and will it ever work out? oh will this ever work out? tell me it's gonna work out ok cause the fog of this feeling is like smoke in my lungs always lost for a meaning and tricked into love
11.
Deep Breaths 03:55
early may when i laid my love to rest when i let go of the world's open hand tell me did it hurt to see me falling? did it make it hard to stand? cause they say it's best to take deep breaths when you're crying learning from love is the hardest thing i've ever done but i'm trying if i strayed and i made my life a mess if i turned these tears into wine would it make it safe to swallow this down? would it make it clear if i blurred all the lines? cause they say it's best to take deep breaths when you're crying learning from love is the hardest thing i've ever done but i'm trying ooh are you having trouble speaking? ooh are you having trouble breathing? cause i've had enough oh i need love this is just too much cause they say it's best to take deep breaths when you're crying learning from love is the hardest thing i've ever done but i'm trying
12.
Annalise 04:46
you came in like the wind through my window moonlight in your hair you didn't talk just took off all your clothes as i pulled you into my stare there's an emptiness that surrounds all of this yeah ooh we're all desperate for something so don't you go feeling like nothing if you don't make it home tonight cause you don't have to leave annalise in a breath you confessed you felt guilty cradled so close in my heat you live for thrills yeah your will has never been strong and it leaves you with a heart so weak but don't be sorry yeah don't be scared we've all got reasons under all of this despair yeah ooh we're all desperate for something so don't you go feeling like nothing if you don't make it home tonight cause you don't have to leave annalise how can we keep this together if we keep on breaking the rules? and how thin is the skin of a liar that's steadily stretching the truth? yeah ooh we're all desperate for something so don't you go feeling like nothing if you don't make it home tonight cause you don't have to leave annalise

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released April 1, 2010

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Arranged and Produced by Chris Frasco and Liam McCormack

Engineered and Mixed by Chris Frasco
Please visit: www.chrisfrasco.net

Liam McCormack: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Piano, Tamborine

Chris Frasco: Electric Guitar, Piano, Background Vocals, Hand Drum

Holland Dieringer: Violin

Track 6 Produced by Chad Maggs and Liam McCormack

Track 6 Engineered and Mixed by Chad Maggs

Liam McCormack: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar

Chad Maggs: All other instrumentation and arranging

All Lyrics and Music by Liam McCormack

All songs mastered by Thomas Deyesso (masterworksound.com)

All Photography by Jeff McMullin (jeffmcmullin.com)

Many thanks to: My parents and extended family, Chris Frasco, Chad Maggs, Thomas Deyesso, Ali A. Memarian, Dave Siegel, Jeff McMullin, Esty Stein, Fly Upright Kite, Nicole Daniliuk, Dan Htoo-Levine, Joe Moser, plus anyone and everyone else for listening along the way and all of the support.

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