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If I Get a Hold
03:34
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If I get a hold
Just know
I’m never letting go
Yea, if I get a hold
Just know
I’m never letting go
Not ever again
No, not ever again
There will be an aisle, vows of bliss
And there’s gonna be a kiss
Yea, there’s definitely gonna be a kiss
When you wanna come home
Just know
You got a place to go
When you wanna come home
Just know
You got a place to go
It’s where you belong
Yea, it’s where you belong
A single story, or maybe there’s two
And there’s plenty of work to do
But we’re gonna make it through
And I can’t wait
No, I can’t wait
But what am I to do
All alone here without you
If I get a hold
Just know
I’m never letting go
Yea, if I get a hold
Just know
I’m never letting go
No, not ever again
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Tell Me Why (Promise Me)
04:35
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It’s funny how we never notice how good things can get
How the world just hurts and then keeps on turning
And it’s amazing how you managed to come along
How this heart was off and then you turned it on
And I’ve been looking for this for so many years here now
But I’m having trouble seeing past the ones that left before you
So tell me why you love me the way you do
Promise me I’ll always mean this much to you
So tell me why you love me the way you do
Promise me that this will never come unglued
Well I think it’s kind of weird how you only see the good in me
How you look past the broken and the shattered pieces within
And it’s uncomfortable how easy loving you became
How getting lost in your skin just brings me a deep relief
And I know that I can’t trust myself when I’m this close to you
But I so badly want to believe this is going to work out
So tell me why you love me the way you do
Promise me I’ll always mean this much to you
So tell me why you love me the way you do
Promise me that this will never come unglued
And I’m not sure I believe myself when I say I’m not scared
But I know how I feel when I’m sitting right here next to you
So tell me why you love me the way you do
Promise me I’ll always mean this much to you
So tell me why you love me the way you do
Promise me that this will never come unglued
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Imperfect words
Lost in translation
Even still though
Better said than silent
Unspoken language
Says a thousand things
Does it matter
If it’s never understood
So let me repeat myself
In hopes you can understand
I’m late for the funeral
For the last of my last words
Yea I’m late for the end
Of what I never should have said
A thousand chances
To begin again
To fix all the things
We left not repaired
You want me closer
You’re still not here
I’m starting to think
That I’m just a phrase
Please please repeat yourself
In hopes that I can understand
I’m late for the funeral
For the last of my last words
Yea I’m late for the end
Of what I never should have said
Let me say I’m sorry
In hopes you can understand
I’m late for the funeral
For the last of my last words
Yea I’m late for the end
Of what I never should have said
I’m late for the funeral
Yea I’m late for the end
I’m late for the funeral
Of what never should have been
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Wish He Was Me
04:27
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I’ve stopped
Telling myself the story
All about
How you came back to me
I knew
By that last little kiss
You were
Already saying goodbye
Went too fast before learning to take it slow
That’s just the way these things seem to go
You packed my bags and left them on the side of the street
Screaming at the top of your lungs how well you can do without me
It may take a little while but I think we’re gonna see
That by the end of this you’re gonna wish he was me
By the end of this you’re gonna wish he was me
I’m not
In this story anymore
I know
I know there’s been a change
Locked in
On things I’ve never been
Whatever it takes
To make you out the hero
Going backwards never really fix a thing
But who am I to try and keep you away
You packed my bags and left them on the side of the street
Screaming at the top of your lungs how well you can do without me
It may take a little while but I think we’re gonna see
That by the end of this you’re gonna wish he was me
By the end of this you’re gonna wish he was me
You packed my bags and left them on the side of the street
Screaming at the top of your lungs how well you can do without me
Is this really everything you had hoped it would be
Right around now is when you probably wish he was me
Right about now I bet you wish he was me
Yea, right about now I bet you wish he was me
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5. |
Queen of Could Do Better
05:00
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You could never be happy
Sitting there quietly
Feed the beast to keep you warm
Inside your violent storm
Sitting there unattached
But never quite alone
It just comes off a little insincere
When you say it ain’t the same
You know everything
Yea, you know it all
How’s it feel being ten feet tall
Sitting alone on a throne way up there
Once bitten or maybe you’re just bitter
The queen of could do better
You could never be happy
Keeping it to yourself
You swear it’s all but confirmed
No matter how uninformed
Always tuned in
But never entangled
Standing on a line
You could never justify
You know it all
Yea you know everything
How’s it feel being ten feet tall
Sitting alone on a throne way up there
Once bitten or maybe you’re just bitter
The queen of could do better
Though you had nothing to say
You gave yourself the right
You know it all
Yea, you know every thing
How’s it feel being ten feet tall
Sitting alone on a throne way up there
Once bitten or maybe you’re just bitter
The queen of could do better
How’s it feel being ten feet tall
Sitting alone on a throne up there you made for yourself
Once bitten, you’re definitely bitter
The queen of could do better
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6. |
Here With Me
03:26
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I told you mother to say
That I love you
Just my way to say
That I miss you
I’m still waiting on you
To come back some day
It feels like every day I’ve been waiting
Is just another one going to waste
So tell me how long
He’s gonna be around
Despite every word I say
I still wish you the best of days
And no matter how it seems
I still want you here with me
I’d be lying if I said
You’re not still on my mind
Maybe I should draw a line
On the time I’m willing to bide
So tell me how long
I’ve got to play along
Despite every word I say
I still wish you the best of days
And no matter how it seems
I still want you here with me
You’ll probably never hear
These words I sing right here
I’ll ask your mother to say
That I’m gonna be okay
Despite every word I say
I still wish you the best of days
And no matter how it seems
I still want you here with me
Yea no matter how it seems
I still want you here with me
I still want you here with me
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Koby Houston, Texas
Guitarist/Songwriter for Xwansongs, currently working on figuring out what a musical existence outside of the band looks like. Who am I? What do I sound like? Are these songs okay?
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I'm the guitarist for Xwansongs. I co-wrote several of these songs and played on all of them.
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