THE 1

i’m doing good, i’m on some new shit

and if you wanted me, you really should’ve showed

but we were something, don’t you think so?

and if my wishes came true, it would’ve been you

in my defence, i have none

but it would’ve been fun if you would’ve been the one

if one thing had been different, would everything be different today

CARDIGAN

when you are young they assume you know nothing

i knew you

baby kiss it better

you put me on and said i was your favourite

a friend to all is a friend to none

chase two girls, lose the one

you drew stars around my scars

but now i’m bleeding

tried to change the ending

i knew you’d haunt all of my what-ifs

cause i knew everything when i was young

and i knew you’d come back to me

THE LAST GREAT AMERICAN DYNASTY

how did a middle class divorcée do it?

there’s only so far new money goes

their parties were tasteful, if a little loud

there goes the last great american dynasty

who knows, if she never showed up what could’ve been

she had a marvellous time ruining everything

there goes the most shameless woman this town has ever seen

she stole his dog and dyed it key lime green

i had a marvellous time ruining everything

EXILE

i can see you standin’ honey

and it took you five whole minutes to pack us up and leave me with it

i think i’ve seen this film before

you’re not my homeland anymore

now i’m in exile seein’ you out

i can see you starin’ honey

like you’d get your knuckles bloody for me

those eyes add insult to injury

i’m not your problem anymore

so who am i offending now?

we always walked a very thin line

you didn’t even hear me out

i never learned to read your mind

MY TEARS RICOCHET

even on my worst day, did i deserve babe, all the hell you gave me?

i swear i loved you

i didn’t have it in myself to go with grace

and if i’m dead to you, why are you at the wake?

you know i didn’t want to have to haunt you

cause when i’d fight, you used to tell me i was brave

and i can go anywhere i want, just not home

you had to kill me, but it killed you just the same

you turned into your worst fears

MIRRORBALL

and when i break, it’s in a million pieces

hush

you’ll find me on my tallest tiptoes spinning in my highest heels

i know they said the end is near

i can change everything about me to fit in

i’m still trying everything to get you laughing at me

i’m still a believer but i don’t know why

SEVEN

please picture me in the trees

i was too scared to jump in

are there still beautiful things?

cross your heart, won’t tell no other

and thought i can’t recall your face, i still got love for you

love you to the moon and to saturn

and i’ve been meaning to tell you

i think your house is haunted

i used to scream ferociously

AUGUST

i never needed anything more

are you sure?

never have i ever before

cause it was never mine

and i can see us twisted in bedsheets

cause you were never mine

i remember thinking i had you

wanting was enough

for me, it was enough

so much for summer love, and saying “us”

cause you weren’t mine to lose

THIS IS ME TRYING

i’ve been having a hard time adjusting

i didn’t know if you’d care if i came back

i have a lot of regrets about that

and maybe i don’t quite know what to say

i just wanted you to know that this is me trying

they told me all of my cages were mental

so i got wasted like all my potential

i was so ahead of the curve, the curve became a sphere

but i didn’t pour the whiskey

at least i’m trying

it’s hard to be anywhere these days

ILLICIT AFFAIRS

make sure nobody sees you leave

tell your friends you’re out for a run

take the road less travelled by

and that’s the thing about illicit affairs

like you don’t even exist

but they lie, and they lie, and they lie, a million little times

don’t call me kid

don’t call me baby

look at this godforsaken mess that you made me

for you, i would ruin myself

INVISIBLE STRING

i used to think i would meet somebody there

were there clues i didn’t see?

all along, there was some invisible string tying you to me

you ate at my favourite spot for dinner

something wrapped all of my past mistakes in barbed wire

one single thread of gold tied me to you

hell was the journey but it brought me heaven

MAD WOMAN

what did you think i’d say to that?

what do you sing on your drive home?

every time you call me crazy, i get more crazy

and when you say i seem angry, i get more angry

what a shame, she went mad

no one likes a mad woman

you made her like that

it’s obvious that wanting me dead has really brought you two together

cause you took everything from me

the master of spin has a couple side flings

good wives always know

EPIPHANY

just a flesh wound

___, i think he’s bleedin’ out

something med school did not cover

doc, i think she’s crashin’ out

and some things you just can’t speak about

to make some sense of what you’ve seen

BETTY

but i think it’s cause of me

it’s like i couldn’t breathe

you can’t believe a word she says

the worst thing that i ever did was what i did to you

would you have me?

would you want me?

would you tell me to go straight to hell?

i’m only seventeen, i don’t know anything

but i know i miss you

just thinking of you

i dreamt of you all summer long

the only thing i wanna do is make it up to you

PEACE

i never had the courage of my convictions

as long as danger is near

but i would die for you in secret

the devil’s in the details

but you got a friend in me

your integrity makes me seem small

and you know that i’d swing with you for the fences

and you know that i’d sit with you in the trenches

and you know that i’d give you my wild

and you know that i’d give you my child

is it enough?

all these people think love’s for show

would it be enough if i could never give you peace?

HOAX

this has broken me down

stood on the cliffside screaming “give me a reason”

your faithless love’s the only hoax i believe in

don’t want no other shade of blue but you

i am ash from your fire

you know i left a part of me back in new york

you knew the hero died, so what’s the movie for

you knew it still hurts underneath my scares

you knew you won, so what’s the point of keeping score?

darling, this was just as hard

you have beaten my heart

feel free to change pronouns / wording !

“ what if i told you i know what happens when you die ? ”  

“ with loneliness, comes freedom. ”  

“ ghosts have one power above all others : to haunt the living. ”  

“ that was a glorious clusterfuck. ”  

“ it didn’t fucking work ! ”  

“ they’re shooting at us ! ”  

“ you said you were covering the door. ”  

“ you’re definitely gonna die. ”  

“ why are you covered in blood ? ”  

“ let’s just fucking get nuts. ”  

“ oh i so had the right of way. ”  

“ you hit one more person, and i’m walking. ”  

“ uh, he’s got a gun. ”  

“ i’m just getting warmed up. ”  

“ i’m feeling fucking carsick. ”  

“ who knew the optic nerve was so long ? surprised his asshole didn’t come with it. ”  

“ this is so stressful. ”  

“ i’m getting a little light-headed. ”  

“ way ahead of you, papi. ”  

“ glad you’re on the team. ”  

“ we’re definitely gonna be on the news. ”  

“ you got a superhero on the squad ! ”  

“ i’m conducting surgery ! ”  

“ are you crying ? ”  

“ we’re not a family. ”  

“ i listened to your call, never mind how. ”  

“ i don’t have any military background, but i’m like a mother duck. ”  

“ we’ve lost our ability to pretend. ”  

“ they should make an out of office reply for dead people. ”  

“ you guys sure are cynical. ”  

“ you realize you’re actually still alive, right ? ”  

“ it’s all perfectly bloodless. ”  

“ who do you think shot it ? ”  

“ in art, our most fervent hopes come true. ”  

“ i didn’t catch your name. ”  

“ i’m getting old. ”  

“ so, now you’re stalking me ? ”  

“ governments don’t really help people in need. ”  

“ i’m a grown man, i can handle my shit. ”  

“ what happens in vegas … you know the rest, yeah ? ”  

“ you’re scared. ”  

“ you’re such a pussy. ”  

“ i will fucking knock you out in front of my mother. ”  

“ you and your bruce wayne shit ! ”  

“ i can be useful, i can help you. ”  

“ you sick fuck ! ”  

“ everybody talks about helping. it’s nice to actually do something. ”  

“ you’re embarrassing me. ”  

“ if any harm should befall me, the same exact harm will befall you. ”  

“ oh, darling, you could be on fire, and you would have the same creepy blank expression on your face. ”  

“ if you’re gonna shit your pants there’s a bathroom in the back. ”  

“ are you guys fucking or making love ? ”  

“ it’s a simple snatch-and-grab, minus the word simple, ‘cause it’s not. ”  

“ saying good luck is bad luck. ”  

“ yeah, i got the gun, smartass, remember that. ”  

“ laughter is life. ”  

“ badges ? we don’t need no stinking badges. ”  

“ give me your gun. ”  

“ you’re a danger to yourself. ”  

“ no more movie lines. ”  

“ no need to climb angry. ”  

“ that’s an asshole move. ”  

“ i see dead people. ”  

“ always starts out well. ”  

“ you shot me ! ”  

“ you don’t look through a bullet hole ! ”  

“ i like you mad. ”  

“ i’m afraid of heights, i will have a heart attack ! ”  

“ do you have rabies ? ”  

“ this better not be what i’m thinking it is. ”  

“ let’s avoid any violent bullshit alright ? ”      

“ was that a bad guy ? ”  

“ want me to kill him ? ”  

“ nice shot. ”  

“ mission is more important than the man. ”  

“ fuck the mission ! you don’t leave a soldier behind ! ”  

“ if you had one shot, one opportunity, to seize everything that you ever wanted in one moment, would you capture it ? or let it slip. ”

“ you gave me fucking goosebumps. ”  

“ it’s hard living out here, isn’t it ? ”  

“ we’ve all choked ourselves having a little choke, haven’t we ? ”  

“ everybody’s got someone or something to lose. ”  

“ hey, chatty cathy, do you know what over and out means ? ”  

“ this is where you ask me if i’m afraid. ”      

“ just making the world a better place. ”  

“ don’t you give me attitude. ”  

“ i was thinking that when this is over, i want you to meet my mother. ”  

“ we should split up. ”  

“ you’re breaking your own rules. ”  

“ i wanna die with dignity. ”