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I've Made A Lot Of Promises And I'm Not Afraid

by Tough Guy Soda

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1.
Tough Talk 03:55
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In uncharted territory now After running from doubt It's not always a weakness in you, sometimes it Dances around the truth Conversations to date, helped me to appreciate Tough tough talk I didn't want to hear Tough tough talk like you ain't full of fear Never mind, I'll just ignore all of the signs and Maybe this will end up all fine I'm stubborn and I know that's a fact There's no guarantee that you're coming back But hell bent on seeing this through It's all that feels right to do Conversations to date, they helped me to appreciate Disrupt the silence, challenge myself Tough tough talk you've been dying to hear Tough Tough talk like I ain't full of fear And though the words get stuck in my mouth They appreciate you hearing them out Tough tough talk I didn't want to hear Tough tough talk and yea we're both full of fear I've never been good at this practicing thing, so... Shut me up when I'm preaching again, and again and again and
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Overworn 04:45
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I feel illiterate when it comes to peoples motives Set myself up all the time misjudging their intentions Rarely stop to question, hardly ever notice Far too quick to put my trust in someone's good impression Taken at face value, your words cut right through To the naïve side of my heart that hopes their Own ain't made of shit, and For too long offer apologies Hoping their entire act, isn't ulterior Make a skeptic out of me, it's ulterior Make a skeptic out of me, out of me When did this become such a commodity? Thought we'd reached a point where you and I could both agree Entangled in the bargaining, but I... Can't be bothered with the act and so you'll read me plainly There is no feigning for long, it's ulterior Make a skeptic out of me, it's ulterior Make a skeptic out of me Civility has made a fool out of me Awe strucks an outdated expression, I've overworn That I've overworn... Make me a skeptic of you, a skeptic of you... Yea I hope you don't Pulled aside, you want to set the record straight As conversations you've had, return for haunting Playing off of my faith, hoping I don't debate... That I won't debate Civility has made a fool out of me Awe strucks an outdated expression That I've overworn
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GPKT 01:50
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Every other morning break the night sweat with some Mild roasted coffee, contemplating things I'd sooner forget Just a block off of Christian at a Garbage Pail Kids Table The hum of Dio's able to Compartmentalize the thoughts that dog on me Cut 'em down to size so they can't overreach Too many hours lost unmotivated my moral Moving along is not moving on and its no tough row to hoe It's like a god damn canal Every other AM waking up dead but Force myself back to that table Even mornings when I'd rather stay in bed I could sleep another hour, let that potency go sour Not in here, these walls hold a power Eviscerate the thoughts that keep on dogging me Cut 'em down to size so they can't over reach Too much time goes to waste and there is no good rational Moving along is not moving on and its no tough row to hoe It's like a god damn canal
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Bellringer 04:39
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Muck of dirty boots and raw cowhides Kissed my baby and head outside There's autumn nip in air and a red sun glow And trees that whistle where you go I'm heading on up to where the bell hangs high Heading up to where the bell hangs high Heading on up to where the bell hangs high Heading up to where the bell hangs I'm staring up in to the throat Of an old Victorian that swallows hope Coarse tendons tighten up in my hand Ready myself to take a stand Ominous tones that shook my pride Echoing the doubt inside Foreboding thoughts I've tried to hide Echoing the doubt inside I'm going, up up up... To where the bell hangs high By second shift I be settled in That awful drones continuing It's like a pendulum swinging and singing doom That old Victorian gaze is true A sullen song that floats out across the land But inside here it's like a focused ram And there's nothing that I ain't thought about When the noise has nearly drowned me out Going, up up up... to where the bell hangs high Going, up up up... to where the bell hangs high Does a chambered alarm know when to erupt... When reason isn't near enough? If I don't make it home now to see you soon It's cause I'm chasing off that clock tower tune Heading up up up... To where the bell hangs high Heading up up up... To where the bell hangs high
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Parking Ticket 03:24
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I got a parking ticket in our secret spot It finally let me down Just a day after you drove away and Stopped living in town I went to George's down by the market Took a phone call interview Listened to this guy's whole life story, but Only thought of mine... Without You Now the church outside your window It doesn't shine near half as bright I guess the change in the season just Means that the sunrise, won't catch it's profile right If I abandoned this place would the future tenants... Know me without a clue? Never took the time to frame our Friends or our family, and Everything looks so bare... Without You Well this is complicated, beyond what I understand I'm just hoping that this continental divide will help to mend Propel both our interests in the absence of any future planning I want our futures to be worth having, and not Whatever's been happening... Without You
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Sco 03:19
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I stood with one foot back, tried to not implode Retraced a melody that you'd left in code I was dormant and idle, all out of fear Reluctant to acknowledge what I could hear Oh well, was feeling kind of lame, and I know, that was my mistake Now now, rest your sweetened thoughts There's no shame in questioning what you thought was lost Those other voices only sow despair With blinkers on head first where they wont dare Oh well, was feeling kind of lame, and I know, that was my mistake That ever faint whistling it tells me what I want... That ever faint whistling it tells me what I want... To hear, it tells me what I want to hear That's a message I can get behind Aren't you sick of feeling like we're out of time? That ever faint whistling it tells me what I want... That ever faint whistling it tells me what I want... That ever faint whistling it tells me what I want... To hear, it tells me what I want to hear
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DC 03:28
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I could not bare the thought of Burdening you at 2:30am I'm mindful too You're with friends in DC, taking a call from me Well I withdrew, from friends in the living room Not a clue, talking on the balcony All that I've, worried about Your impression of me now In light of my doubts, in light of... All my doubts I can not believe you've out aged me this far Your maturity caught me off guard Breaking through my boundaries Challenging long held beliefs That line between flaw and fortitude My character constructions out of tune Help me redefine these... All that I've, worried about Your impression of me now In light of my doubts, in light of all my doubts All that and all that I've, worried about Your impression of me now In light of my doubts, in light of all my doubts When every recollection starts to fade Regrettably this conversation has to replay When I'm sober, able to retain What progress can be made When the next day I'm obsessive and Retracing all my sentences Questioning the sentiment Exhausted, by these thoughts that I've been Contemplating, Coherently... Every morning It all starts to feel the same You can call me any name As long as I don't feel the same
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Sunken 02:53
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I'm holding out for the Best version of you that's out there And I don't really care The consequences of holding my breathe I'll be deprived of air Never saw as clearly, as the Last moment we shared Realizing that only time and Space between offer a chance to repair Broken pieces... Broken pieces of me and you Broken pieces... You and I, we've been doing kinda alright Staying up late every single night We over analyze, wake up with nothing to show but Sunken eyes Dragging my heels on changing this behavior Its easy to fall into, a dark guarded rejection That wont improve his mood, but this Awe shucks victim mentality stems from Shallow insecurity, its Holding back a better part of me from being there for You and I, we've been doing kinda alright Staying up late every single night We over analyze, wake up with nothing to show And yet we're Showing up and over again Showing up and over again Showing up and over again Showing up and over again For broken pieces... Broken pieces of me and you Broken pieces... You and I, we've been doing kinda alright Staying up late every single night We over analyze, wake up with nothing to show but Sunken eyes
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Half & Half 03:58
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Roll up your sleeves for me This time around I need An opportunity, to not act so hastily... Roll up your sleeves Well isn't it so like you, to sheepishly shrug it off Medicine in the truth, your crying out enough is enough Keep giving away on your ground, there's no hill left to die on Concessions start to amount, time comes around Roll up your sleeves for me This time around I need You to not overplay your hand Always ready to seize on the Opportunity, concluding what's meant to be Make haste for nothing more Than half of what you've bargained for Roll up your sleeves for me Well isn't it so like you, to laugh it off with a sigh Defensive kidding aside, the tension only multiplies And the imbalance it don't come undone Tied up in a twisted knot Spun ourselves quite a line now It pulls tighter and continues to haunt Roll up your sleeves for me This time around I need You to not overplay your hand Always ready to seize on the Opportunity, concluding what's meant to be Make haste for nothing more Than half of what you've bargained for Roll up your sleeves for me
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Washington Square 04:36
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You were my Washington Square That first dance of the morning To shake the cold out of my bones... Out of my bones I could see us growing old in there The subtle force between our hands... Waning over time, Resilience's demise Do I hesitate, to walk back through there? At such a different age its hard to compare... To you and I, to anyone who cares... Run towards that nearest door Defiantly continue to hide, and Selfishly don't ask why When the conversation turns to what is fair The answer's never one or two There's a whole horde there hanging in the room... So what's one more for plain view Well it hits like freight, when you're unaware You try to anticipate its hard to prepare... Its hard to prepare If there's hell still left to pay, for everything to fade away If there's hell still left to pay, for everything to fade away Will I have that strength left to try? If there's hell still left to pay, for everything to fade away If there's hell still left to pay, for everything to fade away Give me that strength now to try Conversations to date... Help me to appreciate And I still see us growing old in there Subtle force between our hands is waning over time You are my Washington Square... Come and shake that cold out of my bones

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released December 17, 2021

Written and Recorded by Tough Guy Soda

Mixed/Mastered by Ted Richardson @TedAudio

Artwork by Shaylyn Berlew @shaylynberlew

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