"T.M.W.Y."

I've been so stressed out 
Just can't unwind 
Biting my nails down 
Can't sleep at night 
I've seen the wind 
Blowin' off the mountains 
I fear the changes coming 
All of my plans are dangling 
Tangled up, woven into 
All the choices I've made 
These restless days 

Take me with you 
Wherever you go 
Follow the trail of yellow post-it notes 
Through the deep woods 
Past the river beds 
Breathing in and out and in again 

I spent a decade 
Thinking the same way 
Quiet and shy 
I was standing in my own way 
I've seen the flame 
Of a candle burning 
I've seen a new beginning 
The curve of your spine 
Up against mine 
Shadowboxing, gloves untied 
This new me is rushing right in 
Rushing right in 

Take me with you 
Wherever you go 
Follow the trail of yellow post-it notes 
Through the deep woods 
Past the river beds 
Breathing in and out and in again 

When you pack your bags, take me with you 
If you're not coming back, take me with you 
Setting like the sun, take me with you 
If all is said and done, take me with you 

When you pack your bags, take me with you 
If you're not coming back, take me with you 
Setting like the sun, take me with you 
When all is said and done, take me with you 

Listen on Bandcamp: https://bestbear.bandcamp.com/track/t-m-w-y

"Through the Static"  

Hey, why don't you stay here with me  
Say it, you can say anything 'cause I'm listening  
Afraid to fall too fast and crash again  
Well say it, you can say anything 'cause I'm listening  

For your voice in the quiet  
For your voice in the crowd  
For your voice through the static  
For your voice, it's everywhere now  
It's everywhere now  

Call me, if ever you need me  
And I'll be dropping everything to hear you out  
Take words for what they are, how they make you feel  
'cause I'll be dropping everything, just listening  

For your voice in the quiet  
For your voice in the crowd  
For your voice through the static  
For your voice, it's everywhere now  
For your voice, It's everywhere now  
It's everywhere now  

For your voice in the quiet  
For your voice in the crowd  
For your voice through the static  
For your voice, it's everywhere now  
For your voice, It's everywhere now  
For your voice, It's everywhere now, now  

Hey, why don't you stay here with me  
Say it, you can say anything 'cause I'm listening 

Listen on Bandcamp: https://bestbear.bandcamp.com/track/through-the-static  

“Bare Minimum” 

I’ve got these scars all over me 
Where your hands used to be 
Been overdosing melatonin just to sleep  
I’m uninsured 
I can’t afford the therapy 

I should’ve known when you hit me up 
That you were bored and you got desperate enough 
You seemed to know I’d fall for you, I would run 
Chasing after if you offered  
The bare minimum  
  

I would have given you everything 
You already had every part of me  
Ooh, I would have given up anything 
But you wouldn’t lift a finger for me 

I’ve been biding my time in New Jersey 
Still figuring out how to move on 
Avoiding everything that reminds me of you 
Every movie, every memory,  
Every song was our song  


I would have given you everything 
You already had every part of me  
Ooh, I would have given up anything 
But you wouldn’t lift a finger for me 
What the fuck did I even see  

In you, you, yeah you, you   
I would have given you everything 
You already had every part of me  


I would have given you everything 
You already had every part of me  
Ooh, I would have given up anything 
But you wouldn’t lift a finger for me  
What the fuck did I even see  
Yeah you wouldn’t lift a finger for me

“Eleventh Grade”

I didn’t know that I was gay 
Til the start of eleventh Grade 
I fell in love with my best friend 
Turns out she didn’t feel the same 

We used to skateboard after school 
We played guitar, thought we were cool 
She pierced her lip and dyed her hair  
Wanted to kiss her but i was scared 

Be queer, be gay 
Fuck what anybody has to say 
Be trans, non-binary,  
Do whatever’s gonna make you happy 

I didn’t wanna feel this way 
It's not a choice its DNA 
Hopeless romantic with a hopeless case 
Feeling nostalgic for my younger days 

Now that we’re older and  
you’ve got a couple kids 
I’m all alone but I’ve 
Got a lot of love to give 

Be queer, be gay 
Fuck what anybody has to say 
Be trans, non-binary,  
do whatever’s gonna make you happy 

I'm so tired of hiding away,  
I’ve known who I loved since eleventh grade 
I’m so tired of feeling ashamed,  
This is who I am, this is who I am 
I'm so tired of hiding away,  
I've known who I loved since eleventh grade 
I don’t wanna feel ashamed  
I was born this way 

Be queer, be gay 
Fuck what anybody has to say 
Be trans, non-binary,  
Do whatever’s gonna make you happy 
Be queer, be gay 
Fuck what anybody has to say 
Be trans, non-binary,  
Do whatever’s gonna make you happy 

Your truth is gonna set you free 
Do whatever's gonna make you happy 
Your truth is gonna set you free 
Do whatever's gonna make you happy

“Before the Internet” 

I’m tired of working for next to nothing 
Just to pay the rent 
Washing a mountain of dirty dishes 
Til i'm feeling spent 
When I got off of work I’m headed straight  
To the basement show 
To pass around a bottle of whiskey  
With people I know 

When we were younger, wasn’t it better? 
‘Cause It feels like it  
Now that I’m older I’m stuck rearranging 
All the dreams in my head  

I still love rock n roll, spilling my soul  
With a guitar in my hand 
When we were younger, what did we do  
Before the internet 

I wish I could go back to just being a kid 
I’m trying to find where I lost my innocence 
I wish I could go back to just being a kid 
I’m trying to find where I lost my innocence 

When we were younger, wasn’t it better? 
‘Cause It feels like it  
When we were younger, what did we do  
Before the internet 

When we were younger, wasn’t it better? 
‘Cause It feels like it  
When we were younger, what did we do  
Before the internet

“We Were Married”

You were the calm of the storm I was living in 
When you left I lost everything 
I held on tight, I stood my ground 
But you were out of sight with  
The new love you found 

I don’t wanna see the way you look at her 
I don’t wanna see the way you look at her 

In my head we were married  
In my head we were married 
In my head we were meant to be 
In my head we were married 

Well I’ve been jealous of your girl 
How can I compete with her 
What am I saying, I just hate I was wrong 
And that all that’s left is moving on 

I don’t wanna see the way you look at her 
I don’t wanna see the way you look at her 

In my head we were married  
In my head we were married 
In my head we were meant to be 
In my head we were married 

In my head we’d get married 
See the world, start a family 
We’d have two dogs 
They’d roll around on the lawn 
And we’d never feel alone again 
Well that was just the dream inside my head

“Peaches and Cream”  

I’m gonna love you for a long time 
Won’t quit until you're mine 
Been thinking about it for days at a time 
I wanna hold you and kiss down your spine 

I’m gonna love you for a long time 
It’s every thought that enters my mind 
You’ve got me begging for your soft touch 
The thought alone, well it's making me blush 
I’m gonna love you for a long time 

Yep, a long time 

It’s been a long time coming 
I’ve spent a long time  
Running, running, running from 
It’s been a long time coming 
But I think I’m finally done  
Running from, running from, running from love 

Sometimes I wonder if you miss me  
You drive me crazy with the way you tease 
Biting your lip in the pics  
That you keep sending to me 
It's got me starting to wish  
That we could kiss through a screen 

I know that loves not peaches and cream 
It’s a rocky road if you know what I mean 
I hear people sayin' love’s a lost cause 
But your love's not lost on me    
I’m gonna love you for a long time 

Yep, a long time   

It’s been a long time coming 
I’ve spent a long time  
Running, running, running from 
It’s been a long time coming 
But I think I’m finally done  
Running from, running from, running from 
But I think I’m finally done  
Running from, running from, running from 

But I think I’m finally done  
Running from, running from, running from 
But I think I’m finally done  
Running from, running from, running from 
But I think I’m finally done  
Running from, running from, running from love

“When”  


Mapping out the places to go 
Cuz if it’s not now, if it’s not now, when  
Open up your mind and your schedule 
if it’s not now, if it’s not now, when  
Looking over bank statements lately   
if it’s not now, if it’s not now, when  
Our friends are having kids, getting married 
if it’s not now, if it’s not now, when  

 
When everybody’s giving up 
When everybody’s giving in 
When will we finally have enough 
If not now, when 

 
Renting out a van for the weekend 
if it’s not now, if it’s not now, when  
crashing on the floor barely sleeping 
if it’s not now, if it’s not now, when  
Walking through the door like we’re famous 
if it’s not now, if it’s not now, when  
It's what we’re living for, who can blame us 
if it’s not now, if it’s not now, when  


When everybody’s giving up 
When everybody’s giving in 
When will we finally have enough 
If not now, when 
When everybody’s giving up 
When everybody’s giving in 
When will we finally have enough 
If not now, when 
If not now, when 

"Gaslighter"

Like an enemy you were  
Keeping me close 
You were slipping out  
When i needed you most 
You left, left me shaking my head 
Sleeping all alone in this queen size bed 
You called me immature  
Said I should trust you more 
So I did, so I did 

You said I was acting crazy again 
Everything I felt was all in my head  
Told me I should get some clinical help  

Gaslighter 
Gaslighter 
Gaslighter  
Gaslighter 

I guess it is just what it is 
I fell in love with a narcissist  
Had me feeling inferior 
Competing with a mirror 
Told me stop freaking out 
Your tears are bringing me down 
So I did, so I did     

You said I was acting crazy again 
Everything I felt was all in my head  
Told me I should get some clinical help  

Gaslighter 
Gaslighter 
Gaslighter  
Gaslighter 

You're a gaslighter

You said I was acting crazy again, gaslighter 
You said I was acting crazy again, gaslighter 
You said I was acting crazy again, gaslighter 
You said I was acting crazy again

“Apathy” 

Lonesome summer and a wasted spring 
Ghosted lover sent me spiraling 
Caged canary can you still sing 
The signal fire had me questioning 

Burning rubber and recurring dreams 
Fleeting sadness, we all get lonely 
Sirens blaring I'm losing sleep  
Aching muscles from grinding teeth 

In the morning listen 
Hear the birds singing 
Smell the coffee brewing 
Feel the hurt lessening 
Somewhere between love and apathy 

Shipwrecked stranded, reason unknown 
Dark-haired darlin’ where did you go 
Your footprints faded, I wouldn't let go 
And when hope got heavy, oh I sunk like a stone 

In the morning listen 
Hear the birds singing 
Smell the coffee brewing 
Feel the hurt lessening 
Somewhere between love and apathy 
Somewhere between love and apathy 

Somewhere in between, love and apathy 
Somewhere in between, love and apathy,  
Love and apathy