A Portrait of the Man b/w What Would Change

by Matt LeMay

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1.	A Portrait of the Man 02:41	lyrics	buy track
Don’t stop I’ve already waited longer than anyone should I started as soon as I could So let’s make it up... But I’m fine, I get by without anyone’s help I get up, I get out, I get over myself Alright, so maybe I’m not quite the man I thought Entitled or not.... It's the same damned thing every time I try It’s the same damned thing every time I try not to get fucked... ... or to get fucked! ... or get fucked up Like I wanted that stuff... Oh, to be young! And aware of each slight and each stare When each one of us bears the full cost of being apart from the pack Are you scared to look back and say, "I didn't know we were still growing up!" So come out, all you lonely young men And speak up before it’s your turn! The odds are you’re gonna get burned, but you’ll shake it off! And you’ll see you’re no better than anyone else I gave in, I gave out, I gave up on myself ... and I’d give up anyone else just to get along When everything sounds wrong It's the same damned thing every time I try It’s the same damned thing every time I try to forget... ... to forget what I can’t spit up! As if it was that tough... Oh, to be young! And to care if it's right, if it's fair Every one of us wears a heart like a badge on our breast So we fake, till we find a mistake and shut up "These are the best things that I've ever known ... and it's never enough!"
2.	What Would Change? 03:16	lyrics	buy track
I don’t know where we are How can it be so hard to tell if I’m still the boy you like the best of all? We grew up together And I always thought we’d wind up the same But we're not the same Don't say it's above me I'm not a saint You're supple and lovely We'll find our way, just say this is something you want... ...or would you lead me there when I least expect? We'll arch our backs and we'll bend our necks And we won't dare to talk about what comes next Could it be any less? Could it be any less than the best thing? And could it be we've both been waiting for something to break? You can't be smart when your heart's at stake Are we awkward for awkward's sake? And if this is a test, did you get the best of me? So, have we risked it all? Would you kill me with a call? Would you keep me up all night waiting for the things you can’t un-say? “Your best-laid plans, just blow them away! We can start today All you could ask for is ours to take If you take me on fast enough” Fire away! Don’t wait till the summer is gone You say you don't know what to say (“I say my lines and stay awake”) I'm off the cuff, I'm on the take But you say, "ok" ("Ok") Come on and cut us a break! So what would change? I want you to touch me We're still the same It's not like you love me