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Silhouetting

by Patterns in Traffic

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1.
3 Weeks 05:10
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I woke you up from a dream about him Just long enough for you to let me know You won't be coming back around here I'm trying so hard not to let my emotions show I put my faith in you, and now my faith is lost Is there something I didn't do to make you fall in love? I put my trust in you, maybe I trust too much Before I come unglued, I think I've seen enough How could I have seen this coming? After our long walk through the trees There must have been something more That you saw in him, than what you saw in me So I'll stand aside I put my faith in you, and now my faith is lost Is there something I didn't do to make you fall in love? I put my trust in you, maybe I trust too much Before I come unglued, I think I've seen enough Even when it's so brand new And there is so much left to do And everything is blossoming And all the mockingbirds still sing It's not enough when I am gone I guess three weeks is just too long to hold on I guess three weeks is just too long to hold on I guess three weeks is just too long to hold on I guess you never cared about me after all
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How Far 03:28
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There's no mistaking the way you make me feel now that you're back in my arms once more I'm captivated as the words I want to hear come spilling out so fast your throat is sore But there's a fleeting hesitation in your touch, the slightest shudder that I can't ignore I'm trying to convince myself it's in my head, but something tells me I can't be sure The way you make me feel, I won't forget Tell me it's not another night you will regret I can't afford to lose my head again Now that we've headed down this road How far you wanna go? How far you wanna go? Is it manipulation when you claim that all along I've been the only one that you adore? I'm contemplating if you're truly sincere when you say you feel just like you did before The way you make me feel, I won't forget Tell me it's not another night you will regret I can't afford to lose my head again Now that we've headed down this road How far you wanna go? I wanted so bad To be the one to save you After all this time I've been by your side And I have loved you Far too long to Become everything that scares you about the world The way you make me feel, I won't forget Tell me it's not another night you will regret I can't afford to lose my head again Now that we've headed down this road How far you wanna Go ahead and leave The way you played me for the fool, I can't believe You're gonna want me back, just wait and see Now that we've headed down this road How far you wanna go? (There's no mistaking the way you make me feel now that you're back in my arms once more) How far you wanna go? (There's no mistaking the way you make me feel)
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The Ambulance 03:50
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I've got a constant knot it my stomach 'Cause I know what I have to do It's a sickening thought that I'm breaking your heart Even though I'm still in love with you But let me explain, 'cause I've been on the fence And I'm a mess, I'm a wreck, I'm a fool I just want to live life without any regrets But either way, that's what I have to do 'Cause if I hang around Then I'll never know what else I could have found And if I leave right now I could bury the one true love of my life in the ground So I'm trying to find the confidence that I never really had to earn I'm playing with matches and gasoline, hoping that I don't get burned And sometimes even with the best of intentions, I only make things worse Now I'm crawling back into the ambulance, wondering if I'll ever learn No one I've met has compared to you yet And I find myself wishing I'd stayed But I'm way too proud to come back to you now And compound the mistakes that I've made I'll just hope that I get well 'Cause this hospital bed is no four-star hotel And if I can't trust myself Then how will I ever learn to trust anyone else? So I'm trying to find the confidence that I never really had to earn I'm playing with matches and gasoline, hoping that I don't get burned And sometimes even with the best of intentions, I only make things worse Now I'm crawling back into the ambulance, wondering if I'll ever learn Trying to find the confidence that I never really had to earn I'm playing with matches and gasoline, hoping that I don't get burned And sometimes even with the best of intentions, I only make things worse Now I'm crawling back into the ambulance, wondering if I'll ever learn
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Katherine 05:06
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Did you forget about me After you moved to L.A.? Are you ever coming home? I've got a lot to tell you So many things I've been through But some things never change at all And I confess I've been a little down since I saw you on a commercial yesterday 'Cause your success Reminds me that if I had tried, I could have been so much more than this But Katherine, something tells me it's gonna be just fine I always knew deep down you couldn't stay You were bigger than this town, and who would I have been To hold you back? I see him in your photos I only hope that he knows How lucky he is to see you smile And I've got someone new too She looks just like you I still am not certain how I feel But Katherine, something tells me it's gonna be just fine I always knew deep down you couldn't stay And now you're living your own life, and I am living mine But I'll be there for you along the way And Katherine, I've been meaning to call you for a while I think about it almost every day You were bigger than this town, and who would I have been To hold you back? Emptiness sets in A stranger is living in our old apartment I know I should get over it But there's something in me screaming out And Katherine, I just want you to come home Come home Come home Come home But Katherine, something tells me it's gonna be just fine I always knew deep down what you would say I guess I've still been hoping that someday I'd make you mine But the chance is getting smaller every day Katherine, something tells me it's gonna be just fine I always knew deep down you couldn't stay And now you're living your own life, and I am living mine But I'll be there for you along the way And Katherine, I've been meaning to call you for a while I think about you every single day You were bigger than this town, and who would I have been To hold you back? You were bigger than this town, and who would I have been To hold you back?
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Breathing In 03:18
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I know I said I don't regret anything that I did In retrospect, some things I might reconsider Specifically, the time I showed up in the dead of night Going out of my mind I think that's when you started having second thoughts And contemplated moving on Now I'm breathing in I will survive It's not important Screaming out Into the sky Is not uncommon You're not the only one who can bring me down So I'm breathing in I am alright I'll make it out alive I've had a tendency to blame you for all my faults I promise that things won't go on like this any longer You said this was the last time But it was just a white lie I know I'm the right guy But I'm off my meds Let's just try harder not to fight And think this over for one more night Now I'm breathing in I will survive It's not important Screaming out Into the sky Is not uncommon You're not the only one who can bring me down So I'm breathing in I am alright I'll make it out alive Breathing in I will survive It's not important Screaming out Into the sky Is not uncommon You're not the only one who can bring me down So I'm breathing in I am alright I'll make it out alive
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Get to You 04:08
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Don't move a muscle 'Cause I am trying to control myself And if you make one tiny spark right now This is gonna burn like hell I've got a girl back home She wants to give me all her love I think I'm here 'cause there's a part of me That is trying to make her run And I don't know why I think I've got to keep my distance 'Cause the harder she tries to be mine, the more I resist it That's why I'm singing you to sleep And I can't help but wonder What would it take for me to get to you? And if I wasn't in so deep Would I still be thinking of you? Should I make the great escape so I can get to you? Get to you I put my trust in you when I couldn't trust myself And there's so much that I could say to you, but I've already said too much I think that I feel safe with you 'cause you belong to someone else But I can barely keep from falling down, and I don't wanna be your crutch She'll always be by your side, you should be realistic But she don't send chills up my spine the way that you just did That's why I'm singing you to sleep And I can't help but wonder What would it take for me to get to you? And if I wasn't in so deep Would I still be thinking of you? Should I make the great escape so I can get to you? (So I can get to you) So I can get to you Could you be the best that I never had? Do I only want what I can't have? Would I feel the same way that I do If I could get to you? That's why I'm singing you to sleep And I can't help but wonder What would it take for me to get to you? And if I wasn't in so deep Would I still be thinking of you? Should I make the great escape so I can get to you? (So I can get to you) So I can get to you
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Can't Give Up on Us 04:20
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"I have to do this," she said to me Fully aware it would leave me lonely I can't understand why this blind chance is Enough to give up on a classic romance But she needs this for herself My love's not enough anymore So she'll be with someone else I don't know what it'd take to make her stay She said, "If you love me, let me go Maybe this is not the end" But what's killing me is I don't know If she'll come back to me again 'Cause she don't know what she's looking for And as for me, I'll wait here for her 'Cause there's no one else I trust And I can't give up on us I've got a lot I want to say to you, but can't express 'Cause as I'm thinking more and more, I'm speaking less and less It's not that easy out there on your own, that's for sure There won't be anyone around to make you feel secure You're so much stronger than you were the day I made you mine It's bittersweet 'cause I gave you strength to leave me behind You said that this would turn out for the best eventually But it's too bad the best for you means giving up on me You're making a mistake Leaving home Don't make this so hard to take Just take me home 'Cause there's no one else I trust And I can't give up How do you think that this will help? It makes me so damn insecure You gotta be with someone else Baby, what would it take to make you stay? She said, "If you love me, let me go Maybe this is not the end" But what's killing me is I don't know If she'll come back to me again 'Cause she don't know what she's looking for And as for me, I'll wait here for her 'Cause there's no one else I trust And I can't give up on us, no There's no one else I trust And I can't give up on us
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Go My Own Way 04:20
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It's starting to sink in that we're really through And how much my perspective's changed I saw you wearing the sundress that I bought you But it's never fit you quite that way Now I'm staring at blue skies And looking through new eyes Now that you're not blocking out the sun Finally I'm alive Finally I am free Finally I can go my own way Finally I've moved on You're finally out of reach Finally I can go my own way Now I'm taking the time to stop and notice The beauty of leaves on this autumn day And I've looked past this scene a thousand times before But it's never hit me quite this way Now I'm staring at blue skies And looking through new eyes Now that you're not blocking out the sun Finally I'm alive Finally I am free Finally I can go my own way Finally I've moved on You're finally out of reach Finally I can go my own way Whenever I was self assured You could make me insecure And if I tried not to give in You always pulled me back again Finally I'm alive Finally I am free Finally I can go my own way Finally I've moved on You're finally out of reach Finally I can go my own way
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Loved You After All 03:46
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Not long ago I took a fall Didn't know if I could get back up at all Then I met you Through a good friend It was your first night in your new apartment And it got late, so we crashed there on the floor Two strangers in an empty room who would become so much more And we stayed up and we talked past 5 am That's when I knew I'd get back up again So if you have to go Please don't be gone too long I learned your favorite song Just so I could sing it by your bedside And I'd hoped That you would sing along Even if my words are wrong At least you'd know I did it 'cause I loved you after all I cracked some joke About your empty vase And a crooked smile quickly flashed across your face I can't recall Just how you replied But I sensed we had this chemistry that took me by surprise And you appreciated all my little quirks That's when I got to thinking this could work So if you have to go Please don't be gone too long I learned your favorite song Just so I could sing it by your bedside And I'd hoped That you would sing along Even if my chords are wrong At least you'd know I did it 'cause I loved you after all Never imagined I'd call you my own You're so different from what I've known But we balance out perfectly So if you need to go I'll wait here 'til you get home I'll be yours if you want me I'm yours if you love me So if you have to go Please don't be gone too long I learned your favorite song Just so I could sing it by your bedside And I'd hoped That you would sing along If my melody is wrong At least you'd know I did it 'cause I loved you If you have to go Please don't be gone too long I learned your favorite song Just so I could sing it by your bedside And I'd hoped That you would sing along Even if my words are wrong At least you'd know I did it 'cause I loved you after all Just so you know, I did it 'cause I loved you after all
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Turn the Lights Out 04:59
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My head is spinning I was sure that you wanted me Ever since the beginning I hoped we'd have a chance eventually And now that it's here You seem so disinterested And I'm starting to fear That you only see me as a friend But honey, that's not enough for me Can't you see what we could be? I will beg, I will plead I will get down on my knees Don't ask me to stop Turn the lights out Don't ask me to stop Turn the lights out Don't ask me to stop Turn the lights out Don't wanna see what's going on, yeah I don't wanna see what's going on Turn the lights out Don't ask me to stop Turn the lights out Don't ask me to stop Turn the lights out Don't wanna see what's going on, yeah I don't wanna see My head is spinning Did you ever want to be with me? I will beg, I will plead I will bring you to your knees Don't ask me to stop Turn the lights out Don't ask me to stop Turn the lights out Don't ask me to stop Turn the lights out Don't wanna see what's going on, yeah I don't wanna see what's going on You don't feel the tension that I feel When I'm pleading for You don't feel the tension that I feel When I'm begging for You don't feel the tension that I feel When I'm pleading for You don't feel the tension that I feel When I'm begging for You don't feel
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Crash and Burn 03:57
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This feels like a missing chapter This feels like a hopeless debt This feels like I'm chasing after Something that I'll never catch And this feels like a broken promise I feel like I've seen a ghost This feels like I'm losing something Just when I had needed it the most I never used to find the time To tell you what you mean to me Now it's always on my mind As the hours stretch out eternally I would crash to hear your voice And burn to feel you breathe From scattered ash, I'd make the choice To give up anything This feels like a dimming searchlight This feels like a violent storm This feels like a winter night When the fireplace is all that keeps you warm And this feels like a broken promise I feel like I've seen a ghost This feels like I'm losing something Just when I had needed it the most I never used to find the time To tell you what you mean to me Now it's always on my mind As the hours stretch out eternally I would crash to hear your voice And burn to feel you breathe From scattered ash, I'd make the choice To give up anything For you Back when we were together I must have been out of my mind All my useless endeavors Taking up all of our precious time Like time would go on forever And I regret it took this long to learn That just to be with you I'd crash And burn I would crash and burn For you Anything for you
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9 Weeks 04:55
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Born again Wishing I was nowhere I'm the culprit I must be getting somewhere After all this time Fading in A relapse of emotions That I thought I'd hid Like your body in the ocean Oh, darling I never wanted this to end I can't hide from your silhouette I've been showering for nine straight weeks And I can't seem to wash my body clean I never gave you a chance to explain And now I'm wondering why I went and burned the bridge you stood on And now it's too late to give this one more try Like a masquerade You shielded your complexion And my feelings went astray I could not make the connection anymore And on the way To our new house on the Pacific We just drove for days But I was not one for specifics And we never made it more than halfway there I never wanted this to end I can't hide from your silhouette I've been showering for nine straight weeks And I can't seem to wash my body clean I never gave you a chance to explain And now I'm wondering why I went and burned the bridge you stood on And now it's too late to give this one more try Give this one more try Give this one more try Can we give this one more try? Let's give this one more Just ten miles down the road She cast the first stone And cast our future in doubt She stole the words from my mouth Just ten miles down the road She cast the first stone And cast our future in doubt I tasted blood in my mouth

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The debut album from Patterns in Traffic, the solo project of Maryland musician and songwriter Kyle Simons.

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released May 12, 2015

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All songs written, recorded, and performed by Kyle Simons, except where otherwise noted.

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Patterns in Traffic is the solo project of Maryland musician and songwriter Kyle Simons.

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