Now and then
Now and then
It feels great to be
On the road again
See those scenes
From the movie about me
Now and then
(Now and then)
Day by day
Day by day
All those melodies
Running through my brain
See old friends
Try to make amends
Day by day
(Day by day)

Whoa
I'm paranoid
Ain't nothing breaking through the noise
Half bake it till I'm overjoyed
These melodies
Whoa oh oh oh oh
Like polaroids
Half faded so we'll realize
We're living in the best of times
I'm frustrated like
Whoa oh oh oh oh
I'm paranoid
Oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh
We go around again and again like
Whoa oh oh oh oh
I'm paranoid
Oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh
We go around again and again like
Whoa oh oh oh oh
I'm paranoid

Now and then
Now and then
I can't wait to feel
At home again
Our routine
How you knew what I mean
Now and then
(Now and then)

Whoa
I'm paranoid
Ain't nothing breaking through the noise
Half baking out into the void
These melodies
Whoa oh oh oh oh
Like polaroids
Half faded searching for a sign
Show me everything will be alright
I'm frustrated like
Whoa oh oh oh oh
I'm paranoid
Oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh
We go around again and again like
Whoa oh oh oh oh
I'm paranoid
Oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh
We go around again and again like
Whoa oh oh oh oh
​
No more voices in my head
I've forgotten what they said
But every now and then
We go around again and again like
No more voices in my head
I've forgotten what they said
Now and then
We go around again and again like
Again and again and again
Again and again
Again and again
Again and again
Ooh oh oh
Ooh oh oh

you know it's killing me
can we fill the space between
the emptiness in everything
without a simple song to sing
i know you would give anything
to make it all feel good

again we find ourselves in the same place
we can't fake it if this is the end
i see myself in the distance
is anything different

or is it pretend
can we pretend
the dance isn't done and the feeling's the same
this is the last one i say
the dance isn't done and the feeling's the same
this is the last one i say
but that's a promise i'll break

all i need's a little hope
to make it like it was before
it's pouring down rain
all over my face
​
again we find ourselves in the same place
like a broken record stuck when it spins
take us back to the old days
if anything frozen could ever bend
​
we would pretend
can we pretend
the dance isn't done and the feeling's the same
this is the last one i say
the dance isn't done and the feeling's the same
this is the last one i say
but that's a promise i'll break

no more days in the dark
here's your escape
let the weight on your heart
turn into waves
let the rhythm of the sea
move you to the melody
as you float away
meet me at the beach
sand on our feet
it's two hundred degrees
there's music in the sky
all you need is sunshine
to clear the mind
 
one afternoon in the sun
one afternoon in the sun
one afternoon in the sun
one afternoon in the sun
 
the energy is flowing freely
lose yourself in it completely
won't you come vibe with me
back in style
it's been a while now
i'm dancing like a child
all smiles no frowns
it's where you want to be
paradise at our feet
in the perfect daydream
keeping it on repeat
there's music in the sky
all you need is sunshine
to clear the mind
 
one afternoon in the sun
one afternoon in the sun
one afternoon in the sun
one afternoon in the sun

if it feels this good now
how will it feel when it ends
I don't wanna know

sometimes the sun sets too quickly
who would predict we
would be so in love

this could be
heaven on earth
looks like we
might be the first
this could be
heaven on earth
looks like we
might be the first to see it

if it feels this good now
how will it feel if it never ends
going places no one's been to
the scenery is brand new
is it pretend

this could be
heaven on earth
looks like we
might be the first
this could be
heaven on earth
looks like we
might be the first to see it

no way we'd see it coming
if we kept running from it like before
we took a trip around the sun
I wonder what we will become

this could be
heaven on earth
looks like we
might be the first
this could be
heaven on earth
looks like we
might be the first to see it

if it feels this good now
how will it feel when it ends
​I don't wanna know

lazy days
of the summer
make me wonder
am I living my life the
way that I wanna
or am I just wasting my time
with you
with you on my mind
you on my mind

when you take a dive
into the water
it's always harder
to see what's outside 

I'm in too deep
​I've been losing sleep
kicking and screaming
hoping that someone would see me

drowning
drowning
drowning
under you

take a seat
by the ocean
take a sip
of the potion that I mixed for you
you're gonna wish you never knew
all that I had to go through

to get to the surface
to find out my purpose
wasn't it worth it
and do I deserve this

drowning
drowning
drowning
over you

still feels like I'm drowning
still feels like I'm drowning
feels like I'm drowning
still feels like I'm drowning
still feels like I'm drowning
drowning
​without you

funny how the thoughts disappear
after a few beers
a glass of wine
we're having a good time
having a good time
having a good time
still waiting for you here
and after all these years
remind you what it's like
to be having a good time
having a good time

don't need no lipstick on
for you to sing this song

talking 'bout the real thing
baby are you listening
looking at the real thing
darling yeah
party at the real place
you can wear your real face
you don't have to see straight
it's okay
at the real place
having a good time
at the real place
having a good time

climbing up the ladder
been drinking for hours and hours
release the chatter in our heads
a round of drinks for all our friends/
(originally: we won't stop drinking till we're dead)
yeah yeah
woo-hoo
having a good time
woo-hoo having a good time
woo-hoo having a good time
woo-hoo ooh yeah

talking 'bout the real thing 
baby are you listening 
looking at the real thing 
darling yeah 
party at the real place 
you can wear your real face 
you don't have to see straight 
it's okay 
at the real place 
having a good time 
at the real place 
having a good time

it's nice to not be alone
or staring at you through the phone
maybe i could hold your hand
cause i'm thinking that you'll understand

if we're in the real place
you and i can celebrate
we got no more time to waste
darling yeah

talking 'bout the real thing 
baby are you listening 
looking at the real thing 
darling yeah 
party at the real place 
you can wear your real face 
you don't have to see straight 
it's okay 
at the real place 
having a good time 
at the real place 
having a good time
at the real place
​having a good time

I've been living off of memories
I've been trying to feel your energy
even though you're not with me
physically
you're making your way into my dreams
we've got all these unresolved things
call 'em feelings
well I've been feeling like
my world is getting quiet
living without you
don't know why I had to try it
why did I doubt you
if only I had listened
we wouldn't have this distance
we could be burning incense
instead of burning bridges
yeah ah
yeah ah ah ah ah
yeah ah
yeah ah ah ah ah
​Los Angeles is on fire again
​and I said goodbye to all my friends
​but I kept you hanging by a thread
​said that I'd come back but
​I don't know when yet
and my world is getting quiet
living without you
don't know why I had to try it
why did I doubt you
if only I had listened
we wouldn't have this distance
we could be burning incense
instead of burning bridges
yeah ah
yeah ah ah ah ah
yeah ah
yeah ah ah ah ah
maybe it's too late
​maybe I am wrong
maybe we'll be safe
maybe it's not gone
​maybe I can build myself
back up and be
someone you want to love
​cause I don't wanna keep
burning bridges
yeah ah
yeah ah ah ah ah
yeah ah
yeah ah ah ah ah

safe when i'm inside
but as soon as i step outside
the city eats me alive
pretty palm trees from afar
i picture me playing my guitar
but it's been weeks
been months
been years

all i need is fresh air
natural light
how did that become
so f*ing hard to find

stuck on the inside
stuck on the inside
trying not to cry
they don't understand why
i'm stuck on the inside

riding in your car
down broken boulevard
you have my head
my heart
my scars

three hours on the train's
getting harder in this rain
i don't wanna feel insane
but i do

all i need is fresh air
natural light
how did that become
so f*ing hard to find

stuck on the inside
stuck on the inside
trying not to cry
they don't understand why
i'm stuck on the inside
of my of my
​mind

can i get to you
wanna be with you
wanna be with you
wanna be
cannot get to you
wanna be with you
wanna be with you
wanna be
can i get to you
wanna be with you
wanna be with you
wanna be
whoa

stuck on the inside, whoa
stuck on the inside, whoa
trying not to cry
they don't understand
why can't i get to you
wanna be with you
but i'm
stuck on the inside, whoa

you still have my heart

i'm a shell
of a woman
just a chest
with no heart
just a head
with no mind
i am hollow inside

dress me up
just enough
make me thin
tilt my chin
i'll be your doll if you want
i'll be tall or be small
if you want
if you want

i'm still standing here
feeling kind of weird
just watching crowds
moving busily
staring at me
enviously
i don't understand

i'm a mannequin
man i can't
i can't live
live like this
all i know is emptiness
empty this display
and throw me away

i'm a mess
i'm dirty
i've been tested and scuffed up
can't protest cause i can't talk
oh please
you just like to mock me
​i'm still standing here
feeling kind of weird
just watching crowds
moving busily
staring at me
enviously
i don't understand

i'm a mannequin
man i can't
i can't live
live like this
all i know is emptiness
empty this display
and throw me away
all i know is emptiness
empty this display
throw me away
​mannequin

remember how we used to play outside
till the sun would hide
behind the trees
we'd write jokes
as we spoke
make everything rhyme
laugh until we were weak

those are the memories 
we'll hold onto
while we search for somewhere else 
to belong to

we dream of a day
when we could get away
go back to the place
where life was play

we know in our souls
we'll never grow old
don't want to let this go
but we didn't know

our paths are parting
our lives are slowly starting to take shape
but we liked our lines curved
before we heard
we had to change and make them straight

just do what we're told
take the mold of those who lead
but they don't seem to understand
what we really need

we dream of a day
when we could get away
go back to the place
where life was play

we know in our souls
we'll never grow old
don't want to let this go
but we didn't know

didn't know
we didn't know
didn't know

we'd dream of a day
when we could get away
go back to the place
where life was play

we know in our souls
we'll never grow old
don't want to let this go
but we didn't know​