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Drinking and Dreaming

from Drinking and Dreaming by Alternate Universe You

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lyrics

Well,
I'm all head and you're all heart,
So let's try again in the morning.
I will end everything that you start,
So you can't say that I didn't give fair warning,
So let's try again in the morning.

When I'm down, that means that you'll be up
So I guess I'll try and counter you always,
And when I'm passed out, you scoop me up
And from your arms, I see the world sideways.
I guess I'll try and counter you always.

'Cause I don't change.
I just learn.
And isn't it strange?
This time I didn't expect to get burned.
I guess I don't expect to get burned.

But oh! The girl on the couch is me,
Wide awake at night:
Oh, what am I doing?
I guess...

I'm drinking and dreaming,
And I'm dreaming of driving,
So I think I'm gonna be ok.
I'm smoking and scheming,
And I'm thinking of leaving.
I don't see that there is any other way,
But there's nothing that I want to say
Until I know,
I won't say so.

We made it fit; my edges are all bent.
I turned off all my parts that didn't fit with you,
But the curtain's down. Now the lights are on.
I can see all the parts of myself I should rescue.
Oh, all the parts of me that don't belong to you.

Besides:
Plans are something you make
Until something more important comes along,
And I'm sorry to break them with you,
But right now I really need to be strong.
It's not that I feel we were wrong.
It's just that something more important came along.

Oh, the girl on the couch is me,
Wide awake at night:
Oh, what am I doing?
Well...

I'm drinking and dreaming,
And I'm dreaming of driving,
So I think I'm gonna be ok.
I'm smoking and scheming,
And I'm thinking of leaving.
I don't see that there is any other way,
But there's nothing that I want to say
Until I go.
I won't say so.
I won't say so.
I won't say so
Until I go.

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from Drinking and Dreaming, released February 27, 2011
Merri Palmer: vocals, guitar, synth, background vocals

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Alternate Universe You Austin, Texas

Alternate Universe You is a singer, songwriter, and time/space traveler who chronicles their journey across dimensions through music, photography, and writing. The alter ego of Lockhart, TX-based multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Merri Palmer, Alternate Universe You explores the past, present, future, and worlds beyond through the lens of lush melodies and cosmic vibrato. ... more

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