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Behind Your Eyes EP

by The Cartographers

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We arrive and depart all alone on our tiny pale blue spaceship we were given as a home our solar system looks a lot like a starter kit to the stars but what if it’s all in your head? what if it’s all in your head? to and fro, dawn to dusk, a to b we live our tiny little lives like sailors lost at sea surrounded by the sea and sky with no land in sight still we sail but what if it’s all in your head? what if it’s all in your head? lost in your mind yeah it is time to make a sound but no one can hear you if no one’s around you’re one of a kind and it is time to scream and shout you live in perception and there’s no way out if we all live our lives in your mind then that kind of makes you god, and it kind of makes you blind because you live just like us behind your eyes behind your eyes, behind your eyes, behind your lost in our minds yeah it is time to make a sound to make a sound but no one can hear us if there’s no one if there’s no one around you’re one of a kind and it is time to scream and time to scream and shout cause we’re stuck in perception and there’s no way out if we all live our lives in your mind then that kind of makes you god, and it kind of makes you blind because you live just like us behind your eyes behind your eyes, behind your eyes, behind your
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Buzzkill 03:48
This time we’re going down, trying to get our feet on the ground Do you feel, the grass between our toes as I said You’re too high to get your eyes off the floor And sometimes you’re not worth fighting for Do you know what goes on inside your head It’s getting late, stuck in this state I’m wearing thin, my tragic friend So here we wait, another date Don’t you know yet? You just forget Get down Get down You’re too high, too high to realize Get down Get down I won't lie, wont try to get you by no I lied to keep you out of my life And I tried, but I just can’t catch the knife As you stand on the front steps cause you never call ahead Knock knock, like a terrible joke the tick tock of the clock getting late and you smile as I hopelessly unlock the front door It’s getting late, stuck in this state I’m wearing thin, my tragic friend So here we wait, another date Don’t you know yet? You just forget Get down Get down You’re too high, too high to realize Get down Get down I won't lie, won't try to get you by, no
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The little lies we weave so honestly, have more to say than words spoke true. And in our lifetime, we’ll make history. With Sappy Songs of, and, for you I could write you the grandest story ever told. But what's the point lies are the cheapest shit we've ever sold. I have come undone Could you could you please call my name out clearly through the cream, because I can't recall the script to this misplaced unsightly scene. How do I clear the space that's grown so far that I can't see? If I can't catch up to you, no don't you come back for me. Are my mistakes so hard to justify? It seems so innocent to me With words and actions meant to gratify Would I be what you'd have me be You're hearts so light you walk across the wake of all my sin What kind of frame in mind have you resolved to put me in. Lost in atrophy Could you could you please call my name out clearly through the cream, because I can't recall the script to this misplaced unsightly scene. How do I clear the space that's grown so far that I can't see? If I can't catch up to you, no don't you come back for me.
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The word “goodbye” with love and sorrow’s what you left with me that day two lovers touch was not enough and were there too many words to say? and when we kissed I felt the spark that was escaping from your soul each lesser peak on the screen only confirms that you’re leaving me Please don’t go, I am not better off alone Dreams carry me to where our hearts still beat as one carry me, this reality’s too cruel to be a part of And every night the space beside me’s growing cooler to the touch and out of reach, with slurred speech I mumble “I miss you so much” Please don’t go, I am not better off alone Dreams carry me to where our hearts still beat as one carry me, this reality’s too cruel to be a part of Carry me away to sleep
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Your heart's breaking in me Like I ain't been broke before And it feels good It feels good, we should do this more. I can't see your ears no more I fell in love with you when your hair was still short But now you've gone and matured And I think someday you'll cut it Like we cut it short I can still see your face Although the years may have forced some change And I know I'm no longer the same And I hope I don't show it I hope I don't show it But my heart's the same One by one they come and pass In pairs of two we know we can't last And I hope I don't show it (oooh) But my heart's the same Promise, Promise Sweetheart Fingers round in time Fingers round each other And all of this in time But the cold ain't so cold When you hold Yourself to me I think I'll go down in flames Wouldn't ask you to join me 'Cause that would be insane, it you could warm your hands Yeah and stake out your place right here next to me They will come from miles away 'Cause it's cold outside And they need a place to rub on their hands and feet What better time and place than here? 'Cause you've become a fire in me Ever since you turned eighteen girl And then you said that love was Just some sort of passing thing You've become a fire in me Ever since you turned eighteen, And the cold ain't so cold When you hold yourself to me They will come from miles away In your honor In their Sunday best of sleeveless shirts and winter coats Oh they've been waiting for this for years You can see it in their eyes There's a fire there But it's not that I'm on fire but it's deep inside They jump into the peppered sky 'Cause you've become a fire in me Ever since you turned eighteen girl And then you said that love was Just some sort of passing thing You've become a fire in me Ever since you turned eighteen And the cold ain't so cold When you hold yourself to me You, you can see it in their eyes They're afraid that they'll catch fire They're filled, they're filled with gasoline Because it's what my heart desires All these little birds, are chirping in their homes Twenty feet above us they're where all footprints are heard You're wearing it down, you know when you walk like that We're not supposed to carry ourselves in the smalls of our backs And you're wearing it down, you know when you walk like that We're not supposed to carry ourselves in the smalls of our backs Yeah you're wearing it down, you know when you walk like that We're not supposed to carry ourselves in the smalls of our backs

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released February 26, 2016

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The Cartographers Columbus, Ohio

We are The Cartographers! An indie rock band from Columbus Ohio. Our music has elements of the post-rock genre driven by modern guitar styles and classical piano technique.
Our band name refers to the profession of map making. All of our songs are memories, ideas, places, and emotions that all together make up the maps of our lives.
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