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There's A Bigger Picture Here

by Sudden Suspension

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1.
I never meant to fall apart I don't remember how it happened I lost a piece of me somewhere And I don't know where I left it But I swear I'm gonna find it And fix it I'll retrace all my footsteps
2.
I spent the night in a truck stop parking lot Just to be anywhere but home And you called me as you watched me from around the corner While I was sitting in a photo booth alone And it's the sweetest thing that anyone's done for me I keep the pictures with the coupons close in the passenger seat And for a week I sort of fell for you And convinced myself that maybe you could fall for me But when I poured my guts out in metaphor You said you didn't know what to say but it's probably for the best Cause either way when I get home from tour You'll be halfway across the state and I'll still be a mess And I guess this is as good as it gets for now My friends keep telling me to just wait it out Can't we pretend for the night that I'm something worth your time Can't we pretend for the night I said that if I ever meet and you told me I meant when I guess I just got hopeless I wonder when that happened I said that if I ever meet and you told me I meant when I guess I just got hopeless I wonder when that happened Jolynn keeps telling me I'm dragging my feet I guess I've always been that way I stopped watching the sun come up over the Kankakee When you couldn't stay awake to watch it with me And I guess this is as good as it gets for now My friends keep telling me to just wait it out Can't we pretend for the night that I'm something worth your time Can't we pretend for the night I never wanted to fall I knew you wouldn’t catch me Let’s not pretend like I ever thought you were something that would make me happy I never wanted to fall I knew you wouldn’t catch me I knew you wouldn’t catch me I never wanted to fall I knew you wouldn’t catch me Let’s not pretend like I ever thought you were something that would make me happy I never wanted to fall I knew you wouldn’t catch me At least you gave me something to fall for And I guess this is as good as it gets for now My friends keep telling me to just wait it out I’m done waiting around Can't we pretend for the night that I'm something worth your time Can't we pretend for the night that I’m something worth your time Can’t we pretend for the night That for once this all works out and I’d be good enough this time
3.
Eventually 02:08
When I was only three I used to dream About a girl Hand in hand She'd run from all of the monsters with me Then I grew up And all of the monsters got bigger And she never showed up It's so hard without you here I'm so dependent dear I need you to hold me together But you'll show up eventually And I'll wait for you forever Adolescence left me buckled at the knees But I picked myself up and tried to teach myself to be happy I came to expect so many things that would happen to me I built up a lifetime in my head a perfect little fantasy It helped to have something to look forward to It helped to believe that I was waiting for you But you can only wait so long until it all seems pointless And I spent too much time ignoring the problems Just waiting for someone else to come and fix this It's so hard without you here I'm so dependent dear I need you to hold me together I'll give you another year I'll just avoid my fears And wait for you to come make it better Cause you'll show up eventually And I'll wait for you forever
4.
Dear me Six years ago today You were always holding out for something And it just never came And I'm sorry I'm sorry for where we're at I'm sorry I never figured out How to not be so fucking sad At least I can promise that we'll always have each other But I can't promise I won't ever let you down Just don't forget to pretend that it gets better than this Just don't forget to pretend that it gets better than Dear me I know how hard it's been But you can’t just let it win You have to keep on fighting I know that you’re not much for conflict But life's gonna throw some fists Just don't let it get the best of you You have to save the best for something more than this At least I can promise that we'll always have each other But I can't promise I won't ever let you down Just don't forget to pretend that it gets better than this Just don't forget to pretend that it gets better than Dear me Don't forget about the good that you've got Whether you like it or not It's not as bad as you make it seem Cause it's all in how you look at things And when you figure that out then you'll be happy And I swear to you that we will always have each other And you can sleep at night knowing I’ll never let you down Just don't forget to pretend that it gets better than this Just don't forget to pretend that it gets better than this Just don't forget to pretend that it gets better than this Just don't forget to pretend that it gets better than
5.
Cheap Seats 02:25
Why is no one awake right now I've been making myself sick I keep throwing up in the basement At least I'm getting something out I'm taking turns spilling guts onto paper And spilling guts onto the ground So I wrote a couple pages out And I tried to lay down I wrote a couple pages out And tried to lay down But I don't sleep I just lay here and think And let every little thing Cave in on me Tell me I’m not drowning Cause I can’t breathe This isn't what I wanted This isn't who I'm supposed to be Why am I still awake right now I stopped drinking coffee But I don't think it helped I'm sick of always getting anxious and driving around Gas isn't getting cheaper And there's nowhere to go in this town So I wrote a couple pages out And I tried to lay down I wrote a couple pages out And tried to lay down But I don't sleep I just lay here and think And let every little thing Cave in on me Tell me I’m not drowning Cause I can’t breathe This isn't what I wanted This isn't who I'm supposed to be I need to figure myself out I need to pick up all these pieces There's a bigger picture here And someday I'm gonna see it And I’m sure it's fucking gorgeous It has to be This is just a smudge in the corner These are just the cheap seats
6.
Footsteps 00:31
I’ve been happy here before I’ll be happy here again I’ll wait it out in this truck stop parking lot ‘Til everything makes sense I’ll retrace all my footsteps I’ll retrace all my footsteps
7.
Back Roads 03:24
I've been driving thirty down these back roads all damn year I've been driving past my house and thinking of never going back there I turned down state line and took the wrong way home Cause I can't stand the thought of spending another night in bed alone I can't do it again I don't want to wake up all alone I'd rather sleep parked here on the train tracks And never have to go back home I'm no stranger to staying up late, shaking with chest pains, and cursing at myself But it's been so much worse these last few months And the help groups just don't help I'm not breaking I think I already broke Somewhere out on the east coast I thought it'd help to not be so alone But I was all caught up in people and places I didn't know I felt stranded I didn't know where to go Now I find myself needing to be alone I never used to be that way I've been ignoring my cell phone I've been hiding away I feel so uninspired I feel so out of place I can't do it again The backseat was fucking torture Just trying to hold myself together With the van a fucking mess and me not any better I'm no stranger to staying up late, shaking with chest pains, and cursing at myself But it's been so much worse since I got back And the help groups just don't help I’m taking detours to work ‘cause 55's been closed all year I ‘m just trying to find a better way to get there And I guess my head's sort of in the same place I just can't get where I need to be But I'm gonna keep on trying to get there I'm gonna try to fix me I’m taking detours to work ‘cause 55's been closed all year I’m just trying to find a better way to get there And I guess my head's sort of in the same place I just can't get where I need to be But I'm gonna keep on trying to get there I'm gonna try to fix me

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Sudden Suspension is:
Brandon Stasi: Guitar/Vocals
Griffin Taylor: Drums

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released June 16, 2015

All songs: Written by Brandon Stasi / Arranged by Sudden Suspension

Produced at Always Be Genius Recording Studio in Crown Point, Indiana by Seth Henderson

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