I know a girl who cries when she practices violin because each note sounds so pure it just cuts into her, and then the melody comes pouring out her eyes. Now, to me, everything else just sounds like a lie.

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I came upon a doctor who appeared in quite poor health. I said, 'There's nothing...

I came upon a doctor who appeared in quite poor health. I said, 'There's nothing...

When everything is lonely I can be my best friend.

When everything is lonely I can be my best friend.

Love's an excuse to get hurt.

Love's an excuse to get hurt.

I came upon a doctor who appeared in quite poor health. I said, 'There's nothing...

I came upon a doctor who appeared in quite poor health. I said, 'There's nothing...

There's all body types, but there's just one size.

There's all body types, but there's just one size.

We must memorize nine numbers and deny we have a soul.

We must memorize nine numbers and deny we have a soul.

Let the poets cry themselves to sleep, and all their tearful words will turn back...

Let the poets cry themselves to sleep, and all their tearful words will turn back...

When I was a kid, I used to fantasize about death. Not that I was...

When I was a kid, I used to fantasize about death. Not that I was...

I've cried, and you'd think I'd be better for it, but the sadness just sleeps,...

I've cried, and you'd think I'd be better for it, but the sadness just sleeps,...

Why are you scared to dream of god when it's salvation that you want?

Why are you scared to dream of god when it's salvation that you want?

If the world could remain within a frame like a painting on the wall, I...

If the world could remain within a frame like a painting on the wall, I...

I really just want to be warm yellow light that pours over everyone I love.

I really just want to be warm yellow light that pours over everyone I love.

Why are you scared to dream of god when it's salvation that you want?

Why are you scared to dream of god when it's salvation that you want?

'Cause I swear that I'm dying, slowly but its happining.

'Cause I swear that I'm dying, slowly but its happining.

No lies, just love.

No lies, just love.

I believe that lovers should be draped in flowers And laid entwined together in a...

I believe that lovers should be draped in flowers And laid entwined together in a...

I like to feel the burn of the audience's eyes when I'm whispering all my...

I like to feel the burn of the audience's eyes when I'm whispering all my...

Screaming is bad for the voice, but it's good for the heart.

Screaming is bad for the voice, but it's good for the heart.

They say it's better to bury your sadness in a graveyard or garden that waits...

They say it's better to bury your sadness in a graveyard or garden that waits...

Now I believe that lovers should be draped in flowers and laid entwined together on...

Now I believe that lovers should be draped in flowers and laid entwined together on...