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Happy on the Outside

from Strange Change of Heart by the hair cells

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I was born on the day that my dreams died
I am holding my breath til the next time
Oxygen’s low by design
'Cause my mind is bright like a trick of the moonlight
It’s sharper than any old pen knife
Quicker than a winter’s night

There’s a red rose dying on the window sill
I can tell you the truth, you know I always will, but
Whatever I’m telling myself is a lie
Happy on the outside

My friend, you’ll be born on the day that the war ends
Born on the day you surrender
And tender disguises won’t fly
'Cause my days are filled with smoke and the blue haze
Of something you know but that’s always
Just across the other side

And there’s no good thing the right mistake can’t kill
I can tell you the truth you know I always will, but
Whatever I’m telling myself is a lie
Happy on the outside

You see, we're all born on the day that the thrill leaves
Born to be set free of freedom
Happy to try not to try
From the start, we're all born when we feel that strange change of heart
That wrenches us into the happy dark
Where we won't be afraid of the night

You spend your whole life fighting not to catch a break
I can tell you the truth, but don't make no mistake
Whatever I’m telling myself is a lie
Happy on the outside

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from Strange Change of Heart, released September 23, 2014

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Indie folk pop rock duo based in and around Akron, Ohio

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