Micah Madore

Thumb's out I need a ride
Miles of counting passerby's
You know I'm giving up trying

Brake lights bring surprise
Weathered faces smile sky wide
Some mirages mirror living life

They said this is what we do, you’re not the first won't be the last
This is what we do, pass it on or pass it back
Whatever you choose to do, it's all up to you

Hey man those wheels are fly
What's the number, cause you know I'm gonna buy
Or I'll take you for a ride when I steal em in the night

Because this is what we do, you're not the first won't be the last
This is what we do, pass it on or pass it back
Whatever you choose to do, it's all up to you

Young man come join the fight
I can't tell you why but I can write a damn good headline
You know I'd go myself but it just might kill my pride

Because this is what we do, you're not the first won't be the last
This is what we do, you pass it on or pass it back
Whatever you choose to do, it's all up to you

Well you can see it how it is
Or you can tell yourself it's all brand new
But whatever you choose to do it's all up to you

How lonely can I be
If my fingers talk right back to me?
So go ahead and say goodbye
Those things I said to you
Were reflections of what you said too
But you won't dig to deep to find
Those scattered mines
Those scattered mines
I find them all the time
I find them all the time

How can you bully me
If belief's the only currency?
So just keeping on tossing me those lines
I wanna break clean through and seal the wound
And let it dry
But you're right
It's not goodbye

Always by surprise
Your hesitation douses fire
I'm tired
Of lying, trading idle sighs
We'll rename our homes
And throw ourselves into the world
In time
But I can't fight it
You're right
Tonight
It's not goodbye

Tripping on those scattered mines
I find them all the time
I find them all the time
I find them all the time

We're in the early days
Are we together yet or is this me
Believing I'm free?
It's the early days
Are we tethered threads or is this we
Nurturing a curiosity?

It's not to late to say
We could wander separate ways
It's not to late to say
We could go our separate ways
But girl would you let me stay?

There's no more trial phase
We're speeding up, the world is slowing down
Preparing to drown
It's not my place to say
To change the pace if this is nature's way

But now I can't say
That I could see it any other way
Girl now I can't say
That I could see it any other way
I couldn't see it any other way
I couldn't see it any other way
I couldn't see it any other way
I wouldn't have it any other way

And now we're living in the good ol' days
We're living in the good ol' days
Girl we're living in the good ol' days
I wouldn't have it any other way

It's true
It's not just you
The distance haunts me too

When you found out you weren't strong, just never tested
Not opinionated, just abjections
Not a loner, unrequested
Did you feel like I do now?
On an island, wondering if that friction's gonna spark again

I'm on the scenic side of skeptical, but I'm heading for a turn
To the freelance side of confidence in the world that I observe
I'm on the scenic side of wasting time and watching you go first
So I'm searching for that turn

If you gave up all you had, based on a notion
You could cross a bigger ocean
Holding nothing close, just floating, hoping
That the tide won't wash you out
On an island, wondering if conflictions always burn the bridge?

I'm on the scenic side of skeptical, but I'm heading for a turn
To the freelance side of confidence in the world that I observe
I'm on the scenic side of wasting time and watching you go first
So I'm searching for that turn
I'm on the scenic side of skeptical, but I'm searching for a turn
To the freelance side of confidence in the world that I observe
I'm not afraid to brave the outside, I'm tired of watching you go first
So I'm stumbling towards that turn

I'm going down to the black muddy river
Gonna dip my toes, throw some stones
And watch them fly away
I count ten skips to reach the other bank

Black muddy river
I watch you roll your waves
Down into the lake
And then I wonder just how long it's gonna take
For you to haul my ash away one day

I'm going down to the black muddy river
Gonna hum this tune, it's what I do
To sing with you again
And forget how many verses that it's been

Well I've seen you turn ash into silt
Silt you sift through length and time
How many memories is your bottom lining 
Hiding from me
Til I reside there again

River
I watch you roll your waves
Down into the lake
And then I wonder just how long it's gonna take
For you to haul my ash away one day

I'm still waiting 'round 
For a peace that won't deliver
Oh river
What have I brought to wash away?

We used to walk the same road
I used to feel your footsteps as I braced for the cold
Along the way your footsteps they faded in the snow
You must've flown away or I just closed my eyes a little too long

What I'd like to know is
Can I make it on my own?
What I need to know is
Can I walk this path alone?

I've seen the world through older eyes
I've seen it take me by surprise
Thought I was swimming in the clouds
Until I found my way back down

What I've come to know is
That we really are alone
But what I've come to know is
That we're not the only ones

We used to walk the same road
I used to feel your footsteps as I braced for the cold
Along the way your footsteps they faded in the snow
You must've flown away or I just closed my eyes a little too long

What I'd like to know is
Did you make it there alright?

I guess I'll walk by faith by sight