The Honeymoon Phase [originals]

by Zach Benson

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1.	Falling in Love for 30 Seconds 01:45	lyrics	buy track
january///i could see us in a small house, or maybe an apartment, just laughing at our neighbors just like the way it started. then we'll talk about our past, or maybe we'll just sit and smile. we'll go to work still laughing. i'll be laughing for a while. and sometime during the day, i think about your lips and then i'll call you on my lunch break and say "i miss you babe," and then i count down all the hours till we're sitting at the table eating chinese takeout and laughing at the neighbors. and the nights: we won't fight. i'll get annoyed at something stupid but you kiss me and say it's useless. then i'll agree and realize you're my sanity, my wall. our lives aren't really special but you're my spring, my summer, and my fall. but reality comes back, you're standing somewhere different. i glance in your direction and suddenly it's christmas. but i worry you'll look over and you'll just see the door, cause my fantasy's just in my mind, it's really nothing more. but i still see us in a small town, we're walking from some store. you'll look at me with the brightest eyes, i'll smile more and more. then we'll lock hands and lose ourselves and hope they'll let us be. we'll get back to our small house and you'll be all i see.
2.	Poison 03:49	lyrics	buy track
february///when i see you, i picture us. i've lost my ability to trust the words inside that i can't bring. at 17, don't know a thing. a vicious match, head vs. heart. a subtle thought right from the start: you are poison, you fill every crack until i'm broken, front to back. but every breath is such a thrill; a painful inhale/exhale chill. i will wear a mask around them but when i'm home at night, it's off. i can't fall asleep in silence, either. the noise is like your voice but not sweeter. i sing to you but you think it's for her. my brain is restless and you make it stir. i'll never have you, i'll never hold you tight. my optimism left sometime in the night. and even though i say "be yourself," i'm a liar, an actor, a smile and a shell. so tell me how do you realize who you are? could you tell me? cause it's way too far away. fill the cracks of my heart.
3.	Something Good 01:48	lyrics	buy track
march///and now our 30 seconds are over, even though we're at the start. and even though you think i'm kidding, my thoughts are racing; so's my heart. midnight comes and goes like nothing and 2 o'clock's a passing glance. when cyanide turns into water, i realize we have a chance. and as we're talking, there's a stoplight and it's greener than a forrest's tree. i think we started something good. and now you're all that i can see.
4.	Self-Control 02:54	lyrics	buy track
april///when you told me that i was the only one for you, did you mean it too? cause i'm still glancing behind me and keeping the door askew. and we'll keep it soft, but when they're asking me questions, i freeze up and blank out. the secret's getting tough to control. does she know? does he know? do i need to make a list? cause i'm confused and distracted and now i'm telling my parents. i'm hiding my phone from everyone i meet even though i wanna tell them how sweet and amazing and bright and astounding and perfect you are. i know i'm happy around you, but i still wear a mask around them. and i'm torn up into two; you are the roots, i am the stem, and we're still growing into something that only a few of them can see. but i'm still grinning cheek to cheek cause you're the only one for me. and you're still the only one i see.
5.	Acting 01:48	lyrics	buy track
may///i met your family at your house. i was a mess and your mom could tell. worried that your neighbors could see, but i told myself "let it be." their ideals couldn't stop me from being myself. less secretive than we've been before; the list grows and grows and adds more and more. how long can we keep this up? they haven't caught us yet, this is luck. put on a shirt that i never wore. it's been a month since the show, but we're acting every day. it's been two months since, you know, and i'm still a different face. you're blaming yourself and so am i, but i'm still in love with you, oh my. it's been a month since the show and we're acting out of place.
6.	Ideals 03:16	lyrics	buy track
june///i should be scared, but my breathing's evened out and your sweater vest never looked cuter than now. no going back as she reads our names out loud, and my shoulder's 10 pounds lighter and evened out. and their ideals don't mean a thing cause i'm the happiest i've ever been. and we're gonna tell the world we're in love. hours have passed and a new chapter's begun. these 30 seconds never felt so long. you remind me what these 3 months have been for and i smile, shut my eyes, and say once more that their ideals don't mean a thing. you make me the happiest i've ever been. cause their ideals don't mean a thing. i am myself, that's all i've ever been.
7.	Learning to Walk 01:55	lyrics	buy track
july///you fall asleep, but no one enjoys it while it's happening; being so in love that you don't realize it until "are" becomes "were," so this relationship isn't like falling asleep. i'm fully aware that you are the best thing to happen to me. so let's rewrite this metaphor. it's like learning to walk, cause it's daunting at first and we stumbled around, didn't know, didn't care, and we grow, getting comfortable walking around. and we start to go faster: a hop, skip, and jog. pretty soon we were running, sprinting, leaping, and bounding, all from one single step. and we're still learning, i know. there's so much room to grow. and that thrills me beyond belief. and now i can't fall asleep.
8.	An Unfinished Epilogue 01:16	lyrics	buy track
our plans are ever growing and we both can't see the end. to this day, i can't believe i fell in love with my best friend. funny how i thought you were poison; you infected me, no less. you've been swimming in my bloodstream and i swear it's for the best. i guess this marks another chapter. what comes next is up to you and me. i think we started something good. i know we started something good. and you're still all that i can see.

about

i wrote and recorded this album in 2 days. it details the past 7 months of my life, with each song (minus the epilogue) representing a different month. mixing and mastering is hard so i didn't do it. this album is super cheesy and cliche but i hope you enjoy it nonetheless.

credits

released July 10, 2014

all music and lyrics by Zach Benson, except:
"Learning to Walk"
lyrics by Aiden Carroll and Zach Benson

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i record songs late at night instead of sleeping.
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