Mandy Moore Lyrics

"In Real Life"

I just got a front row seat to real life

And now I gotta open up my eyes
It's too late to wait until it feels right
Now I gotta start the long goodbye

I spent every day

Filling every page
How the world revolved around me
When I saw your face
I knew right away
We'd be whoever we wanted to be

In real life
Somebody loves me
In real life
Somebody needs me

I've been seeing friends of mine in real life

Going through the motions, spinning wheels, spinning their wheels
Everything is happening in real time
Rising tide is nipping at my heels

But I'm different now

I'm not sure how
The world don't revolve around me
Coming out of the dark
With you in my arms
We see whatever we needed to see

In real life
Somebody loves me
In real life
Somebody needs me
In real life

The curtains were drawn

The circus moved on
Once I saw who I was in your eyes
Now each minor key
Sounds major to me
And everything feels harmonized

Somebody loves me
Somebody needs me
In real life
Somebody wants me
In real life
In real life
In real life
In real life
In real life...
"Heartlands"

I always loved that you're a wanderer

But you wander off when things get hard
All of your greatest hits I've ever heard
Are featuring you going way too far

I've made peace with all the pieces

That you left along the way
I've been watching all your seasons
Just I've been waiting for the change

When your flying a bit too high

When you're driving with no hands
I won't say how to live your life
But I'll be here when your heart lands

You make it difficult to be a friend

'Cause I won't agree to disagree
I can be quiet till the bitter end
If that's what you need from me

You've got reasons for the reasons

How it's never quite your fault
I've been watching all your seasons
I've been waiting for the fall

When your flying a bit too high

When you're driving with no hands
I won't say how to live your life
But I'll be here when your heart lands

If you take off just take all the time you need
The northern star is always where it needs to be
If you take off
Remember to save a seat for me

When your flying a bit too high

When you're driving with no hands
I won't say how to live your life
But I'll be here when your heart lands

And I'll be when your heart lands

I'll be here when your heart lands

Writer(s): Mandy Moore, Madison Love, Taylor Goldsmith, Matthew Bair

"Little Dreams"

What's the missing puzzle piece

That's gonna make me whole
Is it some kind of alchemy
Turning lead to gold
Shifted priorities
Shaking up my house
Deep dive on a memory
Got me overwhelmed

Something about the little dreams

Gets us through another day
Rolling with the little dreams
Instead of waiting on a bigger wave
I found it in the lines of my fingerprints
It's written in my DNA
Something about the little dreams, little dreams
Something about the little dreams, little dreams

Having trouble with the melody

But I know the words
A touch of uncertainty
Never really hurts
Craving simplicity
Take only what you need
Found out that everything
Comes down to you and me

Something about the little dreams

Gets us through another day
Rolling with the little dreams
Instead of waiting on a bigger wave
I found it in the lines of my fingerprints
It's written in my DNA
Something about the little dreams, little dreams
Something about the little dreams, little dreams

Telling time with spiderwebs

Digging myself deeper in my mind
What hasn't happened yet
Won't leave me hanging on the line

Something about the little dreams

Gets us through another day
Rolling with the little dreams
Instead of waiting on a bigger wave
I found it in the lines of my fingerprints
It's written in my DNA
Something about the little dreams, little dreams
Something about the little dreams, little dreams
Rolling with the little dreams, little dreams

"Just Maybe"

There were so many sides to the both of us

We defied geometry
And we thought that it meant there was hope for us
As if hope is all we would need
But now we hang by a thread
We've been pulling on
To see if we could pull it off

Just maybe
We're all that we got
And that's more than enough
To keep on dreaming
Just maybe
Then again maybe not
But a maybe's enough
To keep on believing

We were told we were doomed from the start of us

By our friends and family
It's like no one could see the true spark of us
That's just for you and me
But now our moment in time
Is a moment of truth
And I don't know where it ends

Just maybe
We're all that we got
And that's more than enough
To keep on dreaming
Just maybe
Then again maybe not
But a maybe's enough
To keep on believing

Are we dangerous
Are we medicine
Is it a little bit of both

Just maybe
We're all that we got
And that's more than enough
To keep on dreaming
Just maybe
Then again maybe not
But a maybe's enough
To keep on believing

Writer(s): Michael Anthony Viola, Taylor Goldsmith, Amanda Moore

"Living In The In Between"

She don't dress up on Halloween

She much prefers being herself
She's not some vampire, she's the queen
She's got her own story to tell
She goes to bed at 5am
She'll greet the day on either side
She sees the sunrise as her friend
Same with the middle of the night

Living in the inbetween

Living in the inbetween

She gave up birthdays as a kid

She never learned to tell the time
She doesn't know how old she is
But you can count the laughing lines

She thrives on being by herself

But she still makes good company
She sent the devil back to hell
But he still calls three times a week

Living in the inbetween

Living in the inbetween
Living in the inbetween...

Writer(s): Mandy Moore, Taylor Goldsmith, Michael Anthony Viola

"In Other Words"

Can secret stay a secret

Can there be bitter in the sweetness
Desert starts to bloom
In the center of our room
Nobody can see it
A secret stays a secret

Can the answer be the question

Can the chaos be the lesson
In the first hour of the day
They say it’s just a phase
So I need to pay attention
If the answer is the question

In other words
I love you more than I can say
In other words
Can’t put it any other way
In other words
You’re my favorite cliché
I’ve ever heard
In other words

Is there light beyond the spectrum

Where we least expect them
I could fill an empty page
In the center of the stage
Your face is a reflection
Of the light beyond the spectrum

In other words
I love you more than I can say
In other words
Can’t put it any other way
In other words
You’re my favorite cliché
I’ve ever heard
In other words

Is the memory just a picture

Or is only just a mixture
Of the endless passing days
the edges shouldn’t fade
But the colors wouldn’t flicker
If the memory’s a picture

In other words
I love you more than I can say
In other words
Can’t put it any other way
In other words
You’re my favorite cliché
I’ve ever heard
In other words

Writer(s): Morgan Kibby, Amanda Moore, Michael Anthony Viola, Taylor Goldsmith

"Four Moons"

I can see four moons all at once

One in the sky
One in your eye
And two more in our cups
I can hear music in the air
Some in your words
Some with the birds
Some that's not even there

Where do the days go

When did the clock start ticking
Picking up tempo
There ain't a step I'm skipping
I'm in a free flow (Free flow)
Looking at you and thinking
I can see four moons all at once

I can smell our whole history

The dinner we burned
Your favorite shirt
And our very first Christmas tree
I wanna hold your hand a little too much
Step on your toes
Pull you in close
Never really close enough

Where do the days go

When did the clock start ticking
Picking up tempo
There ain't a step I'm skipping
I'm in a free flow (Free flow)
Looking at you and thinking
I can see four moons all at once

Trying to catch every little bit

Before the moment slips away
Calling in sick for the hell of it
Take a second, take a minute, take a day

Where do the days go

When did the clock start ticking
Picking up tempo
There ain't a step I'm skipping
I'm in a free flow (Free flow)
Looking at you and thinking
I can see four moons all at once
I can see four moons all at once

Writer(s): Sam Farrar, Mandy Moore, Michael Anthony Viola, Taylor Goldsmith

"Little Victories"

Don't ask me what I really think of the dead

I only love it 'cause you love it
I never thought to drink my coffee in bed
And now I love it 'cause you love it

You don't want to climb a mountain but you set up my tent

And I know you'll hold my purse for me at every event
This kind of living might be hard to accept
But you love it 'cause I love it

All of the little victories

Solving the bigger mysteries
Where you can do you
And I'll do me
Baby we could meet in the middle
All of the work nobody sees
Are all of the best deleted scenes
Where you're being you
And I'm just me
Baby we could meet in the little victories
All the little victories

Don't ask me what I really think of your friends

I only love them 'cause you love them
The way I always fall asleep before 10
I know you love it

You read through every page of every book on your shelf

'Cause everyone wants a little time for themselves
If you need me, I'll be able to tell
I know you love me and I love it

All of the little victories

Solving the bigger mysteries
Where you can do you
And I'll do me
Baby we could meet in the middle
All of the work nobody sees
Are all of the best deleted scenes
Where you're being you
And I'm just me
Baby we could meet in the little victories
All the little victories

All of the grand schemes

Big plans
Daisies
Diamonds
That isn't romance
I'd rather slow dance
I'd rather hold hands
And talk about

All of the little victories

Solving the bigger mysteries
Where you can do you
And I'll do me
Baby we could meet in the middle
All of the work nobody sees
Are all of the best deleted scenes
Where you're being you
And I'm just me
Baby we could meet in the little victories
All the little victories

Writer(s): Mandy Moore, Madison Love, Taylor Goldsmith, Matthew Bair

"Heavy Lifting"
When the words don't come
You can read my mind
You still hear me
When I want to run
You're not far behind
You always find me

I feel the planets shifting

And now I finally see

You've done all the heavy lifting

Right when nobody asked you to
You've done all the heavy lifting
Now it's my turn to comfort you
To cover you

When you're in the clouds

Let me shine on you
I'll make it clearer
When you can't see yourself
The way I do
I'll be your mirror

The world is spinning faster

It's time to slow things down

You've done all the heavy lifting

Right when nobody asked you to
You've done all the heavy lifting
Now it's my turn to comfort you
To cover you

If there's a way I should be thanking you

I'll never find it in the words
But as I try to make it up to you
I'll always be your little girl

You've done all the heavy lifting

Right when nobody asked you to
You've done all the heavy lifting
Now it's my turn to comfort you
To cover you

Writer(s): Mandy Moore, Taylor Goldsmith, Michael Anthony Viola

"Brand New Nowhere"

Walking away from the ghost arcade

Through the fog on pier
All the faces I know by name
Have gone missing
Empty cars, windows broken
Long shadows
Walking away from the mess we've made

When we run out of road

Let's find a brand new nowhere
And wherever we go
Is getting us close to somewhere
I can't do it alone
Let's find a brand new nowhere

I was dreaming of paradise

You were in it with me
I bought it all at the asking price
Fully loaded
Big screens, waves of blue light
Imbedded in code
I was drowning in paradise

When we run out of road

Let's find a brand new nowhere
And wherever we go
Is getting us close to somewhere
I can't do it alone
Let's find a brand new nowhere
Brand new nowhere

I've been leaning on memories

A little more than I should
I need to take the future to bed with me
And roll with it

Let's find a brand new nowhere

Is getting us close to somewhere
I can't do it alone
Let's find a brand new nowhere
Let's find a brand new nowhere

Writer(s): Mandy Moore, Matthew Bair, Mike Viola, Taylor Goldsmith

"Every Light"

I hear a lot about you

Much more than I'm hearing from
Stories that swirl around you
Like planets that orbit the sun

I dream my days around you

I cancelled all my plans
Time stands still without you
Or is it moving in ways we don't understand

Till the moment you're ready

I'll keep the champagne on ice
You'll know the house when you get here
'Cause I'll leave on every light

I talk a lot about you

Much more than I probably should
I guess I was always bound to
'Cause no conversation's felt so good

I think I see the future

It's written in your name
Wish it would get here sooner
And fit us both in the frame

Till the moment you're ready

I'll keep the champagne in ice
You'll know the house when you get here
'Cause I'll leave on every light

Till the moment you're ready

I'll keep the champagne in ice
You'll know the house when you get here
'Cause I'll leave on every light

Writer(s): Taylor Goldsmith, Amanda Moore

"Something To Do With Loneliness"

Known unknowns
Screens and phones
Differences between a house and home
Dim the lights
Time for bed
Pick up what the day discarded
Doing things a bit half-hearted

Something to do with loneliness

Remind myself how lucky I am
Changes keep on changing
Into something to do with loneliness
Getting good at fooling myself
Its not so entertaining
But it's something to do with loneliness

All I want
Is what I have
I'm not mixing up the memories with the facts
Pour a drink
Close the door
Time is folding and unfolding
Filling up the glass I'm holding
Something to do with loneliness
Remind myself how lucky I am
Changes keep on changing
Into something to do with loneliness
Getting good at fooling myself
Its not so entertaining
But it's something to do with loneliness

I'm alive
In a different kind of way
The other side
From the moment we were bound
Turned around and
Found a way to be bit less guarded
Doing things more open hearted

Something to do with loneliness

Remind myself how lucky I am
Changes keep on changing
Into something to do with loneliness
Remind myself how lucky I am
The only thing remaining
Is something to do with loneliness
Till the moment when you're ready
I'll keep the champagne in ice
You'll know the house when you get here
'Cause I'll leave on every light