the nationalālaugh track sentence starters.
some lines adjusted to fit; feel free to change pronouns, proper nouns, etc. as needed
" i don't miss the world, not the way it was. "
" i try to think of it; i'm always at a loss. "
" all of your lonesomeness is kept in your wallet. "
" nobodyānotices,ābaby,āyou got this. "
" i'llāstill be hereāwhen you come back. "
" i will listen for you at the door. "
" take forever off anytime you want. "
" i'll save your place. "
" if anybody asks, i'll say you're coming back. "
" we'll just have to wait. "
" sometimes i wanna drive around and find you, and act like it's a random thing. "
" i always wonder if you ever feel like i blew all chances of this happening. "
" i'm not over it, don't know what it is. "
" something's wrong with me like it always is. "
" everything's orchestrated, follow the arrows. "
" let's meet where we used to. "
" sometimes i barely recognize this place. "
" when you're with me, i don't miss the world. "
deep end (paul's in pieces)
" i'm going off the deep end. "
" the ringing in my ears sounds like singing. "
" it's the only thing i hear. "
" i'm drowning out inside the sound. "
" i can't stop myself from thinking about you all the time. "
" i'm always trying to tune you out. "
" i'm gonna let you in tonight. "
" when the sound of your voice comes through, it's hardly there. "
" it's all i care about. "
" i can't follow what you're saying. "
" i don't bother to try. "
" it sounds like you're saying bŠµautiful things to me. "
" it sounds like you're sŠµtting me up for beautiful dreams. "
" there were little bits of beautiful things you would say while i was fading off. "
" memorize the water, memorize the air. "
" there'll come a time i'll wanna know i was here. "
" i don't know why i don't try harder. "
" i feel like throwing things into the water. "
" get it down to nothing, everything that matters. "
" i've been going down some strange water. "
" move forward now, there's nothing to do. "
" i can't turn around, i can't follow you. "
" your coat's in my car, i guess you forgot. "
" it's crazy the things we let go of. "
" it finally hit me after a mile's drive. "
" the sky is leaking, my windshield's crying. "
" i'm feeling sacred, my soul is stripped. "
" the radio's painful, the words are clipped. "
" the grief, it gets me. "
" these are the weird goodbyes. "
" my car is creeping, i think it's dying. "
" i'm pulling over until it heals. "
" i'm on a shoulder of lemon fields. "
" what was i even leaving for? "
" i keep going back and forth. "
" i think now I'm about to see. "
" i didn't know how sad it'd be. "
" put everything in boxes. "
" leave all the windows open, leave the beds unmade. "
" i've gone to see if i can find out what it means when my mind leaves my body. "
" there's nothing you need to get back to. "
" there's no one you need to see. "
" leave all the messages blue, don't even look at the screen. "
" it's a full-body, gentle shutdown. "
" there are so many people to let down. "
" don't Šµven think about me. "
" you're free of it now. "
" you're always where you leave yourself. "
" you're six feet in the sky. "
" there's true love at your fingertips. "
" you're engineered for life. "
" you can stop dreaming. "
" you're just the way you like yourself. "
" you're social, bright and promising. "
" you have a perfect personality. "
" you're beyond imagination. "
" i slept for an hour, i'm up for now. "
" all this makes me think of you. "
" i hate to count explosions, but i do it all night. "
" you personalize everything. "
" you personalize everyone's emotions. "
" it's always all about you. "
" it's always self-devotion. "
" i'm losing my momentum. "
" there's not enough to mention, not enough time. "
" i can't even say what it's about. "
" all i am is shreds of doubt. "
" you don't know how to deal with me. "
" you don't know how that feels. "
" it all comes apart so easily. "
" you're running out of ideas. "
" everything melted in less than a week. "
" watching you felt like forever. "
" the lights started dimming and then they went out. "
" heaven came down like a blanket. "
" turn on the laugh track. "
" everyone knows you're a wreck. "
" you're nevŠµr this quiet, your smile is cracking. "
" you just haven't found what you'rŠµ looking for yet. "
" let's see if it changes the scene. "
" maybe this is just the funniest version of us that we've ever been. "
" i think our feet are gonna slip. "
" i think our hands are gonna shake. "
" i think our eyes are gonna cry. "
" i think our hearts are gonna break. "
" maybe we'll never lighten up. "
" maybe this isn't gonna quit. "
" i think it's never coming back. "
" maybe we've always been like this. "
" it's a calculation i made a mistake on. "
" i never should have said it like i said. "
" it'll come to me later. "
" i won't be able to get it out of my head. "
" what if i'd never written the letter i slipped in the sleeve of the record i gave you? "
" what if I'd stayed on the c train until the end? "
" what if we'd never met? "
" what if i'd only just done what you told me, and never looked back? "
" what if i'd only ducked away down the hallway and faded to black? "
" it was too romantic, it was sad and frantic. "
" it was a paperback book in the storm drain. "
" it could go number one if i copied an earworm from a melody that i wish i'd had. "
" it's a quarter after four in the morning. "
" why'd i leave it like that? "
" what does it mean when your arms fall asleep? "
" how do you get rid of hornets before the weekend? "
" when did they say we should turn back the clocks? "
" why do they always say everything's for the best when everybody knows it's not? "
" i don't wanna talk because i don't wanna fight. "
" we always get bogged down in the heavy shit. "
" you know what it's like. "
" but i don't wanna leave, and i don't wanna hide. "
" i just don't wanna run into you tonight. "
" i need to decide what to do with my hands. "
" i'll turn you into a spiderweb again. "
" it's something everybody understands. "
" i don't need to be rescued. "
" i just need to be pinned. "
" god's in the decals and the words on your skin. "
" not being in love with you, it isn't easy to fake. "
" i don't know if you're ever gonna come back from your cigarette break. "
" don't leave me here at this party like a coat on a hook. "
" it's been two days, and we're still not talking. "
" you're the opposite of an open book. "
" everyone's nervous and looking at their feet. "
" i ask the same questions to everyone i see. "
" what if they ask me about it? "
" friendships are melting, nothing is helping. "
" nothing's worth keeping, promises cheapen. "
" from the beginning, i've had you. "
" in my mind, i've been dŠµad slow swimming to you, in the dead low tide. "
" this isn't your problŠµm, believe me. "
" i don't feel like myself anymore, when you're not around. "
" it's been two years since i saw you. "
" you were telling me not to be so melodramatic. "
" you always come back from things like this. "
" it's like a confession with nobody listening. "
" it warms my face and gets my hands to open. "
" it's like it says on the prescription. "
" do what you can to get me out of this plan tonight. "
" maybe you can say i wanted to make it, but i won't get back in time. "
" it's beautiful how you can find a good excuse for anything. "
" none of them are cheap. "
" how long can you keep on covering? "
" play it like it's nothing. "
" i don't wanna talk about it. "
" i don't like the way it sounds. "
" i wanna keep it kinda quiet. "
" i'm gonna try to keep it down. "
" i know you know what i mean. "
" you've seen me here before. "
" say the bubble left without me. "
" let me know when you're free. "
" i gotta tell you something i beliŠµve in. "
" it came to me whilŠµ i was waking up from something i was dreaming. "
" it's beautiful how we can find a good excuse for anything. "
" how long can we keep on covering? "
" you say that it's true, but you don't know what to do. "
" it's only because you love me. "
" i'm telling you that i'm sure; it can't wait anymore. "
" it's only because i love you. "
" if you say it like that, i'll die. "
" if you say it like that, i'll probably cry. "
" if you say it like that and don't wanna take it back, i'm gonna crumble. "
" don't misread my words; sometimes, they're gonna hurt. "
" you say you're well aware of that, but you don't care. "
" get yourself ready to catch what you can of me. "
" get yourself ready to pick me up. "
" i said it without intention. "
" i just thought that i should mention it. "
" i want to see you soon. "
" all you need to do is protect her. "
" blink and bless her and let her rest. "
" don't let my memory dissolve. "
" make a list of your loved ones in order of height. "
" laugh at the blackbirds in the knack of the night. "
" forgive all the favorites in your phone. "
" imagine yourself completely alone. "
" i'll sit in the backyard. "
" at least i'm not on the roof anymore. "
" in a year or so, i hope nobody remembers. "
" it won't really reach anything, will it? "
" why don't you let me lay here and listen to the distant sirens? "
" i wonder why they have a dog in the driver's seat. "
" it's getting closer no matter where we go. "
" sift through the slush and the ash and the dust for whatever stands out, for whatever reason. "
" maybe it's a laugh, or a rush, or a remembered feeling. "
" i don't know what it means, but i don't wanna leave it. "
" you'll know where it is whenever you need it. "
" i make a good argument, admit it. "
" you don't know how much i love you, do you? "
" let's just try to remember the best of us. "
" why don't you lay here and listen to distant sirens with me? "
" i wonder if they have a dog in the driver's seat. "
