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The Checklist (Original Version)

from Accidental Days (Deluxe Edition) by Chase Tremaine

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I thought I always knew what my best friends would like
They had to fit my checklist just right
But God had bigger plans for me (God had bigger plans)

Same hope, same style, same morals and same taste in music
I had no compromise to see
That God had bigger plans

But you came along, my opposite
You came along, my opposite

I checked and re-checked my list but I could find no matches
Your childish ways took me by surprise
And I didn’t know how but

We got along, my opposite
We got along, my opposite

Soon your smile became so bright, soon we stayed up every night talking
And your words, oh, how they’d sting, but your kindness relieved all the pain

I thought I always knew what my best friends would look like
But I would never learn anything about this world if all my friends looked just like me

And with you, I know I’m not strong, my opposite
But you help me be strong, my opposite

I knew with all my might, I could see with all my sight
That, more than just friendship or love, we’ve got that special trust
To say what we think is wrong, say what we know is right
I won’t give up on you, this is the fight of all fights

So dear friend, do beware, that I am gonna care
For everything you do, and love you even when I don’t approve
And I will throw away that checklist everyday
To throw away more time with you

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from Accidental Days (Deluxe Edition), released October 27, 2023
Music and lyrics written by Chase Tremaine
Vocals and guitars performed by Chase Tremaine
Engineering, mixing, and mastering by Sean Power

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Chase Tremaine Nashville, Tennessee

One-man-band emo rocker with a post-hardcore sense of instrumentation and an old-fashioned pop sense for melody and harmony. Originally from Dallas, based in Nashville.

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