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Alone
06:25
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Intro:
Hold me close
grab my hand
bundled up in clothes
Put my mind at ease
give me a break from
all the things I need
Wrap me up
in robes of human comfort
And for just a moment
I won't feel so
goddamn alone
Verse 1:
Shallow words
and fleeting memories
A quick fix for
for feeling empty
So fix your needle
and find your vein
And shoot it fast
something to kill the pain
Chorus:
Lay my will
at the foot of the bed
with the rest of our clothes
And hold me close
like lovers do
when they have something more
Verse:
It's a bad desire
as far as they go
To look for comfort
in someone else's soul
And try as I might
it bites me over again
Before its over they're gone
Someone else
to light
the dark
that they're in
Chorus (extended):
(Chorus 1)
And as we lay
know that this
will soon be part of the past
An image of love
made from
nothing more than a cast
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2. |
Someday
04:19
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Verse 1:
As I fell I watched his fist retreat
to his body
poised for more
And as I hit the ground
my eyes met his
and I'd never felt more sure
But instead of holding me down
he gave me a chance
with but four words
"Have you had enough?", he said
and I stood up and bled
and with a steady voice I promised that
Chorus:
Oh I swear someday
I'll make something of myself
That my starry eyes
won't flutter by
and leave me parched at the well
Oh I'd sell my soul
to the devil
for a chance at easy fame
But I've not met him yet
so keep my promise that
someday
you'll know my name
Verse 2:
As his eyes met mine
they opened wide
cause they saw I spoke the truth
That I'll come out on top
and I'll never stop
even if right now I lose
And as he tried to swing
across the ring
I saw his punch lose its drive
And as his hands dropped
and the fighting stopped
he looked at me and sighed:
Chorus 2:
Oh I know someday
you'll make something of yourself
That hands like mine
can't take your shine
even the simplest could tell
That you'll never need
to sell your soul to the devil or noone else
cause I see that drive
in a matter of time
will mean that someday
we'll all know your name
Verse 3 (acapella):
And we both walked away
mostly unscathed
from the fight he almost won
And I turned my cheek
from the sound of his feet
with a realization
You see it doesn't matter who knows my name
if I walk in my truth
So I've made a vow
from then til now
that that's what I'm gonna do
Oh and someday
maybe you'll know my name
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3. |
The End
05:59
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She says I'm no good at talking
No Good at trying to stay friends
But I can't handle all the thoughts and worries
Of what she's doing, who with, and where she's been
See I've never been any good at letting go
Oh I hold on til the end
And even though its been months since I held her
I just don't have it in me to pretend
Oh and I don't know if I can get by
Without holding her
If I can let go and move on
Like she has
And I often wonder why I bother
To let myself get hurt again and again
And even now I hold on to a bit of what we had
Oh I remember the good
Even with the bad
And even if we have no real future
For what we shared and left I'm glad
And maybe I'm just dreaming
Maybe I'm a little lost inside
But I just find it way to fucking hard
To leave all of this behind
Oh and I don't know if I can get by
Without holding her
If I can let go and move on
Like she has
And I often wonder why I bother
To let myself get hurt again and again
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Anthony Shackell Courtenay, British Columbia
Anthony Shackell is a musician, audio engineer, programmer, and student of life.
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