1. |
To the Bone
02:43
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I was born with a fork in my throat
Daddy took me fishing on a motor boat
Momma asked me to sing couldn’t find the notes
Brothers thought I was the star of the show
I’m stuck with myself, nowhere to go
Life’s a campaign, can’t get no votes
I know what I want, what I need to know
Time to split, ditch O HI O
Went back and read the words I wrote
No more fucking around, this ain’t no joke
Parts I recognize, parts remain unknown
This life cuts me down to the bone
Can’t save the world, can’t save my own
Can’t believe how the days have flown
Can't sow the seeds I’ve sewn
I've made peace with dying alone
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2. |
Back to Two
03:09
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You don't want to know
What I'm thinking right now
Because if you did
You'd be wondering how
How did we love?
What were we thinking?
Can we just blame it
On what we were drinking?
How did we get here
Where did we go wrong
So many turns
As we traveled along
The road to marriage
Tougher than we knew
We became one
And now we're back to two
The sex was good
While it lasted
But we moved on
We just looked past it
You slept in our bed
I slept in mine
We finally ran out of
Tryin’ one more time
How did we get here
Where did we go wrong
So many turns
As we traveled along
The road to marriage
Tougher than we knew
We became one
And now we're back to two
But it's harder than it looks
Our lives intertwined
Trying to unravel
The knots in our minds
We had ideas
Makin’ big plans
But it all fell apart
And I don't give a damn
How did we get here
Where did we go wrong
So many turns
As we traveled along
The road to marriage
Tougher than we knew
We became one
And now we're back to two
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3. |
I Miss You
03:01
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Lipstick stains on your coffee cup
Bread crumbs on the floor
Kitchen lights left on
Behind the unlocked door
Bed sheets twisted
Clothes strewn around
Bird feeder’s full
Seeds planted in the ground
I miss you
Don’t know what to do
Yeh I miss you
Do you miss me too?
Silk drapes your shoulder
Silver adorns your wrist
The summer heat reminds me
Of the first time we kissed
Smoke fills your lungs
Venom’s in your veins
Mint’s on your breath
Pleasures on your brain
I miss you
My heart’s turning blue
Yeh I miss you
I know this much is true
Long strides hand in hand
Getting caught in the rain
Letting go of plans
Wanting more of the same
I split my mind in three
And my body in two
And the rest the rest the rest the rest
Is for me and you
Not sure what to do
Cuz I miss you
Looking for my cue
To run back to you
Cuz I miss you
I hope you miss me too
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4. |
I Forgive You
02:54
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You were a baby born
With an innocent mind
Got scared and frightened
With each passing time
The world's wonderful
But you see the danger
Protecting the ones you love
Like Joseph and the manger
I forgive you for
You know not what you do
I hope you will see
That she can love you and me
You were bathed in fear
A life of black and white
Molded by the victim queen
Justifying her rights
You think you know best
too attached to see
How you’re passing down your delusions and your OCDs
If you stay blind and numb
Try to keep her under your thumb
She will be left with doubt
She’s the one who’ll miss out
It’s the irony of life
You trying to control it
Instead of letting go
And living in the moment
I wish you peace
You’re doing what you can
Got no hard feelings
It's not my makeup, it's not my plan
I forgive you for
You know not what you do
I hope you will see
That she can love you and me
The love I have for her
Inside of my heart
The love I have for her
That’s been torn apart
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5. |
Cry Me a River
02:57
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A warning flair, shot high in the air
Smoke signals spelled out for me
I could not read
I could not see
What was spelled out for me
Don’t give up, you will see
The dam will break free
You and me
You will see
Our love will break free
Going to cry me a river when you’re gone
Going to cry me a river when you’re gone
Going to cry me a river
Going to cry me a river
Going to cry me a river when you’re gone
There was a time, when all was fine
That diamond, sure did shine
We had a time
All was fine
That diamond sure did shine
Going to cry me a river when you’re gone
Going to cry me a river when you’re gone
Going to cry me a river
Going to cry me a river
Going to cry me a river when you’re gone
Going to cry me a river when you’re gone
Going to cry me a river when you’re gone
Going to cry me a river
Going to cry me a river
Going to cry me a river when you’re gone
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Nicholas Graham Hall
Songwriting provides an opportunity for me to tell a story in a couple of hundred words and a few chords. Words deliver the message I want to share and music delivers the mood. Most of my songs are autobiographical in nature but I have also begun to find imaginary personas, enabling me to share feelings, thoughts, and ideas that I can imagine but have not yet experienced. ... more
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