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Sad Clown
03:19
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The logic in your eyes
Turned in to tears upon your cheek
Falling down to bruise and freckle
And nestle on those sheets
Such an empty set of words
I can taste the blasphemy
My head is in my hands
But these hands don't belong to me
Do I run
Do I walk
Do I fall away or crawl
Into this wound that is the barstool where I'm put
This drink was working til it fizzled out
And it's bitter til it goes down
To punctuate the things we said we'd never say
I wish that I could find a way to not be let down
Caught up in your undertow where I drown
I'm no knight in shining armor
I'm more of just a sad clown
And everybody's laughing but me
Music in your words
Turned in to daggers in my back
My blood that's on your hands
You used to paint those green eyes black
Such an empty set of words
This hearse the hearse with me in back
I'm gonna dive into that bottle
Where I'm never coming back
Do I run
Do I walk
Do I fall away or crawl
Into the wound that is this barstool where I'm put
This drink was working til it fizzled out
And it's bitter until it goes down
To punctuate the things we said we'd never say
I wish that I could find a way to not be let down
Caught up in your undertow where I drown
I'm no knight in shining armor
I'm more of just a sad clown
And everybody's laughing but me
And everybody's laughing but me
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2. |
Cold Shoulder
02:48
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We said that we would try
Try and make it work
That ain't the truth it was a lie
We do this to each other
Fighting every single night
Every single night around in circles
But it had to end this way
Coincidence and fate
The cracked foundation of our shame
We did this to each other
Now I’m throwing up my hands
Waving my flag cos this ain't worth it
And I’ve got my bags packed
And I am not going back there
It's been a hot mess
On your cold shoulder
I wish you the best oh
No I don’t
They say ignorance is bliss
I think I do believe 'em
I was blinded by a kiss
Don't think I ever saw you
Maybe way back then
Back when we were kids
But that ain't now
So I’ll throw my blinders to the ground
Light a cigarette and say farewell without a sound
Don’t think I ever knew you
So I'm going all the way
Stay the hell out of my way
Cos you ain't worth it
And I’ve got my bags packed
And I ain't going back there
It's been a hot mess
On your cold shoulder
I wish you the best oh
No I don’t
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3. |
Empty Road
03:47
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The ashes fall down to my shoes
The cigarette in my mouth hangs loose
And silently I sit and curse your name
Most of those curses I don’t mean
I let the ice cubes marinate in
Cheap whiskey my last dollar paid for
And I know out there you curse my name
And all of those curses you should mean
Cos we broke every plate in that damn house
And I drank up every bottle I found
And I’d go and meet with harlots and charlatans
Now it’s on an empty road I roam
If I had the mind to make better choices
Wish drinkin' would quiet these voices
And I know out there he speaks your name
Just pray he knows what that means
Means angels don’t always have wings
Means whiskey will clean but it stings
Means last chances are a real thing
That's what it means that's what it means
Cos we broke everything in that damn house
And I drank and did all the things that I found
Then I’d go and meet with harlots and charlatans
Now it’s on an empty road I roam
Now it’s on an empty road I roam
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4. |
8 Minutes
02:04
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Well 8 minutes and 20 seconds ago
Where the sun was I wanna go
8 minutes and 20 seconds ago
It's where I wanna be
8 minutes and 20 seconds ago
Where the sun was when I didn't know
8 minutes and 20 seconds ago
It's where I wanna be
Before I knew about you leavin' me
8 minutes and 20 seconds ago
8 minutes and 20 seconds ago
Where the sun was I wanna be
It's where I wanna be
Well 8 minutes and 20 seconds ago
The phone rang
I dropped to the floor
Oh God no
8 minutes and 20 seconds ago
Where the sun wasI wanna go
With your last breath
Say it ain't so
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5. |
Drink Like I Used To
02:49
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Well I made progress
I've made steps
I’ve made promises
I made a mess
Egg on my face
And I blame it on the stress
I’ve been more
Mostly I’ve been less
I don’t drink like I used to
But when I do
Drink like I used to
Committed sins
Committed crimes
Danced and moved where
I used to draw the line
I buried deep
And I said that I am fine
Just give it time
And are you even trying
I don’t drink like I used to
When I do
I drink like I used to
I know I know that I know better
Pretty sure it’s just a phase
But when I’m not obsessing
Then I’m driving myself crazy
They say to write it in a letter
But don’t send it away
It’s just the way you’re looking at me well
It’s like you never met me
I don’t drink like I used to
I don’t drink like I used to
I don’t drink like I used to
But when I do
I drink like I used to
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6. |
Hurricane
05:13
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I gotta, a load in the laundry
Gotta, a load on my mind
You're workin' late again dear
And I'm tryin' to find
mmmmmmm
A way to stay
Driving down the highway
Got a load on your mind
You're on that road tonight
And still tryin' to find
mmmmmmm
A way to say
I'm praying for a hurricane
I'm praying for a hurricane
Well truck rolled in this morning
Packed everything I own
The only thing that's holding me
Is a storm off the coast
Mmmmmmm
I wanna stay
Loadin' up the sofa now
Where we used to sit
Loadin' up the guest room next
And, and baby this is it
Mmmmmmmm (Baby this is it)
Need you to say
I'm praying for a hurricane
I'm praying for a hurricane
I'm praying for a hurricane
(A hurricane a hurricane a hurricane a hurricane)
So bring the wind and bring the rain
Left a note on your bedside
Read it when you're home
If it's not too late for us
Gotta find a way
Mmmmmmm (It's not too late for us)
A way to say
(Gotta find a way)
I'm praying for a hurricane
(A hurricane a hurricane a hurricane a hurricane)
I'm praying for a hurricane
(The wind and rain the wind and rain the wind and rain)
I'm praying for a hurricane (I'm praying for a hurricane)
(The wind and rain the wind and rain the wind and rain the wind and rain)
So bring the wind and bring the rain
(The wind and rain the wind and rain the wind and rain the wind and rain)
So bring the wind and bring the rain
So bring the wind and bring the rain
So bring the wind and bring the rain
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7. |
First Lie
03:16
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There's a crow in the yard
Keg in the kitchen
Storm off the coast
You'd better listen
Cos I need you
That's the truth oh
I don't wanna talk about it
The first lie
I don't wanna talk about it
Tonight
I don't wanna talk about it
That's right
You're not listening
And if you are you don't hear
I'm not speaking
And if I am I'm unclear
I don't wanna talk about it
Tonight
You know that the silence
Silence
Silence has a violent side
Know the silence
Silence
Silence has a violent side
There's a hole in my heart
Where Love went missing
You didn't know
Cos you never listened
And we both know
Love dies slow
I don't wanna talk about it
I don't wanna talk about it
I don't wanna talk about it
I don't wanna talk about it
You're not listening
And if you are you don't hear
And I'm not speaking
And If I am I'm unclear
I don't wanna talk about it
I don't wanna talk about it
I don't wanna talk about it
I don't wanna talk about it
I don't wanna talk about it
I don't wanna talk about it
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8. |
Right Name
04:23
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There's a time and there's a place
But that ain't here not now
The place I'm from so destitute
None of us know how, oh
How we arrived got out alive
All prisoners some left to die
In a town with such full gallos
We ain't got no noose
I got blood on my hands
Dirt under my fingernails
And scars that tell a story
Up and down my back
Got nothing left to say or loose
Nothing left to prove to you
Got an empty set of pockets
Bills over due
So call me by
Call me by my right name
Call me pestilence and call me plague
Call me famine call me war but
Don't expect no more than my right name
My right name
So call me by
Call me by right name
Call me what my mother is ashamed of
I'm a raven not a dove so
I'll never rise above my right name
My right name
Got an empty soul I'm told
Ain't worth it's weight in gold
Ain't worth it's weight in dust
Cos it's grown tired it's grown cold
So walk along the fringe it's been
So long since I remember when
So long since I remember
Where's my hand to hold
So call me by
Call me by my right name
Call me pestilence and call me plague
Call me famine call me war
But don't expect no more than my right name
My right name
So call me by
Call me by my right name
Call me what my mother is ashamed of
I'm a raven not a dove
So ill never rise above my right name
My right name
So call me by
Call me by my right name
Call me pestilence and call me plague
Call me famine and call me war
But don't expect no more than my right name
My right name
So call me by
Call me by my right name
Call me what my mother is ashamed of
I'm a raven not a dove
So I'll never rise above my right name
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Russell Patterson
singer/songwriter and musician in the Pacific Northwest
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