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Scarlet
04:29
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We thieves had lost, lying together, crickets sought refuge from the weather.
Dawn didn’t so much break as gently came into focus.
Footsteps on the snow, they awoke us.
Feelings ran counter to reason.
We waived the clemency call, both standing to treason, and wondering where it’s gonna fall.
Baby I left my baby to be here with you, and surprisingly your baby knew.
They’re waiting together, right outside the door, and our secret won’t be a secret no more.
Counterfeit vows hamper and hold us.
The nave and the neighbors deplore us.
Grit of the canon prevail, seeking what we found and lost - retail love at wholesale cost.
PreChorus
it beckons a life on the run
our lot, it would seem, has been cast
We disappear back to our separate shams
Or together wear A’s on our chests
Chorus
Baby I left my baby to be here with you
and weekly I paid in the pew
What was different was better when nobody knew
But the door’s open, the lights shining through
and my worst prayer has come true
*solo*
Over Verse
Chorus
Baby I left my baby to be here with you
and weekly I paid in the pew
What was different was better when nobody knew
But the door’s open, the lights shining through
and my worst prayer has come true
And i’m hoping my baby don’t sue
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2. |
X
03:45
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X
What I’d like you to know is that you never knew me.
And the way that I know is the way that you screwed me
You always said I was deep inside, all of those sleepless nights.
Girl, it’s just ‘cause you’re shallow.You really should take a bow, though.
I deleted your number...unfriended...unfollowed.
So you can’t tell I struggle, cuz I couldn’t swallow my pride, just say go to hell.
I hate the High Road, cuz I wanna tell the whole world you’re a fraud, and I miss your body.
I hate you, I love you, lets do something naughty.
Hi, who’d you come with? Yeah, Hi.
Nah I was just leavin so ‘bye”, K later bye.
I’m fine, thanks for asking, I’m fine
See how I lied there? Just like you used to lie there.
But I deleted your number...unfriended..unfollowed.
So you can’t tell I struggle, cuz I couldn’t swallow my pride, just say go to hell.
I hate the High Road, cuz I wanna tell the whole world you’re a fraud, and I miss your body.
I hate you, I love you, lets do something naughty, let’s do something naughty.
Admit it, without me it’s harder.
Forget it, I thought you’d take it harder.
But I deleted your number...unfriended...unfollowed.
You’re so full of your selfies, it’s too much to swallow my pride and just say go to hell.
I hate the High Road, cuz I want to tell the whole world you’re a fraud and I miss your body.
I hate you, I love you, let’s do something naughty.
Just swallow your pride, cuz I missed how you fucked me.
Not gonna lie, I don’t miss how you fucked me over and over, it’s over I know.
If you’re coming, I’ll wait...Say “Baby, don’t go” I won’t go. Just ask, I won’t go.
But it’s too late you know. It’s too late, you know. What I’d Like You to Know.
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3. |
My Music & Me
03:31
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I’ve been driving alone, let the speakers feel my pain.
Road blurry from my tears, my tank it is on “E”
I should trade away this old truck
It’s left me stranded on the road
But it used to shine like a diamond
And it’s all I’ve ever known
I’m too far to turn around
Too tired to remain
Parked on the tracks
Waitin for the train
But it won’t come round the bend
Tho I hear the whistle blow
You sent this letter I have not yet read
I just wanna hold it close
And the sun it is relentless
And a maple offers shade
I might sit and read this letter
As I wait on the train
So I leave the truck door open
And the alternator on
Cuz I know I’ll be back
And I wanna hear my songs
Saw a rattler in the ditch
I halted, held my breath
It slithered back into the tall grass
I exhaled and took a step
And the maple held me up
Where I leaned against the base
Roots exposed from erosion
So smooth I saw my face
Held the letter to the sky
Translucent guess what it’ll be
Probably another love song
Compliments I don’t believe
But the why it overwhelmed me
Though I knew I wasn’t wrong
I could tell your hands had shaken
But the words were oh so strong
And it read like you were speaking
Whisper screaming through your voice
Crescendo kept on building
Then the quiet killed the noise
The train had finally come
Truck was torn to shreds
Nothing left among the wreckage
Just my music in my head
So I turned and started walking
Sang the song you wrote for me
Into an open field
Just my music and me
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1038
03:34
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1038. That’s how fast I’d have to drive so the sun would never set, and I would always feel alive.
And I won’t drink or smoke or drive, or run or walk under a ladder.
All these things that make me feel alive will only kill me faster.
So I’ll head west to the horizon, steady as she goes.
Forever in the rays of days, with no night control.
And each day that I reflect upon the moment that i’m in, I’ve nothing sage to offer, lacking time has passed again.
Except 1038, the number we all fight.
A battle to the darkness, a candle through the night.
Toss my worries to the portside, they’ll only slow my speed.
Lasciate ogn speranza, voi ch'entrate...Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'entrate!
Abandon all hope, ye who enter here.
The captain’s course is set and the mizzenmast is clear.
Count the knots along the hull, clear the decks and settle in.
The night will never haunt us again, oh the night will never haunt us again!
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5. |
I Knew
03:41
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I knew I loved you when I heard your favorite song.
You spoke to me through music, I played it all night long.
I knew I loved you cuz I felt it through my veins.
Chaos and calm, drunk and sober, scared and brave.
I knew I loved you as I turned my Bible page.
The reason’s in Ephesians, I think of you and pray.
Pray with me. Pray with me.
No one, no one will ever hurt you.
Baby, pray with me.
I knew you loved me when you let me stay,
Known but unspoken, some words are hard to say.
I knew you loved me when you called me “Babe”.
It poked my heart, that’s a memory I save.
I knew you loved me when you pushed me away.
Scared I’d leave, scared I’d stay.
Stay with me. Stay with me.
I’ll blanket you with love, my love.
Baby, stay with me.
Stay with me. Stay with me.
I’ll hold you so tight, you’ll never doubt my love.
Baby, stay with me.
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Lucas Maddy Highland District 2, Kansas
Lucas Maddy and The Kansas Cartel – an original, hard-rocking country band based in Kansas.
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