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Even-Keeled Heart
03:03
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Crash testing how fast can I go
Cement wall, totaled, I didn't know
There were soft faces and touching with hands
Stepped in a crack, crash land
Dreams awaken an open gold mine
Accidental cave in, we're losing time
Running and racing around
Toss my mind into the lost and found
I’ve always been seeking the purest of art
I never start with an even-keeled heart
Turn on the engine press down on the gas
Get in the front seat, we're moving fast
Heading to places that we do not know
Let's watch the sunset, oh, there it goes
Tell me your secrets, I'll give you the key
To come to my house whenever you need
Running and racing around
Ross my mind into the lost and found
Always been seeking the right way to start
But I wasn't built with an even-keeled heart
I'll wake and wait
I'll wake and wait
Good morning my lover, how did you sleep?
Are you ready? I'm ready. this could be neat
I'll fold the laundry, you make the bed
Living this life, in my head
Oh wait, I'm asleep a fantasy known
I think I am waking, I think I'm alone
Running and racing around
Toss my mind into the lost and found
I always manage to tear things apart
Cuz I never start with an even-keeled heart
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2. |
Difference Between
04:51
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you read books, I watch TV
you like the dishes done before bed
I do mine in the morning
you like quiet, I sing out loud
you know each and every dollar you spend
I only notice when I am out
you like your coffee black, I like mine with cream
there was too much too much difference oh
too much too much difference between you and me
there was too much too much difference oh
too much too much difference between you and me
we couldn't keep ourselves happy
you drive the speed limit, I always go 80
we tried to find the balance but you couldn't change me
there was too much too much difference oh
too much too much difference between you and me
there was too much too much difference oh
too much too much difference between you and me
We gave up fighting, no more trying, now we know
we stopped crying, no more lying, now we know
too much
too much too much difference between you and me
there was too much too much difference oh
too much too much difference between you and me
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3. |
Mandolin
03:03
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Laying down in bed alone for swimming in my head
turn off the radio, set the alarm clock
pray that I can fall asleep
I woke up today after years of pushing this fight
cried until the day came to an end
didn’t even write down my feelings
you drove thousands to get away
walked into the grocery store
tried to find a little to make my heart soar
this is what it’s come to for me
a bag of kale, good intent
now I’m here, staring at the stove
wishin’ for the life that life that we made home
you drove thousands to get away
when you left and my walls caved in
exposed a faulty frame
you left your mandolin
you drove thousands to get away
we took a long drive right next to the lake
the sun was setting as we hit the south side
the air was cold the water was frozen
throwing rocks to break the ice
is it true that I’m going crazy
that you are lost or are we just lazy
I'd drive thousands to find a way
you drove thousands to get away
when you left and my walls caved in
exposed a faulty frame
you left your mandolin
you drove thousands to get away
you drove thousands to get away
you left your mandolin
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Loops & Sockets
03:41
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midnight, candle light
broken picture, dirty table, empty house tonight
can't get started cuz of how we parted
Nothing is right
I do what I can
with the pieces of the puzzle that is who I am
lost the the edges and the corners somewhere
In the fray so I work my way from the inside
when the darkness pulls, starts poking holes
I don’t know where to go
I try to put these matching keys in locks
Loops in sockets
We worked together, we used to matter
but our framework came out shattered
your peace is there, my peace is here
connected all the edges, we fit nowhere
we saw patterns
you were method I was madness, yeah it happens
Oh you went away, ripped me in half
the gentle stab of rejection
when the darkness pulls, starts poking holes
I don’t know where to go
I try to put these matching keys in locks
Loops in sockets
these pieces go next to those pieces oh
when we know we know, when we know we know
when the darkness pulls, starts poking holes
I don’t know where to go
I try to put these matching keys in locks
Loops in sockets
I try to put these matching keys in locks
Loops in sockets
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5. |
Apocalypse
03:50
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Alone in the apocalypse, why? why?
Stay still they say, there ain’t no other way, why? why?
I wanna stay alive so I stay inside, I, I
I see the open road and I gotta go, I, I
I wanna feel alive like I used to
I wanna dance all night like I used to
I wanna catch a wish upon a star
put my foot on the gas and go far
But I spend my days, just me and my scars
the morning light makes me miss our fights, why? why?
the way the coffee smells makes me miss our hell, why? why?
You told me you would go so we can finally know why? why?
but now that you are gone, how can I go on, I, I
I wanna feel alive just like you do
I wanna dance all night, but do you?
I wanna catch a wish upon a star
put my foot on the gas and go far
But I spend my days, just me and my scars
Alone in the apocalypse, why? why?
I wanna spend the day in some other way, I, I
wanna run around in the ocean waves, why? why?
am I afraid to breathe the air around me, why? why? why?
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6. |
Heartbreak Residue
03:02
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Weighing me down, shiny things weighing down my hands
Chaining me up, Chaining me to a broken man
Weighing me down, love was simple then bittersweet
Chaining me up, I’m still digging through the memories
Oooh you left behind Oooooooooooooh
Heartbreak residue
Everywhere I look I’m seeing pieces of you
sends me spiraling
we were broken lovers doing what humans do
makin’ heartbreak residue
Losing the weight, choking up on the aftertaste
starving for touch, still feelin’ the rush of what once was
Losing my mind, lost the rest in your bed sheets, your bed frame
Bitter as time, you see honey you were never really mine
Oooh what could have been? Oooooooooooooh
Heartbreak residue
Everywhere I look I’m seeing pieces of you
sends me spiraling
we were broken lovers doing what humans do
makin’ heartbreak residue
I stood at your throne, I should have known you’d adorn me in jewelry
And call me your beauty but I was no more than a fool
Now I’m stuck seeing you in everything I do
Heartbreak residue - oooh
Heartbreak residue, Everywhere I look I’m seeing pieces of you
Sends me spiraling broken human lovers doing what humans do
Heartbreak residue, when I close my eyes I’m seein’ pieces of you
Sends me spiraling we were broken lovers doing what humans do
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7. |
Birdlike
04:53
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8. |
Gravity
03:15
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you were brave enough
earth trembled, your heart shattered
this time you fell apart
gave up trying, you started, started battles
gravity is hard
rest your head don’t look down
in existential dread we drown
the waves you see rely on gravity
You thought you were safe enough
The abyss stole your knowing
Drained the love from your heart
Whispered in your ear the world is ending, feel it ending
sinister and smart
rest your head don’t look down
in existential dread we drown
the waves you see rely on gravity
All around you are edges, sharp edges, promise of pain
red sun over falling waters gravity remains
rest your head don’t look down
in existential dread we drown
the waves you see rely on gravity
You and I you see rely on gravity
You’re not alone
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9. |
California
03:55
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you painted your walls green, I should feel better here but I don’t
they kinda look like trees, caving in on me, I won't
find myself in this dingy city, it's so cold
oh how I miss those sunsets, the California gold
I take your dog for a walk, hate every minute that we’re out
air is thick as mud, take me back to the west coast drought
I know here I'm loved, but never really seen
I’m leaving in the morning with a basket full of lonely
Going back to California, oh highways, redwood trees
bluebirds flying feathery, ocean's edge home for me
The family carrot dangles, she tries to make me stay
Smile with me nephews every single day
they grow up so fast when I see them once a year
the kind of love they give me could get me planted here
But I'm thinkin' about California, coastal highways, old oak trees
bluebirds flying feathery, Knowing that you guide me
made of this earth
hands in the dirt
Steady, steady, finally
plane is coming down, out the window I see you
You've have all of me, my songs, my heart, my truth
Welcome Home California, Drive your highway, climb your trees
bluebirds flying feathery, a treasure chest, a home for me
oooh California, you got me wilding
bluebirds flying feathery, I'm coming home to me
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10. |
Crimes & Misdemeanors
04:24
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They say we came from the same place
That you have our mother’s eyes and I have her voice
But my eyes are just like yours and your voice is just like hers
We’re tied up and not by choice
When you yell you know I’m not like you
I know that our blood is like glue
It binds us, It binds us
All those crimes and misdemeanors
That you studied until you bled
I know, I know, I know, I know Heavy is your head
You say they hurt you bad, they say they did their best
We both have a feeling they lied
A broken home repeated, he caught her, yeah she cheated
He moved away, we never knew why
Oh they say that they're sorry it's their fault
That our worlds got torn apart
It binds us
All the crimes and misdemeanors
That we could study until we’re dead
I know, I know, I know, I know Heavy is your head
We come from some porous hearts, broken souls right from start
They did the crimes without us in mind
Did you hear me when I say I see you?
Do you know our blood’s like glue?
It binds us
All the crimes and misdemeanors
Should we forgive them before we’re dead
I know, I know, I know, I know heavy is your head
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11. |
So Sorry
03:19
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I know just how I hurt you, will sorry ever do?
take away the scarring, rectify the bruise
I know just how I hurt you I want to make it right
Learned from who I was I'm different tonight
Forgiveness is a two way street
I’m driving down both sides
Facing down parts of me
I made a mess with pride
I'll take my chance
take a risk
If you can't forgive me we'll leave it at this*
I'm sorry so sorry I'm sorry so sorry
I may never get the chance dear to say it to your face
but if you'll ever hear (see?) me, I'll handle it with grace
you know the way I hurt you I cannot believe
If time could go backward I swear I'd bring a different me
Forgiveness is a two way street
I’m driving down both sides
Facing down parts of me
I made a mess with pride
I'll take my chance now
take a risk
If you can't forgive me we'll leave it at this
I'm sorry so sorry I'm sorry so sorry
there will never be a day when I don't feel the weight of all of my mistakes
there will never be a day when I don't feel the weight of all of my mistakes
I'm sorry so sorry so sorry
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Briget Boyle Oakland, California
Briget's songs are compelling reminders that healing and redemption are coming. With gritty, vulnerable lyrics, pristine vocals, and driving playing on her antique Gibson J45, Briget’s songs center the truth-telling power of the human voice. Sincerity is magnetic and Briget's songs inspire listeners to put pen to paper, clear their throats, and dust off their old guitars. ... more
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