1. |
Will It Be Well
02:04
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2. |
Coward
03:42
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Dreamers alike in view
But you charge ahead
While I stand still
Whiskey, a taste I know well
It keeps me resigned
And deaf to church bells
Striving to never rock the boat
I realize I helped build this moat
Should I keep you outside my walls?
If nothing’s what I want
I’ll ignore your calls
I tend to do this myself
I’m afraid of the hard things
I’ll put it all on the shelf
I’m afraid of the hard things
And I’ve crafted this shell
I’m afraid of the hard things
But there’s no peace when I sleep
I’m afraid of the hard things
Afraid of the hard things
My dear, you’re the hard things
It must be a heart thing
Well I know what I have felt
I’ve traced the lines
And I’ve trusted my smell
My passions often overlooked
But I’ll try my best
To stay true to my book
I tend to do this myself
I’m afraid of the hard things
I’ll put it all on the shelf
I’m afraid of the hard things
And I’ve crafted this shell
I’m afraid of the hard things
But there’s no peace when I sleep
I’m afraid of the hard things
Afraid of the hard things
My dear, you’re the hard things
It must be a heart thing
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3. |
Evening Song
03:16
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I’m nervous to sing in the daylight
Because all the neighbors might hear
About how I fail as a lover
Or that it’s been a tricky year
So I’ll quiet down
And make sure it disappears
So dear with your listening ears
And silk shaming eyes
Would you lay a veil on me?
‘Cause the cold’s made me sick
And the crow’s got a point;
That maybe I’ve grown too weak
Would you play me a tune
That would mesh with my marching band soul?
‘Cause I’ve tried to step in time
But I realize I need
To be in control
Maybe all I’ve ever needed, baby
Is someone to harbor my mind
Make space for the kind
Of thoughts I’ve been running from
And I only hope that you’ll stay
I only hope that you’ll stay
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4. |
Doves and Ashes
03:34
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Trust me, I know
I don’t open up much
You haven’t been wrong
I don’t do well with touch
A darkened dove looking for peace
But I can’t beat my wings
Without a cloud of ash trailing behind
In my eyes and my teeth
But it’s always in my reach
Making me mute and blind
The ruin I’ve flown away from
Comes along anyway
The lullaby I’ve always hummed
Made me sleep my life away
So I will grow
Twenty-five years of held back tears
Have started to show
I’ll need some help
To bring out the simplest parts of myself
So take me as our darkened dove
Bring me the peace that I’ve always loved
In a way that it won’t just crumble to dust
I’ve always been known to rust
I’ve always been known to rust.
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5. |
Seabed
04:09
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I know that I’m scared
My dog seems a little scared, too
That walking is getting harder
And I’ve started to lose my view
So I’m flooding my body
To escape everything
Since I grew into a monster
I don’t want to feel anything
And I’m asking for God to come close and forgive
But I’m swimming in this ship
And the seabed seems like
A nice place to live
And drowning hasn’t ever been
An option to forgive
But I’m choking on Monday’s
And struggling to fit
And I’m still having trouble saying
Just how frightening it is
That if I fell off the Aurora Bridge
I’d only hurt you one more time
Instead of thousands more
And I want you, (more than anything),
To feel alive
But the ways that I love don’t let the other one give
And I’m getting tired of it
And the seabed seems like
A nice place to live
And drowning doesn’t seem so bad
But I still wanna be a dad.
So I’m hoping my peace comes
Would you pray that I don’t slip?
Would you pray that I don’t slip?
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6. |
Confidants
04:18
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What if I grew up like you?
Would I still be afraid of the truth?
Because even when you’re a hurricane
You remind me I didn’t even notice the rain
And oh boy, it came
I really hope that it’s alright
I’m talking your ear off, I have been all night
I’m kinda clumsy when talking about myself
But I’m starting to think
You actually want me well
Thanks for calling me that night
I had been building up an appetite
The world can rest in your peace alone
But I know you’ll give before you’re fully grown
So let’s take it slow
You’re afraid to ask for too much time
But I won’t sleep unless you’re alright
The way we view the world coincides
And for no reason at all
I guess you think I’m alright
You held me when I was two-foot-four
You still clinged on when I walked out the door
You’ve seen your share of the harder things
And remind me you don’t want to feel that with me
You even said “please”
Well I don’t know how to love “me” just quite yet
Unless it’s through someone and that builds regret
In the times where the things you say
Are the things I forget
You’ll sit with me
Until I’m safe enough to go to bed
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7. |
Masonry
03:48
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When it comes to Valentine’s Day
I say “I’m dating myself”
With stock sayings of pseudo growth
And that I’m in control of my health
But I’m the kind of guy that longs,
The romantic who’s on
The opiates of loneliness
And I’ve been getting my fix
For maybe a bit too long
I can’t find another song to fit
This casket of loneliness
I’ll build anyone a castle
With mortar and brick
And with praise and with sacrifice
To see if something will stick
But when a raconteur uses his hands
The story seems better
Than the blister’s that work comes with
Or the pains from her letter
And I’ve grown weary of masonry
When I build these things
I give away the key
Finger’s of caution, my knuckles are white
And the palms I’ve placed on my chest
Are now turning towards the fire
For some warmth, and some rest
I’m not good, but I’m trying my best
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8. |
Harvest
03:58
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For I, too, struck the rock twice
And I’ve denied you beyond thrice
And I’ve been quartered by my vice
But I can’t work alone anymore
I’ve pronounced all my thorns through time
My love, you are the vine
And I am the branch
Who thought he knew everything
So when my fruit grew in awkward
And shaped like deceit
You simply said “come to me”
Weary and drunken I showed
Ashamed and tired of tending alone
As whiskers grow, and I walk alone
I take steps back when it’s colder below
And the sun has started to warm these winter bones
I’m working hard to unlearn myself
I’m giving up ash for the true dove to dwell
My love, you rescue me
When I’m crushed beneath
The weight of my own harvest
And when my grains taste like poison
And I’m in need of rest
You simply say “come to me”
This fool put down his tools
And ran to the Father he’ll never lose
I didn’t think I needed You to grow
And I fell slow
I didn’t think I needed You to grow
And I fell slow
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9. |
Becoming
04:02
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Through the voices of light
This body has survived the night
And though I’m still in the fight
I’m in a space of becoming
When I thought I had nothing left
That my core was far from blessed
The whispers of love
Said I’m not done
I’m in a space of becoming
I’m in a space of becoming
I’m in a space of becoming
Breathe deep
Breathe deep
Breathe deep
The smoke still has life to bring
Hold fast
Hold fast
Hold fast
I’m stronger than I was in the past
Hear me
Hear me
I finally believe the words I sing;
What I bring to this life’s not nothing.
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A Raven Renaissance Seattle, Washington
Liam Wright and friends making quiet songs about loud thoughts. Seattle based singer-songwriter.
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