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Escape My Heart
03:36
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I wrote your name across the sky
It glittered gold into the night
I felt my skin catch the spark
My heart…
I’m a fool for you...
I cannot escape my heart
It’ll just keep beat beating on...
I cannot escape my heart...
Ironclad & buried deep
I reached out through your thorns & your weeds
I felt you pierce with heat
My heart…
I cannot escape my heart
It’ll just keep beat beating on...
I cannot escape my heart...
No it’s not a lot
All we have are scars
When it’s said and done, baby
All we have are scars
I cannot escape my heart
It’ll just keep beat beating on...
I cannot escape my heart…
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Bruise Easy
03:18
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When we said our goodbyes, I heard the silence start to ring
When we said our goodbyes, I felt my cheek begin to sting
I was bracing for the blow, but it hit me hard
Adrenaline was pumping and it hit me hard
Don’t worry, I still sing
my chest is tight but I can still breathe
Go on, I’ll be just fine
I may bruise easy,
but we didn’t break a thing
You left just in time for my heart to still beat on it’s own
You left just in time for the ache to stay dull in my bones
I was bracing for the blow, but it hit me hard
Adrenaline was pumping and it hit me hard
Don’t worry, I still sing
my chest is tight but I can still breathe
Go on, I’ll be just fine
I may bruise easy,
but we didn’t break a thing
The room stopped spinning
& I’m still standing
I’m almost steady now, steady now
Don’t worry, I still sing
my chest is tight but I can still breathe
Go on, I’ll be just fine
I may bruise easy,
but we didn’t break a thing
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Velveteen
04:22
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Love stirred, in my sawdust heart
button eyes and a soft pink nose
velvet skin, with hidden seams
life-size dreams underneath
Love stirred, in blanket forts and
berry canes, on those summer days,
We were young and so naive
Oh how we could be
Hopeful & Fragile…
Hopeful & Fragile…
Will love make me real?
Love grew and settled down
Shape & shine forgotten now
Velveteen worn down smooth
from all the days that soothe
Love said I’m beautiful
Even though, it’s not what others see
Every day is how you’re made
And when you’re real, pink will fade
Threadbare & Fragile…
Threadbare & Fragile…
Will love let me last?
These days I don’t want to dance.
So when you sit with me.
Please know, love meant everything
and You will find…
I am real & fragile…
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Last night, you fell out of the sky
I saw you gently land upon a clover
You were safe, You were heard, You were here
Your voice, the only thing I knew of you
There I held you in my hand
Just a speck of whisper from your voice
You were safe, You were heard, You were here
and we found worlds beyond our own.
Covered in clover, I’m listening
Going through them one by one
Covered in clover, I’m listening
Please don’t make yourself at home
Covered in clover I can’t hear you
Anymore
They said, my mind is out of joint
But you were safely sitting on a clover
Pointed fingers, leaning shoulders & the dark side of their shoes
I watched them fly you from my hold
Maybe we, we’ll be saved
By the smallest of them all
Maybe we, we’ll be saved
By the smallest of them all
Covered in clover, I’m listening
Going through them one by one
Covered in clover, I’m listening
Please don’t make yourself at home
Covered in clover I can’t hear you
Anymore
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5. |
Shade of Silver
04:09
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Edges ache and ribs break inside out
from black and white fences
Should you ever need someone standing by your side
I’ll be right here tugging on the line
Oooo…
We’re all a shade of silver
& Inbetweens hold everything
Yes is overrated.
No is overrated.
So maybe…
Quilting pins take the magic from the sky
Fear will freeze your heart
When your gray starts to seem too blue
I’ll be right here dancing next to you
Oooo…
We’re all a shade of silver
& Inbetweens hold everything
Yes is overrated.
No is overrated.
So maybe…
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6. |
Other Woman
04:55
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I don’t want to be the other woman
But you call me when your sheets are cold.
It’s not me you really want now.
She just won’t hold you anymore.
She can’t bear to feel you close
& she froze all the warmth of your days
Here you are knocking at my door.
Take this blanket, don’t be cold anymore.
I stand strong. I will hold my ground.
I might be just another woman
I stand strong. I will hold my ground.
I might be just another woman,
but I won’t be your other woman.
I don’t want to be the other woman
Arrows drawn - one black, one blue
I can see, names are rarely choice now.
‘Cause I’ve got scarlet on my chest.
She can’t bear to feel you close
& she froze all the warmth of your days
Here you are knocking at my door.
Take this blanket, don’t be cold anymore.
I stand strong. I will hold my ground.
I might be just another woman
I stand strong. I will hold my ground.
I might be just another woman…
but I won’t be your other woman.
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7. |
Safe
04:12
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Don’t step near me. Don’t you touch me.
I thought I told you, walk away.
Don’t you trust me? I said I love you today.
No, I won’t hold you. Just back away.
You’re just not safe, near me.
There’s a long list of reasons why
I’m just not safe, near you.
I can’t love you like you want me to
I can’t love you like I wanted to
I’m on my own now. It’s not ideal, but I’ll live.
We took our chances, we’re better off alone.
I hope you find it All the love there is to give.
Mine’s not enough for you to call your own.
It’d be easier to stay
If you were safe
It’d be easier to stay
If I were safe with you
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8. |
Night of the Living
04:21
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The curse has spread and powder drifted
Our little world has now twisted
The youthful moaning has matured
Now it seems our hope’s unheard
So rest my dear, you’ve fought hard
While I slept, You were my body’s guard
It’s my turn, (so) I’ll keep watch
Beneath the swingin’ clingin’ moss
& If they bite before you ‘wake
I pray The Lord your soul to take
I know you’ll dream of the days we lost
Days death didn’t cover like frost
We met in summer only days before
Fear now shields us from the swarm
Don’t let them wake you from your slumber
Baby, there’s great strength in numbers
It’s my turn, (so) I’ll keep watch
Beneath the swingin’ clingin’ moss
& If they bite before you ‘wake
I pray The Lord your soul to take
‘Cause we’ve got the one thing they all want...
We know better babe, we know their ways
We will battle with our hearts ablaze
A hoard of luck hunting slavery
They've retreated from our bravery
Knife away, put down your axe
We’ve prepared so you can just relax.
It’s my turn, so I’ll keep watch
Beneath the swingin’ clingin’ moss
& If they bite before you ‘wake
I pray The Lord your soul to take
‘Cause we’ve got the one thing they all want...
We’re alive. We’re alive.
Baby, we’re alive.
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9. |
You Can't Have Me
02:24
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Oh, I’m glad you came over
Sure, it’s a beautiful bouquet
Oh yes, action’s louder
and Oh, you looked away
You can’t have me, though I want you to
You say you love me & even if it’s true
You can’t have me, though I want you to
It’s over
It’s over
Oh, distance won’t match our efforts
Oh, & how my words cannot convey
No, it’s a blessing of another kind
Go, let me know when you’re okay
I’m not giving up on you
but I need to stand down
‘Cause I know it’s time
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Emily Ann Peterson Nashville, Tennessee
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