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Untied
04:12
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Untied
The smell of rain in the morning
I’ll let you know that you’re wanted
I’ll take the gray with the gold
Love you with both of my hands
Make you understand that
I’m still holding on
And I said that
I’d be here when
Your worst fears
Come alive
And I told you
That I’d hold you
Together
When your pieces don’t fit right
When you come
Untied
Warm tea heats cold fingers
I’ll make sure you remember
I’ll take the red and the blue
Love you with all of my soul
I’ll make sure to let you know
I won’t walk out on you
When your weather’s not fair
I’ll be there
Even when your momma and daddy are gone
When everybody in the world has done you wrong
I’ll stay closer than your bones
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Bittersweet
03:46
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Bittersweet
I don’t know when you’re going
But I know your feet moving fast
I don’t know where you’re going
But I know I got your back
Sugar on a lemon
I know your time is coming
Molasses on a lime
But still I’ll break down and cry
The wind blows from east to west
Sun rises and sets the same
The phone rings; the answer is yes
But I won’t forget your name
Sugar on a lemon
I know your time is coming
Molasses on a lime
But still I’ll break down and cry
I thank God for the time we had
And pray we savor what’s left
As we turn our heads to look back
Let’s remember the best
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Welcome
04:26
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I saw the freckles on your face for the first time today
Usually you hide them behind heavy paint
I saw the corners of your mouth touch your ears today
Usually I only see your teeth only when you talk
Oh sister, oh how much I missed you
Welcome home
I saw your hair a-bouncing with each step
Usually you keep your lovely locks all locked up
I felt the heat from your warm eyes for the first time in a while
I used to think the fire inside had died completely
Oh sister, oh how much I missed you
Welcome home
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Roommate
03:43
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I said I’m signing a contract
A business agreement
I said I love you as a human
But don’t get it twisted, I’m not your friend
And I thought if I signed the dotted line
I could help you keep your mind intact
I don’t know what I’m doing here
I told you I’d go
And not come back, and not come back
Oh roommate
Don’t need a key but I hold one
You left the door standing open
Don’t need heat
The fire’s still burning
I’ve got the candles
you keep forgetting
And I thought if I signed the dotted line
I could help you keep your mind intact
I don’t know what I’m doing here
I told you I’d go
And not come back, and not come back
You insisted I stay
It’s a safe place next to your heart
I pretended to cave
This is the last I’ll pay for what I don’t want
A roommate
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Tension
03:49
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You’ve got the lights low
And hope I won’t see you
My eyes may be weak
But that won’t stop me from caring
I want to find something
To say
But I’ve got nothing
To melt the pain away
I’ll give you all my loving
Or I can give you space
Just a bunch of tension
And release
I hold on tight to you
You let go of me
But I won’t let go
And watch you struggle
Alone
You say you’re ok
But I refuse to believe you
Your hands are shaking
Why won’t you look at me?
Just a bunch of tension
And release
I hold on tight to you
You let go of me
But I won’t let go
And watch you struggle
Alone
There’s truth in love
Don’t believe the lies
Trust the process
Give it some time
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Arms
03:38
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Nine long my eyes bank on the wall
Waiting for the hands to give the numbers I need
A lottery almost guaranteed
Yeah then I will be free
In an absence of sleep
I dream to fall into you so deep
Put your arms on me
Come and hold me close
Oh no never let me go
Whoa oh oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
Igniting a roaring rumbling
Wind blowing caressing me
But the touch still feels so empty
Lock hits key I crumble in defeat
But I stand up to my feet
You are just who I need
Put your arms on me
Come and hold me close
Oh no never let me go
Whoa oh oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
And I’ll hold you
You’ll hold me
We’ll stop time
Or at least we’ll try
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Shayla McDaniel Knoxville, Tennessee
Singer-songwriter & multi-instrumentalist crafting guitar-driven alt pop
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