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Beneath A Cold Sky
02:10
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I wake up and I ask God
Each and every day
“What the fuck are you trying to pull,
Why do you treat us this way?”
But I don’t get an answer
I guess I’ll never know why
We are all stranded here
Beneath a cold sky
Sometimes I feel better
Don’t quite feel like shit
But then life likes to knock me down
Destroy me bit by bit
But I won’t get an answer
I guess I’ll never know why
We are all stranded here
Beneath a cold sky
And when I’m sitting all alone
In the darkness of the night
I wonder what’s the point of this
I wonder why I fight
‘Cause I don’t get an answer
I guess I’ll never know why
We are all stranded here
Beneath a cold sky
I won’t get an answer
I guess I’ll never know why
We are all stranded here
Beneath a cold sky
We are all prisoners here
Beneath a cold sky
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2. |
Better Days
02:24
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It’s so damn dark I just can’t stay awake
All these crazy thoughts run ‘round, it’s more than I can take
They wake me up and make me take my pills
Wish someone would hold my hand ‘cuz I can’t keep them still
I can’t seem to find my way out of this hole
I climb and climb but I somehow seem to lose control
I hang on but my courage seems to fade away
I’ve lost sight of all my better days
The sun is rising but I’m still locked up inside
I can feel my heartbeat but I doubt I’m still alive
I hear the voices but they won’t talk to me
Maybe if I fight some more then I can find the key
I can’t seem to find my way out of this hole
I climb and climb but I somehow seem to lose control
I hang on but my courage seems to fade away
I’ve just hope there will be some better days
I can’t seem to find my way out of this hole
I climb and climb but I somehow seem to lose control
I hang on but my courage seems to fade away
I don’t know if I’ll see some better days
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3. |
Miss Lovely Eyes
02:45
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The winter cold bites my skin
Makes me think of her
The dead and dying world surrounds me
On this mortal earth
I remember better times
Before this winter chill
Hoping I feel warm again
But I doubt I ever will
They say spring is here
The world will come alive
But all I can think about is Miss Lovely Eyes
I step on broken leaves
Feel the crunching in my soul
I feel at home with broken things
And healing takes its toll
It's just a matter of time
'Til the green takes away my gray
But for now I'll watch the wind
Blow against her grave
They say spring is here
The world will come alive
But all I can think about is Miss Lovely Eyes
They say spring is here
The world will come alive
But all I can think about is Miss Lovely Eyes
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4. |
Until The End
02:02
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Thoughts of you permeate the air
I feel like I’m drowning again
I run from you but you’re always there
I know how the story will end
With you and me always fighting
We can never agree
But I’ll love you until the end
The winter chill won’t leave us alone
The cold wind is blowing again
And I can feel it in my bones
It’s not hard to comprehend
With you and me always fighting
We can never agree
But I’ll love you until the end
I look to the horizon
To see the rising sun
I don’t need you to point out
All of the things I’ve done
With you and me always fighting
We can never agree
But I’ll love you until the end
With you and me always fighting
We can never agree
But I”ll love you until the end
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5. |
Don't Let Go
03:01
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Don’t let go, don’t let go
I need you to hold me
You’re all I have to keep from falling down
Once you’re gone, I suppose
I’ll learn to stand up slowly
I’ve got to get back up from off the ground
I’m begging you, please, don’t let go
My memory’s like a ghost
Holding me so softly
I can’t believe you’d leave me lying here
I’m missing you the most
I’m missing you always
Why does the hurt feel so damn severe?
I’m begging you, please, don’t let go
Nothing matters now except your leaving
There’s nothing left for me to hold on to
The world just won't listen to my pleading
The world doesn’t care that I need you
Don’t let go, don’t let go
I need you to hold me
You’re all I have to keep from falling down
Once you’re gone, I suppose
I’ll learn to stand up slowly
I’ve got to get back up from off the ground
I’m begging you, please, don’t let go
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6. |
Losing You
02:07
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Dark days are here again
I feel like I’m losing my mind
The moon chases the sun away
And I’m running out of time
And I don’t know the reasons why
You do the things you do
But I know I’m losing you
I can feel the winter chill
Seeping through my bones
The promises of yesterday
Have all been overthrown
And I don’t know the reasons why
You do the things you do
But I know I’m losing you
The sun was shining yesterday
But the darkness was sure to come
All the plans that we both made
Have all come undone
And I don’t know the reasons why
You do the things you do
But I know I’m losing you
I don’t know the reasons why
You do the things you do
But I know I’m losing you
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7. |
My Mother's Eyes
02:44
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My mother’s eyes don’t shine as bright
Out in the cold, late at night
She says she will be alright
But I think she’s losing the fight
My mother’s eyes just aren’t the same
Thought I can’t tell you what has changed
Every day she lives in pain
And sometimes I have no name
And I don’t know what I’m supposed to do
She makes me sad, she makes me angry
With what she’s going through
And I’m not strong enough to be
The rock I think she needs
My mother’s eyes aren’t the same as they used to be
My mother’s eyes stare through me
I don’t know what it is she sees
It’s hard to smile when she’s so weak
She cries as I kiss her cheek
My mother’s eyes are full of tears
But they can’t wash away the fear
She doesn’t know that I am here
I watch as she disappears
And I don’t know what I’m supposed to do
She makes me sad, she makes me angry
With what she’s going through
And I’m not strong enough to be
The rock I think she needs
My mother’s eyes aren’t the same as they used to be
My mother’s eyes aren’t the same as they used to be
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Undone
02:20
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Eyes stare at me
See through my skin
I feel transparent
In this hell I’m in
Vultures fly around
They pick clean my bones
Sifting through the carnage
They won’t leave me alone
And the threadbare attack
It uncovers me
The weight upon my back
Will demolish me
And I don’t know
What I’ve become
I don’t know
But I’ve come undone
I take a look around
No-one meets my eyes
It seems the mortal flesh
Is an effective disguise
Love will slowly fade
Like waking from a dream
Losing half-wrought memories
From the in between
And the threadbare attack
It uncovers me
The weight upon my back
Will demolish me
And I don’t know
What I’ve become
I don’t know
But I’ve come undone
I don’t know
What I’ve become
I don’t know
But I’ve come undone
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9. |
Too Many Miles
02:54
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Your picture’s on the wall
I never took it down
I guess I could never let you go
I’m sitting silently
My tears don’t make a sound
This quiet house can take its toll
Too many miles to go
Before I see you again
Too many miles before I die
Too many things to do
Now that you’re not around
Too many decisions I must make
I’m picking out your casket
Choosing your hole in the ground
It’s too much for me to take
Too many miles to go
Before I see you again
Too many miles before I die
And maybe I’ll be okay
What am I supposed to do?
After all that we’ve been through?
Too many miles to go
Before I see you again
Too many miles before I die
Too many miles to go
Before I see you again
Too many miles before I die
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10. |
Echoes Of The Grave
02:25
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Out in the cold, dark desert air
Listening to the wind pass by
Visions of you come back to me
In the stars up in the sky
And I can hear you call my name
As I struggle to find my way
In the echoes of the grave
I look to the stars to shine their light
Tell me which way to go
But the clouds will hide you like a mask
The cold wind continues to blow
And I can hear you call my name
As I struggle to find my way
In the echoes of the grave
I hear the distant coyote
And the rattle of a snake
They know my every secret
Every choice that I betrayed
And I can hear you call my name
As I struggle to find my way
In the echoes of the grave
can hear you call my name
As I struggle to find my way
In the echoes…
In the echoes…
In the echoes of the grave
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11. |
I Won't Let You Go
04:29
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I hear the pumping of the air in your lungs
I stare at the machine breathing for you
The cold metal bar keeps you from falling
As I try not try cry, not knowing what to do
I won't let you go just hold on tight
I promise everything will be alright
I'll be right here when you wake up
In the morning
In the morning
Echoes of wheelchairs off of the cold white walls
As they roll over squeaky floors
I hear the buzzers at the nurses desk
Over the sound of automatic doors
I won't let you go just hold on tight
I promise everything will be alright
I'll be right here when you wake up
In the morning
In the morning
I talk to you day after day
Until the doctors say I must decide
I look at you and I hold your hand
Before I tell you one more lie
I won't let you go just hold on tight
I promise everything will be alright
I'll be right here when you wake up
In the morning
I won't let you go just hold on tight
I promise everything will be alright
I'll be right here when you wake up
In the morning
In the morning
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Staring at her
She’s staring at me
I don’t think that she knows why
She says I don’t care
That I cannot see
She says that I’m telling her lies
Never said it’d be easy to leave
They say I have to go
I know she thinks that I let her down
And her goodbye won’t make a sound
I tell her again
But she won’t understand
It’s getting too hard to breathe
I tell her I love her
I’ll do what I can
But I don’t think that she believes me
Never said it’d be easy to leave
They say I have to go
I know she thinks that I let her down
And my goodbye won’t make a sound
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Eyes wide open in the middle of the night
Just about blinded by the alarm clock light
Can’t help but keep staring, can’t look away
My mind’s replaying the events of the day
I can’t tell my mother I love her anymore
Staring at the clock, twelve twenty four
I toss and turn, can’t seem to lie still
Can’t help but think of the tears and the guilt
I hear my wife breathing and I try not to move
‘Cause the last thing she needs is to be up, too
I can truly say I don’t recommend
Staring at the clock at one a.m.
I can feel the dog jumping on the bed
While a thousand separate thoughts are racing in my head
My mind drifts back to the same sad scene
From hurting to gone with no inbetween
Can’t help but feel guilty for being alive
Staring at the clock two thirty five
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Waking up but you’re not here
My head is aching from cheap beer
Thoughts of you won’t disappear
I’m wonderin’ when you’re coming home
I get up late, gotta get to work
Alarm went off but it went unheard
The sun is shining but the morning’s blurred
As I face the world alone
And the goodbye that you said to me
Won’t get me through my day
Washed my clothes but they’re still wet
The dryer stopped and I didn’t check
I’ll be late, guess I better text
The boss’ll be mad at me
To get ahead you gotta be on time
Hard to do with you on my mind
Feels like I’m falling behind
I wish I could get more sleep
And the goodbye that you said to me
Won’t get me through my day
I can’t stop staring at the phone
Facebook alerts won’t leave me alone
And I just want you to come home
To make everything okay
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T.C. Elliott Columbia, Missouri
If Neil Young and The Holy Modal Rounders had a litter of baby songwriters then T.C. Elliott would be the runt of the litter.
T.C. has written over 1100 songs and at least one of them doesn't suck.
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