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Uncharted Waters

by T.C. Elliott

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1.
High And Higher 03:26
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Standing on the precipice Forever looking down Dreams of having broken wings Come crashing to the ground Scared to face the day again I'm yearning for the night Tired of everybody saying It will be alright Standing high, high and higher Looking for a way out of this hell Standing high, high and higher Wondering if the whole damn world can tell Staring at the stars below My mind is finally free I can barely catch a glimpse Of the broken part of me Standing high, high and higher Looking for a way out of this hell Standing high, high and higher Wondering if the whole damn world can tell Standing high, high and higher Looking for a way out of this hell Standing high, high and higher Wondering if the whole damn world can tell
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Uncharted Waters 03:16
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Hard times are coming fast No use dwelling in the past I think we're headed for a crash In uncharted waters Crazy things I've never seen You say that you wanna scream Guess we're both stuck in between Uncharted waters Hold on tight 'cause here we go On a ride that won't go slow This waterfall will crash below Here we go again Look straight ahead with open eyes Just have faith we will survive Hold your breath 'till you realize We'll make it through the end Going fast and we can't stop My stomach feels like it might drop I can't hold a single thought In uncharted waters Take a look, can't see the ground Crazy scenes are all around Get the feeling we might drown in uncharted waters Hold on tight 'cause here we go On a ride that won't go slow This waterfall will crash below Here we go again Look straight ahead with open eyes Just have faith we will survive Hold your breath 'till you realize We'll make it through the end I catch a glimpse of a light ahead Maybe this will be the end If we make it through this hell Don't wanna get on this ride again Hold on tight 'cause here we go On a ride that won't go slow This waterfall will crash below Here we go again Look straight ahead with open eyes Just have faith we will survive Hold your breath 'till you realize We'll make it through the end
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I Deserved It 03:09
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You got your revenge on my still-born heart Cut me to pieces, you broke me apart i guess I knew that it would come to this When I messed up once again I know you know it wasn't my intent What I said wasn't what I meant I'm not saying I'm not to blame But you didn't have to cut me so deep I deserved it I know I had it coming I deserved it What I get for always running I thought that I had found in you My core, my rock that wouldn't move I guess I screwed it all up once again I had it coming Through it all it was easy to see It wasn't you, it was all me I wish I could make things right Put us back together again Now it's too late to be the guy Who will do the work, look you in the eye You deserve to be happy once more I don't have the right to complain I deserved it I know I had it coming I deserved it What I get for always running I thought that I had found in you My core, my rock that wouldn't move I guess I screwed it all up once again I had it coming I deserved it I know I had it coming I deserved it What I get for always running I thought that I had found in you My core, my rock that wouldn't move I guess I screwed it all up once again I had it coming
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Something's Wrong 02:32
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I don't understand why you left me here alone I don't understand what it is I did Won't you please come home? When you left you locked the door Said that you'd be back But you've been gone too long I've been waiting all night through Just want to be with you But I think something's wrong I don't understand, where could you be? I need you here I don't like to whine but I've got to go I need something to eat When you left you locked the door Said that you'd be back But I think something's wrong
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Nights And Weekends 02:35
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I stick out my thumb Only eight miles from town It's so cold early this morning and My old car broke down I've got a little girl Supposed to be there by ten I only get to see her a few nights And every other weekend The judge said I'm no good And my visits must be supervised But I'm doing the best I can I hope that I'm still getting by Don't you know Can't you see I love my little girl She's the best of me I hope to see a car Popping over the hill I don't have time enough to walk But if I have to I will The judge said I'm no good And my visits must be supervised But I'm doing the best I can I hope that I'm still getting by Don't you know Can't you see I love my little girl She's the best of me
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Bent Straight 02:40
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You sure do use a lot of words To say nothing much at all You never answer any of my questions To overcome my resolve I think that's why I'm a little shy No, I don't want to get hurt I've heard about you, the messed up stories But you deny they occured And I don't want to be like that In your face with fact on fact You say I'm bent out of shape But there's nothing wrong with bent straight You can't change my mind with those come on lines You're exactly as advertised With your Jheri curl hair but nobody cares And you don't seem to realize You don't stand a chance, not even a glance You know I don't like guys like you So won't you step back with your pride intact I don't want to have to be rude And I don't want to be like that In your face with fact on fact You say I'm bent out of shape But there's nothing wrong with bent straight You gotta have rain to get a rainbow I don't mean to hurt your pride There's a lot of fish left in the ocean Maybe one of them will catch your eye And I don't want to be like that In your face with fact on fact You say I'm bent out of shape But there's nothing wrong with bent straight You say I'm bent out of shape But there's nothing wrong with bent straight
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Far Removed 02:14
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I asked the sun to tell me why he shines On a world so full of all this pain He said fools hide in the darkness He can't bare to be the blame It's crazy how we can hide our minds Convince ourselves the world is only night Blame our problems on everyone else Never walking to the light Far removed from the things we say When we fight online Far removed, no, we can't be brave When we forget to be kind I asked the moon why she disappears Why she takes her moonlight from the sky She said the truth isn't always pretty It's easy to give in to the lie We all like what the mirror says An echo chamber telling us tall tales The other side is full of hatred But neither of us can pierce the veil Far removed from the things we say When we fight online Far removed, no, we can't be brave When we forget to be kind I log into Facebook and all I see Arguments with people getting mad at me I walk out my house look at the people here These stupid disagreements seem to disappear Far removed from the things we say When we fight online Far removed, no, we can't be brave When we forget to be kind When we forget to be kind Log off and learn to be kind
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Full Moon On Friday 03:53
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You once told me You're afraid of the dark A frequent reminder Of a broken heart I don't know if I can be The man that you need But I hope that you'll trust me You say you're not leaving 'Cause you can't face the night Afraid of the shadows You long for the light Won't you let me take your hand Show you the way? I promise you will be okay There's a full moon Full moon on Friday You don't have to be afraid It's safer than it seems There's a full moon Full moon on Friday I'm not going anywhere You can count on me Full moon on Friday You say you want to But you just can't right now You want to face your fear But you don't understand the how You're stronger than you know Stronger than you see I just want you to believe There's a full moon Full moon on Friday You don't have to be afraid It's safer than it seems There's a full moon Full moon on Friday I'm not going anywhere You can count on me You seem to see yourself In the things you can't do I wish you could see yourself The way that I see you There's a full moon... There's a full moon... Full moon on Friday
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I Can't Turn It Off 03:00
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The water flows on and on Down to the end of the street AI try and try to turn the valve I guess I'm too damn weak Though the dam has held for years The equipment is rusted and old They say it's scheduled to be replaced At least that's what I'm told And the water starts to pour The walls can't take it anymore And I can't turn it off I feel the stress under the weight The moorings groan, the waters rage And I can't turn it off Thousands of people in their homes Don't know what to expect I pull the cord, sound the alarm But they think it's just a test The dam was built in '69 For years it has kept us all safe But soon there will be nothing left As the dam continues to break And the water starts to pour The walls can't take it anymore And I can't turn it off I feel the stress under the weight The moorings groan, the waters rage And I can't turn it off I can't turn it off I can't turn it off
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Cold Enough 02:39
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All the music I play All night and all day Well, I don't know And I can't say All the songs I have sung And the guitar I strum They don't know What I have become I'm cold enough to observe it Cold enough to write it down I sing my songs as the world is burning down All the words that I write In love and in spite I don't know The wrong from the right And the stories I tell About heaven and hell Well, I don't know If I've done them well I'm cold enough to observe it Cold enough to write 'em down I sing my songs as the world is burning down I'm cold enough to observe it Cold enough to write it down I sing my songs as the world is burning down
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Long Story Short 02:54
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I don't know why she never said goodbye If it was me or if she found some other guy Don't know what I did so wrong Or that she'd stay away this long I guess I never realized I guess I'll never truly understand Why she packed up all her shit and ran I keep thinking that I missed a clue In the things she would say or do I guess I wasn't in her plans I saw her on the street today She turned and looked the other way Long story short she doesn't love me anymore I like to think we could've stayed friends Maybe visit every now and again Long story short she doesn't love me anymore I saw her on the street today She turned and looked the other way Long story short she doesn't love me anymore I like to think we could've stayed friends Maybe even visit every now and again Long story short she doesn't love me anymore Long story short she doesn't love me anymore
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This Is Fine 02:01
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I light a cigarette to calm myself down So glad you're here, but you're never around I'm glad you stayed Smoking is bad so I'm glad that I quit Another puff will help me deal with your shit I'm doing okay I just wish you'd fall in love with me Happy or sad, I'm glad we disagree Won't you stay away and be mine? All I know is this is fine I slam the door as I ease myself out Don't mean to bother, are you hearing me shout? I'm not feeling well Sometimes I wonder why you put your foot down So wishy washy, yeah, you're acting the clown Put me through hell I just wish you'd fall in love with me Happy or sad, I'm glad we disagree Won't you stay away and be mine? Well, I guess all this is fine

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Featuring songs from the songwriting challenge Songfight! at songfight.org, the songs on this album were written between 2018 and 2021. A special thanks to all of the admin and participants of songfight. Without you this album would not exist.

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released June 2, 2021

Written, performed, recorded and produced by T.C. Elliott
(c) 2021
Pigsty Recordings
Catalogue #: 1006

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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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