1. |
Alive For Now
04:32
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I don't really mind being alone these days
alone with my fall from grace
searching for my own space
You don't really know
just what you've done to me
or you just don't want to see
where you have failed me
But I somehow still love you
when I just want to hate you
and we are just too broke to realize
That we are still alive for now
I was watching you
I studied your every move
like an artist who had a muse
with a halo of golden hues
and you were broken
stuck in the world you'd chosen
and I heard every word you'd spoken
and I saw every emotion
But I somehow still love you
when I just want to hate you
and we are just too broke to realize
That we are still alive for now
lead
So I can fall apart
the good son plays the part
there's not a line that I forgotten
That you wrote for me
My hole is deeper than
the one built for your old man
cause you couldn't understand
That you could disagree
But I somehow still love you
when I just want to hate you
and we are just too broke to realize
That we are still alive for now
I keep watching you
Hoping that we can change
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2. |
She Is
03:09
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She Is
She is more than what you see
She is a mother, daughter and a lover
A friend when you need her the most
She is more than what you need
More than a feeling you get when you miss her
She's more then your comfort, convenience and suffer
She's more than a feeling when you touch her
She is more than history
Will ever teach you, live up to or be true
No, that won't tell it all
She's been queens and warrior, iconoclasts, historians,
Caste breakers, world shakers
And, birth to all
Shes begged for your mercy
Been strong when you couldn't see
Gave strength when you felt unworthy
Shes protested ignorance, shouted down indifference
Won't wait for your deliverance
Quietly anymore
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3. |
The Moment
03:24
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Wait and its lost, drifts away, sort the cost
It slips right through your hands and then it's gone
Reels spinning fast, frame by frame towards the past, I'm so far behind the light it looks like dawn.
Someday I'll be there I'll live there in the moment
Seems like all my life I've been waiting here on the moment
Stuck in the past, writing hopes I couldn't cash, I'm two steps behind and stuck on a worn out path
Hope that keeps me strong only lasts for just so long
The futures ahead but when I get there its gone
And, I know I'll be alright, but I'm losing daylight
Someday I'll be there I'll live there in the moment
Seems like all my life I've been waiting here on the moment
I can't look forward or backwards just right in front of me
Someday I'll be there I'll live there in the moment
Seems like all my life I've been waiting here on the moment
Seems like all my life, all my life I've been waiting
Someday I'll be there, I'll be there in the moment
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4. |
Keep On Waiting
03:20
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Your heart is so scared
It won't heal it won't feel
Your fists are clenched and
their ready for a cold war
I keep waiting for the thaw
Keep my back against the wall
Winter skin is growing thin
so far from where we began
I've been waiting long
Just a shadow cast on stone
Take a deep breath
And let go and own it
We are so lost
until we forgive
All the triggers of our past
All the loves that didn't last
All the mistakes that they gave
To carry with you to the grave
No apologies for lies
Molded out of empty eyes
Wake up or give up or get luck, its left us
I keep waiting for the thaw
Keep my back against the wall
Winter skin is growing thin
so far from where we began
I've been waiting long
Just a shadow cast on stone
All the triggers of our past
All the loves that didn't last
All the mistakes that they gave
To carry with you to the grave
No apologies for lies
for lies
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5. |
Fresh Flowers
04:09
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Fresh Flowers
Where do we draw the line
When is the last time
I swear everytime's the last
It's a battlefield where no one wins
Count the dead count the sins
I see us dying everyday
Fresh flowers on the cold stone
We came as one we leave alone
The sun shines the night falls
What once was good we can't recall
Anymore, anymore, anymore, anymore
Eyes can't lie so good
They never land where they should
We look behind us everyday
once upon a different time
when fairytales felt like rhymes
We'd sing in prose of what would be
Chorus
Fresh flowers on the cold stone
We came as one we leave alone
The sun shines the night falls
What was g ood we can't recall
Anymore, anymore, anymore, anymore
When we fell, we fell so hard we could hardly breath
and when we failed we broke apart like a plastic
Wreath on the cold stone
Frayed and weathered all alone
The sun shines the night falls
a eulogy carved in stone
Forever more, forever more, forever more, forever more
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6. |
War Of The Unaware
03:14
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Wars of the Unaware
Oh, those sellers of oils
They come and knock on your doors
And, we just let them in, we let them in
Words that almost seem real
The kind you can almost feel
Your feet come off the ground
Even though you know the score
And, they tell you
What you should do
The noose around you
That you can't see
Pull the wool away
The show's already underway
and two sides will battle
With fake swords and sabre rattles
And, they're all smiles
With fortunes gone wild
While we fight each other
everyday
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7. |
On My Mind
04:12
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You've been on my mind
It sure has been some time
And, there you stand right in front of me
600 miles from Tennessee
What could be the odds
I must have pleased the Gods
Tan skin and your summer dress
Fingers wrapped in your necklace
And, all I do is stand and stare
I don't dare disturb you
For every second you're unaware
Is a moment that I won't lose you
And, that's just fine with me
Nothing can last forever
Always just leads to never
We both wanted just a little more
But, it was more than we could afford
We Could say hello
And pretend that we don't know
And, talk for hours about the past
And all the things that use to make us laugh.
But, all I do is stand and stare
I don't dare disturb you
For every second you're unaware
Is a moment that I won't lose you
And that's just fine with me
We're somewhere between where we first met
And our final words with quiet regrets
You take all your things and you run away
And I don't beg for you to stay
And all I do is stand and stare
I don't dare disturb you
For every second you're unaware
Is a moment that I won't lose you
But you just walked away
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8. |
Farewell Tour
05:42
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The sun starts to shine
The cold wind at her back
The hard ground leaves her tracks
And he ain't coming back
Don't you know it's a long walk honey
Pale faced Kentucky morning
There ain't no sense in running
This time he ain't coming back
So many regrets
Than he has time to fix
The hard road hums the song
of good deeds left undone
Don't you know it's a long haul back home
Old wounds are never long gone
Scarred up but never undone
So deep they keep coming back
So, he's on the farewell tour
Cause he's not sure he's coming back
He's throwing his hat into your front door
One last encore, one final act
No sorrys were said
Just I love yous instead
Words to those who would listen
And, nothing to those who wouldn't
Don't you know hes working the short rows
Planting new seeds he hopes grows
Leaving behind the no-shows
He knows they ain't coming back
So he's on the farewell tour
Cause he's not sure he's coming back
He's throwing his hat into your front door
One last encore, one final act
Cold winds dull the pains
And squeezes his tired veins
The hard steel can't break the dirt
A final deed to heal the hurt
Don't you know he's digging his grave
For a dead dog he could not save
Last rites for all they forgave
This time he was giving back
So, he's on the farewell tour
Cause he's not sure he's coming back
He's throwing his hat into your front door
One last encore one final act
Don't you know he's working the short rows
Planting new seeds he hopes grows
Leaving behind the no-shows
He knows they ain't coming back
Ba ba baaaa ba baaa baaaa ba
Ba ba baaaa ba baaa bye bye
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9. |
What We've Become
05:00
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What have we become
When we can't say I'm wrong
There's nothing worse than pride inside a lie
The world is full of grays
Excuses for things to say
But, there's no use in fighting back the truth
Cause you might try to hide it
And you might lie to fight it
And you might side with someone more like you
And when all is said and done
You might think you've won
But, winning might cost everything that's real
We are all made different
Flawed and magnificent
Family trees, histories and chemistries
But ain't we all just flesh and blood
Only wanting to be love
Accepted and respected and believed
But you might try to hide it
And you might lie to fight it
And you might side with someone more like you
And when all is said and done
You might think you've won
But, winning might cost everything that's real
There is only right and wrong
And edges we all bend upon
But bending just won't stay where you need it
Cause the past has a way of sticking
Like a loaded time bomb ticking
And, we all lie to ourselves until we can't
We all try to hide it
And we all lie to fight it
And we all side with someone more like us
And when all is said and done
We all think we've won
And, winning makes us feel a little better
If right is right, there's no inbetween
And good is good and bad is mean
Can't we all admit all admit we're prisoners to the past
Cause the past is what we're made of
By parents we just want to love
Even if they're wrong and we all know it
Cause they just tried to hide it
And they all lied to fight it
And they all did the best that they could do
And when all was said and done
They all thought they'd won
But winning just taught lies to you and me
So now we know we're all the same
And we've go no one else to blame
And even if we disagree we're no better
So meet me on our better side
We'll step across that great divide
Cause we're all stronger when we're all together
And we won't think to hide it
And we won't lie about it
And we think differently but not stop talking
And when all is said and done
We all know we've won
And we'll all raise our kids to do the same
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Chris Williams Wilmington, North Carolina
Chris Williams is a singer/songwriter from Wilmington, NC. His new album, "To Be Determined" was released in June 2020. There are 10 new songs weaving between Americana, Folk and a touch of bluegrass. Chris' first album, "The Farewell Tour" was released in 2019. ... more
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