What did I do
To be stood in a room
No judge and no jury here
The strangest of trials, dear
What do I got to prove
I never said never
And he never really let her
Be who she ought to be
So she did what was best for me
I'm telling the truth
I am beginning to understand
The way my voice breaks and bends
Things I said but never meant
Make me who I am
Who makes the rules
And adheres to them too?
I long for the finer things
But the smoke clears and I always sing
Those hypocrite blues
I never said forever
But he wrote it in his letter
So I see what I wanna see
And then I act accordingly
I'm telling the truth
And I have now begun to understand
That allowing my voice to crack
Things I said and never took them back
Make me who I am
So please, please, please
Put some wind behind your teeth
Let your voice crack, it's only me
Embrace those shakes, it only means
It means this is real.
credits
from Haunt On,
track released April 10, 2012
Produced by Mike Beck and The Stationary Set. Recorded at Secret Society Music Studios.
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