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Roads EP

by Jack Byrne

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1.
Roads 05:08
Let the sun wash away The distance that morning sets between your craving Elusive, and ever-changing It's all so safe to let it be It's all too easy to surrender to those soft places; You land with ease, but never know Let no one pave the way Someone else's truth and all the hidden meanings, Well, I believe there's not one single answer Take my hand, follow me We'll come back to where we started some day soon All roads lead to your answer And then it's done Walk away Our futures don't run parallel but they'll keep weaving May it be all you've ever hoped for
2.
I know there's another world swimming in your head I can't wait to see what it looks like I know there's a place you go where no one else can tread Bring me the next time you go there If you don't mind Something about the way you speak Deeply resonates with me So don't stop explaining everything When my thoughts stand on their feet Shuffled up or on repeat You're still listening We live for those two-way streets And we're good to drive I know there's a lot about you that I don't know I wonder what you could teach me Could you open up my eyes? Who knows what the future holds? We'll take everything as it goes We'll do it all the right way Because we both have a lot to give If egos and convictions don't get in the way I can't wait to see what it looks like
3.
I'm Yours 03:07
Get me out of this place right now Everybody says this is where everything happens, But we know it isn't No life to be found And now my heart is in my pocket Show me someone who knows what it's like Anyone know what it's like? Take me around I'm always down I'm yours Take me aside It's always right I'm yours We're two of a kind standing out from the crowd Somebody once told me it's good to blend in But I don't believe it Two slices from the same mind But not like the rest Oh baby, you're good to me What's good for you is good for me We're two of a kind standing out from the crowd And that's exactly how we want to be We're just who we want to be
4.
Optimist 03:51
Oh brother, I don't know Here comes trouble, lock your doors Running out of ways to dodge the point I'm all mixed up But I had it all, once Don't tell my mother, no She'll be so disappointed Oh bother, what the hell? Winter turned to summer, and I'm freezing still When flying's not a likely thought Might as well take your feathers off and stay a while Get comfortable And when it rains upon your rooted spot And your limbs get used to stretching out Though your heart's in knots, In some ways you'll be better off Running out of ways to spin this like an optimist A skill that I used to claim was obvious So I'll hide with the others, Nail shut all the shutters, And stay quiet Denial seems to rest with you But I had to ask you
5.
Past Tense 04:03
What would you say? What would you change? How many questions that have no answer Will keep passing through? I'm not used to using the past tense when I talk about you I'm not used to seeing you only in my dreams I'll never get used to walking through the door of that old house I'll always feel the walls echoing you Time ripped away Robbed of days How many pictures you would have painted While we sing to you I'm not used to keeping a brave face when I talk about you I'm not used to being polite when they say, "sorry." I'll never get used to holding on to words I never said I'll always wish I'd given more to you I won't use the past tense when I talk about you I could never get used to it anyway
6.
No more No more superstition No more delusions this won't affect us all And as every headline lives and breathes division We're burning our bridges and putting up more walls We're taking and taking 'til there's nothing left Everyone's gasping for air Try to deny it, your story's all wet When there's nowhere to live Let's see you care Look at all the melting ice To ignore it, I couldn't figure Where do you think we'll go when it comes down? The land that I love - well, you'd better take a picture Color your maps for the disappearing ground If we don't blow ourselves up, we will certainly drown Put on your suit and deny it Unqualified leaders don't cease to astound You know, we're better off without you How do you justify closing our borders When people all over the world are left to rot? Policy is always decided by money hoarders Well, maybe some good could be done with all you've got You're taking and taking 'til there's nothing left Leaving us gasping for air With your hands around our necks, Well, we can't catch a breath We're all just trying to live and you don't care How can you say, "All lives matter," And then call for more death? I don't think it's much that we ask for When the bank is underwater They won't cash your check They all will float away without you
7.
Lonely City 03:56
The city sunk into the river And as it disappeared I wondered what to do now that I'm alone here Lights still shine The skyline ripples underneath It bustles, no surprise I see their fiery eyes And they all gaze back at me And wonder why I'm out on the street while the city's sinking It's so much safer in these buildings I feel it all go hazy And it's slowing up my feet I know I'm over my head I won't let it get to me No safe distance Even more obscurity I have to fight the tide There's nowhere here to hide And they all look out at me And wonder why I'm trying so hard to swim the wrong way It's so much easier floating than swimming

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This album is dedicated in loving memory to Deborah Byrne.

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released August 11, 2017

All songs written and performed by Jack Byrne

Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Nico Rivers
Tracked at The Record Company, Boston MA

Cover art by Emily Colleen McWilliams @emilycolleenphoto

All songs published by Byrne Baby Byrne (ASCAP)

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