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Wake Up
03:11
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Your voice, so soft and delicate
Your song can bring a tear to the cynic's eye
I am a puddle at your feet
Dip in your brush and colour in the sky
I had a dream last night about you
We got along really well so I knew
It was a dream 'cause we've never met, even though I'd really like to
But now it's time to
Wake up, wake up
It's six-AM, it's foggy out
I'm groggy now, I start to hear the birds
And though their singing is so sweet
The only voice I wanna hear is yours
I want to watch you write a tune
And learn how I approach it differently from you
And maybe we can write together some day
But those are just thoughts I have as I lay
In my bed
But now I need to
Wake up, wake up
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2. |
Bright Future
04:11
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I'm stripping back the texture just like Tony Sly
An acoustic guitar and jumbled thoughts of you and I
And of the phone call where you broke down and cried
And how since that day I've just felt numb inside
Ceschi singing Sad, Fat, Luck put it best
"your loss has been my biggest expense yet"
Whether screaming along in my car, or laying still in my bed
Those 8 words still haven't left my head
My bright future isn't looking so bright now
Is it weird that I almost wish it ended badly?
Because at least there would be something to blame
But instead you fell out of love it came naturally
It's awful knowing there's nothing we can change
Now I'm emotionally drained, numb from the strain and the pain
Wanting to erase your name from my brain, but it's in vain,
I feel insane, just want to hear your voice again but I know it will only bring me more pain
Because you're well on your way down a path that doesn't include my name
My bright future isn't looking so bright now
Right now it feels like the sun's blocked out by a sad storm cloud
As cheesy as that sounds it's the only way I can describe knowing you won't come around
But I want to see how far you fly without me holding you down
A song about a break up is the best way to get stuck in the past
And right now the past is where I want to be
Should I send you this song when the recording is done?
Or is that just the last thing you need?
My bright future isn't looking so bright now
Right now it feels like the sun's blocked out by a sad storm cloud
As cheesy as that sounds it's the only way I can describe knowing you won't come around
But I want to see how far you fly without me holding you down
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3. |
Never Change
03:41
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When I was seventeen years old
I was taking the subway back home
Saturday night, car was full
I had my bass, I'd just finished a show
I didn't notice you sit down
I was looking at the ground
And you didn't make a sound
But I felt your eyes on me
I didn't pay you any mind
I got weird looks all the time
Crowded train bass by my side
Can sometimes make for an awkward ride
But at your stop before you had to go
You got up and cleared your throat
Got my attention, handed me a note
And this is what it said:
"Never change
The right people will love you humble and quiet
Do what you love in life with passion
But never change"
And now I'm twenty-three years old
I still think about what you wrote
In fact I still keep your note
In a drawer in my studio
It's amazing how a simple act
Can cause an everlasting impact
And I don't know if I'll ever see you again
So I don't care if it takes me years
To get this song to reach your ears
And recognize what you hear as a thank you
Never change
The right people will love you humble and quiet
Do what you love in life with passion
But never change
The right people will love you humble and quiet
Do what you love in life with passion
But never change
It's amazing how a simple act
Can cause an everlasting impact
And I don't know if I'll ever see you again
So I don't care if it takes me years
To get this song to reach your ears
And recognize what you hear as a thank you
Never change
The right people will love you humble and quiet
Do what you love in life with passion
But never change
The right people will love you humble and quiet
Do what you love in life with passion
But never change
It was early 2015
We were on the TTC
And you gave a note to me
You signed it "Kinga"
Thank you, Kinga
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4. |
Cut
05:30
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Cycle 1
Look at me my face turns red
I'm a prisoner in my head
You are trapped inside my heart
You will always be a part
Your soul running through my veins
My heart's the prison skin's the chains
Cut myself and watch it bleed
Drain it all until you're freed
Cycle 2
Never again I say each time
It's like a tally, I'm adding lines
Pain distracting from the pain
Shame adding to the shame
Reminding me that I'm still real
Desperate for the scars to heal
Hurt myself to feel release
It's my decision my disease
Cycle 3
Hello darkness my old friend
I'd hoped that last time was the end
How could I be so naive
The cycle's too clear to believe
The pain distracts but leads to shame
The shame will always lead to pain
Should I give up and let you win?
And fill me with your dark again
Cycle 4
I'm not who I was before
It's a new chapter, I've closed that door
I haven't felt that way in years
There's no use dwelling on these fears
I'm stronger than I used to be
I've got no darkness left in me
And if it ever starts to show
I kill it off before you know
Cycle 4+1
I'm not who I was before
(Look at me my face turns red)
It's a new chapter, I've closed that door
(I'm a prisoner in my head)
I haven't felt that way in years
(And you're trapped inside my heart)
There's no use dwelling on these fears
(You will always be a part)
I'm stronger than I used to be
(Cut myself and watch it bleed)
I've got no darkness left in me
(Drain it all until you're freed)
And if it ever starts to show
(Cut myself and watch it bleed)
I kill it off before you know
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Emmett Glancie Burlington, Ontario
Emmett Glancie is a Canadian composer, arranger, producer, and multi-instrumentalist born in Burlington, Ontario in 1997
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