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lyrics
I just assumed you wouldn't want me
So I took no care about our hearts
I quieted the hopes that rose and fought me
Assigned myself to play the sister’s part
And all along I thought I was alone there
In wishing hard for things that couldn't be
I told myself that we could safely go where
You and someone better couldn't walk so free
I taught you to ask me things that
Cost me more than I cared to own
But this year brother I'm too tired
And finally I'd rather be alone
I'm a woman men don't find attractive
So I found other reasons they should stay
You wanted all my comfort, but never felt my danger
I thought a price that high would drive you right away
And all along I knew that I was lucky
That you would give a fraction of your heart
But now I'm straight asking could you ever love me?
Cuz I'm not filling up this hole with all these parts
I asked you to lend me ghosts of
love I never thought that I would know
But this year brother I need better
And I think that I would rather be alone
No really, tell me all about it
Tangle me in words til i forget what i deserve
Take what I can get
Swallow my regret
I can’t keep tending hearts for other girls
I let you look on while I went
Charging off a cliff all on my own
But this year brother I've grown feathers
And I find that I would rather fly alone
If all I can expect here
is cordial respect here
Then I think that I'd just rather be alone.
If it's all the same to you bro,
and it seems as if it is so,
thanks for offering but I'm better off alone
I apologize for the abruptness,
but I'm one hair away from f*** this,
and I'd definitely rather be alone.
And if my heart is still a stranger's,
and the story never changes,
then stand aside - I'll run this road alone.
credits
released August 21, 2017
Lizzy Shell: vocals
Billy Harrington: drums, percussion, Hammond organ
Chris DuPont: Many guitars, Mellotron
Ken Pesick: Electric bass, Acoustic bass
Produced by Billy Harrington & Lizzy Shell
Words and music by Lizzy Shell
Recorded and Mixed by Eric Wojahn at Solid Sound Studio in Ann Arbor, MI
Assistant Engineer: Josh Weichmann
Special thanks to Michael Harrington for pre-production work.
Album Art photo by Heather Shell.
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