1. |
Tonight
03:27
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Tonight
written by Avy Summerlind ©2015
thought tonight would be different
but here it is all the same
me here on the outside
looking in
might as well be the desert
where the dust never settled
where the time passed us by unnoticed
might as well stood still
then with new york and la
our fates sealed away
i can’t go where you go
and you won’t follow
i don’t know who you are
you’re a name on a page
i believed time would lead us back here
somehow some way
for a disconnection
in this day and age
we could swim in denial
and feed on naivety
i am unknown
to all who’ve ever known me
only a ghost
still here in body
i am unknown
to all who’ve ever known me
my hand in yours
apologies
where would we start to rebuild
all that we used to dream
i am unknown
to all who’ve ever known me
only a ghost
still here in body
i am unknown
to all who’ve ever known me
most likely yours
the eyes i’ll never see again
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2. |
The Disappearing
04:48
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The Disappearing
written by Avy Summerlind ©2015
don’t bother taking your coat off
you’re not staying
you’re a thief
i no longer let in
you stole my heart
and moved miles away
i started over
won’t start it up again
i started over
won’t start it up again
and i remember
your disappearing
i searched for signs of life
a sign you were still here
no trace or a by-line
a way to say goodbye
erased everything and faded
like a ghost you were gone
and i waited and waited
in hopes i was wrong
til i faced the pain
and started over
won’t start it up again
i started over
won’t start it up again
maybe you’ve changed
maybe illusion’s still your game
i walk away
wanting for nothing
you’re out of place
and old existence
you can’t explain away
the disappearing
and all the silence
from a distance
spoke louder than
a siren’s call
the weight of your heartbeat
anchored my drowning
cut myself free on the ocean floor
caught myself wanting
something more
than your pain
i started over
won’t start it up again
i started over
won’t start it up again
maybe you’ve changed
maybe illusion’s still your game
i walk away
wanting for nothing
you’re out of place
and old existence
you can’t explain away
the disappearing
you’re out of place
and old existence
you can’t explain away
the disappearing
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3. |
Little Tipsy
03:54
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Little Tipsy
written by Avy Summerlind ©2015
line the rocks up
get ready to crack the glass
fractured you insulation
now you say
you’re stuck in time
if only the years could rewind
moving pictures
for a quick fix at a glance
look to long, you’re hypnotized
and the quitters
they don’t got love like you
you and me, we’re more alike
with hearts big enough for two
little tipsy
stained your teeth
your big house
keeps the world outside
little tipsy
you’re smooth red wine
dreaming the dreams
i wish i could write
the more the merry
but a stranger to the faith
the faith needed
to walk away
build up or burry
the past has passed away
closer to a death
than living
pulled the plug on sharing
don’t get greedy in your old ways
all the luck and love grew heavy
worn out by the days
how did we get this age
little tipsy
stained your teeth
your big house
keeps the world outside
little tipsy
you’re smooth red wine
dreaming the dreams
i wish i could write
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4. |
45
05:41
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45
written by Avy Summerlind ©2015
the once was could have been
i was willing, i was willing
washed way out with the tide
looking back thru glass
at what was left behind
the cracks
the reflection
not bad for one left alone
the sound of connection
steadied my way to hold on
changed my life with a 45
couldn’t tell at the time
if i was dead or alive
changed my life with a 45
maybe i’ll be alright
just keep playing it all night
my way out allies
turned black, turned their back
on my inner wise
thrown from myself
layed down on the tracks
where i fell
the cracks
the reflection
not bad for one left alone
the sound of connection
reached for my way to hold on
saved my life with a 45
couldn’t tell at the time
if i was dead or alive
saved my life with a 45
maybe i’ll be alright
just keep playing it all night
i’m on my way out
i’m on my way
finding my way out
together, together
me and myself
together, together
together, together
me and myself
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5. |
Don't Worry
03:34
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Don't Worry
written by Avy Summerlind ©2016
surely, i’ll find my way
my hands will guide me
surely, i’ll be okay
hand to god
my faith has left the building
instead i take this on myself
don’t worry
i’ll get you out
don’t worry
i’ll get you out
don’t worry
i’ll get you out
don’t worry
i’ll get you out
of here
tying loose ends up tight
neat and tidy
brailled and leatherbound
lightweight and ready
pale in comparison
to all that i once was
don’t worry
i’ll get you out
don’t worry
i’ll get you out
don’t worry
i’ll get you out
don’t worry
i’ll get you out
of here
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6. |
Fade to Gray
05:47
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Fade to Gray
written by Avy Summerlind ©2013
we get busy and fade to gray
far away, but still connected
months for days
and here you are
even though you said
you hated it
gravitate towards
what you can’t leave alone
separate it out
what causes a heart to catch
not worth pretending how
we wanted it to last
as it was, it was easier
just to disappear
somewhere lost in los angeles
never very far from here
i hear the beat
the static when you speak
i am alone in this
cuz you keep your distance
honestly, i’m not yours to find
you go your way
and i will go mine
sometimes it feels like
nothing’s ever really passed
in the way that we keep
circling, circling back
looks like the city
only magnified what’s still missing
lost the trust in the home
we hoped would comfort us
i hear the beat
the static when you speak
i am alone in this
cuz you keep your distance
honestly, i’m not yours to find
you go your way
and i will go mine
honestly, i’m not yours to find
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Avy Summerlind California
AvySummerlind.com
Avy Summerlind is a lyric-driven songwriter and
musician.
You might find her on the sofa.
Avy lives with a debilitating chronic illness that crushes her soul daily and interferes with her ability to play music for long periods of time.
When she’s not sulking about that, she likes to eat cookies and make up comedy sketches with her sister.
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