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12 Hours from Richmond
04:37
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I'm twelve hours from Richmond, waiting on your call
Counting down the moments until you're sick of it all
Bracing for the words, resting on your lips
This sad punchline that we just couldn't skip
You ask for truth and hope that every word is a lie
And regret every chance you've given me
Out on this road it's easy to forget just who we're supposed to be
Yeah, I know that I've forsaken thee...forsaken thee
I'm twelve hours from Richmond, working through the nights
I'm going to try to tell you that I've been living right
Money rolls right into these idle hands
And I've become someone you just can't stand
You ask for truth and hope that every word is a lie
And regret every chance you've given me
Out on this road it's easy to forget just who we're supposed to be
Yeah, I know that I've forsaken thee...forsaken thee
I'm twelve hours from Richmond, my heart is hanging low
Yeah, I've done some things you'll never let go
I rarely go to bed in this room alone
But I'd trade them all to be with you back home
You ask for truth and hope that every word is a lie
And regret every chance you've given me
Out on this road it's easy to forget just who we're supposed to be
Yeah, I know that I've forsaken thee...forsaken thee
I'm twelve hours from Richmond, waiting on your call
Counting down the moments until you're sick of it all
Words & Music by Samuel Barker
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2. |
Eye of the Storm
04:28
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It’s one of those days when I’m barely holding on
I think I finally reached my limit
The ache I feel right now is more than I can bear
How did I get so tied and twisted?
I look like hell and for weeks I’ve been awake
From everything I’ve kept my distance
I’ve ignored everything, pushed everyone away
Now I’m drowning in my silence
How can I keep myself in the eye of the storm
After it’s poured out on me in waves
Such an eerie calm
Inside a world out of control
Will I get a chance to fix all my mistakes?
Will it pass or will it take me to my grave?
If I could go back and do it all over again
I’d probably have myself committed
I can’t forget what I know I can’t defend
I gotta stop myself from drifting
I look like hell and for weeks I’ve been awake
There are ghosts ‘round every corner
I've ignored everything just trying not to break
By my failures I am tortured
How can I keep myself in the eye of the storm
After it’s poured out on me in waves
Such an eerie calm
Inside a world out of control
Will I get a chance to fix all my mistakes?
Will it pass or will it take me to my grave?
How can I keep myself in the eye of the storm
After it’s poured out on me in waves
Such an eerie calm
Inside a world out of control
I know I’ve only got myself to blame
Will it pass or will it take me to my grave?
Words & Music by Kimberly Barker
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3. |
Crystal Beach
05:32
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They're paving all the dirt roads, but they left this one alone
My trailer's at the dead end, but it's no place to call home
Shrimp boats and oil fields, the only jobs still around
When tourists all pack up and forget this little town
The winter months bring boredom until the sun shines again
I'm cooking up distraction until the payday ends
Yeah, it's just another small town
Where the edges get so hard to reach
I'm wasting away all my best years
Just living out here on this Crystal Beach
Cough syrup and matchbooks, coffee filters, starter spray
It takes a special kind of poison to survive this day to day
At the end of my dirt road, the heat never gets too high
The sheriff has bigger problems like that run off this July
And mama keeps the children, you know they want or need
She just hides behind her bible to block the things she shouldn't see
Yeah, it's just another small town
Where the edges get so hard to reach
I'm wasting away all my best years
Just living out here on this Crystal Beach
When a man gets greedy, that's when it all goes wrong
A zig when you should zag, one spark and it's all gone
The flames lit the night sky, if there was maker, we would've met
Ma just told the children that I fell asleep with a cigarette
Yeah, it's just another small town
Where the edges get so hard to reach
I'm wasting away all my best years
Just living out here on this Crystal Beach
Words and Music by Samuel Barker
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4. |
Dashboard Lights
04:12
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Holding back the fears I feel of being lesser than you
Times change and folks move on, sometimes we wish it weren't true
Feels so strange to be left behind, alone and searching for clues on
Why I'm holding back the fears I felt of being lesser than you
Distance brings us peace they say
But it's nights like these I can't forget
I'm driving down this old highway filled with regret
The dashboard lights and the glare of my tears
In the dark one thing is real
I'm scared to death to be alone with the pain I feel
Signal right and look at what's left, I'm lost in the shuffling cars
Hesitate through shallow breath, doubt has brought me this far
Holding hope that the miles ahead, they might repair all of the stars
Signal right and look at what's left, I'm lost in the shuffling cars
Distance brings us peace they say
But it's nights like these I can't forget
I'm driving down this old highway filled with regret
The dashboard lights and the glare of my tears
In the dark one thing is real
I'm scared to death to be alone with the pain I feel
Holding back the fears I feel of being lesser than you
Times change and folks move on, sometimes we wish it weren't true
Feels so strange to be left behind, alone and searching for clues on
Why I'm holding back the fears I felt of being lesser than you
Words by Samuel Barker & Ben Hall
Music by Samuel Barker
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5. |
Despite the Gray
03:22
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Half-meant smiles left cold, forgotten on the page
This dime store legacy before instance was all the rage
Faces the same, but dressed worlds apart
She grins alone and holds it to her heart
The sun looked warm despite the gray
Time moves on and these memories fade
But the sun looked warm despite the gray
Stories get told and passed down through the years
Preserving the hope we've lost in life's fear
Smile in frame, she says "It's just like mine!"
Dreaming of life for which most would pine
The sun looked warm despite the gray
Time moves on and these memories fade
But the sun looked warm despite the gray
Words & Music by Samuel Barker
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6. |
In the Distance
05:04
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These humid summer nights, they've grown oppressive
These thoughts of surrender, they've grown obsessive
The battle’s raged on so long, I can’t bear the stressors
This final stand has shown me the lesser
It’s alright to question these things you cannot save
Accept there’s a sadness to which we can’t relate
Know you’ll never be close enough to fix it
Some stories meet their end in the distance
This loneliness divides my thoughts like the Mississippi
I've long driven away my last bit of empathy
In solitude we arrive and in solitude we leave
Fought my best but all that’s left is to grieve
It’s alright to question these things you cannot save
Accept there’s a sadness to which we can’t relate
You know you’ll never be close enough to fix it
Some stories meet their end in the distance
Some stories meet their end in the distance
Darkness calls my name for that final bow (bout)
The fatal blow falls so hard now
These forced connections leave me flat
Two weeks left alone, lying on this mat
Two weeks left alone, lying on this mat
Words and Music by Samuel Barker
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7. |
This State
03:58
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Every minute this gets harder
and I wonder if it's me
It started out so good,
every day was like a dream
After so damn long
things were bound to go wrong
And I can’t keep on dancing
to this same old song
I give everything I have
And you just take, take, take
And I can't stand being in this state
Worry keeps me up at night
and I can hardly sleep
Got to work my way in front of it
and out from underneath
No matter how I try to help
you’re only in it for yourself
So I think I’ll take my chances
somewhere else
I give everything I have
And you just take, take, take
And I can't stand being in this state
I mended so many fences
You'd think I'd learn from all this practice
that when it rains, it’s gonna pour
I can't recall when I wasn't tangled
and I feel guilty I can't handle
what we have between us anymore
I give everything I have
And you just take, take, take
And I can't stand being in this state
No, I can't stand being in this state
Words and Music by Kimberly Barker
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8. |
Burning It Down
02:58
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Standing on that sidewalk
Voices and sirens fill the air
The kids are at my mother's
You're lying in bed and
He's stroking your hair
I ain't saying I don't share some of the fault
But I've done nothing that left me scared to be caught
So as you lie there in that hotel bed
Wishing you were out on your own
I was lighting that match and there's no coming home
You're wondering where your youth went
Between a shotgun wedding and more babies on the way
Everybody carries their crosses
I guess we got to heavy along the way
I ain't saying I don't share some of the fault
But I've done nothing that left me scared to be caught
So as you lie there in that hotel bed
Wishing you were out on your own
I was lighting that match and there's no coming home
Standing on that sidewalk
Smoke still hanging in the air
Got one unread message
And I'm wondering what the hell happened here
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9. |
Falling Back Down
04:10
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Feels like my will's done broke down again
Nothing seems to last these days any way
I've got nothing to give, even less to gain
And I know I'm no better than the curse you sling
It's all too familiar, cycling back around
I'm another casualty of this sad old town
Every time I get up, off the ground
I end up falling back down
Yeah, I always fall back down
Last paycheck is spent, there's nothing I can
A sad state of affairs, no hope to hold onto
At the bottom they say its just despair and you
And I'm doing all I can not to fall right through
It's all too familiar, cycling back around
I'm another casualty of this sad old town
Every time I get up, off the ground
I end up falling back down
Yeah, I always fall back down
Voicemails and endless rings, they sing me to sleep
Addiction filled nightmares where I once had dreams
When the pain you sow because the guilt you reap
It's another excuse to tear life apart at the seams
It's all too familiar, cycling back around
I'm another casualty of this sad old town
Every time I get up, off the ground
I end up falling back down
Yeah, I always fall back down
Words & Music by Samuel Barker
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10. |
Some Fun
04:30
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Brightwire Houston, Texas
Brightwire is an Americana band born from a household of musicians and hailing from southeast Texas. Combining elements of folk, rock, country, punk and whatever else they happen to get interested in, they weave tales of lives lived in our world today. For them, music is about inclusion and letting others know they are not alone in their struggles. ... more
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