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Out of Smokes

from Cracked, Flawed and Frayed by Brightwire

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Written by Samuel Barker (ASCAP)

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Once my dreams burned like the ember
But I crushed them out to please everyone else
Now it’s just a drag spent trying to remember
Exactly when it was that I gave up on myself

These days I’m lighting one off the other
Pacing around and wondering if the truth I seek
Might have got lost in all the words
I've been too damn afraid to speak

I'm about out of smokes
Just ashes left of my time
Can't keep on pretending
I’ll ever be just fine

One more drag left to think
About the mess I left behind
I just hope you'll learn to forgive me
Somewhere down the line

Those long lost nights of records and drinking
With my old friends laughing and cigarettes
They say life winds down as a trail of loses
Well, losing those nights remains my deepest regret

We’re just like smoke clouds left hanging
Fading away but we’re always looking back
On memories poisoned by nostalgia
Got me feeling about as empty as this pack

I'm about out of smokes
Just ashes left of my time
Can't keep on pretending
I’ll ever be just fine

One more drag left to think
About the mess I left behind
I just hope you'll learn to forgive me
Somewhere down the line

Now my fears burn like the ember
But I’m trying like hell to crush them out for you
Maybe earn a little forgiveness
Before this ashtrays telling me my times about through

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from Cracked, Flawed and Frayed, released March 11, 2021
Samuel Barker: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Washboard and Drums
Kim Barker: Vocals and Harmonica
Michael Helfenstein: Dobro
John Stoll: Electric Guitar

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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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