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Written by Kim Barker and Susan Parson Garlington

lyrics

I wish we had happened some other way
Without such a price to pay
Leading to this
Beyond all the hurt words and lashing out
You make known your every doubt
I know you can’t resist
You revel in pain, you built your own cage
You go down in flames, alone and afraid

What made me decide that you needed my help
Couldn’t stand on your own
But how I thought you could fly

You made me feel needed like nobody else
And now I can see that’s not enough to get by
No, I’m not the one who withheld
Tell me why can’t I just save myself

I was blinded by freedom
I should have know
it wasn’t sustainable
Not at that speed

Now the man you are just doesn’t fit my plan
I’m tired of pretending that there’s any kind of hope
That I can keep up this pace, make myself stay
That you will ever feel safe, that you’ll ever be sane

And I had to decide that I need my own help
I stood on my own, lately I’m learning to fly
So many signs I pretended weren’t signs
The lessons you taught me, I learned them time after time

I’m not the one who withheld
Tell me why can’t I just save myself
No, I’m not the one who withheld
Tell me why can’t I just save myself

credits

from Cracked, Flawed and Frayed, released March 11, 2021
Kim Barker: Vocals
Samuel Barker: 12-string acoustic and Drums
Michael Helfenstein: Dobro
Liz Sloan McGovern: Violin
John Stoll: Double Bass

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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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