1. |
Cold Glass Ceilings
03:19
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Cold glass ceilings
The sky is falling down
Golden healer
Fingers round your crown
Fighting fire
Swords on puppet strings
Paper tigers
Showing off their teeth
There you go again
Bringing the night in
Can’t wash the blood from your skin
Cold glass ceilings
The boys are throwing words
Dead hands dealing
Rolling in the dirt
Washing water
Right out of the stream
Ghost town harbor
With ships docked under seas
There you go again
Bringing the night on in
Can’t wash the blood from your skin
Cold glass ceilings
Collecting in your eyes
Falling slowly
Drowning out the light
Cold glass ceilings
The sky is falling down
Golden healer
Fingers round your crown
Cold glass ceilings
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2. |
Shepherd or the Wolf
04:24
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I’ve been out of sleep for ten days
My bones adjusting to the cold
You’ve been counting sheep for decades
But are you the shepherd or the wolf
You’ve hanged your savior round your collar
Or does he have you on a leash
And though your eyes are on the garden
You try to tell yourself you’re free
You try to tell yourself you’re free
And have you ever buried good men
That left this world running from their scarred skin
Or have you ever had to bury children
Have you ever seen the end
Saying I’m just another martyr for you Lord
I only meant to start a war
I’ve been out of time since morning
The county stacked me on the floor
You’ve been up all night just howling
But are you the sheriff or the door
But are you the sheriff or the door
You’ve got your pistol round your finger
Casting shadows on your gold band
And your old badge can’t hide your anger
While you’re shooting down their hands
While you’re shooting down their hands
And have you ever buried good men
That left this world running from their scarred skin
And have you ever had to bury children
Have you ever seen the end
Saying I am just another martyr for the law
I only meant to start a war
I only meant to start a war
I’ve been out of sleep for ten days
My bones adjusting to the cold
You’ve been counting sheep for decades
But are you the shepherd or the wolf
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3. |
The Rain
04:46
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There she goes off into the sunrise
She swears that she’s finally heading west
She misses me, misses me, misses me dearly
Or so the year-old message says
She said that she finally found the mountains
She said that they’ve been there all along
She’s seeing, she’s seeing, she’s seeing so clearly
Says her smile through the phone
She’s says that she’s finally found a purpose
She’s only ever a dial away
And she might not be here in the morning
But she’ll come home when she misses the rain
There she went off into the sunset
She swears that she’d finally heading east
She misses me, misses me, misses me dearly
A year-old message on repeat
She said that she finally found the water
It must have been there all along
She’s feeling, she’s feeling, she’s feeling something
Before she hangs up the phone
She said that she finally found a purpose
She’s only ever a dial away
She might not be here in the morning
Bur she’ll come back home when she misses the rain
She said that she’s leaving when it gets colder
That was before the phone rang, rang, and rang
She still wasn’t home this morning
The only thing here is the rain
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4. |
I'm Not Perfect
03:51
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Main Street’s empty
These day dreams are heavy
On my soul
The steel frames are waning
To reach down and save me
From this hole I’m kneeling in
The bay side is closed down
There’s no room in this old town
To hold a man in the ground
The rain and the cold’s out
Sheltered by the roof of your mouth
But doors don’t slam like that now
And oh I know I’m not perfect
I’ve got demons under my bed
But you’ve got eyes that look like you’ve seen heaven
And they’re always on him
The skyline’s crawling
Away from the morning
No one knows where to
The floorboards are talking
To steps that I won’t walk on
And no one knows why but you
The weeds took the house back
Now it’s full of age and cracks
But the postbox still says your name
The fire has blown out
The wood is on it’s own now
And that ain’t never gonna change
Oh I know I’m not perfect
I’ve got razors under my skin
But you’ve got hands that seem to break and mend
And they’re always on him
Oh I know I’m not perfect
I’ve got pillows under my head
All I feel are your arms again
But they’re always around him
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5. |
Ball and Chain
03:57
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So write yourself off babe
With the pen in your hand
Down to that F train
That put the boys in the can
And tell me your secrets
With a whole lotta lies
You know my weakness
Is the cold in your eyes
Well it’s the cold in your eyes
And I said
What makes a fire a burning flame
And maybe that river is just a whole lotta rain
Baby this feeling is always the same
This whole wide world now
Is just a ball and chain
It’s just a ball and chain
It’s just a ball and chain
It’s just a ball and
So tell me I’m never
Gonna see what you stole
Just a half written letter
To make you feel whole
And while you’re still going
Through that same old routine
My fault is showing
I’ve got just what you need now
I’ve got just what you need now
What makes a fire a burning flame
And maybe that river is just a whole lotta rain
Baby this feeling is always the same
This whole wide world is just a ball and chain
It’s just a ball and chain
It’s just a ball and chain
It’s just a ball and chain
(Repeat chorus)
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6. |
Did I Leave Too Early
05:06
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Does my jacket still keep you warm?
Is your windowpane still broken?
When was the last time you heard my voice?
Or did you hang it in the closet?
You used to say we’d sort things out
While you were sitting by the water
But now that’s just another place I’ve been
Another thing you want forgotten
I know we fought about this
But I don’t remember this feeling
Did it come way too late
Or did I leave too early?
Does my face still cross your mind
Every time you say her name?
When’s the last time you climbed those stairs
And wished I could have stayed?
We caught an angel in a jar
And let it die next to the china
Now we’re a thousand miles apart
Since you turned and looked behind you
Well I know we fought about this
But I don’t remember this feeling
Did it just come way too late
Or did I leave too early
Did my blankets keep you warm
While we argued over nothing?
The last thing you ever said to me
Was a fight waiting to happen
I know you forgot about all this
Probably burned away this feeling
Did it come for me too late
Or did I leave too early?
Did it come for me too late
Or did I leave too early?
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7. |
Bittersweet
04:28
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There goes
There goes my chance at being happy
There goes
That ghost of my plans at being happy
And I know you’ll take it from here
These walls can wash out my fears
And the rain can hold back tears
Yes, I know you’ll take it from here
It’s bittersweet
I feel completely empty
Again it seems
But you know me
I’m in complete denial
For a while
Because I’ve seen that smile
There went
There went my plans at moving onward
Well there went
I dare dreamt of finally heading forward
And I know I’ll lose my way back
Because these walls fall down too fast
And the rain can fill in the cracks
Yes, I know you’ll take me right back
It’s bittersweet
I feel completely empty
Again it seems
But you know me
I’m in complete denial
For a while
Because I’ve seen that smile
I’m wearing thin ‘cause you took off again
And now the moon’s stuck with that stain
So close your eyes with arms open wide
And that’s why it feels like home when it rains
(repeat chorus)
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8. |
Long Long Gone
04:24
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I was torn
Midnight washed upon the shore
From river beds to ocean floors
I was torn
I was lost
I was cradled, I was tossed
From empty beds collecting dust
I was lost
You know I was there in the cathedral
When the moon bled out on the steeple
By the time the liturgy was done
I was long long gone
I was raised
The morning bat the stars away
From broken beds and dreams of rain
I was raised
I was found
I was carried and set down
From king-sized beds and paper crowns
I was found
You know my war paint hit the basin
When the clouds caught on the pavement
By the time I caught that train back home
I was long long gone
You know I was halfway to the exit
When they first saw my message
By the time they knew I’d left it and run
I was long long gone
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9. |
In the Way
03:35
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He’s a working man with a concrete pride
His hammer swings down by his side
He’s a son of a son
He’s a slave to his gun
War broke out about a month ago
He abandoned ship and set his sins afloat
Down the bayside
To a train ride
Oh, he’s a praying man he says
Oh, he’s still fighting in his head
No one will listen
No one will miss him
He’s standing there turning in his grave
He’s just an old man in the way
He’s just an old man in the way
She’s a porcelain soul with a curled up fist
She picks the morning bit by bit
And sends her love southbound
Plants her heart in the ground
She ran off when the soldiers came
She healed their wounds and broke their ranks
When the battle began
With their lives in her hands
Oh she’s a warrior now she swears
Oh she’ll stop fighting when she’s dead
No one will listen
They’ll say she isn’t
Supposed to be caught in the blood and the clay
She’s just a pretty face in the way
She’s just a pretty face in the way
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10. |
Pray Loud
06:13
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I've gone too many miles
To say I'm done
I've stopped too many times
To say I've run
I've cried too many nights
To say I'm strong
I've lied too many times
To say I'm wrong
Now I'm tied down by the chains
That are my sheets
I don't believe in ghosts
And they don't believe in me
They'll probably say
He's in a better place now
But I know
I'm gonna die face down
Pray loud
'Cause I can't hear you when I'm talking in my sleep
Stay now
The devil's gonna come for me
I've pushed myself too far
To say I'm lost
I've stood here for too long
To say I've crossed
I've picked too many fights
To finally choose
I've been crawling from the light
So long to finally lose
I'm tied down by these chains
I'm breaking
I don't believe in ghosts
And they don't believe I'll make it
But they'll say
He's in a better place now
But I know
I'm gonna die face down
Pray loud
I can't hear you when I'm screaming in my sleep
I can't wake now
The devil's come for me
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Edward Hartline Lowell, Massachusetts
Edward has been writing songs since he was 11. He began performing professionally at 13 and went on his first national tour at 15. Edward has performed with many artists, including Shannon LaBrie, Bobby Long, Jess Meuse, Sam Bradley, Marcus Foster, and Von Grey. ... more
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