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Bruised Ego
03:26
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My mind is a battle tank that's losing control
My body's a bottle set to burst
I'm clearing the smoke-filled room from hearts set ablaze
And I'm taking the time to heal the burns
And until then, I'll stay elusive, just like before
Nobody wants to play the victim or the villain
But stories can turn just like the tide
It's an ugly dilemma I can't seem to shake myself from
I'll swallow my pride and wait for time to pass me by
And until then, I'll stay reclusive, just like I was
What do I have but a broken hand?
What do I have but a twisted head?
What do I have but a darkened raincloud?
What do I have but a bruised ego?
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Dog Days
02:58
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Dog days rattle my chains
Like a wild wind
Burning my skin
Storm clouds holding me down
I'm a scarecrow
Lurking death row
Hard times
I spent all my dimes
Painting pictures of a simpler mind
I'm drained
But I'm still the same
Underneath the rubble is the heart that remains
Dog days, wasting away
In my dark room
Naught but smoke plumes
Oh, love, what have I become?
But a sinking ship
I ought to lose grip
Hard times
It should be a crime
Spinning circles 'round a delicate mind
Don't stray
Just give me a day
Let it settle down until the dust clears away
Dog days
Dog days
I'm carried away
Strong words from such a delicate frame
Please wait
I swear I can change
And get me back to where I started again
Dog days
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Somewhere before the final curtain call
The sudden rise before the certain fall
The camera pans up to a crowded stage
Full of laughter in a restless age
Then suddenly, the laughter turns to noise
I hear you talking in a different voice
The clouds unveil a sun that's long burnt out
But you won't tell me what that's all about
What makes a heart so easy to break?
Lover, can you help me with this heavy weight?
What makes a fool so willing to stay?
When everything they're hoping for is washed away
A cold still lingers with the ghost of you
The winter speaks so softly like you do
Another night inside a prison cell
Another story I will never tell
Was I a vessel in your rolling sea?
Why won't you calm the waves that carry me?
'Cause there's no telling where this ship may land
Or whether I will find the strength to stand
What makes a heart so easy to break?
Lover, can you help me with this heavy weight?
What makes a fool so willing to stay?
When everything they're hoping for is washed away
What makes a heart so easy to break?
Lover, can you help me with this heavy weight?
What makes a fool so willing to stay?
When everything they're hoping for is washed away
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This Is Not Me
04:05
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What have I done?
A word, a look, a promise
Smashed apart like glass
On a dirty floor
Where have I gone?
A road that leads to nowhere
Watch the cars roll past
While my feet get sore
And in a twist of the kaleidoscope
The spark ignites and snaps my rope
And any little shred of hope surrenders
But it's dark and dreary in the center of stormy weather
This is not my heart
This is not my head
This is not my voice
These are not my hands
This is not me
What have I become?
A shell, a stone, a phantom
Bottled up and stored
On an empty shelf
Weightless and stunned
The needle tears the fabric
I used to be so sure
Now I doubt myself
And if I could reach into the night
Pull down the moon for guiding light
I wouldn't give up on this fight so easy
But the dark is so hellbent on teasing, it never leaves me
This is not my heart
This is not my head
This is not my voice
These are not my hands
This is not me
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Sean Donovan Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, TN
New music coming soon
Sean Donovan recommends:
Don't Wanna Live, Don't Wanna Die
by E.R.I.E.
The heartfelt, deeply personal lyrics of an internal struggle gone mad are amplified by the aggressive arrangements by TJ Foster. A perfect example of dealing with depression.
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An earnest pop-punk album with shades of post-hardcore. Ben Hemingway played all of the instruments, produced, mixed, and mastered this album. He's a one-man wonder.
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