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Wanna Be
04:44
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I don't wanna be an afterthought for you
And I don't wanna be something you need to do
I want it to be how it is with me
I wanna be the only thing you think about all day
Man reaches for woman and woman reaches back for man
Venus and Mars look down at the master plan
And when I reach for what I wanna see
Wanna see you, reaching back for me
I think in just a little while, I think you'll be mine
I'm sure in a little while, I'm sure you'll be mine
I think in just a little while, I think you'll be mine
oh I'm sure in a little while, I'm sure you'll be mine
I'm sure, I'm sure, I'm sure
When you gonna see you're the only one for me?
And don't you know it's true I'm the only one for you?
Oh yeah, I'm the only man for you...
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2. |
I'd Be A Fool
04:59
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Ooh, what are you doing here
Ooh, I wish you’d just speak your mind
Ooh, with you it’s never clear
Ooh, are you still the killing kind
I’d be a fool to take you back again
I’d be a fool to let you in
I’d be a fool - yes I’d be a fool
But you can ask anyone and they’ll tell you
I’m just a fool
Ooh, maybe better I just drink poison
Ooh, or smoke a dozen packs a day
Ooh, I’m not afraid to burn my fingers
Ooh, I’m gonna do it anyway
Ooh, was it as hard for you as it was for me
Ooh, did you come ‘cause you lost your heart
Ooh, is it better to be damned together
Ooh, better than being damned apart
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Half Way
04:45
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She'll let you in, half way in
Then she'll take you down, all the way down
She'll let you touch her, but not too deep
Then she touches you, yeah you're hers to keep
Did you think you could save her?
You think you're the first?
Well, she may be in danger
But brother your trouble's worse
'Cause you think she's smiling
All sweetness and light
But she's just baring her teeth
Before she bites
Well, did you get your heart broken?
Who cares in the end.
Get your heart broken right
You want it broken again
So, scream at the wind
And howl at the moon
Sing yourself a sad
A sad and wailing tune
But you just be careful
How you cry and you moan
It could always get worse
She could leave you alone
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4. |
Evil
05:15
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Well I say you're evil, I say the devil knows your name
Yes I say you're evil, I say the devil knows your name
Well he sleeps in your mouth, and he moves in your veins
I saw you wave your hand and a blood moon rose that night
Saw you wave your hand a blood moon rose that night
And all the Demons came around and danced in the red moonlight
Tell me, what do you love? What do you love? Tell me what you love?
You don't love nothing, you love nothing
Well you live in a White House, but your soul black tar
Yeah you live in a White House, but your soul black tar
And when Satan comes knocking, and he walks right in the front door
Tell me, what do you love? What do you love? Tell me what you love?
You don't love nothing, you love nothing
When you walk the earth it's evil that you sew
The ground smells of sulfur and nothing green will grow
You have goblins in your basement and they do what you say
You tell them "Go burn the world" and send them on their way
You lick the golden idles feet then you walk on the earth leaving the smell of sulfur and nothing green will grow. Hatred and fear move with you and you spit their poison through the land. At first you spun your webs in the dark, but now you're in the light and the people see who you are, and they will come for you in great numbers. They will drag you out and bury you in the very ground that you poisoned. And I will put my boots on, and I'll walk on your grave.
Tell me, what do you love? What do you love? Tell me what you love?
You don't love nothing
You love nothing
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5. |
Walk Away
05:17
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Maybe Monday, maybe Monday come she will
Or maybe Tuesday, maybe Tuesday better still
Walk away they all say
But I still feel your head in my hands While you're sleeping
And I whisper in your ear
That promises are for keeping
Maybe Thursday, might her day to come and call
But I say Friday, now that's the right day after all
Walk away they all say
But I still feel your head in my hands while you're sleeping.
And I whisper in your ear
That promises they're for keeping
Walk away they all say
But I still feel my head in your hands while you're sleeping
And you whisper in my ear
That promises are for keeping
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6. |
Bring Out Your Joy
05:38
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Bring out your joy and share it with me
Bring out your joy whatever it may be
There's more pain in this world than tears in the sea
Bring out your joy for me
Bring out your love and let me touch
I promise I won't take too much
I just need a little crutch
Bring out your love for me
I envy you your hope
I envy you your faith
You know my mouth might make the words
But I can't recall the taste
I envy you your hope
I envy you your faith
You know my mouth might make the words
But I can't recall the taste
Bring out your joy and share it with me
Bring out your joy whatever it may be
There's more pain in this world than tears in the sea
Bring out your joy for me
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7. |
The Healer
03:08
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She'll fix what's broken and mend what's torn
Fresh and clean like the day you were born
A little pin prick it's not too late
You came in bent but you'll walk out straight
Oh do what you got to do
Yeah she's going to put healing on you
I said oh she going to fix you right
Even if it takes all night
She's got a magic potion and a magic wand
You're going to stand up tall and strong
She's the healer yeah the healer
She's in the ancient book again
Is there a secret and she can steal
The midnight lamp is burning bright
There's always someone left to heal
They say she's an angel they say she's a witch
Your bones will knit in your heart twitch
She'll put you together stitch by stitch
But you'll never be the same
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8. |
Nobody
04:07
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Sometimes it feels like there’s nobody at all
To find us when we’re lost, to hear us when we call
See the man holding tight, afraid to let go
The things I’ve done are not my fault, I swear to god I didn’t know...
That Nobody, I said Nobody
Nobody walks this world all alone
See the woman with her hands to her ears
They didn’t say it’d break my heart when they sent me here
And see the girl wants to fall to her knees
You know she doesn’t hope because she doesn’t see
How long will you be fooled, how long will you believe
A heart is made of stone when you wear it on your sleeve
For every tear a kiss, for every pain a cure
And we shall be released, as soon as we are sure
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Tonight Tonight
03:45
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The moonlight is so bright
The moonlight is so bright
Makes children of us all
As we stare up at the sight
Hey you rock and rollers
Hey you rock and rollers
Play guitar n’ grit your molars
Pretty soon you’ll be pushin’ strollers
Ya but tonight’s tonight
Arms to the sky
Your heart is full
When the moon is high
The vicious sun is out of sight
The world is ours until it’s light
Oh, tonight’s the night
Someday you’ll be old and bent
Heart broken money spent
Thinking bout your gleaming youth
A world of steel you made a dent
One more dance one more fling
One more chance to bleed and sing
Our lips to god’s good ear
Twice as fast as David’s sling
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10. |
Desire
03:59
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The sun hangs low in the western sky
And I'm on the street again with the light in my eyes
I'm hungry as a wolf and lean as a wire
Got a hum in my head and my guts are on fire
Baby, desire drives you mad
I had my heart broken by every dream I ever had
But you learn to bite and scratch when you're back against the wall
'Cause Worst thing in this life is to have no dream at all
They say Gods a trickster and he makes a great noise
You'll get a reward if your good girls and boys
But it never works out, we're always swindles somehow
So if you run into God tell him I'll take mine now
Angel on my shoulder tells me to move
She knows there's always something left to prove
I close my eyes I see the promised land
It whispers in my ear and dances in my hand
Baby, desire drives you mad
I had my heart broken by every dream I ever had
But you learn to bite and scratch when you're back against the wall
'Cause Worst thing in this life is to have no dream at all
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Bart Ryan Nashville, Tennessee
Bart Ryan is an LA-born/Nashville-based session guitarist and award-winning singer-songwriter who’s honed his performance chops across the U.S., Europe, and Japan. His experiences inform Starlight and Tall Tales, an ambitious album that moves confidently from soul-infused power to stark intimacy, unified by Ryan’s gritty vocals and soaring guitar and lap steel. ... more
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