1. |
One Shot
04:46
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The gods fired a shot
It rang all through the land
It took my heart with it
It left blood on Daddy’s hands
War filled hearts and homes
They were right on course
Two kingdoms would fall
Their fate carried by the back of a horse
I woke up to a moonlit room
My feet brushed the floor
I heard a moan, something gasped for air
I pressed my ear to Daddy’s door
Screams from a wounded beast
Pierced my bones in the midnight light
And I saw him through cracks in the wood
I guess I’d never heard a grown man cry
Reaching for the door but my feet moved away
Until they hit cold grass
And over the sound of my own heart beat
I didn’t hear the footsteps
One shot
Left the night red hot
I wasn’t dressed
For a funeral
Aim low and let go
Watch your ship sail away
Is all fair in pride and war
Now that love is in her grave?
I painted the grass red
And his heart black
I knew the man I loved
Was never coming back
And as I watched the life
Fade from Daddy’s eyes
I wondered which one of us
Was really dying that night
I never knew a woman’s love
Could tear so many lives apart
I don’t know what she was
But it was cold and it was dark
And if such a woman
Ever visits my grave
Don’t beg forgiveness
I have the peace that she craves
One shot
Left the night red hot
I wasn’t dressed
For a funeral
Aim low and let go
Watch your ship sail away
Is all fair in pride and war
Now that love is in her grave?
I watched Daddy try
To forget that night
But no one could forget
The blood spilt for that fight
And now it’s been
Too many years to count
Lifetimes have passed
And still I hear him cry out
He says
One shot
I left the night red hot
She never dressed
For a funeral
I aimed low and let go
Took my ship and sailed away
All for pride and war
I put my love in her grave
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2. |
The Messenger
03:48
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Go tell the messenger
Tell him I’m all right
Go find the messenger
Give him a message tonight
Go tell the messenger
He knows where I’ll be
Waiting for my messenger
To bring a message home to me
Go tell the messenger
His hat’s upon the shelf
Don’t rest my messenger
Your words won’t carry themselves
Such a tired messenger
The world will be just fine
And you’ll come home
In just a little while
The kids are growing fast
They have your eyes
I’ve kissed them for us both
Soon they’ll be by your side
And we knew this day would come
And our hearts would be sore
With each passing moon
I miss you more
Go tell the messenger
Go tell the one I love
Our bodies grow old
But our hearts are young
And mine will never tire
My love will always be true
I could never give up
Giving up my self to you
And I’ve seen our home
Please wait there for me
If you get there first
Set all the birds free
And I will fly with them
When winter nears
Back to your arms
My message you will hear
You’re my messenger
You’re my whole heart
When I look far away
Just know we’re never far apart
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3. |
Starsick
03:50
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Mirror mirror, why oh why
Must you show the same face every time?
I’m sick of looking through you
Waiting to see something new
I want something to have and to hold
Something I can call my own
I wonder is this good or bad?
I gotta stop thinking like that
I’m tired of what I’ve seen
Scattered memories and mismatched dreams
Upon waking tomorrow
I’ll put on running shoes and leave my sorrows
They’re talking but I’m not hearing
Words that match what I’m seeing
Tell me how do they sleep at night
Knowing their children aren’t alright?
I think of the place where I grew
And all the things I learned to be true
Money can bottle you up inside
Make Mom and Dad scream through the night
So now I turn on the TV
I got no problem saying, “Hey that’s not me”
They’re beautiful those things they buy
I want to be beautiful inside
Chorus
Now we live in separation
Due to miscommunication
But they lied and they played tricks
Now you wonder why you’re feeling starsick
They left us feeling starsick
They left our hearts starsick
Chorus
Look there up ahead
It’s the place we met
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4. |
Making A Home
04:09
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It’s been a long time coming
I don’t even know what I was looking for
Everything I thought I wanted
Led me back to you
My mind had taught me to take cover
Fear was my only nighttime lover
Together they convinced me
I had a weak heart
Now I’m thinking back on the day I knew
My life wouldn’t start ‘til it started with you
I get the feeling this isn’t the first time
I’ve fallen in love with you
Today’s the day
That I lose everything
So I can say
I’ve got nothing left to lose
Nothing left to justify
No more reasons to make up my mind
Nothing else keeping me from the truth
And I’m making a home with you
Now every stone that’s been cast our way
Won’t hurt the same way it did that day
They’ll be the foundation
We lay for our home
And I’ll give you my rights, I’ll give you my wrongs
Give me your weaks and give me your strongs
I will give you my heart to keep
You seem to know what it needs
Chorus
I will never think this through
The way the world tells me to
Why would I take so long
Trying to prove my own heart wrong?
Chorus
I’m making a home with you
Making a home with you
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5. |
Begin
04:06
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I was driving on that summer day
All my dreams had blown away
I needed something I could hold on to
You were my rock, you’d blown away too
Now I’m just waiting here
Keeping my eye on that rear view mirror
Hoping something from my past will catch my eye
I know you’re long gone, you didn’t say goodbye
And I can’t stand lying in bed
Waiting to hear that screen door slam
Anything to let me know
You’ll be in my arms again
Maybe I’ll light a cigarette
And wash your memories off of my skin
I gotta start over new
I guess this is where I begin
Remember walking down that old creek
We’d talk about life, you’d dip your feet
You never got all the way in
Maybe I should’ve seen this coming
I gotta get you out of my head
I thought you were everything I wanted
I knew every line to your song
How’d I live a lie for so long
Chorus
I was driving on that summer day
It seemed my dreams had blown away
But now I got a new plan
Your end is where I began
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6. |
Chlorine and Nicotine
03:57
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If life is just a game
I’d like to know how it’s played
If life is only temporary
I’d like to know why it’s so scary
How can a butterfly change the world
And I can’t even find the right words
To say
I have made a mistake
And a butterfly has what it takes
To make it right, then maybe it’s not too late
For me
To figure this out
Promises by candlelight
Don’t mean a thing in the morning light
I’d trade it all in a heartbeat
For chlorine and nicotine
I miss that summer
And I miss the rain
I miss their voices
Saying my name
I loved when we’d play music as
The planes flew by
The engines drowned your voice
But I could see it in your eyes
You wanted to be up there too
Listening to our music
As we fly
Chorus
So what do I do
As I wait for these same shapes to look new
I’ve passed this house one hundred times
It’s never looked like home, never looked like mine
Promises by candlelight
Don’t mean a thing in the morning light
I’d trade it all in a heartbeat
For chlorine and nicotine
I miss that summer
And I miss the rain
I miss their voices
Saying my name
I messed up
But that’s ok
‘Cause now I know how it feels
To be away
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Tessa Karrys Phoenix, Arizona
Hi my name is Tessa! I'm an Arizona-based singer-songwriter and performer. I write and perform original music, sometimes collaborating with other artists and producers. I incorporate influences of folk, americana, blues, and pop into my playing and songwriting. I'm very excited about the release of my first EP, Begin, and I hope you enjoy! ... more
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