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Chlorine and Nicotine

from Begin by Tessa Karrys

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3:57 (Tessa Karrys - guitar, Brian O’Neill - bass, James Sharp - percussion)

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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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from Begin, released August 24, 2016
Produced, Engineered and Mixed by Brian O’Neill at Oak Street Studios.

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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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