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Sleepless

by Abby Maxwell

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1.
Marielle 04:48
marielle, you took the words right out of my mouth well they say you never know until you know other girls got nothin’ on you it’s tough to not act like a fool so say the words you know you gotta say ya say the words you know you better say marielle i’m done with hiding done with quiet ~ sneaking ~ lying let the world see we’re doing it right they’ll never have to see me yell they’ll all assume i’m meaning well and i am, cus i love you marielle just say the words you know i like to hear say the words and we’ll all feel better, my dear you took the words right out of my mouth and it's probably good for your health and i’d like to see your pretty smile again well marielle don’t ya play games with my head won’t you dim the lights and come to bed
2.
Stains 03:10
did you burn the sheets did you wash away all the pieces did you start to forget me are the skin cells and faint smells now a rarity are you there are you there did i lay beneath the ground did my pulse ruin your sleepin sound and did you try to clean me off were my stains soaked in the cloth were they soaked in the cloth are you there are you there well get on your way stand up tall i’m not afraid, i feel nothing at all i feel nothing at all
3.
Sleep Sounds 03:22
sleep, sleep on this mountain top and the morning will be here breathe, breathe in this northern air, let it fill your lungs my dear you'll need to be silent now, the sun it has gone down so please, please close your quiet eyes, let sleep become your sound, sound now, now feel peace on this mountain top, the trees will hide your fears and feel ease in this northern air, don't hate yourself my dear i'll be back before the dawn, and I'll sleep between your arms don't ever go back down, down now, now
4.
Madness 05:30
maybe theres no method to our madness no certain script, nothing terribly obvious so go to sleep darlin don’t take ur t-shirt off don’t waste one more second maybe there’s no place for me here you see right through me, smell my fear and there’s voices in my head telling me you’re a king you’re a king you’re a king and i’m nothing well i’m telling you, i am not blue without you i didn’t quit my job to wait for your calls and i swear that i read those books or at least i bet i could and i write songs that aren’t about you
5.
don’t worry bout me no more throw those worries right out the door i’m not that sad little girl you brought into the world don’t worry bout me no more i took my medicine every mornin i’m still a sad sad girl but a little less sad than i was before well i bury my thoughts in booze sleep until the afternoon buy the cheapest cigarettes and give myself shitty tattoos but please don’t worry bout me i’m learning things, i’m feelin free i’m not that sad little girl who moved away to see the world
6.
Buried 04:11
father never got away with what he did he was smokin a cigarette getting through his drink wading through his thoughts and getting through his drink and now mama sleeps under the steps there’s flocks of birds that’ll never get fed she’ll never smell the earth til the day she’s dead well father why’d you leave her there so empty why’d you let her slip away so goddamn quickly he said he’d name the shirt that she was wearing he said he’d die before he’d see mama buried father never got away with what he did he was smoking a cigarette wading through his thoughts and getting through his drink but there’s flocks of birds that’ll never get fed she’ll never smell the earth til the day she’s dead.
7.
Love Me Good 05:09
mama used to teach me not to say sorry for just bein around and i always sorta figured someday i'd make her proud she put the shirt on my back she took my hand n showed me the way throughout this no man's land well love me good and strong i ain't gunna be around for long well i can't say i'm not afraid but i know i'll find it in the end won't play too many games won't keep too many friends so take your time with me i'll be growin slow and when i'm walking through the trees i'll feel you as i go so love me good and strong i ain't gunna be around for long love me good and strong i ain't gunna be around for long love me til i'm gone i ain't gunna be around for long

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released August 2, 2016

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