WHEN YOUR HEART ACHES
'TIL THE TEARS COME
WHEN THE DAM BREAKS
AND WE'RE LOST IN THE FLOOD
OF ALL THESE THINGS
WE TRIED SO HARD TO OUTRUN
IT'S LIKE WE'VE STARTED BACK AT ONE
LOOK AT ALL THE DAMAGE WE'VE DONE
YOU'RE A LITTLE BIT BROKEN, BABY
I'M A LITTLE MISUNDERSTOOD
THIS FIGHT AIN'T GONNA GET US NOWHERE
OR DO US ANY GOOD
YOU'RE JUST THE KINDA CRAZY
THAT I CAN ALMOST BE MYSELF
IF I COULD ONLY MAKE YOU HAPPY
I WOULDN'T WORRY 'BOUT NOTHING ELSE
BUT YOU AND ME, WE JUST CAN'T HELP OURSELVES
SO WE CUT DEEP
AND WE SWING LOW
AS WE LOSE SLEEP
THE DIVIDE GROWS
IN THE DISTANCE FIRES BURN
IN EFFIGY
THE GHOSTS OF WHO WE USED TO BE
YOU'RE A LITTLE BIT BROKEN, BABY
I'M A LITTLE MISUNDERSTOOD
THIS FIGHT AIN'T GONNA GET US NOWHERE
OR DO ANYBODY ANY GOOD
YOU'RE JUST THE KINDA CRAZY
THAT I CAN ALMOST SEE MYSELF
THE GUY THAT FINALLY MAKES YOU HAPPY
'TIL YOU DON'T WORRY ABOUT NOTHIN' ELSE
BUT YOU AND ME, WE JUST CAN'T HELP OURSELVES
Tom Heyman documents life in San Francisco circa 2023, refusing to succumb to easy characterization & instead capturing the city’s nuance. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 22, 2023