I'D TAKE THIS BACK
IF I HAD ONLY KNOWN I'D MAKE
THE RIGHT TURN DOWN THE WRONG TRACK
I NOTICED NOTHING OUT OF PLACE
YOU HAD ME, I WAS TAKEN
SOUL STIRRED, HEART SHAKEN
ALL ALONG I THOUGHT I'D MINED A VEIN OF GOLD
A SILVER LINING
STAY
YOU'LL THROW THIS ALL AWAY
IF YOU SAY
YOU CAN'T FORGIVE YOURSELF
WHEN YOU COME TO FIND OUT
WHAT YOU'VE STARTED WON'T WAIT
ARE YOU IN, ARE YOU OUT
BUT DON'T CHAIN ME
TO THIS FATE
I DRANK ALL NIGHT
I'VE TAKEN MYSELF TO THE BRINK
I LEARNED, NO FIGHT
JUST MAKES IT EASIER TO SINK
AND LET THE WORLD FORGET THINGS
I'M ALREADY STONE REGRETTING
EVERY TIME YOU CROSS MY MIND
I BURN THE BRIDGE NOT FAR BEHIND YOU
THESE ARE COLD, LONELY HOURS
FEEL I'M HANGIN' BETWEEN
LETTING YOU GO OR ON WITH DISASTER
'CAUSE I KNOW WHAT IT MEANS
IF YOU STAY
HAVE YOU COME TO FIND OUT WHAT YOU STARTED WON'T WAIT
ARE YOU IN, ARE YOU OUT
IS THE WHOLE WORLD AT STAKE, YOU COULD SAVE ME
WHEN YOU COME TO FIND OUT
WHAT YOU'VE STARTED WON'T WAIT
ARE YOU IN, ARE YOU OUT
BUT DON'T CHAIN ME
TO THIS FATE
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