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Too Many Bridges To Burn

by JEH3

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1.
To A Friend 02:11
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If you saw him all alone out there but living If you saw him weep would you understand For me: I’ll stay awake, I’ll soldier on And let the night cover me with stars The loss of light don’t mean the light went missing The loss of life can’t snuff out the light we knew Some day kid you’re gonna need to be forgiving And no one can forgive yourself but you Put that bullshit down and get your arms around me Stay real quiet and let me hear you breathe Because I was laid to ruins when you found me When you found me I didn’t want to leave You can’t see it if your looking too closely You can’t see it if you take it in your hands Nothing that means something can loose luster Like the carelessness of sunlight in the summer grass
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Lighter Fluid Lustratio 02:48
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You sat slouched and full  On a bright patch of green grass Between the Red Lobster  and the Home Depot All the broken plates and paths  were in the past where they belonged It was a cool and civil twilight in early June  Celery soda, sour cherries from the bin When the well runs dry  I won’t see it coming And if the day arrives  when I can finally let you go  It will be okay if all that’s left is an echo Himalayan salt lamp  with it’s soft orange glow  lit up a little portion of the room  the rest was cloaked in shadow  Traffic outside the window  was loud for three am I left with a kiss on your forehead  and quietly descended the steps  And as I hit highway  it was black and wet from rain  I wondered to myself  If I’d ever see you again  Celery soda, sour cherries from the bin When the well runs dry  I won’t see it coming And if the day arrives  when I can finally let you go  It will be okay if all that’s left is an echo
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Smoking In Her Car 02:52
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Well, the last time I saw Sarah, she was smoking in her car She yelled out from her window to me. She tried to make some small talk, but I was running late for work So I just smiled and waved and kept on walking away I hope that she’s okay, but I think that she was high She ain’t the same Sarah we used to know After graduation came she ran off for the city Now she’s back in town and probably looking some friends Remember when we used to hang out in her mother’s basement Long before the drugs and liquor chased us Long before the bullshit nine to fives or the bloated shaky hands We used to make out in a closet and hold each other’s hands We thought that she was fine, but she had started getting high It was sophomore year when she started seeing Richard After graduation came, we heard they stole some credit cards But now she’s back in town again, and smoking in her car The last time I saw Sarah she was smoking in her car I wish I stopped and asked how she was living Because we were close so long ago, and why I didn’t I don’t know Bullshit ain’t a gift that keeps on giving I hope that she’s okay, most likely she was high She ain’t the same girl I used know After graduation came things got pretty dark But Sarah’s back in town again, and smoking in her car
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Hair Tied Back 01:57
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Among the things I still remember  You wore an amethyst ring Among so many other things  That’s the least I can recall  “Lover” is such a ugly word  An awful word I’d never use  Too simple to render the truth  Too vague a category for you You tied your hair back  And I can hear you laughing, I can hear you laughing now Among the things I still remember  You had a devastating smile  A flash that could buckle my whole body  From what I recall  Your love was like vines crawling over a garden wall Or a whirling vortex that could swallow us all
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Promises 02:26
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There’s something wrong with this Pictures and anonymous mail Spilled out from poison pens Seems like some awful business Break down from nine to five Work so hard to barely stay alive I’d rather close my eyes and listen to the turning pages Some friends are liquor stores Some friends don’t talk no more Some friends know that less is more Some friends are screaming sirens Don’t let me fall asleep Stave off that recurrent dream Golden boughs and spiral streams In the end the house is always burning down Some nights you think about How much is it gonna take To get to somewhere else To not drown yourself Too fast for the naked eye Too fast to not lose sight Tonight I’m on my hands and knees Picking up pieces of a broken record There’s nothing wrong with us Its hard to learn by yourself Maybe you should probably call someone Seems like you could really use the help Don’t let me close my eyes Don’t let anything get close again I’m screaming on a mountain side I’m screaming as I’m tearing off my skin
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Orange & Red 01:32
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I couldn’t get ahead. Clutter on the stairs and the sky gone red. The dog couldn’t walk anymore. He ain’t whining at the door no more. If you only knew what the last year done, you wouldn’t look me in the eye. If you didn’t believe in me, why try sleeping by my side?  When the roof caved in I just stayed in bed.  Pulled the sheets up over my eyes, everything was orange and red.

about

“Too Many Bridges To Burn” was written in late 2018 and early 2019.

Six songs. Just my guitar and voice.

Very few doubled tracks, which is not my inclination.

Tried to keep to simple structures.

Get to the point as quickly as possible.

Despite the title, there are actually no bridges in these songs.

Actually there was one song with a bridge in it, technically it was an overpass, but that song was cut for personal reasons.

“Too Many Bridges To Burn” is about forgiveness.

It's trying to not cower under the bedsheets as the fucking house burns down.

Much Love,
John

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released April 21, 2019

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