St. James Asylum
from Into the Grey by Brian McGrath
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Drawn somewhere in my mind
Show me, show me, I want to see ‘til I go blind
Too many faces
Too many places to be
Searching, searching for a hand
Reached out to me
I've worn that mask, darling
I lived that lie
Know all the lines by heart
I try my best to try my best, it does not last
Everything just falls apart
Oh, it must mean something
It must mean something
It must mean something
Oh, it’s gotta mean something
Climb to the top, realize
You're at the bottom
I lost my patience, lost my mind
I still have not found them
Out on St. James, walking shame
Eyes behind the shades
Signals lost, wires crossed
None of this is gonna save me
People smiling, those drooling fools
Hiding their true disdain
A copy of a copy of a stolen joke no one made
Oh, it’s gotta mean something
It must mean something
It must mean something
It’s gotta mean something
I see your face in every window up and down my street
In every puddle, every dream, every happy thing
I think you think I think you're in control of every scene
But the strings that you've been pulling aren't connected to anything
Your past is crying out
No needs been met
Fated to die a slow death
Lord, load up the chamber, time to change, change, change...oh no!
Oh, it's gonna mean something!
It's gonna be something!
It's must mean something!
It’s gotta mean something!
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Words, Music, Performance by Brian McGrath.
Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Brian McGrath.
©2017-2018 Brian McGrath
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Brian McGrath Chicago, Illinois
Brian McGrath is a Folk & Americana Singer-Songwriter from Chicago and currently based in Madison,
Wisconsin.
With intense, honest conviction tempered by Midwest sensibility and grit, the big man with a big voice tells tales of broken characters, desolate landscapes, and hopeful redemption all along the highways and byways of the American heartland.
McGrath's new album "The Lonely Hour" now out.
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