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Broken Window

by Rue Snider

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Broken Window 03:26
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The more I try to love the less I love myself I guess that you could say I'm headed down Is there anyone among us who's never lost it? Probably not I think as I look around Cuz everyone around here knows that love is for children's stories And God is a concept we measure pain with Hey, relax, I'm just quotin' John Lennon All you need is love 'til your heart ends up deadened Maybe you are a baseball And I am a broken window So it doesn't matter what it is you do to me We can coexist or you can strike me out like a batter Either way I'll be in pieces sharp and shattered Two steps forward then a hundred thousand back I'm not good at lettin' go and moving on I lost a good friend once to a cancer that rotted out his colon It's been 18 years Danelle where have the days all gone? Cuz everyone around here knows that I like to carry on About my big big dreams that no one really wants to hear Heartbreak is motivation to get your ass going And that's the truth about why I quit living here Maybe you are a baseball And I'm a broken window So it doesn't matter what it is you do to me We can coexist or you can strike me out like a batter Either way I'll be in pieces sharp and shattered
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Blue Skies and Telephone Poles 02:36
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Blue skies and telephone poles It's peaceful here but I still feel alone Blue skies and telephone poles The sun should make me smile but it don't There's Brian down the street who owns The General Store Tells me "hello" each morning and he means it You know the way towns like this go Amanda has been kind to me the nights when I call She know what I can give and she don't ask me for more She lets me go Blue skies and telephone poles My baby's gone and I feel so alone Blue skies and telephone poles To have today I'm luckier than most Hannah holds my hand while the doctor administers the medicine She's soft like a bird She's kind like a minister who don't believe in sin anymore We sit in silence while I get the treatments They say I'm gonna make it but that don't make a difference Oh, way she goes Alex used to say that when we was younger Working summers on the roads "Way she goes You work until you can't You do the best you can And then you go" Well.... Blue skies and telephone poles My baby couldn't take it so she's gone Blue skies and telephone poles I'll sit and stare at them until I'm gone too
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Blackout 02:08
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I like to get drunk and do things that I shouldn't I like to kiss pretty girls in dark corners of bars I like to stay up til dawn on nights I shouldn't even be out I like to spend my days in parks strumming my guitar Sometimes the party has to end When I can't see the night because I blacked out again She's angry Maybe she's just through with me I'm sure I'd understand but I don't remember a thing Sober only knows what the whiskey couldn't kill I don't know why I always have to drink my fill I don't know why I always have to drink my fill I like to drink white wine and play Bob Dylan records I like to listen to women tell me all about their lives I like to go to North Brooklyn bars getting fucked up on weekday nights I like to sing my songs alone under the stars Sometimes the party has to end When I can't see the night because I blacked out again She's angry Maybe she's just through with me I'm sure I'd understand but I don't remember a goddamn thing Sober only knows what the whiskey couldn't kill I don't know why I always have to drink my fill Sober only knows what the whiskey couldn't kill I don't know why I always have to drink my fill I don't know why I always have to drink my fill
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Denial 03:05
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Johanna said there is a better way than losing my mind on alcohol I didn't yell in her face like I wanted to It's pretty hard to behave myself when I can't find my way at all Stumblin' down 14th Street with something to prove Tried to love for a stretch thinking hearts could be true I learned after a time that's not something you choose Downtown is where I've gotta be cuz that's where the most women are At least the kind of girls I wanna find I wanna party all night long but not inside of a crowded bar I need something to get her off of my mind I'll take some drugs for a stretch then drink some booze I'm resigned in my mind to thoughts that are cruel I don't wanna be told to stop blaming I don't wanna be told to stop taking drugs I don't wanna be told to stop drinking alcohol There was the love then the drugs then the drinking ensued When there's wine on your mind everything seems pretty cool
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Loneliness Is Better Than Heartbreak 03:38
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Loneliness is better than heartbreak But tonight I've got heartbreak and I don't know what to do I've got a bottle of whiskey I know that I shouldn't be drinking But at the bottom is loneliness if I can just make it through Loneliness is better than heartbreak She left 17 seconds ago but it feels like it's been years If I had asked her to stay what kind of man would that make me Pleading with a woman whose intentions were clear She didn't deserve all the things that I wanted to give her She didn't believe she'd ever be happy with one She wanted to have her past and her present together So I had to leave even though we weren't done Loneliness is better than heartbreak Heartbreak will get you to do things you shouldn't do Like later I'll be trying to fuck every woman in Brooklyn Then again when I'm lonely I pretty much just do that too Loneliness is better than heartbreak I've had them both so believe what I tell you is true The only thing I've found that makes me feel any better Ever at all Is knowing that somewhere she's a bit heartbroken too She didn't deserve all the things that I wanted to give her She didn't believe that she'd ever be happy with one She wanted to have her past and her present together So I had to leave even though we weren't done
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You'll Be Fine 02:40
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Remember the night with the knife? That memory feels like a dream Those years we couldn't quit drinking When we pledged our love by the sea There were voices stronger than the ocean And destructive as nature can be We were young, too young to know the truth was We were never gonna have those babies You'll be fine and I'll be fine Love is for real alright But it doesn't mean a goddamn thing When you're broke co-dependent and thirsty Drinking thinking that you are free Drinking thinking that you are free Drinking thinking that you are free Drinking thinking that you are free Drinking thinking that you are free You'll be fine and I'll be fine
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Crowd Into Trains 03:05
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We crowd into trains At the break of day I guess this is how we say to each other I love you I'm up for sticking around if you just wanna hang out Drinking in a bar talk about what's been happening As long as we avoid the L cuz weekends on it are hell Stay near this well Drink enough to stop hurting When we crowd into trains At the break of day I guess this is how we say to each other I love you There are lots of people around letting their secrets out Drink some wine, shoot a smile, go away 'til the morning I've seen all of that shit before Gettin' really fucked up to be adored I'm not immune or better I'm just bored There's a comfort in this world Sometimes found in pretty girls But I don't need a girl tonight Just something to take the pain away When we crowd into trains At the break of day I guess this is how we say to each other I love you But I won't know what to say When you are walking away I might start begging you to stay to tell you I love you
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Valentines Wish From a Friend 03:24
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Hey, I can't wait to make you dinner and hear about your escapades Hey, do you know I really love you and you bring a smile to my face? Hey, remember when we were almost strangers in the bar by your old place? Those days when I would take a car to see you And you would hold me while it rained We've come so far I know it's strange To love you now but in a different way To want you to hold me just so I can feel safe I'm grateful for today I'm grateful for you and me Hey, may you play shows in every season and may people know your name Hey, may you have whiskey to fill your belly and healthy food upon your plate Hey, may kiss all the girls you want to til one becomes your darling Then when your soul is overflowing write happy songs to her for me We've come so far I know that it's strange To love you now but in a different way To want you to hold me just so I can feel safe I'm grateful for today I'm grateful for you and me
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73 Seconds Of Truth 04:36
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January 28th 1986 I remember the newscast interrupting the TV I was watching I was home from school my best friend was there If I recall correctly I thought, "Oh my god Gaddafi has bombed us from a tiny country" Though I didn't know where Libya was exactly But we sat there and watched the disaster Of the Space Shuttle Challenger Exploding over the Atlantic Ocean 73 seconds it had only been gone 73 seconds A minute and a few Our lives are made of minutes made of seconds One day will be the last for me for you Give me 73 seconds of truth You can't escape with money or power Death in all it's glory and profundity comes for everyone Could be a failed O-ring seal in a solid rocket booster and a fire Could be the impact of the crew compartment slamming into the water Could be a car wreck, a violent attack, or something genetic from your father But we all go one way or another Like those 7 brave souls in the Challenger Who were lost over the Atlantic Ocean 73 seconds it had only been gone 73 seconds A minute and a few Our lives are made of minutes made of seconds One day will be the last for me for you Give me 73 seconds of truth 32 month hiatus of the shuttle program There was negligence on NASA's part sure, it's a government agency What did you expect, efficiency and concern for human beings? They knew about the dangers but were corrupted by "go fever" Like a bride who's not in love but really really really really wants a wedding I watched it on TV Christa McAuliffe I remember when you gave your life Snuffed out over the Atlantic Ocean 73 seconds it had only been gone 73 seconds A minute and a few Our lives are made of minutes made of seconds One day will be the last for me for you Give me 73 Give me 73 Give me 73 seconds of truth
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Dive In 03:01
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When art walk is done Will you still want me to come meet you? Then we stayed up 'til the sun Just talking online but that's not the same I'm coming to greet you I'm dying to meet you Though I don't know what to expect Cuz I don't really know you though I want to hold you And see where this leads Though I don't know if it makes any sense So what let's dive in Now you take off your clothes 3AM we're finally alone I played a really long show Watching your face through all of the songs I'm laying beside you your eyes are alive now Though I don't know what to expect Cuz I don't really know you though I want a full view To see where this leads Though I don't know if it makes any sense So what let's dive in And if I can escape Before you tell me The truth about your life, and your art and your loves, and what you believe Then maybe I could still walk out that door alone I'm frightened to kiss you cuz I don't wanna miss you That's something that I can expect I'm starting to know you now that you're holding me See where this leads though I don't know if it makes any sense So what let's dive in So what let's dive in So what let's dive in
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Stories 02:24
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Tell me a story I've got hours to kill It's an easier drive when you're here in my ear I liked the last one about those two guys Who both had your body though it seems They never had your mind Or the heart that was beating inside I know a place I'd like to go the next time I see your face Could it be possible for me to be on of your stores That you tell somebody someday Show me your movie or show me some skin I just wanna know everything about you that I can The scene you're writing is where I come in Enter the man who can't figure out what to do with his hands Hey, I know a place I'd like to go the next time I see your face Could it be possible for me to be one of your stories That you tell somebody someday I heard what you said about all of the books by your bed I'd like to fill up the pages with a tale for the ages About a girl I know who looks good well read
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Dead Man's Shoes 02:07
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I don't wanna wear a dead man's shoes I don't wanna be sad when I think of you I don't wanna lie I wanna tell the truth I don't wanna live like I used to I wanna be everything that I can be I wanna be there for you like you've been there for me I wanna run through meadows and I wanna breathe free I wanna live every moment and die happy You're the reason I've been thinking Life might not be a series of disasters When I see you sleeping beside me in the morning It makes me wanna try harder Try Harder! I wanna be a man don't wanna be a boy I wanna put away foolishness and seek real joy I wanna know your heart like a child knows his toys I wanna love you every day until we're soil I don't wanna wear a dead man's shoes I don't wanna be sad when I think of you I don't wanna lie I wanna tell the truth I don't wanna live like I used to

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released October 7, 2016

Engineered and mixed by Brandon Wilde
Produced by Rue Snider and Brandon Wilde

Cover by Lacy Lafferty
Cover model Laynie Bel

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Brooklyn-based singer songwriter Rue Snider combines 80s alt sonics with a lyrical style reminiscent of 60s rock revolutionaries.

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