LYRICS
EVIL IN THE WATER
©2020 Alissa Abeler and Hannah Smith
Don’t go down to the well, my Child
Keep a wary and watchful eye
Don’t go down to the well, my Child
Beware of what may be inside
‘Cause there’s evil in the Water
And there’s no fighting this tide
Oh there’s evil in the Water
And you could never stay dry
Don’t go down to the well, my Child
Oh you - you could never stay dry
So don’t go down - don’t go down
Don’t go down - don’t go down
Don’t go down - don’t go down
Cause you - you could never stay dry
Oh you - you could never stay dry
Oh you - you could never stay dry
ASHES
©2018 Alissa Abeler and Hannah Smith
We were ashes - Embers pulled from a dying flame
Only stories in the stillness - Smoke adrift together in the wind
These broken shards of memory - recall our slow descent
Succumb to fear and fury - Still adrift together in the wind
We are the ashes
Ashes to ashes
You taught me how to fight - Fight off all my demons
To this day I’m fighting - Fighting with myself
I have the will - I can wear me down
Down enough to see where I’ve been
Where I won’t go again
We are the ashes
Ashes to ashes
We are the ashes
Ashes to ashes
CLEAN BREAKS
©2019 Alissa Abeler and Hannah Smith
I don’t know about you, but my sky’s on fire
And the earth is dead it’s splitting right between us
I think I got you hooked on me
Hanging on each word and I can tell you what I mean
Embers of lovers’ flame still burn you
If you get too close it’ll take you
And I can’t bring myself... to close the door behind me
Clean breaks are better in the long run
They’re prettier on paper but, they’ll break us all
No matter how we try to sever the ties
That bind us together - we’re still bound together
But you’re running from your shadow
You’re still running from a life you never chose
And I would never blame you
Oh I’ve done the same
Hell! I’ve done the same damn thing keepin’ on too long
Down the same ol’ road we should have been running from
Now you can’t just take my hand or Babe we’ll keep on
Falling to pieces
All those missing pieces
I’ll do my best not to let you down
I’ll do my best not to let you down
But we’re falling to pieces
All those missing pieces
All over again
We’re fallin’ to pieces all over again
TETHERED
©2019 Alissa Abeler and Hannah Smith
You called me Baby
You called it sweet
Your arms around me like the mid-summer heat
You called me Darlin'
Your voice so sweet
To be tethered forever is what you wished we would be
'Cause with your hand locked in mine
We’d make it through
Though the years may be unkind
I promise you
I'd remain by your side
If you wanted me to
You called me Baby
Your voice so sweet
Alone I wondered if your promises would keep
You called me Darlin'
Your whisper sweet
“Not to worry, my Lovely” is what you whisper to me
'Cause with your hand locked in mine
We’d make it through
Though the years may be unkind
I promise you
I'll remain by your side
If you wanted me to
'Cause with your hand locked in mine
We’d make it through
Though the years may be unkind
I promise you
I'll remain by your side
If you wanted me to
If you wanted me to
If you wanted me to
If you wanted me too
If you wanted me too
THE RUNAROUND
© 2019 Hannah Smith and Alissa Abeler
Can’t take back my words unsaid
When truth escapes in a stolen breath
Silence grows as you pass my way
But you don’t know and I won’t say
That I wish you would chase me down
Hold me close and make me know
I was worth the time and worth the pain
The runaround, the pushing down
Our life-long game
Would you return or turn aside
For futures known or lost in the night?
Or would you sail to the farthest moon
To bring me back the heart I’ve thrown?
I wish you would chase me down
Hold me close and make me know
I was worth the time and worth the pain
The runaround, the pushing down
Our life-long game
Oh, the games we play
Oh, the games we play
Oh, the games we play
Oh, the games we’ve played
Still I wish you would chase me down
Hold me close and make me know
I was worth your time and worth the pain
The runaround, the pushing down
Our life-long game
The runaround, the pushing down
Our life-long game
BETTER MAN
© 2019 Hannah Smith and Alissa Abeler
I’ve been screamin’ screamin’
At the top of my lungs
Oh I swear if you would stop runnin’ you might stop hidin’ too
Can’t you see how your words fall like honey
From the blessed mouth you use
To kiss all those curses you toss at me around this room
Don’t I deserve a better man than you?
In the heat of the moment I swear that it’s true
Come morning I’ll wake up and find that we’re through
Cause Darlin’ I know I deserve a better man than you
I’ve been screamin’ screamin’
Screamin’ far too long
Oh I swear if you would stop hiddin’ you might stop runnin’ too
Tell me boy what-choo got going on inside that caged heart of yours
I can’t cure what’s been broken, but Lord knows
I’d try if I knew
Which got me thinkin’
Don’t I deserve a better man than you?
In the heat of the moment I swear that it’s true
Come morning I’ll wake up and find that we’re through
Cause Darlin’ I know I deserve a better man than you
Oh yes, Darlin’ I know I deserve a better man than you
LAZY
© 2019 Alissa Abeler and Hannah Smith
Who do you think we’re kiddin
When we say we’ve been living like this
When we’ve been living like this?
Who do you think we’re lyin’ to
Who do you think we’ve been lyin’ to - when we say
We’re Ooo Okay?
When did love
When did love
When did love become so damn lazy?
When did love?
When did love - start makin’ us think
Ah, we’ve got it easy
I’ve got your number
I’ve got your beatin’
Heart in my hand
and I just can’t - let it go
Oh, tell me now, Baby
What we gonna do,
Now that we keep - hittin’ repeat
Every time we’re in the bedroom
When did love
When did love
When did love become so damn lazy?
When did love?
When did love - start makin’ us think
Ah, we’ve got it easy
Oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
Oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
Oooooo ooooo oooo
When did love
When did love
When did love become so damn lazy?
When did love?
When did love - start makin’ us think
Ah, we’ve got it easy
Oh, we got it easy
WE’RE PRETENDING
©2017 Alissa Abeler and Hannah Smith
I can’t pretend it’s not
I’ve seen you do it, I’ve seen you do it
A time or two
You can’t pretend it’s not
Cause you’ve been watchin’ me do it,
You been watchin, watchin’ me do it
This is how the stories go
Either you can fight through it
Or you’ll just undo it
Honey, what are we are fightin’ for?
We’ve been through with this for so long
What we been fightin’ for?
When I know you watch me do it - When you know I watch you do it every day
You can’t pretend it’s not
I’ve seen you do it, I’ve seen you do it a time or two
You can’t pretend it’s not
Cause you’ve been watchin’ me do it,
You’ve been watchin’, watchin’ me do it
This is how the stories go
We just keep runnin ‘round
Runnin ‘round - Runnin’ around
We’re just watchin’ each other, we ain’t fightin’ no more
Oh Baby, we’re pretendin’
Oh Baby, we’re pretendin’
We’re pretendin’ it’s not
But we been through with the fightin’
And we been through with the runnin’
Still we’re watchin’ each other
Watchin’ each other - Watchin’ each other
Just pretendin’ we’re livin’
Oh Baby, we’re pretendin
We’re pretendin’ we’re livin’
Oh Baby, we’re pretendin’
WASTED
© 2019 Hannah Smith and Alissa Abeler
Seems the difference is gone
Between truth and the lies
And you’ve been whisperin’ in my ears now half of my life
When I was so sweet
And innocent once
I felt the walls close in and my dreams fadin’ out
No matter how long it’s been, I keep coming back to this
And now I’m wasted
Over my wastin’
All my sweetest years lovin’ you
I’ve spent hours
Just walking alone
Through the streets that you and I, we used to know
Now I don’t see you
Even now that I’m home
But I swear, I still feel your shadow every place that I go
And now I’m wasted
Over my wastin’
All my sweetest years lovin’ you
Oh yes, I'm wasted on you
Oh, I stay wasted on you
THE TIDES
© 2011 Hannah Smith and Alissa Abeler
I can taste you all over again
With the touch of my hand I draw
A detailed outline of your skin
What have I to do with these days
When all they recall is your face?
Can you feel? Can you wander through with me
To the ending of us?
We both will pass this day again
Can you remember a dream of me?
Circles we’re drawing on the water’s edge...
And I can take all that you do
If you can breathe in every bit of me
Can you feel? Can you wander through with me
To the ending of us?
We both will pass this day again
Telling broken tales of a lover’s missing past
Oh, sweet Love, we will again
We will know this life
We both will know this life again