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Edge of a Broken Dream

by Scott E. Wells

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1.
In My Bones 03:02
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Now baby I ain't slow but you move me way to fast I wanna hit the breaks but you make me pump the gas Feel the grip slip when you hit me with your swerves Lose control when I try to hug your curves Got my feeling high like I'm flying in an aero plane I wanna crash and burn just to feel the heat of your flame Going down so fast that I just passed Davy Jones You're crushing me, I can feel it in my bones In my bones In my, bones You're mouth is mean but it bet it tastes so sweet Mind goes racing, chasing you to my backseat Thinking 'bout the things I'd do, if I got ahold of you Take you for a spin, wrap your skin To my bones My hands are shakin' wanna brace them on your hips Your smile's cruel but it looks good on your lips Punish me with your body like sticks and stones You're giving me a look I can feel down in my bones In my bones In my, bones You're mouth is mean but I bet it tastes so sweet Mind goes racing, chasing you to my backseat Thinking 'bout the things I'd do, if I got ahold of you Take you for a spin, wrap your skin To my bones Take you for a spin, wrap your skin To my bones Take you for a spin, wrap your skin To my bones
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Reason for Your Fall 03:10
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Take off all your clothes And take me up to heaven It's sinful I suppose But it's only one of seven Take me to a place I know you've been with others There's no room for disgrace Underneath your covers I... I want to let you in I want to bare it all I... I want to feel your skin Be the reason for your fall Take off all your secrets Spread 'em on the floor Bury them in regrets You don't need anymore Take me to the question You've never thought to ask You breathe your confession And I'll remove your mask I... Want to let you in I want to bare it all I... Want to feel your skin Be the reason for your fall I... Want to let you in I want to bare it all I... Want to feel your skin Be the reason for your fall The reason for your fall The reason for your fall The reason for your fall The reason for your fall
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Sunset 03:34
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The Earth is still enough to hear, The gentle breaking of my heart, Underneath a calm veneer, I crumble, tumbling apart; Echoes of the words I said, Question if those words were right, Run them over in my head, As the day folds into night; Sky looks like it might combust, Strike a match, start a fire, Will it crumble down like dust, When the flame snuffs in it's pyre, Or will it simply slowly rust, Like an old abandoned spire, Either way the night is just, Waiting for sunset to expire; The wind is kind enough to wake, Me from the same old wasted dreams; In this game of give-and-take, I've given all and now it seems; I've gotten nothing in return, Except this gently breaking heart; Skyline continues to burn, Barely holding back the dark; Sky looks like it might combust, Strike a match, start a fire, Will it crumble down like dust, When the flame snuffs in it's pyre, Or will it simply slowly rust, Like an old abandoned spire, Either way the night is just, Waiting for sunset to expire.
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Should be Easy 04:24
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You haven't looked at only me for quite awhile And you hesitiate before you share your smile A smile betrayed by vacancy inside your eyes Can't tell if you don't care or don't realize That I can tell you have one foot outside the door That you can't tell me you don't love me anymore The words ring hollow when you say them to the side Stay or leave I only wish you would decide It should be easy, easy It should be easy, easy Should be easy I want to slide away and leave this all behind But each steps heavier and makes me change my mind It feels like torture when I try to walk away I'm torturing both of us each time that I stay I wonder if you know one foots outside the door Wish I could tell you you don't love me anymore The dirt is piling to the ringing of the bells But I can't find the strength to save us from ourselves It should be easy, easy It should be easy, easy Should be easy The words remain unspoken And both of us are broken And I find myself choking On every little token The words remain unspoken And both of us are broken And I find myself choking On every little token That you throw my way Should be easy Should be easy Should be easy
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Sometimes 04:57
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Sit down to write About how I feel But fear if I say it It'll become more real Can't tell my friends Or I'll be a burden If they know my struggle I feel they'll determine That I'm as big a fraud as I feel And that their perception isn't so real So I wear my burden under my skin And sometimes, sometimes my demons win Can't talk to my family They wouldn't get it Tell me It wins only Because I let it Then they'd talk about me And what might have been Treating my pain like Unspeakable sin So I make jokes to lessen the blow Hide myself in this smile I've learned to sew Across my lips so no one gets in And sometimes, sometimes my demons win Today I'm OK, Can't speak for tomorrow; Never can tell What's going to follow; Feel dumb for complaining, When some have it worse Small blessing I guess, To this fucking curse I sat down to write how I feel Wish that I hadn't - just made it more real The mask is still there, but it's wearing thin And sometimes, sometimes my demons win Yeah sometimes, sometimes my demons win
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Edge of a Broken Dream 03:59
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I'm Trailing down the edge of a broken dream Can't hold on cause nothing's what it seems Towards a funeral pyre Of spent desire I'm trailing down the edge of a broken dream Can't help wonder when it was My footing slipped away I try to think of how it was We ended up this way I try and reach my hand to you But know that it's too late You've made your peace, with the fact This nightmare is our fate I'm Trailing down the edge of a broken dream Faster than the words I try to scream Walked with you awhile Til you lost your smile I'm trailing down the edge of a broken dream I can see the sun above Still shining somewhat bright But it flickers like a candle That's snuffed out in the night I'm Trailing down the edge of a broken dream The nightmare is as real as it seems The dark has shown That I'm all alone I'm trailing down the edge of a broken dream
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I Found God in a Bottle of Whiskey 03:31
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I spoke to God today Took my breath away Lord I was bent, but not on knee Imagine my surprise When His visage filled my eyes And He slowly shook His head at me Figured he might hold a grudge But he didn't seem to judge It damn right took me by surprise Tried to ask Him why you left But the words caught in my cleft And the tears welled in my eyes I found God In a bottle of whiskey He said you won't miss me Now that you're gone Spoke to God Said you may have left me But he won't forget me When his judgement come Wish I could somehow say I saw the light today But I know myself too well to lie Lord knows He does as well Think it puts Him through hell That I can't look Him in the eye Silence and solitude Ran the risk of bein rude Just didn't have that much to say And I think He understood Wouldn't do Him any good To tell me why you went away I found God In a bottle of whiskey He said you won't miss me Now that you're gone Spoke to God Said you may have left me But he won't forget me When his judgement come No he won't forget me When his judgement come
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Down 04:23
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From the vault in the sky, See the water below with my eye, Want to go down below, But it's moving so fast to and fro, So I stay up above with the coyote and dove And every creature that's found I cling to the edge with the birds yet to fledge Until I'm pushed off of the mound Falling down, down, down My love gave me twine, To escape the creature's winding shrine, But the thread was too bright, I knew he would find it even in the low light, And if he found the rope, that was my only hope, I'd never escape this underground So I severed the cord, let it fall to the floor, And wandered round 'til the beast found And struck me down, down, down Fear the sun in the sky Tempting me with it's warmth from on high, So I glide down below, Taking it easy, taking it slow But the mist from the sea, makes my wings heavy, While I flitter and flutter around; Only one place to go, to the water below, Where the weight of these wings makes me drown; Pulling me down, down, down; Walk this road for awhile, To Damascus, to bring them to trial, A light blinds my eyes, Hear His voice, it's my name he cries, My head echoes, and it rings in my soul, This towering, commanding sound, But I cannot see to do what's asked of me So I crumple to a heap on the ground Lying down, down, down
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Cry Havoc 03:41
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Stepping into my walking shoes, Sick of your shit and your California blues, I'll take away your power to choose Bitterness doesn't suit you well You spit in my face, breaking your spell I'm fired up, gettin out of this hell Cry havoc, Strip away your mystery, Cry havoc, Blame it on your history, Cry havoc, Hit me with your misery Go ahead, try to block the door, Throw a fit, throw yourself on the floor, You can't manipulate me anymore Fake tears wash a thin disguise Makes it easier to recognize Everyone of your pretty little lies Cry havoc, Strip away your mystery, Cry havoc, Blame it on your history, Cry havoc, Hit me with your misery Cry havoc, I see through your trickery, Cry havoc, Immune to your witchery, Cry havoc, Hit me with your misery You say, you're better off without me, Place your bet now honey, 'cause you're gonna find out You say, you're better off without me, Place your bet now honey, bitch you're gonna find out Bet
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Walk Away 03:22
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You've been telling lies While you look me in the eyes I've been playing dumb But I knew this day would come The truth cuts deeper than your deception The wounds are worse than my first impression Upon reflection I'm done with you Only one thing left to do Gonna walk away Can't break me down, make me stay Gonna walk away Don't give a damn what you have to say Now you're telling more While I'm walking out the door Crocodile tears Aren't enough to keep me here The world's wide open unlike your heart Each step feels a second start You pierced like a dart but the wound is healed And I'm done fighting on your battlefield Gonna walk away Can't break me down, make me stay Gonna walk away Don't give a damn what you have to say Gonna walk (Watch me walk away) Gonna walk (Watch me walk away) Gonna walk (Watch me walk away) Gonna walk (Watch me walk away) (Gonna walk) Nothing you can say (Gonna walk) Is going to change the way I feel (Gonna walk) Nothing you can do (Gonna walk) Will make me want to stay with you Gonna walk away Can't break me down, make me stay Gonna walk away Don't give a damn what you have to say Gonna walk away You can't break me down, can't make me stay Gonna walk away Save your lies for another day
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Tattoos and Cigarettes 06:36
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Eyes were heavy, the sky was turning grey Destination was a day's drive north away Had to rest my head, try not to think Found a motel, parked my car Near a Carlsbad whiskey bar Wandered on over, thinkin' I could use a drink; So I had a drink, then I had another; Saw a woman ride a breeze right through the door Kind of face you swear you've seen before In a rock video, or a post-punk magazine Lean legs like a bargain wine Black lips lookin' so devine She saw me starin, she knew I liked what I'd seen; So I bought her a drink, she bought me another, I lost my filter and she lost her buffer When the walls came down we crossed the street To the cheap motel where I'd planned to sleep Tattoos and cigarettes, Chilled wine and warm regrets Smooth whiskey and cocaine, Weren't enough to dull her pain Black lace and satin skin, Made her feel alive again Made her feel less alone, made me feel almost home Eyes were heavy but I managed to open em up Let her lay while I filled a dusty cup Of hotel water for the fire burning in my head Knew I'd already burned the day Figured I would go and pay For another day in these four walls and bed Paid for a day, thought about another Came back in, I could hear the water pour Heard her voice invite me in through the shower door Washed away our lingering hangover Asked her if she'd like to stay Maybe just for another more day She said boy, you already won her over Stole a kiss, then I stole another Climbed back in bed and curled up under the covers Told her I was heading for the Oregon coast If she joined me, I'd make a gracious host She laughed and said I was full of shit Heard it all before, I won't fall for it Didn't plead my case, knew she was right I was broken and so was she In a village by the sea So I just smiled, 'cause we still had tonight Tattoos and cigarettes, Chilled wine and warm regrets Smooth whiskey and cocaine,Weren't enough to dull her pain Black lace and satin skin, Made her feel alive again Made her feel less alone, made me feel almost home In a world of wicked men, I could've been a better friend But instead of judging me, she held me tenderly In the morning she was gone, no note by the telephone Just a smile on the mirror that faded when the shower mist cleared Made some coffee, burned some toast, Then I headed, up the coast, Knew I had, a long drive ahead She rode with me, in my head

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released February 28, 2020

All songs written, recorded, and produced by Scott E. Wells
EXCEPT "Sometimes," produced by Scott E. Wells and David J.

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Scott E. Wells Fargo, North Dakota

Scott's lyrics are heavily influenced by the story tellers his Dad listened to on their many road trips to their favorite fishing destinations. Scott currently resides and records in Fargo, North Dakota.

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