Category: Marriage - LINDSAY WHITE

LYRICS

People often ask where they can find lyrics, so I compiled 10+ years worth of songs into one location! I even included some of the tunes I consider to be hot garbage clunkers, just for the fun of documenting the journey. If you'd like to support my songwriting, please download my music on iTunes, add songs to your Spotify Playlists, subscribe to my Youtube channel, and/or purchase physical copies of CDs wherever possible. These contributions help me sustain my career as an independent artist.

Used to Be

11/13/2009

i’ve been staring at a picture of myself upon the wall
i must confess i made a mess, don’t recognize myself at wall
i’ve been searching high and low on top behind and underneath
i look for ways to stunt my growth, look for reasons not to leave

cause i made a museum
filled it up with memories
but i can’t live inside a museum
of used to be’s

i’ve been popping pills like candy, i’ve been smoking too much weed
the past was fine and dandy, but the future’s what i need
i’ve been living like a statue, i’m afraid i’m gonna crack
you have roped me off with stanchions to protect the artifact

Handy Man

11/9/2009

you got your tools spread out on the table
you’re hoping that you’re able
to fix every single problem you get your hands on
but you’re tearing out your hair
you’re frustrated and scared
the woman that you love is up and gone

but you can’t fix a broken heart
your hammer and nails will only tear it apart
oh, handy man of mine
you can’t fix me this time

you got your sewing machine ready
your hands are nice and steady
you want to sew me back up like a quilt
but my legs start to shaking, my body starts aching
i can’t lay under here with all this guilt

you can’t mend a broken heart
your needles and pins will only tear me apart
oh, handy man of mine
you can’t fix me this time

no glue is gonna hold me
no clay is gonna mold me
into the happy lady you deserve
no wrench is gonna bind me
no drill is gonna rewind me
i’ve gotta find me first

you can’t mend a broken heart
wish i would have told you from the very start
oh, handy man of mine
you can’t fix me this time

Wall of Feathers

9/1/2009

i put up a wall of feathers
so it's so easy for you to break it down
i filled up a suitcase of nevers
no longer a word now, never's just a sound

i must like the pain of together
much more than the fear of being apart
sometimes i feel like a broken record
over over again and again and again stop breaking my heart
stop breaking my heart, stop breaking my heart

oh, a wind will blow
knock down our home
feathers will fly, and i'll wonder why
i never built with stone

i put on my pi's and your sweater
cause baby these days that's about as close as i get to you
i think of the good days when things were better
i think of the new ways that i could get through

i put down my weapons and surrendor
each new day beckons a clean slate
and if i kept them i would just remember
why it was i picked them up in the first place

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What If?

8/20/2009

no one wants to be a captain
of a sorry sinking ship
cause when it starts to sink, you think
do i gotta go down with it?

no one wants to be the bearer
of incredibly bad news
cause when you’re the one dropping the bomb
you’ve got everything to lose

what if three years turns into thirty-something?
what if all you got was a whole lot of nothing?
what if thirty-something turns into three kids?
and you screw ‘em up just like your parents did?

no one wants to be the writer
of a book that’s never read
all those words once full of life
may as well be dead

no one wants to be the bad guy, baby
wouldn’t you agree?
honey you’re so good, i guess
the bad guy’s gotta be me

Happy We Both Deserve

8/4/2009

Verse: Am F E
Chorus: Dm C G
Bridge: F G F G F G F E7

our bed is just a queen
but lately there’s miles between us
i keep waiting on a change of scene
i keep waiting for something to bring us

back to what we had
back to where we were
back before the sad
back to the happy we both deserve

my faith wavers
cause who’s gonna save us?
i keep waiting on judgement day
i get on my knees and pray that we go

it’s never gonna be perfect
but forever was not a mistake
so if we both think it’s worth it
what’s it gonna take to go…

Give Up Give In

8/1/2009

you're crazy, you're lazy
that's not a good match
there are holes the size of lies
you're trying to patch
by try, i mean deny (never do it, never do it, do you)
and by try, i mean ignore
and by try, i mean get by
and by try, i mean you stopped fighting for

you should just give up
you should just give in
you should just cut the cord if you can't find the end
if you're playing a game that you're not trying to win
you should just give up and give in

you're hollow, you wallow
in pits of despair
there's pools filled with sorrow
you're trying to repair
by try, i mean deny (never do it, never do it, do you)
and by try, i mean ignore
and by try, i mean get by
and by try, i mean you stopped fighting for

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Come Home

7/17/2009

Verse: C#m G#m F#m
Chorus: C#m B // A

it’s like a swell before a chorus
it’s like a wave before it breaks
yeah i’ve been waiting for you
i’ve been waiting for us
i’ve been waiting so long, i don’t know how much i can take

when will you come home
i’ve been waiting patiently
when will you come back home
i got something for you
and that something is me

it’s like a trumpet blast in a paul simon tune
like a lighter shade of brown on a Sunday afternoon
i’ve been waiting for you, i hope i can see you soon
this house is so empty, so is my room

House of Leaves

7/5/2009

Verse: root C F E C
Chorus: root Am B C (end on G)

my mom, my dad made sure i had the things they never did
they worked so hard, they just ignored everything but their kid
years went by, i never noticed
years went by, i couldn’t see
the only thing holding them together was me

in the house of leaves
in the house of leaves

my dad, my mom they tried so long to make it seem okay
when something hurts, it just won’t work, it’s hard to live that way
years went by, they finally noticed
years went by, they finally caught on
the only thing holding them together was gone

in the house of leaves
in the house of someone always leaves

Hallelujah

2/5/2008

you’re being a bee, you’re buzzing around
trying to stick your stinger in the lost and found
but i just keep sticking to swatting you down
cause i hate your sting more than i like your honey

you’re seeing the sea down to the ocean floor
blowing through it like an open door
i never saw the sea before
i think it’s dull and not that stunning

maybe if it was a bigger deal to me
then i could see what everybody sees
maybe if i ever got that feeling
i’d have better things to do than just
lay here staring at the ceiling

i’m playing a part, there’s a role i carry
i’m trying to be the virgin mary
but no one wants to sleep with her it’s too scary
she said “come on joseph, the whole world needs us”
and i wonder about joseph’s mindset
did he ever look to his wife with regret and say
“god damn, mary, my needs aren’t met?
my life would be better if it weren’t for jesus”

maybe if it was a bigger deal to me
then i could see what everybody sees
maybe if i ever put down my bible
i’d be better prepared for a bedroom revival

lay me down, straighten me out, i want to shout hallelujah