'Artifacts' Lyrics
All songs written by: Sarah Rudy, except for ‘Take Me Home Country Roads,’ which was written by Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert and John Denver.
Track Listing:
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Sometimes
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Honey I Promise
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Interstate
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Napkin
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Faded Blue
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23
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Soft Love
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No Easy Answer
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The Moon
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California
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Take Me Home, Country Roads
Sometimes
Sometimes you’ll wanna cry but sometimes you just can’t
Sometimes you’ll settle for a drive
Sometimes it'll seem like all you do is fall down, skin your knees, pay your bills, and cause trouble
Sometimes they'll break your heart and sometimes you’ll break your own
Sometimes it’s an idea that we’re after
Sometimes it’ll seem like all your words will fall flat, on deaf ears, out to space; you’ll feel lonely
And sometimes they’ll be unkind and
Sometimes they’ll be downright mean
In those times, you’ll bite your tongue and you’ll learn to turn the other cheek
Sometimes you’ll wanna cry, but sometimes you just can’t
Sometimes all we do is fall down
And sometimes they’ll be unkind and
Sometimes they’ll be downright mean
In those times you’ll bite your tongue and you’ll learn to turn the other cheek
Honey I Promise
Honey, I promise I never think of you
Honey, I promise I never go back there
To under the pines where we buried that bird
Into the soft, soft summer dirt
Hey Hey Hey Hey
Would you turn the light off when you leave
Hey Hey Hey Hey
Caught up by the moon, we’re wild hearts in our sleep
Honey, I promise I never loved you
Honey, I promise it was all just a dream
Back when you called my name by the hammock
Or when we talked to deer up in the forest
Hey Hey Hey Hey
Would you turn the light off when you leave
Hey Hey Hey Hey
Caught up by the moon, we’re wild hearts in our sleep
Cause I am back there dancing in the kitchen
I can still see you in the pines
And I was probably out there being useless
And I was probably in there writing this song
Hey Hey Hey Hey
Would you turn the light off when you leave
Hey Hey Hey Hey
Caught up by the moon, we’re wild hearts in our sleep
Interstate
I don't remember a peaceful time but I figured there will come a day
And I don’t remember what it was that you last said to me
But I should have said I love you
I’m tied up to you - knotted forever
I should have said I love you, either way
I don’t know if I’d make you proud but I’d really like the chance to try
And I know we don’t see eye to eye, but what I’d give to pick a fight
And I should have said I need you
I’m tied up to you but nothing’s forever
I should have said I need you, anyways
And I should have said I love you
I’m tied up to you - knotted forever
I should have said I love you, either way
He puts his hands on my leg and I remember, laughing on the interstate
And I should have said I need you, I’m tied up to you but nothing’s forever
I should have said I need you, either way
And I should have said I love you; I’m tied up to you knotted forever
I should have said I love you, either way
He puts his hands on my leg and I remember, laughing on the interstate
Napkin
We stood there by the ocean - we tried to wash ourselves clean
When you and me were talking, like static on the sea
I wrote it on this napkin - that I would never be what you need
Couldn’t tell myself it’s over, so I left a piece of me
All the houses were glowing - in the distance there like stars
When you and me were dreaming, we weren’t counting any scars
I wrote it on this napkin that I would never be what you need
Couldn't tell myself it’s over, so I left a piece of me, so I left a piece of me
Cause I heard that I’m a good time
And I’m just another alibi
I’m the one in your dreams
I’m the ghost down the hall
The love of your life
But I’m nothing at all
I wrote it on this napkin that I would never be what you need
Couldn't tell myself it’s over, so I left a piece of me, so I left a piece of me
Faded Blue
Could I walk beside you - maybe for a change
I’m trying to keep up, always trying to keep up
Pray for sleep as a consolation
Fill your head with a new distraction
Tell me where do you go, tell me where do you go?
Ba ba ba ba da da da
Ba ba ba ba da da
I think we are alone now
I think we oughta try now
Did we let go to soon
I think we are alone now
I think we oughta try now
Our love is faded blue
I kneeled down beside you - scared of all my sins
I’d wait to be forgiven and I’d wait to forget
Start the day with a new fixation
An awkward waltz and a chain reaction
Tell me where do you go, tell me where do you go?
Ba ba ba ba da da da
Ba ba ba ba da da
I think we are alone now
I think we oughta try now
Did we let go to soon
I think we are alone now
I think we oughta try now
Our love is faded blue
I think we are alone now
I think we gotta try now
Did we let go to soon
I think we are alone now
I think we gotta try now
23
No one will know we’re missing
Meet me there out in the hall
Slip past the crowd, cause they’re all hazy
Cause the orange sky, is gonna fall
And we ran so wild and free
When we were 23
So young, naive, so fast
We know we can’t go back
We’ll hit the road in the morning
Sun in our eyes, wind in our hair
Turn off our phones, cause it’s all boring
And the stars they’ll shine, without a care
And we ran so wild and free
When we were 23
So young, naive, so fast
We know we can’t go back
When we’re older we can always settle down
And if we’re none the wiser we can never be let down
Call me careless, call me wrong, but please don’t call this off
Call me hopeful, call me brave, but please don’t break my heart
And we ran so wild and free
When we were 23
Do you remember me
When we were 23
So young, naive, so fast
These times could never
Soft Love
Scatter my ashes across the state, on every doorstep
I wanna leave a little piece of me
Won’t take my boots off til I’m safe
Won’t shut my eyes til I’m somewhere golden
Cause I don’t trust any man sitting next to me
But you were soft love
And I was good enough
You were the only one, to ever be enough
Chasing dragons, breathing fire - we’re wanting more
I guess it's no surprise we’re all falling down
Won’t let my guard down and I won’t sleep
Won’t take my time cause my heart is beating
We don’t rust or dissolve when we’re unfree
And you are stronger than we ever knew
You get up again, who would ever guess
But you were soft love and always good enough
You were the only one to ever be enough
The sun breaks us - it's just enough
I could give you all my love
But the daytime knows how this one ends
Oh, tomorrow, tomorrow - I hate you, tomorrow
Tomorrow, tomorrow - I hate you, tomorrow
No Easy Answer
It’s harder to be your everything than to be your nothing
It’s hard to let go of the hand that gripped too tightly
You’ll come around, round and round - til I’m not sleeping
You’ll come around, round and round - til there’s nothing left
And I find it hard to explain how I can’t get out of this rut
Or out of my bed - can you teach me not to feel
You’ll come around, round and round - til I’m not sleeping
You’ll come around, round and round - til nothing’s left
And I seem to be doing well - talking about whatever comes up
Usually padded with - something like “I’m really fucked up”
And then they ask me how I’m getting home
What a simple question
But it’s hard when half your heart is gone
There’s no easy answer
It’s harder to be your everything, than be your nothing
You’ll come around, round and round - til I’m not sleeping
You’ll come around, round and round - til nothing’s left
You’ll come around, round and round - til I’m not sleeping
You’ll come around, round and round - til you forget
The Moon
There's something in your eyes
It’s heavy in the air, can’t tell you why
No need for sad goodbyes
We can both agree on “see you later”
I’ll miss you in the darkness,
I’ll remember in the light
The moon I hope it holds you tightly
Connects the stars and turns the dark to light
Let the tide run high
We’ll agree to meet at the bottom
Our bodies wouldn't lie, floating slowly up to the sky
I’ll miss you in the darkness,
I’ll remember in the light
The moon I hope it holds you tightly
Connects the stars and turns the dark to light
California
Caroline take my hand
Lay on your back and count to ten
Did you feel it again?
If you move to California I swear to god I’d miss you
The day you told him that you were in love with me I was in love with you too
But Caroline had the world, and how was I to keep up?
You called me pretty under street lights
I caught you lookin now we can’t look away
Now we can’t look away
Hey, are you still awake?
I’m over here, I’m losing sleep
Caroline, come outside, there’s one more thing that I should say
The day you told him that you were in love with me
I was in love with you too
But Caroline had the world, and how was I to keep up with that?
How was I to keep up with that? How was I to keep up?
You called me pretty under street lights
I caught you lookin now we can’t look away
You couldn’t love me in the daylight
I caught you smiling, can we just get away
It’s alright, we’ll find another way
It’s alright, we’ll find another way
You called me pretty under street lights
I caught you lookin now we can’t look away
You couldn’t love me in the daylight
I caught you smiling, can we just get away
It’s alright, we’ll find another way
It’s alright, we’ll find another
Take Me Home, Country Roads
Almost heaven, West Virginia
Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River
Life is old there, older than the trees
Younger than the mountains, blowin like a breeze
Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama
Take me home, country roads
All my memories gather 'round her
Miner's lady, stranger to blue water
Dark and dusty, painted on the sky
Misty taste of moonshine, teardrop in my eye
Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama
Take me home
I hear her voice in the morning hour, she calls me
The radio reminds me of my home far away
Drivin' down the road, I get a feeling'
That I should've been home yesterday
Country roads, take me home
To the place where I belong