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Darkness Drops Again

by Messerly & Ewing

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1.
When I’m away from you All the moments pass Like every, may be, the last When I’m away from you You’re always on my mind To help me, pass, the time When I’m away from you I keep you in my heart So we’re never, truly, apart I know it won’t be long Till you come thought the door To see your smiling face Is all I’m waiting for Instrumental When I’m away from you I wonder what you see When you, look back, at me When I’m away from you I wonder what I do I know that I love you And I know that you love me I know this aching feeling Is more then jealousy Bridge: Come to me now X3 When I’m away from you I hope it’s not for long… When I’m away from you
2.
She Said 02:33
She said maybe she could come around Maybe after the sun goes down Go out for a walk She said she’s getting left alone a lot And it’s getting really hard To keep her head up She said nothing ever seems to change Everything stays the same Day after day She Said X4 She was born in Lincoln Nebraska Ended up in Owensberg P.A. The length and breadth of her life Seems to close in every day (Same as 1st verse) She said I’m just like everybody else And nothing’s gonna come around You’re tired every day She Said X8
3.
Orlinda 06:10
She was just barely legal in Ohio But old enough to do most anything in Mexico That’s when I saw her hanging on this guy I know She should have seen this comin’ then He wasn’t the best looking guy in town Even so you could tell he really got around The kind on man you could count on to let you do She seemed to like those kinds on men He said he’d really like to take her home But he’d rather take her somewhere they could be alone With a smile he stepped away to use the phone She closed her eyes and tried hard to pretend Cause, he had a heart as dark as room 10 Motel 6, 3 am On a moonless night Orlinda TN It can be easy to close your eyes Shut your mouth and live the lies And hold inside the pain that’s plain to see They walked a crooked line to the car that night And they parked a crooked car beneath the neon lights Some times it just feels good to be held so tight With every care a million miles away It seems to me she’d been in this spot yesterday But she told herself that this time it wouldn’t be that way Who was wrong who was right well who’s to say In your both willing to pay the price you pay She woke up on strange sheets alone again And she couldn’t really remember where she’d been At least that’s what she’ll say when she tells her friends Cause she hates it when they look at her that way
4.
When I lost your love– it came to me Like lightning from the sky It knocked me to my knees Brought tears to my eyes When I lost your love I was looking the other way That’s how this whole thing started That’s how it slips away They say you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone Thought I knew you well Don’t know how I could have been so wrong Only time will tell When I lost your love – it hit me Like a ton of bricks A mess that no union man With all the time in the world could fix When I lost your love I didn’t suspect a thing Your face says you’re glad it’s over The pain a smile can bring I know I had my whole life laid out for me Now it’s blown to hell Now my life is just a long sad story That only time will tell
5.
Backslide 03:27
Find a slide at a playground Break a bottle at the bottom, You wonder, well I wonder Climb to the top, turn yourself around Close your eyes slide on down Go on now, you’ll know how it feels now And meet me on the backslide….. You and I we been around Every time we’re up We drag each other down, no wonder, it’s a wonder And meet me on the backslide….. CHORUS The backslide is where your dreams come crashing down Sink to the bottom for another go around Make mistakes again and again Drink enough you can’t lie down The world is spinning you can’t sleep now I wonder, it’s a wonder Sit on the couch ‘till the sun comes up It’s either go to work or eat a gun Go on now, be a number And meet me on the backslide….. CHORUS
6.
Leap Year 03:27
Show me a single blade of grass Holding a single grain of sand I still wouldn’t understand The patterns and details of your makers plan We’re drifting slowly growing cold And soon the center can not hold You dream of when this all will end I dream of back when we began CHORUS It’s your leap year birthday X2 And every other year you just seem to disappear And grow smaller as you pull away from me And heirloom apple falls from your mother’s tree Waking you up from a fitful dream Where yours and my destiny Is to die alone, unmourned and unclean CHORUS
7.
Kinda Girl 03:01
She come easy She come loose Lazy eye Crooked tooth I said aaah aaaah Appendix scar Dark brown roots Repaired septum Two tattoos CHORUS She’s the kinda girl X3 She’s the kind of girl who drinks for free And steals the air away from me Riff X2 She come ‘round Come to the door Dripping wet Onto the floor 8 Hole boots Pasty thighs Dark black circles Under eyes CHORUS riff X4 Juke Box Queen Holding court You know less She knows more CHORUS riff X4
8.
There’s a sound Waking you from a restless sleep Reminding you you’re all alone So you walk the house Checking every window Wind up too afraid to sleep CHORUS Isn’t this beautiful now It’s so beautiful now It’s so beautiful now I can’t wait for this It’s too late All your friends are sleeping Only four more hours to go So you write it down Fixing all the problems But the ending doesn’t change CHORUS BRIDGE You fall asleep As the sun is rising In your children’s empty bed CHORUS
9.
A Day Away 05:16
The first storm of spring Rolled by my window today The thunder crashed and sent me A thousand miles away Life has a way of creeping by You’ll never see it comin’ The twist and turns of fait combine And the mystery keeps you runnin’ There will come an time, There will come a day There will come an time, There will come a day And it’s only a day away So here I am again The desk and the 9 to 5 But that what makes up your live Is not what makes you alive Everyday is a gift And every night is another chance To rethink you lot in live And consider your circumstance Chorus Bridge: I will find you in my arms…X3 I will find you in my arms So where are you In the grander scheme of things Have you been know to just give in And take what your live brings Will you let your life creep by Or stand up and take part Nothing makes you feel alive Like the sound of a beating heart Chorus
10.
The Crossing 05:34
Every I come to a crossing All my yesterdays come rolling back The rumble of the wheels, Do you remember how it feels To wish you had put pennies on the tracks Every time I come to a crossing I’m in the back of the family Chevrolet Counting every passing car, Wondering’ where it’s been so far Wishing it could carry me away We were only passing time Searching for some piece of mind Maybe a little further down the line Every time I come to a crossing I’m amazed that I’m around today Crazy kids who crash the gates Afraid that we might have to wait But not afraid of what might come our way Every time I come to a crossing The ford falcons mine at seventeen Pay no attention to the train As we sing R.E.M. refrains Even though we know not what they mean We were only passing time Searching for some piece of mind Maybe a little further down the line An every car the passes by it takes away another lie Until we’re left with nothing to deny Every time I come to a crossing I’m stuck behind some Fuckin’ SUV Cell phone is close at hand Call the boss he’ll understand Everyday another misery Every time I come to a crossing I think of everything that’s come my way Carry all your baggage home It’s who you are when you’re alone You live everyday of your live everyday We were only passing time Searching for some piece of mind Maybe a little further down the line An every car the passes by it takes away another lie Until we’re left with nothing to deny Gone, Gone, Gone Bye, Bye, Bye

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released June 4, 2004

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Messerly & Ewing Cincinnati, Ohio

When Mark Messerly and Brian Ewing went on hiatus, it wasn’t even official. Cincy band Wussy kept Messerly busy and Ewing had a similar schedule with Catalog Cowboys. But somehow they still found time to do acoustic gigs. In 2009, the pair resolved to celebrate their 15th year together by adding Sean Rhiney and Bill Donabedian as their backing band and turn up the volume. ... more

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