1. |
The Good Fight
07:07
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Here I stand on the precipice
Looking out and there’s nothing that’s quite like this
Still I hold on tight
If I go where I want to go
Every step is another place I don’t know
But I have to take
Well, these pleasing sights
Are my brief respite
But now is the time
You must fight the good fight
In my head is a masterpiece
But my pen will never me succeed
Until I get it down
Every shape is a mystery
Is this fate or a misinformed fantasy?
It’s all illusions now
Well, these pleasing sights
Are my brief respite
But now is the time
You must fight the good fight
And if you saw me, dear
Would you run in fear?
Or would you stand up
And help me fight the good fight?
This unordained path
Won’t make me turn back
And though there’s darkness
I’ll cut through the night
It’s my choice to make
You can leave or you can stay
But in the end it’s me
Who’ll fight the good fight
Oh, fight the good fight
Dancing through a darkened hall
Cracks appear throughout the walls
You drift away into the night
And soon the roof is careening down
And panic sets in; I’m screaming out your name
But I hear no reply
Well, in the ruins of what once we knew
Well, here I stand with faith askew
You ran and left me here to die
The soot and rubble are all around
But nonetheless I hear the sound
To rise again, and retake up this fight
A calm amidst chaotic voice
Compels me to affirm my choice
Well you’ve been my companion
But now you’ve tripped the wire
My painful complication
Always policing my desires; well
Well, I want to
And I need to
To just let you go
Well, I’ll make no concessions
I’ll fight this fight alone
Singing you won’t hold me down again
Oh, no, you won’t hold me
(You won’t hold me down again)
Oh, no, you won’t hold me
(You won’t hold me down again)
Oh, no, you won’t hold me
(You won’t hold me down again)
Oh, no, you won’t
Here I stand on the precipice
Somewhere deep in the resonance
I hear my name
Calling me to rise
City lights on the skyline
Sing to me with a melody
I can’t define
But I know by heart
And I’ll be the one who will fight
The good fight
Here I stand on the precipice
Looking out and there’s nothing that’s quite like this
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2. |
Change of Heart
03:26
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It’s been a moment since you and I last met
And something’s changed; you look at me different
It seems you’re wearing a new kind of smile on your face
Well, I can feel it and I know you can too
A new connection that’s filling this whole room, and
One simple question is all I can think to say
They say you love when least expected
And I know that at first I was rejected
But now it seems your heart is being tempted
By the thought of me; but,
You say you’re not sure where your heart is but
Your eyes betray; you really want this
So dive in, and trust that change of heart that you’re having
And you say you need some time to think straight but
I’ve said this all before so something has changed
So dive in, and trust that change of heart that you’re having
Well I’ll admit it, it’s never been easy; we
Go ’round in circles ’til we’re running on empty but
I wanna get there, and spend all my time with you
And I now its tricky, ’cause I’m moving faster
And you’re still scared of platonic disaster
But we’re both willing, so why are you holding back?
They say the first mistake you make is
Not answering the calls that you should take, oh
Instead of picking up when I am calling
Oh, and I want you too; but,
You say you’re not sure where your heart is but
Your eyes betray; you really want this
So dive in, and trust that change of heart that you’re having
And you say you need some time to think straight but
I’ve said this all before so something has changed
So dive in, and trust that change of heart that you’re having
Well, don’t you wonder what we could become?
Well, don’t you think that I could be the one?
Well, don’t you think that there’s a little destiny that’s pulling
You in close, so
So let’s not take this slow
And you say you can’t just up and want this, but
I know you better, come and take it
So dive in, and trust that change of heart that you’re having
And you say that this will end in heartbreak, but
Sometimes in life you need to make some mistakes
So dive in, and trust that change of heart that you’re having
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3. |
My Muse
04:28
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Tired, but you turn and look at me
‘Cause you think that I can’t see
But there’s so much you don’t know
Smile, and you whisper in my ear
‘Cause you think that I can’t hear
“Oh babe, I love you so”
Have I told you
Of all the things that you’ve never heard?
Have I let you know
That you’re my muse
You’re the song in my history
Oh, it’s you I choose
So let me write you a symphony
So don’t you say
That you’re not enough for me
Oh, ’cause you’re my muse
Are now and will always be
Always be
Sunday morning still in bed
I wake to find your head
Resting on my shoulder, oh
And arms are wrapped around me tight
And I’m thinking they just might
Never let me go, oh
Have I told you
Of all the things that you’ve done for me?
Have I let you know
That you’re my muse
You’re the song in my history
Oh, it’s you I choose
So let me write you a symphony
So don’t you say
That you’re not enough for me
Oh, ’cause you’re my muse
Are now and will always be
Always be
Have I told you
That you’re my lighthouse in troubled seas?
And have I told you
That with you I’m my favourite version of me?
And have I told you
That I love you and with you I want to grow old
Have I let you know
That you’re my muse
You’re the song in my history
Oh, it’s you I choose
So let me write you a symphony
So don’t you say
That you’re not enough for me (That you’re not enough for me)
Oh, ’cause you’re my muse
Are now and will always be
Always be
Always be
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4. |
Light of My Life
04:51
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It seems like the wind blew you into my life
You seemed to just show up as life passed me by
And our time’s been a whirlwind
From the start to today
Pulling back and forth and up and down
And I’d have it no other way
‘Cause just like the sun sets on the horizon
The skies light up with that fire again
Every time your eyes meet mine
And just like the moon paints the ground with the moonlight
My love for you will last through the cold nights
Forever more I’m yours and you’re mine, oh
‘Cause you are the light of my life
I’ve got no more fear now
I know it’s insane
But you take my hand and wherever there’s hurt
We laugh and we dance in the rain
And yeah, sometimes there’s storm clouds
And we’re not at ease
Oh, but your lighting and thunder
They fill me with wonder
For your passion and your joie de vivre
‘Cause just like the sun sets on the horizon
The skies light up with that fire again
Every time your eyes meet mine
And just like the moon paints the ground with the moonlight
My love for you will last through the cold nights
Forever more I’m yours and you’re mine, oh
‘Cause you are the light of my life
Though the world may try to push us around
I know you keep my feet firm on the ground
You’re my harbour in tempest seas, and still
You’re my song and dance, and I always will
Love you for that and
Hope although that I
May not say it right
You can play it back and
Hear my love for you
Hear my words are true
‘Cause just like the sun sets on the horizon
The skies light up with that fire again
Every time your eyes meet mine
And just like the moon paints the ground with the moonlight
My love for you will last through the cold nights
Forever more, oh, I’m yours and you’re mine, oh
‘Cause you are
Yeah, you are
Oh, you are the light of my life
Oh, the light of my life
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5. |
The Image of Us
03:30
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From the start in our hearts we both saw it clearly
A future for us both and I loved you dearly
‘Cause you were everything I’d been searching for
But I guess time changed your mind; yeah, you wanted more
So now the picture of the life we shared
Has been torn apart and discarded somewhere
‘Cause the image of us was all that I could see
The portrait of our lives together, you and me
But the stain of your infidelity is made
And the image of us starts to fade
You look at me and all I see, oh, I can’t avoid
The bittersweet memories caught in polaroids
Distorted views all of you are all I can seem to find
And every scene looks at me with your brown lying eyes, oh, whoa
So now the photo albums tell the tale
Of how you broke my heart and our love derailed
‘Cause the image of us was all that I could see
The portrait of our lives together, you and me
But the stain of your infidelity is made
And the image of us starts to fade
And the image of us was all that I had known
But in breaking my heart your colours have been shown
And it’s tarnishing every memory that we’ve made
And the image of us now, forever changed
You say you just need some forgiveness
And you will try to make it right
But I know I will not forget this
And I can’t love you in that light
‘Cause the image of us was all that I could see
The portrait of our lives together, you and me
But the stain of your infidelity is made
And the image of us
Oh, oh
Was all that I had known
But in breaking my heart your colours have been shown
And it’s tarnishing every memory that we’ve made
And the image of us now, forever changed
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6. |
Tear Me Up
04:06
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The first mistake that I made
Was answering your call
Saying, “hey, can we just talk this through?”
After how you changed me
And all the pain you gave me
I know the last thing I should want is you
But I, I know this is the choice I made
And you’re to blame
Oh and I have fallen out with ones I love
Because of us
I know I should sever all my ties with you
And say we’re through
But when I, I watched you leave it messed me up
You tear me up, you do
I should have never let you come home
And let your eyes meet mine, oh
And light the sky up like they do
‘Cause through all your failings
Oh, memories keep fading
Until I see nothing wrong with you, oh
And I, I know this is the choice I made
And you’re to blame
Oh and I have fallen out with ones I love
Because of us
I know I should sever all my ties with you
And say we’re through
But when I, I watched you leave it messed me up
You tear me up, you do
And I’ve heard the whispers all around me
Got rid of her and now you’re free, oh
But I gave you so much of my love, oh
You’ll always have a part of me
So I, I know this is the choice I made
And you’re to blame
Oh and I have fallen out with ones I love
Because of us
I know I should sever all my ties with you
And say we’re through
But when I, oh, I watched you leave it messed me up
You tear me up, you do
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7. |
On My Way Home
03:21
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We said we’d go our separate ways
And you packed your bags and left
And silence filled this space
And as I watched you disappear
I said it’s for the best
That you don’t linger here
But what have I got left to show?
My sleeve-worn heart is everything I’ve ever known
I’m left here broken on my own
With no one to show me where to go
On my way home
On my way home
These streets unknown
On my way home
(My way, my way, my way home)
On my way home
(My way, my way, my way home)
I’ve always loved a good cliche
And they say you’ll love when least expected; trust and wait
But here I am from where I’ve been
Chasing a high I’m scared I’ll never reach again
I’ve never wanted something more
And I gave up everything that I had known before
But now with nothing to my name
How can I ever be the same?
On my way home
On my way home
These streets unknown
On my way home
(My way, my way, my way home)
On my way home
(My way, my way, my way home)
So tell me where have I come to?
These city lights called out and led me here to you
But your dead-end heart abandoned me
And I don’t know where I’m meant to be
On my way home
On my way home
These streets unknown
On my way home
(My way, my way, my way home)
On my way home
(My way, my way, my way home)
On my way home
On my way home
These streets unknown
On my way home
(My way, my way, my way home)
On my way home
(My way, my way, my way home)
On my way home
(My way, my way, my way home)
On my way home
(My way, my way, my way home)
On my way home
(My way, my way, my way home)
On my way home
(My way, my way, my way home)
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8. |
Down
03:33
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She
She’s like a poison in my mind
Pulling me out of the dark
And into the fire
And she
She’s all I knew before I met you
And now that you’re gone she’s everything
I’m falling into
So I’ll say I’m fine and I’ll smile and nod
And everyone will move on
But I’m drowning here
So I call her up and I let it all out
And with her arms around me
She pulls me down, down, down to you
And I, oh
I know I should think twice
But her riptide pulls me in
And I’m drowning in my vice, now
So I’ll say I’m fine and I’ll smile and nod
And everyone will move on
But I’m drowning here
So I call her up and I let it all out
And with her arms around me
She pulls me down, down, down to you
Well, how can I go on
When she’s still stuck inside my head?
Her hold is too strong
She pulls me down and never lets me go
So just never let me go
I’ll say I’m fine and I’ll smile and nod
And everyone will move on
But I’m drowning here
So I call her up and I let it all out
And with her arms around me, oh
I’ll say I’m fine and I’ll smile and nod
And everyone will move on
But I’m drowning here
So I call her up and I let it all out
And with her arms around me
Oh, you know she pulls me down to you
Oh, down to you
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9. |
I Knew
05:15
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I still have your text
It’s funny where a phrase directs your mind
Your mind
And I still hear your voice
Telling me you made your choice on me
On me
‘Cause I knew that we would never stay
That night I knew these polaroids would fade to grey
That night I knew your face would be the first thing on my mind
I never knew how much I’d want to call you mine
Call you mine
And I still wonder, oh
Should you be here with me under these stars?
These stars, oh
‘Cause I still think of you
I know it’s not my place but when it’s you
What can I do?
‘Cause I knew that we would never stay
That night I knew these polaroids would fade to grey
That night I knew your face would be the first thing on my mind
I never knew how much I’d want to call you mine
Call you mine
Holding onto memories gets you nowhere
And if I tried to take this apart
I know that I wouldn’t get anywhere
My nights are filled with what-ifs
And honestly, I can blame no one but me
‘Cause I knew and you knew and everybody knew
That you weren’t my destiny
So maybe I don’t want you to be
Well I knew that we would never stay
That night I knew these polaroids would fade to grey
That night I knew your face would be the first thing on my mind
But I never knew how much I’d want to call you mine
Oh, call you mine
Oh, woah
Call you mine
Oh, woah
Call you mine, oh
Oh, woah
You know I never got to call you mine
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10. |
Crucible
04:24
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Your bags were packed and waiting
A smile was on your face
Your life was set before you
As you set to leave this place
I watched your taillights fading
Then vanish round the bend
And just like that your days at home would end
Well, I know the world is calling
I’ve felt its pull before
The road ahead is winding
But the destination’s sure
I know you’ll do amazing
But if life takes its toll
Just know we’re here beside you
The world is wide but
You are not alone
Your heart will break, I know it
You wear it just like me
But time can turn the hardest blows
To distant memories
And riptides, they may pull you down
But currents ebb and flow
And that can be enough to swim to shore
Well, I know the world is calling
I’ve felt its pull before
The road ahead is winding
But the destination’s sure
I know you’ll do amazing
But if life takes its toll
Just know we’re here beside you
The world is wide but
You are not alone
So I’ll wait and watch the life you build (here I stand on the precipice)
And retake your heart that won’t be stilled (’cause you know the world is calling)
And though life may try you through it all (I’ll have to fight the good fight)
I know you will last its crucible (I know the world is calling)
And though life may try you through it all (So here I stand on the precipice)
I know you will last its crucible
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11. |
Snow in September
04:10
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Well, it’s a quiet Tuesday evening
The autumn air, it fills your lungs
And every breath you take
Reminds you of the cold embrace
That life has seemed to wrap around you now
And time is always moving forward
It pulls you down and tears you up
You know its pain and hurt
And though you try, it never works
And leaves you there, defenseless, on your own
‘Cause when the leaves turn red
And the sky is gold
But a winter wind blows in the cold, well
Snow in September comes
And the streets are white
But it still looks beautiful tonight
At first you thought you had made it
Thought everything was on your side
Then life came crashing down
And things you build were scattered round
The ruins of what tale and time can do
The days are getting ever shorter
The winter dark it creeps on in
Well, autumn came and went
And now you are alone again
And asking yourself how can you go on?
‘Cause when the nights get long
And the sun goes down
And you feel all alone in this town, well
Snow in September comes
And the streets are white
But it still looks beautiful tonight
Well, it’s the lonely nights without her
And it’s the never ending doubt, oh, now
Well, it’s the storming clouds
When silver linings come around
But seem to have forgotten about you, oh
‘Cause in the dark of winter
When the cold sets in
And you cannot see through snow in swirling winds, oh, now
Well, though the storm may bend you
I know you won’t break
And that once eternal pain will fade away
Snow in September comes
And the streets are white
But it still looks beautiful
Yeah, there’s something beautiful
Yeah, it still looks beautiful tonight
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12. |
The Fight of Our Lives
07:14
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The world is taunting me
In sleepless nights it haunts my dreams
And when it talks it speaks
In echoes of what used to be
I came here with a plan
To make my mark on all I can
But here I stay resigned
My name is lost to the sands of time
But still, I know my place is here
And when you left, dear
The fight of our lives appeared
And led me down this road
Ourselves were all we knew
And in time I came to rely on you
And when you left I fell
You had me crawling through the depths of hell
But still, I know my place is here
And when you left, dear
The fight of our lives appeared
And led me down this road
But still, I know my place is here
And when you left, dear
The fight of our lives appeared
And led me down this road
And this time I know I have arrived
Yeah somehow I survived
I fought, oh, the fight of our lives
When everything seemed lost
But that’s in the past now
The last bell has rung out
And I’m bruised and I’m battered
But I know that I’ll be okay
Still, sometimes these thoughts creep in
About how things could have been
Yeah, if my heart never shattered
Could I be where I am today?
‘Cause your love was my confidence
And your lies were the catalyst
And if I never met you I’d never learn
Who I could be
And since the moment I surrendered
To the truth that you have rendered
I’ve fought for my life now
And you won’t ever hold me back, no
They say that time will come to heal all wounds
And this fight has left me with quite a few
But the truth of this ordeal
And all it’s done to me
It’s been centred on you
And all you claim to be
‘Cause your change of heart was all I knew
In the image of us, you were my muse
Yeah, you pulled me down just to tear me up
But your leaving me was the crucible
You’re not the light of my life on my way home
Yeah, you left me blind in September snow
But in the end you made me fight the good fight
And that fight is the fight of our lives
So take me home
Take me home
Take me home
Take me home
Here I stand; it seems so long ago
I looked out at the city that stood below
And I thought the fight was fought
Still the road is ahead of me
Sometimes life isn’t all it’s cracked up to be
But we live it still
Here I stand on the precipice
Looking out and there’s nothing that’s quite like this
It’s time to fight
The good fight
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Cole Merkosky Edmonton, Alberta
Guitar strummer from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada! Decided to dye my hair during quarantine; it did NOT turn out. New single "Say Yes!" out May 28th!
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