The 72 EP

by Rob Russell

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1.
If This Hurts Now.. 04:42
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Let go and behold Save the stories that you never told Don't lose sleep for others Just hide under the covers And my eyes are glued I'll keep two eyes on you If this hurts now Think of what might gut you later If this hurts now Think of what might gut you later If this hurts now Think of what might gut you later If this hurts now.. I got two eyes on you. Dream of everyone That you've lost before Who do you wanna see most again? The ghosts in your head Who used to share your bed? Some words take years to hurt And that's cause for concern But bruises cant heal If you never really had them You're growing numb It's only Novocaine In some skewed sense You had the picket fence Nothing at stake And no one to blame. If this hurts now Think of what might gut you later If this hurts now Think of what might gut you later If this hurts now Think of what might gut you later If this hurts now Think of what might gut you later Dream of everyone Dream of everyone Dream of everyone I cut it down.. But I get you now. I was gonna cut it down. But I get you I get you I get you now.
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Lockjaw 04:12
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Straight and narrow With your wasted arrows You can take them back They're no longer my marrow And now no more Will I blame you. My chest was bursting And that wasn't the worst thing My jaw's still hurting Cause I held the words in.. You kept your pain To your stomach in knots. I understand Why you changed the locks. You'd seem to never get me. Or maybe I never let you. I felt you quick to resent me Or maybe I never asked you. My chest was bursting And that wasn't the worst thing My jaw's still hurting Cause I held the words in.. When you met me My heart was heavy Because they'd left me All alone And tend to forget me. When you met me My heart was heavy Because they'd left me All alone And tend to forget me. When you met me My heart was heavy Because they'd left me All alone And tend to forget me.
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I Used to Be in a Band 04:17
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One step back. My relapse. One more weekend Of barely breathing. You think I'd know better Enjoy the Fall weather Maybe next weekend I'll work on my breathing. I used to be in a band Now I just make end's meet You used to be in my band Now you just sell cocaine. When I found myself Full of doubt I just closed off my heart And I closed my mouth. I felt some fear Through all the vanity I found some special place in Hell And my sanity. When I'm home I'll let go Mom always told me You need to be present To keep your future And don't lose her I've been moving forward From a lifetime behind I used to be in a band Now I just make end's meet You used to be in my band Now you just sell cocaine. Easy then to be easy on the eyes But I guess we all go gray And it's harder now When you fall down But I guess we still look the same. I'd write my songs And all the places I'd go But I never made it out of here Or to the radio. So busy, so lame Let yourself go And worked it all away. I'd write my songs And all the places I'd go But I never made it out of here Or to the radio. I'd write my songs And all the places I'd go But I never made it out of here Or to the radio. But I never made it out of here Or to the radio. But I never made it out of here Or to the radio.
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In The Early Summer 06:17
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Alleviate yourself From your crown of thorns And never deviate yourself From the norm I remember gardens With the stalks so high I made your face out in the clouds When I gazed at the sky And in the early summer I awoke to the woods With a stash of old magazines And I lingered Where I thought you stood. I'd like one day To walk away Down Sunset Ave And Caroline Lane Sweet memories And sweet nightmares To stare it down I'd like to find us there. On a Tuesday morning They would build The neighbor's house But I hadn't slept much at all Knowing your death Had killed her soul And it seemed so strange To see your name upon the grave Had you been around I would've never felt so caged You're no longer my phantom limb And your tombstone Is still missing your death date. I'd like one day To walk away Down Sunset Ave And Caroline Lane Sweet memories And sweet nightmares I'd like to stare it down To find us there. Footsteps.. That basement would flood. Yeah, that was me That spilled the oil in your garage. Bikes without a helmet In Weatherly A sturdy branch That held your tire swing I'd love to see it I'd love to see it.
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The Mountain Hears Me 03:51
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I had to hate you To exonerate you It feels so good to forgive myself While it feels selfish to absolve myself To hand it off to someone else. And everything I was before And everyone I've loved before I was just a spider catching prey At your front door. And everything I used to know Went up in flames and basement smoke And I lost my voice Somewhere down there. I've kept my patience. I learned at 34 Its not my storm To weather anymore. Your first round And I had to calm it down You were knocked out And southbound. And everything I was before And everyone I've loved before I was just a spider catching prey At your front door. And everything I used to know Went up in flames and basement smoke And I lost my voice Somewhere down there. That satellite fears I know the distance to the stars I've been counting light years There's still a murmur in my heart. So, if you're growing weary Right now the mountain hears me But you've been all ears And I was all scars. I'll keep my head in the clouds Until the thunder rolls near me I'll keep my head in the clouds Until the thunder rolls near me
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All Is Forgiven 04:26
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I waited so long For you to call I think you're forgiven. Through muddy trails We were heads and tails Hey.. All is forgiven. That hole in my heart Would leak like a sieve I guess you never knew then So, there's no blame to give You were learning how To burn me out I'm sure I felt sorry But I never felt proud. I think I found What was burning me out She never said sorry While she'd watch me drown Locked away.. Deep down.. I'd been a ghost Life's for the living. Locked away.. Deep down.. The pain goes.. And I wonder if I'll miss it. I feel your pain On the edge of a Sunday Lets get back to beginnings. I can brave harsh weather For one more season And regain What I've been missing. Last summer's blue pills Held the weight of the world So, I shouldered the load And I shouldered the guilt. You were learning how To burn me out I'm sure I felt sorry But I never felt proud. I think I found What was burning me out She never said sorry While she'd watch me drown Locked away.. Deep down.. I'd been a ghost Life's for the living. Locked away.. Deep down.. The pain goes.. And I wonder if I'll miss it. Free as a bird But in confinement I began to slip And enjoy the silence. Reclaim your hope If you're sure you can find it Redeem myself For the years passed by me.

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A six song EP recorded in my garage. Themes dealing with forgiveness, healing, and clarity, I hope this collection of songs will be something anyone can relate to.

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released January 15, 2023

All songs written and recorded by Rob Russell at Blue House Records.
With the Exception of Track 5 recorded at The Cabin in Sand Lake, New York

Mixed by Rob Russell
Mastered by Rob Russell and Connor Russell

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