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The Hero and The Pain
04:47
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The Hero And The Pain
Words and Music By Adam Watts
Caring has become a thing of the past
I broke bones, healed and I cut off the cast
Now nothing feels the same
And I’m numb inside but for this nagging shame...
Nagging shame
(Pre Chorus)
And I live but I never seem to learn
And I lie and lie so it doesn’t hurt
Now I’m on my own in this desert I’ve made
Where the sun beats down, and I have no shade
(chorus)
Another breath in
Another breath out
Another false win
I can lie to myself about
I’m the sky and the rain
I’m the wild and the tame
‘Cause I won’t choose death
I’m the hero and the pain
The hero and the pain
The hero and the pain
Now I’m loading the gun, and I’m planning attack
And I’m asking the Son, for my life back
‘Cause I killed all of my faith
When I cried for Him and no answer came...
No answer came
(Pre Chorus 2)
But I live, ‘cause there’s nothing else to do
And I scrape and grind, nothing left to prove
Got the devil inside and it’s hot as hell
And I serve my time, in this prison cell
Chorus
(bridge)
Color me in or shoot me down
I could be black or underground
Start up war and scream my name
Save my life or dig my grave
I’m just a man that’s halfway done
Waiting for my ship to come
Will it come?
Chorus
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A Wave Does What A Wave Does
Words and Music By Adam Watts
A wave does what a wave does
A heart hunts what a heart wants
You could circle the world and never touch the land
Will it take crashing on the rocks to help you understand
(chorus)
It isn’t up to me…
And it never was
I could beg you on me knees…
But it’d be just because.
A wave does what a wave does
A wave does what a wave does
A life bends until a life breaks
When both give, does anyone really take?
I expected more, now I don’t know what for
Though the rock breaks the wave, it just comes back for more
(chorus)
It isn’t up to me
And it never was
I could beg you on me knees…
But it’d be just because.
A wave does what a wave does
A wave does what a wave does
(bridge)
Like a heart beats
Like an electrical storm in my veins
Like the sun beats down, down
And the moon takes it’s place
Chorus
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3. |
Motherfather
04:58
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Motherfather
Words and Music By Adam Watts
This is how a heart breaks
It doesn’t tell you why
It bleeds, then it dies
This is how the dark takes
Every inch your life
Then it laughs while you cry
(pre)
And you wonder where you are
How you were killed but didn’t die
(chorus)
Where are you now
Motherfather… Motherfather
Where were you then
Motherfather… Motherfather
And I watch for the signs
The promise you’d appear
I feel you inside
As I fight through the tears
Where are you now
This is how the past shakes
And the earth opens wide
And pulls you inside
Then no matter how brave you are
The heat starts to rise
And reopens the scars
(pre)
Knocked to the ground the baby cries
Kicking holes in the sky
Chorus
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4. |
Running Out Of Heroes
03:52
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Running Out of Heroes
Words and Music By Adam Watts
Born under bright lights
Hearts beat, we're alive
Trying to be kings and queens
If we're lucky we're raised under love
But some of us starve, never get enough
Then we carry that weight up, up
(chorus)
They say we're running out of heroes
I say they're looking in the wrong place
'Cause if they really want a hero
It's in the way, in the way, you take away the pain
All night I sleep on a time bomb
With you by side it never goes off
They say we're running out of heroes
They don't see, you and me
And the secret that we both know
Hard falls, long nights
So few sympathize
We stand up, carry on breathing
We can choose to brave it alone
Gain the world while we lose our souls
But to save is beautiful
Chorus
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5. |
Cage
04:13
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CAGE
Words & Music by Adam Watts
Don't understand it but I try to believe it
I have a feeling then a thought to destroy it
Under my skin a devil fights with an angel
While my newborn son breathes in and out in his cradle
(chorus)
Love & hate & pain & grace
When I fly I fall flat on my face
Live & die & in between
I will cage the animal parts of me
I’ll cage the animal parts of me
I have desire then a habit to tame it
Exposing wires that will kill i touch them...
One side a criminal the other a hero
Everything i want
Is a drug so I better be careful
chorus
I will cage
I will cage
I will cage
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World War Three
Words and Music By Adam Watts
It’s a cold one
The dead of our winter
Words freezing hearts
As they fall from our lips
Ain’t love a bitch
(pre)
I thought we agreed to play fair
Then I saw something fly through the air
(chorus)
You’re dropping bombs… bombs… nuclear bombs
On this unsuspecting heart of mine
I might be wrong… wrong… all the way wrong
But you… didn’t have to turn out my lights
Goodbye love & peace
Our wrath has been released
You and me… world war three
You and me… world war three
And it’s no fun
No warmth cures the shiver
And we both hear, that battle call
Echoing, God help you and me
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
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From Here You’re On Your Own
Words and Music by Adam Watts
I’m in the middle of nowhere
The center of dark
This isn’t about what is fair
It’s about where you are… and where you’re not
Oh how you run
Straight to your fun
And you bury it all
Turn your back as it falls
And now all that I can trust
Is that a wave does what a wave does
(chorus)
So I won’t pretend
That you’ll just bend, ‘cause you break
I’ll back away
So if it’s the end
I’ll put on thicker skin
You should you know
From here, you’re on your own
I’m painting a picture of us
It’s a head, a fire and a heart
Where all of the rhythms match up
And the sparks, pierce the dark
But, oh how you run
Straight to your fun
And you bury it all
Turn your back as it falls
I know that you’re trying a new way
But when your light turns on, I just might be gone
Chorus
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8. |
Somebody Somewhere
04:17
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Somebody Somewhere
Words and Music By Adam Watts
I can see that look in your eyes
I've seen it before a hundred times
It's not what I'm wanting to see
But seeing it means I’m the one you need...
(pre)
And when you're done
Crying on my shoulder
You just see a friend
And my moment of hope is over
(chorus)
Can’t hold your heart as mine
But somebody somewhere will
I can’t seem to get this right
But somebody somewhere will
Yes... somebody somewhere will
I can tell it’s pressure you feel
As I’m trying to make the impossible real
That’s how it goes, this is life
You get what you get and you wish for more every time
(pre)
And when I’m done
Crying on your shoulder
You just see a friend
Before it began it’s over
Chorus
Bridge
Verse 1
Pre Chorus 1
Chorus
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9. |
Let You Win
02:38
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Let You Win
Words and Music by Adam Watts
Here we go again
You start a war
Oh you cared before
But you don’t anymore
Here it comes again
And we aim to kill
To break the will
For the desire to win
The desire to win
There are only losers
In the fog of war
What do we do this for
Is there another way
Can we drop the weapons we’re holding
I’d never want you to hurt for nothing
Nothing...
But here we go again
You start a war
And so I break the door in
To say, I’ll let you win
To say, I’ll let you win
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10. |
Feels Like This
03:11
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Feels Like This
Words and Music by Adam Watts
I wanna feel like this forever
I want the pain to hurt this good
I wanna live inside you’re weather
Let it destroy me If I could
I want the ghost of you to haunt me
In every shadow looking on
Off to the side I’ll feel you staring
But when I look you will be gone
(chorus)
And I’ll miss you the whole time you’re gone
But I won’t fall apart even with brittle heart I’ll be fine, I’ll be fine
So don’t take too long
I must admit…
That nothing else feels like this
I wanna close my eyes and feel you
Like I do when right there
And when I reach out to touch you
My hands find only air
Unlike a drug you don’t destroy me
But I’m addicted just the same
The push, the pull, the rise, the falling
I only wish that you would stay
Chorus
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11. |
More
03:33
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More
Words and Music by Adam Watts
We try to behave
We try to be brave
In the cradle of desperation
We cry out for a familiar revelation
Look me straight in the eyes
Remove your disguise, I’ll remove mine
Give me kings, I’ll give you aces
Feed me truth I want to taste it
(chorus)
And the world just turns and turns
And the sun just burns and burns
And the waves run hands of water up the shore
And my heart cries out for more
Give me more, give me more
Oh more… Oh more
I want more… more
We count the days
Put on a happy face
In the quiet we’re much more honest
Is there something more we could’ve missed
It’s a slow and steady ride
We convict and punish crimes
Then somewhere along we face it
How it is we’re all connected
Chorus
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Adam Watts Brea, California
Adam Watts is an artist and co-founder of Broken City Artists.
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