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The Burdened Hand That Holds You

from Limping Through Paradise, Come Home by Andy Holmes

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lyrics

been outside of this storm for a while
i started drinking again
looking back on my finest hour as somewhere to begin
maybe i'll start to have clarity
something i swore was taken from me
a rumor spread, i was already dead
but they don't look me in the eyes

growing old, yet i'm always in a rush
none of my old friends keep in touch
they knew i was a gamble from the start
and all bets were off
so i turn around and take it out on my own
maybe someday i'll learn to let it go
until then, i will reap what i sow
and watch it disappear

i need a new day to come
not exactly where I'm standing
i know I'm not the only one
how can i explain myself to a ghost on the shelf
in a language bought to sell as something true
with a voice i could never hear quite as well as you

on some unholy night, it was sung
"hallelujah" in the dark of my home
a dream got lost in my head not to return
i sang all alone
morning came, no i was not the same
a candle burned out only in shame
i told myself not to let it get this way
for all that came before

will a new day ever come?
all i own i will abandon
from the other side, far from home

if you long for an escape
i will do the same
you're on your own, babe
let go of the burdened hand that holds you
and i will remain the same way that you left me here
here, you left me here

credits

from Limping Through Paradise, Come Home, released February 1, 2019
Andy - vocals, all guitars, bass, electric organ

Stuart - Vox Continental, Farfisa

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Andy Holmes Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

"Full of wordy poetry and haunting atmospherics that recall indie storytellers like Conor Oberst and Sufjan Stevens, Andy Holmes' late-night folk music is rich with existential observations about everything from panic attacks, to the loneliness of city life." -IndyWeek


Andy Holmes is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist living in Philadelphia, PA.
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