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Sideways
04:52
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Sideways
Lyrics by Brianne Sherman
Music composed by Tracing Figures
Artists of the year
Together you and I were never clear
Faces and shoulders bare
Together you and I were never there
Looking back five years
I pull you down with me in the dark
I could not wait anymore
Timing and consequence
Together you and I don’t stand a chance
As daylight filters in
I pull you down with me again and again
I could not wait anymore
Sideways I fall
Naked I crawl to you
Silently, a secret part of me knows
You’ll never sleep alone
But will you stay with me tonight
Artists of the year
We’ll push it down and never let them hear
Focusing on air
Together you and I are nearly there
The silence ushers in
A rush of minor chords and cannon sparks
Sideways I fall
Naked I crawl to you
Silently, a secret part of me knows
You’ll never sleep alone
But will you stay with me tonight
In flames as martyrs
Bewildered and bothered
Envisioning your fall
Won’t be the one you call
Please remember our artist life
Clearing and counting
The evidence mounting
You’re better without me
Please don’t think to doubt me
Please remember
I won’t wait anymore
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Wait There
03:43
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Wait There
Lyrics by Brianne Sherman
Music composed by Tracing Figures
I’ve been around
A little numb, little down
So I wait there
For someone to call
Since they brought me down
Don’t hear words
Not a sound
Still I wait there
For a thought of my own
I’m not asking a lot
I’ve been asking around
But no one’s home (I’ll break your bones, then I will break you down)
And I will follow you down
But I won’t remember the sound
The voices are gone
They were mine
For so long
And I still wait there
For one to come home
It’s nothing profound
I sit still
Make no sound
I just wait there
For a thought of my own
I’m not asking a lot
I’ve been asking around
But no one’s home (I’ll break your bones, then I will break you down)
And I will follow you down (I saw teeth and I heard a whisper)
But I won’t remember the sound
Started a war
Inside my head
Couldn’t move on
It’s all just wasted time
I’m not asking a lot
I’ve been asking around
But no one’s home (I’ll break your bones, then I will break you down)
And I will follow you down (I saw teeth and I heard a whisper)
But I won’t remember the sound
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The Warmth Beside You
03:59
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The Warmth Beside You
Lyrics by Brianne Sherman
Music composed by Eric Bateman and Tracing Figures
You don’t feel the warmth beside you
I see it in your eyes
I wait for the warmth to come home
It never does, it never will
You loved my hows, my whys, my wisdom
Loved my lows, my highs
Now I feel the warmth has gone out
Just because I hope you will
Someday feel the warmth beside you
See it in my eyes
I wait for the warmth to come home
Oh but now
You’re so cold
I don’t feel the warmth within you
You don’t meet my eyes
I wait for the warmth to come home
All because I hope you will
Someday feel the warmth beside you
Still behind my eyes
I wait for the thaw between us
Oh but now
You’re so cold
You don’t feel the warmth beside you
I see it in your eyes
You cannot feel the warmth beside you
I see it in your eyes
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4. |
I Walked Before
04:21
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I Walked Before
Lyrics by Brianne Sherman
Music composed by Tracing Figures
Yesterday I thought back to the road where
We walked before
We walked before
Now there’s just hot smoke and coals
You were there when
I said my head felt hazy
I walked before
I walked before
Before you tried to change my mind
I thought I saw my name crossed out
I swore I wouldn’t talk about
How I can rearrange
What you think of me
I want to rearrange
Déranger toute ma vie
Je t’ai dit que
Tu me rendrais folle
Je parle avant
Je parle avant
Avant que je puisses penser
Je te dit que
Je veux être silente
Je parle avant
Toujours avant
I thought I saw my name crossed out
I swore I wouldn’t talk about
How I can rearrange
What you think of me
I want to rearrange
Déranger toute ma vie
How can I rearrange
What you think of me
I want to rearrange (je veux être silente, j’essaie d’être silente)
Déranger toute ma vie
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Fragile
04:48
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Fragile
Lyrics by Brianne Sherman
Music composed by Tracing Figures
Fragile
I’m like a child in your eyes
You know more
Than I know of my mind
Too fragile
To think or speak or write
I run my hands along the wall
I hear you outside in the hall
You think I’m fragile
Too fragile
Like the child I can’t see
You know more
About what’s best for me
You think I’m fragile
Like this paper on the wall
I hear you outside in the hall
I see the woman in the wall
And she looks fragile
I think I’ve gone too far
Fragile
I see her eyes in the wall
A vicious yellow
Up and down they crawl
But she looks fragile
As she creeps along the wall
I think I’ve gone too far
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Sun Spear
03:26
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Sunspear
Lyrics by Brianne Sherman
Music composed by Thad Baker and Tracing Figures
I counted seven scars on your back
By sunspears of light through the cracks
I could be honest
I could be still and quiet
I tell you there’s a thorn in my head
And look, I have to say
There’s nothing to be done
If you honestly think there’s nothing to go on
I counted seven scars on your skin
By sunspears of light streaming in
Counted on one hand the ones that I could count on
I trace the lines of your spine and say nothing
And look, I have to say
There’s nothing to be done
If you honestly think there’s nothing to go on
If you asked me I’d say
It’s nothing to be honest
If you told me to stay
I’d say it’s nothing to be young
You did nothing wrong
I just want more time
You want nothing more
I want one more time
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Fame and Fortune
02:44
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Fame and Fortune
Lyrics by Brianne Sherman
Music composed by Tracing Figures
Forgotten name
Forlorn and strange
You won’t find me begging
For a glance of recognition
When you see my face
You will feel my rage
And then you’ll feel my cold derision
When you get a taste
Stop cold
It’s gotten old
WOOOOO
Stop cold
Forget my name
Wasted and strange
You won’t find me begging for a scrap of condescension
Just to get a say
I have felt my age
And all the weight of my decisions
You won’t hear me say
Stop cold
It’s gotten old
Oooooooh
Climbed into the cage
And now I feel the pain and torture
(Fame and fortune)
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8. |
Kiss Me Goodbye
04:33
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Kiss Me Goodbye
Lyrics by Brianne Sherman
Music composed by Thad Baker and Tracing Figures
Kiss me goodbye for the last time
If you want to
Just tell me and I’ll know it’s true
We sat in the light, sat in the light
Of your front room
I wanted to be in your arms, too
Remember the time we drove through the night?
Like you wanted to
No one could clear my head like you
Lying sometimes
Denying sometimes
How much I wanted you
I wanted to be in your arms, too
You kissed me goodbye for the last time
Like I told you to
Then we watched the man on the news
You turned to the side
Said, “Do you believe this guy?
But just in case he’s right
I think that I should say I love you”
Remember the time we drove through the night?
You said you needed to
No one could cloud my head like you
Lying sometimes
Denying sometimes
How much I wanted you
I wanted to be in your arms, too
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9. |
Every Day
04:25
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Every Day
Lyrics by Eric Bateman
Music composed by Eric Bateman and Tracing Figures
Back in the day
We were friends
I try to forget but I can’t
Promises made, they are gone
Here we are
We can’t talk about it
Every day we are apart
Every day a little easier to drift away
But harder to see the shore
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Tracing Figures San Francisco, California
Since 2008, Tracing Figures has rocked the San Francisco music scene with their fierce musical chops and high production
values, tempered by soulful female vocals, guitar and synth wall-of-sound textures, and a rhythm section that grooves like clockwork.
Tracing Figures is:
Thad Baker - Guitar
Brianne Sherman - Vocals, keys
Eric Bateman - Drums, vocals
James Spadaro - Guitar
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