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Quicksand

from Live at The Ryman by Caz Batten

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lyrics

This place is held together by all the whispers and the lies
People sharing smiles that don't quite meet the eyes
You polish your crown, king of this town
And I'll stay here upon the sidelines

Standing in the rubble of the buildings that we built
And the stories that we told and all the songs that we wrote
Do you ever miss me? I'm afraid to know
So I keep my head down and my pretty mouth closed

Pour me something stronger to help me sleep tonight
I've been awake since Thursday and I ain't feeling right
You were the quicksand I never saw coming
The place where I stopped when I should've kept running

Standing in the rubble of the buildings that we built
And the stories that we told and all the songs that we wrote
Do you ever miss me? I'm afraid to know
So I keep my head down and my pretty mouth closed

You gave me reasons and I shot them down
You laughed in my face but look who's laughing now
She's nineteen and under your thumb
I'll stand on my own two feet and let you think you've won

Standing in the rubble of the buildings that we built
And the stories that we told and all the songs that we wrote
Do you ever miss me? I don't care to know
So I'll stand on my own two feet and let all of this go

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from Live at The Ryman, released December 23, 2015
music & lyrics by Caz Batten

Caz Batten - Vocals, acoustic guitar

Recorded live at The Ryman Auditorium, Nashville

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Caz Batten Portsmouth, UK

Singer. Songwriter. Teacher.

Loves guitars, pjs, tequila sunrise, shiny things, crime fiction, American tv, the sea, cider, Paris, red wine, and snowglobes.

South London born, Southsea based.

Can currently be found buried in marking and mountains of paperwork.
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