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Wedding Ring

by CUSIQUE

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1.
Waltz No. 1 03:58
She said she loved me by my heart, my hair, my youth, my smile Hope it was worth while to make me feel like I was anything at all She said she loved me by my laugh, my cry, my fire inside My undying fire for her that I can still feel burn Burn me down like the bridge over town That's holding me down, that's holding me down Melt me to the core, have me begging for more Starve me till I break, till I can break no more I said I loved her by her eyes her cheeks, the grey and green In the windows to her soul that swallowed my heart whole I said I loved her by her lies, her truths, the way she moves When she rolls out technicolor melodies so sweet Walk the ocean floor just to knock on your door But in the end, there's never an answer Keep walking on suns; think what you'll think and a thought of me won't be one Rest yourself in my embrace with the thought of them to light up your face
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Look for me through the window I'll be waiting there pushing a blanken stare It's been forever since you've seen me But I'm all too clear; it's all too real to be fate You'll pull down the shutter And you'll close the blinds and hide behind the door But I'll be there waiting For you to come around in the upside down part of town You think that I'm crazy I'm not lazy, I'm just waiting on you You think that I'm crazy I'm not lazy, I'm just waiting on you Look for me at the stoplight You'll look for red and green with the yellow in between You see me through your tinted window That you had installed when we met in the hall in high school Try to drive me out of your way But I can't see a thing but that diamond ring that you where Turn to stone like a statue Because you have that way of breaking me You think that I'm crazy I'm not lazy, I'm just waiting on you You think that I'm crazy I'm not lazy, I'm just waiting on you You think that I'm crazy I'm not lazy, I'm just waiting on you You think that I'm crazy I'm not lazy, I'm just waiting on you
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Blanqueador 03:27
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Safe 07:17
There's somewhere safe beyond the tree line Beyond the seashore, let's take our time getting there There's somewhere dark where I am waiting Where I am hoping you're debating leaving I will go alone, I will roll the stone Love is hiding inside a human heart Waiting to start beating for its lover Somewhere dark inside a woman Lays the ruins of all the heartbreaks around her No one knows what to say, the child knows to turn away Someone hears reverberations Levers switching, lighting stages Someone sees the ball is dropping The years are moving, the sound is soothing; bliss The rules change once more, the locks change on all the doors The dog sleeps beside the bed, the man sleeps inside her head
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Wedding Ring 03:15
Well, I met her at the garden party She was dancing and singing by the piano And oh, she looked so happy But for reasons that I couldn't know I had to ask, "What's that on your finger?" She said, "It's a wedding ring." My heart sunk, though we were basically strangers But she has what I want, but what I want, she won't give to me Well, I feel like I should love her madly But truth be told it's a drag just to think about If she asked for a walk, I know I'd go gladly Quick as a heart to the lion's mouth When she's all that I think, a black storm cloud, it lingers But when she's around, how the bluebirds, they sing She's milk and honey, but I'm stepping right on the stinger But, she has what I want, but what I want, she won't give to me She has what I want, but what I want, she won't give to me
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Lost and far away from you; where do I go from here? Where do I stay? Is it clear that I'm sorry? I didn't mean to stray away; I was afraid of my heart Now all I want is to start To hold you all through the day And just to hold you till the light drifts away You know that I'm vulnerable without you in my hands You're my darling with your toes in the sand Lovely, don't you let me stray away; I want to pull you near I love you, but know this dear: if I'm to If I'm to run again, won't you forgive me now? I'll run to you; there's no doubt To hold you till the stars melt away And just to hold you till the white fades to grey You know that I'm vulnerable without you in my hands You're my darling with your toes in the sand
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Interlude 04:01
10.
Big Blue Car 07:12
You always find a way to get away from me In your big blue car But maybe if you saw me in my worst hours Then maybe you wouldn't drive so far You always find a way to keep me right here Standing and waiting for you to come around But maybe if you saw me in your worst hours Then maybe I wouldn't be your hound You, and you can call me and tell me you're lonely And you can come over here You, and you wouldn't have to see me through the front window of your And you wouldn't have to drive so far You always find a way to get away from me In your big blue car But maybe if you saw me in my worst hours Then maybe you wouldn't drive so far And maybe I wouldn't have to see your big blue car
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To: From: 04:18
I'm going out to find ourselves some cover Just stay right there my lover You look wonderful today You're looking out; out there on the water It reminds you of your father: placid and unbothered You look beautiful today I don't know where I could start But you seem like a damn good place to me Let's roll out the blankets on the prairie Maybe this is where we'll marry Now wouldn't that be nice I'm looking out; there's a storm there in the distance Should we move or should listen to each other breathe As the rain falls down? I don't know where I could start But you seem like a damn good place to me To you, from me; from you, to me We give each other everything we have Everything we, everything we have to give To you, from me; from you, to me We give each other everything we have Everything we, everything we have to give We are gone; distant and departed from the life we started Many years ago; we are brand new And you look good for how fast we're moving It's really kind of moving to see you this way You look wonderful today I don't know where I could start But you seem like a damn good place to me To you, from me; from you, to me We give each other everything we have Everything we, everything we have to give To you, from me; from you, to me We give each other everything we have Everything we, everything we have to give To you, from me; from you, to me We give each other everything we have Everything we, everything we have to give To you, from me; from you, to me We give each other everything we have Everything we, everything we have to give
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I walked on the beach to the beat of my heart Knowing deep down that you're tearing apart Somebody else's life like you used to do The first time I walked in the pouring rain The second time I said I won't be back again The third time was just as hard You said that it takes two But you, you know damn well This was my hell And you, you showed No reprise of surprise to my pain Won't be back again The first time you caught my eye You looked sweeter than sugar; warmer than cherry pie Your disguise was in your favor; covered up your sour flavor I said I'd always be true, but you said that you already knew That I couldn't leave you even if I tried Till death due us part and that I already died But you, yeah, you forgot to say That you'd stab, punch, trample, and stomp on me Tear me limb by limb till it was God that I see And you, you remember that as the day You claimed another soul to steal; you're doing the devil's will Won't be back again You build me up just to tear me down Played the buttercup till the fall came around How'd I ever go on thinking I was anything but your fool? You spin me round; string me out like thread from a spool And if I had a dollar for every time You said to me "If I had a dime" For every time that I was cruel, I'd be a millionaire It's just lies on lies stacked on top of the world In a jealous rage when you decide to curl your hair And put your red dress on, like you don't care But you, you know damn well This was my hell And you, you showed No reprise of surprise to my pain Won't be back again
13.
Rome 04:14
I stare down the distance where I may meet The choppy waves riding on the sea (The sun is in Rome) the sun is in Rome The moon is right here with us in the room I sail towards the island where I may live A house for two, where I forgive (The sun is in Rome) the sun is in Rome The moon is right here with us in the room (Don't you worry; sorry I've been gone for so long, my friend Poke your holes with pins and needles Grab my sides and stretch me thin) It's been two weeks since I've seen land My eyes are heavy, and I can barely stand Another day on these waters high My sails are tattered and my mind is dry I see my island in the distance there The shore is rocky and it's bones are bare (The sun is in Rome) the sun is in Rome The moon is right here with us in the room The light is lower and the winds are cold The wheel is becoming too much to hold (The sun is in Rome) the sun is in Rome The moon is right here with us in the room (Love me, darling; I can't stand to see you like this, my friend Fall asleep, pins and needles Morning comes, the trip will end) I wake to the sounds of tragedy My ship is sinking along with me (The sun is in Rome) the sun is in Rome The moon is right here with us in the room Swim to the shore, live a life alone Or find the bottom, and swim back home (The sun is in Rome) the sun is in Rome The moon is right here with us in the room (The sun is in Rome) the sun is in Rome The moon is right here with us in the room (The sun is in Rome) the sun is in Rome The moon is right here with us in the room (The sun is in Rome) the sun is in Rome
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Waltz No. 2 04:20
In your eyes, love deepens And the hill, it steepens You make it hard to love somebody else Sometimes it's hard to tell There's a frost on the air outside Been this way since all this died You make it hard to love somebody else Sometimes its hard to tell There's a smile in our photograph From the days when we used to laugh And it's staring right through me There's so much it refuses to see There's a crow in the old oak tree Where you used to sing me to sleep Those songs echo through my head I'd rather sleep instead

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released July 4, 2014

Patrick McKay wrote all parts and recorded all instruments and vocals with the exception of:

Glen Smakula - accordion on "Waltz No. 1"
Shelby McKay - barking on "Waltz No. 1"
Casey McKay - accompanying hand claps and vox on "Short Black Dress"
Patrick McKay, Sr. - all percussion on "Blanqueador"
Molly Ranhart - vox on "Wedding Ring"
John McCauley - vox on "The Life and Times of J.A.M."
Joseph Bowen (J-Bow) - baritone and tuba on "Interlude"
Aaron New - trumpet on "Interlude"
Walter King - fiddle on "Interlude"
Linsey McCollam - vox on "Rome"

Album art designed by Patrick McKay.

Mixed and mastered by Aaron New and Patrick McKay.

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CUSIQUE is the solo project of producer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Patrick McKay.

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