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about
All proceeds from this track will go to Beyond The Bars, a program which brings music to communities affected by incarceration and violence, and (for as long as it's running) the GoFundMe for Elijah McClain.
Recorded in less than 24 hours at Dead Aunt Thelma's and Pique Recording.
lyrics
When you're down on your knees,
When you're up in arms,
When you do what you please,
When you do harm
When you covet the dream,
When you scrap the plan,
When it's hard to believe,
When you don't understand
When you're old enough to see it's not what you thought, kid,
Like a loved one lost to chance or suicide,
And the hardest part of getting through, the only thing that's true,
It's not what you wanted, it's just what you needed,
it's not what you wanted, it's just what you needed
When you're out on your own,
and you know what it's for,
When your love isn't home,
and you're back at her door
When your engine is warm,
and the night goes still,
In the eye of the storm,
when you are what you feel
When you're old enough to see it's not what you thought, kid,
Like a loved one lost to chance or suicide,
And the hardest part of getting through, the only thing that's true,
It's not what you wanted, it's just what you needed,
it's not what you wanted, it's just what you needed
When you're sick and you're sad,
When you're on top,
When you get what you deserve,
When you get what you want
When your heart is a sieve,
in your stone cold hands,
When you're willin' to bleed,
to be home again
When you're old enough to see it's not what you thought, kid,
Like a loved one lost to chance or suicide,
And the hardest part of getting through, the only thing that's true,
It's not what you wanted, it's just what you needed,
it's not what you wanted, it's just what you needed
When you're old enough to see it's not what you thought, kid,
Like a loved one lost to chance or suicide,
And the hardest part of getting through, the only thing that's true,
It's not what you wanted, it's just what you needed,
it's not what you wanted, it's just what you needed,
It's not what you wanted, it's just what you needed,
it's not what you wanted, it's just what you needed
credits
released July 3, 2020
Michael James - vocals, synths, acoustic guitar, mandolin, plucked piano
Robert Gaar - electric bass
Jake Murphy - electric guitar, Korg MS-20
Nils Johnson - grand piano, Korg Minilogue XD
James Meder - acoustic and electronic drums
Andrew Vine - electric guitar, plucked piano
Caleigh Drane - cello
Engineered by James Meder and Sacha Muller
Mixed and mastered by Sacha Muller
Produced by James Meder, Robert Gaar, and Michael James
