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B​-​Sides 2020​-​2021

by Emily Taylor Kelso

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1.
Different Boats 03:55
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The sky’s falling down, tears stain the ground, will it get better? There ain’t no one that’s okay on a day like today, is it forever? Time’s takin’ its toll, leavin’ scars nobody knows how to hide We’ve all got our own pain, fear coursin’ through our veins, broken inside, broken inside Some of us stay numb, don’t have the strength to care Some of us cry like waterfalls on a cliff of despair They say we’re all in this together, and maybe so We’re in the same storm, but we’re all sailing different boats The universal truth, we’re all scared and confused, and we’re coping We’ve all got our own ways of passin’ the days; For some it’s drinking, for some it’s smoking, for some it’s never givin’ up hopin’ Time’s takin’ its toll, leavin’ scars nobody knows how to hide We’ve all got our own pain, fear coursin’ through our veins, broken inside, broken inside Some of us stay numb, don’t have the strength to care Some of us cry like waterfalls on a cliff of despair They say we’re all in this together, and maybe so We’re in the same storm, but we’re all sailing different boats Time’s takin’ its toll, leavin’ scars nobody knows how to hide We’ve all got our own pain, fear coursin’ through our veins, broken inside We’ll break in different ways, unique as snowflakes out of the sky No one’s right or wrong for tryin’ to get along and survive, and survive Some of us stay numb, don’t have the strength to care Some of us cry like waterfalls on a cliff of despair They say we’re all in this together, and maybe so We’re in the same storm, but we’re all sailing different boats We’re all just tryin’ to stay afloat
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I Like to Break My Own Heart 03:38
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Looks like it’s time to self-destruct Like a volcano ready to erupt You’re nice and sweet and oh-so-comfortable You’re everything I need, boy, you’re wonderful When the water’s too still and calm I gotta make some waves or get gone I just can’t keep my heart anchored in one place It’s still got a lot of race to run Slow and steady just can’t keep it satisfied I should’ve warned you from the start: I like to break my own heart This all started back in high school When he taught me love could be so cruel Now I always suspect tragedy I gotta wreck things before they wreck me When the water’s too still and calm I gotta make some waves or get gone I just can’t keep my heart anchored in one place It’s still got a lot of race to run Slow and steady just can’t keep it satisfied I should’ve warned you from the start: I like to break my own heart I ain’t cheated and I won’t ever lie My only weapon is ‘goodbye’ I just can’t keep my heart anchored in one place It’s still got a lot of race to run Slow and steady just can’t keep it satisfied I should’ve warned you from the start: I like to break my own heart
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If You Could Say Goodbye 04:02
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Middle of the night, under shining stars, sittin’ in silence, front seat of your car Wonderin’ why you’re suddenly tongue tied Wonderin’ when you’ll speak your mind again I’d walk away, but I don’t know how To just give up hoping that you’ll come around And finally tell me what you really want, and finally stop leadin’ me on ‘Cause you’re only here in body, not mind Your heart ain’t been in it for the longest time I can tell myself you’ll find your way back But that train left the station on a one-way track All I can do is watch you disappear before my eyes Baby it would hurt a whole lot less if you could say goodbye Are you just scared to start sleepin’ alone? Does it make you feel good stringing me along? Or don’t you know what you wanna do? If you wanna leave, baby no one’s stoppin’ you ‘Cause you’re only here in body, not mind Your heart ain’t been in it for the longest time I can tell myself you’ll find your way back But that train left the station on a one-way track All I can do is watch you disappear before my eyes Baby it would hurt a whole lot less if you could say goodbye Oh, instead of waitin’ on this dead-end love I could be movin’ on, if you’d admit you’re givin’ up ‘Cause you’re only here in body, not mind Your heart ain’t been in it for the longest time I can tell myself you’ll find your way back But that train left the station on a one-way track All I can do is watch you disappear before my eyes Baby it would hurt a whole lot less if you could say goodbye Middle of the night, under shining stars, sittin’ in silence, front seat of your car Wonderin’ why we can’t seem to get it right Wonderin’ when all of this will end
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Got Away with It 03:42
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Never left a mark but you bruised me Deep under my skin, somewhere only I could see At first I didn’t know better, but once I learned, it didn’t matter No there ain’t even a scratch on my skin But thanks to you, I’ve got my share of scars within They surfaced when you vanished, unveiled by the madness It was a vicious emotional attack And you left me with no chance to fight back I’d hate to be cliché, say you’re the one that got away But you’re the one that got away with the crime Kidnapped my heart, tortured my soul, held me captive just for show You’re no criminal mastermind, no, but you got away with it this time You used to give me whiplash when You’d give me love then rip it from my hands again Used to keep me guessin’ what I’d done this time to make you run Had me convinced it was my fault that I couldn’t bear all the weight you placed on my back Blinded by manipulation, never saw the monster I was chasin’ It was a vicious emotional attack And you left me with no chance to fight back I’d hate to be cliché, say you’re the one that got away But you’re the one that got away with the crime Kidnapped my heart, tortured my soul, held me captive just for show You’re no criminal mastermind, no, but you got away with it this time I’ll never be who I was before you But who I am now would never let you do The damage that you did, the damage that you did to me I’m stronger now because you made me weak I’d hate to be cliché, say you’re the one that got away But you’re the one that got away with the crime Kidnapped my heart, tortured my soul, held me captive just for show You’re no criminal mastermind, no, but you got away with it this time
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If We Hadn't Met 03:38
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I’d probably be drinkin’ alone at some dive bar Maybe searchin’ for comfort in a stranger’s arms Swearin’ every Sunday I won’t do it again But next Friday I’d put myself through it again I bet that’s where I’d be… If you hadn’t walked into that honky tonk on a Friday night in July If I’d let my friends talk me in to dancin’ with some other guy Oh I’d probably still be lettin’ life pass me by, livin’ just to survive That’s where I’d be, I bet, if we hadn’t met I’d probably still believe that love was a joke Maybe even believe I’d be happier all alone I’m sure I’d reinforce all the walls around my heart Convince myself it’s safer to run ‘fore it falls apart I bet that’s where I’d be… If you hadn’t walked into that honky tonk on a Friday night in July If I’d let my friends talk me in to dancin’ with some other guy Oh I’d probably still be lettin’ life pass me by, livin’ just to survive That’s where I’d be, I bet, if we hadn’t met Oh if we hadn’t met I know I’d be A face you don’t remember well enough to forget And if we hadn’t met Yeah I believe I’d still think fallin’ always leads to regret If you hadn’t walked into that honky tonk on a Friday night in July If I’d let my friends talk me in to dancin’ with some other guy Oh I’d probably still be lettin’ life pass me by, livin’ just to survive That’s where I’d be, I bet, if we hadn’t met

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released May 21, 2021

Written and recorded by Emily Taylor Kelso

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Emily Taylor Kelso Halifax, Nova Scotia

As a kid, I was that girl who wrote songs about anything and everything. As an adult, I'm still that same girl. All I've added is a little twang.

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