Lighten up
You think that you're the only one who's gotta
figure this all out?
It's hard enough
to grow a little happiness without you
sowing seeds of doubt
So come on--
cut it out
I'll give you everything I can if I think that it will help
Is it not enough?
Well, I got only so much to give--
I need a little for myself
So come on--
step back and take a breath
It's too fucking heavy--
dragging this into the ground
You know I'll pick you up, but I feel you pulling down
Don'tcha know
it doesn't have to be this way--
you don't have to hold on so tight
Cuz you know
sometimes it's better to run away
than it is to stay and fight
So let go, let go
and it will come, hmm
It's not so heavy...
No matter how you look at it,
you're gonna be right
So if it's up to me to pick, I'd rather
keep it light, alright?
Alright
And not so heavy...
(You're getting my back up now)
You know I'll pick you up, but I feel you pulling down
credits
from The Signal Corps - TRANSITIONTRANSMISSION,
released June 6, 2006
Voice, Piano, Electric Harpsichord, Anvil: ASH
Electric Guitar: Thad DeBrock
Upright Bass: Sam Taylor
Drums, Percussion: Steve Wolf
Violin: Michael Roth
Cello: Sarah Hewitt-Roth
Music/Lyrics: Alan Stevens Hewitt
Recorded and Engineered: Oliver Straus at Mission Sound, Brooklyn, NY
Produced and Arranged by ASH
Mixed by Oliver Straus and ASH
Mastered by Rick Rowe
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