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A Thousand Cuts
04:27
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Lyrics by Shannon Hartsoe
Music by Steve Hartsoe
V1
The rolling of your eyes
The slamming of the door
Everything and nothing
On a cold floor
Social isolation
A red dot on your phone
Your neon-chasing heart
While I am all alone
Four floors up
And don’t look down
Shattered glass dreams
In a manicured town
The roar of a crowd
And Aphrodite’s gaze
A razor blade heart
And a broken bone maze
Chorus
Death by a thousand cuts
Death by a thousand cuts
Death by a thousand cuts
It’s slow asphyxiation
I am not enough
V2
Shouted curses
And whispered lies
A turned away reach
Love as a disguise
A vacant stare
A slip of the tongue
Words pouring out
Like a shot from a gun
The rolling of your eyes
The slamming of the door
Everything and nothing
On a cold floor
Social isolation
A red dot on your phone
Your neon-chasing heart
While I am all alone
(Chorus)
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2. |
Faithless Town
03:07
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V1
Side eye truth it will knock you out
Turn your faith into a mushroom cloud
Left and right up and down
Stake your claim
Chorus
In this faithless, faithless town
In this faithless, faithless town
V2
Only four directions you plead the fifth
Only missed connections
When you scream resist
Bridge
Few and far between
Are the lights on the road
Few and far between
Lord it’s such a heavy load
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3. |
Rue Avenue
02:42
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Music and lyrics by Steve Hartsoe
V1
I see a silver cross in a smog filled sky
Shinin’ down on Rue Avenue
I say a prayer for the bums and the beggars
Knowin’ they could be me or you
V2
Oh I’m looking for just a little redemption
Waiting for the screws to turn
Everyday’s a therapy session
I’m patient and counselor in one
Chorus
And I’m looking out from Rue Avenue
Yeah I’m looking out from Rue avenue
And there’s nothing that I can do (And I’m lookin’ for someone like you -2nd chorus)
V3
Oh my love was like a flower in winter
Comforted me night and day
Somewhere I went off the rails
Now I’m alone and afraid
Chorus
And I’m looking out from Rue Avenue
Yeah I’m looking out from Rue avenue
And I’m lookin’ for someone like you
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4. |
Come to Me
03:46
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Music by Steve Hartsoe
Lyrics by Shannon Hartsoe
Heard he’s been long gone to Mexico
With the Queen of Hearts And the boat he stole
Didn’t even look back at the mess he made
Broken toys on the ground Shattered dreams all around
Chorus:
You’re my sun and your my moon and all of my stars
And I’m here to remind you when you forget who you are
V2
See she left you on the sidewalk Suitcase in hand
Clock-stop moments In blue and red land
Didn’t think of tomorrow Didn’t want you today
LIttle Boy Blue and the prayers that you prayed
Bridge:
When darkness takes hold And there’s so much to fear
I’ll be there to save you And dry all your tears
Bridge 2:
Come to me (I got you)
Come to me (I won’t leave)
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5. |
New Year's Eve
03:54
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Music and lyrics by Steve Hartsoe
V1
Friendly fire from your best friend new year’s eve alone
Pleasure wheel keeps spinning round and round
No reflection left to see in your mirror
Who you were has gone you've disappeared
Prechorus
Like a wallflower in Times Square
Love is war not fair
Chorus 1
New year’s eve
What you want ain’t what you need
V2
Never thought you’d end up this close to the edge
Now you wake where angels fear to tread
Stained glass visions you shared are all shattered now
Desperate thoughts that haunt you are not your own
Prechorus
Like a wallflower in Times Square
Love is war not fair
Chorus 2
New year’s eve
What you want ain’t what you need
New year’s eve
Time to start or time to leave
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6. |
New York Dues
02:52
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Music and lyrics by Steve Hartsoe
V1
When you’re lost in New York City and it’s almost Christmas time
The world outside’s a Twitter feed the dopamine’s gone dry
I’m looking for a scapegoat for everything that’s wrong
I’m looking for a reason and somewhere to belong
V2
I’m wearing boots of Spanish leather down on Bleecker street
Reading Ezra Pound in French but no one notice me
Blue lights shining on the sidewalk from the Cafe Wha?
And blue is the light that used to burn bright in my heart
Chorus
Oooo
Oooooo New York Dues
New York Dues
V3
So I catch a ride on the D Train that’s bound for Central Park
And wait for the ghost of St. Jude to give me another shot
Make my way to Dakota where I hang my head and cry
And curse Mark David Chapman for that awful night
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7. |
Broke Down
02:59
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Music and lyrics by Steve Hartsoe
V1
Well I’m broke down
Out of time and it’s fourth down
Don’t tell me I’ll be alright
Cuz I’m gonna fight tonight
V2
Well I’m broke down
Locked out and pushed round
But I’ll take it on the chin
I ain’t given in again
Chorus
I well I can’t see straight
She was everything
V3
Well I’m broke down
Lovers moon I’m alone
But I’ll take the heartache pain
So you can play your way
V4
Well I’m broke down
I’m goin’ underground
You can keep your hard luck dues
No love blues and rules
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Music by Steve Hartsoe
Lyrics by Shannon Hartsoe
V1
Side eye truth it will knock you out
Turn your faith into a mushroom cloud
Left and right up and down
Stake your claim
Chorus
In this faithless, faithless town
In this faithless, faithless town
V2
Only four directions you plead the fifth
Only missed connections
When you scream resist
Bridge
Few and far between
Are the lights on the road
Few and far between
Lord it’s such a heavy load
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9. |
Revived
03:30
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Music and lyrics by Steve Hartsoe
V1
Mama walk in the shade you got
Mama smile and forget what you’re not
Rabbits graze cardinal flies
I’m revived
V2
Blue tick hound dancin’ on my lawn
Summer’s here and mama we are gone
Gotta say it’s alright I’m revived
V3
Ain’t no drones buzzing overhead
Ain’t no tears got nothing left unsaid
My scars will fade turn to smiles
I’m revived
V4
Ocean calls can’t resist the sound
I was lost now mama now I’m found
Take my pain shine a light
I’m revived
Gotta say it’s alright
I’m revived
My scars will fade turn to smiles
I’m revived
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10. |
Redemption
02:10
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Music by Steve Hartsoe
Lyrics by Shannon Hartsoe
V
Oh redemption looks a lot like you
From your eyes to your tattoo
Oh redemption looks a lot like you
I thank God He makes all things new
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Steve Hartsoe Raleigh, North Carolina
Steve Hartsoe is a Raleigh, N.C.-based singer-songwriter who blends the rock and folkie strains of Americana with keen lyrical observations ranging from the daily of life to the eternal – a thread that resonates throughout his new indie album, “Faithless Town,” out March 8, 2024, on digital platforms and CD. ... more
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