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don't be scared, don't be alarmed

by The Ericksons

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1.
On the street outside of your house, I’ve been dreaming of you I’ve been meaning to ask you a favor Could you walk so slowly up to me Could you put your hands on your knees Could you whisper in my ear something I’ve been waiting to hear Could you look me deep right in the eyes and tell me that you think it’s gonna be alright Could you tell me something new, Oh could you tell me something true You keep comin’ ‘round Oh and you keep fallin down And I keep catching you, catching you, catching you on the sidelines I’ve been coming to you I’ve been standing in the dark throwing rocks up at your window I’m waiting for your light to come on You keep comin’ ‘round Oh and you keep fallin down And I keep catching you, catching you, catching you on the sidelines Could you walk so slowly up to me Could you put your hands on your knees Could you whisper in my ear something I’ve been waiting to hear Could you look me deep right in the eyes and tell me that you think it’s gonna be alright Could you tell me something new, Oh could you tell me something true
2.
Go put your socks on and I’ll turn out all the lights Go tell the others that we’re staying out all night And they’ll go to bed dreaming that what you want’s not far away ‘cause I can’t lose you no I can’t lose you no not today ‘Cause I’ve been drinking and I’ve been breaking all the rules And you’ve been stirring in my belly like a big old tide pool And it’s gonna take a little longer to write down all these old lines And come up from the darkness with a little piece of light So go tell my mama that I’ll be up before the dawn Go tell my father he’s been with me all along And I’ll tell your honey she’s alright with that other guy and you won’t cry Maybe I’ll stop drinking and I’ll forget all of my lines I’ll go out to the country and I’ll give up all my pride Take all my money and count it down to fives and dimes And I’ll tie up my old bed sheets and crawl out the window at night So don’t you go on thinking that I didn’t treat you good That I didn’t love you like you always thought I should ‘cause it’s your own problem that I left you in the end and I’m not crying no I’m not crying this time my friend
3.
Box of Letters (free) 03:08
You wake up tired and lonely and your head hurts just like it hurt last night But you’re glad to be alive You said all the things that you needed to say You packed your bags and you went away Oh you’re glad to be alive But if you weren’t what would you leave behind A Box of Letters, some unused thread Your old journals, your unmade bed The door left open, the light left on The music playing, your favorite song You make yourself a sandwich ‘cause you’re feeling kinda hungry You drink a glass of wine although it seems a little early You’re glad to be alive You walk down to the mailbox to mail your friend a letter You lie down in the grass ‘cause you’re feeling all kinds of better You’re glad to be alive But if you weren’t, what would you leave behind? A Box of Letters, some unused thread Your old journals, your unmade bed The door left open, the light left on The music playing, your favorite song
4.
BRB 03:44
I hollered down your chimney late last night Gave your darling little brother such a fright But, I’d climbed up on your roof with the hopes of telling you I’d be right back I came up here to tell you today That I found another reason, I’d found a way In the attic of my dreams colored all in purples and greens I’d found something… And it’ll take me far away from you Yeah it’ll make it seem like I’m untrue Oh it’ll fill the vessels of your heart And convince you that we’ve grown apart, unless you listen ‘cause I will be right back.
5.
Forever 04:03
If you look at me that way, I will love you forever If you look at me that way, I will leave you… never I will follow you, I will let you be I will hold you up, I will lead So please, please my darling, please If you look at me that way, I will love you forever If you look at me that way, I will leave you… never
6.
Screendoor 03:24
I built my house to keep out the rain but your love filled up the gutter, oh it filled up all the drains So don’t you, don’t you ever say you’re better off alone ‘cause while you’re out there honey I am building us a home where it will rain sometimes and it will pour and you’ve done wrong and you’ve been bad and quite honestly I’m soar but, if you want to knock down something, please knock down my door ‘cause I’m not running, no I’m not going away from this thing I’m sure The screendoor don’t won’t close no more and my eyes stay open, all the time the hills don’t know how to roll up here and the train it just won’t go up here anymore If you are the sun then boy oh how I shine If you are the darkness then how you only cross my path from time to time So won’t you come up here and be my prince of tides ‘cause I’m not running, no I’m not going away from this thing I’m sure…
7.
One Heart 01:56
Got these four walls to hold me in Got this one heart that’s filled with sin Got these two hands to set me free I’ll be working lord I’ll be working Don’t bother me When you come around turn your head Don’t look forward, look back instead I’ll be running the other way I’ll be working lord, I’ll be working both night and day Just give me one heart so I can see Just give me one breath, that’s all I need Just give me one light, that is the sun I’ll be working lord, I’ll be working, ‘til my day is done
8.
Lie For You 04:08
Love came out of a blue and white shirt you wore To greet your fans in It oozed out the cellar floor and filed up the space around my hands I wore a green dress sometimes to smile at you I was a kid and you asked me for truth I said, “do you wanna know the truth?” Then hold your hand up to my face and make me lie to you Tell me all the world’s a mess, until I cry for you Make me give away my faith so I can try for you And baby keep on telling me lies and I will lie for you Baby I would lie for you Do you know who your friends are? Do you know who you’re working for? Do you know what you did when you did when you did what you did before? Do you know who your mama is? Do you know where your children are? Do you know what you did when you did when you did what you did before? Then hold your hand up to my face and make me lie to you Tell me all the world’s a mess, until I cry for you Make me give away my faith so I can try for you And baby keep on telling me lies and I will lie for you Honey I would lie for you
9.
Monster 06:02
I cannot find the words What I’ll say you’ve probably heard I see you lying there, see your blank stare There’s something ‘round the corner yeah, there’s something hiding under your bed There’s a monster in the closet just waiting to be fed Don’t be scared, don’t be alarmed Don’t be scared, don’t be alarmed You will hear it like a symphony playing ‘round and ‘round in your mind You will hear the bells ringing loud and free coming up from behind Like a parade, like a rainstorm, like a light Like a parade, like a rainstorm, like a light It’s like the trees on the ground that were made to keep the sun from our eyes and give us a little shade Well, there’s something ‘round the corner yeah, there’s something hiding under your bed There’s a monster in the closet just waiting to be fed Don’t be scared, don’t be alarmed Don’t be scared, don’t be alarmed You will hear it like a symphony playing ‘round and ‘round in your mind You will hear the bells ringing loud and free coming up from behind Like a parade, like a rainstorm, like a light Like a parade, like a rainstorm, like a light
10.
How I love you I could never explain It’s like the rolling water, it’s like the pouring rain It’s when the clouds open up and let the sun shine in I have never quite known where it ends or where it begins, but it’s how I love you I will sing to you for a minute or two I will piece it together ‘til it’s beautiful and true I will find in the center that little piece of light Oh I will find what we need just to get us through the night ‘cause it’s how I love you oh it’s how I love you There’s nothing in the world as beautiful as counting all the numbers on the wall when I see in you exactly what I saw How can I help it? So when the sun sinks low into the blackness of the night We will see all the colors, so beautiful and bright And I will remind you, yeah I will remind you, that How I love you I could never explain It’s like the rolling water, it’s like the pouring rain It’s when the clouds open up and let the sun shine in I have never quite known where it ends or where it begins, but it’s how I love you
11.
Shake 03:06
I’ve got nothing left to say All my words have gotten up and gone away And nothings standing in my way As I crawl into bed at dawn and you Shake baby, shake me, Mold me and break me ‘cause I’ve already told you all the things I could I’ve already shown you all the things that I am good at so Shake baby, shake me Mold me and break me I know what I’m doing isn’t free And I know what you’re thinking when you look at me And I know what you’re thinking when you look at me But, I’ll hold on to the rough stuff that makes up this song And I won’t warn you when what you’re doing comes out all wrong And I’ll go to the end with this and you’ll Shake baby, shake me Mold me and break me And while the fires burn for you my love know you were all l was dreaming of and while you’re standing down stream from here know I already gave you all my tears so why don’t you come on, come on, come on…. come on in

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released September 25, 2010

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