What's going to happen?
What's the worst that we could do?
So much unspoken
Doesn't mean we never knew
Leaving was easy
What else would anyone expect?
Within an orphan's empire
What other choice was left?
We would shake, we'd shout
And double all our doubt
The wilderness
Was childish
Just a circus of hunger
Underneath our tongues
Every reunion
A bonfire of better days
Sympathy's sinking me
In a summer famous for its lakes
We're acting older
Embarrassed by our sudden grace
The string of second chances
That came to us so late
From a well with a rope
Drawn up through our throats
Strategies
Enemies
The venoms and vanities
That lived unknown
credits
from Don't Say You Don't Know What You Want,
released February 26, 2009
Galen Hartley - vocals, acoustic guitar
Kelby MacNayr - drums, tambourine
Jamie Cummins - wurlitzer
Marc Jenkins - pedal steel, bass, vocals
Brooke Maxwell - tenor and baritone saxophone
Durham, NC singer-songwriter Skylar Gudasz makes intimate Americana delivered with dry wit and stunningly precise vocal acumen. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 14, 2020