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TDH Basement Demos

by The Detective Handbook

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Tom Franklin
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Tom Franklin I love the potential of this song. Great lyrics, I like the arrangement and feeling of the demo a lot… Favorite track: March Down The Aisle (2014 Demo).
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1.
We were standing in the corner Her hands heavy on my shoulders But my mind was somewhere else My lips numb when I kissed her Now you're gone Away from me It seems like so long It always seems Like time is playing tricks on my mind Memory depicts everything in rewind Your kisses never did taste like anything But they were still oh so sweet Enough to put a smile on our lips Were they so lucky to meet But now you're gone Away from me It seems like so long It always seems Like time is playing tricks on my mind Memory depicts everything in rewind If I find the energy I'll beg your forgiveness And I find the lack in me Is what makes all the indifference But now you're gone Away from me It seems like so long It always seems Like time is playing tricks on my mind Memory depicts everything in rewind Now you're gone Away from me It seems like so long It always seems Like time is playing tricks on my mind Memory depicts everything in rewind Memory depicts everything in rewind Memory depicts everything in rewind Memory depicts everything in rewind
2.
The summer wind blows to warm my skin The fires seek to do us in At first its breath felt so warm Now it rolls with ache and hurt Ash to ash and dust to dust The bitterness of a life in lust Left alone in the streets exposed The cold comes and the summer's gone I don't want to be alone when the sun Goes down When the shadows fall, I lose all my Control The needle struck and it held the vein The hand rose and fell again A bitter blue then a crimson red Once for life and twice for death Hold me tight, hold me in your arms Push me away, I'll do you harm I want to love but my love's astray My heart has gone don't let it fade I don't want to be alone when the sun Goes down When the shadows fall, I lose all my Control Reaching out with all these fears I've fought for so long I don't believe in anything, but I'll believe in everything Fever breaks, the light some how And I find my breath again I don't want to be alone when the sun Goes down When the shadows fall, I lose all my Control But your love reminds me how I'm found And I will try with all of my life to make it Right
3.
We're breaking rocks and driving ties We live and die where our fathers died Our sweat and blood run on the ground They mix together with those around Our shackles cry with every step The melody of the impenitent There'll be nothing new in our children's bones They'll live again lives that we have known We have no wings with which to fly It's here we're born and it’s here we die We have no wings with which to fly It's here we're born and it’s here we die A sun that falls must also rise To burn our lungs and to blind our eyes This circle of life is all we know It starts with heave and it ends with ho The memory of what has brought us here Was driven out and has disappeared In locked step we follow on No one will remember us when we’re gone We have no wings with which to fly It's here we're born and it’s here we die We have no wings with which to fly It's here we're born and it’s here we die A sleepless night was all it took Awake at last, how the chains they shook As we stole off into the dark We found that no one had been standing guard Now in our hands we held the key One half a turn and we’re nearly free Will we leave the old and start the new? How will we know which to choose? We have no wings with which to fly It's here we're born and it’s here we die We have no wings with which to fly It's here we're born and it’s here we die We're breaking rocks We're driving ties We're breaking rocks It's here we're born and it’s here we die
4.
It's growing cold in New York City The streets were crowded when we came But now the sky is growing grayer It seems like only we remain But I could walk these streets forever The two us just as we are Here we'll be Holding on All I know So undeniable How this heart beats For you alone And when it stops Our love will live on and on We could stay up all night talking About are plans to get away Pack up our bags, head for the West Coast Use the stars to mark the way Because I have heard the oceans warmer Where the sun sets on its waves There we'll be Holding on All I know So undeniable How this heart beats For you alone And when it stops Our love will live on and on The kings of California Are who we long to be While here on the East Coast The sun we never see All our friends have packed up For a life on the silver screen But you can buy my love As easy as it seems All I know So undeniable How this heart beats For you alone And when it stops Our love will live on and on
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The sign says two thousand miles From here to Cove Fort And half as far to St. Louis But I don't care where we're going As long as I feel These wheels keep on rolling Cause I don't wanna see The same things I've seen Or do the things I always do No I don't wanna feel Like It's a little world When I know that that's not true So keep on Keep on Don't stop yet Keep on Keep on Don't stop yet We'll smile as the asphalt Stretches far behind And never want to turn around Yeah we can make a new life It's not like we had It so good back home And we'll be singing songs In truck stops and bars From here out to Portland If we don't like the weather We'll make a left turn And head for New Orleans And keep on Keep on Don't stop yet Keep on Keep on Don't stop yet Oh oh oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh oh Keep on Keep on Don't stop yet Keep on Keep on Don't stop yet
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Falling, hit the ground Hands are bruised, and bleeding Wandering in the cold Can we keep keep on breathing? All this heaviness Has me, leaves me choking Reaching out to You Out to keep breathing Is my world spinning ‘round? Or falling out of orbit with the sun, It’s rays keep on pouring down Is warmth found there in your, Eyes an enigma A mystery through and through At the start was simpler; easy just to breathe Is my world spinning ‘round? Or falling out of orbit with the sun, It’s rays keep on pouring down Is warmth found there in your, Eyes
7.
March down the aisle Two by two they send you Feeling nothing Like there's no hope at all These fingers are too small Where will you end up in this loveless union When all your happiness is predicated on A love that burned too strong? That's why they make it quick Get it over before your sick You met one day This past September The light hit your eyes And then you start to fall Your fingers were too small Then before you could really know it It's been ten years and Your heart has gone stone cold So bitter still not old But this wasn't your call Now your back is to the wall And that's the problem with the shotgun wedding All are happy except the bride and groom Was this ever your call? You're bound and left for dead No resurrection left This ring just never fit Is it time to call it quits? March down the aisle Two by two they send you
8.
Where have you been? My suspicions are creeping I heard you come in when You thought I was sleeping Go ahead and explain Create a clever excuse I see you racking your brain Under the light of the moon Full moon No secrets tonight Exposed Nowhere to hide The things that you've done You've kept them in secret A hidden vault where no one Could ever reach it But the lies have betrayed you And ruined the ruse Your face shows you're afraid Under the light of the moon Full moon No secrets tonight Exposed Nowhere to hide Where have you been? Just answer the question I suggest you come clean State your confession I smell the truth on your skin I can see through you And I know what you did Under the light of the moon Full moon No secrets tonight Exposed Nowhere to hide No secrets tonight There's a full moon outside Lies cut by the light You can no longer hide Full moon
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So come down from your great height I saw you on that night And I've seen you the way you stare So come down from your great height As your world starts to fall Will you scream or make a sound As all your walls come crumbling down And your words they cut like glass So sharp but fragile underneath You've broken and you lost your peace So let go of your high hopes Unlock these chains and untie the rope That keep you bound now to what's been broke So let go of your high hopes As your world starts to fall Will you scream or make a sound As all your walls come crumbling down And your words they cut like glass So sharp but fragile underneath You've broken and you lost your peace You'll look to blame somebody else But you built these walls you can't escape And now your looking for a savior Wondering if this is your fate So sit alone and wonder How it all turned out this way So sit alone and wonder why
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Are we still dreaming? To think we are the ones All of these fevers Delusions in our heads Pushed to the breaking With war upon our breath Our skin sweats the victor But does it only come in death So wake up everyone And try to find someone To try to ease the pain If all we have is love To cut through, to ignite Then try to find someone to burn for Are we still breathing? What are we living for? So selfish our needs are Self-gratifying cores What do we believe in? Could we be anything more? Then strife and religion And this life we must endure So wake up everyone And try to find someone To try to ease the pain If all we have is love To cut through, to ignite Then try to find someone to burn for
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Suddenly September she fell down More silently than August but yet she makes a sound Suddenly September turned around Leaf is drifting silently The wind is rushing on Screaming through a crowded street Roaring all the wrong Silently you touch the ground But where is all the help August screams accomplishments September cries for help Suddenly September she fell down More silently than August but yet she makes a sound Suddenly September turned around Cool is just a confidence The cold comes with the wind A fire flickers quietly A war we hold within The fire grows with time no help Cold it just remains September strives for better things August just stays the same Suddenly September she fell down More silently than August but yet she makes a sound Suddenly September turned around Years pass by a clouded sky The air is quiet now The wind the storm has come and gone It's finally silent now The fire grew and now it glows It burns strong with all its health August screamed just to be heard September found her place
13.
I have watched my world fall into pieces Tell me what it means And I will try with all that I am To not let it break me The love that we once believed in Has it faded away? Box up my heart with your memories Can we ever be free? So let your walls come tumbling down around you See what I see now I know your lost and lonely scared to notice Everything's still true Synapse to synapse sparks fly through my head And light on a key Is this a war between what we see And what we believe Compartmentalize what we can't understand And call it a fraud But this love is bigger than you It's bigger than me So let your walls come tumbling down around you See what I see now I know your lost and lonely failed to notice Everything's still true I know you're scared to let go of all you cling to And let yourself find home And we'll fight this together An then we'll See everything brand new
14.
The day is broken The sun is all you see You hear them circling But it’s too late to flee It’s a desert life A deserted life And it’s all you know Are we the shadows creeping in? Where are the victims in the stories that we live? When all the lies we hide are gone It’s plain to see we were the killers all along We are Marauders The triggers and the gun The vultures that rob you While you are staring at the sun Watch out; don’t cry out; the lies out Bang, there’s the blame It’s all we know Are we the shadows creeping in? Where are the victims in the stories that we live? When all the lies we hide are gone It’s plain to see we were the killers all along
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We are the hands and feet Of a throw-away generation Everybody's fighting for a piece Of this life oh yeah An old man once told me "Good things are coming, just work and wait" But we're all afraid it'll come too late And they're gonna burn us when we die We just want sex, want drugs, want autotune We rock Top 40, we block out the blues We want sex, want drugs, want autotune We rock Top 40, we block out the blues So stand up and take your medicine Clap your hands, shout out loud Woah yeah Stand up and take your medicine A little sugar will help it go down Woah yeah My imaginary friends and me We don't talk so much lately Bu none of us wanna believe That we could really be alone So we travel in our wagon trains Over Beverly Hills and Silicon Valleys With bloodshot eyes and ringing ears And a numbness in our bones We just want sex, want drugs, want autotune We rock Top 40, we block out the blues We want sex, want drugs, want autotune We rock Top 40, we block out the blues So stand up and take your medicine Clap your hands, shout out loud Woah yeah Stand up and take your medicine A little sugar will help it go down Woah yeah We are the hands and feet Of a throw-away generation We are the hands and feet Of a throw-away generation yeah We are the hands and feet Of a throw-away generation Everybody's fighting for a piece Of this life So stand up and take your medicine Clap your hands, shout out loud Woah yeah Stand up and take your medicine A little sugar will help it go down Woah yeah
16.
Storm clouds roll in Oceans churn all around me The sky is split And in the rift of all this pain Is silence Tell me all your secrets Unlock this wrong Don't leave this a mystery Help me to hold on I am broken Lying here I am shattered So lost Tossed in this sea It's my own doing This battle I'm losing with myself Tell me all your secrets Unlock this wrong Don't leave this a mystery Help me to hold on Seems like the world is Growing colder these days And as you are washing Away from me I can't look away Seems like the world is Growing colder these days And as you are washing Away from me I can't look away Storm clouds roll in
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The fall apart Don't let me be My soul and heart electrically Is there something in our skin, dear? Is there anything inside? Are we more than just moving gears? Are we somehow alive? Are we electric, are we fading? Can this hope keep us all alive? Lined up tin soldiers keep on marching Someday these joints will rust and die These petty shells That house our hearts We guard our wounds, in cages Is there something in our skin, dear? Is there anything inside? Are we more than just moving gears? Are we somehow alive? Are we electric, are we fading? Can this hope keep us all alive? Line up tin soldiers keep on marching Someday these joints will rust, we'll die

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released January 22, 2014

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The Detective Handbook Baltimore, Maryland

The Detective Handbook is a band based in central Maryland, and is currently hard at work producing more demo tracks for your listening pleasure! Keep checking back over the coming months and let us know what you think of the music.

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