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Fires, Floods & Things We Leave Behind (2018)

by Melanie Brulée

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1.
I Will 02:48
So you ask me to come back Then you throw me away You know how to use me You know what I'll say I'm yours for a lifetime I'm yours to the grave ¿Eres un fantasma (are you a ghost?) Sin ti no soy nada (without you I am nothing) I will, I will, I will Your love is a diamond A twisted design All stars fade to darkness With your cheek pressed to mine Cuando me dejes de nuevo, (when you leave me once more) Estaré sin vida (I am lifeless) These bones are a wilted mess My heart fills with emptiness I will, I will, I will, I will
2.
This is about how far I’ll get When I hear your name I won’t get upset I ain’t ready to see you yet But this is about how far I’ll get I’ll take my time, yah I’m taking it slow This is about how far I’ll go I’ll let our song reach the last note Before I turn off the radio This is about how far I’ll go Well I’m taking my time Yah I’m taking it slow But I’ll get over you one day you know Still there’s something about the sound of the screen door Still there’s something about sitting on the front porch I remember I remember them fireflies and warm summer nights with you Remember the time we drove too far with the gas light on and slept in the car I think of this and wonder where you are You may have left me with a little scar but I’m taking my time Yah I’m taking it slow But I’ll get over you one day Still there’s something about the sound of the screen door Still there’s something about sitting on the front porch I remember I remember them fireflies and warm summer nights Still there’s something about the sound of the screen door I was thinking about us sitting on the front porch I remember I remember that look in your eye and warm summer nights with you I’ll get over you
3.
Left a piece of my heart in Texas My boots in New Mexico Don’t know where I’m going now But I’m bound to roam I’ll follow this feeling ‘til it leads me home And in hindsight, I should have spent more time I’ve broken down on shoulders that let me cry And jacked my tires when I’m sleep deprived And sober, carrying a load of lonely hearts and rovers through a Pretty wasteland And what I’ll leave behind ‘Cause it don’t serve me well no more, oh this Pretty wasteland I’m leaving it all behind ‘Cause it don’t serve me well no more Of all the things I’ve wanted, this just ain’t enough You beat me down now I’m exhausted You dragged me through the mud It’s do-or-die I’m not gonna lie, I ain’t satisfied with this Pretty wasteland And what I’ll leave behind ‘Cause it don’t serve me well no more, oh this Pretty wasteland You can leave it all behind When it don’t serve you well no more
4.
We never talked about it, it’s just the way it was A bucket in hand and two bare feet We’d bottle every last drop So when the well went dry, we wouldn’t pay no mind The heart of what we learned remained the same You can’t rely on rain, yah yah You can’t rely on rain We do this cause we always have It takes the night to see the day And the fire to burn it away And now I look back on all I’ve seen The light, the dirt, the work and what it meant to me Takes more than prayer to make a change You can’t rely on rain, yah yah You can’t rely on rain My momma’d always say, yah yah You can’t rely on rain
5.
I still remember When I fell in love with you Stars in the black And our shadows made tracks through the dew Came home to roses On the front porch In the belly of summer Our love lit up like a torch And all that was before Washed away By whiskey & whine Will make you feel better Anytime I’m thinking of you I put on some Prine and your favourite sweater Hand me a bottle Take a piece of my mind Whiskey & whine The flood of that feeling Swept our senses away Til we were left stranded Like the sea strips the sand from the bay And you filled your cup Over the years Never enough as we watched time disappear Oh but I never promised you That I’d stay forever Whiskey & whine Will make you feel better Anytime I’m thinking of you I put on some Prine and your favourite sweater Hand me a bottle Take a piece of my mind Whiskey & whine
6.
Will you love me tomorrow the way I’m gonna love you tonight? Don’t promise the moon just bring me the morning light This dance is near done but i won’t let you out of my sight If you love me tomorrow the way I’m gonna love you tonight? Winter nights around here, there ain’t much to do At least that’s what I thought before I met you The cold month of December, it goes on too long in this town Met you down at the mall, we laced up our skates Grabbed a hold of your arm to keep me up straight Fell head over heels for your sweet face And I wondered Will you love me tomorrow the way I’m gonna love you tonight? Don’t promise the moon babe just bring me the morning light This dance is near done but i won’t let you out of my sight If you love me tomorrow the way I’m gonna love you tonight? I’m not a woman who comes off as shy And I ain’t afraid of what might happen tonight Tell me are you the type to take flight when the stars melts away?
7.
On the road, time moves slow making our way from town to town Didn’t expect it to be so cold living in the south Frozen lakes and lonesome rivers come wash away my tears I’m glad you’re beside me through these Tennessee years You and I go hand in hand like sweet tea on ice You’re my man, you’re my best friend You kept my feet on the ground through this ol’ life A pickup truck and a gypsy soul come drive away my tears I’m glad you’re beside me through these Tennessee years If it wasn’t for you I’d be down in the depths oh what would I do? Broken strings and a worn out sole, one more hand before I fold No regrets, at least not yet, I took a gamble and found me a heart of gold Smokey bars and whiskey rivers can’t wash away my tears I’m glad you’re beside me through these Tennessee years I’m glad you’re beside me
8.
Weak 03:29
I’ll play your game I’ll choose the words just right And then we’ll say goodnight You’ll have a drink or two So I’ll eat my dinner without you You never have much time for me and it’s making me weak I lay beside you once a week That ain’t good enough for me I’m as scared as you are Don’t break my heart don’t play with my heart You never have much time for me and it’s making me weak I lay beside you once a week, we make another memory But that’s not good enough for me I fumble my words when you walk through the door I look in your eyes and I feel insecure Watching you sink I can’t make a sound It’s better for me if you don’t come around You never have much time for me and it’s making me It’s making me weak
9.
She broke down in a border town The storm was comin’ when the car stopped runnin’ He had dirt-stained boots and southern roots His truck was hummin’ when she saw him comin’ And the girl will never be the same Since she danced beneath that Oklahoma rain Well the sky was crying and the wind did howl As they stepped into the darkness no turning back now Blood runnin’ thin, damn near soaked to the skin She never even got his name And they danced beneath that Oklahoma rain And they set fire to the night On the Seqoyah County line Burning up and running wild That girl will never be the same
10.
Bust it up and fix it Don’t ask permission Beg for forgiveness We bust it up and Fix it Bust it up and Fix it Broken and distant I don’t wanna say it You don’t wanna listen When I’m alone I’m wishing you’d come home So we could bust it up and fix it When i first met you loving you was easy Buttered me up, swept me off my feet and You’d spend your money, be sweet as honey Laugh at my jokes, tell me I’m funny Never start a fight yah we’d make love every night but now we bust it up and fix it Now we get angry, I drive you crazy Clean up your mess honey, don’t be … lazy We talk about it, sometimes we shout it Sometimes it hurts but we know we can’t without it Tell me how you feel so I know that you’re for real and we can Bust it up and fix it Don’t ask permission Beg for forgiveness We bust it up and Fix it Bust it up and Fix it Broken and distant I don’t wanna say it You don’t wanna listen When I’m Alone I’m wishing you’d come home So we could bust it up and fix it
11.
We Get Lost 04:21
I rise and I fall just like you I bleed and I bruise just like you You cannot get far as the man that you are, but I’m sure We’re all safe here for now We will find faith somehow Sometimes I get scared baby, just like you Our darkest dreams may come true When it comes to heart of the man that you are, I’m sure We’re all safe here for now We will find faith somehow Let rain come down on you We get lost to find the truth
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released October 19, 2018

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Melanie Brulée

What most might call Americana, folk-rock or indie music, bilingual artist Melanie Brulée colours her own, bringing a vintage respect to a modern sound by intertwining surf-style guitar tones and catchy melody hooks - all with the vibe of a speakeasy cabaret.
With recent performances at SXSW and AMERICANAFEST, Melanie is making marks across North America and beyond.
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