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A Thousand Lies

from What I've Said Out Loud by Ellery

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You did the best you could
That’s all there ever is
You always said I would
Never quite get over this

You meant it like a joke
But you sounded so sure
And anyway, I hoped
I wouldn’t hear it anymore

I love to hear you laugh,
A sweet and airy sound
It catches on your breath
And lifts my feet up off the ground

But oh, I’ve seen you cry
A secret, darkened blush
You hold it all in tight
Or you will lose it in the rush

CHORUS:
It took a thousand lies
To make these shadows in your eyes
It’d take a thousand lives
To make it right

Sings out of you like prayer
On soft and sailing songs
It comes from God knows where
It’s pushing you along

But it feels in you like cold
That’s how it’s always been
You’re scared of getting old
In this same thick and wintered skin

CHORUS

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from What I've Said Out Loud, released April 9, 2007

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Ellery Louisville, Kentucky

Ellery’s intimate, lush-pop songs are heard in feature films, TV dramas (ABC, SHOWTIME, FOX, NETFLIX), and taken them across the globe over years of touring. The band writes and records between research, mixing projects, and indulging two black cats. Ellery makes loud louds and quiet quiets. ... more

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