Supposed to Do - H. Harrington

I know that this had to end 
But every now and then 
I wish that we could try again 
I wish that we could try again 

Remember when we laid in bed 
And you held my hand 
You said you wished this’d never end 
You said you wished this’d never end 

And I did what I was supposed to do 
What I was supposed to do 
But I’m still without you 
But I’m still without you 

And I told the truth 
Like you asked me to 
But I’m still without you 
But I’m still without you 

D’you know when I look in your eyes 
I can see the sky 
Both beauty and my own demise 
Both beauty and my own demise 

With each message that you didn’t send 
Felt my heart crumbling 
But my love for you could never bend 
No my love for you could never bend 

And I did what I was supposed to do 
What I was supposed to do 
But I’m still without you 
Yeah I’m still without you 

And I told the truth 
Like you asked me to 
But I’m still without you 
But I’m still without you


Bad Intent - H. Harrington

Strange, isn’t it, how well we get along 
We’re understood even when we’re wrong 
Funny, isn’t it, how separate we must be 
Hearts so close, but our bodies detached from reality 

I want you now 
No matter my bad intent 

It happened quick, a revelation of a certain kind 
This intensified beat inside your soul and mine 
It’s overwhelming, you can feel it too 
I’m not alone when I say I’m craving your truth 

I want you now 
No matter my bad intent 
I need you now 
But I know I can’t 

And I know that you know 
How good it could be 
And I know that you know 
How good it could be 

I want you now 
No matter my bad intent 
I need you now 
But I know I can’t


Run So Hard - H. Harrington

Yeah I run so hard, run so hard 
Thought I’d chase the rain that plagued me from the start 
Yeah I run so hard, run so hard 
Down that dusty, dirty two-lane boulevard 

And you thought you had me back in Kalamazoo 
If I could take that train back yeah I know what I’d do 

I’d run so hard, run so hard 
In a million years I never thought it’d come this far 
Run so hard, run so hard 
I can see those eyes shining through the jailhouse bars 

And you thought you had me back in Kalamazoo 
If I could take that train back yeah I know what I’d do 

Can you justify the taking of another life 
Out here in the darkness it’s the only way you know to survive 

Walked up to your room, walked up to your room 
Saw the pale white face of the waning November moon 
Said I’ll be back here soon, I’ll be back here soon 
Before you see me coming you will hear that timeless tune


He Wants To - H. Harrington

It started one sided 
On my side really 
Infatuation’s like listening without fully hearing 

So I picked what I wanted 
Ignored all the rest 
Why fuss over flaws when you can hide behind jest 

But it’s all worn thin, I’m tired of it now 
And I’m thinking of him less when he’s not a around 

He wants to make believe 
That I would never leave 

The tables have turned 
As one might say 
But I gotta ask if he ever even liked me anyway 

He can call me cold hearted 
I’ve been there before 
But being around him’s turned into a chore 

He’s a good, good man and I’m a wretched old girl 
He could do so much better in this beautiful world 

He wants to make believe 
That I would never leave 

He, yeah he wants to, wants to make, make believe 
He, yeah he wants to, wants to make, make believe 

He wants to make believe 
That I would never leave 

He wants to make believe 
That I would never leave


Bittersweet Love - H. Harrington

Slowly I emerge 
With cloudy eyes 
Like breaking the surface 
Where the ocean meets the sky 

I saw him clear 
As the moon at night 
But only an outline remains 
In the morning light 

It’s as though your face 
Sinks deep within 
Leaving my heart heavy 
And aching for you, my friend 

Oh, how beautiful that ache 
Descending on me from above 
Like a ripe fruit my heart 
Drips with bittersweet love 
Drips with bittersweet love 

My head is filled 
With the softest words 
I want to sing you 
The prettiest song you’ve ever heard 

But I’m helpless my dear 
There’s little to do 
But use these simple words 
I miss you 

It’s as though your face 
Sinks deep within 
Leaving my heart heavy 
And aching for you, my friend 

Oh, how beautiful that ache 
Descending on me from above 
Like a ripe fruit my heart 
Drips with bittersweet love 
Drips with bittersweet love

Holding On - H. Harrington

It’s been a long, long time since I walked this way 
And my mind it ain’t worked since yesterday 
But I can’t get him out of my head 

I can see him standing there all alone 
With his dark hair, light eyes and man he’s grown 
On me, he’s grown on me 

And my heart slides down to the soles of my shoes 
Each step pumps a beat of these terrible blues 
Cuz he’s gone, he’s gone 
For some goddamn reason, I just gotta keep holding on 

He stood next to me as I watched them play 
Some band that claimed they came from East LA 
And he laughed as the lights came on 

I remember his hands as they reached for me 
They swallowed up my fingers to easily 
And he led me through the crowd 

And my heart slides down to the soles of my shoes 
Each step pumps a beat of these terrible blues 
Cuz he’s gone, he’s gone 
For some goddamn reason, I just gotta keep holding on 

After all we’ve said and after all we’ve done 
I’m sitting here wishing that the rain don’t come 
And wash it all away 

Because the trees they bend and the sea it flows 
But I’d wait a thousand years if you please don’t go 
Away, don’t go away 

Yea, my heart slides down to the soles of my shoes 
Each step pumps a beat of these terrible blues 
But he’s gone, he’s gone 
For some goddamn reason, I just gotta keep holding on 
Yea, for some goddamn reason, I just gotta keep holding on


Shame - H. Harrington

A small incision made on the surface of my consciousness 
Allowed a leak of some toxic poison I can’t resist and 
It settles deep inside my bones I can’t get rid of it and 
It works its way out through my mouth I try to swallow it and 

Shame is a feeling I’m not very unfamiliar with 
It drapes itself across me more than I’d like to admit and 
It’s hard to see when it throws shade on my accomplishments 
When will I, oh when will I grow out of it 

Down this slope I slip and struggle to control myself 
I feel the weight of it, yeah I’m worrying about my health and 
Nothing seems to matter all those feelings that I felt and 
Like ice my sense of purpose it all seems to melt and 

Shame is a feeling I’m not very unfamiliar with 
It drapes itself across me more than I’d like to admit and 
It’s hard to see when it throws shade on my accomplishments 
When will I, oh when will I grow out of it 

My foot has taken up permanent residence inside my mouth 
All I know about myself is now called into doubt and 
I can’t even feel comfortable inside my own house and 
Apparently good judgment is something I can live without 

Shame is a feeling I’m not very unfamiliar with 
It drapes itself across me more than I’d like to admit and 
It’s hard to see when it throws shade on my accomplishments 
When will I, oh when will I grow out of it


Unfolding (Instrumental) - D. Crowley


Heavy as Lead - H. Harrington

He left with my mind last week, 
Reached right in and took it to keep 
And he turned on his heel before looking at me 
And said “babe no it’s too late to weep” 

Now this gap in my head it keeps growing 
All this shelter can’t keep me from knowing 
That those words were true that he told me 
No, there’s nothing more unfolding 

And it’s gone from my heart, like my mind from my head 
And I could say a lot but I think it’s all said 
You never saw me the way that I am and as I sit here I feel 
Heavy as lead 

I remember that summer I knew you 
Everyday I got closer and we knew 
That I’d fallen in love with a version of you 
That had grown from a vision I’d had back at school 

Yeah and Levon filled my ears that day 
Crying out that the poor farmer had died in a way 
So noble and true to return to the land 
I could feel the warmth in the palm of my hand 

And it’s gone from my heart, like my mind from my head 
And I could say a lot but I think it’s all said 
You never saw me the way that I am and as I sit here I feel 
Heavy as lead

Standing on the shoulders of giants of old
Makes this a trying balancing act
And I can’t hold myself up now I’m tumbling, trying to be bold
And I gotta pick myself up at the place that I have rolled

Loving you never really seemed to me 
To be anything other than the opposite of apathy 
And now as I watch you leaving me with my mind in tow 
I just can’t let it be 

And it’s gone from my heart, like my mind from my head 
And I could say a lot but I think it’s all said 
You never saw me the way that I am and as I sit here I feel 
Heavy as lead


Already Won - H. Harrington

As a fiery red sun sets, we brush our fingers through the grass 
What once was dewey now is dry, now the day has come and passed
“It’s peaceful here” you whisper, through the growing chirp of crickets 
As I nod in acquiescence, the brittle grass makes me fidget 

I gave you all I could allow 
You’re draining all of my willpower 
I’m gonna leave you now 

I think back to older days and a strain burns through my heart 
It seems to be a lifetime ago, but still has power to tear me apart 
So silently I beg of you, to understand what’s been done 
But I grip your hand as I realize, this war is already won 

I gave you all I could allow 
You’re draining all of my willpower 
I’m gonna leave you now 

I gave you all I could allow 
You’re draining all of my willpower 
I’m gonna leave you now


It's Up to You - H. Harrington

It’s up to you, I hate that phrase 
it’s lazy and a crutch you’ve used these days 

It’s up you to figure out the place 
Where we’ll eat dinner and talk face to face 

It’s up to you to pick what we hear 
You haven’t cared about music in a year 

It’s up to you where we walk to now 
If you could I know you’d walk right out of town 

It’s up to you to pick the movie we see 
You sit so close but feel so far away from me 

It’s up to you to pick our bed’s quilt 
The blanket to cover this home that we’ve built 

And it’s up to you to decide when we go 
It’s been four long years and there’s not much to show 

Now I know it’s up to me to make a new start 
To pick myself up and brush off the pieces of my very own, my very broken heart