Tall Tales

from Wild (Vol. 1) by Lesley Pike

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Tall Tales

In a moment, in an instant
We had it all and then we lost it
Thought that we were
We were the strong ones
Built for the hard times
Built for the long run

But how can we grow closer
When all your tall tales are growing right over us
I can’t keep track
And I won’t compete
With words you twist and then use against me

I pull back the curtain and sit at our table
Ask for the truth but you are not able
So you tell your tall tales
Always the victim
Once made me crazy
But now i’m not listening

Didn’t know what I was in for
When you came into my world like a gale force
So inviting like the Irish Sea
You’re calm on the surface
But raging underneath

I pull back the curtain and sit at our table
Ask for the truth but you are not able
So you tell your tall tales
Always a victim
Once made me crazy
But now i’m not listening

I will forgive you though you don’t deserve it
I could hate you but it isn't worth it
So many knives in my back could have killed me
These wounds, they live in my bones

So I learned to feel them
I learned to heal them
I learned to find my way
Back home

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from Wild (Vol. 1), released November 5, 2022
Written by: Lesley Pike
Produced by: Lesley Pike, James Welch, Matt Racher
Recorded at: Masterlink Studios, Send, UK
Mixed: James Welch
Mastered: Abbey Road
Lesley Pike: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Matt Racher: Percussion, programming

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