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If You're Happy And You Know It, Something's Wrong

from Walking Into Brooklyn by James Tristan Redding

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"Good night my dear, let the moon beams dance; let the cool air settle down but not damper. Let the sun take its rest while you subside in my arms - don't worry about the shadows, they will not bother you. Clear your thoughts of the day, undo all your knots ... it's only me now that can see you. Feel my fingers; hear my heart; feel the warmth now rush over. It's sleep that beckons, so follow."

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Walk into the winter wonderland
To tell me all the things nobody knows
I'm waiting for the sunrise to disclose
The dirty little secret, of a love beneath the snow

But you're not gonna' be the only one, you're not gonna' be my setting sun
I needed a reason to give up your treason without a fight
The only distraction from all your infractions: I didn't sleep alone last night

So don't you look at me, as if you've ever seen my hopes and dreams
And don't you think that we, should know by now that nothing's as it seems

A whiskey rainbow in the east
Without a second thought my heart was yours
The pressure was brilliant but now it's gone (long gone)
And the thunder has left me with a bittersweet love no more

Well don't you disbelieve, your broken heart is bursting at the seems
So nurse your self esteem, and take your shipwreck back to new orleans

I still wear the shoes you bought me with the black Sharpie heart inside
I still wear your ring around my neck
Though the bite marks have all faded and my ankle has mostly healed
I hate to say, I'll always love you

This city is empty since you're gone
The lyrics have a strange, new, darker feel
Apology's long past due, so don't (you know I won't)
I'll never forgive you for the love you let me steal

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from Walking Into Brooklyn, track released January 13, 2013
Performed and recorded by James Tristan Redding at Casa De Julio in Tecolutla, Mexico on January 10-12, 2013 using a MacBook Pro, Reaper multi-track studio, a Rode NT-1 microphone, an Audio Kontrol USB interface, KOSS headphones, a Martin 000-15 steel string acoustic guitar, and a green plastic Jim Dunlop shaker.

Words and music copyright 2013 by James Tristan Redding. Registered with BMI. All rights reserved.

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James Tristan Redding Nashville, Tennessee

British-American songwriter, singer, audiobook narrator, studio player, Godin Guitars official artist.

Founded global collective www.SongAWeek.org, performance art experience The Under Over: tinyurl.com/uoxuo (song circle underneath a highway) and writing retreat www.TheNashville24.com (annual challenge: write 24 songs in 24 hours).

Cuts by Sarah Harralson, Eli Alger, Emma Gale, David Easterling
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