I Was Not Around
from The Novel Ideas by The Novel Ideas
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lyrics
A familiar hope of my vague intentions
Trying to find, to know, understand
Oh I may need more than my own interventions
Gathering my thoughts like waves on the sand
But these words won’t heal
Let your tears fall to the ground
You asked me to save you from yourself...
Where is the heart that was broken?
Where is the love that was right?
Lost are the hopes that were spoken
For they have gone into the night
Oh what I can’t feel
Don’t you turn away from the sound
You asked me to save you from yourself
But I can’t help you now
And I’m gone to find my redemption
I’m goin’ far, I’m goin’ home
Oh I’ve asked for things I cannot mention
But I’ll ask for peace wherever I go
Still these words won’t heal
Let your tears fall to the ground
You asked me to save you from yourself
But I was not around
Trying to find, to know, understand
Oh I may need more than my own interventions
Gathering my thoughts like waves on the sand
But these words won’t heal
Let your tears fall to the ground
You asked me to save you from yourself...
Where is the heart that was broken?
Where is the love that was right?
Lost are the hopes that were spoken
For they have gone into the night
Oh what I can’t feel
Don’t you turn away from the sound
You asked me to save you from yourself
But I can’t help you now
And I’m gone to find my redemption
I’m goin’ far, I’m goin’ home
Oh I’ve asked for things I cannot mention
But I’ll ask for peace wherever I go
Still these words won’t heal
Let your tears fall to the ground
You asked me to save you from yourself
But I was not around
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from The Novel Ideas,
released September 8, 2017
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The Novel Ideas Boston
The Novel Ideas are a country folk quintet of friends from the great state of Massachusetts. Featuring the voices of three different songwriters, The Novel Ideas create a blend of pastoral, harmony driven, and plaintive Americana.
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