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TenaciousBe
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Truth Is Consequence

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So, my former band parted ways nearly a year ago. Since then, I've focused myself more on the idea of being a solo acoustic artist. I had hoped to get 4 songs done and a digital EP released sometime this year, but for whatever reason the muses just didn't quite come. One thing that did come together, though, and rather early on in the year, was this song. I'd had a whole other version of it with no music for the past several years, and since I could never quite find the music to go with it, I ended up writing a new chorus, and shifting what was the old chorus over to become the first verse. I dropped my original first verse, but hopefully can bring that back in another song, or maybe even put together a bridge for this one. I've got a couple other songs mostly put together but they need some polishing and finishing touches, and hopefully I can crank out what's left of this EP and get it recorded and posted soon.

Without further ado... my first solo completed song, Truth Is Consequence:

Show me like I'm blind, tell me like I'm deaf
Take away the only peace of mind that I have left
Nothin's really changed but nothin's quite the same
Tell me, are you happy with your new last name?
Shake me now, I won't feel, beat me now, I won't break
Does the silent scream keep you awake?

Show me how, show me now

How do you feel when the scars harden over,
And everything's sober,
And nothing around you seems real?
When you put me to the test,
And what you call your truth has become my consequence,
How do you feel?

Think I'll take this lying down, you must be mistaken
Cause I can't stand to watch my own heart be forsaken
Words are only words until they're breathed and spoken
And promises ain't promises when they've all been broken

Shoe me how, show me now

How do you feel when the scars harden over,
And everything's sober,
And nothing around you seems real?
When you put me to the test,
And what you call your truth has become my consequence,
How do you feel?

How do you feel when the scars harden over,
And everything's sober,
And nothing around you seems real?
When you put me to the test,
And what you call your truth has become my consequence,
How do you feel?
How do you feel?
How does it feel?

Rough demo recording (I've been playing it a bit slower lately): https://soundcloud.com/brianathompsonmu ... ce-mrb-mix
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