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Keep It Close

by Anne Freeman

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1.
Last night the city watched me burn Sick and tired of waiting for my turn A simple smile to people that I hate You say it's virtuous to wait Don't you want to You don't have to Take my hand and get it over with now Is it new or are we calling it something else A lesson for those who can't be helped You think you do, but you don't know me yet Just take a seat cause this you won't forget Don't you want to You don't have to Take my hand and get it over with now Last night the city watched me burn Sick and tired of waiting for my turn Don't you want to You don't have to Take my hand and get it over with now Just get it over with now Just get it over with now Just get it over with now
2.
I don't wanna want you I don't wanna want you anymore You've been out there cheatin' Yeah, I caught you sleepin' with that whore And it's the same stale gloom Ever since I've been living with you I don't wanna want you Don't want you anymore Could you give a reason Why you're out there sleazin' in the night I deserve some credit You're just so pathetic, it's not right And it's the same stale gloom Ever since I've been living with you I don't wanna want you Don't want you anymore This is a lesson I won't learn You're the last thing I deserve My friends tell me I'm absurd I don't wanna want you I don't wanna want you anymore Every time I miss you I just wanna kiss you like before It was the same stale gloom Before I started living with you I don't wanna want you Don't want you any I don't wanna want you Don't want you any I don't wanna want you Don't want you anymore
3.
Christopher 04:05
Unashamed without a care Dark eyes and golden hair A simple mind and heavy heart Long days that never start Christopher, we all want you here Don't go, stay Don't believe everything you hear They don't know it's all play Looking out the window Watching people you don't know With a wish you make a dream Nothing's ever as it seems Christopher, we all want you here Don't go, stay Don't believe everything you hear They don't know it's all play A lonesome soul with nowhere to go But you make it hard on yourself A heart of gold, but it takes its toll And you hide it like no one else Christopher, we all want you here Don't go, stay Don't believe everything you hear They don't know it's all play
4.
Something's wrong you're feeling all alone Can't seem to find your niche Gotta get in just to fit in First year's been such a bitch The boys down the hall know it all They invite you to go to town Five beers later you're looking for the haters You're amped up as the sun goes down When the evening sky attacks You run wild and there's no turning back She's so pretty it's such a pity She doesn't even know your name After shots in the parking lot You walk her off like she's free game Cause when the evening sky attacks You run wild and there's no turning back Your generation is fast With no one to hold you back Now she's laid up in your room The lights are low, but you don't know what to do Your generation is fast With no one to hold you back Your generation is fast With no one to hold you back
5.
I don't want anyone to see me like this Hide behind a broken smile, dreaming of what I miss The days are long, I'm all alone, can't seem to catch my breath Red-faced, messed up place, so many words I regret You get me more than myself You protect me from myself Uncontrollable, inconsolable, mentally destroyed All these years wrapped up in tears, nothing fills this void Holding back, heart attack, swallowing this pain If you were here, it'd be clear, I wouldn't have to explain You get me more than myself You protect me from myself You love me when I'm a wreck Going out to leave this house, my spirit's been tamed I've been drinking and thinking, I have myself to blame Sunrise, blistered eyes buried in my hands When I fall, can I call, cause you'd understand You get me more than myself You protect me from myself You love me when I'm a wreck
6.
Yeah, well I got a knife You should know It's in my pocket I keep it close When I'm acting crazy You seem just fine So don't be shady And leave me behind Take it out take it in I hold my breath, you're in my skin Take a stance go for a dance And hold my purse, cause you're the worst Yeah, well I got a knife You should know It's in my pocket I keep it close Throw me over your shoulder Carry me to the car Couldn't be much colder Than you are right now Take it out take it in I hold my breath, you're in my skin Take a stance go for a dance And hold my purse cause you're the worst I miss my independence I want my independence There goes my independence There goes my innocence Yeah, well I got a knife You should know It's in my pocket I keep it close Shadows on the sidewalk Tell me I'm alright Clutch it closer cause it's talk Keep it out of sight Yeah, cause I got a knife Yeah, I got a knife I got a knife I got a knife
7.
I used to dread all those times that you'd come over Now I can't get you off my mind Reasoning has left me numb Mind as heavy as my thumb So if you're seeking my affection Look the other way I'm not playing your stupid game I hope you find the loose connection I hope you find it soon Cause in the meantime, I'll be thinking of you Take my feelings take my pride Take back all those tears I cried Cause you know what gets me down Always lost and then refound So if you're seeking my affection Look the other way I'm not playing your stupid game I hope you find the loose connection I hope you find it soon Cause in the meantime, I'll be thinking of you I'm not saying you're the reason I'm down It's just best if you don't come around And then I saw you the other day And I had nothing to say Cause in the meantime, I've been getting over you
8.
Follow Me 03:27
Get off my back I won't speak The words won't come until I can think Is that a fact? It's unclear Say what you mean if you want me to stay here Take your coat off come to me Impossibly so hopelessly You're so different But you're just the same as you were People adore tight spaces It's a crowded room And I can't stand their faces You say one more beer And then you'll leave Well I'm ready now and you better follow me Take your coat off come to me Impossibly so hopelessly You're so different But you're just the same as you were So immature So insecure Yeah, yeah
9.
Easy on Me 03:10
There's a wave that pours out of my soul And it burns the part that's real Should you ever see my train of thought Or the lies that I have bought When the devil is at my front door And the angels sing my name I'll remember the first time we met Oh a night I'll never forget When I take the stage and you're in the crowd And the tears fall down my guitar I could never be your fantasy So tonight take it easy on me Oh tonight take it easy on me Oh tonight take it easy on me
10.
Is this how it ends? We had all the good plans So many years have passed us by I am who I am until I die Always changing And you're asking why Cause there's something in my mind I'm waiting on a sign Get to the point Let's not get out of joint Maybe we could watch the sunset I'll smoke all of your cigarettes Don't say anything We might regret Cause there's something in my mind I'm waiting on a sign Is this how you want it to go? I need to know I don't want this to be the end of the road Don't let me go Cause there's something in my mind I'm waiting on a sign My lips are sealed Don't make such a big deal It's not like everybody knows You know I hate to be alone If you feel anything Then let it show Cause there's something in my mind I'm waiting on a sign Yeah, there's something in my mind I'm waiting on a sign

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released June 25, 2021

All songs written by Anne Freeman, except #3 & #5 co-written by Harrison Smith

Mixed by Collin Dupius
Mastered by Josh Baldwin

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Anne Freeman Oxford, Mississippi

Anne Freeman is a singer-songwriter from Oxford, MS. Originally from the Mississippi Delta, she began writing songs when she was twelve years old. Freeman recorded her debut single “Days Go By” with local musicians shortly after joining the Oxford music scene. Inspired by Alvvays and Camera Obscura, Freeman’s forthcoming album, Keep It Close, bridges indie pop and alternative country. ... more

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