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How to Dismantle a Life

from From the Wild Sky by Halie Loren

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HOW TO DISMANTLE A LIFE

Counting the years, counting the tears
I’ve spent waiting on another you to finally bloom before me.
I don’t know why I didn’t try wondering if we just didn’t fit
instead of shrinking myself oh so small —
too many feelings in my heart to hold them all.
You saw the mess, but never saw the art…
I was too much for you from the start.

How to dismantle a life:
Just take the first step out the door and keep going.
All those unbearable nights
are all that I need for my heart to gladly
show me the way, yay, yay, yay,
show me the way out.

Everyone guessed, everyone tested us in subtle ways of saying
“hey, you clearly made a mistake”.
You’ll never change, I’ll never change, let’s agree that neither of us should.
We’re pretty good… for someone else.
Aren’t we glad we didn’t make a baby, and that all we had
was the silverware, the gravy boat, the sheets?
There’s nothing much we care to keep.

How to dismantle a life:
Just take the first step out the door and keep going.
All those unbearable nights
are all that I need for my heart to gladly show me
the way, show me the way out.

Show me the way.
I knew that day would come when I’d jump without any doubt.

How to dismantle a life:
Just take the first step out the door and keep going
out of a house made of lies,
‘cause after the winds of truth start a-blowin’
all the pieces start to fly,
the walls tumble down all around on their own and
suddenly you see the sky,
the light that you need for your heart to gladly
show you the way, yay, yay, yay,
show you the way, yay, yay, yay,
show you the way, yay, yay, yay,
show you the way out.


Written by Halie Loren
© 2017 Jammin’ Salmon Music (ASCAP)

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from From the Wild Sky, released April 27, 2018
Written by Halie Loren
© 2017 Jammin’ Salmon Music (ASCAP)

Halie Loren (vocals)
Troy Miller (drums, percussion, piano, keyboards)
Femi Temowo (resonator guitar, electric guitar)
Michael Olatuja (electric bass)

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Halie Loren Eugene, Oregon

Halie Loren is an international award-winning jazz-pop singer/songwriter. She brings a fresh perspective to time-honored musical paths, singing in several languages and channeling her innate understanding of connectedness across musical boundaries to forge bonds with diverse audiences in North America, Asia, Europe, and beyond. Her latest album "Dreams Lost and Found" releases April 12, 2024! ... more

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