[Verse]
You've been climbing up the stairway lost in a dream,
And I've been hanging in your shadows behind the scenes
You've got me running like a rat who's lost in a maze
Doing lunches, taking meetings, and dropping some names,
And throwing bones out to whoever got you your fame
Hollywood's been kind to you, but I'm still the same
[Chorus]
Let's go back to the way we started
Time won't change the way we parted
You've been hiding out from me,
Cursing what we used to be
Why can't we start it again?
[Verse]
I can't keep up with all that SoCal drama you bring
Sometimes I wonder if you give a damn when I sing
Larger than life still doesn't mean that you know everything
You've been flying on a first-class ticket for free,
And I've been riding in your trunk and paying the fee
I think you're special, and on that much we agree
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
You're taking your life for granted, and you're leaving me
Holding the bag while you're chewing up the scenery
Why can't we go back to the way things used to be?
I'm still I, and I think there's something left of “we”
[Verse]
You've been going all the places I couldn't go,
And I've been hanging on the dock out back of the show
Sometimes I wonder, and other times I just know
[Chorus]
credits
from Seven Cities,
released April 17, 2013
Musicians:
D. R. Commander (piano, electronic drums/percussion, vocals)
Aaron Goldfarb (guitars)
G. Pat Harris (bass)
Recorded by D. R. Commander at Spare Oom Studio, Austin, Texas
Produced by D. R. Commander
Mixed by Pat Manske at The Zone Recording Studio, Dripping Springs, Texas
Mastered by Nick Landis at Terra Nova Digital Audio, Inc., Austin, Texas
A self-taught pianist, D. R. Commander's approach to the instrument is somewhat non-traditional and is influenced as much by
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