Smoking Gun

from Less by Graeme Klayh

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The song that gave the bones and idea for this EP. With lyrical help from my friend Kristofer Sear, we were able to create a folk/rock fusion that will go down as one of my personal favourites.

"My heart is gone, a smoking gun"

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There were lilacs all in a bowl
When I left her all alone
Lilacs along the nape of her neck
She said let it grow, let it grow
And I whispered I'd let it go again
Father said you better damn be sure

The pills in the taxi, linked the arms in the bed
Don't mind the sound of silence as it echoes through your head
There's no gesture quite like a hopeful laugh
No regrets like living through an open glass
I've only ever tried to bribe my past

My heart is gone, a smoking gun
Wake it up and take it away
On your back how did you learn to always get what you wanted with no return
Without a price to pay

Floating dribble from her jaw
A faint grasped scent of vanilla
A note scribbled on her bed in blood
I tried to make it look like she killed herself
But then again she was hanging out
Well, she could never have her way

My heart is gone, a smoking gun
Wake it up and take it away
On your back how did you learn to always get what you wanted with no return
Without a price to pay

My heart is gone, a smoking gun
It can be amber before it's dust
It can be gold before it's lost
And alter speaks, I hold his hand
Out of reach, but here I am

My heart is gone, a smoking gun
Wake it up and take it away
Let it grow, let it grow, she said
Take your hands off that barrel
'Cause I hope it lets you too

My heart is gone, a smoking gun

credits

from Less, released November 20, 2015
Composed, performed, recorded, mixed and mastered by Graeme Klayh
Lyrics co-written with Kristofer Sear

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Graeme Klayh Seoul, South Korea

From Canada. Lives in Seoul. If you enjoy acoustic things, you've come to the right place.

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