Song Of The Week #2 - Keep Us Here

Here is the much-anticipated Song of the Week #2, "Keep Us Here (Yesterday's Face)". In case you were wondering, the dual-title is the result of Micah and Josiah disputing what the title should be. For their sakes, we won't mention which title was whose idea. We just figured it would be easier this way. Anyway, without further ado, we give you "Keep Us Here (Yesterday's Face)":

Verse 1:
long dusks, short walks, the night and loud breaches of life / i walked on the water that summer, jumped into the water, never played football but often was asked / the streetlights cast shadows, the world spun around me, my convertible leaked but the the tailight was out / spun up and down main street on just a few dollars, all we needed was sunlight and gas...

CHORUS:
and if they can keep us here / then we won't fly at all / but if they don't leave us here / there'll be no place to fall / we're better off leaving here / than to stay in this place / our reflections shining back from yesterday's face...

Verse 2:
you kissed me in shadows under bridges, we ran down the streets of flaming grace / i hid underneath the water tower, sketched drawings of it all by myself / you heard my sly cry for help, before i knew it, you slowed and fell behind / the end of the pack was where we met, you were as pretty as grace, fall, and hollywood combined...

a trip on the road that i should have taken / i barely knew you but i couldn't forget / wind, song, and history had melded together / this place had torn at life itself

(CHORUS)

BRIDGE:
you opened up jars and bottles of dreams set on a shelf / the way that they told you to never feel, the way that you knew you always felt / it's days like this when the rain is far away, when i want to stoop and draw you near / the sunlight reflecting from the stones tells me to run far away from here

(CHORUS)

CREDITS:
Words & Music by Micah Redding
Arranged by Josiah Redding
Produced by Gabriel Redding and Josiah Redding
Acoustic guitar, bass, alto vocals: Josiah Redding
Electric Guitar, drums, harmonica, tenor vocals: Gabriel Redding
Lead vocals: Micah Redding
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