This is the first song I've written in almost 2 years. It's a pep talk to myself and anyone else who has felt knocked down by life lately. It's rough and it might change but I'm sharing it as is never-the-less. What good is a song if no one can hear it?

NAILS IN MY COFFIN

There's a place I go when the darkness keeps my lost
Every dream out there seems a little further off
I was way far gone when a stranger said to me,
"Let it burn. Let it bleed. Then just let it be."

It was late one night when the devil came to call
out in Kansas right near the center of it all
He hit so hard she fell down to her knees.
Let it burn. Let it bleed. Then just let it be.

CHORUS
I'm so tired of feeling like I've got nails in my coffin,
switch turned off and I know I'm able to turn every table around
even though (if) I don't know how.
Until I make it, I'll make it up for now

In a rented room laid a body on the floor
A gifted friend now he's a friend no more
And I grieved in silence for all the world to see
Let it burn. Let it bleed. Then just let it be.

Repeat Chorus

And I might be shaken
Not far from completely breaking
But I've got whatever it takes
I just need a moment to take it and I'm gonna take it.

Repeat Chorus

Nails In My Coffin

These are all songs in my current solo stage show recorded on my iPhone. One take, vocals and guitar, sometimes out of tune. All music and lyrics by Joe MacLeod

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