lyrics:

step through my door
but this time, will you stay?
cause in the mere thought of love,
i still see your face

catch me off guard
greet me with a call
or a hasty note;
i'd accept anything at all

cause these arms just have no use
apart from all their strength to hold onto you

mend the split seems
by which this love was bound
rid this morning fog
to see my feet hitting the ground

my thoughts become so tired
as seasons feel unchanged
we're just a faded picture
placed inside a broken frame

still these arms just have no use
apart from all their strength to hold onto you
no these arms have no use
apart from all their strength to hold onto you

© Annie Carenbauer 2010

These arms

lyrics:

i found a home in the crook of your shoulder
and hoped what we had was true
our shapes conformed, and my heart became bolder
i waited along as it grew

well the prospect of love got me up in the morning
and put me to sleep at night
but feelings subsided without fair warning
and we never fully crossed that line

days spent alone in the dark as time unravels moments lost
and i'm left unsure of what to do when i can't reach you when you cross my mind

guess that's how it goes, oh we fall til we're blinded
of anything but the past
and it's harder for new plans to set in motion
when i still want to follow your tracks

days spent alone in the dark as time unravels moments lost
and i'm left unsure of what to do when i can't reach you when you cross my mind
no, i can't reach you
but you're crossing my mind

© Annie Carenbauer 2010

Crossing my mind

Lyrics:

The sweetest sound
When you whisper in my ear
The lost is found
Doubts no longer linger here

Cause all the windows have opened up
To reveal the golden strokes of the sun

The past is stale
Not all relationships will end in tears
Some say that love is frail
But we can build a spine that withstands fear

Cause all the windows have opened up
To reveal the golden strokes of the sun

You've filled a void
And I've stopped crying in my sleep
These words, they are sincere
My sentiments for you are yours to keep

© Annie Carenbauer 2011

Sweetest sound

Lyrics:

Haven't spoken to you in several years but I still think of you some days
Remember your face but your voice isn't clear
Old love can be so hard to trace

Things change, our minds will start to roam
But I won't toss it all just because I'm grown
We'll settle down in different towns but balance on our past

Houses we've outgrown begin to feel unknown
Images fold away
I've been looking through old photographs to make sense of these shifting maps
Oh, traveled roads seem to disappear

Things change, our minds will start to roam
But I won't toss it all just because I'm grown
We'll settle down in different towns but balance on our past

Uncover old fears, dreams, I can still hear
the rustling of letters that we wrote
Nineteen feels so far from one but time leaves so much to be done
In just two years we'll pack up and go

© Annie Carenbauer 2010

Grown

Lyrics:

Wasted the last four hours with despair
It's been too long since I've tasted the salty air
Need to shake this heavy feeling in my chest
Pack up my emptiness, and put it to rest

Sing me a song, lead me far from here
Where scattered trees and rivers span for miles
Cause discontent is taking its toll on me
And hiding only leaves me all alone

The stars are lovely masses of light bound by gravity
We're bound by tonight
Remind me it's not too late to start again
The sun won't rise for hours; either way, I'm not sleeping

Sing me a song, lead me far from here
Where scattered trees and rivers span for miles
Cause discontent is taking its toll on me
And hiding only leaves me all alone

© Annie Carenbauer 2011

far from here demo

michicant by bon iver-late night cover

White Blank Page- Mumford & Sons Cover

Lyrics:

I wish you were sitting on this couch with me now
Your hand 'cross my back, safe from rain pouring down
Those days are missed but time can't catch what's left behind

And a drawer by my bed holds letters we've exchanged
Testaments to our bond and the love that I gave
They carry some truth-- or so I choose to believe

When the wind blows cold, those three words may not be
What I never said to your face is ingrained within me
But rivers still wind to the banks that they know
And as the empty sky grays, these thoughts will go

The terrors returned that disturb me at night
There's not much you could do on the other line
So forget all your games and plans that were never fulfilled

When the wind blows cold, those three words may not be
What I never said to your face is ingrained within me
But rivers still wind to the banks that they know
And as the empty sky grays, these thoughts will go

(c)  Annie Carenbauer 2011

When the Wind Blows Cold demo

Lyrics:

I was a ghost on solid ground seeking a way back to life
Found comfort in another's heart beat
His roots tangled round my feet, trying to pull me further down
The abrupt crawls into view abidingly

But I can make it alone
The glow of dawn strikes my sleepy eyes, inviting me to move on
I still have my sisters, my loved ones, my home
So I will face it alone

It's true the lost can't be returned and they're never replaced
You wake in tears, sleep through half the day
You bury sadness inside your chest when you forget all that your worth
But it eases if you choose for it too

For you can face it alone
The glow of dawn strikes your sleepy eyes, inviting you to move along
You still have your brothers, your good friends, your home
So you will face it alone

We will face it alone

© Annie Carenbauer 2011

Annie

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