Running Up that Hill (cover)

It took me awhile
To lose my smile 
It took some time 
This burdened mind 

And from the darkness
I grew darker 
From the violence 
I became silent 

It was cowardice 
It was calloused 
It gave me malice
I lost my balance 

I went white from all the fear 
And like smoke my soul disappeared  

I’ve stayed hungry for too long 
I am weak but once was strong 
I’ve turned my back 
I can’t turn back  

My hollow eyes are empty, black 
I’ve given up
I’ve had enough 
I feel so stuck
I self destruct 

I’m losing love 

When I was younger
I had a fire
Now that I’m older
I’m uninspired 

I took a bad path 
It was less traveled
In all of my wrath
My life unraveled  

And I went blind from all the tears
And through the pain it became crystal clear 

That I’ve stayed hungry for too long 
I am weak but once was strong 
I’ve turned my back 
I can’t turn back  
My hollow eyes are empty, black 
I’ve given up
I’ve had enough 
I feel so stuck
I self destruct

I’m losing love 

Is this all that I am?
Is this all that I have?
Is this all, is this all of me?
Is this all that I am?
Is this all that I had?
Is this all, is this all on me?
This is all on me

Losing Love

Hail Mary

“Make It To The Diamond”

Verse1
I love the way you say my name 
Like there’s no one else in the world who’s the same
Oh sometimes you drive me to the edge
But there’s nothing I ever want to change
 
Pre
Oh If I can only stop time, babe
But why would I when we can make memories
All the time, all the time, all the time

Chorus
I don’t wanna just stay a while
I don’t wanna just go a mile
I don’t wanna just see you later
Wanna us to always be together

Verse2
I love the way you look at me when we’re dancing all alone
Oh I can hear your heart beating when we’re this close
How your whispers in my ears can echo softly through the years

Pre
Oh If I can only stop time, babe
But why would I when we can make memories
All the time, all the time, all the time

Chorus
I don’t wanna just stay a while
I don’t wanna just go a mile
I don’t wanna just see you later
Wanna us to always be together

It’s you I wanna catch my breath with
I’m not talking about the 10th or 30th
I’m here on my knee
I’m asking to go the diamond
I wanna make it to the diamond with you 

Bridge
Didn’t know it was called the Diamond yeah
Nowadays this love is hard to find 
But babe it’s you I choose to love like that 
Are you gonna say yes? Come on baby say yes

Chorus
I don’t wanna just stay a while
I don’t wanna just go a mile
I don’t wanna just see you later
Wanna us to always be together

I don’t wanna just stay a while
I don’t wanna just go a mile
I don’t wanna just see you later
Wanna us to be here together
It’s you I wanna catch my breath with
I’m not talking about the 10th or 30th
I’m here on one knee
I’m asking to go the diamond
I wanna make it to diamond with you 

Babe I’m here on my knee
I’m asking to go the diamond
I wanna make it to the diamond with you

Make It To The Diamond

She came home from a place
She never should’ve been 
Living life alone just like him 

Sneaking into her own house 
And hiding from the sun 
A creature of the night her fun was done

Disheveled in an evening dress 
And high heels in her hand
Neglected to put on her wedding band again 

She showered and then crawled in bed 
But you can’t wash off sin 
It sticks to you like super glue and burrows deep within 

Even though this crime don’t mean your life 
There ain’t no laws against a cheating wife  
God used to be on your side before you went and lied 
Now I’m the one you feel inside 

He woke up with a pulling  
a wrenching in his gut 
Kinda like a dull and aching cut 

He stumbled to the bathroom 
Where she forgot her phone 
Saw some flirty texts from a man he hadn’t known

He came out like a barrel horse 
Kickin his hind legs  
He had bottled up all those years of resentment and rage  

She didn’t try to hide it 
She charged at him right back 
Shooting words like bullets meant to pierce his ego flat 

Instead it fed his fury 
With adrenaline and pain 
She set free a beast that should’ve remained bound in chains 

He jumped just like a feral dog 
His hands like teeth that choked 
He wouldn’t stop until the air was squeezed out of her throat 

Now you know this crime it means your life 
Hear the sirens coming for your wife 
God was never on your side you’ll see it when you’re tried 
Now I’m the one you feel inside 

Strapped into some leather cuffs 
On a table that’s ice cold 
Through a viewing window, the witnesses behold  

The poison running through his veins 
Will carry him to me 
Soon he’ll be where he belongs for all eternity 

The story that I’m telling you 
There’s millions more like it 
It’s something you don’t wanna hear and you won’t admit 

That when it all is said and done 
You’re just puppets on some strings
Refusal gets you tangled up and doesn’t change a thing 

You should know I’ll be with you for life 
Through every contemplation every strife 
God he doesn’t understand, no not the way I can  
Cuz you and I are built by the same hand 
Oh you have always known 
Yes you have always known 
You have always known who I am

IDevil

Love Me Like I’m Leaving

We were once 
A force to be reckoned with 
Until we got a little caught up in our own mess 
We still got time 
So just take a deep breath 
Place your hand on mine, I promise we’ll get through this 

Even when there’s days you don’t want me around 
Let’s swear that when we’re there we’re still on solid ground 

Love me like I’m leaving 
And never coming back
Hold me like I’m falling 
And you’re the only chance I have 
Kiss me like I’m dying 
And your lips could be the cure
Fight like it’s worth fighting 
Until we win this war 
I know it’s easy just to take this all for granted 
And not appreciate the gift that we’ve been handed 
So love me like I’m leaving 

I know the fear
Of being seen  
Can make us say and do some things that we don’t mean 

And even when you get so mad you wanna cry 
I’ll wipe away your angry tears from your sad eyes 

And I’ll love you like you're leaving 
And never coming back
I’ll hold you like you're falling    
And I'm the only chance you have 
I’ll kiss you like you're dying 
And my lips could be the cure
I’ll fight like it’s worth fighting 
Until we win this war 

Cuz you and I are in it for the long haul 
And as long as we keep giving we can have it all 

So love me like I’m leaving 
And never coming back
I’ll hold you like you're like falling 
And I’m the only chance you have 
Kiss me like I’m dying 
And your lips could be the cure
Let’s fight like it’s worth fighting 
Until we end this war

I know it’s easy just to take this all for granted 
And not appreciate the gift that we’ve been handed 
So love me like I’m leaving

Love Me Like I'm Leaving

In the distance I can hear the cries 
Of the weeping willows and the haunting shrines
Caught a freak of life, on a creepy night
Shoulda turned and run, shoulda thought to run and hide 
But a coast of souls harboured every line 
Reaching out and grabbing for me pulling threads of mine 
Now I'm lost at sea, ain't no lights to guide  
No stars or current just still water black 

I've waltzed with angels and I've 
Tangoed with demons 
And I've two stepped with Jesus in the light 
Fox-trot with the good Lord
A little cha-cha with Mary 
It was somethin to witness quite the sight 
Well maybe it drags me to hell
Best not to meddle with a man who'd rather 
Slow dance with the devil

Bloated belly bruised and pale in a fright
Tricked the trickster with a common sleight 
Stuck the pig with a trident type
Bled the poison from a wicked bite 
Stretched the stink of love and tasted the sweet of hate 
Coasted through the mud cleaned the plate 
Drink up drink up 
Bruise the feet 
We're gonna dance all night 

Slow Dance With the Devil

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I Will Fall INSTRUMENTAL

Darkness won't show if i am by your side 
Bring all your woes and leave them far behind
Don't touch the cold it freezes your insides
Keep all your warmth and never let it die

I will fall 
To keep you from the worst of it all 
I will fall to keep you up, to keep you up

God bless your heart it is one of a kind
When we touched sparks illuminate the sky
Your hand is all I need to get me by
So walk with me until we see the light

I will fall 
To keep you from the worst of it all 
I will fall to keep you up, to keep you up

These bruises bare fruit upon the vines
Know what you're worth a hundred million times
Look at my stars you're written in the signs 
Lost feels so good it's never felt so right

I will fall 
To keep you from the worst of it all 
I will fall to keep you up, to keep you up

All Lyrics and Music Written by David Bradford 
SOCAN Member Number: 9136363

I Will Fall

David Bradford is a powerful acoustic singer/songwriter from Calgary, Alberta. Originally from the U.S., David connected with words and music at an early age, as a means to channel his struggle with abandonment and his fiercely religious upbringing. The result is a sincere, empathic storyteller. After his move to Calgary in ’06, David began playing upwards of 90 plus show’s a year, cutting his teeth playing clubs, restaurants and bars. 
In 2016, David enlisted Juno Award Winning producer Russell Broom, to produce David’s first EP “Cry in Your Sleep”, recorded in Calgary at Broom Closet Studios. This was David’s first real taste of studio recording, and a formidable time in his development as an songwriter and artist. In 2018 David recorded a Country EP titled "It's Okay." 
David Bradford is among Canada’s most proficient unsigned songwriters. With over 500 songs to credit, he is a “song a day” writer, with seemingly endless ideas for catchy riffs, melodies and profound lyrics. He has worked with Emmy award winning producer Jamie Houston from Nashville and cowritten the song "Make it to the Diamond."  A song that has been selected for Spotify's "Down Home Country" playlist. A playlist that spotlight's new and popular Country songs.

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