I wrote this song back in March 2020, and it is one of the first songs I have ever written.
I pulled this recording out of an archive folder on my computer and thought I’d post it.
This song was inspired by an old friend.

Lyrics:
Your smile is brighter than the lights in the city
And I could only hope to have one half as pretty
So I just cry

Your blonde hair makes me want to change the color of mine
And I could only wonder what that’s like
So I just die

But those could never compare to your Sapphire Eyes, oh
Sapphire Eyes, oh

Your lips look sweeter than a jar of honey,
And for that, I would pay lots and lots of money
So I crumble up inside

Your skin seems softer than my silk white pillow
And I dream of what you see outside your window
So I close my eyes

But mine could never compare to your Sapphire Eyes, oh
Sapphire Eyes, oh

You’re imprinted in the back of my mind
I can’t help thinking of you most of the time
And I wonder what it must be like to have your eyes--
Oh, your eyes,
Your Sapphire Eyes

Oh, Sapphire Eyes, oh

Your Sapphire Eyes, oh
Sapphire Eyes, oh

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written by: Hayley Belcher
vocals and accompaniment by: Hayley Belcher

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♥

Sapphire Eyes

Lyrics:
I think it's time to let you know just how deep the ocean goes
Waterfalls and overflows, tears grown on the long road home
Goodbyes arrive and mountains hide
Long since drowning people dry

I like to think you'll take it well
Free me from my prison cell
Or join me there and finally tell secrets that you've kept around
Brothers fight and blood is spilled, but
No one stays to see the kill

'Cause I'm still in love with an angel
She won't let me in her head or her heart now
So far away from the place where we were 7 hours ago

I've sailed across the ocean blue
Fire and brimstone just for you
To speak those three words loud and clear
Speak away this cloud of fear
Shadows fall and sun shines through all the way to me and you
You

You're brighter than the northern star
Lead me forward wanderer
Away from in the water, I drink
You instead-- the rich man's daughter
Freezing winters, autumn day
Will carry you away
You

'Cause I'm still in love with an angel
She won't let me in her head or her heart now
So far away from the place where we were 7 hours ago

(instrumental)

'Cause I'm still in love with an angel
But she won't let me in her head or her heart now
So far away from the place where we were 7 hours ago

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written by: Honeywater
vocals and accompaniment by: Hayley Belcher

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♥

7 Hours Ago - Honeywater Cover

Lyrics:
They tell you, “Take the road that’s been less traveled by”
But people would rather do what’ll help them survive

(instrumental)

Newspaper articles are sat on the floor
I’m not surprised by what they say, ‘cause it’s happened before

Little boys getting shot at through their coats
And families of three getting killed while asleep in their homes

But "it’s not our problem, so we shouldn’t fight it,"?
Living in a world that’s becoming divided
And we’re losing all the people that we love just for the sake of them being right—
This place has got a lot of love to learn before the end of the night

(instrumental)

Speaking up or staying quiet, it’s all up to us
Cause we can’t afford for those who say they “care” breaking our trust

And how can they sit here and watch this all happen?
They’re using their platforms to fuel their misleading distractions

But "it’s not our problem, so we shouldn’t fight it,"?
Living in a world that’s becoming too violent
We're losing all the people that we love just for the sake of them being right—
This place has got a lot of love to learn before the end of the night

(instrumental)

"It’s not our problem, so we shouldn’t fight it,"?
Living in a cruel world though we’ve remained silent
We're losing all the people that we love just for the sake of them being right—
This place has got a lot of love to learn before the end of the night—
Or else we’ll lose all the people that we love at the end of the night.

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written by: Hayley Belcher
vocals and accompaniment by: Hayley Belcher
mixing and mastering by: Hayley Belcher

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Inspired by Laura Hershey's "The Gamble" and Nikki Giovanni's "Rosa Parks".

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Be nice to people.

♥

End Of The Night

Lyrics:
I’m looking at the rain rolling down my window without you
And watching as the stars illuminate my room

(instrumental)

I was mortified when we were talking on the phone for the first time
But after half an hour I was feeling just fine

You always built a fire to keep me warm
There’s nothing like the safety of being wrapped within your arms

I didn’t mean to lose you
I wish I didn’t drive away
I didn’t want to leave you, 
So what I gotta do to make this all feel better?

Hey, I loved having you around一
I’m not well-versed at goodbyes
There’s nothing left to say,
But is there something I can do to make this all get better?
Oh, get better

Lately, I can’t tell which way is up and which is down
I feel so messed up, I’m missing having you around

But now you’re building fires to keep her warm
I can’t stand to picture her being wrapped within your arms

I didn’t mean to lose you
I wish I didn’t drive away
I didn’t want to leave you,
So what I gotta do to make this all feel better?

Hey, I loved having you around一
I’m not well-versed at goodbyes
There’s nothing left to say,
But is there something I can do to make this all get better?
Oh, get better

I wish I had it in myself to turn back time
But leaving you was easier than staying and trying

I didn’t mean to lose you
I wish I didn’t drive away
I didn’t want to leave you,
So what I gotta do to make this all feel better?

Hey, I loved having you around一
I’m not well-versed at goodbyes
There’s nothing left to say,
But is there something I can do to make this all get better?

Oh, get better
Do you feel better?
I wanna get better一
But can I even get better?

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written by: Hayley Belcher
vocals and accompaniment by: Hayley Belcher

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Get Better (demo version)

Lyrics:
Living for the moments
Straying from the break
Wanted one to share your heart with
So I gave you mine to take

We share all our secrets
And yours are mine to keep
Cross my heart, I’ll never tell
Or the consequence I’ll reap

These are the things I miss most about you
The fights that start with screaming end in “I love you too”
And your sudden ignorance of all my extensive doubts
And the conversations we shared on the porch step of your little white house

These are the things I miss the most

Lying by the fire
Everything’s about to change
Stole my heart but left me bleeding
But still, it was for you to take

These are the things I miss most about you
The fights that start with screaming end in “I love you too”
And your sudden ignorance of all of my extensive doubts
And the conversations we shared on the porch step of your little white house

These are the things I miss the most

Wasted potential
This love is torrential
You said “please don’t throw away a good thing”

They told me our love was special,
Good, and transcendental
But I said “It was never good, it was just deceiving”

And that’s the thing I miss most about you
You’re the one that brought me color to my gray point of view
But you’re the kind of guy who sparks my tendencies to leave in doubt
And question validity of feelings from within and without

But these are the things I miss the most about you
Fights that start with screaming end in “I love you too”
And your sudden ignorance of all of my extensive doubts
And the conversations we shared on the porch step of your little white house

These are the things I miss the most

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written by: Hayley Belcher
vocals and accompaniment by: Hayley Belcher

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♥

The Things I Miss The Most

Lyrics:
Momma's crying in the bathroom
Daddy's walking out the door
The dinner laying on the table
It's been there from the night before

Your sister sneaking in your bedroom
Telling you it's gonna be alright
"By this time tomorrow,
Everything will be just fine,"

(instrumental)

You hear the bedroom door slam
Before your parents walk into the room
They said they've got some things 
They needed to discuss with you

They sit you down and then the room goes quiet
Within a couple seconds, you just knew
They said it's gotten too hard
Is it all because of you?

And you wait for the moment things will turn out right
You've been tossing, you've been turning, 
You can't sleep at night

And you've heard some of the stories from the kids at school
Who have grown up in two houses
Will you be like them soon?

No one knows
Until they're living in a broken home

(instrumental)

You're living in two different homes now
You only see your Daddy once a week
He's living in a new apartment
Right next to Saltworks Creek

And your Momma found a tiny place that
Sat by the firehouse next to the school
Sixth grade is hard enough
You're hoping things will turn up soon

And you wait for the moment things will turn out right
You've been tossing, you've been turning, 
You can't sleep at night

And you've heard some of the stories from the kids at school
Who have grown up in two houses
Now you're one of them too

But no one knows
Until they're living in a broken home

(instrumental)

When all you wanted
Was to grow up in peace
But now you're learning
To grow up with missing pieces

And you tried so hard
To fix whatever had happened
But now you know:
You can't change the past

(instrumental)

Memories seeped into the carpet
You've been here once or twice before
You're moving once again
'Cause nothing lasts long anymore

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p.s. i'm sorry about the cicada sounds in the beginning 😭

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written by: Hayley Belcher
vocals and accompaniment by: Hayley Belcher

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broken home (demo version)

Lyrics:
You never know how great things were 
Until you take old photos from the drawer
And take a look at what your life has since become

But looking back on younger years,
We reflect on choices made by fear
And we regret every decision we once made

But nothing’s ever what it seems—
You’d think I was happy back when I was seventeen
But times have changed and things are fine—
I’m still not great, but I have learned and healed with time

But I wanna feel the way I felt
When I was ten and held the future of myself
Grazing stardust with my hands
Wanting nothing more than everything I had

Oh, how beautifully magnificent
It was to be so young and innocent

The weather’s getting colder now
And all I seem to think about
Are all the things that we once had that are long gone

Wood frames hung on the walls
With curtains and faux mirrorballs
In the basement of the old house by the farm

And I wish I’d savored stolen time;
Feeling happy back before 2009
And though I don’t regret mistakes I’ve made,
I just wish I could have lived for every age

‘Cause I wanna feel the way I felt
When I was ten and held the future of myself
Grazing stardust with my hands
Wanting nothing more than everything I had

Oh, how beautifully magnificent
It was to be so young and innocent

(instrumental)

And I’ve been missing (I’ve been missing)
How things were (How things were)
When we were younger (We were younger)
Though it’s mostly just a blur (Just a blur)

I still remember (I remember)
Simple things (Simple things)
Like names in crayon (Names in crayon)
At the bottom of a page (On a page)

And for one more kiss (One more kiss)
And one more touch (One more touch)
From every person (Every person)
That I’ve grown to know and love (That I love)

I would give up (I would give up)
My whole life (My whole life)
Just to spend (Just to spend)
A little bit of extra time (Some extra time)

Oh, how beautifully magnificent
It was to be so young and innocent

Young and innocent

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written by: Hayley N Belcher
vocals and accompaniment by: Hayley N Belcher

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♥

Young & Innocent (demo version)

(Taylor's Version), of course 💗

Lyrics:
I bet this time of night you're still up
I bet you're tired from a long hard week
I bet you're sitting in your chair by the window looking out at the city
And I bet sometimes you wonder about me

And I just wanna tell you
It takes everything in me not to call you
And I wish I could run to you
And I hope you know that every time I don't
I almost do
I almost do

I bet you think I either moved on or hate you
'Cause each time you reach out, there's no reply
I bet it never ever occurred to you that I can't say "Hello" to you
And risk another goodbye

And I just wanna tell you
It takes everything in me not to call you
And I wish I could run to you
And I hope you know that every time I don't
I almost do
I almost do

Oh, we made quite a mess, babe
It's probably better off this way
And I confess, babe
In my dreams, you're touching my face
And asking me if I wanna try again with you
And I almost do

And I just wanna tell you
It takes everything in me not to call you
And I wish I could run to you
And I hope you know that every time I don't
I almost do
I almost do

I bet this time of night you're still up
I bet you're tired from a long hard week
I bet you're sitting in your chair by the window looking out at the city
And I hope sometimes you wonder about me

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written by: Taylor Alison Swift
vocals by: Hayley N Belcher
accompaniment by: RIHEFi

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♥

I Almost Do

Lyrics:
Brown guilty eyes and little white lies
Yeah, I played dumb but I always knew

That you'd talk to her, maybe did even worse
I kept quiet so I could keep you

And ain't it funny
How you ran to her
The second that we called it quits?

And ain't it funny
How you said you were friends?
Now it sure as hell don't look like it

You betrayed me
And I know that you'll never feel sorry
For the way I hurt, yeah

You'd talk to her
When we were together
Loved you at your worst
But that didn't matter

It took you two weeks
To go off and date her
Guess you didn't cheat
But you're still a traitor

Now you bring her around
Just to shut me down
Show her off like she's a new trophy

And I know if you were true
There's no damn way that you
Could fall in love with somebody that quickly

Ain't it funny
All the twisted games
All the questions you used to avoid?

Ain't it funny?
Remember I brought her up
And you told me I was paranoid

You betrayed me
And I know that you'll never feel sorry
For the way I hurt, yeah

You'd talk to her
When we were together
Loved you at your worst
But that didn't matter

It took you two weeks
To go off and date her
Guess you didn't cheat
But you're still a traitor

God, I wish that you had thought this through
Before I went and fell in love with you
(Ah-ah-ah)
When she's sleeping in the bed we made
Don't you dare forget about the way
You betrayed me

'Cause I know that you'll never feel sorry
For the way I hurt, yeah

You'd talk to her
When we were together
You gave me your word
But that didn't matter

It took you two weeks
To go off and date her
Guess you didn't cheat
But you're still
You're still a traitor (ah-ah-ah)

Yeah, you're still a traitor

Ooh-ooh-ooh

God, I wish that you had thought this through
Before I went and fell in love with you

traitor - Olivia Rodrigo (Cover)

Verse 1:
I walked into the room
You sat and stared like there was something
About me that you knew
And about how I’ve been acting

It’s just because I know what you’ve been up to

Verse 2:
I think the two of us
Have been feeling restless lately
Like something woke us up
From a dream that we’d mistaken

For something real, something right, 
Or some new kind of paradise

Pre-Chorus:
And I haven’t slept for a couple nights
But under the surface, I feel alright
I’m walking this line on a thin, thin wire

Chorus:
You tell me you miss me 
But you don’t want to work it out
You tell me you hate me
But I know you that you feel me somehow

And I think I finally started getting over it
But I don’t know

But somehow,
Do you miss me now?

Verse 3:
I hope you think of me
Like you thought of all your girlfriends
We were together and you’d pick them up
As if that made sense

I don’t know why I thought that we’d be different

Pre-Chorus:
And I haven’t slept for a couple nights
But under the surface, I feel just fine
I’m walking this line on a thin, thin wire

Chorus:
You tell me you miss me 
But you don’t want to work it out
You tell me you hate me
But I know that you feel me somehow

And I think I finally started getting over it
But I don’t know

But somehow,
Do you miss me now?

(instrumental)

Bridge:
My green eyes,
Your faded t-shirt
The city lights
In the rearview mirror

I just wish I’d known this all back then
Wasn’t it nice back then?

Outro:
You tell me you miss me 
But you don’t want to work it out
You tell me you hate me
But I know you still want me around

You tell me you miss me 
But you don’t want to work it out
You tell me you hate me
But I know you still feel me somehow

And I think I finally started getting over it
But I don’t know

But somehow,
Do you miss me now?

Oh, woah

Do you miss me now?

♥

Lyrics by Hayley N Belcher
Production by Hayley N Belcher

Do You Miss Me (Demo Version)

Lyrics:

James, I just came across
A picture that I took of your face
From back when we were younger

Our sacred memories
Floating through time and space
Just trying to make their way right back to us

And just the other day
You asked if I gave all your stuff away—
No, I just put it in a box inside my closet

But now I can’t remember 
Where I put your favorite sweater—
I think it’s hiding somewhere inside my room

And I’ve only known you since I was about fifteen,
And when you’re young, time feels like an eternity—
But I think it’s obviously clear to see
that you were my first love—

You were the first time I fell in love.

The first time I fell in love.

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Well, I just found your favorite sweater
And I still remember
The way you put it on me to keep me warm

And I 
Kept a picture of you inside my locket,
You kept a piece of my heart in your pocket,
Until you threw my love away

And just the other day
I agreed to give your stuff away—
Back to you

And now I can’t remember
The scent of your favorite sweater—
I wish it was still hiding in my room

And I’ve only known you since we were fifteen,
And when you’re young, time feels like an eternity—
But I think it’s obviously clear to see
that you were my first love—

You were the first time I fell in love...

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My heart’s been burned, it’s been scarred,
But now it permanently bleeds—
It still waits for you to return,
‘Cause you said you’d never leave,

But honestly, I’d rather bleed
Than have my heart stolen from me again—

By you,

My first love.

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Well, I’ve only known you since we were fifteen,
But when you’re young time feels like an eternity—
And I think it’s obviously clear to see
that you were my first love—

The first time I fell in love.

You were the first time I fell in love—

You were the first time I fell in love.


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written by: Hayley Belcher
vocals and accompaniment by: Hayley Belcher

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♥

The First Time I Fell In Love

Lyrics:

[Verse 1]:
Sleepless eyes,
Winter nights—
We’re repeating modern history,
Creating a future we can’t foresee—

This vacant town,
Silence so loud—
I can hear your heart beat from miles away
with an echoing notion of “Can you stay tonight?”

Oh, “Can you stay tonight?”

Hmm

[Verse 2]:
My ice cold hands,
Our crooked plans—
We’re making a future we can’t foresee
Deciding what’s best when the time comes to be set free

Oh, it’s time to be set free—

[Chorus]:
I can’t afford to stay here,
But I can’t imagine leaving this place—
I just want what’s best for me,
and I know that I’m a big girl now...

But I don’t wanna be

No, I don’t wanna be.

[Verse 3]:
Your gray t-shirt,
My heart, it hurts—
And I know that I won’t be gone for that long,
But I’m still sitting here and I’m crying while writing this song—

Yeah, I’m crying while writing this song—

[Chorus]:
I can’t afford to stay here,
But I can’t imagine leaving this place—
I just want what’s best for me,
and I know that I’m a big girl now,

But I don’t wanna be—

[Bridge]:
Sometimes there’s grace in self-destruction,
But I’m not ready to live without instruction—
I’ll be standing on the kitchen floor,
Ready to make that first step out the door, but

It might take me a sec...
Cause I don’t wanna grow up yet...

I don’t wanna grow up yet—

[Chorus]:
I can’t afford to stay here
But I can't imagine leaving this place
I just want what’s best for me,
And I know I’m a big girl now,
But I don’t wanna be—

I don’t wanna be a big girl

Ooo

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written by: Hayley Belcher
vocals and accompaniment by: Hayley Belcher
produced by: GDA Productions

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♥

Growing Up

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