Somewhere In Between EP

Seventeen

version 2 with drums (1) (1)(1)

**Description after the lyrics**

Verse 1
You paused before you turned—
Long enough for me to yearn
I felt the words behind my teeth,
I waited long for you to speak.
But both of us, afraid to fall,
Let nothing rise, we said it all.

Chorus
We almost said it, both of us—
A word, a touch, a wait for trust.
But fear stood taller than the need,
And silence got the final lead.
We almost spoke. We almost stayed.
What stays is what we never said.

Verse 2
We never fought, we never lied—
Just watched the light begin to slide.
You waited for me, and I did too,
Hoping the other would break through.
Maybe we were two of a kind—
Good at silence, just a little blind.

Chorus
We almost said it, both of us—
A word, a touch, a wait for trust.
But fear stood taller than the need,
And silence got the final lead.
We almost spoke. We almost stayed.
What stays is what we never said.

Bridge
I don’t blame you. I don’t blame me.
We just played it safe too easily.
I hoped you'd reach, you thought I might—
It turns out we were both not right.

Final Chorus
We almost said it, both of us—
A word, a truth, a wait for trust.
But timing failed, and fear rang true,
And silence got the best of two.
We almost spoke. We almost stayed.
Is that what we were meant to say?

Still…
If you’re hearing this someday—
I wish I had somehow found a way.

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We Almost Said is a quiet ache turned into song. It isn’t about what happened, but about what didn’t—the words that stayed locked behind teeth, the closeness that never bridged the small gap. It moves on hesitation, on pauses that became endings, on the way two people can hold the same yearning and still let it slip away.

It’s tender, not bitter. More sigh than shout. The refrain of “almost” is its heartbeat: love nearly spoken, closeness nearly claimed, a truth nearly shared. And in that space between, the song finds its power—not in explanation, but in what lingers unsaid.

We Almost Said

I once let fire live inside me,
Let love melt through my chest.
Now all that’s left is silence,
And ice where hope once slept.

They said “feel, don’t run away”
But feelings dug the grave.
So now I sleep beneath the frost,
In the cold I learned to crave.

I buried all your words in snow,
Each one a blade turned blue.
I tried to scream your name out loud,
But it froze halfway through.

This chamber holds the echoes,
The ghosts of things unsaid.
A mausoleum for my trust,
A shelter for the dead.

You think I’m distant,
But I’m just preserved.
Cryogenics of the soul
Pain expertly conserved.

My heart is a frozen chamber
No warmth gets in, no lies get out.
Every beat, a cracking glacier
Screams of ice beneath the doubt.

My love was a storm once burning
Now it’s silence in disguise.
You thought I’d heal by feeling…
But this cold is how I survived.

I’m tired of pretending I want the sun,
When I only trust the night.
I’m not waiting to be rescued
I’m just done with losing fights.

No “closure,” no forgiveness.
No flames will reach this tomb.
You had your chance to warm me
Now this frost becomes my truth.

Mi corazón no late,
Solo cruje en el dolor.
Una cámara sin ventanas,
Donde se ahogó el amor.

My heart is a frozen chamber
Not broken, just refined.
Forged in frost and loneliness,
A fortress built in time.

You said “I miss who you were,”
But that version died alone.
And this glacier in my chest?
Is safer than a home.

I DON’T FEEL…
I ENDURE.
YOU DON’T LOVE…
YOU LURE.
SO NOW I LIVE
IN SILENCE AND STEEL

Where nothing touches,
And nothing heals.

Frozen Chamber

Second track on my single "January Won't Be Long".  Written with my beloved viewers over at Twitch.tv/marcusalx

Time Machine - Marcus Alexander

Fresh from releasing his excellent ‘Live At The Mac’ album in December of last year, 2016 Northern Ireland Music Prize winner Ciaran Lavery is back with ‘A King At Night’, set for release on the 22nd of April. A collection of Bonnie Prince Billy numbers, the five track EP will be released as a special Record Store Day offering.

Will Oldham is an artist that has long fascinated Lavery and this release acts as ‘a fitting nod of appreciation’ to the legendary songwriter. Given the depth of Oldham’s back catalogue as Bonnie Prince Billy, Ciaran had a wealth of extraordinary tracks to choose from, leading him to plump for ones ‘that sat well within the realms of the world we created in the studio’. ‘New Partner’, the lead track from the EP, is a beautifully delicate rumination on new - found love, while ‘Horses’ features exquisite strings and brass. ‘Bad Man’ is a punchy, brooding number, its sharp electric guitar part adding a menacing undertone. ‘Beast For Thee’ is entirely subtle yet incredibly powerful and perhaps the EP’s most sensitive moment, while closer ‘Miss Me When I Burn’ needs only simple piano, coupled with Ciaran’s sensitive, aching, vocal performance to carry the weight of such an emotional track.

In 2014, Lavery’s Kosher EP and Not Nearly Dark album achieved global acclaim and recognition when the tracks Shame and Left For America racked up more than 29 Million listens on Spotify, on which he now has upwards of 60 Million plays. Ciaran won last year’s Northern Ireland Music Prize for his second full - length album ‘Let Bad In’, the second time he has been up for the award. In 2015 he won the Big Break, a search for Ireland’s hottest talent, set up by Hot Press magazine. A profoundly beautiful tribute to the work of Bonnie Prince Billy, Ciaran Lavery’s ‘A King At Night’ is released through Believe Recordings on the 22nd of April.

“To me personally, Will Oldham defines the modern day artist in that he is always evolving and creating. He never hangs around long enough in one space to become predictable and he lives through his music” Ciaran Lavery

More Info: http://recordstoreday.co.uk/exclusive-releases/rsd-2017/ciaran-lavery

New partner  (  Bonnie Prince Billy Cover )

Black and White

The third track for "Journey", featuring my amazing friends Nikos Taramanidis and Linus Blad!

To the Moon

A Letter to Belgrade

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Lyrics:

If I would have told you from the start
Would you be there with broken heart?
If you had my eyes for once to see
Would I've been here and you for me?

I just gave it up and you fell down
You were holding up, I hollowed out
Never been the same for me to see
The end and all the days of
You And Me

Eee Eee
You And Me
Eee Eee

You And Me
Eee Eee
Couldn't Be
Eee Eee

If I would have told you in a try
Would you still have seen it as a lie?
If I had your eyes for once to see
Would I've ever chosen me

I just gave it up and you fell down
You were holding up, I hollowed out
Never been the same for me to see
The end with all the days of
You And Me

Eee Eee
You And Me
Eee Eee
You And Me
Eee Eee

Couldn't Be
Eee Eee

I did never tell you from the start
And you ended up with broken heart
You did never try my eyes to see
How I can be here and you for me

I just gave it up and you fell down
You were holding up, I hollowed out
Never been the same for me to see
The end with all the days of
You And Me

Eee Eee
You And Me
Eee Eee
You And Me
Eee Eee
Couldn't Be
Eee Eee

You & Me

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Singer-songwriter from Sweden. Listen on Spotify or buy my music on https://marcusalx.bandcamp.com/ if you want to support me! https://www.marcusalexander.net

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Marcus Alexander

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