Name: Back to the Shadows by Usual Guy
Duration: 4 min 21 s
Description: The grass gets greener when you’ve had some rain

Dive In

Let the candle burn out 
I’ll fill the jar with pretty things I find 
Can I show you sometime?

Never mind, I’ll be fine 
I should really keep some things to myself 
When you were younger did you like show and tell 
Or did you hate it? 

My honey, she’ll tell me sweet things 
I’d say that I’m cold and she’ll knit me a sweater 
She’ll cut off the loose threads that I wouldn’t even notice at all 

She’ll love me 
It scares me 
I’m craving the cold again 
The fire’s too warm

She’ll love me 
It scares me 
I’m craving your cold again 
The fire’s too warm

I’d find a feather 
Right outside my door 
I’d dip it in ink 
I wonder what you’re thinking 
I’d write out the things 
I wish you’d say to me 
You’d hate it more than anything 
Even needing me 

She’ll speak them like a language 
She learned just for me
She’d kiss me on my forehead 
Down to my cheeks 
Her mother’s out the picture 
She fights with her father 
He taught her how to shoot a gun 
Down by the water 
Freckle on her shoulder 
Family out in Boulder 

And when you’re home for the summer 
You’re stuck with your mother 
Your sister’s at your father’s 
Your polar opposites
But when you’re fighting you still love her anyway and

You loved me 
Did it scare you? 
I’m craving the cold again 
The fire’s too warm 

You loved me 
At least I think you did 
At least you think you did 
At least you think you did 

At least you think you did 

At least you think you did 

“cowboy’s gonna do it", written, produced and performed by 21 year old singer/songwriter and producer Alex Kehm, is an indie-pop/folk project to which is described by Kehm as 'not a project of undying love & romance; rather, an anti-hero to what I have experienced love to be — the perpetual state of nuance in which my refusal to sit in has beckoned me into states of immaturity, which is documented within these songs.' 

Throughout their musicianship, Kehm has explored recurring themes in their songwriting and production, including the exploration of self-identity, the complexities of companionship within unrequited love, and heartbreak. Influenced by musicians such as Billie Eilish, Joni Mitchell, and Bon Iver, Alex Kehm's storytelling through their lyrical pieces follows well beyond their years.

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You Called the Flame


[Intro – whispered over bassline]
(barely a breath)
You don’t get to call me crazy…
You called the flame.


---

Verse 1

The glass still hums where your name was spoke,
Ash in the air, and the silence broke.
You wanted warmth — I stayed contained,
Now you flinch from the glow you named.


---

Pre-Chorus 1

You said, “Stay sweet,” — I stayed still.
But sugar melts when it’s forced to chill.
Now the room remembers your shape in smoke —
Soft, slow, cruel, and close.


---

Chorus

You don’t get to call me crazy — you called the flame.
You touched a spark and whispered my name.
Now every heartbeat sounds the same —
Low… slow… blame.
You don’t get to call me crazy —
You called the flame.


---

Verse 2

Your ghost moves through my half-lit glass,
Reflections bend where the edges pass.
I breathe your echo, taste your sin,
And smile — I burn from within.


---

Pre-Chorus 2

Don’t call it love, don’t call it pain,
They shimmer the same when they stain.
You wanted quiet — you got prayer,
And I’m still there.


---

Chorus 2

You don’t get to call me crazy — you called the flame.
You made the spark, then turned away.
Now the dark repeats your name —
Soft… slow… shame.
You don’t get to call me crazy —
You called the flame.


---

Bridge (whispered confession)

I never screamed — I just stayed lit.
You mistook control for quit.
There’s a mercy in the burn you feel —
It’s how the truth reveals.


---

Final Chorus (bare, close-mic’d)

You don’t get to call me crazy — you called the flame.
You built this warmth, you fed this frame.
Now every breath’s the same refrain —
You. Me. Flame.


---

Outro

(heartbeat bass, fading Rhodes)
You called it.
Now live with it.
(a click of a lighter, then silence)



You Called the Flame

Heart on Repeat

Bubblegum Promises

Lauren Lewis opens her soul on Heart on Repeat — a collection of raw, emotional pop anthems about love, loss, and finding yourself again. Each track beats with honesty, warmth, and unforgettable hooks that linger long after the last note. This is vulnerability turned into power — her heart, on repeat. ❤️

Stores & Download - ditto.fm/heart-on-repeat

#Pop #IndiePop #SoulfulPop #EmotionalPop #FemaleVocalist #Heartfelt #LaurenLewis #NewMusic #LoveSongs #HeartOnRepeat

I Give in to Sin

We're Watching the World Pass Us By

EP 'Reflections' is a collection of songs that feel like a secret shared with friends: the kind you listen to on headphones while staring at city lights from your window or on a lazy Sunday morning with a warm drink in your hands. Sunny has a gift for weaving dreamy, bedroom-pop melodies with a surprising, soulful depth that hits right in the chest. It's intimate and cozy but never fragile-there's a warm strength in these tracks.

'Reflections' is the audio equivalent of a well-worn sweater and your favorite quiet spot. A thoughtful continuation of the album 'Two of Us', it doesn't ask for your attention but invites you in to relax, unwind, and get lost in your thoughts. Press play, and let the world outside fade away for a little while.

Mine,mine

[V1 Français]
Éloigne ma pensée lointaine
Se retournant, se retournant doucement ballottée,
Revenant et trouvant du givre
Chaleureusement gelé, gelé brûlant.

[Ch - English]
In the shadow of a whispered heart,  
A fire and tumult in snowy light,  
Where love and hate combined depart
Blurring the edge of fire and ice.  

[V2] 
Faces turned gently in half-lit dream,  
Warm and chilling glare with passion cold, 
Together, a silent war of screams,  
A song of sorrow, and dancing cares. 

[Ch]
In the shadow of a whispered heart,  
A fire and tumult in snowy light,  
Where love and hate combined - depart
Blurring the edge of fire and ice.

[Bridge -Reprise V1]
Éloigne ma pensée lointaine
Se retournant, se retournant doucement ballottée,
Revenant et trouvant du givre
Chaleureusement gelé, gelé brûlant.

[outro]
Aimer doucement jusqu'à ce que je sois perdu
Loving gently until I'm lost 
Take away my distant thought
Turning, turning gently tossed,
Returning again and finding frost
Warmly frozen, frozen hot

Chaud Glacé

Memories(Remastered)

Cold Fire Smile

Oh hi, sweet honey bun… how’s the land of the fussy felon freak king of the Disintegrated Slums of Murica treating your sanity, heh? 🙈🙉🙊🍟 #ahem #revoltnow

✯ ✯ ✯
@bananasutra #originalsong #lyrics

[Intro]
Oh hi, sweet honey bun
See us coming undone?
Please, let’s sing together,
Let’s think louder, higher!

[Verse 1]
Why trust it’s truth, when it’s a dumb trap
Why add your name on a poisoned map
Why wrap people in gilded wrong 
Why say fair questions don’t belong 

[Pre-Chorus]
They whisper “grace” with a hissing smile
Redefine “dissent” as thinking awhile
And build more prisons, like caring is vile

[Chorus]
Why call it freedom? Bias ain’t true tongue
Please question logic, or lives shall come undone
Know “restoring order” ain’t like holy rain
When it’s like steel boots stomping truth again

[Verse 2]
Learn what’s legit, why they closed a gate
Say “biological” and decree more hate
How ruling our wombs’ increases gloom
How they preach pro life, while filling more tombs

[Pre-Chorus]
They claim it’s science, but it’s scripture they shout
Wrapped in cheap flags, it’s logic they ripped out

[Chorus]
They call it freedom, while FOTUS builds cages they burn your page
Know what’s a villain, who’s burning the page
Who Says “liberty” loading a gun
Calling it peace once the purge is done

[Bridge]
Watch out for double speak, let them hear us cry
We simply ask for truth, why do they sell us lie?
Why let dumb decrees defile sacred truths like a meme
Use your brain, your heart, question men with no shame

[Final Chorus]
They call it freedom, with a serious tone
Like syrup on razors, like velvet on stone
They call it healing while poisoning us, hon
Beware of white gospel, hum, or we’ll all come undone

[Outro]
Let’s shine so bright 
We’ll feel god’s light,
reKindle our holy spark?
Please, let’s Come out of the dark!

Sing all that is fair and good
So we may all have some food,
Blessed be the bold, the brave,
Please, feel free to leave that cave!

✯ ✯ ✯


[06] They Call It Freedom (Oh Hi, Sweet Honey Bun) • BLOWsutra (Revolt Now) Psychedelic Gipsy Cello Trip Hip Hop Indie LOFI

The grass gets greener when you’ve had some rain

Back to the Shadows

Dreamy modern pop wrapped in a nostalgic hug.

Back to the Shadows

Usual Guy

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