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For Luck Or Lie

by Abi Robins

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1.
Buried 02:51
Leave it nameless lying on the floor Leave it alone Somethings are better left unsaid Better never to know So let me be buried With the truth under my tongue If that's what it takes To save the both of us I don't deserve you And you don't deserve this But here's where I find myself Unable to say what it is Oh the truth untold What a bitter taste So I find the strength to speak Only with fingers cross But who's to say If it's for luck or lie
2.
Well cut dead grass covers the lawns Caught by the wind it flies away It flies away Two birds on a telephone wire Startled by a speeding car It's miles away It's miles away Your words come quick you tell me it's been too long Since I've been around I've been around My feet can't move too fast Some one's ripped the top right off this town Off this town I'll speak when I have something to say And you'll say everything with the look on your face Everything with the look on your face Sun on my skin says try again Cause we all fall along the way Along the way Emotions spin and change I don't ever think I'll understand why I feel this way Feel this way I swear I'll never be Swallowed by this city Or any other Any Other Cause I'll fly away oh glory I'll fly away When I die hallelujah by and by I'll, I'll fly away
3.
Soldier 04:41
The seasons change sneaks up on me And leaves me feeling cold Time's stuck slipping through my fingers It moves to fast and too slow I fight a war That makes me a soldier I don't know what it's for But I'm only getting older I find myself on the front lines Of a battle I don't understand So I just fight in silence and I fall in pain And think about all the things that got me here this way Think about all the things One day, all the pieces will fall into place And you'll get every code and every clue It was always you It was always you It was always you
4.
Questions unanswered Let's don't ask don't tell baby Just move on No need for second chances Let's let our paths pretend they never crossed No harm, no foul Two souls just thrown together I'd call it chance And let's just leave it at that Not worth the trouble Trying to explain We both got caught Cheating at our own game The act of forgetting It is an art in fact And let's just leave it at that You say that I've changed But let's admit we never really knew It's clear that we're not Meant to be anything more than what we are It's alright to feel this way We're both just songs no one will understand And let's just leave it at that
5.
I sleep with the lights on Just in case you wanna find your way to me Or I want to find my way out I keep the heat down So you can sit close to me Or to give me a reason to leave I have no doubt That I'm right where I'm supposed to be At least for now I can't stay still to save my life Or anything else Can you blame me Every step you take in I make sure I have a way out And I don't know why If I leave tonight Will you be by my side And if I stay Would you leave anyway
6.
What Chance 05:37
I think I feel weird But I don't know how I'm supposed to feel You ask what I'm thinking But I think you know better Cause I wrote it out Made less sense on paper Than it did in my head And I turn around And immediately forget Every word I said Most people are smart enough to Keep skeletons where they belong But I'm scared to death of grave yards And my closets are too full of shit There's a war in corner Between what's there and what I see It's tiger versus bureau And they're armed to the teeth And it makes no sense at all But you think you understand But what chance to do you think you have If I can't
7.
520325 05:01
520325 Oh they raised you high And left me wandering what the hell went down 16710 Oh you're back again Gravity pulled you to the ground It's nice to know I'm not the only one That the rules apply to We'll believe what we want to believe Oh so make me see why This head is so much better than tails Cause It feels like there's no where left to turn And we've just put our selves on sale I'm too young to sell my soul I'm too old to let this go Yes I know, better than most It's a long way home Reminds me of just how far I've gone If you're the answer What's the question Cause everyone else seems to know If you're what's missing Where are you Is it a place that I can go Just between you and me I think I'm doing just fine I tell you you're one I'd like to meet And you whisper get in line 520325 16710
8.
Small Voice 04:17
It takes more to keep our attention Than three small words in black and white So we've turned the truth into a production Complete with sound and flashing lights I'm preaching to the converted by manipulation Cause I can tell you how it feels When the lights come up and you dry your eyes And nothing you felt was real Is it so hard To trust in something We didn't see on tv And is it so hard To admit We might be wrong You're money talks telling me That something here ain't right Cause the man on the wall Didn't have a dime We've turned a mystery into a 12 step plan Cause we all want the answers But we don't have the time I'm tired of the bombshell screaming What happened to that still small voice That came from above If we quiet down our opinions we could hear it Whisper love God forbid that God be silent
9.
Now You Know 03:54
You were never a good friend Thought you'd be better if I let you be more So I gave you my heart Crossing the street to the convenience store It's a long way home And I'm not sure if that's Where I want to go I kept quiet I made sure you never knew I was scared out of my mind I didn't know how to break the news Love doesn't make you brave I shudder at the sound of your name It's a long way home And I'm not sure if that's where I want to go It's been almost a year to the day Since I told myself the truth I don't know if I can Bring myself to tell the same to you They say the truth will set you free I hope the same goes for me It's a long way home But I'm not sure if that's Where I want to go Now you know I guess now you know So now you know
10.
Fool 03:19
You think you're so enlightened Cause you write songs in minor keys You may have everyone fooled But you can't fool me You speak so eloquently About all the ways that you've been done wrong You may have everything together But you're still hanging on To Me Whoa-oh Whoa-oh Oh Oh oh-e-oh oh It's in the things you do It's in the way you act to people you don't know I know you like to think that you've improved But you can't bring yourself to let go Of me Getting it out Is not letting it go Just a friendly message from your demons We're still here In case you forgot I know you like to think you're moving on But believe me You're not
11.
Plans 03:44
I don't believe in accidents But I can't tell you how I ended up here The culmination of all my mistakes But I've never seen things so clear This wasn't in the plan But I'm so glad Plans change The dust had no time to settle before I marched in I think we both took each other by surprise Cause I wasn't looking and neither were you I like to get things right the first time Sometimes out of my control Is the best place for things to be
12.
Any More 06:23
I write songs just to scare you Cause I want all your attention Are you looking close Are you looking close Are you looking close I like to rock the boat Just to see how much she'll take I've thrown hell and high water But you haven't run away I don't know if I could Love you any more I know the words come much easier for you They roll right off your tongue But me I've had the hardest time trying to find The things to say to tell you what you've done to me I've grown accustomed to not getting what I want So I pretend like I could take it or leave it But it's all an act Baby don't, baby don't believe it
13.
Pray Tell 03:56
I laid my heart on the ground Ripped it up straight through my mouth And I don't know if the taste comes out If the taste comes out I'm sorry it took me so long to speak I know that I've been A liar, a cheat, a thief Oh pray tell, Will you always hold it against me Will you always hold it against me So many times I tried to tell you The things that weighed on my mind Now I hope you understand why You understand why I was in love I was in love I was in love but I'm done

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released April 12, 2010

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Abi Robins Denver, Colorado

On the fore-front of the burgeoning neo-folk scene, Robins spends her time traveling and sharing her music as well as supporting several other musicians through Morning Bird Records. Community oriented with DIY sensibilities, but deeply grounded in self-reliance, Robins continues to impact the indie music scene across the country. ... more

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