There is a girl who walks through the streets,
Throws her body at the first guy she sees.
Longs to be perfect, seen as a queen,
But she's a prisoner trapped in her dreams.
You get knocked around sometimes with no one to hold
But darling, you're not a mime so let your voice be heard.
Scream out to the wind and let come the rain,
'Cause honey you're not a whisper, you are a hurricane.
There is a woman trying to sleep.
Her eyes are wet and broken from he.
"I'm sorry, I love you, I was all wrong!"
She takes him back and so the cycle goes on.
You get knocked around sometimes with no one to hold
But darling, you're not a mime so let your voice be heard.
Scream out to the wind and let come the rain,
'Cause honey you're not a whisper
If they want to start a war,
Ready the troops for the storm.
Don't you let them write your worth
'Cause somebody's watching you, watching you.
There is a child locked in her room.
Thinks of her sister, mother, too.
Jaded, degraded, takes it all in.
It's all that she knows, and so it begins.
You get knocked around sometimes with no one to hold
But darling, you're not a mime so let your voice be heard.
Scream out to the wind and let come the rain,
'Cause honey you're not a whisper
You get knocked around sometimes with no one to hold
But darling, you're not a mime so let your voice be heard.
Scream out to the wind and let come the rain,
'Cause honey you're not a whisper, oh no,
You're not a whisper, you are a hurricane.
credits
from Paper Cut World,
released January 26, 2018
Damien James: Vocals/Acoustic Guitar
Jenna Parrilla: Vocals
Sarah Marino: Violin
Matt Miller: Cello
Matt Hollenberg: Electric Guitar
Bryan Shoemaker: Bass
Chris Custer: Engineering
Damien James (My Familiar)Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
We are all different, but alike in so many ways. My desire in sharing my music with you is to draw people together, and provide a point of reference with which different experiences might align and soften the elusive barriers we create for ourselves.
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