Name: My Grave Is Open
Duration: P00H03M57S
Description: Another personal one. Take from it what you will. I like the 3/4 time signature and the odd chord structure and progression. This is another one from Secondhand Sunday days.

My Grave Is Open

from Cold Town by Brian Straub

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Another personal one. Take from it what you will. I like the 3/4 time signature and the odd chord structure and progression. This is another one from Secondhand Sunday days.

lyrics

My Grave is Open © Brian Straub 4/2-3/09

Verse 1
His hand crawls up the small of her back
Then he twirls her around the floor
And I’ve spent my life watching
Since I walked in through the door

Verse 2
They glide yes they glide
Like wheels on the rail
And I hide yes I hide
In my shell like a snail

Chorus
Oh what I would give to make myself live
In their shoes for just a lifetime
I’ve made my bed my grave is open
It’s the only life that is mine

Verse 3
How can I know, how can I know love
When I have never been taught
I’d steal a stare from below or above
Hoping I don’t get caught

Verse 4
So I’ll sit here tonight and watch yes I’ll watch
As the world passes me by
And I won’t fall or fail tonight
And I won’t know how high I can fly

Chorus

Verse 5
So no I won’t dance tonight
With the girl with the golden hair
All she’ll get from me tonight
Is a complacent stare

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from Cold Town, released December 2, 2017
Brian Straub - writer, vocals, acoustic guitar
Ed Hodge - bass
Henry Mansfield - keyboard, drums
Geli Weurzner - fiddle
Tom Humphreys - backing vocals

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Braintwang Seattle, Washington

From Baltimore to Seattle, I've been writing songs for over 30 years and have built up a body of work. My two previous bands, Armadillo Borealis and Secondhand Sunday, performed and recorded some of my songs that are represented here. This year (2016), I started Dog House Prayers and began documenting more of my songs through home recording. ... more

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