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Story

from Story by The 44 Territories

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(McKernan) © 2016 Hell In A Handbasket (ASCAP)

lyrics

Tell me a story
I like the ones where you would lay out for an hour
like the most elaborate song
Tales of the glory
that is wasted on those too young to realize
those days are almost gone

And if I try,
I can close my eyes real tight and
I’ll pretend you didn’t break my heart
Empty words for absent ears,
and that's a start

Sell me illusions
I’d rather think that this is all that we’ll ever have
and it’s all within our grasp
And the confusion
will roll away like swollen raindrops running down
the paned and broken glass

And if I try,
I can close my eyes real tight and
I’ll pretend you didn’t break my heart
Empty words for absent ears,
and that's a start

and all the times i wasted, all the things i didn’t say
the future just becomes a bunch of yesterdays
and when i told you I’d take it all in stride
I guess i lied
But i had no idea what lay inside

Whispers of reasons,
hardly loud enough, to hear among vibrations
that shake like memories
we try and reach out,
trying to grab on and hold them, before we forget
just like the need to breathe

And if I try,
I can close my eyes real tight and
I’ll pretend you didn’t break my heart
Empty words for absent ears,
and that's a start

For Nic and Tim

credits

from Story, released August 19, 2016
Dan McKernan - Vocals; Acoustic Guitar; Electric Guitar
Josh Weddle – Electric Guitar
John “Wolf” Abel – Bass Guitar
Erik Pelto – Drums
Mike Fritz – Hammond Organ

All songs produced by John Smerek and The 44 Territories

Recorded at Rustbelt Studios, Royal Oak, MI; Engineer: John Smerek

Mixed by John Smerek at Shiftmake Studio

Mastering Engineer: Dave Feeny at The Tempermill, Ferndale, MI

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The 44 Territories Detroit, Michigan

The 44 Territories know they are different. In taking their interpretation of Americana music – heartfelt lyricism, twangy guitars and evocative imagery – and marrying it to a distinctly Detroit rhythm and drive, they believe they have created something special. Now, they look to prove it, on record and at shows. ... more

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