Name: Ink on Canvas
Duration: P00H05M29S
Description: This song is all about the struggles we face in our teens that can carry well into adulthood. A friend shared their struggles with me and with permission, I wrote about it. This is my interpretation of their experiences, blended with my own; an uphill battle, driven by hope. This will always be my friend's song first.

Ink on Canvas

from A Lonesome Gathering by Such Great Buzzes

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This song is all about the struggles we face in our teens that can carry well into adulthood. A friend shared their struggles with me and with permission, I wrote about it. This is my interpretation of their experiences, blended with my own; an uphill battle, driven by hope. This will always be my friend's song first.

lyrics

Odessa, you're wearing me thin
I don't know where I end
where you begin
these are supposed to be the best years of my life
Odessa please write it down
if I get it right

how can we keep making everyone laugh?
Odessa you're barely holding back
the tears, the tears
I'm here all alone
my perfect self
in ink on canvas

I've been 17 for 22 years
fighting and writhing and hiding by writing my fears
I should have gotten a tattoo just for fun
a scar on the outside to match my inside one

how can we keep making everyone laugh?
Odessa you're barely holding back
the tears, the tears
I'm here all alone
my perfect self
in ink on canvas

we came out, both fists swinging
but this game was rigged since the beginning
Odessa please, write me an ending
one where we're finally winning

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from A Lonesome Gathering, released June 11, 2022

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An Alt-Folk trio with Jazz roots.

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