Velvet Dreams - Single

by A Boy Named John

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lyrics

My demons are whispering to me
And I clutch my pillow like a cross

I don’t know how to make this stop
Time’s against me, my spirit's crushed
It feels like my last days are ending
And I’m laid to rest every night

Gotta smash the clocks to make it right
Scatter round the walls their insides
Write it all down the ink I bleed
Maybe then I’ll feel relief
Feeling rotten to the soul
Windows sealed tight shut
No escape from myself, no escape from my gods
Portraits glimmer in my eye
The past has passed so why do I
Smile like I did if I don’t want this back now

I don’t know how to make this stop
Time’s against me, my spirit’s crushed
It feels like my last days are ending
And I’m laid to rest every night

I don’t need you anymore

I don’t know how to make this stop
Time’s against me, my spirit’s crushed
It feels like my last days are ending
And I’m laid to rest every night
I don’t know how to make this stop
Planting soil in my dreams watch myself grow in the night
Take it in take my all
Make me wish I’m awake at all

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released October 28, 2020
Written and performed by A Boy Named John
Produced and Engineered by Brett Romnes at Barbershop Studios
Assistant Engineered by Andrew Wojciak
Mastered by Mike Kalajian
Artwork by Nick Spillert

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