The Dam You Hit

from They'll Hang a Halo Over You by Chad Pelley

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I don’t need a reason ‘cause you are the reason why,
I don’t wanna wait and watch a good thing die.
I know what I’m looking for, I saw it your eyes:
you are like the sun when I’m staring at the sky
... I couldn’t be your maybe not
... I couldn’t be your maybe not
You leave me like a dinner when you’re done with me,
and call me like a cab when you need something.
... I couldn’t be your maybe not

You’re the dream, and I’m awake,
It’s in the cards, that you won’t take:
you’re a truth I never could believe.

You’re the myth, that I’d invent
but then you came, and then you went
just like a winter storm.

I know what you’re looking for is buried in me,
‘cause I can feel it pulling like the moon on the sea.
I know what I’m looking for is hidden in you,
it pulls like a tide tearing me in two.
... I couldn’t be your maybe not
... I couldn’t be your maybe not
I don’t even know why I’m coming when you call,
and I don’t even know why I miss it when you don’t.
... I couldn’t be your maybe not


You poured yourself into
this well I’m wishing in
My pocket’s empty now
just like your bed is.
And if I made You up
It’s ‘cause I needed too.
Now time is like a thief and
it’s taking everything
You’re coming and you’re going
you’re like a river flowing
I am the dam you’re hitting
I am the dam you hit
Bend back the shape I’m in
you’re changing everything

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from They'll Hang a Halo Over You, released March 1, 2016

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Chad Pelley St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

Chad Pelley is an author who'd rather write songs than stories.

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