Painkillers
from Short Stories Vol. II by Suitcase Runaway
lyrics
Can anyone please answer these questions? I implore.
My mind is stuck here on the couch but my body's halfway out the door.
And you and me watch newsreels from the night before.
A plane crashed in the ocean and the UN's trying to stop another war.
The morning is so calm and soft, and the sunlight calls my name,
And your whistling in the hallway is such a sweet refrain
That I can replay over and over again inside my little head.
Something to keep me grounded as the anchorman speaks of the dead.
All we can see is darkness,
Even though the sun may shine bright today.
And if you try to look happy,
You're considered selfish in your ways.
But nothing's ever going to get better,
Unless there's something to kill the pain.
Yeah, nothing's ever going to get better,
Unless we all help to ease the pain...
Oh, your sweet refrain.
I walk into the morning haze and see the moon and sun.
One is growing dimmer as the other kills its only love.
The two of them watch in silence, the world coming undone.
A failing love to compliment the tragedy, their only son.
All we can see is darkness,
Even though the sun may shine bright today.
And if you try to look happy,
You're considered selfish in your ways.
But nothing's ever going to get better,
Unless there's something to kill the pain.
Yeah, nothing's ever going to get better,
Unless we all help to ease the pain...
Oh, your sweet refrain.
My mind is stuck here on the couch but my body's halfway out the door.
And you and me watch newsreels from the night before.
A plane crashed in the ocean and the UN's trying to stop another war.
The morning is so calm and soft, and the sunlight calls my name,
And your whistling in the hallway is such a sweet refrain
That I can replay over and over again inside my little head.
Something to keep me grounded as the anchorman speaks of the dead.
All we can see is darkness,
Even though the sun may shine bright today.
And if you try to look happy,
You're considered selfish in your ways.
But nothing's ever going to get better,
Unless there's something to kill the pain.
Yeah, nothing's ever going to get better,
Unless we all help to ease the pain...
Oh, your sweet refrain.
I walk into the morning haze and see the moon and sun.
One is growing dimmer as the other kills its only love.
The two of them watch in silence, the world coming undone.
A failing love to compliment the tragedy, their only son.
All we can see is darkness,
Even though the sun may shine bright today.
And if you try to look happy,
You're considered selfish in your ways.
But nothing's ever going to get better,
Unless there's something to kill the pain.
Yeah, nothing's ever going to get better,
Unless we all help to ease the pain...
Oh, your sweet refrain.
credits
from Short Stories Vol. II,
released December 10, 2017
Nick Davenport - Guitar, Vocals, Mandolin
Geoff Webb - Bass
Luke Condrich - Drums
Eric Hirzel - Piano
Produced, mixed, and mastered by Nick Davenport.
Nick Davenport - Guitar, Vocals, Mandolin
Geoff Webb - Bass
Luke Condrich - Drums
Eric Hirzel - Piano
Produced, mixed, and mastered by Nick Davenport.
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Suitcase Runaway Cleveland, Ohio
Four-piece "sunshine-infused" folk-rock band hailing from Cleveland, Ohio.
Short stories
told in song, reflecting on friends, family, love, and individuality.
New single and music video "Strike A Nerve" out now!
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