Lyrics from Live Wire Volume 1 (2005)
1. All I’ve Got
2. What You’re Looking For
3. Lay It On Me
4. Carrie
5. If You Want Me To
6. Higher Ground
7. I’m Not Like You
8. Blue Ridge
9. Just Under the Skin
10. Live Wire
All I’ve Got
by Kyler England
standing here alone while the daylight is fading
over a thousand miles from home and still you keep me waiting
even on my own, i never used to get this lonely
but i can’t let go, you’re the only one who knows me
you’re all i
you’re all i
you’re all i’ve got
you’re all i
you’re all i
you’re all i’ve got
i’m not holding my breath but somehow i can’t breathe
if you’re gonna let me down, could you let me down easy?
i would just walk away if i knew what was good for me
but i can’t let go, you’re the only one who knows me
what’s taking so long
do i mean anything to you?
did i read you wrong
was i a fool to let you see inside me?
you’re all i
you’re all i
you’re all i’ve got
you’re all i
you’re all i
you’re all i’ve got
What You’re Looking For
by Kyler England
you sit there so quiet, out of reach
so still i can almost hear our hearts beat
i wanna say all the things that we never said
and live the lines that we rehearse in our heads, in our heads
you don’t know what to trust
and you don’t trust what you know
when the moment ends
you’re still not ready to let go
now that it’s too late
did you find what you’re looking for?
there’s nothing left to break
hope you find what you’re looking for
i’m not afraid to say you were braver then
and lately your heart’s worn paper thin
pain makes you fearless of the truth
when you feel like there’s nothing left to lose, left to lose
but you don’t want to know
and you don’t know what you want
and the other side
wasn’t anything like you thought
now that it’s too late
did you find what you’re looking for?
there’s nothing left to break
hope you find what you’re looking for
do you know
what you’re looking for
do you even know?
i only know you by the empty place in me
i only know you by the negative space you leave
now that it’s too late
did you find what you’re looking for?
there’s nothing left to break
hope you find what you’re looking for
do you know what you’re looking for
do you even know?
Lay It On Me
by Kyler England and Grey Garner
all these faces look the same
but it’s not you
there’s smoke but not a flame
no it’s nothing like you
all i want is to see some sign
maybe something to believe
tell me i’m wrong
tell me you want me
i can take anything
you can lay it on me
lay it on me
today is like the day before
without you
the shadows lengthen on the floor
without you
i am haunted by your sympathy
will you tell me what it means?
tell me i’m wrong
tell me you want me
i can take anything
you can lay it on me
i can be strong
if you don’t want me
honesty’s all i need
just lay it on me
i believed that fate would save us
but time it heals the pain while it steals you away
tell me i’m wrong
tell me you want me
i can take anything
you can lay it on me
i can be strong
if you don’t want me
honesty’s all i need
just lay it on me
just lay it on me
just lay it on me
just lay it on me
Carrie
by Kyler England and Grey Garner
carrie knows just what she needs
checks the sky as her foot hits the street
the blue won’t deceive her again
she’s seen this before so she catches a train
you choose your reality
you see what you want to see
carrie
won’t you tell me
whatcha gonna do when the clouds start to break?
whatcha gonna do when some good comes your way?
carrie
will you ever be there to carry me?
carrie likes being alone
it hurts but it’s better than losing control
scars are a medal she’s earned
but everybody has demons, everybody gets burned
silence is hard to read
why won’t you talk to me?
carrie
won’t you tell me
whatcha gonna do when the clouds start to break?
whatcha gonna do when some good comes your way?
carrie
will you ever be there to carry me?
i should be gone, i should be stronger
i shouldn’t have said all that you wanted to hear
i would say i’d always be there for you
carrie
won’t you tell me
whatcha gonna do when the clouds start to break?
whatcha gonna do when some good comes your way?
carrie
will you ever be there to carry me?
If You Want Me To
by Kyler England
you’re too quiet now
it’s 2am
lying beside you
don’t want to lose
this reckless feeling
scared out of my mind
what does it mean
that look in your eyes
what are you thinking?
come on say something
before i fall in love with you
unless you want me to
don’t let me fall in love with you
unless you want me to
the moon through the blinds
leaves you half lit
the curve of your back
illuminated
the other side’s dark
can’t make out the shape
i’m longing to see
the look on your face
what are you thinking?
come on say anything at all
before i fall in love with you
unless you want me to
don’t let me fall in love with you
unless you want me to
i have never wanted anything more than i want you
but i’m still holding on tight to the edge, i don’t know what else to do
don’t let me fall in love with you
unless you want me to
don’t let me fall i love with you
unless you want me to
i’m gonna fall in love with you, if you want me to
Higher Ground
by Kyler England
it’s not because i’d like to forget you
or bury your memory deep inside
i used to die a little everyday
but in the end it’s just the will to survive
what else can i do?
cause when the walls come tumbling down
and the waters rush in all around
i gotta get myself to higher ground
lest i drown
late at night that’s when i miss you most
your image is branded behind my eyes
in translucent dreams you drift through like a ghost
i can’t let you in and god knows i can’t ignore
your hold over me
cause when the walls come tumbling down
and the waters rush in all around
i gotta get myself to higher ground
lest i drown
but no one tells you that it’s gonna hurt this long
so go ahead and build your shell
to hide inside when the waters start to rise
but you may as well
cause when the walls come tumbling down
and the waters rush in all around
you gotta get yourself to higher ground
lest you drown
I’m Not Like You
by Kyler England
it’s the first of July
the year’s half over
half empty
i feel lost i don’t know why
i can’t remember
and at every turn you try to save me
but i gotta wrap my heart around this myself
cause there’s no room in there for nobody else
i’m not like you
no i’m not like you
you wanna tell me what to do
but i’m not like you
wear my silence like a shield
words are dangerous
they’re the enemy
keep my heartache well concealed
you don’t notice
but like everyone you think you know me
but i gotta wrap my heart around this myself
cause there’s no room in there for nobody else
i’m not like you
no i’m not like you
you wanna tell me what to do
but i’m not like you
maybe it’s me
maybe i’m always lonely
cause secretly i like it that way
maybe it’s me
maybe i’m always leaving
cause it’s safer and i need it that way
i’m not like you
no i’m not like you
you wanna tell me what to do
but i’m not like you
Blue Ridge
by Kyler England and Grey Garner
i still leave my door unlocked
hoping you’ll find your way home
and i can’t bear to change my heart or clock
they’ve both stopped since you’ve been gone
dying doesn’t scare me anymore
cause i know you’re waiting there for me
but every morning terrifies me
cause i don’t know what i’m living for
still everything is telling me
i gotta cross that blue ridge
one day soon
it’s the only way i’m gonna
get over you
i gotta cross that blue ridge
cross that blue ridge
cross that blue ridge soon
it must appear that i’ve been moving on
depends upon your point of view
i can run until my feet lift off the ground
but still i can’t outrun
your memory, it follows me
i gotta cross that blue ridge
one day soon
it’s the only way i’m gonna
get over you
i gotta cross that blue ridge
cross that blue ridge
cross that blue ridge soon
hold a mirror to your photograph
a trick of light and you are staring back at me
what do you see?
i gotta cross that blue ridge
i gotta cross that blue ridge
i gotta cross that blue ridge
cross that blue ridge
cross that blue ridge soon
Just Under The Skin
by Kyler England and Grey Garner
it’s just under the skin
you don’t let on the trouble you’re in
you got people thinkin you’re fine
but you’re just tryin not to cross into enemy lines
and you’re bruised up in places
that are really hard to see
but i recognize your sore spots
cause you look a little bit like me
you can run away
but it’s gonna chase you
you can close your eyes
but the picture won’t change
sometimes you break
when you just can’t face it
it’s always with you
always with you
something changed in your eyes
like when a memory and the moment collide
you can put it back in its place
but it’s never something that you can erase
i wanted to warn you
you can’t start all over again
cause where you’re goin’s never far away from
everywhere that you have been
you can run away
but it’s gonna chase you
you can close your eyes
but the picture won’t change
sometimes you break
when you just can’t face it
it’s always with you
always with you
somewhere inside you know it
it’s pointless to hide, there’s no getting over this
the truth is you’re dying, living this lie
you can run away
but it’s gonna chase you
you can close your eyes
but the picture won’t change
sometimes you break
when you just can’t face it
it’s always with you
always with you
Live Wire
by Kyler England
i’m a live wire
when you’re close to me
like a brush fire
darling you rip through me
i’m not safe
as long as you are
but i’d rather feel danger
than feel nothing at all
you give me something to dwell on
you give me some way to tell i’m alive
if that’s what you call this
you give me something to dwell on
you give me some way to tell i’m alive
am i alive?
like a landmine
in my consciousness
you blow my mind
until i get no rest
i’m not safe
as long as you are
but i’d rather feel danger
than feel nothing at all
you give me something to dwell on
you give me some way to tell i’m alive
if that’s what you call this
you give me something to dwell on
you give me some way to tell i’m alive
am i alive?
i would trade in ten pennies for a dime
but you would tell me that’s just a waste of time
but you’re not going to change my mind, no
i’m not giving up on you
you give me something to dwell on
you give me some way to tell i’m alive
if that’s what you call this
you give me something to dwell on
you give me some way to tell i’m alive
i’m a live wire