"Ballad of a Shattered Dream" by Milo Graamans
Recorded live at the Newport Performing Arts Center on Feb. 4, 2023.
Milo Graamans - piano, vocals
Ian Smith - guitar, vocals
Nikki Paige - vocals
Cameron Locklear - bass
Barbara Le Pine - drums
LYRICS
He's a silent war
Always taking more
He's an unkind word
And when you speak, you're never heard
Look into his eyes
They are full of lies
He's a shattered dream
He's not what he seems
If she hoped to find romance
She never stood a chance
But she doesn't walk away
She endures it day by day
Never in her wildest dreams did she ever see
Herself with anyone else but he
She'd be surprised to realize he's no prize
And he's the cause of the tears in her eyes
But what can you do
When the one who's supposed to come through for you
Never does?
He's so charismatic, they think he's fantastic
But the time she spends with him is really traumatic
He's so problematic, he's being dramatic
He fogs up her mind till it clogs up with static
He'll mess with her head just to get her in bed
Oppressing, distressing with things that he said
Convince her that she'll never find other lovers
'Cause now she is damaged and no one will want her
She's walking on eggshells so she won't upset him
But he flips on a dime and it's hard to comprehend him
She looks for the minutest sign of aggression
Each hour, each day, she's maxed out on tension
The damage he does gets deeper each day
She thinks she has no other choice but to stay
Appease him and please him and make it okay
Just live in the moment, forget yesterday
But if he makes one more wrong move
It might just prove
His abuse is beyond all excuse
Look into his eyes
See right through the lies
Find the remnants of your dreams
Mend them at the seams
Never in her wildest dreams did she ever see
Herself with anyone else but he
What will she do? Where will she go?
Living with him is all that she's ever known
But what can you do
When the one who's supposed to come through for you
Never does?
Whispers inside you
Say maybe it's you
And the guilt's overwhelming the truth
After all
She never found romance
Never stood a chance
Still she doesn't walk away
She endures it day by day
Music and lyrics © 2022 Milo Graamans
13 окт 2024
