Write the Fear a Lullaby

from As if Words could Heal the Wounds by Ben Grace

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Written by Ben Grace & Karyn Thurston

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Should you try to tell yourself
I’m gonna leave you
If the fear you carry’s
Inclined to believe you
When the ghosts of older stories
Upend and deceive you
Hold on

When the miles are much too hard
And roads are too long
If my face in your mind
Is an unfinished song
And you’re sure that the right
is all heading for wrong...
Hold on
Hold on

Won’t you write the fear a lullaby
Remind her it’s okay to cry
And find me in the folds of your desire
Tell the worries in your way
To try again another day
Shut up and love me til they all expire
Coz I’m not done with you yet
And this weight around my neck
Is nothing but a make-believe goodbye
So write the fear a lullaby

Should the shadows in your memory undo you
If the edges of the truth blur and elude you
When the corners of the future try and tear a hole right through you
Hold on
Hold on

Won’t you write the fear a lullaby
Remind her it’s okay to cry
And find me in the folds of your desire
Tell the worries in your way
To try again another day
Shut up and love me til they all retire
Coz I’m not done with you yet
And this weight around my neck
Is nothing but a make-believe goodbye
So write the fear a lullaby.

You tell her a story, I’ll sing her a tune
As if words could heal the wounds
I’ll tell her a story, you sing her a tune
As if words could heal the wounds
As if words could heal the wounds

And we’ll write the fear a lullaby
Remind her it’s okay to cry
And find me in the folds of your desire
Tell the worries in your way
To try again another day
Shut up and love me til they all get tired
Coz I’m not done with you yet
And this weight around my neck
Is nothing but a make-believe goodbye
So write the fear a lullaby

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from As if Words could Heal the Wounds, released September 4, 2020
Produced by Ben Grace & Paul Demer
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Drum performance & recording: Paul Eckberg
Guitars, Bass & additional recording: Paul Demer
Vocals, piano, keyboards & programming: Ben Grace
Vocals & piano recorded by Ben Moore at Singing Serpent San Diego
Backing vocals: Paul Demer & Trisha McNeill
Mix & Master: Chris Bethea

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Australian singer-songwriter Ben Grace’s impeccably crafted songs hover in the space between lightness and the depths, wrestling their way through humor and melody to peel back the layers and reveal the naked truth of us. Through the specificity of his own deconstruction, Ben writes into our universal search for belonging, spiritual homecoming, and desire to live seen and unashamed. ... more

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