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The Water EP

by Sydney Riley

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1.
Letting Go 04:24
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The wind is howling On this dark and dampened night Am I alone now Or have I simply lost my sight There's such a pressure In the thick and foggy air And if I vanished Do you think they'd even care It's been a year now Since I last saw your face Love, are you healing Or are you still stuck on your saving grace And is it quiet Like you hoped that it would be I'd die to see you But I don't think that you miss me Don't try to hide I know you're not by yourself We've both found people to move on with This old town Won't miss the two of us Is it easier letting go Is it easier letting go And by the hearthfire Is it comfortable and clean You're sick of beaches And I'm sick of feeling so empty How is the cold there Do you miss the springtime rain And have you let go Of the people who caused you pain Don't try to hide I know you're not by yourself We've both found people to move on with This old town Won't miss the two of us Is it easier letting go Is it easier letting go It must be freeing To run away from all your faults I don't believe it When you say it didn't change at all And you're not a liar You're stronger than I'll ever know But are you happy Are you happy in the north Is it easier letting go Is it easier letting go Is it easier letting go Is it easier letting go
2.
Water 03:45
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These ships have sailed Across the darkest waters I've got nothing left Wind blows through sails All torn and tattered I've got nowhere to go I'm tired of keeping My own head above water And I'm kicking but I'm losing my breath We're sinking in stormy weather Our lives have come untethered You took until I had nothing left Throw me in the water And let these waves fill my lungs We're falling overboard again The storm is getting harder To navigate Nothing is shorter Than this patience I have Don't ask me to forgive and forget In the water And let me sink You and I have Been the vicious rapids Tempers rise and we both fall Message in bottles 'Cause you don't answer when I call Shatters when it hits the wall The worries have multiplied I'm giving into the tides I'm stronger when I carry less The memories I can't find They're burning up with the fire This life is nothing but a smoking shipwreck Throw me in the water And let these waves fill my lungs We're falling overboard again The storm is getting harder To navigate Nothing is shorter Than this patience I have Don't ask me to forgive and forget In the water And let me sink There's nowhere to go but down I'm drowning There's nowhere to get around you Spent every second counting Throw me in the water And let these waves fill my lungs The storm is getting harder To navigate Nothing is shorter Than this patience I have Don't ask me to forgive and forget In the water And let me sink Let me sink Let me sink Throw me in the water And let me sink
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The Coast 03:21
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There's something wrong on the coast It's calling out for my soul The end is coming like a bat right out of hell The waves are starting to break These cliffs can't take the pressure Of a hundred storms My body aches Did you feel the same when you were Busy being reborn The landslides have fallen I hear them calling There's something wrong on the coast It's screaming out for my soul The end is coming like a bat right out of hell Can you hear the drums Calling out for us all The end is coming like a bat right out of hell The last ship has sunk The hope is growing thin You'd better hang on tight The beacon's sabotaged The lightning struck it down, oh my How will we see the light The landslides have fallen I hear them calling There's something wrong on the coast It's screaming out for my soul The rain is coming like a bat right out of hell Can you hear the drums Calling out for us all The end is coming like a bat right out of hell Like a bat right out of hell Like a bat right out of hell Like a bat right out of hell The landslides have fallen I hear them calling There's something wrong on the coast It's screaming out for my soul The rain is coming like a bat right out of hell Can you hear the drums Calling out for us all The end is coming like a bat right out of Bat right out of Bat right out of Bat right out of hell
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In The Weeds 04:01
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I'm under pressure Sinking in The water's flooding to our knees And it's been a long time Since we've said Much of anything And through all the reeds and ash We'd pull ourselves Out of the water And do you wonder what it feels like When you ask of me Did you really feel again See how much you wanted it Make a promise Pull me out and Take my heart I don't need it anymore I don't wanna live another dark day in the weeds Take my heart I don't need it anymore I don't wanna live another dark day in the weeds I found a body Yesterday It didn't even look decayed And there's a stench That haunts us both Coming from the lowest floor And I made a promise That when my time is up I'm leaving colder And are you sure That you'll be proud Of yourself when you are older Did you really think of this See how much I wanted it Keep your promise Pull me out and Take my heart I don't need it anymore I don't wanna live another dark day in the weeds Take my heart I don't need it anymore I don't wanna live another dark day in the weeds In the weeds Take my heart I don't need it anymore I don't wanna live another dark day in the weeds Take my heart I don't need it anymore I don't wanna live another dark day in the weeds In the weeds In the weeds In the weeds
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Windowside Garden 03:35
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They said I would only die here But you brought me home just the same Sat me down beside the mirror Three flowers down from the window pane I can't breathe, I can't breathe I can't breathe, I can't breathe I can't breathe, I can't breathe I can't breathe, I can't breathe I can't Darling all my leaves have fallen To the cigarette tray beside the drain You come everday with water And sing to me when you can I can't breathe, I can't breathe I can't breathe, I can't breathe I can't breathe, I can't breathe I can't breathe, I can't breathe I can't Darling I can't breathe without you I need to hear you say my name The paint has chipped from all the windows The leaves are clogging up the drain These summer days are fading The light is shorter everyday And when the neighbours come to check on me They'll say Isn't it a shame I can't breathe I can't breathe, no I can't breathe You need to give me water I can't breathe, no I can't breathe And it's easy to see I can't breathe, no I can't breathe You need to give me water I can't breathe, I can't breathe It's easy to see I can't breathe, no I can't breathe You need to give me water I can't breathe, no I can't breathe And it's easy to see I can't breathe, no I can't breathe You need to give me water I can't breathe, no I can't breathe And it's easy to see I can't breathe, no I can't breathe You need to give me water I can't breathe, no I can't breathe And it's easy to see I can't breathe, no I can't breathe You need to give me water I can't breathe, no I can't breathe And it's easy to see I can't breathe, no I can't breathe You need to give me water I can't breathe, no I can't breathe And it's easy to see
6.
The Other Side 04:02
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Golden rays of sun Patiently waiting You look tired and worn out Your time is fading It's been seventy days Since your diagnosis Muscled arms growing thin No easy way to feel this Ah-ooh Ah-ooh Ah-ooh Ah-ooh Stumbling out the bar The meds made you dizzy They said hang onto your health As if it were easy Marigold springing up Where we used to play Your body's had enough Of this hospital stay Ah-ooh Ah-ooh Ah-ooh Ah-ooh Oh, the smoke was a warning But I was still surprised You said you're leaving early So Syd, dry your eyes Oh, father, are you proud of me now I'm one with the tides I'll meet you on, I'll meet you on I'll meet you on the other side I'll meet you on the other side I'll meet you

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released September 14, 2021

Production, Engineering, Mixing: Michael Jack
Guitar, Bass: Chris Tomchack
Drums, Percussion: Brandon Pellatt
Vocals: Sydney Riley
Songwriters: Sydney Riley, Madeline Rossell

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Sydney Riley is a singer/songwriter from the tourist town of Wasaga Beach. Sydney brings heartfelt, deeply personal lyrics to a powerful voice, creating magic with her art.

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