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Rise

by Emmeline

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1.
Empire 05:31
I’ve settled into a life now I run at midnight through town Past pretty cottages with tree lights shining down I’ve got a new sense of wonder I’ve got a new peace of mind I’ve learned that bruises are colors that fade over time And you, you’re less than a shadow And I, I’m stronger than I know most days, most days I’m not a box that you check in I’m not a name to be given I am an empire More than a hand to be holding More than a heart to be broken I am an empire I do whatever I want now I wrinkle sheets on both sides And all the things that used to be ours are mine I’ve got a dog and a future I’ve got an identity I’ve learned that it’s never too late to follow a dream
 And you, you’re less than a ghost now And I, I’ll figure this all out someday, someday I’m not a box that you check in I’m not a name to be given I am an empire More than a hand to be holding More than a heart to be broken I am an empire Oh… I’m not a box that you check in I’m not a name to be given I am an empire More than a hand to be holding More than a heart to be broken I am an empire
2.
There’s a cold breeze coming in this morning Leaves are turning brown, the skies are grey Ominous clouds lining the horizon But I can’t leave this place Silence spreads between us like an ocean But I’d swim the seven seas to get to you Empty words fall just like rocks into the depths below But I’d brave the deep to get the truth I don’t want to believe that our something special is over now I don’t want to believe that our precious engine is stalling out ‘Cause I’d still follow you through the dark Even though we’ve lost the road But if you can’t love me, if you can’t love me back Tell me to go There’s a sadness weighing in my footsteps There’s a memory playing in my head And each sigh you breathe keeps telling me There’s nothing left to save But I keep searching, I keep searching I don’t want to believe that our something special is over now I don’t want to believe that our precious engine is stalling out ‘Cause I’d still follow you through the dark Even though we’ve lost the road But if you can’t love me, if you can’t love me back Tell me to go Once upon a time, baby, you knew all the right words They’re still somewhere deep inside like the smile in your eyes And all I ever wanted was to be heard by you ‘Cause your voice could change the world like it changed this little girl I don’t want to believe that our something special is over now I don’t want to believe that our precious engine is stalling out ‘Cause I’d still follow you through the dark Even though we’ve lost the road But if you can’t love me, if you can’t love me back Tell me to go
3.
Rapunzel 03:15
Unlaid me brick by brick ‘til I was dust Oxidized my pipes ‘til I was rust I used to be a temple Now, I’m just a hole looking up Your parade’s just a stampede through my streets I’m trodden, but you haven’t seen the last of me I’ll build my walls so high, you can’t knock ‘em down You can’t knock ‘em down I won’t let you in, won’t let me out I’ll build my walls so high, you can’t knock ‘em down You can’t knock ‘em down You can’t knock me down Now the sparkle in your eyes in just a flame Those sweet things you used to call me, they’re just names The tears you thought you saw me crying Baby, that was just the rain From here on out, I’m just a ghost in your dreams Every love you’ll have is just a lack of me I’ll build my walls so high, you can’t knock ‘em down You can’t knock ‘em down I won’t let you in, won’t let me out I’ll build my walls so high, you can’t knock ‘em down You can’t knock ‘em down You can’t knock me down Take these boards and make them splinters Turn my summer into winter All your selfless deeds are sinister now You took all my white and stained it out I’ll build my walls so high, you can’t knock ‘em down You can’t knock ‘em down I won’t let you in, won’t let me out I’ll build my walls so high, you can’t knock ‘em down You can’t knock ‘em down You can’t knock me down
4.
Superheroes 04:56
I’ve been a weed among the roses One speck of dust among the stars We’ve got ourselves a hotel room down at rock bottom But I think we dilate in the dark See weeds are known for their resilience And rocks are built to scale down here So we’ll just climb until we’re shining like diamonds Too high to fall, too bright to fear We’re gonna be superheroes We can’t do it all, but we can start off small We’re gonna be superheroes Fly into the fray, make it out okay We’re gonna save the day So let the villains make the headlines Let lesser mortals win the race There’s more to run for than that medal on your chest and There’s more to victory than fame We’re gonna be superheroes We can’t do it all, but we can start off small We’re gonna be superheroes Fly into the fray, make it out okay We’re gonna save the day And when the crowds have gone away And no one’s shouting out your name You’ll see the lines in every face you’ve helped to change A single spark sets the world ablaze We’re gonna be superheroes We can’t do it all, but we can start off small We’re gonna be superheroes Fly into the fray, make it out okay We’re gonna save the day
5.
Orlando 04:50
Sometimes a hand is just a hand Sometimes a man is just a man Sometimes what’s running through our veins Is the same color when it rains Cut us open, we all bleed just the same But you know hope, it’s never lost, it’s just hard to find And you know love sometimes burns a lot, but that fire keeps us alive So won’t you open up your heart Until there’s space inside your chest And won’t you open up your lungs Until they’re burning with your breath Just take it all in and let it all go Love more, kept faith, have hope Even when it hurts the most Sometimes a gun is just a gun Until you point it at someone Sometimes one bullet makes a shot One straight line rips us apart ‘Cause we’re all on this earth until we’re not But you know hope, it’s never lost, it’s just hard to find And every wound turns into a scar if you give it time So won’t you open up your heart Until there’s space inside your chest And won’t you open up your lungs Until they’re burning with your breath Just take it all in and let it all go Love more, kept faith, have hope Even when it hurts the most Sometimes war is just the violent beating of a heart Pounding at the fences that are tearing us apart Lay your weapons down, and armor is just open arms A fist is just a greeting flagged So unfurl those fingers and… Sometimes a hand is just a hand Sometimes a man is just a man Sometimes the color of our skins is just some pigments gathering And who we love isn’t a statement, an attack, or an agenda Just someone who makes us feel human So won’t you open up your heart Until there’s space inside your chest And won’t you open up your lungs Until they’re burning with your breath Just take it all in and let it all go Love more, kept faith, have hope Even when it hurts the most
6.
Reasons 02:56
Skin stretches like a rubber band across a canyon We’re all trying, trying not to snap We blow through yellow lights like missiles on a mission We’re just bracing, bracing for impact We’re all so fast-forward, blurry shadows wearing thin Drowning out our voices in the roar of rushing wind Then your smile turns my head The streetlights all burn red And all the madness just stops I’ve got a reason to run I’m holding on tight But you give me a reason to let go They say I’ve got to go far Say I’ve got to go wide But you give me a reason to come home Sand filters through the whittled waist of some glass lady And I’m pelted, pelted by the rocks We stretch each second into days until it breaks Into the ticking, ticking of the clock But between your shoulders, there’s a place to rest my head And I find a rhythm in the rising of your chest It rocks me silently My lungs are empty But your breath is filling me up I’ve got a reason to run I’m holding on tight But you give me a reason to let go They say I’ve got to go far Say I’ve got to go wide But you give me a reason to come home Trains wrestle sparks right from the tracks Baby, slow me down Volcanoes turn the clouds to ash Baby, slow me down Waves swallow mansions when they crash Baby, slow me down Be still and slow me down I’ve got a reason to run I’m holding on tight But you give me a reason to let go They say I’ve got to go far Say I’ve got to go wide But you give me a reason to come home
7.
On Your Side 04:44
More water under the bridge means we’ve got more to lose But I’m at no loss for illusion when it comes to you I’ll talk myself into and out of anything One minute, I want you forever The next this is more than I can take So take a deep breath, close your eyes Hold my hand and remember when this was the feeling That got you through the night Turn down the bed, sleep tonight Let the world fade to whispers, we’re drifting through dreams In which everything’s all right I’m still on your side Mine is a logical mind, I observe and deduce But none of my evidence serves me when it comes to you You fit no statistic; you came without preamble One second, we work without reason The next I just need one reason to stay So take a deep breath, close your eyes Hold my hand and remember when this was the feeling That got you through the night Turn down the bed, sleep tonight Let the world fade to whispers, we’re drifting through dreams In which everything’s all right I’m still on your side Sometimes it’s like fireworks on the fourth of July Sometimes it’s one candle defying the night But even when I’m scared we’re burning out I’d still choose you every time So take a deep breath, close your eyes Hold my hand and remember when this was the feeling That got you through the night Turn down the bed, sleep tonight Let the world fade to whispers, we’re drifting through dreams In which everything’s all right I’m still on your side
8.
It’s getting harder not to think of you You’re like a sinking ship, and my anchor found its way to your floor It’s getting harder not to draw the line I’m always on your side, but I can’t tell where that is anymore I feel like I just put a band-aid on an amputation And God, I hope that these are phantom pains Go on, explain it all away When you’re around, I stop the world from spinning Ten suns and twenty moons could never match your pull And when you’re down, I stop the world from ending But this apocalypse is taking its toll It’s taking its toll It’s been a long climb up this flight of stares All the eyes have serrated edges that cut right to my core And every step feels like a backwards march We’ve built a house of cards that collapses with each knock at the door I feel like I’ve been using tears to save a burning building And now I know we’re going down in flames Tell me these scars are gonna fade When you’re around, I stop the world from spinning Ten suns and twenty moons could never match your pull And when you’re down, I stop the world from ending But this apocalypse is taking its toll It’s taking its toll I love you, but I just don’t know what to believe I thought this family could find a way to begin again and I love you harder when you bring me to my knees But I think this family is just the means to an end, my friend And I can’t stop this storm from taking you home You’re gonna leave me with a permanent hole When you’re around, I stop the world from spinning Ten suns and twenty moons could never match your pull And when you’re down, I stop the world from ending But this apocalypse is taking its toll It’s taking its toll You’re gonna leave me with a permanent hole
9.
Every angle has an edge, and there’s an end to every story Every train must bear a load; every star’s bound to explode And in every layman’s life, death is more imminent than glory When I was six I learned to sew, stitching buttons to some clothes Look for the hole, lead with the thread, and dive And then when the buttons crack, we’ve got the super glue for that Look for the break, lead with the tube, and hold tight Every heart is full of blood, and every flame leaves something burning Every rose obscures a thorn, every pearl is weather worn And although the sea is peaceful, every tide is meant for turning I braved the waters on my own with a life preserver float Look for the hole, lead with the hands, and hold tight And then when the waves rolled in, I had the confidence to swim Look for the break, lead with the hands, and dive And so it stands to reason that there’s nothing one can’t weather If you’ve got the strength to hold the thing together Squeeze those knuckles white, wield your fists like knives ‘Cause when a thing is right, you’ve gotta You’ve gotta fight for it And so when we lay in bed, I’ll press my pieces to your chest Look for the holes, meet skin with skin, and fold And when the silence and the dark threaten to rip us both apart Look for the break, lead with the hands, and hope Look for the blood, lead with the heart, and hope ‘Cause when you’ve spent your whole life learning how to hold a thing together You don’t know how to let go
10.
I Will Wait 05:25
Two earrings short of a cocktail dress String of jokes to hide the mess String of pearls to hide the neck Hair says that I don’t care, but I’m terrified that I won’t impress Two blue eyes on a tile floor Skating around, but you’re not bored Skating spines clad in velour Smile like a little child, but I know there’s more to you than that boy Man, I wish that we could skip this part I’d hold you close ‘til you could feel my beating heart But I’ll push you farther, and farther, and farther away ‘Til you are smaller, smaller than a dot in space And deep down, I’m still hoping that you’ll stay And if that’s all right with you, maybe you could stick around And in a night or two, we can figure all this out You bring the wood, I’ll light a match We can build a fire, and I will wait for you Hair band flies like a slingshot Hair dryer flies like a large rock You fly out of the room but Blame accepts the chase, and hate’s only a step away from love Man, I wish that we could skip this part I’d hold you close ‘til you could feel my beating heart But I’ll push you farther, and farther, and farther away ‘Til you are smaller, smaller than a dot in space And deep down, I’m still hoping that you’ll stay And if that’s all right with you, maybe you could stick around And in a year or two, we can figure all this out I’ll bring the guilt; you look abashed We can tame the wrath and I will wait for you I’m short but my walls are tall and I dream big, but I hope small and I think that my love for you is just another reason you’ll be Long gone, but I write you here in Sad songs that you like to hear and I think that my fear of you is just another reason you should stay Just take the hits like a playlist and never fade away I’ll turn you up on every rain day And if that’s all right with you, maybe you could stick around And in a life or two, we can figure all this out You bring the car, I’ll bring the gas We’ll both have questions without answers Bring the faith, I’ll bring the passion You can build a life And I can build a life And we can build a life And I will wait for you
11.
I sat down to write you out, but the words never came I shook my head to the beat of your steps along that empty hallway Unhinged my jaw, thrust out my tongue for just one lick at the last word But there was nothing left to say The melody I know It’s just your ghost crying out The chords have stained my hands Just like your lips on my mouth And I have run a thousand miles with your whisper in my ear Saying, “There’s nothing left here.” So I will go and tear out every trace of you Throw all my hopes to the wind I’ll bust holes in the ship you’re so sure was sinking And from the wreckage I, I will build something more The keys had been my best friends ‘til you stood by my side You stretched your hands along my hands ‘til our fingers intertwined I turned my head into your chest, steadied my song to your breath ‘Til we were perfectly in time And every page was white Even the ruled lines disappeared The harmonies faded into unison And then cleared And I convinced myself I could learn to love the silence But then you left So I will go and sing out every trace of you Throw all my notes to the wind I’ll let go of the words I’d been tightly holding And from this emptiness, I will build something more I burned your name into every candle inside of the chapel I thought, “This is it.” I took what you gave; when you’d stagnate, I’d go the rest of the way I thought, “This is it.” I took the blame, I bent without breaking, I took my remains to your doorstep And wrapped them in tissue paper just like a gift Now I must confess I’m happy that you never let me in ‘Cause I can go and tear out every trace of you Hold my head high against the wind I’ll take control of the ship you’re so sure was sinking And from the wreck of this, I will build something From this emptiness, I will build something From the wreckage, I will build something more

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released November 25, 2018

Produced by Emmeline and Joe Phillips, with special thanks to Taylor Tatsch.

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Emmeline Dallas, Texas

Emmeline is a pint-sized singer-songwriter from Dallas, TX who writes folk-pop music for people who think and feel deeply. Crave a rainy afternoon, a good book, a long drive, or a good, cozy corner? This music is for you.

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