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Beautiful Mess

from Deep in the Waves by J. Briozo

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lyrics

She knew all the words
To Miss Misery
And that's who I saw
As she sang them to me

She stared right through me
As she asked me again
If I thought she was crazy
And I told her hell yes

My god, she was a beautiful mess

But if she asked it of me
I would drop everything
I would stand by her side
Yeah, I would come running

Though she lived in a world
I could hardly perceive
Or make a good guess
At the depths of her excess

My god, she was a beautiful mess

She said, “We all roll the dice
You don’t have to play nice”
I said, “Take my advice
You don’t have to lose twice”

I could see all the pain
In her face as she strained
To hold back the tears
From these horrible years

I just couldn't believe
She was giving up now
She was coming apart
As the clouds blew away

My god, it was a beautiful day

The ghosts that had haunted
Her all her life
Gathered around
She was losing the fight

She screamed, "Drink up, Baby
Stay up all night"
We were in between bars
So, the words felt just right

She wanted to end it
But was this all a test?
Should I break the news
Elliott's been laid to rest?

My god, she was a beautiful mess
My god, she was a beautiful mess
My god, she was a beautiful mess

credits

from Deep in the Waves, released November 17, 2017
Jeff Crandall: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Organ, Backing Vocals
Aaron Kerr: Bass, Cellos
Justin DeLeon: Drums
Brett Hansen: Electric Guitars
Tyson Allison: Backing Vocals

Music and Lyrics by Jeff Crandall
Arranged by Jeff Crandall, Aaron Kerr, Justin DeLeon, Brett Hansen and Tyson Allison
Produced by Jeff Crandall
Engineered by Randy Gildersleeve
Mixed by Randy Gildersleeve, Jeff Crandall and Justin DeLeon
Mastered by JJ Golden

Recorded at GilderSound, Forest Lake, MN
Mastered at Golden Mastering, Ventura, CA
© 2017 Jeff Crandall
℗ 2017 Swallow the Music LLC

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