Honest Words for Honest People

by Old Fox

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1.	Being Saved 03:17	lyrics	buy track
Born in an alley behind the church Woke up guilty born, to the scourge I swore to be selfless, swore to be clean Though I was a baby, you did my swearing for me Oh, I was afraid Damn near given up being saved Holding your breath for the life after death Just as long as you prayed Hell, I’ve given up on being saved I have no hatred and I’m not confused I’ve been tempted, goddamn I’ve been used The warmth of my lover, a reason to bleed Just tell me you love me, that’s all that I need Oh, I was afraid Damn near given up being saved Holding your breath for the life after death Just as long as you prayed Hell, I’ve given up on being saved We lay breathless one by one Moaning sermons to no one Stained-glass Sundays I would peel the paint off these chapel walls Empty burdens weigh heavy on the backs of flocks just born to crawl Oh, I was afraid Damn near given up being saved Holding your breath for the life after death Just as long as you prayed Hell, I’ve given up on being saved
2.	I Hope The Children Have Your Hairline 04:11	lyrics	buy track
The floorboards creak It’s 5am and we should be fast asleep But you’re up moving And I’m struggling to check the backs of my eyelids for something sweet But I’m just spare parts and migraines Anxious roots and rotten leaves By now I’ve buried enough family To have grown a proper family tree And I don’t understand how you can love me for who I am See I’ve grown tired of squeezing water from a stone If I could splint these sickly bones I’d be alright See I plan to stay for as long as nature lets me Please don’t hold this all against me, I’m doing fine I hope the children have your hairline My flatfoot stumbles I shared my sickness through our anecdotal mumbles My downstate slur was just enough to convince you I’m alright See I’m just bracing for impact Uproot the words with nervous tongues Like leaves the truth would trembled All sweaty palms and swollen lungs You know I don’t understand how you can love me for who I am See I’ve grown tired of squeezing water from a stone If I could splint these sickly bones I’d be alright See I plan to stay for as long as nature lets me Please don’t hold this all against me, I’m doing fine I hope the children have your hairline Honest words for honest people I just wanted to feel whole See I’ve grown tired of squeezing water from a stone If I could splint these sickly bones I’d be alright See I plan to stay for as long as nature lets me Please don’t hold this all against me, I’m doing fine I hope the children have your hairline
3.	Limbs 03:29	lyrics	buy track
Watched you count the rings of the limbs that you severed Tighten up your grip as you cut the line Bottle up that hate and set it down to boil Goddamn this wretched fate set deep beneath the soil I remember all the good times Beneath the trees, beneath the street signs The blood washed out And your years ran thin And you lost count of all these severed limbs Count your walls and think them holy Held up your roof to keep from folding in On empty chairs to hold your broken body You were so scared I remember all the good times Beneath the trees, beneath the street signs The blood washed out And all your years ran thin And you lost count of all these severed limbs And I remember dirty blood 'Neath the limbs you left there in the flood I remember all the good times Beneath the trees, beneath the street signs The blood washed out And all your years ran thin And you lost count of all these severed limbs I remember dirty blood And I remember dirty blood
4.	Memphis 04:05	lyrics	buy track
Said the words were humble Tires steamed against the road In the lake slept muddy water Rewrite the tarmac lead me home Aren’t we just rented Just hollow sin and drapery And I crossed out the honest sentence To rewrite the man I’ll never be Maybe it’s fate Well I don’t want to die in Memphis So far from the gate Well I’m leaving town defenseless I know I’m no saint But I don’t want to die in Memphis Said the words were humble Fell to ash on my tongue Well we dragged our shoe soles back to Boston To leave the tempest left undone Maybe it’s fate Well I don’t want to die in Memphis So far from the gate Well I’m leaving town defenseless I know I’m no saint But I don’t want to die in Memphis I don’t want to die here Said I don't want to die in Memphis Maybe it’s fate Well I don’t want to die in Memphis So far from the gate Well I’m leaving town defenseless I know I’m no saint But I don’t want to die in Memphis
5.	Queen of the Boulevard 03:42	lyrics	buy track
Aren’t you the queen of the boulevard With your blue haired stumbles your wretched mumbles Go on and bless the pavement Let your legs be your carriage For these streets are far too savage And your eyes are no good anymore Tell me 'bout the plans that you made now How you’re winning back your kingdom How the years are just for fools Tell me that the neighborhood’s saved now Your hands just fill your pockets Cause you're wearing all your jewels And I watched you swagger down to the store You replaced your dagger with a cane of course I know you’re tired of the way things might have been Time wrapped itself around you to forget your kin Tell me 'bout the plans that you made now How you’re winning back your kingdom How the years are just for fools Tell me that the neighborhood’s saved now How your hands just fill your pockets Cause you're wearing all your jewels Tell me 'bout the plans that you made now How you’re winning back your kingdom How the years are just for fools Tell me that the neighborhood’s saved now How your hands that fill your pockets Cause you're wearing all your jewels You know time can be so cruel

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released March 18, 2019

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Old Fox Boston, Massachusetts

Formed in Somerville, MA in March, 2018, the founding members, Alex and Ralph, decided to build the band and its music around the phrase, “honest words for honest people.” The band has since evolved with that goal in mind and has continued to focus on creating simple, vulnerable, and evocative music for anyone who decides to listen. ... more

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