Here We Are

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Change is hard, honey. They say it’s in our genes.
You and me, we’re really no different than the first creatures on the scene.
Here we are, honey. Instinct at the wheel.
Trying lay down some logic onto everything we feel.
Don’t blame me for trying to hold on.
Don’t blame me. I didn’t know I was wrong.

Time’s been hard, honey. I feel the pressure in my chest.
How am I gonna think about tomorrow when today was such a f*king mess.
When I was younger the days were sunny and carefree.
I can barely see the pictures anymore but the feeling’s so clear and clean.
Don’t blame me for looking back in time.
Don’t blame me for thinking I was right.
Don’t blame me for holding on so tight
to the memory of a less complicated life.

When you tell me its time to let go, I find it hard to breathe.
When you tell my its alright not to know, I want to believe.

Well you know how it ends, honey. There’s one thing we know for sure.
So we might as well hold on and see how we’re gonna weather this storm.
We’re all going to die, honey. So it doesn’t matter in the end.
We might as well let go. We might as well dive in.
Yeah we might as well let go and sing
Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah

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from Here We Are, released June 18, 2020

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Jay Carlis Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Jay Carlis is a singer/songwriter based in Philadelphia and lead singer and principal songwriter for The Barrel Fires.

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