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Starting Over
03:54
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You showed up one October night, and nothing’s ever been the same
Only one thing that you saw in me, I didn’t see it ‘til it was too late
Now I’m standing here fixing all the mess I watched you make
And it’s such a shame, what I gave away, the person I became
Even though it’s over, I’m still carrying the weight
I just wanna sit it down and walk away
I’m starting over, I’m letting go
There are worse things than being alone
I fell so far, made mistakes of my own
Thought I knew it all, I don’t
It changed me forever, I can’t go back, but now, I know better
One year later, ten years older, one step closer
To starting over
Thought I was strong, maybe I’m not who I thought I was
Ran so far just to find that it’s not what I really want
All that I can do is try and pick these pieces up
And get back to the only thing I’ve found that’s really worth my love
I’m starting over, I’m letting go
There are worse things than being alone
I fell so far, made mistakes of my own
Thought I knew it all, I don’t
It changed me forever, I can’t go back, but now, I know better
One year later, ten years older, one step closer
To starting over
I’m relearning my old song
Back to what I knew all along
I grieve for all I’ve lost and what it cost
Even though it’s over, I’m still carrying the weight
Maybe when I sit it down, I’ll be okay
I’m starting over, I’m letting go
There are worse things than being alone
I’m starting over, I’m letting go
There are worse things than being alone
I fell so far, made mistakes of my own
Thought I knew it all, I don’t
It changed me forever, I can’t go back, but now, I know better
One year later, ten years older, one step closer
One year later, ten years sober, one step closer
To starting over
You showed up one October night
Now, nothing’s gonna be the same
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2. |
22nd Street
03:44
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I think about it, and it makes me laugh
I want things I shouldn’t have
Guess I’ll keep telling myself that
You make me feel like a kid again
I can’t stop wondering why
I never feel like I’m supposed to feel
Now, I’m scared, but I don’t mind
I’ve come to terms with my kind of broken
‘Cause some things you just can’t fix
22nd Street, and I’m here frozen
I’m thinking ‘bout what you said, what you said to me
And I realized that I don’t always have to fight
Always get in my own way
I can’t sleep, I’m wide awake
It’s my own voice that I’m screaming over
But there’s a time and place to forget and to erase
What I think I know and all that I can’t face
No one can tell the truth, not the way that you do
No one else can ever get through
I’ve come to terms with my kind of broken
‘Cause some things you just can’t fix
22nd Street, and I’m here frozen
I’m thinking ‘bout what you said, what you said to me
I don’t know why it’s so hard to get it right, and
I don’t always have to fight
I don’t have to fight, I don’t have to get it right
I don’t have to fight, I don’t have to get it right
I don’t have to fight, I don’t have to get it right
I’m scared, but I don’t mind
I’m scared, but I don’t mind
I’ve come to terms with my kind of broken
‘Cause some things you just can’t fix
22nd Street, and I’m here frozen
I’m thinking ‘bout what you said, what you said to me
I’ve come to terms with my kind of broken
‘Cause some things you just can’t fix
22nd Street, and I’m here frozen
I’m thinking ‘bout what you said, what you said to me
And I realized that I don’t always have to fight
Have to fight, have to fight, have to fight
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3. |
Happy Birthday
03:48
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You’re turning 25 today, hope you have a happy birthday
I hope you turn around and look back, now that you’re a quarter of the way
I hope you see everything and everyone that you’ve left in your wake
But even if you could, would you change
When you close your eyes at night, I wonder what you see
Do you play the victim every time you replay your memories
But don’t you see, in everything you touch, the pattern that repeats
Your power, you’ll do anything to keep
Like a page out of the textbook, you’re the perfect poster child
Took all the life out of me just to make yours worthwhile
You put me under your knife, then blamed me when I cried
You knew just what you were doing, ‘cause you’ve done it all your life
I’m turning 19 on Thursday, and I’m picking up where I left off
But I can’t go back to where I was before you came and took it all
‘Cause just like you wanted, I’m blaming myself for the damage that you caused
The cuts you made are bleeding long after you’re gone
Like a page out of the textbook, you’re the perfect poster child
Took all the life out of me just to make yours worthwhile
You put me under your knife, then blamed me when I cried
You knew just what you were doing, ‘cause you’ve done it all your life
You might’ve made me your victim, but really, I survived
I’ll pick up and I’ll move on, but this is who you are for life
Like a page out of the textbook, you’re the perfect poster child
Took all the life out of me just to make yours worthwhile
You put me under your knife, then blamed me when I cried
You knew just what you were doing
You knew just what you were doing, ‘cause you’ve done it all your life
You’re turning 25 today, hope you have a happy birthday
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4. |
Life After You
03:03
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I learned how to cry without making a sound
I learned how to hide it when your family was around
To keep you happy, I let you bring me down
I learned how to apologize for something you did
You had the power, I learned to live with it
To keep you happy, I let you bring me down
When will it feel like it’s over
When will it feel like you’re gone
I thought I’d move on in the end, but it’s not that easy to do
Guess I’m just getting used to life after you
I left you and all your shit behind
But I’m still living like I’m under your eye
Guess I’m so used to just trying to survive
When will it feel like it’s over
When will it feel like you’re gone
If I was strong enough to leave, then why can’t I move on
When will I feel like myself again
When will I stop being scared of it
Thought I’d move on in the end, but it’s not that easy to do
Guess I’m just getting used to life after you
I’m free, so why don’t I feel like it
I want peace, how long does it take to find it
After all the damage, I’m still standing
But now, I’m ready to run
When will it feel like it’s over
When will it feel like you’re gone
If I was strong enough to leave, then why can’t I move on
When will I feel like myself again
When will I stop being scared of it
Thought I’d move on in the end, but it’s not that easy to do
Guess I’m just getting used to life after you
Life after you
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5. |
Easy
03:11
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They say you do better when you know better
Why couldn’t you do any better than me
A blank canvas of a girl you could convince of anything
Six years is a lot of time that you had on me, so you should’ve known
That no one knows anything when they’re only seventeen
Spare me the bullshit, baby
I know you know what you did
I’ve been blaming myself like you told me to
But it’s time to give credit where credit’s due
You loved watching me dance on the end of your string
I was the only one who couldn’t see
Why you were picking me, I showed up just like you wanted me
You’re not one to try your hardest, and I was a perfect target
You didn’t love me, you loved that I made it easy
Things were fine when I did what you said, and I didn’t ask questions
I think I was just a mirror, and you hated your reflection
It was never your fault for breaking me, it was my fault for letting it happen
I didn’t know enough to walk away, so you got away with everything
You loved watching me dance on the end of your string
I was the only one who couldn’t see
What you saw in me, I showed up just like you wanted me
Didn’t know enough to stop it, yeah, I was a perfect target
You didn’t love me, you loved that I made it easy
I never could make myself small enough for you
When you were the grown man who had to get me home by curfew
In hindsight, I know that it was all by design
And I thank my lucky stars that I made it out in time
You loved watching me dance on the end of your string
I was the only one who couldn’t see
Not how it’s supposed to be, I showed up just like you wanted me
From the moment it started, I was just a perfect target
You didn’t love me, you loved that I made it easy
They say you do better when you know better
And I’m doing better now
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6. |
Leaving Home
03:05
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Leaving home, it’s time to go
Do something better than just doing what I know
Nearly 20 years I’ve spent here
Maybe I’ve gone as far as I can go
After all this time, I’m still sitting here alone
All the things they said would change with time haven’t changed, so I’m changing my mind
And I know when you leave, you can’t leave it all behind
But I think it’s time I try
Leaving home, and letting go
Of everybody else’s weight that’s now my own
Maybe moving on is getting gone
And chasing what I’ve always known I really want
Rising above this sinking feeling
All the things they said would change with time haven’t changed, so I’m changing my mind
And I know when you leave, you can’t leave it all behind
But I think it’s time I try
All the things they said would change with time haven’t changed, so I’m changing my mind
And I know when you leave, you can’t leave it all behind
Don’t know anything I thought I’d know by now, but I’ll figure it out somehow
Yeah, I know when I leave, I can’t leave it all behind
But I think it’s time I try
I’m ready to go
I’m ready to go
I’m ready to go
I’m ready to go
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7. |
Go in Peace
03:41
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We both know all the stories I could tell
But that won’t give me what I need, so I keep it to myself
We both know you put me through a special kind of hell
But all can be well, even if it didn’t end well
‘Cause I just want you to go, just go
Just want you to go, go in peace
I’m doing my best to call it what it was
Let it hurt, then let it go, and pick myself back up
You’ve taken enough, I don’t wanna give you what’s in front of me
When you were nothing but a year-long bad dream
I just want you to go, just go
Just want you to go, go in peace
I’m putting you in your place
Accepting what I can’t change
What’s done is done, and what’s past is past
And I’m never getting last year back
I just want you to go, just go
Just want you go to, want you to go
Just want you to go, go in peace
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Anna Grace Beatty Nashville, Tennessee
Anna Grace Beatty is a nineteen-year-old singer-songwriter from Birmingham, Alabama. Now based in Nashville, she began releasing music in 2018. Her second EP, “Starting Over,” is available everywhere now.
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