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better here

by shane lamb

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1.
adrenaline as medicine 04:17
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i’m searching for resolution to this drive i have inside always has me wired and movin’ yeah, it keeps me up late most nights you know i’m looking for something feels closer than it’s ever been visions rarely been broken there’s no time now, no time for rest am i caught in a crazy dream tell me no or set me free am i lost in a blurry scene show me a sign that i can see ‘cause all this adrenaline as medicine all this adrenaline as medicine all this adrenaline as medicine is burning me been all over this map now tracking down a feeling i can’t explain gottten up from the knockdowns yeah, i set myself on pace again i’m not hoping for magic as i’m standing at the edge strip what’s left of distraction just take it all, and pull me in am i caught in a crazy dream tell me no or set me free am i lost in a blurry scene show me a sign that i can see ‘cause all this adrenaline as medicine all this adrenaline as medicine all this adrenaline as medicine is burning me all this adrenaline as medicine all this adrenaline as medicine all this adrenaline as medicine is burning me
2.
better here 03:18
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well, we outran those tired towns and we’ll never be the same again and we laid all of the guilt down and there are no bags to send i love how we laugh about our pasts there are no secrets to reveal and we know where we’ve been got us here to begin regrets a state we left dreaming and it’s better here now that you are near it’s always nice my dear yeah, to have you here yeah, to have you near yeah, we found a part of our hearts we’ve been unknowingly saving and it makes all the pain worth the wait there’s nothing to defend or fear breaking and it’s better here now that you are near it’s always nice my dear yeah, to have you here yeah, to have you near in the morning time when we open our eyes i love to start our day out laughing ‘cause it feels so good living like it could just get better as the days go passing and it’s better here now that you are near it’s always nice my dear yeah, to have you near yeah, to have you near oh, i’m glad my dear that we are here
3.
just one more time 05:15
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i’d sit and stare over burned-off fields of wheat and i’d wait there to watch the sun bleed across the clouds and through the trees we used to soar into the mouth of night far from the city into a starry light across the moonless prairie we’d glide now you’re gone, and i’m still here what i’d give to have you near to see the love dance in your eyes just one more time just one more time i’d watch the dust settle from the dirt road onto your daisies and the fields of gold across that stolen valley we’d roam now you’re gone, and i’m still here what i would give to have you near to see the love dance in your eyes just one more time just one more time i walk in rhythm breaking backs of autumn’s leaves wait for the wind to carry memories i’m finding i need across this world between us i dream now you’re gone, and I’m still here what i’d give to have you near to see the life shine in your eyes just one more time just one more time
4.
can't you see 04:02
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you love to count your money will there ever be enough faith in scraps of paper seems a bit dangerous the wolves waiting at our doors are attracted to the scent of our fear breeding desperation are we feeling richer yet can’t you see, can’t you see, can’t you see it all comes down to love it all comes down to love as you hurry to your next big deal i won’t sit an weigh my tears i’ll let go of all of mine will you have more in a few years is there a hole inside your soul ‘cause i have my darkness too are you trying to fill it in i’ve learned nothing else will do can’t you see, can’t you see, can’t you see it all comes down to love it all comes down to love do you stash your cash in secret accounts i’ve opened my vaults to the sun am i richer for it, yes i think so when were done how much more do we have to lose before we’ve crossed the line and what’s the true cost of all this greed there only is one price won’t you see, when will you see, won’t you see it all comes down to love and i believe, i believe, yes, i believe it all comes down to love my friend, it’s all about love
5.
it's true 03:49
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i’ve hung around this town long enough my eyes have turned weary, my skins grown tough i feel it’s my time to pack it all up tie it all down and drive into the sun it’s true, no time to lose it’s true, it’s time to move i lost some hope, i was anonymous i had a few friends turn jury and judge i got what i learned, and that’s enough gonna’ let it all go, and take it as it comes it’s true, no time to lose it’s true, it’s time to move i feel so good, i feel so alive tonight don’t know where i’m goin’, it’ll be alright, it’ll be just fine, it’ll be alright i was down there for a while, flat in the dust made a deal with the horizon when i got up gonna’ break through the night, i’m gonna’ cut through the dusk i’ve got my rock n roll, got my wonderlust i’ve hung around this town long enough my heart’s grown heavy, my touch too rough the scenes i’ve seen are just the right shove gonna’ let it all go, and take it as it comes it’s true, no time to lose it’s true, do you feel it too
6.
goodbye 04:30
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well, i don’t miss the bad times, and i remember the good if i could do it all again, i hope you know i would i was just a dumb kid, and i did my best babe, i’m sorry we made such as mess i think about you now, as the fall wind blows grey sky knocks leaves from the trees and how you’d smile when i’d hold you close babe, i’m sorry i pushed you from me but it’s time we say goodbye this ain’t no way to lead a life holding on to a love that’s died goodbye, goodbye sunsets are gone, and the clouds bring more rain they say water is a symbol of change well, we’ve drown in this sadness we made and we’ll never be the same sometimes i wish we’d met when we’d figured things out but it’s so easy to get lost in regrets and doubt it breaks my heart to know i let you down but what we broke can’t be fixed now so it’s time we say goodbye this ain’t no way to live a life holding on to a love that’s died goodbye, goodbye i can laugh now at all those childish games it’s so plain to see we were both just afraid well, i have nothing to hold over your head i let you go with a wish for the best and it’s time we said goodbye this ain’t no way to live my life holding on to a love that’s died goodbye, goodbye no more holding on to a love that’s died goodbye, goodbye
7.
i see now 03:57
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there’s a silence that came with the pain was a fear that accompanied change once was regret that came with your name now there’s a peace that comes today and i see now, i couldn’t slow down long enough for our love to take hold and i see how i couldn’t slow down long enough for our love to grow had some hard years down in that mine no memories of the sun in those times yeah, we broke our hearts and learned to cry i’ll tell you about it then i’ll send it down the line and i see now, i couldn’t slow down long enough for our love to take hold and i see how i couldn’t slow down long enough for our love to unfold a certain sense of freedom comes with age if you finally own the choices you’ve made and there’s no more desire to blame no more heroes to show you the way and i see now, i couldn’t slow down long enough for our love to take hold and i see how i couldn’t slow down long enough for our love to unfold and i see now and i see now and i see now and I see now
8.
nothing left to say 04:10
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no, there’s nothing like the grey of ohio in the winter as we unwind the highway bare branches scratch the sky like stick men suck in place waiting for springtime cold bridges lace the banks of a muddy river running high and there’s nothing left to say no there’s nothing left to say no there’s nothing left to say as the miles run away peach light breaks holes in a marble twilight cows, like black clouds sway sprinkled in a field standing in the brown grass silos like steeples, wait to give way to progress as we plow past small towns and there’s nothing left to say no there’s nothing left to say no there’s nothing left to say as the miles melt away i try to freeze each frame like pictures in a album i don’t wanna’ turn the page ‘cause the scenes dream like home and there’s nothing left to say no there’s nothing left to say i have nothing left to say as the miles wash away and there’s nothing left to say no there’s nothing left to say i have nothing left to say as the miles look away
9.
you shook me up 03:04
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you shook me up, you took me up then you let me down you built me up, you felt me up then you spun me around oh, no honey, don’t you pretend to care oh, no honey, you didn’t play fair you smoked me out, you coaxed me out then you pushed me in you twirled me out, you purred me out then you left me singed oh, no honey, don’t you pretend to care oh, no honey, you didn’t play fair and i can’t feel you anymore don’t feel good like it did before i can’t feel you anymore no, i won’t feel you anymore i traded off, i played it off when i wanted to quit i got you off, i topped you off yeah, i made you grin now i’ve weighed my part i played my part, and i’m burning the script now i take my time, i make my mind and you’ve lost your grip oh, no honey, don’t you pretend to care oh, no honey, you didn’t play fair
10.
pull me in 05:27
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you smile at my tendency to take too much so seriously you say its life, and life only if i don’t open my eyes, i’ll never see how good it can be, how sweet it can be this world’s seen me do some crazy stuff now, i’m not letting you in close enough to show me grace, to show me love please lock the door, don’t let me run ‘cause i always run, don’t let me run pull me in, pull me close hold me tight, and don’t you let go pull me in, pull me close hold me tight, and don’t you let go don’t you let go it’s not the world outside that burdens a man it’s the space inside, feels like quicksand where there’s just so much you don’t understand so you lay down your best, flawed plans unaware that it can’t last, you fix a point and you start to grasp so i ask myself, am i ready to chance and will you be there to take my hand ‘cause throughout life i’ve made my stands all that is in the past all that is fading fast, all that is fading fast pull me in, pull me close just hold me tight, and don’t you let go pull me in, pull me close just hold me tight, and don’t you let go no, don’t you let go pull me in, pull me close just hold me tight, and don’t you let go please pull me in, and hold me close gotta’ hold me tight, and don’t you let go no, don’t you let go you just smile at my tendency to take too much so seriously you say its life, and life only if i don’t open my eyes, i’ll never see just how good it can be, how sweet it can be

about

"Nashville's Shane Lamb is back with the followup to his excellent 2009 release Disengage, and damned if he didn't come up with another roots-pop gem. There's plenty to like here, starting with the opener "Adrenaline as Medicine", which has a strong Tom Petty vibe. Speaking of Petty, the outstanding title track is reminiscent of "Yer So Bad". "Can't You See" is a driving, pulsing rocker that's still melodic, and "It's True" has a Jayhawks-like pop sheen to it. But the real highlight here is the midtempo "I See Now", in which Lamb's gift for melody and angelic voice combine for a great rootsy pop tune. An easy top ten of 2011 to date." -absolutepowerpop.com

"Shane Lamb isn't a well-known artist...yet. But it's only a matter of time before folks in other corners of the world sit up and take notice. Originally from Ogden, Utah, Lamb now resides in Nashville, Tennessee...and it sure seems like the town has given him a warm welcome. Shane has played with a wide variety of well-known artists in large and small clubs...but these days he's mainly concentrating on making and playing his own music. Better Here is chock full of warm, hummable, cool guitar-driven mid-tempo pop/rock cuts...and they all sound like hits. Produced, recorded, and mixed by Casey Wood (who has already won two Grammy awards), the album has a nice warm and inviting sound. Lamb's cool heartfelt vocals are caressed in layers of killer guitars...and propelled by a superb rhythm section that is seductive and hypnotic. His pure pop music is anything but contrived and samey. Instead of making canned pop for cash, Shane writes and records catchy pop music that is genuine, credible, and real. The more we hear this album the more permanent its effects are. Killer tracks include "Adrenaline As Medicine," "Just One More Time," "I See Now," and "Pull Me In." TOP PICK. -babysue.com

"Though his music shares a genre populated by last name folk-rock icons such as Dylan and Petty, Lamb's music vibrates with a level of originality and personal authenticity that rivals the heavyweights." Vintage Guitar Magazine

"He’s being compared to some of the giants of his genre, like Bob Dylan and Neil Young, with whom he shares an uncannily similar vocal quality and penchant for penning poetic and meaningful lyrics. But folk rock singer/songwriter Shane Lamb also brings his own indelible, non-political, introspective rawness to the table, willingly taking the listener down his surprisingly sunny road, yet pointing out his weaknesses and scars along the way with unashamed honesty. Produced with panache by Casey Wood, and backed by great musicianship, Lamb’s performances are vulnerable, yet strong; his lyrics revealing but hinting at mystery. His stories tell just enough, then leaving us to fill in the blanks."-Janet Goodman, Music News Nashville

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released March 22, 2011

all songs by shane lamb. c&P 2011 rouge river records & sleepysheepmusic.
produced, recorded & mixed by casey wood at the insanery, nashville, tn.
mastered by jim demain at yes master, nashville, tn.

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