The Root, by Hunter Hicks

The Root

by Hunter Hicks

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1.	The Root 04:56	lyrics	buy track
Let me encompass you I wanna turn you into someone you're not and break you down again I wanna taste your blood I wanna drink your wine I wanna take my roots and bury them inside I close my eyes Hold them shut I feel so alive When I'm with you No, I don't want to talk But God, I'm not okay I'll just sit there, and moan, and wallow But the worst part is I know that I'll be over and under it again tomorrow.
2.	Tear 04:06	lyrics	buy track
Breathe into me I am the one to take your breath away Step into me Look in my eyes and fill my mouth with blades Blood trickles down your face I don't know what to do My name remains the same I'll tear myself in two Fly me over Turn into wind, we'll see what lies beyond All alone now We made a new world, just like we were God Blood trickles down your face I don't know what to do My name remains the same Don't pity the fool I'll kiss you in the flames The world is turning blue I hang my head in shame I'll tear myself in two Blood trickles down your face I don't know what to do My name remains the same Flowers never bloomed Tears pouring down your face Dear God, what did I do? Dancing on beauty's grave I'll tear myself in two
3.	Valentine 03:21	lyrics	buy track
Sitting there, all alone Caught in a stare Across the room, I see your face Covered by your hair Lost between movie scenes Something's in the air What are we? What's it mean? Nothing, you don't care so I won't care And we will throw it to the wind One last time I miss the way you scar my skin Can you lift me up Hold me tight Don't let go Valentine Castaway, gone astray Drowning in my dread Dig a grave, crawl in place Pretend that you are dead Steal my name, take my face and live on in my stead Go away, get away Get out of my head, out of my head And we will throw it to the wind One last time I miss the way you scar my skin Can you lift me up Hold me tight Don't let go Valentine We could be Anything Nothing stands In our way Lift me up Hold me tight Don't let go Valentine When we die We'll die in fame Valentine We'll make our name
4.	Ocean/Interlude 01:46		buy track
5.	Break Away 05:20	lyrics	buy track
Break away from your temper The earth begins to shake and tremor But I can't bring myself to turn away And I can't take my ears from what you say Break away From yourself Put these feelings on a shelf Break away Lose your heart Before this world tears you apart Turn away from these demons Don't give them the chance to give you a reason But I can't bring myself to understand And I can't move my feet from where you stand Break away From yourself Put these needles on a shelf Break away From my kind Cause baby, I will eat you alive I make friends with the mirror on the wall What's that thing looking back at me? I'm alive, let me crawl into your teeth I'll show you things that you've never seen Break away From yourself Put those feelings on a shelf Break away Lose your heart Before this world tears you apart Break away From yourself Put these needles on a shelf Break away From your mind Cause baby, it will eat you alive
6.	Break The Sky 03:38	lyrics	buy track
Break the sky I turn to look at you and lose my eyes I curl up in a ball and wait to die I'm drowning in the dirt and grime My eyes are shut Burn your sight You reach up to the stars and steal my light A soulless masquerade, I'm climbing up and down the walls Who's this man in the mirror? I'm burning up again What if I am dead? What if no one cares? I know I'm going nowhere floating on the air I'm just waiting, life is passing by Nothing left to lose Break the sky Purify Nothing is good enough, just your's or mine I get up in the morning with a sigh I need to find a reason why My mouth is shut Dig inside I swear I've never felt such a high Then fallen down again but baby you should stay away I could even be a killer What if I am dead? Nothing left to share Guess you're going somewhere Guess that I don't care I can't even start to walk away Nothing left to lose Break me.
7.	Mother 02:54		buy track
8.	Breathe 04:02	lyrics	buy track
I can find whatever you want me to find I can turn and run when you want me to hide Hold your tongue Find a drug I wanna burn you from the inside I felt you breathe Move over baby, I've got a new gun She feels and talks just how I want We go out and play In acid rain I point it to the fucking sun I felt you breathe Put some soul into it Build a fire in it Reach up to my neck and put your hands around it Put some love into it Shrivel up beside it Dig a hole and crawl into the bottom of it Throw yourself into it Learn to live inside it Forget everything you ever learned about it Leave it all inside.
9.	Forever, Evermore 04:21	lyrics	buy track
Skin of glass And blood like sand I pull you down To help me stand Here forever, evermore No one lives in this town anymore Words that mean nothing now The walls come tumbling down Lean on me Til we both fall Grit your teeth I know you're strong Spiraling down The most beautiful void I could've sworn I heard your voice Here forever, evermore No one lives in this town anymore Words that mean nothing now The walls come tumbling down Baby, wear my crown of thorns We'll burn this filthy town to the core We sleep in homes of nothing now My walls come crashing down
10.	The Moon 04:26	lyrics	buy track
Just who am I anymore? Am I anyone at all? Am I knocking at your door? Are we running down the hall? But you won't even look at me anymore But I can't say I blame you, oh I can be your specter I have nowhere else to hide Maybe we could run away Maybe you could feel alive I swear I'm not a whore But God, I'm so enthralled There's no shape to my form I've never felt so small And you can't even stand up anymore Lying in the roses and thorns I can be your specter Floating by your side In the light of the moon Maybe you could feel alive And if you turn your back The sun will shine it's light So keep away, my dear There's nothing left inside
11.	every night, when i go to sleep, i don't want to stop dreaming 02:32	lyrics	buy track
Hair on my bed Hands on your neck Faceless meanings Hopeful dreaming I can't be sure Bloodstained t-shirt You're so shaky I'm still waiting
12.	The Flower 05:18	lyrics	buy track
Let me embrace with you I wanna touch your skin You're so warm and soft I'm breaking down again I wanna pick you up I wanna hold you tight I wanna tuck you in And kiss you goodnight

about

I began writing this album in December of 2018. Over the course of the next few months, a lot of things happened. At times, I felt a level happiness, comfort, and contentedness that I hadn't felt in what seemed like forever. Other times I felt hopeless, despondent, and downright disgusted by myself. Between that dynamic and extreme newfound motivation, the result is an album that I can honestly say I'm proud of from the bottom of my heart. I have NEVER created something that I am proud of like this, and it's a pretty wild feeling. It was a lot of difficult work and frustration, but I think it's beyond worth it.
I proudly present to you my first true step into becoming the musician I feel I was meant to be,

The Root.

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released May 17, 2019

All songs recorded by me in my room except:

Voice samples in track 1 from my 5th period class
Voice samples in track 4 from 6th period classes in the MSHS auditorium
Track 11 recorded in the MSHS choir practice room while everybody else was in the main room

Drums on tracks 2, 5, and 9 by the fantastic Ryan Whitt
Piano on track 9 recorded with Ryan's piano, also at his house

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