Story Behind The Song
Born of frustration...want to send a message that you can get out, you can just walk away and a friend will be there walking away with you.
Song Description
A composite of people I have known, who always seem to give up the good guy for the bad seed.
Song Length |
4:03 |
Genre |
Folk - Alternative, Rock - General |
Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Troubled, Poignant |
Subject |
Frustration, Sorrow |
Similar Artists |
Shawn Colvin, Tori Amos |
Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
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Lyrics
Verse I
Oh sweet Anastasia
Did you mark your way?
'Cause you know in your heart
You'll get lost someday
Yeah, lost in his smile
And lost in his eyes
But he's lost in a bottle
While your baby cries
Chorus I
And you think love is next to suicide
Dry your eyes
You've got your license to fly
But still you crawl back to the thick of it
I'm sick of it
Afraid to live your life alone
So you believe the lies
You cover up inside
And he's glad love is blind
Verse II
Well, I called your Father
'Cause I thought he should know
That I found his daughter
Where the black river flows
Yeah, shakin off stardust
By the willow tree
You bowed to the water and said
"Someone, set me free"
Chorus II
So, you thought love was next to paradise
No compromise
You'd have no reason to cry
And now you find yourself in the thick of it
I'm sick of it
And I'm tortured by the endless
Crying on the phone each night
You say you want to die...
But I'm glad you're alive
Verse III
Oh sweet Anastasia
Did you mark your way?