Ten O’Clock

1 week ago by @hmstreetteam

Ten O’Clock

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Liner Notes

#acousticrock
I can’t explain why this title was on my list, but here we go. Written in 38 minutes.
+9 hours: Reading this the next morning, I saw why this song matters, and I expect I will add a little to the lyrics and add music before too long.
+7 days: I rewrote less than I thought, not changing the narrative or flow at all, but substituting a few stronger words. I wrote the simplest music that would fit the mood and message.

Lyrics

I never meant to keep these plans a secret
I never meant to have to turn around
I didn’t hold anything in my back pocket
I said everything I knew about why and how

I told you at eight o’clock
I told you at nine o’clock
I told you at ten o’clock
But we are here now

I never meant this to be a time of confusion
I never meant to create complexity
I never imagined you in this kind of illusion
I thought we saw the same opportunity

I told you at eight o’clock
I told you at nine o’clock
I told you at ten o’clock
But we are here now

Outside the gate
Cold and it’s late
Still a way in
Not end of the rope
Not lose hope
Not begin again

I never meant to lose the bigger picture
I never thought we’d lose sight of the goal
There was nothing extra in the mixture
The recipe was just the way I told

I told you at eight o’clock
I told you at nine o’clock
I told you at ten o’clock
But we are here

I told you at eight o’clock
I told you at nine o’clock
I told you at ten o’clock
But we are here

I told you at eight o’clock
I told you at nine o’clock
I told you at ten o’clock
But we are here now

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