Holly Williams
The Ones We Never Knew
Produced by Monroe Jones and Holly Williams

Sometimes
Everybody's Waiting for a Change
Would You Still Have Fallen
Take Me Down
Between Your Lines
I'll Only Break Your Heart
Cheap Parades
Man in the Making
Memory of Me
Velvet Sounds
All As It Should Be
Nothing More

Sometimes
(Holly Williams)

I wish I were a little girl, in this lie
No one could resist my little girl smile
I wish I were a baby, in this love
I'd be cradled in your arms day and night

I wish I were an old man, a scholar
With the wisdom of a 1,000 men before me
wish I were a funny dream that haunted
The people I love every time they were down

I wish I was a fine wine
I wish I were a good drug
Hey and if I were Jesus , maybe I could heal all of us
Just like a good lover, which one do you prefer?
In a world full of vices, I wish I were a little bird
Sometimes

I wish I were the sunset in Verona
I'd make a beautiful picture every time I went to bed
Or maybe more the sunrise waking up to a sad man
And hey if I were the blue skies, I'd never rain on him

I wish I was a fine wine
I wish I were a good drug
Yeah and if I were Jesus, maybe I could heal all of us
Just like a good lover, which one do you prefer?
In a world full of vices, I wish I were a little bird
Sometimes

I wish I were an angel in 52'
In a blue cadillac on the eve of the new year
And there I would have saved him, the man who sang the blues
But maybe he is listening right now
Hopefully he's listening right now

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Everybody's Waiting For a Change
(Holly Williams)

I think it's time you look at your own face
Can't you see your speaking out of place
There's nothing to keep you down
You're reaching for the sky while you drown
I'm aware that I've been lost and I've been unkind
But at least I got the courage to admit the crime
So don't come down on me
I'm still young I'm trying to believe

Wait, I'll be fine
Just give me a couple years to say my prayers
I'm alive, you should keep that mirror for yourself
You've got problems you never saw
And I'm the bearer of them all

Everybody's waiting for me to fall
You criticize my walk as I watch you crawl
Nothing's ever fair
But I believe in reality everywhere

Wait, I'll be fine
Just give me a couple years to say my prayers
I'm alive, you should keep that mirror for yourself
Everybody's fighting hard
But there's no leader in the dark

Everybody's waiting for a change
Everybody's waiting for...

Everybody's waiting for something better
Everybody's peeking behind that door
If you try too hard you will never find it
Everybody's waiting for something more
There is so much danger in wanting more...

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Would You Still Have Fallen
(Holly Williams)

If I could have used my hands to pick you up and make you stand
Would you still have fallen

If I could have told you true, would you still be with us in bloom
Would you have believed me
Or would you still have fallen

Days go by like broken years, with nothing felt, not even tears
Everything’s a lie

If I could have made you see, If I had tried everything I knew
Just a little harder...Would you still have fallen

What’s the use in all these words
Where's the heart that I used to love
I'm sorry I'm too late
Rational thinking come undone
But it's not the man, it's the drug
Everything's a lie
Where have you fallen??

Well I loved you more than you'll ever know
And I trusted you to never hurt yourself, or anyone else
Now were the ones dying
Yeah were the ones dying
You're not even here
But we're the ones dying

So what’s the use in all these words
And where's the heart that I used to love
I'm sorry I'm too late
Rational thinking come undone
But it's not the man, it's the drug
Everything's a lie, Everything's a lie
It's all a lie, It's all a lie

If I could have made you see, If I had tried everything I knew
Just a little harder...Would you still have fallen?

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Take Me Down
(Holly Williams)

It's a dead end road and I'm fully aware
You got me there, It got me to you
Baby I could do better but I don't care
It's all the same when it's killing you

Please don't leave me, though my heart is black and blue
My love, deceive me
I'll believe you
Take Me Down

It's a naive world who loves the pain
The more it hurts, the more we gain
And I talk to God but I got no prayers
I don't wanna rise out of this hell

Please don't leave me, though my heart is black and blue
My love, deceive me
I'll believe you, I'll believe you
Take Me Down

I'll please you in the morning light
When you're done, you leave my bed
And I've known all along that this ain't right
I give, I give, I give
You only take

Please don’t leave me...

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Between Your Lines
(Holly Williams)

We are all a little crazy, we are all a little weak
And we all are very fragile when there's nothing left to speak
When there's no one left to talk to, no more tears are left to cry
Will you stand up for the right thing or continue in denial-
I don't know

Well you know I'd love to help you, you know I'd love to heal
But without the hands of God you will never be revealed
So take off your mask of happiness, take off your mask of fame
We all know that you've got problems just like everybody's name

I don't know why you fold in the arms of reality
Why do you break with every wave in your stormy sea
You know I'd love to think you were doing fine but I'd be lying

So don't tell me everything is good, don't walk on bitter ground
I have seen you at your worst and I still love you when you're down
But I hate to see you live like this, I hate to see you crying
And I hate to see you tangled in her web of sex and lies
Do you have a god you pray to, Do you have a god you love
Do you have some twisted fear about the will from up above
Do you wait for him in silence, Do you wait for him in vain
Do you think some crazy fool is gonna preach away your pain

I don't know why you fold in the arms of reality
Why do you break with every wave in your stormy sea
Why do you cringe at the wake of every godly dream
While I watch you laughing on the brink of insecurity
You know I'd love to say you were doing fine but I'd be lying

So why must you walk with burdens much too big for you to bear
When you know it's not your fault
There are saints and sinners everywhere
You don't have to smile, I can read between your lines
I read guilt and I read mercy, I read glory to the father
I read bitterness and suffering and love for all your children
I read brokenness inside your heart and scars too deep to see
I read pain from a young boy who's father left too early
Who's mother tried to mold him into what she'd love to be...

I don't know why you fold in the arms of reality
Why do you break with every wave in your stormy sea
And why do you cringe at the wake of every godly dream while
I watch you laughin on the brink of insecurity
You know we'd love to help, yeah you know we'd love to heal
But without the hands of God you will never be revealed
You know we'd all love to say you were doing fine but we'd be

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I'll Only Break Your Heart
(Holly Williams)

I used to call you mystery
I wanted to play all the parts
Beware the one who calls for me
I'll only break your heart

The beginning's always beautiful
Like every brand new start
But in the end, when there's nothing left of you
I'll only break your heart

I want you with a harsh desire
I crave you in the night
But I'm here to warn you
You're not safe with me
I'll only break your heart

It scares me like my deepest confession
It haunts me like their pain
While everyone's looking for someone to love
I'll only break your heart

I fade like every summer leaf
I drift like the mind of a child
I never was meant to stay in one place
I only broke their hearts

I used to call you mystery
I wanted to play all the parts
Beware the one who calls for me
I'll only break your heart

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Cheap Parades
(Holly Williams)

A memory falls down from where it was
With this confession I beg for more
I never mean to and it's been awhile
Since I found meaning in these desires
I know it's wrong to hurt you like this
I know it's wrong to lie like a kid

Fire and blankets, a cheap parade
Of guilty pleasures, I take the stage
But nothing feels good if it ain't true
It's like trying to cry for someone you never knew
I know it's wrong to hurt you like this
I know it's wrong to lie like kid

I love you with more tears than any pain could ever bring me
I fight it most everyday
I hurt you with more truth than your own eyes could ever teach you
I'm tired of living this way, when I know it's wrong

I never told you, you just kinda knew
By the way I'm not when I'm with you
You never take me like you used to
And nothing heals the scars of all the ones we never knew

I love you with more tears than any pain could ever bring me
I fight it most everyday
I hurt you with more truth than your own eyes could ever teach you
I'm tired of living this way, when I know it's wrong

I know it's wrong to hurt you again
I know it's wrong to lie like a kid

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Man in the Making
(Holly Williams)

He's a man in the making, afraid like a child
Who clings to all his fear
And I am his safety, the one with the love
Trying to see things clear, and block his shadows

What do you want from me
I have been everything that I could be
You're just a man in the making
What do you need from me
After everything I've given you for free
You're just a man in the making
Hey, don't lose your patience

My joy in the morning, my pain in the night
Scattered he defines
And I'd like to help him discover himself
But after all that I've done, only he is qualified

What do you want from me
I have been everything that I could be
You're just a man in the making
What do you need from me
After everything I've given you for free
You're just a man in the making
Don't lose your patience

You wrestle with faith, you wrestle with your needs
You claim that I don't understand
But believe me I see it deeper than you
Attempting it all too fast, prepare for a crash

What do you want from me?
I have been everything that I could be
You're just a Man in the Making...

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Memory of Me
(Holly Williams)

Love no more, I have got a prayer
I ask forgiveness everywhere
Devil unseen, please stop bothering me
I've got a broken man to repair

Brakes aren't working now
I'm trying to stop this train
Of desperation, loneliness and pain

Nothing's up ahead, the lights are supposed to be there
And you probably think I never cared
I hope to God one day you find some peace
With the memory of me

Now it’s all in your head, and I'm the one at fault
Maybe I never loved you at all
I'd like to say I did, but I just don't know how
My heart could do the damage I allowed
The victim of my youth, the soldier of my dread
And I left all those tears in your bed
I hope to God one day you'll find some peace
with the memory me

My potential is improving, my reckless days more calm
I know you won't believe me when I'm singing you this song
Damn I wanted to please you, I just didn't have the will
I was never looking for someone to keep me still...
Now I see

So if you pass this way again, if you feel the need
I'd love to hear the words that wait for me
But you don't need my sympathy, you're stronger than I think
I know you'll find your peace with the memory of me.

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Velvet Sounds
(Holly Williams)

Velvet sounds you made
Sleeping symphony as I would lie awake
In the crevice of your shoulder soft and warm
That's where I miss your breathing

Black and pink and white
These are colors that remind me of the night
We fell on your steps and wished for all our lives
To be filled with such freedom

Picture perfect place
Painting shadows on the canvas of your face
Graceful rhythms in the frantic love we made
Moving underneath moonlight

Now, looking at my mirror
The one you gave to me from the shop across the street
Where everything is rare
Just like your blue eyes
Just like your sad goodbyes
Just like the heartfelt letter that your mother mailed to you
Everything made me cry

So here they come again
Haunting memories of you they always win
Begging for a place to come alive again
I swear I will not hurt you again

Velvet sounds you made
Sleeping symphony as I would lie awake
In the crevice of your shoulder soft and warm
That's where I miss your breathing

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As It Should Be
(Holly Williams)

Did your lover leave you stranded
Did your heart endure the truth
Will you fight to find the healing or will time heal all your wounds
Do you drown in your desire for a time you used to know
Memories cant touch you they are just a picture show
Dont let go, oh honey cant you see
Everythings a circle in itself
All as it should be

Have you stood inside a nightmare
Did it slap you in the face
Were you left to lose control
Did you ever find a way
Was it somebody that loved you or a face you've never seen
So final, so quick are the hands of destiny
Don't let go, honey can't you see
Everythings a circle in itself
All as it should be

You philosophize each second then you live as if you're dead
Always aching for the beauty of the visions in your head
Was it something that you wanted only never had the guts
Now you stand ashamed and regret your giving up
Where would you be, if you had tried
If you had given all you could...
To the passion of your life

There is someone out there watching every step you take today
Every struggle, all confusion, endless questions in your head
But he's got you where he wants you
There are reasons we can't see
We all stand where we belong
Every moment meant to be
So don't let go, honey can't you see
Everythings a circle in itself
All as it should be
All as it should be
All as it should be
All as it should be

I hope there's something in these words to reveal you before everything you hide
And if you never have believed maybe you will find the willingness to try

See everything lies in its place
Through doubt, through love, through fear, through change

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Nothing More
(Holly Williams)

Underneath this age is the heart of a child
It only wants to love, it begs to come alive
I want your desire and I long for your hands
To grace me with their presence and touch me again
Nothing More

I don't want your nice gifts
I'm so tired of your words
I'd really like a feeling from the place that you love
Nothing more

It's a long way we've come just to simply exist like this

Tell me something true, even if it hurts
I'm waiting on a sign, do you remember love
Do you remember love?
Nothing More

All that I want is you in the end
All that I want is you in the end
All that I want is you in the end
All that I want is you
Nothing More