Coming Up For Air

from Live from Tim's Tavern: Vol 1 by Northern Ballard Project

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Stuck inside of Miro on a rainy Tuesday night
Thinking of stories held within
Looked up and caught her eye, she held my stare right back
the stage is set I'll let the story begin.

Is this seat taken here?
She smiled, sat on down
Didn’t wait for my all-clear
Poured the tea, then she looked away
Took out her book, and read
only later did she say:

But before I tell you that, you've got to know that she knew me.
and what is more, I knew her too
playing the role of public strangers wasn’t hard
over the years we'd faked it through

No quick glances to see
Who is spying, who is spying on me
Safe away from prying eyes
for once get to push away all our family lives.
And she said,

Coming up for air
I've got to believe
Not prepared to throw it all in
Need a bigger world in which I can breath
I'm not the one and neither are you
a shared perspective
I hope that you can help me through
Just by coming up for air
Just by coming up for air
When you’re coming up for air

Not denying the need
Feeling tempted to leave
Just a moment of care
Step away from the burdens we share
When we’re coming up for air

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from Live from Tim's Tavern: Vol 1, released December 26, 2019
Song: Northern Ballard Project

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Northern Ballard Project Seattle, Washington

Northern Ballard Project preserves its sanity with songs about love, peace, and shovel-ready infrastructure projects.

An English accent and a penchant for ripping off the classic 60's songbook marks up Northern Ballard Project as one of the leading plagiarists of our time ... more

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