I know you saw no way out,
but you didn’t have to leave like this,
your soul consumed with pain and doubt,
but you didn’t have to leave like this,
didn’t have to leave us wondering
what we could’ve done, if anything?
I know you were suffering, but you didn’t have to leave,
didn’t have to leave like this..
you shone bright as any light,
why’d you have to leave like this?
I see you when I close my eyes,
why’d you have to leave like this?
why’d you have to leave us mystified?
we didn’t even get to say goodbye,
how can so much life just die? you didn’t have to leave,
didn’t have to leave like this,
I’m passing through a little town
where they tore the burned-out courthouse down,
now all that’s there is barren ground,
but I still hear the bells ring out..
trade all colors in for black..
erase this song—here, take it back..
I know you would have laughed again,
it’s not alright, I won’t pretend,
I know this sickness killed you, friend, but you didn’t have to leave,
didn’t have to leave like,
didn’t have to leave us wondering
what we could’ve done, if anything?
I know you were suffering, but you didn’t have to leave,
didn’t have to leave like this..
I’m passing through a little town
where they tore the burned-out courthouse down,
now all that’s there is barren ground,
but I still hear the bells ring out…
Maer, from Switzerland, debut with a haunted (and haunting) folk song that will warm you heart as it sends shivers down your spine. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 23, 2022
Evocative songs from this California musician capture the full spectrum of human emotions with just bare vocals & electric guitar. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 16, 2021