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Heartbreaker Heartbroken

by Kim Schaefer

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j Hearing the fully realized versions of these songs takes me back to every single free concert I saw Kim play in college. It's a weird, sad sort of nostalgia. Rootsy tunes for Red House Painters fans, or a more contemplative cousin to Regina Spektor. Emotional, honest music from a cool person. Favorite track: Ship Goes Down.
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1.
Blow me down The ground that I'm standing on Is coming apart right under my feet Storm's a-brewing over the mountains Hold me now, I'm shaking like a leaf White lightning Your love is danger Strikes without warning Never to return And that fire, it's still burning Since I saw you, I knew I had to have you I'd cross any line, commit any crime But my love, yes my love Could never hold you down Cause you can't bottle up White lightning White lightning You love is danger Strikes without warning Never to return And that fire, it's still burning
2.
Take my picture, I won't remember My face when I'm shriveled up Old and grey Tell me sister, that life of leisure Was it ever worth the heavy price You had to pay And all the boys were lying And all the girls were crying That hushed up secret, why do you keep it? Show me yours and I promise I will show you mine This little habit, that little cigarette The things we do, things we do Just to pass the time And all the girls were heartbreakers And all the boys were undertakers And all the girls with pretty faces and all the boys with their untied laces Bang, bang on the drum On the drum oh Bang, bang on the drum On the drum oh And all the boys were lying And all the girls were crying
3.
Who Was I 03:51
Buried my heart Buried my heart Six feet down I buried my heart Buried my heart Six feet underground That's where I'll be found 'Til spring comes around Who was I to blame you For wanting something else Who was I to blame you For holding back yourself I was shattered I was made unwhole and I was tattered I had lost my soul You held the cards You held my heart You held the cards You held my heart Who was I to blame you When we fell apart Who was I to blame you For holding back your heart For every moment of doubt I will scream and I'll shout You won't hold me down anymore Put my heart in the ground
4.
Someone once told me The worst thing in life is to end up lonely I'm looking for a friend for the end of the world Looking for a friend for the end of the world You might say it's crazy But I only want someone to call my baby I'm looking for a friend for the end of the world Looking for a friend for the end of the world The mountains may tumble And the heavens may crumble I'm looking for a friend for the end of the world Looking for a friend for the end of the world Thunder and lightning Take my hand and you won't frightened I'm looking for a friend for the end of the world Looking for a friend for the end of the world One day when you're looking back You'll wonder where I am at But you'll be gone from my mind You be gone from my mind
5.
Soft as the wind blows Like a ghost upon a breeze Your words drift to my ears And ring endlessly Always on my mind, always on my mind Sunlight through the window It shines upon your face With golden lips you leave a kiss I can still feel its trace Always on my mind, always on my mind Always on my mind, always on my mind Cause we're still dreaming We're still dreaming of yesterday The seasons change, and so must I But in your arms, it's still summer time Cause we're still dreaming We're still dreaming our lives away Soft as the wind blows Like a ghost upon a breeze Your words drift to my ears And ring endlessly
6.
You're a dead ringer For a dead man I once knew With your hands in your pockets And the holes in the souls of your shoes And a look in your eye That says you don't give a damn If you live or die Cause you're a wanted man Could be a trick of the light Or maybe I ain't right in my mind You're a dead man walking A man like you's got nothing left to lose A man like you's got everything to prove A girl me never stood a chance Though your heart's like ice I'm in the palm of your hands Could be a trick of the light Or maybe I ain't right in my mind You're a dead man walking Oh you're gonna break down And oh they're gonna get you now You're a dead ringer For a dead man I once With your hands in your pockets And the holes in the souls of your shoes And a look in your eye That says you don't give a damn If you live or die Cause you're a wanted man Could be a trick of the light Or maybe I ain't right in my mind You're a dead man walking Could be a trick of the light Or maybe I ain't right in my mind You're a dead man walking
7.
Far as the eye can see Near enough now to touch There's magic all around Sure as the sun will rise Long as the day is mine I will always love you If you kiss me I won't Tell a soul I promise I won't If you say that you love me Fast as this car will drive Before the morning comes We'll dance among the stars Upon this dewy bed We'll sleep a thousand years Come here grow old with me love In the morning I won't Shed a tear I promise I won't If you say that you love me Under moonlight I call you softly In the nighttime I dream you near me Under moonlight I call you softly In the nighttime I dream you near me To feel your love
8.
The world is taking over The weight is setting in You're under my skin It's time I should be going The train draws ever near But I hold on my dear Would you hold me in your arms Could you keep me in your heart And don't you ever forget Blot the stars out with my fingers Erase the moonlight with my eyes Throw the night in total darkness So you can't see when I cried After you left yeah after you left And every time you speak my name I falter And ever time you touch my hand I wonder Could someone this great really be true And could you think of me like I think of you Cause I can never forget Hey wait now Cause I can never forget She saw you first But I wanted it worse
9.
The Hunter 03:28
If it's hunting season Well then my heart is the kill I thought that you could love me But I guess you never will If it's me you've set your sights on Then be sure your aim is true Cause I don't wanna live without you And don't be the one To mount my heart on a wall And don't shoot me down Just to watch me fall So you've got me in your crosshairs But don't pull that trigger dear I've got some things to tell you But they're words you'll never hear I was once the hunter Now the hunted I've become She'll leave you too When she's done And don't be the one To mount my heart on a wall And don't shoot me down Just to watch me fall It doesn't matter now It never mattered then That you could never love me It doesn't matter now It never mattered then That you would never love me You shot me down You shot me down You shot me down
10.
Why can't I let myself be Happy with someone who cares for me I wanna know why And why do I build up these walls So no one can see me And why do I build these walls high So no one can see me I wanna know why The ship goes down in sight of land Why can't I let myself be Happy with someone who cares for me I wanna know why The ship goes down in sight of land
11.
Sometimes I think if I knew best I would've let you be instead of beg for second chances And still it just may be my curse To need to be with you Only to hold my tongue Hey what's the catch In this game No I won't bother To ask you to tell Whatever you want me to be Whatever you want me to be I could but I shouldn't Yet I can't just walk away Somehow the miles pass me by And still I try to figure How the hell it was we got here I use this friendship like a crutch Haven't the slightest idea Just what part of me You're holding up All the same I still need you To have, to hold Whatever you want me to be Whatever you want me to be I could but I shouldn't Yet I can't just walk away

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recorded at Treehouse Records in Chicago to 1" analog tape

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released June 14, 2014

Guitar, Banjo, Vocals- Kim Schaefer
Bass- Barrett Guzaldo
Percussion, Organ- Nick Tumminello
Guitar- Anthony DeSanto
Cello- Emma Tumminello
Violin- John Becker
Lap Steel- Luke Otwell
Banjo- Andy Graham
Produced by Kim Schaefer, Barrett Guzaldo and Nick Tumminello
Engineered and Mixed by Barrett Guzaldo
Mastered by Alex DeYoung

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Kim Schaefer Chicago, Illinois

Kim Schaefer is a singer-songwriter from Chicago. Mixing a little bit of twang, fearsome strumming and a healthy dose of Rumours-era pop, she leaves you with rootsy tunes to tap your toes to.

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