Written before, during, and after a family severance, this collection grapples with boundaries, heartbreak, and what it means to Say So. All songs written by The Rough & Tumble, and recorded with Dave Coleman in East Nashville, TN.
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Written before, during, and after a family severance, this collection grapples with boundaries, heartbreak, and what it means to Say So. All songs written by The Rough & Tumble, and recorded with Dave Coleman in East Nashville, TN.
Includes unlimited streaming of We're Only Family If You Say So
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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about
Family trauma goes deep, reflecting in the words we borrow from our parents. Written during a time of roaming, when going home would hurt more than it could heal.
lyrics
You Took Your Turn
written by Mallory Graham & Scott Tyler
You don’t say much, and so you’re buying.
I’m ungrateful, but at least I try.
Ain’t open arms if I come home,
So for longer-- a while longer-- I think I’ll roam.
You said you almost choked from laughing when I cried.
I guess it hurt.
And I’m smiling like a possum eating thistle briars.
I stole your words,
You took your turn.
Well you can’t spend what you don’t earn,
And all you made went back into the dirt.
I read your Bible, you reap what you sow--
And I’m the only-- am I the only?-- weed you’ve grown.
You said you almost choked from laughing when I cried.
I guess it hurt.
And I’m biting down on fiberglass and thistle briars.
I took your words
You lost your turn.
I think of you when the lake frogs croak.
The only sound to drown the meanness of your joke.
You want thicker skin from your kid--
But I stayed fragile as the frogs.
And I sing louder, I sing louder,
I sing louder, I sing louder,
I sing louder, so much louder
I sing louder---
Than they ever did.
credits
from We're Only Family If You Say So,
track released December 11, 2020
Written and performed by The Rough & Tumble
Mallory Graham: vocals, accordion, bowed glockenspiel, noises
Scott Tyler: vocals, guitar
Taylor Donskey: vocals, bass guitars
Chris Benelli: drums, percussion
Engineered and mixed by Dave Coleman
at Howard's Apartment Studio
Produced by Dave Coleman and The Rough & Tumble
Mastered by Alex McCollough at True East Mastering, Nashville
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