Ryan Davis
What I Cause (2009)


Drown Again

I don't want to be a man enslaved
when I can't be your savior
but in her flood; in her breaking waves
I could drown again

the sun will burn until the evening shade
gives rise to desire
a storm will come; when she brings her rain
I could drown again

I can't wash away
sin in exchange for grace
but I'm begging for you
and your water
to come carry me away

won't you bring your flood; bring your rain
and with your waves, just carry me down
bring your flood; bring your rain
and with your waves, carry me away
until I drown again

I don't want to be a man enslaved
when I can't be your savior
but in her flood, there are breaking waves

words and music by Ryan Davis.
ryan davis - vocals, guitar, bass guitar
christopher rains - acoustic and electric cello
xavier gil - drums


Begin

In a phonecall in the morning, what I should have said
is just making a haze
cause I'm crazy babe, and living scarred
with page after page I didn't send

about your voice and skin, and reasons alive
to be blind, and believing
we could begin

Is it wrong, to miss your light; to let your eyes
burn my resistance?
I want to melt away; I want to never move
it's an everyday ache

for your voice and skin, and reasons alive
to be blind; to be believing
we could begin

let's collide with memory lips
let's wake with a gaze
let's live those words unsent
we could find our faith

let's collide with memory lips
redemption's so distant; I can't help but pray
I might live those words unsent
and dream awake

for your voice and skin, and reasons alive
to be blind, and believing
we could begin

words and music by Ryan Davis.
ryan davis - vocals, guitar, bass guitar
christopher rains - mandolin, backing vocals
xavier gil - drums


Undone

Her city streets, and the way she breathes will pull me down
pull me down
there's a coming storm; it won't be long
prepare your shelter from the weather

it's an ending, and a beginning
she tears at me; I need to run
but her city streets, and the way she breathes tears at me
until I come undone

I watch her scream and let her bleed and suffer and live
suffer in this
she builds her cage as lately I'm a rake to crawl in her skin
let it begin

the race for us; the mistake of us we cannot bear,
but you are bare and I'm running wild, and cheating time
it's a rage not to be tamed

so tear at me, tear at me
with your coming storm, I'm not strong enough
tear at me, when I need to run
tear at me, until I come undone

tear, and tear
I am easily worn, I need to be born again and again
and again I come undone

in all of this, if you want to be a bitch
you'll be what you want to be

words and music by Ryan Davis.
ryan davis - vocals, guitar, bass guitar
christopher rains - acoustic and electric cello
xavier gil - drums


California

I was wrong, I was wrong
so tell me to come
to california.
california.

I can't even remember their names.
or remember.
cause this is all a goddam haze.

words and music by Ryan Davis.
ryan davis - vocals, guitar



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