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Something Like This, But Not This

by Marquis Lavoie

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1.
Perennial 03:42
Autumn rain slowly Falls on my window pane Takes me back to a time before last winter came All her leaves show their colors while my summer fades Autumn rain Won’t you wash away December’s pain? Though we know what’s happening Take this moment and make it sing In the garden She planted seeds and he would tend to them In the morning All those bright colors would return again Once in bloom Now a curious November gloom Golden light turns to dusk to show it’s ending soon While he sleeps I’m reminded of the fondest truth Once in bloom Now at peace within our winter’s womb Though we know what’s happening Take this moment and make it sing In the garden He planted seeds and she would tend to them In the morning All those bright colors would return again Though we know what’s happening Take this moment and make it sing In the garden They planted seeds and now we tend to them In the mourning All those bright colors will return again
2.
There you go again Retreating back into your head All systems shutting down And it seems that I'm locked out So I wait here Like a faithful hound Just hoping you'll come back around I know that it's foolish To spend these moments in fear We all need some time to think Just know I'm always here Your ambivalence Though not meant to cause offense Leads me to believe That you’re through with me That might sound neurotic, I suppose Well, at least you keep me on my toes I’m waiting out in the cold I’m waiting for your signal That light goes on To welcome me back home Welcome me home To that warmth I know And after all this time outside your head I’ve come to find I’ve been stuck in mine instead
3.
Circles 04:18
Every night Every waking light It’s you on my mind Think about you all the time And no matter how hard I try It just doesn’t feel right Without you by my side I’ve been thinking in circles Asking what could have been Hearing all these answers I just don’t like But I can’t fight them So I guess I’ll just try to forget All those fires we set When our lips met I’m putting all of it to rest Oh, and just when I think it’s dead I wake in my bed And have to kill it all over again I’ve been thinking in circles Asking what could have been Hearing all these answers I just don’t like But I can’t fight them So I guess I’ll just try to accept Aren’t you tired of running around in my mind? Just take the night Find a place there for our love to hide It’s been so long, darling High time you best be moving on I’ll be fine Just another dream that can die
4.
Completely 03:43
I don’t know if it’s worth its weight in gold To rely on compassion But how to live It’s about how much you give That I know If you were to go now Are you ready? If you were to go now Are you scared? If you were to go down into that open grave Could you say that there’s nothing left for death to take? Take my hand Let me help you understand It’s a gift just to know you Hold me close Feel me aching to the bone We both know If you were to go now Are you ready? If we were to go now Are you scared? If I were to fall down into your loving gaze Could I say that there’s nothing left? Vacant hearts led to believe our keep will satisfy But without it, I can see I realize there’s no courage in the way we live our lives When we’re only willing to take There is something more here worth fighting for Open up the door And let it take you in Just to say that there’s nothing left for death to take
5.
I’ve a tendency of diving in too deep too soon So how could I complain When I received the same from you? We would both agree We were only following our chemistry But we got so much more than we both had bargained for Now I’m struggling Because it’s like you always knew You would just be passing through No, you weren’t meant to stay And I was just a stop along the way Maybe this romance under different circumstance could last But we don’t have the time And well, you don’t want to try So let it pass You’re drifting out of sight And now I feel left behind What is wrong with me? Was any of it real If you can just turn off how you feel Did it mean anything? Well, it’s nice knowing you Well, it’s been nice knowing you I know I haven’t always been the best at showing you Well, it’s nice knowing you Well, it’s been nice knowing you I just wish I had a better chance at showing you
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Carried Away 04:53
Another day Got carried away Covered in snow and slow With lights flickering down the driveway Tear out a page To remember a place We didn’t know then Oh, and I could’ve stayed until the morning Oh, now your name fills up my lungs And oh, how it lingers on my tongue Low in the haze A glowing refrain We barely noticed Only stowed it away We couldn’t hold it It bear not a name For there’s nothing to gain When in a moment’s notice All that could change Without a promise But you, nestled sweetly in my arms And we choose not to bring each other harm I will trust you with my heart Trust that you won’t tear it apart And besides I know there’s no going back I don’t want to And I never will
7.
How can I convey what it is I’m feeling? Words get in the way Clouding all in lieu of revealing Through the disconnect Try to pull the thread from my heart to yours A trail of bread crumbs Leading back to shore Untie these knots To pull my way to you Help me Such fragile thoughts Hoping they make it through What if you could be right where I am standing And if you tried to see Would both our eyes be seeing the same thing? Even then, can there be any true communion With separate minds And separate bodies And separate lives?

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Debut album by Marquis Lavoie
Dedicated in loving memory to Joe & Helen Lavoie

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released April 2, 2021

All songs & lyrics composed/arranged by Greg Marquis

All guitars & vocals performed by Greg Marquis

Main guitar, vocals, & bass recorded/engineered by Matt Carlson at Studio Sofizo (iZotope, Inc.) in Cambridge, MA

Production & digital editing by Greg Marquis & Matt Carlson
Mixed by Kevin Billingslea at The Halo Studio in Windham, ME

Mastered by Gary Cioni at Sound Acres Studio in Pilesgrove, NJ

Album cover photo by Greg Marquis
Album cover layout & design by Dylan Sylvester

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Marquis Lavoie Boston, Massachusetts

Marquis Lavoie is a Boston based indie/folk artist whose music is a consoling blend of effortless fingerpicking and wilting vocals tinged with bluesy heartache and harmonic tenderness. His debut album 'Something Like This, But Not This' (independently produced and released in early 2021) is a soul-satisfying musical representation of love, loss, and reluctant acceptance. ... more

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