Tender Age

from Though Everything Seems Shattered by The Przmatics

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lyrics

The dust and sand kicked up from under the tires
Baked into the ground from the Texas sun
My wrists sore from being tied together
From the man with the badge and his hand on his gun

All I hear are howls down the hallways
All you see are tears on my face
All I know is you're all alone and scared
Behind the wire in this unfamiliar place

I’m not going to see you anymore
You're going to have to learn to play catch from someone else
I’m not going to see you smile anymore, look for stars, or learn to walk
Cause they took you at a tender age

I'm just trying to capture your face in my mind
You have your mother's nose and you have my eyes
The promises broken with words I don’t know
In the last few moments we have then we have to go

I’m not going to see you anymore
You're going to have to learn to play catch from someone else
I’m not going to see you smile anymore, look for stars, or learn to walk
Cause they took you at a tender age

And maybe one day ten years from now
You'll be running through the rain loving the storm
And you'll wonder where you got that from

Outside a truck stop when they were sending me home
You and I were on the TV screen
But nobody there could hear us at all
Over their children’s laughs and screams
Just past the tender age

credits

from Though Everything Seems Shattered, released November 5, 2018
BACKING VOCALS: Nick Gutierrez & Stephanie Stahl
ELECTRIC & UPRIGHT BASS: Ausberto Acevedo
PIANO & ORGAN: Nick Gutierrez
REMAINDER: Mike Przygoda

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The band's debut album was ranked "Best Indie Rock 2017" by Indie Rock Cafe.

New EP arrives 11/22/22!

Ausberto Acevedo (bass)
Barry Bennett (drums)
Nick Gutierrez (vocals, keyboards)
Nü Moon (vocals, guitars)
Meika Sha (vocals, guitars)
Mike Przygoda (etc) ... more

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