Name: To Know A Heart
Duration: P00H03M51S
Description: The first single from Sydney Sue's upcoming EP, To Know a Heart is a nod to the dark and symbolic lyricism of Irish-American folk ballads. The song explores the pains of knowing one's own heart and desires and the difficulties that come with putting yourself first.

To Know A Heart

by Sydney Sue

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The first single from Sydney Sue's upcoming EP, To Know a Heart is a nod to the dark and symbolic lyricism of Irish-American folk ballads. The song explores the pains of knowing one's own heart and desires and the difficulties that come with putting yourself first.

lyrics

Maybe I was born for folly
Maybe I was made feeble
Surround yourself with only
The most tender of people

Blessed are the meek for they shall
Inherit the earth someday
Well I’d bet most all of my silver
We were meant to die this way

Knowing my own heart has proven
To be a tearful affair
Like a knife through my chest,
Like bitter blood-laden prayer

Knowing my own heart too well
Has swaddled me in ashes
Scribbled out like psalms all on the pavement
Onlookers burn books of matches

Buried in my deeper slumbers
Painting ribbons with my voice
In prophetic dreams, hand in hand
with my body, I rejoice

We lick the salt from our palms
We polish our coins with ashes
Eyes wide like lighthouse beams
Waiting for someone to lift the latches

Knowing my own heart has proven
To be a tearful affair
Like a knife through my chest,
Like bitter blood-laden prayer

Knowing my own heart too well
Has swaddled me in ashes
Scribbled out like psalms all on the pavement
Onlookers burn books of matches

Maybe I was born for folly
Maybe I was made feeble
Surround yourself with only
The most tender of people

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released October 7, 2019
Written, performed and produced by Sydney Hargis

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Sydney Sue South Bend, Indiana

Musician and producer based in South Bend, IN.

Contact: sydneysuemusic@gmail.com

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