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Painful Game

from Beating of the Sun by Lisa Richards

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    CD number 5 recorded in Austin Texas. Produced by Jeff May and Executive produced by Lisa Richards.

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Painful Game
Your cheeks are burning
There’s fire on your tongue
you’d rather cut somebody down
than turn your cheek
you know you should keep your mouth shut,
you’d rather speak your mind
You don’t want to hold your breath
you don’t want to bide your time

If it’s not kind
don’t say it
If it’s a painful game
don’t play it

every word is poised to kill
your heart is racing, you hunger for the thrill
you’re loaded up with hurt
some body’s got to pay
somebody help that man
he’s no use to himself today

If it’s not kind
don’t say it
If it’s a painful game
don’t play it

Just cause it feels good
don’t make it right
instead of stumbling in the dark
you could turn on the light
turn on the light
turn on the light

This is the trap you cut your teeth upon
The words fly out and no good ever comes
You can’t just take it back, now that it’s on the floor
Now that the tears are falling
now that she’s slammed her door

If it’s not kind
don’t say it
If it’s a painful game
don’t play it

credits

from Beating of the Sun, released July 17, 2016
Produced by Jeff May and Lisa Richards
drums Walter Doggett
guitar vocals Lisa Richards
Bass and other instruments Jeff May
Keyboards, piano accordion, melodica Derek Morris
Cello Steve Bernal

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Lisa Richards Canberra, Australia

With an instantly identifiable vocal timbre and an elastic sense of phrasing, Lisa has been called a singer's singer and her songs are a melting pot mixture of jazz, folk,blues,pop, rock and country - her own brand of adventurous folk art.

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