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Somewhere Between

by James Walker

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I grew up alongside the ghosts of my parents' trauma, and eventually turned to unhealthy coping mechanisms and addiction to cope.

'Somewhere Between' delves into these struggles and my personal experience of dependency. I chose to record the song in my family home, where I faced many of these challenges.

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To a town I once loved
Whatever has become?
You dragged me down
And drugged me up
Took my money
Threw me out
And run

Wade in the water
Parents' house
Out so late
The sun's rising now
Big time drama
Small time town
People watching people watch the world go round

You're not so big
When you step out of here
If home is where the heart is
I've been evicted by the fear that I

I'm somewhere between who I am
Who I want to be
I'm somewhere between two paths in front of me
Somewhere between loving you and hating me
Somewhere between, somewhere between
Who I am and who you see
Who you see

A tourniquet 'round your arm
You were my nicotine napalm bomb
You shook me up like a car alarm
Going off inside the dark
I saw you sprawled out on my bed
Back when we were more than friends
Picking payday loans to mend
Our heavy habits and hollow heads
Watching the world disappear
I lost all of my formative years

I'm somewhere between who I am
Who I want to be
(I don't know who I want to be)
Somewhere between two paths in front of me
(Two paths)
Somewhere between loving you and hating me
(Won't someone show me which way to go?)
Somewhere between, somewhere between
(Someone show me)
Who I am and who you see
(Tell me who I am)
Who I am and who you see

I'm somewhere between who I am
Who I want to be
(I don't know who I want to be)
Somewhere between two paths in front of me
Two paths
Somewhere between loving you and hating me
(Won't someone show which way to go)
I'm somewhere between, somewhere between

But I am who I am
But I am who I am
Who I am
Who I am
I
I'm not who I want to be
Won't you show me the way back to myself?

'cause if you asked me to go back
I would say that I just can't
Then I probably would laugh
Before crying
'cause home is really what I lack

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released April 28, 2023
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"James Walker is one of the rarest types of songwriters. His music is intelligent, introspective, and yet melodious and infectious." - Overblown Magazine

"Stunningly lovely" - The Huffington Post

New singles Sane and Chasing are out now via Kobalt/AWAL, Maximal Music Sync and Music Table South Korea.
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