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Hardest of All

from Better Than That by Patrice Taddonio

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I heard that you're thinking of going away
I heard that you're searching for something to say
I heard that you may have destroyed your own heart
That all of your searching just tore it apart

I heard that you're tired of sleeping around
That for all your looking you haven't been found
I heard there was a bird you were tryin’ to save
I heard you were wishin' that you were born brave

Well, it's hard to forget what they said at the start  
But the hardest of all is to know your own heart

The last time I saw you, you couldn't explain
What you saw from your car on that night in the rain
And you gave off the heat of a candle or star
But that's not who you were, and it's not who you are.
And one time you told me right after we kissed
That if you went missing you wouldn't be missed
It wasn't true then and it isn't true now
But you never listened to me anyhow.

Well, it's hard to stop moving, even harder to start  
But the hardest of all is to know your own heart

The arc bends towards justice then it bends right back
But I want to believe we are better than that.
I keep asking the questions and looking for signs  
The answers aren’t mine. Still, I find them sometimes.
And they're not without beauty. They're not without light.
They are sad as hell, too, but I think that's all right.

Well, it's hard when you’re feeling you’re aware but apart
But the hardest of all is to know your own heart

I wish I could tell you that you're not alone
But what do I know? I can't roll back the stone
And I can't solve the mysteries or promise rebirth
But I can tell you this for whatever it's worth
There's both madness and mercy both pleasure and pain
When you open your eyes and start living again
When you open your eyes and start living again

And baby it's only a shot in the dark
If I love you enough will you know your own heart?
If I love you enough will you know your own heart?

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from Better Than That, released December 16, 2016
Music and Lyrics by Patrice Taddonio

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Patrice Taddonio Boston, Massachusetts

Patrice Taddonio is a singer-songwriter living in Boston, MA. Her music grapples with the complexities of trying to live a life that's meaningful in a world where immense beauty and tremendous suffering co-exist. With lyrics that probe yearning, hope, love, blame and forgiveness, her songs explore what it means to stay optimistic in the dark. ... more

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