Hannah Epperson Lyrics

This is an unofficial lyrics blog of all things Hannah Epperson. It is currently a work-in-progress. If you'd like to make a specific request, CORRECT an incorrect lyric, or simply want to chat a bit, shoot it in my inbox!

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story // upsweep // lyrics

Just beneath its skin, a story untold Let it burst apart from this god-given mould When it all dissolves, will the memories be all When you’re behind bars, stealing your own?

Vulnerable boy with a weakness for truth Sees a snake outside with a lump in its throat A pair of skins beside the big old aspen out back And he can’t decide to do nothing or to act

When the walls caved in and the light shone through There were spaces in between the things you thought you knew The snake that shed its skin, how much of him is left? You said nothing

I can’t make up my mind…

From the upcoming upsweep album

See here for a non-album studio performance and lyrics

For another performance of this song, you can find a live performance here

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without further ado, the official release into the wild of the first single from my debut record, UPSWEEP, out September 16th. here she is: Story...

So if you haven’t been following, Han’s officially announced her upsweep album!

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brother // lyrics

Oh, it’s beautiful He made it with his own hands He made it for family and friends How does madness feel, cause God knows it’s real I know you’ll come out of it You’ll always come out of it

Swallow another one down But remember your sister’s hand There was always your sister’s hand Take the shock, shock to your head Why do they always punish the gentle ones You were always the gentle one

For other performances of this song, you can find a studio performance here and a live performance here

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cat’s cradle // lyrics

Open your eyelids wider She’s sitting right beside you Cat’s cradle with our tongues Don’t tell anyone Breath makes ghosts at dawn Tear the classroom curtains down Make a nest for us to sleep I’ll stay awake and think

Fold your broken words into My palms open wide for you Teardrop, tea, and thimbles Memory’s stupid ripples Simple story, simple girl Simple song and simple world Run away to someplace new Simple, stupid point of view

I open my eyes wider I’m standing right beside you Cat’s cradle with our tongues I won’t tell anyone...

For other performances of this song, you can find a studio performance here and a live performance here

These lyrics are very tentative, please feel free to help if you feel I misheard a word or two.

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we will host a party // lyrics

Take the water from the desert, bring it to the city, pour it in the fountains, don't deny you're robbing all the people of tomorrow's bounty, fuck the world so we can host another party...

Fly another helicopter, cover up the mudslides, god forbid the world should see us as we are, the gutter's shouting out tomorrow's headlines, stop the publications, it will be our ruin...

I chose this different layout for the lyrics because I felt it represented the way Hannah sings this song more accurately. If you do not like this layout, you may click here for a standard lyrics layout

For other performances of this song, you can find a live peformance here and another live performance here

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shadowless // lyrics

If you take the road to my house Careful there’s space between where Crazy me begins and the pavement ends You’ll see, I trust you’ll find me anyway, anyway…

Unzip me, my color shadows Will escape, they dance so crazy When they fall, take out your needle And stitch me up without my shadows for you, only for you…

When you took another look Inside of me, I think you saw the Hole where my shadows had lived Before you stitched me closed, now I’m alone, shadowless…

For other versions of this song, you can find an acoustic studio performance here and a live performance here.

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strong thread // upsweep // lyrics

Strong thread, strong weave Strong thread, oh… Strong thread, strong weave Strong thread, oh…

Pick me up pouring water into sand You’ll never have the better hand I turn on all the lights before I leave You’ll never know what you can’t see

(Sorry that I told you in my sleep…)

I’m sorry that I told you in my sleep All the girls that I’ve been seeing I’m lying to you every other time And you’ll never know when I’m right

How could you do it? What did you think would happen? My friend told my brother I’m gonna have to cut you down

It was never meant to be this hard, kill all the lights…

From the upcoming upsweep EP

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iodine & talcum // upsweep // lyrics

Iodine and talcum powder The ladies’ room is always dimly lit You took a butter knife from off the table The poetry is only in your head A cut in life, a fold beneath the label Where the tongue-tied future holds its breath

Let your body bend until it breaks apart A paper bag to slow your breathing down Appeal to her, the one you need protection from Two enemies together bound as one

I am all the voices in your head But you can say you’re sorry for the things you never did I am the second thought that gets you in the end I am all the voices in your head…

From the upcoming upsweep EP  

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farthest distance // upsweep // lyrics

Broken jaw of a cartoon artist Fight a war for word-space in the captions 140 characters to say it all in 12,000 miles of spaces in between

I never listened to what the thunder said…

A million miles or more in a minute You’ll never know the needle in the haze Forget-me-nots forgotten before May Dry stones in April, no sounds of water Drip drip drop

We are the farthest distance apart…

And then in the night, ethereal rumors Waver in the light, it’s too soon to know it all Cause and then he’s out, a force with no direction Dry stones, no sounds, water from the wasteland

Reckless daring in a moment of a surrender Which a thousand words of prudence can’t take back Retrace your footsteps and all of your pixel counts The palace and the prison keep on getting built Back to back

We are the farthest distance apart…

And there in the night, marauders of the moment Motion in the end, the shadow in between I can’t even find silence in the mountains Dry stone, wet hands, water from the wasteland

I can’t even find silence in the wasteland…

From the upcoming upsweep EP

See here for a non-EP studio performance and lyrics

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let it go // upsweep // lyrics

How many steps closer are we when your headlights disappear in the East I’m tired of healing, I wanna remember what we did in the backseat I tried to walk in a straight line, but circles become me

I’m tired, tired of background motion, of patter and commotion I know you just wanna let it go Come away from it with me Ooh

We only seem to be talking about the things we never meant to say Just let me a little closer I want to find familiar lies to chase I’ve tried to find some peace of mind, but circles become me

I’m tired, tired of background motion, of patter and commotion I know you just wanna let it go Come away from it with me Ooh

Mm ah mm ah mm ah mm ah Mm ah mm ah mm Ooah

From the upcoming upsweep EP

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story // lyrics

Just beneath its skin, a story untold Let it burst apart from this god-given mould When it all dissolves, will the memories be all When you’re behind bars,

Stealing your own?

Vulnerable boy with a weakness for truth Sees a snake outside with a lump in its throat A pair of skins beside the big old aspen out back And he can’t decide to do nothing or to act

When the walls caved in and the light shone through There were spaces in between the things you thought you knew The snake that shed its skin, how much of him is left? You said nothing

I can’t make up my mind…

See here for the album version’s lyrics

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farthest distance // lyrics

Broken jaw of a cartoon artist Fight a war for word-space in the captions 140 characters to say it all 12,000 miles of spaces in between

I never listened to what the thunder said... A million miles or more in a minute You'll never find the needle in the haze Forget-me-nots forgotten before May Dry stones in April, no sounds of water Drip drip drop We are the farthest distance apart... Reckless daring in a moment of a surrender Which a thousand words of prudence can't take back Retrace your footsteps and all of your pixel counts The palace and the prison keep on getting built Back to back We are the farthest distance apart.... I can't even find silence in the wasteland ...

See here for the EP version’s lyrics

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murder of crows // lyrics

Sing me a bird song It’s an unfamiliar sight Measure by measure Every carcass is on the ground

A murder of crows floods the city They’re violently voyaging home A murder of crows overhead now Cast shadows when you’re all alone

Send him a love note There’s a chance he’ll write you back Pixel by pixel Displaced items of love fill the gap

A murder of crows floods the city They’re violently voyaging home A murder of crows overhead now Cast shadows when you’re all alone

Tell her the story Of the bird that never died Story’s a wingspan Of the blackbird set to fly

A murder of crows floods the city They’re violently voyaging home A murder of crows overhead now Cast shadows when you’re all alone

For other performances of this song, you can find a live performance here and another live performance here