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Taller Than Me
03:47
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Dear Brother, I’m Getting Married
And I want you there standing up taller than me
You don’t have to throw any party
I just want to see you, proud as can be
I love you, I love you, I know you love me
I wake up thinking of you
In the darkest of hours that I ever knew
And I’ve stolen a thing or two or three
I’ve placed them around where I’d be sure to see them
I love you, I love you, you know that I mean it
Next year, in September
Right under the trees that I know you’d remember
The same where our parents were wed
Back then they were farther from the riverbed
We’ll go there, we’ll go there, we’ll fix what we can
Dear Brother, I’m Getting Married
And I want you there standing up taller than me
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2. |
Don't You
04:18
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You should know, I never waited
Never went because I hated
All the rolling conversations
About the way it never was
He don’t talk, he don’t move
His apartment’s full of food
That’s on the floor. And no one uses
The kitchen anymore
When he dies
You’ll think about him now and then
You’ll bring him up
Just to tell someone you’ve been
Where they are now
And that you know just how it is, don’t you
Should you know, I only nodded
Because I knew you never thought
That you had added something rotted
To a pain that I could taste
You should know
That I can smell
All the feelings that you felt
To talk a lot about yourself
When I just lost my little brother
When he dies
You’ll think about him now and then
You’ll bring him up
Just to tell someone you’ve been
Where they are now
And that you know just how it is, don’t you
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3. |
Once Before
03:53
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I’ve been gone only days
I came home to a place
I would call something less
Than what it was before I left
It turns out that what you know
Can just be bought or even sold
Like a watch or a guitar
Or a lover from the dark
Jesus, you ain’t welcome here no more
Unless your water turns to oil
And you can do without the poor
I’ve talked to God just once before
When I was young and lost a friend
Wondered what he took him for
I’ve been gone only days
I came home to a place
I would call something less
Than what it was before I came
I was sure about the way
I would live day to day
I won’t change, but I will die
With many others by my side
Jesus you ain’t welcome here no more
I hate to be the one
To break the news to someone’s son
I’m not the one to lay the brick and mortar
I’ll go through the doggy door
We aren’t people anymore
I’m just ashamed as you
Who don’t know what the fuck to do
We may be the ones to roast, but every demon has its host
And we’re the ones they need the most
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4. |
Until Tomorrow
03:19
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If your heart grows back
It might haunt you a little
With its scars and its burns
Running right through the middle
It don’t love you right now
But it’s good at forgiving
You might learn a little something
If it lets you keep on living
Well I’m sorry my son
You feel you don’t have a meaning
Spending most of your days
Staring up at the ceiling
Someone loves you anyhow
They’re over playing in the dishes
Filling glasses full of water
Dropping spoons because they’re wishes
For you…
And your sorrow
It’s a long way
Until tomorrow
When you wake up in the morning
Do you linger on your secrets
They follow you around
Like a cloud of thirsty demons
Well it won’t be long before
You’re not the only one who sees them
So let ‘em go and show your wife
The man she swore to be with
For you…
And your sorrow
It’s a long way
Until tomorrow
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5. |
Fever
02:50
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Wait, a moment
You’re still dreaming
Just a little
You’re home and I’m with ya
Ain’t so bitter
As you know
Whiskey in the morning
Wine, at dinner
Fever at midnight
And I’ll be alright
By the morning
I’ve got a dollar
And some change
To make me better
Whiskey in the morning
Wine, any ol’ time
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6. |
Dugan
04:04
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Hey, I love you
It’s been a ghost town everywhere, ya know
It’s nice it’s nice to see the weather
Changin’ though
Take it off when you’re home
Wash your hands ‘cus we’re all animals
I don’t suppose that’s going away
Forever at most
Don’t you know
It’s hard to see it though
It’s right at your door
It’s in your mama’s home
A funeral
For a friend I kinda know
He killed himself
And his kids all know it
Hey, I miss you
Like everyone is missing anyone they know
And watching them get married
At their house all alone
Don’t you know
It’s hard to see it though
It’s right at your door
It’s in your mama’s home
Heroes gone
Toots and John
Then there’s the one
Did it all on his own
Some days it feels like everyone is sick
I know it’s hard to always want to live
Take it slow because you know the ones who love you
Never want to say goodbye unless they have to or they get to
Don’t you know
It’s hard to see it though
It’s right at your door
It’s in your mama’s home
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7. |
Name's Eddie
03:09
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Almost
Could we just sit around a little longer
Once we go
He could open his eyes or his mouth for talking
No he won’t
It’s just the machines that keep him breathing
But he knows
He can still save a life that’s well worth keeping
Take me, take me
Name’s Eddie
I’m ready
Take me
Let me go
I’m know more
But there’
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8. |
Out for a Ride
03:28
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Oh, you’re fine
In your shitty way
You’re free now to waste even
More life away
Please don’t use it
To hurt anyone
Two boys are now ashes
You walked away from
I’d kill you
Just want you to know that I’d love to
You think it’s a joke, I know that you do
I hear what you said, your friends told on you
Before you moved
Near my desk
Is a miniature urn
In a shadow box next to
A watch that still turns
In my closet
A hospital band
To remind me the name of
My brother’s best friend
I’ll kill you
Just want you to know that I need to
I know you were drunk, I know that you tried
To swerve and to scare two kids out for a ride
And I want you
To know how love feels taken from you
How it feels to wake up with just a band and a watch
And know no one will see them again
Because of you
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9. |
Fire
03:26
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You’re on fire, do you have a sec
To talk to me about something
That Just came to my head
God I swear some days it seems like
You won’t love me until I’m dead
But anyways…
I see you’re drowning, can you carry this
I’ve got nowhere to put these things
That make my head a mess
God I swear I’ll lay awake all night
And cry until you miss…
…Me
Miss me
I’m a monster and I don’t even try
My family fucked me up and so you’re welcome
Pass the light
You’re so luckiy that you didn’t have it half as bad as I
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10. |
Sweet Fee
03:20
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Darlin’ Dear,
You are stronger than me
As you show me how to shine
With your belly full of light
Our boy, Sweet Fee
We gonna teach you how to sing
To the counting of your toes
Hope you got your mama’s nose
And my…
Gentle way of things
Never fall without the leaves
A brush
To paint most anything you dare to dream about
The sounds that tumble out your mouth
I’ll see you
In July
Four quick years
You are brave, I get fearful
But I love what’s on your mind
And that sliver in your eye
Of blue, you see
The chisel shows you things
As it’s chipping every day
As we send you on your way
To school
God, don’t make me talk about school
It’s always on the news
Its tough
To keep you safe when rules
Just really don’t exist
For mental health and ammunition
Take my money take the rest
Without the guns without the vests
I want to
See you in July
Mama’s going to
Have a birthday for you.
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11. |
Little Questions
01:48
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He asks about you all the time
Who you were with
How you died
I guess he’s old enough to find out
That everybody only has
A little time
I don’t know what’s right, buddy
I know you’ve seen me cry
They don’t make fathers like they used to
That’s alright
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Jacob Russo Denver, Colorado
Jacob Russo is a Denver-based singer/songwriter who channels a unique blend of introspection and raw emotion, delivering a
sonic experience that captivates the listener from the first note.
Jacob's newest album "Taller Than Me" is a culmination of years of artistic evolution and a tribute to the life of his late younger brother in a musical journey that confronts the uncomfortable
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