Fractured After All

{intimate fingerpicked acoustic guitar

intro, raw and close-mic'd,

vinyl crackle dust} Eleven years of secrets kept in the dark

We built a kingdom on a park bench spark

Then Georga walked in with her brand new plans

And drew a line in the shifting sands

{acoustic guitar picking with subtle pedal steel swell} Seven short months is

all it took for her to decide

To push away eleven years of standing by your side

April, she convinced you that we were a lie

Without a single word to say

goodbye {soft brushed snare drum enters,

upright bass

warmth} Oh, April, how'd you let her tear it down?

We were the talk of this whole small town

Now Georga whispers and you walk away

Saying we aren't friends

anymore

today

(anymore...) {fuller acoustic band,

weeping pedal steel, warm harmonies}

Eleven years of memories erased by a stranger's word

The quietest betrayal that I ever heard

She knew you for a season,

I knew you for a life

But you let her cut our history like a knife

{intensity drops, solo fingerpicked guitar,

fragile vocal} Oh, April,

how'd you let her tear it down?

We were the talk of this whole small town

Now Georga whispers and you

walk away

Saying we aren't friends anymore today

{grand emotional peak, sweeping strings,

full acoustic rhythm}

Eleven years... Gone in seven months...

Goodbye, April {fading acoustic guitar pluck,

slow trail of vinyl crackle}