The Past Has Arms

from Lessons by Ha Ha Tonka

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mouthful of blood when I bit my tongue
I caught myself feeling important again

alone on a night when I shouldn't have been
I caught myself talking to myself and listening

I know that the past has arms
I can feel it hold me tight
Every time I close my eyes
I can still some light

hateful of hate and the way that I'd been
I couldn't wait to hear myself stop talking
oh but I know that the past has arms and opinions on everything that I say

I know that the past has arms
I can feel it hold me tight
Every time I close my eyes
I can still some light

I know that the past has arms
I can feel it hold me back
every thing I had to give
and everything I lacked

I know that the road I'm on
it's gonna come to an end
But every time I turn around
I always turn back again

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from Lessons, released September 24, 2013

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Ha Ha Tonka Missouri

Ha Ha Tonka is the unmistakable indie-meets-Southern rock band comprised of Brett Anderson, Lucas Long and Brian Roberts. The band toys with the theme of living beyond a normal lifetime- the concept of reliving and rewriting our lives, and the lessons we can all learn along the way. ... more

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