Maybe I'll Fly Instead

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lyrics

if I’m crying, it must be January
all beginnings come with endings, I guess
and you’re trying to punish me again
if you’re wondering if it’s working: yeah, it is

maybe I’ll be stronger yet still
maybe I don’t have to be so sick and ill
like your secrets you love
maybe I’m above begging to be shoved off the edge
maybe I’ll fly instead

I’m older than you were at my birth
but, how am I older than you are now, here, today?
I’m just living out the story I was dealt
your decisions can’t be my own debts to pay

maybe I’ll be stronger yet still
maybe I won’t have to be so sick and ill
like your secrets you love
maybe I’m above begging to be shoved off the edge
maybe I’ll fly instead

being full won’t keep your children fed
being quiet won’t make your words unsaid
you can be sure of that
I’m living proof of that

maybe I’ll be stronger yet still
maybe I won’t have to be so sick and ill
like your secrets you love
maybe I’m above begging to be shoved off the edge
maybe I’ll fly instead
maybe I’ll fly instead

credits

released June 25, 2021
TTS061

Written and produced by Buick Audra

Band track engineered by Dan Knobler at Goosehead Palace, Franklin TN
Vocals engineered by Buick Audra at Fort Knockout, Nashville TN

Mixed by Collin Dupuis
Mastered by Dan Shike at Tone and Volume Mastering, Nashville TN

Buick Audra - guitar and vocals
Kris Donegan - guitars
Lex Price - bass
Jerry Roe - drums, percussion, and vibes

Cover photo by Anna Haas
Art Direction and layout by Buick Audra

My gratitude to this band—for all of the reasons—but this session was special. Thanks for always showing up for me; I love you all. Thanks to Dan Knobler for the killer sounds; to Collin for the creamy mix; and to Dan Shike for the perfect sheen. Thanks to Anna for the cover photo and the friendship!

Thanks to Jerry for seeing the best in me and the work, for helping me to see it, too.

Thanks to Nora, who flew instead.

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Buick Audra Nashville, Tennessee

Buick Audra is a Grammy-award-winning musician and writer living in Nashville, TN. She is the guitarist and primary songwriter and vocalist in the melodic heavy duo, Friendship Commanders. Her new album and corresponding memoir, Conversations with My Other Voice, were released on September 23rd, 2022. ... more

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