Emery - Stranger

Off the album RUB SOME DIRT ON IT, available now — http://emery.ffm.to/rsdoi

"This album was created from a desire for something real, raw, and intense. We worked out the songs in this room together over a couple of weekends, set a recording date and went home and practiced and finished the lyrics. We returned to this same space a few weeks later, did one full day of setup and rehearsal, and then captured the album in a hyper focused two hour span with our own recording equipment and a full camera crew. In post-production, we did some minor editing and a handful of musical punches and overdubs, and re-tracked a good amount of the lead vocals to recreate the live performance but with no bleed — allowing us to create this full-quality audio master recording while retaining it's raw live energy and spontaneity." - Matt Carter, Emery

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I trusted you
You said all the right things to me
All the words to make me believe you, believe in you
You’re not the man I hoped
The person I thought you were
God must have turned his back on a person like me

I’m no stranger to the pain
Trust is now my enemy
My dignity is now shame
Promises can’t make me stay
I’m no stranger to the pain

Your calloused hands examining my body
Now what makes you think it’s alright with me
I’m too scared to breathe
I’m just lying there so motionless
Praying God will interject and save me
Won’t you save me
Oh I finally find the courage
Slowly muster up the words
That’s enough from you and head to the other room
Then I slouch to the ground and barely make a single sound
And think of all the ways I could kill you

I’m no stranger to the pain
Trust is now my enemy
My dignity is now shame
Promises can’t make me stay
I’m no stranger to the pain

You say you have authority
But that doesn’t mean a thing to me
I’m not the victim now
I’m not the victim now
You prey on the ones you say you love
Slander the name of God above
I’m not the victim now
I’m not the victim now
Carry the weight of all you’ve done
To these innocent ones
We’re not the victims now
You’re just a coward
Move past the scars you left
Lose every thought I’ve kept
We’re not the victims now
We’re not the victims now