

“Metaphors” by Trevor Madison (ft. Palmer Lee)
Lyrics: TRANSIENTbyRyan and Trevor Madison
Verse 1:
The chaos of this traffic
Makes it hard to think
Detours trying to reach your heart
Got stopped at every red light
Feel the seconds slipping by
I pray I catch your plane on time
Pre-Chorus:
I spoke in metaphors
‘Cause my words always got lost before
And before you fly away
There’s something that I need to say
Chorus:
You’re my everything
My heart my soul my dreams
You’re my shining star
The light that’s always guiding me home
And in the stormy seas
You are what’s anchoring me
The only thing I know that is true
Is my love for you
Verse 2:
Now I’m waiting here at my gate
Maybe it’s a mistake
Maybe we’ll work out someday
I thought I felt the love in your eyes
But I never heard you say
That I was yours and you were mine and I was yours always
Pre-Chorus:
And you spoke in metaphors
‘Cause the words always got lost before
And I won’t fly away
If only I could hear you say
Chorus:
You’re my everything
My heart my soul my dreams
You’re my shining star
The light that’s always guiding me home
And in the stormy seas
You are what’s anchoring me
The only thing I know that is true
Is my love for you
Bridge:
And I
Could search forever and ever and ever
And I would never never never
Find a love like this
And you
Are my forever and ever and ever
And I will never never never
Find anything else like this
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Posted: September 27, 2021 in Photography
Tags: art studio, artist, eagle, mike meyer, mike meyer sign painter, paint, photography, sign painter, transientbyryan
“Erase Her“
written on 7.23.21
V1:
I stayed up all night thinking
Didn’t help I was drinking
Flashbacks to the best of you and I
We grew up just a few blocks away
So I know that I can’t stay
Never was able to say goodbye
Bridge:
Maybe I’ll put this bottle down
And walk away from our hometown
Chorus:
Letters written in pencil and sidewalk chalk
Shoulda’ made it easier to
Wipe your memory with this eraser
But no matter how hard I try
I [just can’t/can’t seem to] erase her
Bridge:
Now I put that bottle down
Gotta move on from this All-American town
V2:
‘Cause every church, bar, and our favorite cafe
Knows I’m hurting and not OK
Can’t seem to hide this frown
‘Cause our last words in my driveway
Leave me wishin’ I could runaway
Find myself in a new town
Chorus:
Letters written in pencil and sidewalk chalk
Shoulda’ made it easier to
Wipe your memory with this eraser
But no matter how hard I try
I [just can’t/can’t seem to] erase her
Outtro:
I’ll be fine, ready to move on
Kept that old eraser
‘Cause now I’m ready to erase her
Maybe…I’m ready to erase her
“Ex Marks the Spot” (demo)
By: Jonathan Stickler & Ryan Tagge
6.27.2021
Been chasin’ your hints all over this map
But I’m done with that
All the love we had has been resold
‘Cause it was fools gold
I might get lost along the way
But that’s part of the fun they say
‘Cause now the X marks the spot where
I leave you behind me
It used to be followin’ you
But I’m finally ready to
Step closer / To my next adventure
‘Cause now my Ex marks the spot where
My Ex marks the spot I’ll never go back to
I know there’s plenty of fish in the sea
I’ll find them eventually
For now I’m puttin’ my line away
Save It for another day
Might get lost along the way
But that’s part of the fun they say
‘Cause now the X marks the spot where
I leave you behind me
It used to be followin’ you
But I’m finally ready to
Step closer / To my next adventure
‘Cause now my Ex marks the spot where
My Ex marks the spot I’ll never go back to
I might get lost along the way
But that’s part of the fun they say
Might get lost along the way
But I’ll just call it a getaway
‘Cause now the X marks the spot where
I leave you behind me
It used to be followin’ you
But I’m finally ready to
Step closer / To my next adventure
‘Cause now my Ex marks the spot where
My Ex marks the spot I’ll never go back to
“Young”
Music and Vocals: Palmer Lee
Lyrics: Ryan Tagge
V1:
Do you remember
when we were young
I reached up at the stars
so you packed a suitcase
you drew a rocket so we could shoot into space
Do you remember
when we were young
you said that we’d touch the moon
the joy shining from my face
we floated in space
safe in your embrace
Pre-Chorus:
and you said, I’ll always shield you
and you held my hand to help me through
Chorus:
yeah, we shot into outer space
touched the stars, memories I’ll never replace
no matter how old we grow
you always find a way to make me glow
yeah, you showed me hope can heal things soon
faith I hold onto every afternoon
no matter how old we grow
you still help me find my rainbow
V2:
do you remember
when we were young
we drew all our dreams in chalk
the smile on my face
you said the best things
in life are chased
do you remember
when we were young
nothing could get in our way
the delight on my face
you never let one minute
ever go to waste
V3:
do you remember
when we were young
nothing out of grasp
the awe shining from my face
I could always be myself
not out of place
do you remember
when we were young
you made me strong
the admiration on my face
in this daunting world
you helped me find my place
Bridge:
as we grew older
you helped me grow bolder
grew our roots but you never left my side
faithful as the ocean tide
Outro:
as we grew older…
you helped me grow bolder…
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Posted: May 20, 2020 in Lyrics, music
Tags: collaboration, country music, guitar, Lyrics, music, nashville, palmer lee, poem, singer, songwriter, songwriting
“Smolder”
Vocals/Arrangement/Melody: Palmer Lee
Lyrics: Ryan Tagge/Eric Blossman
Striking a match to a love I once knew
Igniting these old memories
I see your ghost in my rearview
Our last kiss still haunting me
I can still see your face
In the droplets of every glass
I stir the regrets but can’t erase
Gotta leave you in the past
Pre chorus
We ran hotter than that bonfire
Then our love got caught in the crossfire
Chorus
I’m.. watching flashbacks in the flame
Setting fire to our yesterdays
The ashes wither in the rain
Gonna let them smolder… away
Verse 2
Tossing our photos into the blaze
Watch them burn and turn to dust
Our past lost inside the haze
Like the one I used to trust
This could be my last chance
To let these feelings fade
Burn the past to end this trance
And leave behind the love we made
Pre-chorus
We ran hotter than a bonfire
But now we’re caught in a crossfire…now
Chorus
I’m.. watching flashbacks in the flame
Setting fire to our yesterdays
The ashes wither in the rain
Gonna let them smolder… away
Bridge
Alone in the dark
Just trying to sort things out
I’m turning
photos to ash
Trying to erase the past
Every time I try to leave you behind
I still feel you near me
I can see you clearly
From the memories in my mind
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Posted: April 8, 2020 in Lyrics, music
Tags: music, palmer lee, singer, smolder, songwriter
“strings and freedom”
completed on 8.10.19
this can’t end as another sad song
from the fading light of what i knew
childhood memories i still pursue
an anchor that pulls so strong
a heavy weight holding on to me
for years i was broken
from shattered memories that i still hold
pain that seared through my soul
i’m starting to make myself whole
to escape the darkness of pain’s blindfold
instead of looking over my shoulder
where every line i write
tears a larger hole
i’m picking up my soul
i’ll write ’til i find the light inside me
i’m not forgetting
but i’m cutting the strings
to these hooks haunting me
to finally feel like i am free
so i can spread my wings
(chorus)
these holes may never fully heal
but i can sew these scars
cut these strings holding me
and release this weight off me
to head for the stars