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Hans On

by Ashley Scrace

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1.
I've been on this road for quite some time, Never found a place that I'll call mine, Everybody needs a place to be, Maybe they find it eventually. But this place is not my home, It's just another place to be alone, And I wish that you were with me and by my side. I've been on the road since 2008, Thought I saw me in a better place, Looking back I wanted different things, But there ain't much time when pressure rings. This place is not my home, It's just another place to be alone, And I wish you could give me somewhere to hide. But this place is not my home, It's just another place to be alone, And I wish that you were with me and by my side.
2.
Babe, you walk a fine line, Between what's wrong and what is right, I guess you know how to play this game, What does it matter anyhow? The rules are yours all the same. You lead me into the darkness, Blind, battered and beat by your lies, If I had this chance again, Maybe I'd think twice. Now I don't know where I'm going, Even less what I'll find, I'm in the middle of nowhere, And I feel fine. The call to go has been so strong, Still I'm living here all on my own, We fight enough sometimes to start a war, There's the problem, We don't know what we're fighting for. You thought I wasn't thinking, Hard enough for you to tell, Between the lies and the soul sinking, You don't know me too well Now I don't know where I'm going, Even less what I'll find, I'm in the middle of nowhere, And I feel fine. Now I don't know where I'm going, Even less what I'll find, I'm in the middle of nowhere, And I feel fine.
3.
Remember when we laughed And the days just passed? As we laid under the stars and dreamed our lives After a day or two. There we said so many words We never knew the gravity of Or how hard it would be to fulfill possibility In a life where eternity ain't real. Now the days have passed and our time is through We fade away our whole lives too. All the light and all the darkness too I wish it wouldn't face away so soon. Driving out to your place Where the view was all there was to save Where the locals just hated me because I Was from a different part of town. Down the line our moment passed We knew our journey was fading fast I found another way to spend my every day with someone Whom words cannot define. Now the days have passed and our time is through We fade away our whole lives too. All the light and all the darkness too I wish it wouldn't face away so soon. You took it well when you got the news That my life had forgotten about you Why I wouldn't improve, why I wouldn't just talk to you I guess I will never know. I try not to think about you But the conversation is never through Still we would not reconnect and I thought that you were bitter at best So I guess we're not that different after all. Now the days have passed and our time is through We fade away our whole lives too. All the light and all the darkness too I wish it wouldn't face away so soon.
4.
Where you running to my baby now? Can't you find some grace or a way out? When you've got there let me know, No doubt I'll support your show. Took the bait and now I'm dying on the line, you can't run away from your tangled mind, Smell the flowers, see the fields, Can't you see what's left to feel? Well maybe it's alright Well maybe there are two sides of this fight. Well maybe we'll get through Well maybe let's not hope too soon. I knew I lost you when you went away You said there was no other but it didn't matter anyway. I cannot believe in you Your self-assurance leaves no room. Well maybe it's alright Well maybe there are two sides of this fight. Well maybe we'll get through Well maybe let's not hope too soon. Well maybe it's alright Well maybe there are two sides of this fight. Well maybe we'll get through Well maybe let's not hope too soon.
5.
Give yourself another chance, As the sun breaks through the trees, Spare your heart that old romance, Drift away upon the breeze. Go alone to find yourself, Though the road you know is long, Put your past back on the shelf, Accept mistakes now as your own. Save yourself, and you'll save me again, Free to roam, still you'll stay my friend, And when you find your home, just call me again. And I'll see you again, Oh, I'll see you again. On the dark side of the world, You found a call to life unknown, Watered by your life so well, Into a flower you have grown. I recall your parting words: "Don't wait up; you're still young." I sat back as life unfurled, I let you go and be the one. Save yourself, and you'll save me again, Free to roam, still you'll stay my friend, And when you find your home, just call me again. And I'll see you again, Oh, I'll see you again.
6.
What a joy it is to be here, Waking up in this morning light, Didn't think I would make it, After our long lasting fight. Where you win some days, You force me to choose, Between the troubles of life that I know are easy to lose. I'm worn down to the bone, I'm scared and tired, And afraid of being alone. There's no help for my delusions, Just these pills to numb my brain, But even if there were solutions, I'd reject them all the same. I was standing on the bridge, Choking on booze, Overdosed on life and the ease if I lose. I'm worn down to the bone, I'm scared and tired, And afraid of being alone. You saved my soul when I met you, From the fate of a broken heart, Though I've tried so hard to lose you, You are forever in my heart. Still keeping me sane, You keep away the blues, And the troubles of life which I know are easy to lose. I'm worn down to the bone, I'm scared and tired, And afraid of being alone.
7.
"How's it going?" she suddenly questions "What you going through?" Sat back yet showing resistance He's got a point of view. Too much for listening people Who watch every move Keep working hard for the evil Got something to prove. Now you've given away our chances You can't stay well and true. Tired of playing these same old dances The end will come for you. It's coming for you. She checks out her endless timeline And sighs with despair 'If I could only be somewhere fine, Where the bosses care. No more of this email bullshit No more crying Still I need that next promotion, Even if it means I'm lying.' Little steps never bring new chances Those at the top always choose. Giving tunes to our same old dances. The end will come for you. It's coming for you. Sitting cold and giving her sweet time To be ignored By the State who claim the breadline Is all they can afford. She lashes out at each institution And is locked inside A system which breeds on losing You cannot hide. There's a man with a thousand chances Whom we leave on the loose. Treats the end of the world like dances The end will come for you. It's coming for you.
8.
Growing older the time grows Always colder, I can't go on, Living this way, I know. I fight my feelings always, They leave me reeling and down on myself, As I wait for the sky to fall. But there ain't a doubt, Baby, there is no way out, And I just can't scream and shout, So you're breaking down the walls to save me. And I can't let go, I'm haunted by the past, I know, Wondering how I can go on, Till you break down the walls and save me. If I am guilty of one thing, It always kills me that I did not do More to let you know. What I'm feeling, What I'm thinking, As I deal with this pain I know. But there ain't a doubt, Baby, there is no way out, And I just can't scream and shout, So you're breaking down the walls to save me. And I can't let go, I'm haunted by the past, I know, Wondering how I can go on, Till you break down the walls and save me. But there ain't a doubt, Baby, there is no way out, And I just can't scream and shout, So you're breaking down the walls to save me. And I can't let go, I'm haunted by the past, I know, Wondering how I can go on, Till you break down the walls and save me.

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Studio remixes by Hans Annellsson of Ashley's songs from his albums From First to Second. Named in the honour of Hans himself.

All songs written by Ashley Scrace. All songs recorded by Hans Annellsson, except track 7 (The End Will Come For You) which is recorded and produced by Ashley Scrace.

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released August 20, 2018

Hans Annellsson. A blessing. A joy to work with and be around. Thank you so much for these remixes.

Special thanks also to José Luis Liard for his assistance with saxophone on Worn Down.

Thanks for the support from Josefin, Maria, John, the Mässingshornet crew and more.

Hans Annellsson:
(All tracks) Guitar (lead and rhythm), keyboard, pianos, bass, organs, percussion, backing vocals. All mixing and mastering.

Ashley Scrace:
(All tracks) Rhythm guitar (acoustic and electric), piano, vocals
(Track 7 'The End Will Come For You') Drum machines, rhythm guitar, lead guitar, vocals, backing vocals, bass, keyboards

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Ashley Scrace Malmö, Sweden

British-Swedish singer-songwriter by night, very average dull office-working guy by day.

After a long creative depression due to the covid pandemic, I am coming back to regularly gigging, writing, and recording music. Stay tuned here for all the latest.
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