On The Inside

from In Bloom by Karyn Michaelson

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I see you in your sadness there ain’t nothing I can do
I’ve danced around your madness so many times trying to heal you
but in your best circumstance you always find something to blame
As if that would make a difference
It’s always something that keeps you in chains
If I could make you happy I would give the world
but now all the riches wouldn’t be enough
if you had everything on the outside
but had nothing left on the inside
Spending all your money, surround yourself with all that stuff
But you sit there in your emptiness cause it’ll never be enough
You think things would be different if you were a star of fortune or fame but they got nothing on you baby
Just look at Howard Hughes or Kurt Cobain
If I could make you happy I would give the world
but now all the riches wouldn’t be enough
if you had everything on the outside
but had nothing left on the inside
Wouldn’t it be something to be at peace in your skin
Wouldn’t it be something to be your own best friend
Walking through this world just knowing you’re o.k.
as it crashes down around you
but you’ve got everything you need today
If I could make you happy I would give the world
but now all the riches would never be enough
if you had everything on the outside
but had nothing left on the inside
to have everything on the inside
to have everything on the inside
to have everything on the inside

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from In Bloom, released August 10, 2018
Violoncello performed by Maria Scherer Wilson
Cover art by Cheryl Welch

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Karyn Michaelson Seattle, Washington

A rootsy, soul-fueled mix of pop-folk/americana

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