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Hey I'm Still Breathing

from Dive Bar / Dead Town by Chris Madden

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The last song written for the record, and the most somber, It’s about loss really, sadly a lot of people lost their lives, loved ones, jobs, etc during this pandemic and I think there wasn’t a single person that wasn’t affected. I remember asking a friend how are you feeling today and he said, “Hey I’m Still breathing” I thought that’s a cool way of say’n there still hope and there’s still a fight. So I wanted to write something that was defiant, hopeful and even selfish, that said, yes times are hard, but right now we are here, I am here, we're not going anywhere and we will rise above and get out of this.

Written by Chris Madden
Recorded & Mixed by Chris Madden at Madden Studio

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Hey I’m Still Breathing

(Verse 1)
Old coat still hangs in the front porch,
Cars still on the drive,
He’d usually be out on the 80 acre,
Come home about supper time,

Now there’s just a cold air blowing,
Coming down like a morning prayer,
God I’m tired off this old suit,
Feels like it’s all I ever wear,

(Verse 2)
Useta here the roar from the football field,
Coming over Lagan’s Mill,
Now all we hear is the priests voice
Filtering through the evening still,

There’s been a lot of moving on,
And people ain’t coming back,
Feels like 3 a week now,
And this town seems to always wear black,

(Chorus)
But Hey I’m still breathing, Still speaking,
And this old heart keeps on beating,
And we’ll find a away outta the dark,
Hell yeah I’m grieving, still bleeding, sometimes I feel like screaming,
But I still got a little fire, just give me a spark,
Yeah lately round here there’s been a lot of leaving,
But hey I’m still breathing

(Chorus)

(Bridge)
Now the scripts been tore up, The worlds on it’s head,
And the thieves on the hill say, We should just to stay in bed,
They say it’s no body’s fault, There’s no one to blame,
But I’m not sure about that, I can think of a few names,
But we will rise again, Stronger than before,
I can promise you mr, Were dam hard to ignore,
There’s still fire in my heart, there’s still hope in the air,
Mr you can take my work by I ain’t cutting my hair,

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from Dive Bar / Dead Town, released May 7, 2021
Chris Madden on Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Percussion & Drum Programming

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Chris Madden

Dive Bar / Dead Town Out Now! Singer - Songwriter
Play’n Country & Rock N Roll in Honkytonks, Dive Bars & Watering Holes.

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