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How Can I Leave

from Heat from the Day by Ben Kreader

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you painted stars and space above me
you paved the road so I could run
you understood more than you told me
now I’m the one who understands I’m not the one

how can I leave without you?
I’ve never felt someone so strong
how can I leave when I feel you holding on?
this is wrong, this is wrong
maybe
how can I leave without you?
I can’t forget you’re not alone
how can I leave when I don’t know where I go?
I was wrong, I was wrong
maybe

I can’t give back the gift you gave me
when you woke me up and asked me why
but you’re just a man without an answer
and now I must lose this love I dug so far to find

how can I leave without you?
I’ve never felt someone so strong
how can I leave when I feel you holding on?
this is wrong, this is wrong
maybe
how can I leave without you?
I can’t forget how I’m alone
how can I leave when I don’t know where I go?
I was wrong, I was wrong, I was wrong

I’m pulled by your side
and my eyes won’t let go
want to reach out and touch you
and make this thing whole
but I loved you too hard
and it broke me so slow
I know

how can I leave without you?
I’ve never felt someone so strong
how can I leave when I feel you holding on?
we were wrong, we were wrong
how can I leave without you?
I can’t forget how I’m alone
how can I leave when I don’t know where I go?
now you know, now you know, now you know

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from Heat from the Day, released March 18, 2014
Words and Music: Ben Kreader
Vocals, Piano and Programming: Ben Kreader
Keyboards: Peter Adams
Guitar: Meghan Toohey
Bass: Jonathan Ahrens
Drums: Aaron Sterling
Production: Bryan Cook and Ben Kreader
Mixing: Bryan Cook
Mastering: Hans DeKline
Photography: Johnny Nicoloro
Design: Gary Trethaway
© 2014 Hecho Derecho Music / ASCAP

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Ben Kreader Los Angeles, California

Ben Kreader writes songs driven by the rhythm of the road and framed by the pain of the blues. His Chicago roots bring tornados, rain, and sky to his lyrics, mirroring the Midwest's meditative melancholy. Influenced by art-pop pioneers, Ben melds country-folk narratives and blues vocals with a dense forest of electronics and beats into simple songs of love and loss. ... more

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