Emily Scott Robinson "Let 'Em Burn" (Acoustic Mondays)

Emily Scott Robinson "Let 'Em Burn" (Acoustic Mondays)
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"Let 'Em Burn" (Lyrics)
White picket fence, a quiet street
Faithful wife of fifteen years, mother of three
I go to church, I say my prayers
But I have never felt the breath of God in there
I followed every rule and played it safe
And I built myself a beautiful cage
The coffee’s hot, the kids asleep
This is the only time I feel like I can breathe
But late last night I locked the door
And cried myself to sleep on the bathroom floor
‘Cause I lit a match and held it to my yearning
And found out I was a house already burning
I’m on the edge of somethin’ wild
On the edge of somethin’ free
On the edge of somethin’ reckless
I get down on my knees
If you don’t recognize me
When I come back around
It’s cause all the things I thought I’d be
I let ‘em all burn to the ground
I let ‘em burn, I let ‘em burn
I never dreamed I’d start this war
When I was young I was so innocent and sure
I was afraid to be alone
So I wrote every vow of loyalty in stone
But is this the life I want for my own daughter?
Just tryin’ to keep her head about the water?
What if desire is a gift and not a sin?
What if this could be the start and not the end?
I’m on the edge of somethin’ wild
On the edge of somethin’ free
On the edge of somethin’ reckless
Yeah, I get down on my knees
If you don’t recognize me
When I come back around
It’s cause all the things I thought I’d be
I let ‘em all burn to the ground
I let ‘em burn, I let ‘em burn
I let ‘em burn, Mmmmm
I let ‘em burn, Burn, Ooooh-ooooh-ooooh…
With a quarter million miles under her belt and counting, North Carolina native Emily Scott Robinson travels the dusty highways of America's wild country, capturing the stories of the people she meets and expertly crafting them into songs. Robinson received critical acclaim for her debut album Traveling Mercies-- Rolling Stone named it one of the “40 Best Country and Americana Albums of 2019.” In 2021, Robinson signed with Oh Boy records, the label founded by the legendary John Prine, and released her follow-up album American Siren. It made numerous “Best of 2021” lists including NPR, Rolling Stone, American Songwriter, and No Depression. In 2022, Robinson released a collaboration for theater called Built on Bones, a song cycle written for the Witches of Shakespeare's Macbeth, featuring artists Alisa Amador and Violet Bell.
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