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Postcards (EP)

by The American Hotel System

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Well the grass is always greener Til’ you step out of the pasture And then you find your stuck inside Another self disaster And when your heart is feeling Like the victim of a cheatin’ Remember it’s misleading When your anger’s through the ceiling and your’re Feeling blue And feeling abused And know you can’t Make an excuse When you’re You’re a victim of truth Yeah, and once this honeymoon has waned And roses fade to blue What will be your saving grace When idle catches you? I’m working through the worry But this worry isn’t living And when my soul is hurting I need some self-forgiveness And I’m Feeling blue And feeling abused And know I can’t Make an excuse When I’m I’m a victim of truth Yeah, the truth is such a funny thing They say it sets you free I’ve used it as a weapon In selfish irony And while I sit here pointing I think I’ll go ahead and join ya’ I think that we’re both lonely So we can sing along When we are Feeling blue And feeling abused And know we can’t Make an excuse When we’re We’re both victims of truth
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There was a man who loved To laugh and play He had a wife and kids To light his way He faced his problems head on One by one But found solutions just To hard to come He lifted spirits high To light his load Came down hard Where rubber met his road They found him in a grave Of steel and stone And the ones he loved left With a broken home He went down Another road Oh, he went down Down another road There was a girl who cared too much too fast She poured her problems deep inside a glass The weight of the world left her flag at half-mast She didn’t know how long she could last She went down Another road Oh, she went down, Down another road Oh, They went down Down another road Oh, They went down Down another Road Oh, I wonder if they’ll find the way back home There was a man who loved to laugh and play He had a wife, and kids, and choice to make
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The Poison 03:37
I woke up this morning and I turned on the news A man had gone crazy From singing the blues And before he could warn me I made up an excuse For changing the channel For advice I refused So pour me the poison I’ll drink it up slow Savor the taste as The bitterness flows I opened my cell phone To share all my doubts But I started shouting When my fears came about I typed out my gravestone Then I figured it out The words I was against I found stuck in mouth So pour me the poison I’ll drink it up slow Savor the taste as The bitterness flows I’ll keep repeating This love I’ve ignored While I’m still reaping This bitter reward But I am weak, Lord My groans are too deep I need a reminder To be humble and meek So remind me it’s poison And an arrogant show I’ll savor the sweet as The bitterness goes I’ll savor the sweet as The bitterness goes
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How will my words bring light If nothing is new? Nothing is new? Where will my spark ignite If nothing is new? Nothing is new? Will the lines that I bare And the feelings I wear Keep me from breaking on through? Will my dreams ever Make me despair Cuz’ nothing is new? How can I know that I’m right While searching for truth If nothing is new? Where is my alibi When I sing the abuse ‘Cuz nothing is new? Will the plans that I share And give all my care Be impossible to live up to? Will my dreams ever Make me despair When nothing is new? Will future kings Know what I’ve done? Or bid me adieu Cuz’ nothing is new Is there more than what’s Under this sun Than works to debut Cuz’ nothing is new When my life Is a snare Of this selfish affair And I finally let go For you Living for more Is my prayer Cuz’ nothing is new Living for more is my prayer More than this weary heart’s stare When these selfish dreams make me despair Cuz’ nothing is new

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Songs written from The American Hotel System during a time of social distancing and emotional isolation.

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released October 2, 2020

Lyrics by Jacob L. Betts
Music by The American Hotel System
Engineered by Jacob L. Betts
Mixed and Mastered by Zachary Rumley Productions LLC
©2020 Variare Productions LLC

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The American Hotel System Grand Rapids, Michigan

The American Hotel System is a rock band from Grand Rapids, Michigan that aims to provoke the mind through heartfelt lyrics and intentional musicality. The band has opened for Bon Jovi on their 2022 tour and their music has been featured in Relix Magazine, BuzzMusic, CLOUT, and LEVELUP. They are two time Music Prize finalists and Grand Champions of Music Prize 2022. ... more

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