“Cold Water Guitar” tells the story of a young man who is indecisive, makes an incredible amount of mistakes, and has broken hearts before–all while breaking his own. He knows that he wants to be better, but keeps falling into this same pattern of sin.
Based on a true story.
“The Monday After II”...
[Intro:]
I can’t believe what I’ve found (What I’ve found)
(I haven’t found a thing)
And now I bleed when I cry (When I cry)
It’s always so nice when I…
Until I need ya’
[Verse One:]
I thought about desire… only for a second
I saw that I was broken, taken and neglected
Everything I dreaded, I read in a text message
Never let your guard down, ‘cause you’ll end up disregarded by a habitual sinner
Residuals die when that sin makes you a dinner
Every plate grabbed will always be your last
And you’ll be stuck, thought-floating, “belower” than grass
(And that’s a sad low)
[Bridge:]
Pad locked, sweating, every night—guessing
Figured out the answer, afraid of the question
Poetic cancer, right between your lips
Then your tongue met mine, not an unforgotten slip
Don’t worry, I’m leaving
I’ve got it all in my mind
Then I’m back, I fell faster than the drop of a dime
This mind is like musical slaughter
I’ve become a guitar that’s sitting in cold water
(Burn)
[Chorus:]
I can’t believe what I’ve found
Because I haven’t found a thing
And now I bleed when I cry
It’s always so nice when I see ya’
Until I need ya’
Again
[Verse Two:]
Nah, I’m not a heartthrob
I’m just a man who knows exactly how to “heart-rob”
Whether you’re tall like a tower or standing short with no power
It doesn’t matter
You’re eligible to start sob—crying like an actor
But to the pastor
So, in other words, you’re only moving backwards
That scared feeling you get
When you attempt to forget
And can’t
And realize you’ve been captured
[Bridge:]
[Chorus:]
[Verse Three]
I had a dream
You thought about running back
Where the road to sanity becomes attached
Where the worst ain’t tuggin' all on your back
Where it’s easy to fall in love and relax
Where that spot called Heaven is just a light away
Where looking down the road shows a brighter day
Where you’re happy, put together, and without a me
When you wake up with a smile
“Undoubtably”
[Pre-Chorus:]
I can’t believe what you’ve found
Because I haven’t found a thing
Now I bleed when I cry
Yesterday, it was nice to see ‘ya
But now, I need ya’
Again
[Chorus:]
Josiah Williams released Cold Water Guitar on Mon Nov 11 2013.