25 tracks by Nick Torres
Two Beers Away From Calling You
Another ten o'clock, same beer, same bar.
Same old thoughts of calling you.
We burned that bridge so many times,
crossing it's the last thing I should do.
Your number's still here in my phone,
But I know theres…
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I was listening to Billie Holiday and this idea popped into my head. I think this is more suited for a woman's voice, so I'll re-post when that's recorded.
You’d drop the needle careful
Like it might scare the blues away
Sunday dancing…
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Hello all, I've been doing FAWM, February Album Writing Month, so I haven't been getting back to you with listens and comments, my apologies. Writing 14 songs in a month tends to limit you doing much else. I highly recommend it though…
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I'm a madman roaring down this rain-slicked road
Top down, laughing, rain slaps like the hand of God
Left you barefoot, summer-haired, watching me go
Like a beautiful flower I should've picked
a long, long time ago
Pre-Chorus:
You were…
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One mile over the line again
and I know
if I look over my shoulder I'll see you
on the other side.
could be I've lost my mind again
does it show?
if I look into the mirror will I see me
cause I'd like to hide
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don't look at…
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The Cabinet of Mirrors meets at ten
Nodding Secretaries in a row
Like a bunch of old dashboard dogs
In tailored suits from Savile Row
They call it peace through strength
Deaths the price we pay
Killing keeps us safe at night
Everybody…
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Grandpa wore a red bandana
Said the dust would wash away
Rock dust settled in the kitchen
Supper bought on miner’s pay
Daddy swore the mountain’s mercy
Was a blessing, not a debt
Said a man earns what he’s given
It’s a coal town, don’t…
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Shirts,pants, ties and coats
wreckage from a life worn out long ago
cardboard box, goodwill on the side
with things I haven’t worn since 1995
Dropped from a jacket pocket
landed on old scuffed up shoes
A folded page, still crisp and clean…
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used to know your breathing
in the dark beside me
now the nights repeating
all my faults and broken dreams
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oh-oh-oh-oh
I’m not sure how to begin
oh-oh-oh-oh
when I can’t take and I can’t give
oh-oh-oh-oh
I’m not sure how to…
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You say "We look happy here"
Pointing at a picture frame
My arm around your shoulder
all this happiness, never any pain
Your mom pinned it on the fridge
Called it "perfect finally"
But no one saw you later
yelling "This is killing me…
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I walked in and you were wearing that red dress
Said you bought it from a second-hand store
someone said it didn’t fit, it wasn’t right
someone didn’t want it anymore
I said: "Baby That's like me and you
'Cause once I didn’t fit and it broke…
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(Week 5 of 52)
Put my suitcase in the back seat
I know you couldn't change my mind
But all that glitters, all that shines
Never felt like it was mine
Learned the train lines, dives and bars
Learned to sleep with honking cars
But all the…
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(Song 4)
Hair net tossed on the table
Name tag still pinned to my shirt
Work boots wait on the front step
but they might walk out on me too
I've got no one left to care for
No one left to hear my prayer
Talking to the kitchen window…
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(Song 3 this year)
When you're younger,
you're everything or so it seems
Then you start becoming a ghost in the years between
People say things about you like
"He was always so nice"
"Such a good guy" , "Such a shame"
or " he always…
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Remember the cul-de-sac nights
cold beer, a cigarette to share
the creak of our old porch swing
smoke curled like chinese dragons in the air
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The porch light flickers,
But it’s not lit for me anymore.
I know there’s nothing waiting…
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Snowflakes falling, soft as candlelight
Silver tinsel sparkles every memory tonight
There’s a record on the player, fire crackling warm and low
And I’m back to when I held you, underneath the mistletoe
City streets are shining, silver…
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The Light Still Holds 12-13-25 (c) Nick Torres
This year was hard, I won't lie
Lost some things I can't get back
But tonight the fire burns
in this room where we all gather
Snow coming down outside
but we're all warm tonight
Chorus…
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(c) Nick Torres 10/31/25
All instruments played by Nick Torres
Cubase MIDI drums and Crow Hill Pocket Strings
I play:
Mensinger Basses / Fender 1989 HM Made in USA Strat /
Breedlove Acoustic Jeff Bridges signature / AKAI Professional Keyboards…
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Sometimes to clear my head I'll listen to Bob Marley's Legend album. Then I noticed that these lyrics fit with a nice reggae beat.
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