I’m lifting off
By Tom Elliott

Verse 1:
Under the cloak of midnight, I stumbled on my own path,
Dodging bruises, wrestling with the chaos, but still—didn’t walk away.
Every salty tear, each face-first crash, just hammered in some backbone,
And in that hush? My own melody started playing in my bones.

Chorus:
I’m lifting off, rising from the wreckage and the burn,
Snapping off the chains that kept me dripping in the downpour.
Every shaky stride pulls me closer to the sun,
I’m flipping the script on all the shadows that tried to eat me alive.

Verse 2:
Heartbreak—yeah, it left fingerprints, branded right inside,
But there’s no way I’m letting it swipe my swagger.
Thunder crashing, rain coming sideways, I just learned to plant my feet,
And when the dust finally settles, I’m the one standing—bet on it.

Chorus:
I’m lifting off, rising from the wreckage and the burn,
Snapping off the chains that kept me dripping in the downpour.
Every shaky stride pulls me closer to the sun,
I’m flipping the script on all the shadows that tried to eat me alive.

Verse 3:
Now hope’s burning—tiny lighthouse in the dead of night,
I’ve busted loose, wings wide, chasing new horizons.
All the wild dreams and crazy schemes? Right there, just a reach away,
With a calm blooming in my chest, finally, I breathe easy.

Bridge:
Each scar’s a badge, a wild tale stamped on my skin,
Every scrape is proof of the fights I’ve survived.
In the mirror, I spot a battle-tested survivor,
And, deep down, I know—yeah, I’ve carved out my own place.

Chorus:
I’m lifting off, rising from the wreckage and the burn,
Snapping off those chains, leaving the storm in the rearview.
Every step—wobbly or bold—pulls me closer to the sun,
I’m beating back the darkness that once ran my life.

The devil don’t dance here anymore
By Tom Elliott

[Verse 1]
I wear my regret like a velvet glove,
Sipped bad choices from a crystal cup.
Every kiss was a loaded gun,
Every lie a song I couldn’t shush up.

[Pre-Chorus]
Tore my heart from its velvet chest,
Hung it high like a warning sign.
I danced with shadows, begged for rest,
But the devil’s rhythm ain’t mine.

[Chorus]
Now I’m burning brighter than the sins I wore,
Kicking down the doors I used to adore.
He whispered low, but I roared back loud—
He don’t dance here no more.
I’m chasing dawn, not drowning in lore,
Found my pulse on the shattered floor.
This soul’s got swing, this heart’s got roar—
The Devil, he don’t dance here no more.

[Verse 2]
I burn my past like a cigarette,
Watched it curl in smoky blues.
Played my pain on a broken fret,
Till I found my own damn groove.

[Bridge]
I ain’t no ones victim, I ain’t a ghost,
I’m that fire that haunts the coast.
I’m the brass in the midnight band,
The phoenix with a mic in hand.

[Final Chorus]
Now I’m burning brighter than the sins I wore,
Kicking down the doors I used to adore.
He whispered low, but I roared back loud—
Devil don’t dance here no more.
I’m chasing dawn, not drowning in lore,
Found my pulse on the shattered floor.
This soul’s got swing, this heart’s got roar—
Devil don’t dance here no more.

Verse 1
I folded your clothes , you left on the chair
Still smells like your scent , like you were just there
The kettle still whistles, like you used to do
I talk to the silence, pretending it’s you

Pre-Chorus
I keep the lights low, like you liked it best
But the shadows are louder than all the rest

Chorus
And I still got your echo in every room
Your laugh in the hallway, your hum in the gloom
I reach for your hand in the cold of the night
But it’s just the wind, and it don’t hold tight
You’re gone, but you linger like perfume on skin
I lost you then , but I feel lose you over again

Verse 2
Your toothbrush is dancing with mine in the glass
Like nothing has changed, like time hasn’t passed
I play our old records, they skip where you sang
Now silence is heavy, and grief has a twang

Pre-Chorus
I keep the door cracked, like you used to say
“In case you come back, or forget your way”

Chorus
And I still got your echo in every room
Your laugh in the hallway, your hum in the gloom
I reach for your hand in the cold of the night
But it’s just the wind, and it don’t hold tight
You’re gone, but you linger like perfume on skin
I lost you then, but I feel lose you over again

Bridge
I don’t want closure, I don’t want peace
I want the pain,I want the feeling to never cease
Where you used to sleep , where you used to breathe
I want the ghost, if I can’t have the thief

Final Chorus (softly)
I still got your echo in every room
Your name on my lips, your ghost in the gloom
I reach for your hand in the cold of the night
But it’s just the wind, and it don’t hold tight
You’re gone, but you linger like perfume on skin
I lost you once… and I lose you again

White dress and an empty
Tom Elliott

Verse 1
Church bells rang but no one came
Just me in lace and a borrowed name
Mama cried, preacher sighed
I just stared at the open sky

Verse 2
You swore you’d quit, you swore you’d stay
But whiskey always found its way
Through every vow, through every lie
I kept believing you’d someday try

Chorus
But love ain’t a cure for a bottle’s bite
And hope can’t hold you through the night
I gave my soul, I gave you time
But I was just a footnote in your climb
Now I see it clear, through tear-stained eyes
I was fighting for a man who loved his vice
White dress, empty aisle
And a heart that walked a thousand miles

Verse 3
I stitched your name into my dreams
Built a future on broken beams
But every promise cracked and fell
Like glass beneath a wedding bell

Bridge
I ain’t bitter, I ain’t blind
Just done pretending you were mine
You chose the bottle, I chose the light
And I’m walking out in full daylight

Chorus – Repeat
‘Cause love ain’t a cure for a bottle’s bite
And hope can’t hold you through the night
I gave my soul, I gave you time
But I was just a footnote in your climb
Now I see it clear, through tear-stained eyes
I was fighting for a man who loved his vice
White dress, empty aisle
And a heart that walked a thousand miles

Outro
So here’s to truth, and letting go
To finding peace in saying no
I’ll hang this dress, I’ll write my song
And thank the stars you proved me wrong

Verse 1
I was stumbling around in the dark,
just hoping not to trip over my own feet.
Fights, drama, all that mess—I stuck it out anyway.
Every time I cried or hit rock bottom,
weirdly, I got a little tougher.
Sometimes, when everything got super quiet,
I’d catch myself singing a tune, I didn’t even know was in me.

Chorus
Look at me now, coming out of the wreckage,
shaking off the pain like dust off my shoulders.
Snapping those heavy chains that left me out in the storm.
Each step pushing me closer to some kind of light.
Guess I’m finally learning how to kick that darkness to the curb.

Verse 2
Yeah, heartbreak carved its initials on me, deep.
Not gonna pretend it didn’t sting.
But I’m not about to let that rob me of that one thing.
Storms hit hard, sure, but I learned how to plant my feet and stand up straight.
In the end? I’m coming out on top. Watch me.

Chorus
Look at me now, coming out of the wreckage,
shaking off the pain like dust off my shoulders.
Snapping those heavy chains that left me out in the storm.
Each step pushing me closer to some kind of light.
Guess I’m finally learning how to kick that darkness to the curb.

Verse 3
Hope’s finally shining its lights on me, cutting through the gloom.
I’m free, I’m flying, sky’s not even the limit . Dreams, goals, all that good stuff?
Right there, just gotta grab ‘em.
And you know what? For the first time,
I actually feel calm inside.

Bridge:
Every scar? Proof I didn’t just roll over.
Every bruise? A badge that says, “Yeah, I fought.”
I look in the mirror now and see someone who’s been through hell and came out swinging. Feels like, finally, I belong somewhere—right here.

Chorus
Look at me now, coming out of the wreckage,
shaking off the pain like dust off my shoulders.
Snapping those heavy chains that left me out in the storm.
Each step pushing me closer to some kind of light.
Guess I’m finally learning how to kick that darkness to the curb.

Verse 1
In a space where the light wouldn’t stay,
I hid from a question too heavy to say.
The booze the pills, the silence, the screams-
Each one a thief in the wreckage of dreams.

Verse 2
Wore my own shadow like second skin,
A war waged silently, and deep within.
Depression gripped, addiction roared,
Every breath felt like a closing door.

[Pre-Chorus]
But even in my darkest days,
there’s a flicker of flame,
A lonely voice that cares to remember my name.

Chorus
I hit my bottom, and I shattered and broke,
Then I found my voice in the silence I spoke.
I’m not a miracle, not some holy grace—
Just a soul who stood up and claimed his place.
Yeah, this is my place… this is my place.

Verse 3
Therapy, the truth, the courage to cry,
To speak my pain, not just to survive.
One step, then two, through the fog and the fight,
I reclaimed the edges of morning light.

[Pre-Chorus]
Scars on my skin, but I’m still alive,
Proof of the deomos, I didn’t let thrive.

Chorus
I hit my bottom, and I shattered and broke,
Then I found my voice in the silence I spoke.
I’m not a miracle, not some holy grace—
Just a soul who stood up and claimed his place.
Yeah, this is my place… this is my place.

Bridge
I’m not what I lost, I’m what I became,
A soul reborn in the heat of the flame.
No longer hiding, no longer afraid—
I’m taking back my power and won’t be swayed.

Chorus
I hit my bottom, and I shattered and broke,
Then I found my voice in the silence I spoke.
I’m not a miracle, not some holy grace—
Just a soul who stood up and claimed his place.
Yeah, this is my place… this is my place.

[Outro]
This is my place…
This is my place.

Finally us
Tom Elliott


Verse 1
We grew up whispering dreams in the dark
Hiding our love like contraband art
They told us love had a shape, had rules
But we rewrote the script, and showed those fools

Pre-Chorus
We held hands in silence, danced in disguise
But hope kept burning behind our eyes
The world turned slowly, but it turned for us
Now we walk in daylight, fearless and just

Chorus
Now we walk proud in our light
No more shadows, no more fight
Against the tide, we found our way
And love led us to this day
We’re not just a story
We’re the proof, this is our glory
Two hearts, one promise
Finally us

Verse 2
First kiss under the night sky, rain on our skin
Every battle we faced, we fought to win
From pride flags waving to wedding rings
We turned quiet rebellion into sacred things

Bridge
Remember the marches, the tears, the chants
The vows we whispered when no one could grant
Now the choir sings, the bells ring loud
We’re here, we’re seen, we’re love unbowed

Final Chorus
Now we walk proud in our light
No more shadows, no more fight
Against the tide, we found our way
And love led us to this day
We’re not just a story
We’re the proof, this is our glory
Two hearts, one promise
Finally us

Outro
Finally us…
No more waiting, no more fear
We’re the future standing here

Truth in the rearview
Tom Elliott

Verse 1
I wore my smile like a Sunday suit,
kept my truth hidden in my boots,
She loved a man I tried to be,
but my vision in the mirror kept haunting me,
Late nights, whiskey and the radio shows,
Hiding the person I didn’t know.

Verse 2
She’d talk of kids and a picket fence,
the truth inside became intense,
I kissed her soft, but felt the pain,
living a lie in the pouring rain.
weight got heavy, the light grew thin,
till I finally broke and let him in.

Chorus
I said goodbye with a tear and a prayer,
Left her standing in the midnight air,
Told her the truth I buried deep,
the kind that don’t let a grown man sleep.
It hurt like hell, but I found some grace,
In the arms of love, in a brand-new place,
I’m driving on, no need to hide,
There’s truth in the rearview, with peace inside.

Verse 3
He held my hand, now I feel I belong,
now the silence has a song .
I felt the pain fall off my chest,
those chains I’d worn, now laid to rest.
No more pretence, no more shame,
Just a man who finally can speak his name.

Bridge
I ain’t proud of the hurt and pain,
But I’m now done living with that shame,
She deserved to know,
the real me I had to show.

Final Chorus

I said goodbye with a tear and a prayer,
Left her standing in the midnight air,
Told her the truth I buried deep,
The kind that don’t let a grown man sleep.
It hurt like hell, but I found some grace,
In the arms of love, in a brand-new place,
I’m driving on, no need to hide,
There’s truth in the rearview, and peace inside.

Outro
Now I’m singing with no shame,
In a life that finally knows my name.