Walking Wounded

from Underneath Our Surface by Hannah Busse

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Remember when I was a freshman
We jumped into the fountain on the square
One Thursday evening in the springtime
We didn’t take our shoes off, didn’t care
Waded and laughed and acted stupid
Pretending I was walking on the air

I think you thought that I was happy
You thought that I was over all of it
I think I must’ve played my part well
Must’ve had a big smile on my lips
I think that it was my first deep cut
And I just wasn’t healed yet, I’ll admit

How many bodies are walking wounded
How many smiles are disguising pain
If there is so much underneath our surface
Can we be made new again

And life is kind of like a painter
With a palette full of reds and grays
Who fills our youth with fresh new brushstrokes
Of the oranges and crimsons he portrays
Yet as we grow he adds more layers
And turns the canvas rusty in the haze

How many bodies are walking wounded
How many smiles are disguising pain
If there is so much underneath our surface
Can we be made new again

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from Underneath Our Surface, released February 10, 2017
Hannah Busse: lead and backing vocals, piano, synths
Travis Agnew: electric guitars
Matt Rodgers: bass
Bob Rush: drums, percussion
Jeff Parks, Kyle Ebley, and Gavin Jones: backing vocals

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Hannah Busse Madison, Wisconsin

Folk-pop singer-songwriter from Madison, Wisconsin.

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