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Grace, For Those Who Need It

by Jorge Vallentine & The Honest Love

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Your Talking Dog 05:05
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I'm all bark and you're all bite Somehow, I've never been right I guess we'll do things your way Your talking dog has learned to stay And all our friends have made their bets Now, we bleed until we're spent I just hope when I leave this cage I can find myself again How did I lose my sense of smell And miss the smoke leading to hell? Will I roll over in my grave All rotten flesh and fresh red paint? I ask what's wrong with running wild And feeling free a little while You say I'll grow into my paws Place rubber tips on all my claws Oh, skinny bones, we're getting old My heart and head are full of mold Belch out my feelings from their pit, then Crawl forth and eat my vomit When this is done, I'll lick my wounds And, once you've won, I'll lick yours, too Somehow, I give in to you Every single time When this is done, I'll lick my wounds And, once you've won, I'll lick yours, too Why do I give in to you Every single time? When this is done, I'll lick my wounds And, once you've won, I'll lick yours, too Why do I give in to you Every single time?
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Stockholm Syndrome 04:22
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Mirror, mirror Bathroom stall Close my eyes and I am Nowhere at all For now Leave a message For a friend Hope they get it, pray it's Not too late for them And that all kind-hearted people Find their strength God is love and Love's my fate But all your love was built on hate And you Burned this Stockholm Syndrome In my brain Mirror, mirror Sees me true Knows the worst in me Could never be like you No, I could never be like you God is love and Love's my fate But all your love was built on hate And you Burned this Stockholm Syndrome In my brain So, though I know I'll get confused And though I know I'll dream of you And though the memories will remain, I promise me I'll stay away for good And learn to love myself as I deserve God is love and Love's my fate But all your love was built on hate And you Burned this Stockholm Syndrome In my brain Mirror, mirror Amplify All the colors of this light We hold inside Let all our spirits bloom tonight God is love and Love's my fate But all your love was built on hate And you Burned this Stockholm Syndrome In my brain So, though I know we'll get confused And though we're scarred by this abuse And though the memories will remain, Promise me you'll stay away for good And learn to love yourself as you deserve
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You're a Narcissist, My Dear 03:32
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On the morning Chester died, I hugged my mother For all his faults, she loved that stupid dog And I still recall your eyes, brown and hollow as a feather Feigning comfort in the voice you use to lie I guess all the years you got to fuck me over Made you think I don't see through your alibis But I've been getting clear on who you are, my dear And there's nothing but a hateful leech inside When we walked out in the rain with his stiff body You were strangely thrilled to watch me break my back I stamped the shovel down, broke the cold, hard winter ground Moved the earth and heard your sadist's wet dream laugh I guess all the years you got to fuck me over Made you think I still can't see the neon signs But they're screaming loud and clear, "You're a narcissist, my dear" The empty parasite that tried to bleed me dry And I've been waiting for a long, long time I've been waiting for a long, long time I've been waiting for a long, long time To be free Of everything you've done to me When I show the world the way you tried to break me I don't care if they believe the words I write 'Cause I have gotten clear on who I am, my dear And I'm not that kid you pushed near suicide I guess all the years you got to fuck me over Made you think God couldn't cut you down to size But His love and holy light rule all flesh and bone and blight And I think you'll find we pay our debts in time Say, can you hear the taxman coming in the night? Oh, can you hear the taxman coming in the night? I can hear the taxman coming in the night Justice always comes to make the balance Right
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Lifelines 04:34
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I know you're up there In the night air When I despair And I know you'll save me When I feel weak And I stray Who knew these dark times Would be the lifelines To all your strange signs And belief? And belief? If I live forever Swear I'll never Dare turn heel 'Cause you've shown me I'm good When I get hurt I love harder Who knew these dark times Would be the lifelines To all your strange signs And belief? And belief? And belief? And belief I'm not so selfish To take credit For my peace And I'm not too proud, now To sing this out Through the streets Who knew these dark times Would be the lifelines To all your strange signs And belief? And belief? And belief? And belief Who knew these dark times Would be lifelines To your love?

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Hi, friends,

Have you been in a toxic relationship? Have you been treated in ways you knew were damaging but still felt yourself seemingly unable to walk away from a relationship that was slowly destroying you?

If so, I believe these songs will resonate with you. More than that, if you're in a relationship like that now or still healing from one, I hope they'll help you release some pent up feelings and find healing in that, just as they did for me.

This EP captures some of my journey through the unraveling of the emotionally abusive relationship I'd been in for 12 years and through the start of a divorce that brought me to some very dark and hopeless places, ones where I even got close to self-harm and called the suicide hotline as a result.

The enduring lesson of these challenging days, weeks, months, and years is the same I've been preaching for the last couple of years – real, healthy love is the way forward to the lives we want to live and people we want to be.

Loving yourself well will start attracting much better things towards you. I believe this very strongly and my personal experience bears it out again and again, as finally seeing and believing in my own worth has brought me more stability and security and fulfillment financially, spiritually, emotionally, romantically, and creatively.

I hope you'll commit along with me to love yourself so well that you won't settle for less than you deserve in this life and that it takes you exactly where you want to go. I believe in you!

If these are experiences you can relate to, I encourage you to check out the new EP and I promise you'll find a better life on the other side of your healing if you commit to the inner work. Sending you my best wishes and lots of love. –Jorge

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released February 14, 2024

Music, Lyrics, Guitar, Vocals – Jorge Vallentine
Recording & Mixing – Holden Sherer

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Jorge Vallentine & The Honest Love Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Vulnerable storytelling and compelling rhythms are at the heart of Jorge Vallentine’s distinctive indie folk sound. He layers dark and brooding indie rock effects behind a bright and percussive acoustic guitar, freely transforming from singer-songwriter to folk punk to one-man-band.

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