Love Will lyrics: My Sol

This one’s kind of self-explanatory, so I’ll let the song speak for itself.

**SPOILER ALERT**

My Sol

Another month passes
I see you in my mind’s eye
My thoughts a million miles away
A galaxy between us
Or so it seems
You couldn’t be farther from me.

I stare out at the ocean
Looking in the wrong direction
Grounded, my toes buried in the sand
But I’m free-falling
Lost without you
Among the hot dark matter, I reel.

In my heliocentric world,
I’m a satellite to your sol
Your love keeps me tethered in orbit
When I’m lacking all self-control
No matter the distance I’ve strayed
I’m coming back home, my dear,
My arc draws closer; slower
Breaches your atmosphere

All I am, I give to you.
Please, my Sol, tell me “I do.”

Billions of light years
In this universe we know
So many thousands of years
Have we existed
Yet we met.
What are the chances?

And how lucky am I
That I get to hold yours close
Out of all the heavenly bodies I’ve seen?
Warm and radiant
Against all others
You shimmer; your spirit dances.

All I am, I give to you.
Please, my Sol, tell me “I do.”

I’m the moon to your earth
The earth to your sun
Constellation of reasons
Why you’re the one
You’re the light to my shadows
The warmth for my shiver
Your touch radiates
Makes my whole body quiver.

My whole world, I give to you.
Please, my Sol, tell me “I do.”

All I am, I give to you.
Please, my Sol, tell me “I do.”

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Love Will lyrics: Hey, Hampton

After a night watching one of his bandmate’s kids, Will has a change of heart about having children of his own someday.

Hey, Hampton

Hey, Hampton
What a friend I have made today
Say, Hampton
Oh, how I’ve been led astray
But you showed me the way
Hey, Hampton

For years I’ve lived in dread and fear
Unsure of how I’ll be
Sometimes I think I’ve seen too much
Perhaps they’d ruined me

But just a short while spent with you
Has made me see the light
This funny, little, pale, blonde babe
Inspired me to write

Hey, Hampton
What a friend I have made today
Say, Hampton
Oh, how I’ve been led astray
But you showed me the way
Hey, Hampton

You’re a little like your daddy
In all of the good ways
You already have more hair than him
For that, I am amazed!

It doesn’t seem his OCD
Was passed down onto you
The socks you had to wear last night
One was green; one was blue

Hey, Hampton
What a friend I have made today
Say, Hampton
Oh, how I’ve been led astray
But you showed me the way
Hey, Hampton

Insecurity has held me back
Infidelity was in my bones
Addiction was a big concern
Love, not in my comfort zone

Were these things innate in me,
And would I pass them on
To any child doomed to be
The son of trouble’s spawn?

Your kindness is what I’d expect
From any child of his
And you insist on holding hands
When my hair wants for my fist

Hey, Hampton, you’re the very best
Of all that is my friend
You give me hope that a child of mine
Will be a good one in the end.

Hey, Hampton
What a friend I have made today
Say, Hampton
Oh, how I’ve been led astray
But you showed me the way
Hey, Hampton

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Love Will lyrics: Harness

This song was only mentioned in passing, and only part of the lyrics were written. The song was written a couple years ago, in Will’s more promiscuous days.

Harness

Bucking, wild, can’t rein me in
Sultry, sweet, the taste of sin
Flee each night from where I’ve been
No harness made will hold me
And she cannot control me
There’s no praise for the virtueless,
A man untamed, like me.

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Love Will lyrics: Oleander Petals

Will’s relationship with his mom was bad, but the one with his dad has been virtually non-existent… and a few months ago, when William (Sr.) found out that Will’s brother Max was gay, he wanted nothing to do with his sons at all. Well, Will wasn’t going to let him have the final word. Not only did he visit his father in person, he had a song to write for him.

Oleander Petals

Strong hands never cradled me
Or helped me fix my tie
A deep voice never comforted
The little one who cried

The dim bulbs that need changing
Were always out of reach
Can a boy grow to his worth
When no one’s there to teach?

Oleander petals on her pillow
Words of love professed with venom’d tongue
Mom’s cheeks caressed, still rosy from your backhand
The air you breathed was CO in her lung

“dad” was always just a noun
I never deemed it proper
And when Mom called you other things
You made sure to stop her

Was it the drugs and alcohol
That fucked with your mindset
Made you name me after you
To help you not forget?

Oleander petals on her pillow
Words of love professed with venom’d tongue
Mom’s cheeks caressed, still rosy from your backhand
The air you breathed was CO in her lung

Mistook me for a quiet child
Thought I’d never say a word
Now I’ve come to see the man
And make sure that I’m heard
How can I look just like you
And still think who the hell
Is this person standing next to me
His frame, a soulless shell?

Without this father in my life
I never learned to brawl
Or how to hate for differences
In anything at all

I fell in love with someone
You would certainly oppose
But she and I will start a life
That’s nothing like you chose

Oleander petals on her pillow
Words of love professed with venom’d tongue
Mom’s cheeks caressed, still rosy from your backhand
The air you breathed was CO in her lung

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Love Will lyrics: Restart

This song tells the story of how Will and Shea met, and the moment he fell in love with her.

Restart

Another restive night
Like an eight-hour cyclone
This solitary plight
A phase I’ve not outgrown

A carousel of notions
I’m powered by the sun
But just go through the motions
And then at dusk, I’m done

A man like any other, who likes a woman’s touch,
Sex is my barbiturate; it’s always been my crutch.
It’s never really done what I’ve expected it to do
I’ve never actually slept a night until I slept with you.

Blizzard in the north
A cold, November stroll
I knew from that day forth
I was sheltered by your soul

Sense the heat surrounding
From thirty feet apart
A feeling so confounding
I felt my heart restart

An experiment of fact
To combat your fear of lies
Your exterior, I cracked
When you looked into my eyes

A time of give and take
Of your stories for mine
Knew a lot was at stake
This whole detour was a sign

Up against my chest, you whispered in my ear
Spoke to me four words I’d never thought I’d hear
Took advantage of the offer and kissed that dimpled cheek
You took everything I gave you, leaving me fatigued and weak
I’m indebted to you. Alert. Awake.
I’m committed to you. Assuaged. Appeased.
I submit to you. At ease. Asleep.

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Love Will lyrics: Standard

Shea walks out. In physical and emotional pain, Will writes this song.

Standard

Most delicate of fruits, intense yet sweet
Her skin–the taste, it lingered on my tongue
The scent of apricot perfumed her hair
A smell so fresh, I gasped, inhaled, I clung

Onto her body, flesh as hot as mine
My fingertips now intimately wise
The push and pull of lovers intertwined
Her curves, her form, there was no higher prize

You were mine to keep
Be someone else’s ideal
My sun would always rise and set
With the image of your smile
You weren’t meant to be my standard
Sure everyone needs that person
To hold all others up to
But to me you were the one

An apparition stood in front of me
My vision insufficient; the allure
Of her, an angel, perfect as she was
She’d never see the same in me, I’m sure

“Open. Come in.” Her voice rang clear that day
I spoke. She talked. I heard her dialect
She whispered once, then shouted out my name
She sounded like a song, in retrospect

“I love you” was never easy for me
Is this really it for us? Say no
She’s incomparable–no other woman can be
She’s the best of everything I know

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Love Will lyrics: Twenty-four Year Wrath

Will and his mother have had a tumultuous relationship since… well, birth, pretty much. She was an alcoholic, and he resented her from his very first memory. In this song, Will has finally begun to see how alike he and his mother are, and he has finally started to forgive her for all the ways she failed him in his youth.

Twenty-four Year Wrath

Six young eyes look up in wonder
Watch a mother douse her pain
Family is torn asunder
Bottle bears a life of strain

Every sip; grows more unsightly
Serves him up another round
Bedroom door, revolving nightly
Asks us not to make a sound

A woman sharing my own eyes, unrecognizable to me
Rebelled against her nurturing side; just wasn’t meant to be
A broken heart, it crushed her soul, derailed her from her path
One son would blindly follow her, internalize the wrath

Love destroyed me, heart was hardened
I was sixteen, just a boy
She was faithless, then it started
Life was nothing but a ploy

Taking comfort in relations
Stroke me, use me, calm my mind
Never fearful of damnation–
I’m the boy Mom left behind

She’s sober now and thinking clear
It’s me who can’t see through the blear
My brothers find the faults in me
I think it’s how I want to be
I realize when I’m all alone
I was always first to cast the stone
It’s her I see in this old mirror
She never left; she was always here.

Twenty-four and wandering, aimless,
Stumbled into love one day
Came to terms that I’m not blameless
Sorrow mounts, to her dismay

Empathy for all her anguish
Rushed me like a flooding creek
After that, she’d never languish
From the barbs I used to speak

A woman sharing my own eyes, unrecognizable to me
Rebelled against her nurturing side; just wasn’t meant to be
A broken heart, it crushed her soul, but couldn’t steal her light
One son would proudly follow her, encouraged by her fight

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Love Will lyrics: For Shea

Upon meeting Shea, Will began to look back at the man he’d been over the past eight years, and how that man was nowhere near good enough for this woman. He knew changes needed to be made, and for the first time in his life, he wanted to make them. He felt like he had a fresh start with her–she’d told him so–and he didn’t want to disappoint her.

For Shea

Serving only myself, out of control,
Shackled by guilt with no chance of parole.
Every night a new face; next morning I’m done.
To forget my mistakes, I repeat, then I run.

I do it to silence; I do it to calm.
I do it to hinder the ticking time bomb.
I do it for pleasure; I do it for pain.
I do it to placate the voice in my brain.

I’ve been wild in my youth, sloughing the blame,
Thinking anyone like me would act just the same.
A little boy caught in a turbulent past;
The wayward man I’ve become knew this life wouldn’t last.

I do it to silence; I do it to calm.
I do it to hinder the ticking time bomb.
I do it for pleasure; I do it for pain.
I do it to placate the voice in my brain.

The diversions were brief; conversations were few.
The words all meant nothing until I met you.
And now at midnight, just as the fire burns low,
I study your face; only one I must know.

Shea, all I see is that settling down with you
Is the farthest thing from settling I could do.

I sleep soundly, in peace, and when morning breaks
I stand steadfast beside you. There are no more mistakes.
I have no want to run from this man anymore
‘Cause there’s now someone else for him to live for.

I did it to silence; I did it to calm.
I did it to hinder the ticking time bomb.
The pleasure is ours; the future is, too
And I can’t wait to spend my whole life with you.

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Love Will lyrics: Liar

Will wrote this one as he started to realize he was falling for Shea, the woman he meets while the band is stuck in a snowstorm in Minneapolis. Shea has accused all musicians of being liars; Will has assured her that he is really a physicist by profession, which he is, despite the fact that he’s on tour with Damon.

Liar

There’s one just like you back in Toledo
Can’t even remember her name
And that girl I saw twice in Miami
Yeah, she made me feel the same

I’m not even a musician. You say musicians lie.
So back up; plug your ears to me. I’ll only make you cry.

You’re not special to me, Minneapolis,
Stared into eyes like yours before
My heart loses its rhythm all the time
Don’t think you’ve made me feel more

I’m not even a musician. You say musicians lie.
So back up; shut your eyes to me. I’ll only make you cry.

I don’t think I could ever love you
I’ve seen prettier girls around
Known smarter women; more compassionate ones
In many other towns

I’m not even a musician. You say musicians lie.
So back up; close your heart to me. I’ll only make you cry.

I don’t get nervous when you’re around. My palms don’t even sweat.
I don’t get jealous when you talk about all the other guys you’ve met.
Minneapolis, I’m not falling in love with you. If I can’t have you, I won’t die.
Fuck, the only truth I’ll admit to you is this whole song is a lie.

I’m not even a musician. You say musicians lie.
So come, open your heart to me. I’ll never make you cry.

I’m not a musician.
I’m not a musician.
This whole song is a lie.
I’m not a musician.

Liar

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Love Will lyrics: Brookings, SD (Peron’s song)

Peron’s girlfriend of three years, Brooke, breaks up with him while he is touring with Damon’s band. The song gets its title from the next city they play, which they feel is a strange coincidence and a good opportunity to start the process of getting over her.

Brookings, SD aka the break-up song

I went out with a girl that I liked
She was tall, she was blonde, she was Brooke
It was love at first sight; I was psyched
But her feelings for me, I mistook

It was after a show when we met
And she offered her hand, which I shook
There was kissing and passion and sweat
And then late that first night, yeah we hook’d

Up and away
I went to play
Was already planned
Just me and my band
Nothing illicit
Loved her explicitly
Few months later
I’d learn to hate her

Just finished a gig at a club
In need of a rest, which I took
Got a text on my way to the pub
Was an incoming message from Brooke

“Hey, I think that it’s time that we talked.”
Least original line in the book.
Took her two texts to tell me.
I balked At this horrible plan that she’d cook’d

Up and away
I went to play
Was already planned
Just me and my band
Nothing illicit
Loved her explicitly
Few months later
I’d learn to hate her

She went on to fuck some other schmuck
She said it was love; fit her like a glove
The guy is a crook, ‘cause he stole my Brooke
Now she’s giving him head, in their newly-bought bed

Up and away
I went to play
Was already planned
Just me and my band
Nothing illicit
Loved her explicitly
Few months later
I’d learn to hate her

But I know one day soon, they’ll be kissing
And she’ll know he’s not right, and she’ll look
Just to see what’s she’s got, who she’s missing
But then when she comes back, I’ll be book’d

Up and away
I went to play
Was already planned
Just me and my band
Nothing illicit
Loved her explicitly
Few months later
I’d learn to hate her

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