Four-am on a sleepless night
Thinking there ain’t no cure for a broken heart
Wish I was a hypochondriac
Then I could say I made this feeling up
Welcome to my sweet decline
A place I’ve never been before
But there’s a feeling that still lingers on
And that’s the hardest part
She won’t be reckoned with
She won’t be reckoned with no more
All my life I’ve felt a loneliness
Even when I’m in a crowded room
But now that feeling has been amplified
I wish I could say that it wasn’t because of you
I’m a child’s plaything; a broken toy that’s seen
Far too much attention and love
But I’ve been thrown away now
I’m fighting the urge not to give up
She won’t be reckoned with
She won’t be reckoned with no more
No more
Tom McGrath – Bass, Lap Steel
Aidan McDonald – Vocals
B.R. Mackie – Everything else
Music and Lyrics by Ben R. Mackie
Recorded and Mixed by Ben R. Mackie above Enid’s, Brooklyn, NY
Additional tracking at Laneway Studios, Melbourne, Australia
Mastered by Josh Bonati at Bonati Mastering, Brooklyn, NY
Cover artwork by Hilary Faye
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