We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Brilliant Addiction

by Renee Harcourt

/
1.
Throw Me a Bone 04:12
lyrics
THROW ME A BONE (R. Harcourt) I don’t want to compromise, I want to look into your eyes I don’t want to be in my head, let’s make love in the bed I don’t want to cause you pain, speak your truth and let it rain Let it rain, let it rain... I try, but I can’t get the wings to fly I learn, but I can’t get the wheels to turn So I go it alone where nothing is known Throw me a bone, throw me a bone I don’t want to work all day, I need a lot more time to play I don’t want to see the shrink at three, maybe there’s nothing wrong with me Wrong with me, wrong with me... I try, but I can’t get the wings to fly I learn, but I can’t get the wheels to turn So I go it alone where nothing is known Throw me a bone, throw me a bone Floating out to sea, engine dead, no sail to set , a broken wing and a prayer Hands tied behind my back, watch the train run off the track, Do you want your money back, do you want I don’t want to waste your time, I just want to blow your mind I don’t want to lose more sleep, I just want to feel you deep Feel you deep, feel you deep I try, but I can’t get the wings to fly I learn, but I can’t get the wheels to turn So I go it alone where nothing is known Throw me a bone, throw me a bone
2.
Accelerate 04:17
lyrics
ACCELERATE (R. Harcourt) Foot goes down, pressure on the back Wind in the face, don’t look back Details blur and the little things fly by All I see is the big blue sky What lies ahead are bends and turns And a broken line to measure everything I’ve learned Mistakes I’ve made and dreams I’ve changed Thoughts in my head I need to rearrange CHORUS I love to accelerate with you by my side I love to accelerate, baby don’t be late I love to accelerate, it’s time for us to fly Take control of wings that work Eliminate broken things that lurk Read all the maps and every sign A new day dawns the horizon line Feel the power, reveal the truth Nothing in the world that I can’t do Take it all in, let it all go Forgive myself, my friends, my foes BRIDGE Drive away from all the ghosts and all the pain Disappear in rear view mirror Drive away the cold conditions, heavy rain Disappear in rear view mirror VERSE A whole lot of stops and a few near misses Saved by luck and your sweet kisses Not just a way from A to B A broader view for you and me Hold my hand, touch my mind Steer myself by night I’m blind Lights will flash and sirens sings Love is rich and cash is king CHORUS
3.
Lucky 04:17
lyrics
LUCKY (R. Harcourt) I’ll walk the pretty way, even though I can’t go home I’ll watch the colors fade, even though I’m not alone I’ve seen destruction and demise I’ve seen the look of pure love in your eyes I’ll wake and take with me, whatever comes that day I’m beaten down, but I’m not too tired to play On indecision and debris I lost my footing and I fell free Hee. I’m lucky Hee. I landed lightly Hee. I’m lucky Hee ~ Now I can dry my eyes and wish beyond regret The reasons why I left, I’m learning to forget One rainy night on Hallow’s eve I jumped up high and caught the kiss of something sweet Hee. I’m lucky Hee. I landed lightly Hee. I’m lucky Hee ~ You know I never cried, I never used to cry, You know I never cried, you know I never cried Hee. I’m lucky Hee. I landed lightly Hee. I’m lucky Hee ~ Hee. I’m lucky Hee. I landed lightly Hee. I’m lucky Hee ~
4.
Like You Do 04:01
lyrics
LIKE YOU DO (R. Harcourt) Lights turned on, a shot of Petrone, waiting on the table with a long stem rose Dinner in the oven, the smell of loving makes me a fool Hot tub steam, champagne dream You’re floating in the heat looking tan and lean Balancing a bottle of bubbly just for two Nobody loves me like you do Nobody loves me like you do Nobody loves me like you do Nobody loves me like you… Listen to my day and every word that I say Even when I’m short and in a bad way You say let’s take a trip, take off today I got tickets to Rome or Bodega Bay And you tell me that you love me, tell me that I’m hot Even on the days when I know I’m really not And you always have a kiss, always have a smile Sweet, fine and mean you keep me in style Nobody loves me like you do Nobody loves me like you do Nobody loves me like you do Nobody loves me like you…
5.
Sex, Love or Money 03:48
lyrics
Sex, Love or Money (R. Harcourt) It’s not very often I fall for a man But he was so awesome, I never did land The problem you see, was that he loved me too But our hands were quite tied, I was married and true The pain of restraint was wearing me down My very best friend, she came around I confided in her every day sometimes until dawn While secretly she and my man were getting it on CHORUS You can trust your friends, put your heart in their hands You can trust your friends, until sex, love or money... makes them blow like the wind My lover of ten good years left me one day Our future unclear, we had so much to say I talked to a friend, said we just needed time The next thing I know they’re in love and off drinking wine CHORUS INSTRUMENTAL BRIDGE siren vox I’ve lived enough years to know what people will do They consider their cardinal needs, not you After having endured the pain of all that is fair I will never betray the trust I’ve come to hold dear You can trust me friend, put your heart in my hands You can trust me friend, I’m with you ‘til the end You can trust me friend, put your heart in my hands You can trust me friend, until sex, love or money... makes me blow like the wind
6.
View from the Ridge 00:36
7.
Her Name is a Knife 03:31
lyrics
HER NAME IS A KNIFE (R. Harcourt) Her name is a knife, shiny and new Stab me in the back pushing all the way through Every moment we shared, every look in your eyes Slice it up and throw it in a hang town fry Her name is a fist, a blow to the head Picking up my ego and I’m coughing up red Our love divine, our beautiful bed Laying in the gutter with the words you said Do you know how it feels? Well I don’t think that you do. Confusing living in the moment and running from the truth Don’t you ever miss us? Don’t you ever cry? Or are you way too busy chasing her every night? Her name is a freight train mowing me down Taking all our love and dragging it around I got stuck underneath, taken for a ride I didn’t see it coming, what a fool am I Her name is a knife, shiny and new Stab me in the back pushing all the way through Every moment we shared, every look in your eyes Slice it up and throw it in a hang town fry BRIDGE I still about think about you I want to be with you now I can’t live without you, I can’t live without you You say that you love me, but your words don’t align With the choices you make and the ways that you lie Don’t you ever miss us? Don’t you ever cry? Or are you way too busy loving her every night? Her name is a knife, her name is a knife, her name is a knife…
8.
Could Have Been You 03:05
lyrics
Could’ve Been You (by Andy Manoff) Could’ve been you if I’d known what to say Might have worked out but it got lost along the way I can hold on, you can hold out twice and long You could give in, but you just turned away You say wasted time, but it’s just your frame of mind You can still walk out the way that you walked in Just one simple choice, but your pride’s a louder voice It’s strange I once thought it could’ve been you CHORUS Strange the way that life goes Strange that all my friends know Aint it strange I once thought it could’ve been you Could’ve been you if I’d known what to say Might have worked out but it got lost along the way I can hold on, you can hold out twice and long You could give in, but you just turned away When you say you’ve tried, I see fear behind your eyes You’re so afraid I’ll leave you on your own But you can’t control the world, and you can’t control this girl Strange I once thought it could’ve been you CHORUS Strange the way that life goes Strange that all my friends know Aint it strange I once thought it could’ve been you
9.
Harder Than it Has to Be 03:38
lyrics
HARDER THAN IT HAS TO BE (R. Harcourt) It kind of feels familiar. A place I’ve been before. Before I traveled clear across the world to build a different girl at the core. I walked on the moon. I orbited the sun. I swam in every lake I could find just to see the colors run. All the labor and the analyzing Twisting history and the redefining Always looking for the silver lining You say you want to be free You have a right to your truth and intentions Get out of your way and see Sometimes you make it harder than it has to be I thought I’d done the groundwork and all the letting go. They did the best they could do with what they had they’re off the hook and eating crow Aren’t you getting tired of looking in the mirror And seeing all that ancient pain and suffering alive in your tears Find a diamond in a dirty drain Walk a tightrope in the pouring rain Go fly a kite in a hurricane You say you want to be free You have a right to your truth and intentions Get out of your way and see Sometimes you make it harder than it has to be Tangled up in red, looking for the green Caught a little glimpse of who I mean to be, of who I mean to be You say you want to be free You have a right to your truth and intentions Get out of your way and see Sometimes you make it harder than it has to be
10.
Carnival Ride 03:42
lyrics
CARNIVAL RIDE (R. Harcourt) I went downstairs and turned on the light I was looking for photographs in the night Grabbed every album that I ever made Kendall and I looked at every face Kendall and I examined the faces, Kendall and I, we stayed up really late You’re the reason I thrive You’re the reason I asked you here tonight Well there’s nothing like photos to bring up the past I tabbed all the pages that made me laugh Plenty of shots brought tears to my eyes Unsung heroes, no surprise, you’re my unsung heroes, big surprise Bring my unsung heroes into the light You’re the reason I thrive You’re the reason I keep getting on this carnival ride I can be critical, stubborn and blind I also got a heart that can hold you tight I know what it means to be caught when you fall Not a day goes by I don’t nod to you all, not a day goes by I don’t think of you all Not a day goes by You’re the reason I thrive You’re the reason I made it all this way in our life…
11.
Late Bloomer 03:22
lyrics
LATE BLOOMER (R. Harcourt) I let my heart off the leash I went and tread in dangerous water My head stayed just above the beat While all good love was led to slaughter I wish that I had recognized my fate I wish that I had known a little sooner If I’d known then, what I know now Well, I guess that I’m just a late bloomer It’s not the first time that I’ve strayed It’s not the first time I’ve been burned A laundry list of stupid moves I’ve made Lord, you think by now I would have learned I wish that I had recognized my fate I wish that I had known a little sooner If I’d known then, what I know now Well, I guess that I’m just a late bloomer Late to try things, last to know Learn the hard way, very slow Repetition necessary, Same mistakes are customary I think most knots come untied Trees will grow right out of soot I’m late to bloom but first to cry and try To keep myself from ever getting underfoot I wish that I had recognized my fate I wish that I had known a little sooner If I’d known then, what I know now Well, I guess that I’m just a late bloomer
12.
You Hold My Heart 03:18
lyrics
YOU HOLD MY HEART (R. Harcourt) Turn the light down low. Let me see your face. I want to look into your eyes. I’m gonna tell you now what I never do, but what’s always on my mind. I’ll always be in love with you. Take my soul in kind. CHORUS You hold a simple jewel, out-shining all that’s true, an undiscovered chart You hold my heart Keeper of the past, fragile piece of glass, changing of the guard You hold my heart In a perfect rhyme, two words alike, but the meaning’s not the same And in a perfect world, a sultry night so easily reclaimed I’ll always be in love with you. Take my soul in kind. CHORUS You hold a simple jewel, out-shining all that’s true, an undiscovered chart You hold my heart Keeper of the past, fragile piece of glass, changing of the guard You hold my heart A comet in the sky, a million tears to cry, an early morning start You hold my heart A sure and steady hand, a vast and open land, a tender kiss apart You hold my heart
13.
Happy Ending 04:11
lyrics
HAPPY ENDING (R. Harcourt) I had to rise above. I had to change my thinking. I had to find the love that was lost and sinking I had to step up to the plate and analyze my swing I had to learn to do some bending Cuz everybody loves a happy ending Everybody loves a happy ending Like a dream coming true Everybody loves a happy ending What about you I wish I had a bad vice or a brilliant addiction If I just cover up my eyes or drown myself in fiction Then I could run around like you and not this bloody open wound And I could concentrate on mending Cuz everybody needs a happy ending Everybody loves a happy ending Like a dream coming true Everybody loves a happy ending What about you Don’t know if time and I will make it through Red flags are flying every day I do know love is the way to you And all the pointless issues pending, and heavy baggage I’m defending Fall apart when living disobeys I had to clean up shop. I had to make amends. I had to walk the walk, talk the talk, stop the clock and tie up all the loose ends It’s such a giant waste of time holding on to old grime When there’s light to be tending– And everybody gets their happy ending Everybody loves a happy ending Like a dream coming true Everybody loves a happy ending What about you

credits

released April 7, 2010

Renée plays acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lap steel guitar, slide guitar, bass, banjo, mandolin, keyboard, harmonica, percussion, drums, drum programming, and sings lead and harmony vocals.

"Could Have Been You" written by Andy Manoff
Lynn Asher sings background vocals on “Sex, Love or Money”
Jeri Jones plays electric guitar on “Her Name is a Knife”
Monica Pasqual plays piano and organ on “You Hold my Heart”
Julie Wolf plays accordion on “Late Bloomer”

Mixed by BZ Lewis
Mastered by Ken Lee

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Renee Harcourt San Francisco

contact / help

Contact Renee Harcourt

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like Renee Harcourt, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Beans joins the show to discuss his album release, "ZWAARD".

listen now