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Elise Davis - The Token

by Elise Davis

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1.
The Token 05:17
If I could make you love me If I could have your kids A white picket fence, a life that made sense That'd be the token When I was just a girl In a great big world I was playing the part wild at heart  What happened to her Another exit sign Another late night drive I feel like a spark, a city in the dark Most all the time We spend our lives holding out for something But I say we're broken and maybe knowing that's the token A glass of champagne  Money or fame How it all starts to fade, in the bed that we've made We're all just the same  We spend our lives holding out for something But I say we're broken and maybe knowing that's the token, We spend our lives worrying about nothing It's okay to be broken, and maybe knowing that’s the token It's okay to be broken, Maybe knowing that’s the token.
2.
Benefits 04:00
Watch the boy and girl lookin' all in love as they come in, Wipe the grease off my hand on to my apron, and grab a pen, She wants a burger, he just wants his coffee black, Write down the order, wonder what its like to be in love like that, I bet he buys her flowers for no reason at all,  And in their house pictures of them on every wall, She loves his mother, and her daddy loves him too, I smile, hand them a check, head out the door into the night so blue, When I get home I let down my hair, Pull of my apron and grab a beer, Pick up the phone, I don't feel bad about it,   Some say this kind of love is surely venomous, I say he's just my friend, with benefits, It's 10 o clock and I feel my night has just begun,  Standing in a tank top in the kitchen baking, He never turns me down comes running when I call, Shows up with whiskey in his smile, and that's just my style,  When I get home I let down my hair Put on a record and grab a beer, Pick up the phone, I don't feel bad about it,   Some say this kind of love is surely venomous, I say he's just my friend, with benefits, When I get home I let down my hair,  roll up a joint and i grab a beer, Pick up the phone I don't feel bad about it, I'm not knocking love I just haven't found it, Don't have to whisper honey, no I can shout it,  If I'm alone I know my way around it, Some say this kind of love is surely venomous, I say he's just my friend,  I say he's just my friend, I say he's just my friend, With benefits.
3.
Finally 03:31
I take my shoes off at your front door Leave my worries outside Go up to your room Slip in bed with you  Turn off my phone and my mind, finally Before I close my eyes I smile Oh how i like it like this  The curtain open, the silence broken  With just a goodnight kiss  Street light falls on your face  I'm in the right place, finally Finally all I see is whats real and in front of me Finally I don't need a reason Finally I'm in your kitchen, I'm frying bacon  Birds are singing outside I'm brewing coffee, making it real strong It was a late last night Look how the dust is dancing In the sunlight Finally all I see is whats real and in front of me Finally I don't need a reason Finally all I am is light foot and fancy free  Finally I don't need a reason Finally Pull up a chair and good conversation Lets keep it real for awhile  I'm in a good mood you're such a cool dude And we got nothing but time  Finally.
4.
Pretty Girl 03:52
I know she curled her hair knowing that you'd be here I bet she spent an hour just picking out a dress to wear Thinking that you would care About how it fit her body, while you’re looking at mine Pretty girl don't be sad i hope you don't think of me too bad It’s not a game that you lost Just a bullet that you dodged  Train wreck that you got off Trains gonna wreck and you got off I keep drinking like I'm not seeing her watching you watching me Last night you laid her down, now she's just a used to be I don't know whats wrong with me I keep giving in when I shouldn't be Pretty girl don't be sad I hope you don't think of me too bad It’s not a game that you lost  Just a bullet that you dodged Train wreck that you got off Trains gonna wreck and you got off Tonight when I get in his car and I'm looking out the window I'm thinking about that girl at home just crying in her pillow And I wish that that was me I wish that I was free Pretty girl don't be sad I hope you don't think of me too bad It’s not a game that you lost It’s just a bullet that you dodged Train wreck that you got off Trains gonna wreck and you got off
5.
Penny 05:14
I toss penny and make a wish, watch it sinking in, Threw all the change that I had left, said to hell with it, I leave your house with nothing but a smile and old makeup, Messy hair, high heels, and your favorite t-shirt, Don't want you to think that I'm too sweet, Honey I'm a lot of things but I ain’t naive, I’ll never beg you to be with me, But ill wish for it on a penny,  I leave the door unlocked again, incase you wander in, Sleepy head in my bed I don't care where you been, Or where were going, I just want you to kiss me now, Don't want you to take your eyes off me,  Honey I'm a lot of things but I ain’t naive, I’ll never beg you to be with me, But ill wish for it on a penny,  If it all goes wrong I think we still could get along, Just know, for now, it’s on, in my heart I hope that you're falling for me too, Don't want you to think that I'm too sweet, Honey I'm a lot of things but I ain’t naive, I’ll never beg you to be with me, But ill wish for it, You know I’ll wish for it, I’ll wish for it, On a penny.
6.
I Like It 02:50
I see how you always see it, when he touches my back, Don't know why but when you're watching I don't wanna touch him back,  We’re all here at the same party and at the same table too, For no good reason I start feeling like I don't like the girl with you, Tonight, All the sudden my dress feels wrong and I don't know what to do with my hands  me another drink and he kisses my cheek and you're noticing and I don't why,  But I think I like it,  I start moving around this room talking to everybody there but you, Over-animated in conversation, drinking more than I usually do, Tonight, All of the sudden everybody's talking and you walk in and I can't even hear you are coming closer we're shoulder to shoulder, the night got your bolder and I don't know why, But I like it, Have I let it show on my face? I know I got to fight it but its hard to hide it when I like it,  All of the sudden we're lost in each other, it feels like there are no others there just this moment we're in here alone I don't know for how long, But I know I like  I know I like it. 
7.
I think of you when you're not around You only call me when you're down But it’s okay I don't fall hard Yeah you took me but not my heart There’s a right way to ask me There’s a right way to ask me for my love for my love don't you want it, don't your want it, don't you want it, don't you want it,  my love, my love, my love Sometimes you drink then you get mean But I don't let it bother me ‘cause I just leave you let you be You’ll come around eventually There’s a right way to ask me There’s a right way to ask me There’s a right way to ask me for my love for my love don't you want it, don't you want it, don't you want it don't you want it, my love, my love, ‘cause I want it, yeah I want it,  yeah I want it, yeah I want it, your love, your love, your love.
8.
Motel Room 03:54
It's not how I ever pictured it would be,  No talk of houses, babies, or future happenings, Just your brown eyes and my weak knees, For just a little longer can we stay in this smokey place? i know it’ll all be over soon The sun will chase away the moon Our love is like a short stay Our love is like a motel room It’s not sweet like what I seen on a movie screen, No pretty bottled wine, just dull lights and some sheets, I’ll pretend the way it is don't bother me, At least tonight your heart is beating a little faster with my touch, I know it’ll all be over soon The sun will chase away the moon Our love is like a short stay Our love is like a motel room You make room for me in this bed, You don't make room for me in your head, You're just using me and why I don't care I don't know yet, I know it'll all be over soon The sun will chase away the moon Our love is like a short stay  I know it’ll all be over soon The sun will chase away the moon Our love is like a short stay Our love is like a motel room
9.
The other day I caught myself asking, do I even know who you really are? The other day I sat alone wondering, do you even know who I really am? I don’t know why it’s so hard for me to let myself be loved When I just want your love Every single night Every single day I just want your love Golden day, the sunshine on my face, I may be slow, but darling it’s not a race, I don’t know why I keep pulling away from what I’m reaching for When I just want your love Every single night Every single day I just want your love I don’t know if I’ll ever find a way to show I feel the same I don’t know I don’t know I don’t know I don’t know I just want your love Every single night Every single day I just want your love I just want your love I just want your love
10.
Make the Kill Written by: Elise Davis The party had started everyone was talking to me, I had your t-shirt on, I’ve been wearing it a lot these weeks, I had my hair let down and a whiskey in my hand, But I was thinkin bout you while talking to another man, I wanna make the kill I wanna take some shots I wanna make out with a new boy in this parking lot I wanna go to sleep tonight without feeling bad, honey, I wanna make you mad The night got later and the lights got dimmer baby, And there’s a couple guys in here I think might wanna date me, So I walk through the party trying to look happy, Because I'm not gonna let you take another night from me, I wanna make the kill I wanna take some shots I wanna make out with a new boy in this parking lot I wanna go to sleep tonight without feeling bad, honey, I wanna make you mad A couple guys on the back porch going to get stoned, I tried to say no ‘cause I knew I was driving home, Now I'm high on the living room floor of this old party, Looking at the other boys thinking about how you let me down, I'm gonna make the kill I'm gonna take some shots I'm gonna make out with a new boy in tho parking lot I'm gonna go to sleep tonight without feeling bad, honey, Wish I could make you mad But when I try to make you mad, it only makes me sad.
11.
Fucked up mascara,  Hard sleep in my eyes, In a broke motel mirror, My chin looks held high Asphalt and gravel, Call out my name,  No conversations, Except with the rain, It’s not the end of the world I know I’m still standing here  It’s not the end of the world I know But I can almost see it from here If I knew all the answers, I wouldn't need lies, And I’d stop taking chances, With your body and mine, It’s not the end of the world I know I’m still standing here It’s not the end of the world I know But I can almost see it from here
12.
Diamond Days 04:30
Her long hair,  bright under that sun there, And she kisses him, Her red lips, down to her thin hips, and she's laughing, I chose to take my time she chose to take his name, Some day I might wish I would have done the same, But who am I kidding The long haul, back down to Arkansas, with a restless head, Long nights, singing under blue lights, then going home alone, I chose to take my time she chose to take his name, Some day I might wish I would have done the same, But who am I kidding I chose to take my time she chose to take his name, Some day I might wish I would have done the same, Done things a different way, But who am I kidding? Who am I kidding Who am I kidding
13.
Coffee smile in the summer rain Pink clouds roll through another day Into a sky as blue as it is gray  I see the light behind your eyes You tell me everything is gonna be alright It’s new but it’s something I want to get used to  If you want to wrap your arms around me Honey you should know exactly what I need I want a love the kind of love that don't come easy built to last not a fire that freezes when the flowers fold and the cold winds blow I want a love one without a stupid TV on long nights with a bottle of whiskey I don't need a sky filled up with diamonds just a love I can rely on Can't see what’s ahead of me But hey it ain’t such a bad way to be Don’t they say nothing good ever comes for free? If you want every little piece of me Darling you should know exactly what I need I want a love the kind of love that don't come easy built to last not a fire that freezes when the flowers fold and the cold winds blow I want a love one without a stupid TV on long nights with a bottle of whiskey I don't need a sky filled up with diamonds just a love I can rely on just a love I can rely on just a love I can rely on
14.
Sometimes I need a glass of whiskey  Sometimes I need two or three I like the smell of stale cigarettes I don't care if you judge me I go home alone sometimes sometimes I don't go home sometimes I think you can think about it too much so I just go to bars and get drunk I'm not looking to talk to no one but that don't mean that I’d be rude I'm not looking for an answer or someone to answer to I feel bad about it sometimes sometimes I don't feel so bad sometimes I think you can think about it too much so I just go to bars and get drunk I go home alone sometimes sometimes I don't go home sometimes I think you can think about it too much so I just go to bars and get drunk Sometimes I need a glass of whiskey  Sometimes two or three I don't care if you judge me.

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Vulnerability and carnal desire go head-to-head on Elise Davis’ The Token releasing September 9 on Make The Kill Records & Thirty Tigers.

Story and storyteller are one and the same. “I really can’t express my vulnerable feelings – especially towards men I've had feelings about over the years,” Elise confesses, “But, I have no trouble writing down painfully honest lyrics about it.”

The Token puts a microscope on the southern dynamic between the sexes, and the Little Rock, AR native’s inner turmoil, founded on her life’s trajectory against a more traditional path. Elation and ache play a tug-of-war.

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released September 16, 2016

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1. THE TOKEN
Written by Elise Davis & Clinton Moore Wells (BMI)
© 2016 Sixteen Stars Music, American Songspace (BMI) // Clinton Moore Wells (BMI)
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2. BENEFITS
Written by Elise Davis & Clinton Moore Wells (BMI)
© 2016 Sixteen Stars Music, American Songspace (BMI) // Clinton Moore Wells (BMI)
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3. FINALLY
Written by Elise Davis & Aaron Espe
© 2016 Sixteen Stars Music, American Songspace (BMI) // 2016 A Dog Ran Over My Shoulder (ASCAP),
All rights on behalf of A Dog Ran Over My Shoulder administered by Words & Music, a division of Big Deal Music, LLC
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. International Copyright Secured.

4. PRETTY GIRL
Written By Erin Enderlin and Elise Davis
© 2016 Sixteen Stars Music, American Songspace (BMI) // Blue Spark Music (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing (ASCAP), Little Louder Tunes (ASCAP),
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5. PENNY
Written by Elise Davis & Clinton Moore Wells (BMI)
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6. I LIKE IT
Written by Elise Davis & Jo Smith
© 2016 Sixteen Stars Music, American Songspace (BMI) // Songs of Smack Blue (BMI), all rights administered by Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing (BMI)
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7. RIGHT WAY TO ASK ME
Written by Elise Davis & Clinton Moore Wells (BMI)
© 2016 Sixteen Stars Music, American Songspace (BMI) // Clinton Moore Wells (BMI)
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. International Copyright Secured.

8. MOTEL ROOM
Written by Elise Davis & Tammi Kidd Hutton
© 2016 Sixteen Stars Music, American Songspace (BMI) // Mike Curb Music (BMI)
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9. I JUST WANT YOUR LOVE
Written by Elise Davis & Clinton Moore Wells (BMI)
© 2016 Elise Davis (BMI)
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10. MAKE THE KILL
Written by Elise Davis
© 20136 Sixteen Stars Music, American Songspace (BMI)
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11. NOT THE END OF THE WORLD
Written by Elise Davis & Robert Lee Castleman
© 2016 Sixteen Stars Music, American Songspace (BMI) // Farm Use Only Music (BMI)
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12. DIAMOND DAYS
Written by Elise Davis
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13. A LOVE I CAN RELY ON
Written by Elise Davis & Clinton Moore Wells (BMI)
© 2016 Sixteen Stars Music, American Songspace (BMI) // Clinton Moore Wells (BMI)
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. International Copyright Secured.

14. I GO TO BARS AND GET DRUNK
Written By Elise Davis & Erin Enderlin
© 2016 Sixteen Stars Music, American Songspace (BMI) // Blue Rigel Publishing (ASCAP), Sixteen Stars Music (BMI)
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. International Copyright Secured.

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BONUS TRACKS

15. COMING AROUND
Written by Elise Davis & Aaron Espe
© 2016 Sixteen Stars Music, American Songspace (BMI) // 2016 A Dog Ran Over My Shoulder (ASCAP),
All rights on behalf of A Dog Ran Over My Shoulder administered by Words & Music, a division of Big Deal Music, LLC
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. International Copyright Secured.

16. POISON & SMOKE
Written by Elise Davis & Clinton Moore Wells (BMI)
© 2016 Sixteen Stars Music, American Songspace (BMI) // Clinton Moore Wells (BMI)
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. International Copyright Secured.

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