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1.
I Suffocate 03:22
Staring at the silver sky. It’s just another reason not to cry. I’ve gotta put my faith in something strong. I’ve gotta put my trust in someone. I’ll breathe you in until I suffocate. I drink you in until I drown. I’ve given up on almost everything. I look away and just see red; it’s dripping down my arm. I’m trying to get you out of my head, now tell me where’s the harm in that? Where's the harm in that? There’s a breeze that helps me catch my breath. It wakes me up like gasoline. I light a match but I’m still standing here. I’m hoping it will leave me clean. I’ll breathe you in until I suffocate. I drink you in until I drown. I’ve given up on almost everything. I look away and just see red; it’s dripping down my arm. I’m trying to get you out of my head, now tell me where’s the harm in that? Where's the harm in that? I look away and just see red; it’s dripping down your arm. You’re trying to get me out of your head, I’ll tell you that there’s harm in that, oh there’s harm in that.
2.
Paroxysm 03:36
I close my eyes, and you’re there. All of these songs in my head. How do I choose the right words to show I care? Do you hear the ones I say? Oh and by the way you’re beautiful. I love the way you look at me, the way you say my name. You’d risk it all; it’s such a drastic fall. The words we chose cut like knives. They taste so sweet as they blind. The fire in our eyes makes the hurt worth the pain. But it never leaves you feeling the same. Oh and by the way, you’re beautiful. I love the way you look at me, the way you say my name. You’d risk it all, oh it’s so drastic How can I be brave? The stars they’ve called me home, they’ve called me home. I want to be your home. Safe from the rain, it makes it worth the pain.
3.
Phoenix 04:20
I need the sun to shine to burn this chill out of my soul. It strikes me how you blow my mind, time and time again I’m never full. Remember when you said, this was the beginning to the end. Remember you told me it was all in my head, time is catching up, now it’s time to go. These concrete walls all around me might crumble in my hands. But until I take it back I’ll stumble, I’ll crumble into sand. Aimless I walk amongst the dead I stall. And without your passion to drive me, I’d fall. Can you remind me, again, why it’s all in my head? Cuz I hear you and I see you, and this shit seems so real, so real instead. These concrete walls all around me might crumble in my hands. But until I take it back I’ll stumble, I’ll crumble into sand. Aimless I walk amongst the dead I stall. And without your passion to drive me, I’ll fall. And I can’t breathe, I’m falling, I’m falling. And your light bleeds, you’re falling, I’m falling. Why do you torture your own soul with perfection, you’re never full. I take it in cuz I’m in remission. You’re like the Phoenix on the brink of ignition.
4.
I thought that the pain had past. I thought I had moved on. But when I heard his song, it brought it all back, do you feel like you won? So I don’t get to see you anymore, and it makes me wonder why. Did you think this was the only way. Maybe you’re healed, but each day I die It takes me back to that day, when she called me. Ok, so you’re gone and here we’re left picking up the pieces. I don’t know what do you think? Was that bullet how it had to be? So I don’t get to see you anymore, and it makes me wonder why. Did you think this was the only way. Maybe you’re healed, but each day I die inside! It takes me back to that day, when she called me. Ok, so you’re gone and here we’re left picking up the pieces. I don’t know what do you think? Was that bullet how it had to be?
5.
Let Me Down 03:45
If you’re gonna let me down, say you’ll go easy on me. Cuz I don’t know if I can take much more, of this torture of this pain. If you’re gonna kiss me goodnight, promise me that you’ll make it last. So we don’t have to say goodbye. And I see you across the room, and my heart stops. My heart stops So when you break my heart promise me that you’ll hold me, hold me tight. This is so real all this pain you feel and it burns like hell like the sun. And you can’t be the one and every time that we’re apart, you take another beat of my heart. I never saw you coming and I don’t want to say goodbye. But you were lost to me when I saw the light go out in your eyes. And I see you across the room, and my heart stops. My heart stops. So when you break my heart promise me that you’ll hold me, hold me tight.

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released January 1, 2018

All compositions by Michelle Rayburn (Dan Rayburn, Paroxysm). Arranged by: Michelle Rayburn and Lehi Petersen. Vocals: Michelle Rayburn. Guitar: Lehi Petersen. Strings: Jonathan Kelley (Paroxysm). Bass: Lehi Petersen. Drums: Ryan Elwood. All other instrumentation: Lehi Petersen. Photography and artwork: Troy Ten Eyk and McKenzie Rayburn. Digitally mastered by Lehi Petersen for Bacchvs Productions Denver, CO 2018. Executive Producer and Engineer: Lehi Petersen.

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The Argument / Michelle Rayburn Denver, Colorado

The Argument is an eclectic band created in 2016 by singer/songwriter Michelle Rayburn. It consists of Michelle Rayburn on vocals, Lehi Petersen on bass, and Ryan Elwood on drums. The Argument is a new project meant to collaborate some of the best musical talent in the Denver music scene and put that talent on stage for audiences with vast musical tastes. ... more

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