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Don't Let My Ink Fade

by Cale Hawkins

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lyrics

I'm
sitting on the edge
of an unexpected moment
an outlier
a shiver in time

A twist of irony
In this biography
Don't know where I'll be
In the next line

Stay with me in this
place
I don't want to be
erased
Please don't let my ink
fade

I grew up inside my head
It was safer to escape there
From hostile worlds
From troubling times

Now I'm left to face
a mass of empty space
Have I wound up
on the last page?

Get me out of this
place
I don't want to be
erased
Please don't let my ink
fade

Oh, remain
I hope you stay
I hope you stay
Remain
A shot away
I hope you stay

Stay with me in this
place
I don't want to be
erased
Stay with me in this
place
Read me 'til the last
page

credits

released November 10, 2017
written, produced, performed & engineered by Cale Hawkins

mixed by Ben Talmi
mastered by Mike Kalajian at Rogue Planet Mastering
cover photo by Adrienne Darnell

cello by Chris Irvine
violin by Chase Potter
all vocals & other instruments by Cale Hawkins

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Cale Hawkins New York

Cale Hawkins worked behind the scenes for years, writing, producing, and backing artists like Charli xcx, Raveena, and Amber Mark before emerging with his debut LP “I Broke My Shoulders” in 2023 (Switch Hit Records).

After features on NPR’s “All Songs Considered” and “New Music Friday,” Hawkins released his sophomore LP, “A River of Teeth.” ... more

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