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I Promise I'm Clean; Haven't Done A Thing

by Greg Hill

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1.
Help 04:41
Can you show me how to love? Show me how to live again Cause I wanna fall for you Can you show me how to fight? Show me how to be a friend Cause I wanna fall for you And I don't know how to And you don't know the truth And I just wanna ask for help from you Cause I wanna fall for you I've been waiting for so long Now I'm finally here with you And I think I'm falling for you
2.
PHQ-9 02:25
It’s almost as if things both good and bad interact in the world, it’s all about how you view it. She sees a sad disappointing day while I see the blue sky and the hope to one day make a change. And it seems to her that the carousel we call life never stops spinning. Anxiety fills my head I need to get some rest Blood pressure is peaking I'm filling up my chest And everyone's so full of it Everyone's so full of shit Everyone needs to get out of here right now Cause I'm freaking out She said go wherever Your heart takes you I'm trying so hard It's not leading me to you But you know that I'll never quit And everyone's so full of shit It's not over now, I'm not giving up but I'm freaking out Pick my brain now Tell me what is wrong Why can't I now Make a choice on my own? And I know And you know That I’m freaking out
3.
Dear Mother 03:56
Packed up my bags, got in my car and I headed west Opportunity came and it hit me right in the chest. You always told me to chase after my wildest dreams Now that moment is here and all I hear is "this is a mistake" Dear mother, I'm not your little boy anymore Dear Mother, things have changed for the better This has happened before so don't try to blame it all on me I've seen three daughters move away just as easily. I know it's pretty sad the way your babies all grew up and left But you've got another thirty years to spend time with the ones who haven't yet Dear mother, I know things didn't go as planned Dear mother, Everything will be okay in the end Dear mother, just know this isn't the am Dear mother, I'll be coming back home again
4.
Have you seen my friend? I last saw him around 2 am He was dancing in my stomach Now I'm not sure if he loves it I finally found my friend Praying in front of the toilet at 3 am I couldn't make out what he was doing Now I know he wasn't praying and he said he said "I promise I'm clean; haven't done a thing And I promise you're mean; haven't done a thing" Give me a sign to let the feelings open Tell me the way I can escape from my own brain Teach me how to keep the liquor in my stomach Show me the way to keep me from going insane And he said "No, you have too much to lose" I'm finally at it again I last saw myself in the mirror drunk at 5 am And I finally saw you sleeping Now i know you weren't praying and he said he said
5.
Home 01:05
I am the one who treats you like so I am the one who wants to do everything with you Why am I sitting all alone? Why am I sitting all alone? I want to do every single thing with you So why are you not home?
6.
Let's explore my mental health I'm dying to meet you Get inside this brain of mine tonight I want to kiss you on the mouth But I'm too scared to try it Get inside this brain of mine tonight Cause tonight'll be the night that I will love you Let's go out and watch the rain I'm drowning without you Leave me now, and let me think tonight And I want to fuck you on the floor But my brain just won't let me Get inside this brain of mine tonight Cause tonight'll be the night of all nights that I will love you I wanna get inside your little mind and just love you Love you, oh yeah, yeah
7.
It takes courage to come and say those things that will always come back to you Where's the message in the truth? Be careful what you're thankful for, they always think the same The truth behind the meaning has a name. And it's a long way back from the edge of going insane And you're a one of a kind to be the one to take my brain But it's alright I'll be the one without a name Just tell me God if I'm okay Cause we're all so all so all so scared of you And you're dreaming, you're deceiving Whatever happened to the meaning? Cause we're all so all so all so scared of you And you're crying from the beatings And I'll say it again: "You're leaving" One night stands and handfuls of mistakes, I can't see myself without someone to fake it Will I make it? I can tell from miles away you've never been so high without your boyfriend Or the truth Cause we're all so all so all so scared of you And you're dreaming you're deceiving Whatever happened to the meaning? Cause we're all so all so all so scared of you And you're hanging from the ceiling And I'll say it again: "You're leaving."
8.
D Song 04:08
Your body language tells me I refuse to take the hint Your alibis and excuses are always full of shit And I promise you're mean And I promise I'm clean And I promise when you leave you're not coming back to me Well I would rather have a broken heart than sleep next to you And you're mistaken, I'm not giving up. I'm just not into you It's 8 o'clock and the time is up; you're gonna call it quits Satisfaction seems to matter between the hips And I promise you're mean And I promise I'm clean And I promise when you leave you're not coming back to me
9.
Think Of Me 04:20
If I were hit by a car Would you stand just feet apart from that one you called the special one in your heart? Cause I’d do the same, you’re that special one in my heart When you see me walk down the stairs Do you think about me playing with your hair While you’re watching TV and breathing in the air Cause after all this time I want to be there Oh please just think of me When we’re out drinking with some friends Do you want to play pong again I know you’ll kick my ass but I won’t tell my friends It’s just nice to see that special one again And when you’re bored sitting all alone Put on this song and open the windows And just blast it loud and think of all the times we’ve had I know I’d re-live those over and over again And when you’re sad and you think of me I hope these words will set you free From all of the pain and all of the suffering Because I’d do anything to keep you happy
10.
I saw a skinny bat in the room and I yelled How could you be right there In all the crowded air I haven’t slept at all since you left and I guess I’m living in the past I still want this to last and this is how it goes I thought I saw you walking to your place but I guess It was all in my head It was someone else instead I wonder how things are, how are you, I’m doing well But I know that’s just a lie I can’t stay by your side and this is how it goes Pick my brain now Tell me what is wrong Why can't I now Make a choice on my own? And I know And you know
11.
My Left Leg 06:27
If I could have it any other way God knows it but you’d like to stay Bottles, money, and everything else Seems so different now that you’re with somebody else Your old sweatshirt is still in my room Don’t have the courage to bring it back to you A scrap book made by you and me Tucked away in the closet with things I never see I don’t want to do a thing, it seems like Every little thing I do brings back old memories And I’d rather be doing something else with you, and I know that it can’t come true I just want to leave, to a a place for you and me I’d trade in my left leg Just to see you again Come back to me Your coffee mug and written notes The picture frames I can’t seem to get rid of They all sit quiet and wait for you to change Only god knows that’ll never happen again
12.
Jamie 04:14
From her lips to her tongue She is me, and we are young Take my hand and follow me Into the sun My bloody hands and swollen heart She can see the bigger part Of this life, she speaks tonight About the earth Confidence and hidden arms Don’t go hand in hand, they’re miles apart Like the scars and the birth marks On your legs Baby shoes on the floor They’re never used, they speak much more Than the ones we used to know Or the ones we lost I don’t know what to do It seems like everything we know has no use You always seem so confused Like your sweaty hands and cold shoes And i’m a mess, can’t you tell? She is mean, she’s out to kill But I love her, she’s so sweet Oh Jamie Innocence and trendiness I’m smoking all of your cigarettes She can tell that I’m not me But I’m screaming She is me, she is harmed She once was the broken one I think I love her Oh Jamie My beating chest, and clammy hands My curly hair and my innocence My cracking voice and my cigarettes Belong to you

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"I Promise I'm Clean; Haven't Done A Thing" is Greg Hill's first full-length release in his career. Both written and recorded in his bedroom at home and in his college dorm room, the album conveys the thoughts and emotions from an 18 year old's point of view. With dark topics such as anxiety, love, loneliness, infatuation, and departure, the upbeat tunes that go with them make it so you can't help but tap your foot to them. His sound evolves throughout the whole album, and the tracks are laid out specifically for the listener to understand the timeline of his thoughts.

Faster tracks like the lead single "We're All So Scared Of You" and "Hedgehog's Dilemma" along with slower, more somber tunes like the tracks "Help" and "Dear Mother" are only a glimpse in the contrast of the album. The tracks "Get Inside My Brain," "Home" and "Think Of Me" are simple tunes written solely for a solo guitar and singer, yet are still full of the same sound and energy that comes out of the other tunes. Two "two-part" songs - the title track "I Promise I'm Clean..." and "Jamie" start off slow and calm, but explode into a much bigger sound.

"The album doesn't follow a 'story,' per se, but an overall theme is present, and it comes clear during the track 'Hedgehog's Dilemma,' with a reprise of the chorus from the song 'PHQ-9.' It may not be clear to everyone, and the interpretation is up in the air, but it surely has at least some meaning behind it."

Give it a listen, or don't listen; it doesn't matter to me. Enjoy.

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released June 13, 2017

Recorded, produced and mastered by Greg Hill

Album cover by Greg Hill

Credits:
Greg Hill - Guitars, Drums, Bass, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals

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