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Bygones (Remastered)

by Levi Kreis

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Beside You 04:06
Beside You Written by Levi Kreis & Austin Hanks Life was good Things were fine Till the storm came And tore your house down Till all you believed in Crumbled to the ground And sorting through the rubble You can't salvage any sign Of truest love existing To stand the test of time I know it makes you sad I know it hurts so bad And I may not know the words to say There may not be an easy way But I wanna be the one to stay Beside you I may not know the how our whys But baby I'll be on your side Just reach for me and I'll right Beside you Words are frail Hard to hold When the meaning Is never behind them And your tired heart Is too weak to listen Well friend if you can hear me I want to prove to you That I will be a tower Baby I will shelter you You know it makes me sad To see you hurt so bad And I may not know the words to say There may not be an easy way But I wanna be the one to stay Beside you I may not know the how our whys But baby I'll be on your side Just reach for me and I'll right Beside you Well friend if you can hear me I want to prove to you That I will be a tower Baby I will shelter you You know it makes me sad To see you hurt so bad And I may not know the words to say There may not be an easy way But I wanna be the one to stay Beside you Beside you I"m hear beside you
2.
The Word Goodbye Written by Jonathan Watkins I don't wanna go through this I've already made a plan To never fall in love in life again You may never understand This could be a big mistake And before we go to far I have to say I'd rather be lonely I'd rather be blue I'd rather be anything Than being without you I'd rather be a loser I'd rather not try So I'm doing everything I know to do To never have to say the word goodbye I know I should take the chance Give myself just one more try And see if you're the answer to my dreams But it's too hard to feel again I think I forgotten how And the walls I've built will not be broken down. So I'd rather be lonely I'd rather be blue I'd rather be anything Than being without you I'd rather be a loser I'd rather not try So I'm doing everything I know to do To never have to say the word goodbye Cause goodbyes are never easy And I've had enough See I don't wanna live without your love So I'd rather be lonely I'd rather be blue I'd rather be anything Than being without you See, I'd rather be a loser I'd rather not try So if I never fall in love with you It's the only thing I know to do To never be the one to say The word goodbye
3.
I Don't Wanna Be Your Friend Written by Tonya Watts & James Dean Hicks I gave you a shoulder to cry on When you were all alone And no one was around to love you I gave you everything Why can't you give me anything Don't you know how much I looked up to you All your broken promises you made Finally gave me the strength to say I don't wanna be your friend Another day broken-hearted I'm so tired of hearing you say I'm sorry I don't wanna close that door This isn't how we started You said you'd always be there Till the very end I don't wanna be your friend You slapped me in the face You kicked me down and walked away And all I wanted was for you to love me All your lies that I believed You are as selfish as you seem Do you even know the ways you've hurt me We used to laugh but now I cry It's time we both say goodbye I don't wanna be your friend Another day broken-hearted I'm so tired of hearing you say I'm sorry I don't wanna close that door This isn't how we started You said you'd always be there Till the very end Damn you, you never loved me I begged, I kicked, I've screamed But you'd rather die than see I don't wanna be your friend Another day broken-hearted I'm so tired of hearing you say I'm sorry I don't wanna close that door This isn't how we started You said you'd always be there Till the very end I don't wanna be your friend I don't wanna be your friend
4.
If I Can't Let Go Written by Jonathan Watkins I want to make this one the perfect romance In the face of forever, I think we have a chance But it happens each time I put myself on the line Don't wanna lose my faith in you I don't know what to do Cause I just can't let go anymore My heart has had enough I just can't lay down And forget about this love The harder I try to hold on The more I'm pushing you away It's something I have to do It's you that I stand to lose If I can't let go I have a vision that you are the right one for me And if that's true I know I gotta be free So I'm saying a prayer That you will be there Will love see us through Will I be with you Cause I just can't let go anymore My heart has had enough I just can't lay down And forget about this love The harder I try to hold on The more I'm pushing you away It's something I have to do It's you that I stand to lose I've never been this close To letting all my fears subside As I'm here with you Baby I'm trying to But I just can't let go anymore My heart has had enough I just can't lay down And forget about this love The harder I try to hold on The more I'm pushing you away It's something I have to do It's you that I stand to lose If I can't let go If I can't let go
5.
Make Believe 03:35
Make Believe Written by Levi Kreis, Darci Monet, & Matthew Hayes You have the truest smile And your eyes are the deepest ocean Your body drives me wild So much that I can't help knowing You are the kind of girl That I would give my heart to And never look over my shoulder Then again the truth sets in And I find that I stand here broken You never speak my name You may not even know it Every time that you pass my way It seems my soul is dying Over and over and over Somewhere inside I realize You're the girl that I'll never know Though I'd give you my heart and soul But I guess that it's not meant to be So I'll go on living in make believe Wish I could make you see All the things that you've been missing Show you how it feels to be With a man who needs your kisses If I had just one chance Then maybe you would notice How patiently I have been waiting To be the reason you smile You're the girl that I'll never know Though I'd give you my heart and soul But I guess that it's not meant to be So I'll go on living in make believe If I had just one chance Then maybe you would notice I've been here, I've been waiting Wanna be the reason you smile You're the girl that I'll never know Though I'd give you my heart and soul But I guess that it's not meant to be So I'll go on Yes I'll go on Yes I'll go on Living in make believe
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Handcuff My Soul Written by Tonya Watts Handcuff my soul to a cross Cause according to them I am lost That's okay cause I know truth It's not what they taught me in my youth If only this peace will last I wouldn't fall away so fast I won't let it get me down Cause God loves me for who I am Dusting off my Bible and now it's clean No longer thirsty if you know what I mean I'm drinking the words and my heart's drunk Beautiful insights are taming my tongue If only this peace will last I wouldn't fall away so fast I won't let it get me down Cause God loves me for who I am The story ends and it's all good The message of love understood If only this peace will last I wouldn't fall away so fast I won't let it get me down Cause God loves me for who I am
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Hello 04:46
Hello Written by Tonya Watts and Kevin Fisher Sometimes I see things no one else can Something I say things that I don't understand Feels like I'm screaming in the middle of a crowded room No one looks up, no one cares, no one even moves And I'm all by myself. Is there anybody out there Who feels the way I do All alone, nowhere to run And no one to talk to Is there anybody out there Sending you a prayer Cause if you feel the way I do You need to know that someone cares Is there anybody out there Is there anybody out there Is there anybody out there Hello, hello hello I am ashamed of my past regrets Sometimes I smoke more than cigarettes Feels like I'm running, but my feet never touch the ground Stuck in sin with so called friends knocking me down And I'm all by myself Is there anybody out there Who feels the way I do All alone, nowhere to run And no one to talk to Is there anybody out there Sending you a prayer Cause if you feel the way I do You need to know that someone cares Is there anybody out there Is there anybody out there Is there anybody out there Hello, hello hello And I'm all by myself Is there anybody out there Who feels the way I do All alone, nowhere to run And no one to talk to Is there anybody out there Sending you a prayer Cause if you feel the way I do You need to know that someone cares Is there anybody out there Is there anybody out there Is there anybody out there Hello, hello, hello Hello, hello, hello Hello, hello, hello
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Gabrielle 04:11
Gabrielle Written by Levi Kreis Gabrielle Was Monday morning just another crazy high Or the way we felt at ease make inhibitions fly Somewhere away Gabrielle Was the novelty of you and me what reeled you in Or the serotonin nudging you into my skin Until we came And it's just fine Yeah, It's great with me It was exactly what it was meant to be So I keep a piece of you right here with me Gabrielle Now the sun is burning hot against the window pain I grab a napkin, write some scribbles and a name Then I say goodbye Gabrielle If you run to find me or never pick up the phone Just one night was more than I believe I've ever known Cause I feel so alive And it's just fine Yeah, it's great with me It was exactly what it was meant to be So I keep a piece of you right here with me Gabrielle I'll keep a piece of you forever here with me Gabrielle Gabrielle
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More 04:21
More Written by Levi Kreis Your waters run so deep so clear It's refreshing to find someone Who could cool my thirst It's been so good to have an ear Who could here all the tears I cry And understand the hurt It's been a hard road So glad to find a friend But what I can see If you're telling me The romance stumbled in along the way Maybe it's time to say Baby that's more than what I got I'm afraid I've led you on Baby that's more than what I got You're beautiful but I can't be the one Now I don't want to steal your smile When I know all you're looking for Is to give your heart But maybe we should take a little while To allow things to cool way way down Before it goes to far You've had a hard road So glad to be a friend But I'll never see why you're wanting me To try to go where I don't wanna go By now you oughta know Baby that's more than what I got I'm afraid I've led you on Baby that's more than what I got You're beautiful but I can't be the one You've had a hard hard road So glad to be a friend But I'll never see why you're wanting me To try to go where I don't wanna go By now you oughta know Baby that's more than what I got I'm afraid I've led you on Baby that's more than what I got You're beautiful but I can't be the one You're beautiful but I can't be the one

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I am overcome with nostalgia when I relive the complicated memories attached to these songs. Some are precious. Some are painful.

In searching for the words to explain this body of work, complicated feels like the truest place to start. More times than not I’m left sitting in the question than seeing a grand solution to life. Nevertheless, here is a detached assortment of thoughts I have after living these compositions.

Friendships matter. Cultivate them. Handle them with wisdom, with love and patience. See them as an opportunity to stretch beyond your perceived boundaries. Find out just how much you can give to another human being.

Don’t be afraid of darkness. Romance it. If you find yourself in the deep, it’s because the deep is calling you. Listen. Lay there in the silence and feel alive no matter how much it feels like death. This too shall pass and when it does, you will want to say you are the wiser for it. Don’t wish away your initiation into greater wisdom.

Anger is a higher vibration than depression. If you can’t get over it, get angry about it. Anger can fuel a renewed since of purpose and conviction. Use it to your benefit.

If I had one wish, it would be that we never give one more thought to what others think of us. How astounding the degree of self expression that would emerge if every fiber of our being could let go of this one simple fixation.

That is all. If you find just one song in this body of work that speaks honestly to your own experience, then I’ve done my job. As always, thank you for listening.

xo

Levi

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released November 2, 2007

Thank you to my guest writers Tonya Watts, Darci Monet, James Dean Hicks, Matthew Hayes, and Jonathan Watkins. Photography by Gabe Bowling. Graphic Designs by Leslie Hinton for sheBANG! Design.

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Levi Kreis Nashville, Tennessee

I"m a singer and songwriter from East Tenessee. Since my debut album in 2005, I've explored a myriad of genres from piano pop to rock to Americana soul. I'm most at home when it feels a bit gospel, a bit country and a bit poppy. You'll usually find my lyrics explore personal growth and I'm not afraid to be vulnerable with you. Thanks for being here. It's good to meet you. ... more

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