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STUPID LITTLE HEART
lyrics by: Melanie Krahmer
music by: Melanie Krahmer & Rich Libutti
©2025 sirsymusic (BMI) – Released 1/7/2025
Melanie Krahmer (vocals)
Rich Libutti (guitars, bass)
Corinna Smith (violin)
Josh Gold (piano)
Father, daughter and holy ghosts
We don’t mean to hurt who we love the most
And we loved the best we could
But this punishment doesn’t fit the crime
How I wish we had just a bit more time
To say those things we should
Oh, how it breaks my stupid little heart
The way you come and go
How can I make my stupid little heart
Learn a new way home
I promise to keep the better days
Swimming ‘cross the creek and your sweet pancakes
And those songs you played by heart
Some days a song lights up your eyes
It’s like we see each other from time to time
So, I’ll sing with all my heart
Oh, when it breaks my stupid little heart
The way you come and go
I’ll try to make my stupid little heart
Learn a new way home
Oh, how it breaks my stupid little heart
The way we come and go
I’ve got to make my stupid little heart
Learn a new way home
And let music bring us home
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LITTLE PHOENIX
lyrics by: Melanie Krahmer
music by: Melanie Krahmer & Rich Libutti
©2025 sirsymusic (BMI) – Unreleased 😉
Come on baby light your fire
I can see your spark
But another tough year could put it out
Maybe that’s the reason
That they keep on teaching us
That hope is something far too dangerous
For girls like us
So, come on little phoenix keep rising
From the ash of yesterday
Oh, come on little phoenix keep trying
No matter what they say
I know everyone seems brave
But it’s just on the outside
Baby you’ve been so strong
For a million years
Taking care of everybody else
But I can feel your heartbeat
And it’s beating like a drum
And losing hope is far too dangerous
For girls like us
So, come on little phoenix keep rising
From the ash of yesterday
Oh, come on little phoenix keep trying
No matter what they say
It’s ok to be afraid
Even here on the outside
Baby do as I say
Not as I always seem to do
‘Cause I want something
That’s so much better for you, I do
So, come on little phoenix keep rising
From the ash of yesterday
Oh, come on little phoenix keep trying
No matter what they say
It’s ok to be afraid
So, come on little phoenix keep rising
From the ash of yesterday
Oh, come on little phoenix keep trying
No matter what they say
They can’t take our hope away
‘Cause girls like us are brave …
Here on the inside
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HELL NO
lyrics by: Melanie Krahmer
music by: Melanie Krahmer & Rich Libutti
©2021 sirsymusic (BMI)
300 heartbeats
One thing you can count on
That I’ll beat myself up
Oh, this rabbit’s on the run
I learned way too early
The monsters don’t stay beneath the bed
And girl, don’t you stand out
But dim your light way down instead
But I say
Hell no
Won’t rattle my bones
‘Cause I’m a fighter
Gonna let my light shine
Hell no
Won’t rattle my bones
I’m Feeling lighter
Because I carried that weight too long
So, here’s to disaster
Made me who I’ve become
A queen with a backbone
And no more rabbits on the run
And I keep on trying
To learn that I deserve this crown
‘Cause I am still standing
No, you can’t keep a good woman down
Oh
Hell no
Won’t rattle my bones
‘Cause I’m a fighter
Gonna let my light shine
Hell no
Won’t rattle my bones
I’m Feeling lighter
Because I carried that weight too long
Hell no
Come on let your light shine, baby
Hell no
Let it all go
Because we carried that weight too
Carried that weight too
We carried that weight too long
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Seven Seas
lyrics by: Melanie Krahmer
music by: Melanie Krahmer & Rich Libutti
©sirsymusic (BMI) – Released 3/31/23
Melanie Krahmer (vocals, drums, piano, percussion)
Rich Libutti (guitars, bass)
We’re wading through little volcanoes
We try to keep going
Before they blow back again
And after all this time at sea
We can’t find our legs and we aren’t steady
Like we always used to be
I’d walk this whole world
Swim across the seven seas
To find a way back
To you and me
Becoming these little volcanoes
Can we keep going
Before we blowback again
We never felt this lost at sea
And I miss the way you looked at me
It was better than anything I’ve ever seen
I’d walk this whole world
Swim across the seven seas
To find a way back
To you and me
All the right words seem to get lost these days
And no maps lead to land
Just when it feels like we may never say it
You reach for my hand
They’re nothing but little volcanoes
And we’ve got a love
That’s big as the seven seas