The Only Way is Through

by Cortland Goffena

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1.
Best Friends 03:31
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Looking your way No words can say The depths of this The friend that I've found in you It's never the same In the best way I can't explain The safety I've found here Is this what I've found I think that I've struck gold Someone as crazy as me And I won't let go I'll accept you if you accept me Did we just become best friends Well I hope that this never ends Tell me now is this what we need Because I have been screaming out for someone please Its never ending this game in between Because we're looking out for ourselves in the end Is this what I've found I think that I've struck gold Someone as crazy as me And I won't let go I'll accept you if you accept me Did we just become best friends Well I hope that this never ends But sometimes it does And we wonder how we got here Its never enough for some And the only way out is to let go and move on But that doesn't mean I don't remember, I don't care No that doesn't mean I don't remember what we shared Is this what I've found I think that I've struck gold Someone as crazy as me And I won't let go I'll accept you if you accept me Did we just become best friends Well I hope that this never ends Ends
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The Fool 03:31
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It's all the same I can't force you to change And you say its no one's fault But here I am being blamed Tell me now, is this how We fall out I've grown tired of your petty games Your face is so beautiful If only I had known you had two With lips that never speak the truth Show me that I've been a fool Falling for you Look at me with that smirk That says it all That my dreams have turned to dust And it seems You were waiting for the fall Failing inside To even respect the idea of us Your face is so beautiful If only I had known you had two With lips that never speak the truth Show me that I've been a fool Falling for you Tell me Why I'm just like the boy you met when you were eighteen Falling apart, breaking hearts And blaming it all on me You had my trust and you let it go I'm your self fulfilling prophecy oh don't you know Your face is so beautiful If only I had known you had two With lips that never speak the truth Show me that I'm the fool Falling for you Show me that I'm the fool Falling for you Show me that I'm just another fool
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Cut the Wire 03:26
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I know it feels like such a long time Since I ever picked you up And I can't tell you how or why I got to be so lost And I know I'm digging myself a hole But you handed me the shovel Alive, I can breathe With or without you and me But if you give me one last try I'll prove that you're right We were falling apart from the start If everything we ever wanted was so easy Would we be where we started And I know its hard to still believe me But baby we're heading for heartache Its all the same, we can't blame When everything we've tried Ends with pain, wrought with shame I think its time we cut the wire I know you wanted this to work out Well I did to But we need to get this through our heads We can't force This love anymore We're off course And heading for more We're falling apart with the answers beneath If everything we ever wanted was so easy Would we be where we started And I know its hard to still believe me But baby we're heading for heartache Its all the same, we can't blame When everything we've tried Ends with pain, wrought with shame I think its time we cut the wire I know you have your problems but can't you see I have problems too you're no different than me It's all the same just different realities I think its time we cut the wire I'm so tired of putting out our fires And I'm so goddamn tired Of being burned If only we could just listen If only we could just breathe If only we could just be If only we could just drop our pain at our feet I think its time that we cut the wire
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All the Pain 03:05
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With just a breath I whisper All the times I felt alive People come and go The more you know The more you'll be satisfied And all I ask Is you be honest with me We'll get right past All the pain I'll keep your love close Even though you may never know Memories come and go I know what matters most The rest is just history And all I ask Is you be honest with me We'll get right past All the pain All the pain! I'll let you in on a secret You were always my favorite I'll let you in on my secret You've always been my favorite And all I ask Is you be honest with me We'll get right past All the pain All the pain! All the pain
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The Artist 03:46
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You're a spitting image of my pain I can't deny you make me feel crazy You've seen the darkest parts of me and screamed Its no wonder you're running away When you see a demon, I see a face Of someone we both can't save I'll give you everything If you just make this last The time has come to repeat the past Tell me is this what I see A mirror of my own tragedy Finding a way to the wound And using you as my own excuse You've painted me with your pain As if I'm a portrait that you can obtain But you don't know the artist in you Could be painting something so beautiful Tell is this what you see A mirror of your own tragedy Finding a way to the wound And using me as your own excuse I wish I could see I wish I could feel The way that I did when I thought this was real Using my imagination to make the best of this Looking within to find my own artist Tell me is this what we see A mirror of our own tragedies Finding a way to the wound And using others as our own excuse Screaming for healing from the depths of our cage Knowing we're the only ones we can save Painting others with our own pain Using the artist as an excuse to blame
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This Blame 04:26
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Tell me What its like To be Misunderstood I feel Your pain More than I should And you scream Wishing I was found But here I am now And I scream Wishing you could be The one to let me out of my cage I'm sorry Can't you see Our pain is overflowing But I won't To be misunderstood I will take This pain and let you go This blame will be The death of you I know you think I wasn't listening I know you feel The truth that I bring We can't ignore This anymore I don't think I can handle being alone And you scream Wishing I was found But here I am now And I scream Wishing you could be The one to let me out of my cage I'm sorry Can't you see My pain is overflowing But I won't wait To be misunderstood I will take This truth and let you go This blame will be The death of me Tell me is this how you break it Its only a matter of time before we're both set free And I swear I can't take this Knowing you're just like me Tell me is there a way to save this When you can't even stand on your own feet If you're determined to finally break this Then please just leave me be I'm sorry Can't you see Your pain is overflowing But I won't wait To be misunderstood I will take this blame and let you go This blame will be The death of everything
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Family Tree 03:54
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All you ever gave me were open wounds And here I am bleeding for you Do you want me to be happy Why can't you just let me go I know you had your problems but that's no excuse Here I am bleeding for you I never deserved this, I never asked And now, there's nothing you can do Calling me brother, calling me son Tell me is this what I deserve Where were you when I was coming undone Tell me will this feeling last forever Sometimes I wish I could die I don't even know what love feels like here I am broken Can I ever be accepted Its only a matter of time Before I stand on my own But I'll never know why I had to do it all on my own Calling me brother, calling me son Tell me is this what I deserve Where were you when I was coming undone Tell me will this feeling last forever Falling out of the family tree You're better off without me I will plant my own seed Away from this blackened shade Where I can live Where I can breathe Calling me brother, calling me son Tell me is this what I deserve Where were you when I was coming undone Tell me will this feeling last forever Forever! Forever! Forever!
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Break the Shell 02:58
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I'm so tired of being hurt When will I find peace Facing control, show me I'm not alone As I fall to pieces Everyday is a new day But what does that mean When all I can feel is the past Wanting to set free All the wants and needs But I've finally lost track Oh break the shell I know myself so well Oh this is becoming tiresome Looking within Trying to start again I don't know what it is I'm running from Anymore I can't take leaving the fray When will I earn respect Letting this go, show me I still have hope As I long for acceptance Oh don't you understand I'm showing you who I am As I open up Fears affect again As we all bleed within But they won't stop me now Oh break the shell You know yourself so well Oh this is becoming tiresome Looking within Trying to start again I don't know what it is you're running from Anymore If we only Could just open up and see We're not the only ones Who feel, deep down, beneath inside It seems that all that's weighing us down Is our goddamn pride Break the shell We know ourselves so well Oh this is becoming beautiful Looking within Starting again We have nothing to run from Anymore!
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My Serenity 02:45
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A blank slate As blank as it gets I hoped That you would follow Its not the same Knowing I can't hold Others responsible for my tomorrow Oh this isn't the way to be happy The only way is through the pain I've broken my heart by choice I've fallen apart, begging for more This is my right, my voice To find my way, back to my serenity Most don't understand The pain that I'm in But we all are connecting Calling others friends Letting go again But I am still holding on Oh this isn't the way to be happy The only way is through the pain I've broken my heart by choice I've fallen apart, begging for more This is my right, my voice To find my way, back to my serenity My tears are falling for you My tears are falling for me I'm moving on and letting go of you Now do the same and lets be free (My serenity!) I've broken my heart by choice I've fallen apart, begging for more This is my right, my voice (My serenity!) To find my way, back to my serenity Oh My serenity
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Ode to Starting Again [Live] 05:00
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I'll cry, while the pain's still in the air Hoping you can forgive me And I'll wait, knowing that you're not here You don't owe me anything And I'll sing, until I get this through my head Oh, this is the ode To starting again I don't know what to say I don't know what to listen to My emotions are scattered across the oceans blue And these winds have taken me To places I never wanted to be I'm looking through this telescope, you've told me to look And I swear I see the good But I'm making mistakes that I regret Trying to see past this storm's horizon So I'll cry, while the pain's still in the air Hoping you can forgive me And I'll wait, knowing that you're not here You don't owe me anything And I'll sing, until I get this through my head Oh, this is the ode To starting again And I miss you Isn't it obvious But I don't know how To get back to where we were And I miss you Isn't that good enough But I don't know how To change where we are So I'll cry God I'll cry And I'll wait Hoping for change And I'll sing I'll sing my lungs out until I can't breathe God knows Because God knows I miss you God knows Because God knows I can't change anything Oh this is the ode to starting again Fucking up and wishing that you hadn't Letting go and moving on again Moving on to a place of acceptance So I'll cry, I'll wait, and I'll sing Hoping you forgave me Because I'm moving on I've been tired for so long One day we'll look back and say Its okay, its okay, its okay Oh this is the ode To starting again

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Inspired by the challenges he is facing in the journey of self-discovery and healing, ‘The Only Way is Through’ is Cortland Goffena’s debut album written, recorded, and mixed by the artist himself. This album represents another step in the right direction as he continues to grow as an individual and an artist.

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released May 21, 2017

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Growing up in a small town, Cortland Goffena is a small town kid with a small town heart. He writes emotionally connecting songs based upon experiences, thoughts, and wisdom. He wants to use his passion for music to bring happiness, understanding, and strength to others. ... more

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