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How Can I

by Chance Emerson

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How Can I is the first single off of Chance's upcoming album, The Raspberry Men (out March 6th, 2020).

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yesterday morning
i saw this man who didn’t know his life
and if he did he chose to lie

he wandered in circles
said who are you and darling who am i
fictional and sleep deprived

but that got me thinking
i haven’t asked myself in all this time
about the boy behind my eyes

is he a stranger
a parasitic pest inside my mind
or is he just the same tonight

time is a sculptor, i’m just the clay
bring me to life now, galatea waits

the world may be paper i’ll be okay
a paper cut hurt me once but still i put pen to page, i’m singing

how can i love you
how can i love you
how can i love you if you can’t love yourself x2

stare in the mirror
still dark outside and i’m already in a dive
you hold my hand to pass the time

its supposed to be clearer
like a little purpose straight from way up high
if that’s the case then where is mine

amorphous and tiring
the changing of the seasons is alright
but not the change from deep inside

the world is a-lying
spin me up in your brutalist designs
i need a piece of peace of mind

time is a sculptor, i’m just the clay
bring me to life now, galatea waits

the world may be paper i’ll be okay
a paper cut hurt me once but still i put pen to page, i’m singing

how can i love you
how can i love you
how can i love you if you can’t love yourself x2

i loved my self from last spring
i thought i knew everything
now i’m him and i think
know i know not a thing and i’m singing like

let me out of this place let me out, let me out of this place let me out x4

how can i love you
how can i love you
how can i love you if you can’t love yourself x2

let me out of this place let me out, let me out of this place let me out

credits

released January 24, 2020
Mixing Engineer: Palmer Nix
Mastering Engineer: John Baldwin
Recording Engineer: Finn George
Graphic Design: Elyson Park
Cyanotype: William Waitzman
Guest Artists: Perry Chase (steel drums), Alex and Pickle Emerson (percussion)

Vocals Recorded at Thompson Studios, NYC

Written and Produced by Chance Emerson

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Chance Emerson Providence, Rhode Island

Chance Emerson is a Taiwanese-American singer-songwriter from Hong Kong based in Providence, RI. His unique blend of heartfelt folky stomp-and-holler with modern pop sensibilities has picked up over 5,000,000 career streams. Chance was most recently on tour with Blues Traveler and played 36 shows for over 12,000 attendees on his 2022 tour. ... more

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