"SHUTTING DOWN" Get the song on iTunes here: http://www.smarturl.it/z75u89 www.derekbishop.net From the album BICYCLING IN QUICKSAND. See and hear more from Derek here: http://www.facebook.com/DerekBishopMusic https://twitter.com/#!/MrDerekBishop http://instagram.com/derekbishopmusic/ http://mrderekbishop.tumblr.com/ words and music by Derek Bishop video directed by William Murray co-staring Brett Gleason & Misty Whiteford song produced and mixed by Jay Braun & Derek Bishop LYRICS: I’ve been mourning the possible upcoming situation I can’t control ’Cause every warning is a little bit more numbing knowing you’re not invincible For so long, so long, I was afraid to be strong Maybe, baby, it’s time, it’s time we stopped pretending that’s fine So you’re ignoring my possible outpouring, ’cause it’s just one more thing to digest Then you’d get stuck worrying about how I’m enduring, you’re frustrated and I’m depressed ’Cause you don’t, you don’t listen to what I want And maybe, baby, it’s time, it’s time we stopped pretending that’s fine I can feel you shutting down Shutting down my love, my love, my love I can feel you shutting down Shutting down my love I’ve seen the facts and I’ve acknowledged their existence It’s a battle that no one wins Every now and then I get a little distance But for you, love, it never ends You’re so strong, so strong, you won’t admit when you’re wrong Maybe, baby, that’s fine, but it’s time to stop pretending you’re fine I can feel you shutting down Shutting down my love, my love, my love I can feel you shutting down Shutting down my love It’s time we stopped pretending it’s fine It’s time I started speaking my mind We know the rules, the signs, the situations We know we’re fools pretending we can beat them We know the rules, we know the limitations We have the tools, it’s our time to defeat them But I won’t stop, baby, fighting and fixing this failing I won’t stop, baby, fighting and fixing this failing We know the rules, the signs, the situations We know we’re fools pretending we can beat them We know the rules, we know the limitations We have the tools, it’s our time to defeat them I’ve been mourning the possible upcoming situation I can’t control © 2015 Derek Bishop Music