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Fairy Tales

by Havens

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1.
If Tonight 03:32
If tonight is the night, Know you’re the one that I’d like Little darling, let’s go out of our way To really shake things up, yeah ‘Cause I know what you better not say It’s been a while, I’m a little nervous It’s not a question of what or where Lets not complicate it As long as we don’t wait forever and a day, We’ll be alright. If tonight is the night, Know you’re the one that I’d like, To be taking me right To places that I’ve longed for Honey child, what drives your heart? 
Dreams we can build together. If we give it everything that we’ve got, Should be enough to last forever I can’t feel if you don’t feel it too 
And I shouldn’t have to tell you, ‘cause you know we’ll be alright Honey child, lets go out of our way Tell our dreams, and build together If we give it everything that we’ve got, Should be enough to last forever
2.
The sun shone down And I knew it was over This time it was clear We both were falling out Time drags on Drags far too long When you can't make any love With the one you love She'd laugh at everything I'd say I know you'll treat me better She said she'd kiss it all away I know you'll kiss me better Was wrong to think it was ok Don't try and tell me it's alright I know you're taking me away What's left is dead Let's bury this old heart Guess I just hadn't... Hadn't earned it yet, baby She'd laugh at everything I'd say I know you'll treat me better She said she'd kiss it all away I know you'll kiss me better Was wrong to think it was ok Don't try and tell me it's alright I know you're taking me away I know we both can feel it I know you're taking me away Away
3.
Fall 03:21
There’s so much to assume when you fall each time. That it has to be you, Only wrong you can do When it comes to these things in life. You tell yourself that it’s just bad luck, Eventually you’ll be past the struggle. But as the air grows thick, it gets harder to breathe. When you see her tonight, You will fall for the millionth time. When you see her tonight, You won’t know why. Nothing that you say will make it better. And nothing that you do will be alright. When you see her tonight, You won’t know why. You fantasize, then you agonize. All the things she could do, if your heart she would choose. You can’t see the truth in her eyes. You tell yourself it will be better next time. Eventually you will find it in someone. But then the air grows thicker than the last time. Rinse and repeat night after night.
4.
You know you had it all, Everybody was jealous of you I used to think we were so damn lucky, And our friends would remind us too. Trying times, they test us all Separate the frail from the firm You’ll convince yourself that I’m the one who’s wrong You’ve lost your nerve, girl, Everyone knows it too And I can’t stop you from breaking my heart, But it’s breaking me everyday 
 You said you could only give me half of your heart Who gets the other half now, babe? You know you let it fall Let them take all your time and energy Ever think what you were giving up might have been what your life really needs? I can only say it so many times Won’t plead and won’t beg for you To stay in my arms You’re on your own now Wish you the best But you’ve only hurt yourself, girl Everyone knows it too Don’t cry for me I’ve cried enough for the both of us And I can’t stop you from breaking my heart, But it’s breaking me everyday 
 And I never thought that we’d be falling apart, Like we fell in love that day You know that I can’t stop you from breaking my heart, But it’s breaking me everyday You said you could only give me half of your heart Who gets the other half now, babe?
5.
Fairy Tales 04:17
Blackened hearts abound Tainted souls breed more But not through any fault of their own Can’t give anymore No love left to give You said all the right lines, Playing tricks on your mind Never thinking of the pain you might cause Could’t give anymore, No love left to give But honey I tried to do things right, Take our time, but be your light You just couldn't help yourself, You just had to run away. And say you don't believe in fairy tales They're not for you They're not for you You said our love was like a fairy tale, And that's bad for you, That's bad for you? Too bad for you Caution was my name Was the name of my game I never let it go too far, no But then along came you, And all the things you would do I felt you were the one I didn't think you would run, When faced with the truth of love You gotta work at it too, you know, my dear And honey you know I treat you right Take my time, but be your light You just couldn't help yourself, You just had to run away And say you don't believe in fairy tales They're not for you They're not for you You said our love was like a fairy tale And that's bad for you That's bad for you? You thought true love would drive you off the rails What could I do, what could I do? You don’t believe in fairy tales But I still do Is it in your heart? Or has it broke apart?
Is it in the cards? 
Or is it just not ours? But darling I tried to do things right Take our time, but be your light You just couldn't help yourself, You just had to fuck it up You said you don't believe in fairy tales, They're not for you They're not for you You said our love was like a fairy tale And they don’t come true They don’t come true You let the fear blow in and cut our sails What could I do, what could I do? You don’t believe in fairy tales But I still do I still believe in fairy tales I still believe in fairy tales What's wrong with living in a fairy tale? I still do

6.
The Box 03:39
It’s not an issue I thought we’d ever face Did all the right things and still it fell out of place Thought we were stable Thought you were true But you turned on a dime, And changed your mind straight out of the blue Why would you do it, sweetheart? How could you just go?
 If you saw problems with us Why couldn’t you let us know?
 And I can’t seem to close the box of you And I can’t seem to rid my heart of you 

I guess the trips and the gifts didn’t mean a thing But I notice it took you a while to give back the ring I fought for our future I fought for our love But you let it die How could you be so careless, girl? 
Why would you do it, sweetheart? How could you just leave?
 You said you were so in love And that you never ever would hurt me Now I can’t seem to close the box of you And I can’t seem to rid my heart of you Oh, and I can’t seem to close the box of you Though I’ve tried
 And I’ve tried, To show you what you’re letting go With love there comes an ebb and flow, my dear When you’re alone at forty-two, Or with someone that won’t love you, You’ll think of me Why would you do it, darling? How could you just leave?
You said you were so in love And that you never ever would hurt me Now I can’t seem to close the box of you And I can’t seem to rid my heart of you Oh, and I can’t seem to close the box of you Though I’ve tried And I’ve tried But I still love you I still love you
7.
Recoil 03:36
She floated onto the stage, read her soliloquy He played the fool and got taken far too easily She moved in close, he started, To start what he thought she wanted One can never know what a girl who has it all could want. No need to recoil No need to slow down Fight all temptation for it And you can believe There’s love all around But harvest the patience for it She kept a piece of him while he had nothing of her Never got a response, never another word A sliver of a chance, so he waited Days pass, gets left frustrated One can never know what a girl who has it all could want And you can believe in love
8.
Your Nature 03:23
Now that the dust has settled down You can think back
 Though I doubt you ever will do that If you could somehow look within, To your nature See your pride just loses you your friends For you it’s just a payday, But for me it is my life I may play guitar, But don’t expect me to play your fife This precious ego, grown so large, That you cradle And will defend at any cost
 You’re questioned once, you get enraged Are you able, To appreciate what is now lost? Soon this will be over I’ll move on and away in style And I’ll admit that I hope you suffer, At least a little while It’s just your nature It’s just your nature It’s just your nature Is it just your nature? Retaliation is a tempting thought, But I won’t waste a breath on you Though I hate that you’ll go on like this, I’m not the last one that you’ll screw It’s just your nature I couldn’t ever be like you, It’s my nature
9.
Little Hero 03:34
I can only dream of affection on this scene Affection, oh, I’ve seen the way your soulless antics Serve you in your mercenary scheme I have worked with you at this for more than seven years 
In all that time, I’ve lived the golden rule, And watched you never give a damn for all that’s right I could let it go, Sell my current life away, Adapt the ways of those like you, Who ploy and conjure

 I could let it go, Sell my current life away, But you would still be just the same without me You would go on poisoning the world Little hero I’m still here, Not giving you the time of day you crave I’ve realized, that time is too finite to care For those who seek advancement through pure spite

10.
If there is a place where comfort blossoms It’s here, with you And I can admit your warmth has calmed me Calmed the doubt, And the storm surrounding me Don't wanna be scared Don't wanna be left for this to fall Take for granted, and all is gone If I could change it for the stars to shine our way If each time it could be just a longer stay And together is the drug I’ll always take That would make things better That would make things better Yes, there are things that sometimes come first Come for you, and they come for me too I patiently wait and I know you do too Wait for love, To return when we do We know this is now We know this is ours to keep alive This frailty is not to be ignored And you’re the one that takes me where I’ve never been Think I should sacrifice to never let it end If we could be like this tomorrow once again, That would make things better That would make things better I want to hold you in my arms again today I want to take you out again to see your ways Tell me how we can, and that you feel the same That would make things better That would make things better

about

Five bonus tracks are included with the purchase of the album.

Havens is:

Andrew Beg - vocals and guitars on all tracks; bass on tracks 1, 5, 7, 9 and 12; keyboards and synths on all tracks except tracks 6 and 13; electric sitar on track 1, tambourine and hand claps on track 4

With:

Keith Heppler - drums on tracks 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 12
Ian Madden - bass on tracks 2, 3, 8 and 11; synths on tracks 9, 11, and 12; drums on track 8

Jake St. Jean - bass on tracks 4, 6, 10 and 13 

Tim Oxford - drums on tracks 2, 3 and 11
Daniel Lewycky - rhythm guitar on tracks 10 and 13 

Felix Mills - drums on track 10 and 13
Heidi Savoie - piano on track 6
Frances Beg - backing vocals on tracks 4 and 6
Peter Cop - backing vocals and tambourine on track 1
Cassidy Taylor - second vocal on track 8
Salena Harriman - backing vocals on track 1 

Mariusz Moskal - synths on track 13
Ken O’Gorman - hand claps on track 4

Writing:

All lyrics written by Andrew Beg except track 5; written by Andrew Beg and Frances Beg
Music for tracks 1, 4, 5, 6 and 8 written by Andrew Beg
Music for tracks 3, 7, 9, 11 and 12 written by Andrew Beg and Ian Madden
Music for track 2 written by Andrew Beg, Ian Madden and Dan Yeomans
Music for track 10 written by Andrew Beg, Ian Madden, Felix Mills, Jake St. Jean, and Daniel Lewycky

Production:

Tracks 2, 3, 7, 9, 10, 11 and 12 produced by Ian Madden
Tracks 1, 4, 5, and 6 produced by Ken O’Gorman and Andrew Beg
Track 8 produced by Yanni Caldas and Andrew Beg

Engineering:



Tracks 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 engineered by Ian Madden
Tracks 1, 4, 5 and 6 engineered by Ken O’Gorman

Tracks 2 and 10 engineered by Renée Soucy
Tracks 2, 7, 8, 9 and 12 assist engineered by Renée Soucy
Tracks 2, 3 and 11 assist engineered by James Beck
Tracks 3 and 11 assist vocal engineered by Inah Canlapan
Track 7 audio editing, synth programming and assist engineering by Yanni Caldas
Track 6 piano recording and engineering by Blake Hamilton 

Track 13 recorded live by Byron Patterson

ProTools operation on track 10 by Renée Soucy

Mixing and Mastering:

Tracks 2, 4, 5, 8 and 10 mixed by Yanni Caldas - AmnesiaSound
Tracks 1, 6, 7, 9 and 12 mixed by Colton Maddigan
Tracks 3 and 11 mixed by Ian Madden
Track 13 mixed by Ken O’Gorman
Album mastered by Peter Letros at Wreckhouse Mastering

Studios:


Tracks 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 recorded at Fretted Studio in Mississauga, ON between January 2018 and July 2021
Tracks 1, 4, 5, and 6 recorded at Hole-In-The Wall Studio in Etobicoke, ON, between November 2021 and May 2022

Track 13 recorded live from the soundboard at Supermarket, Toronto, May 22nd, 2022

Violins and viola on bonus track 14 performed and recorded by Andrew Berezowsky. Music written by Andrew Beg.

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released March 1, 2024

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Havens is the moniker of Toronto indie/alternative singer, songwriter and guitarist Andrew Beg.

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