track 4 of 9
Scarecrow
Scarecrow is track 4 on I Want to Be Yours and Other Songs, the debut album by Havre De Grace — the acoustic folk project of Stefan Auvache Bradley, released July 2025. Running time 5:50.
Scarecrow lyrics
She looks like a lightning strike Laughs with her smile but never her eyes Darkness builds under dark gray skies Been waiting on sunlight for more than a while Scarecrow scarecrow what's your name You won't talk to me, are you playing some game Ride on your perch out here all alone Hell of a way for you to sell your soul Scarecrow scarecrow listen in Where do you come from where have you been Home for me's been a dinner bell But the way that your youth's gone it's been more like a cell Don't you fret the feast is to come Champion lovers don't all come from love You could be mine and I could be yours We could learn together to do something more I know something that you don't know I'm in love with a scarecrow Though the skin on her face is pulled tight on her bones The look in her eyes tells me I've found my home Stone cold broke, old clothes, no car Back of her mind is all covered in scars Don't matter, honey, wherever we are We can lay on the roof and count all the stars Scarecrow scarecrow what's round the bend Do good things turn bad for you when they never end? I'll always be me, no, I won't be the man Who makes your eyes flinch when he raises his hand. Oh Scarecrow scarecrow be more than a friend This broken down barn won't have to be the end We can make our escape, buy us a house No more hide in the closet and don't make a sound I know something that you don't know I'm in love with a scarecrow Though the skin on her face is pulled tight on her bones The look in her eyes tells me I've found my home Stone cold broke, old clothes, no car Back of her mind is where I keep her heart Don't matter, honey, wherever we are We can lay on the roof and count all the stars What is this place? Oh, what is this place that we're in? Can we erase the shadow of things that have been? What is this place? What is this place that we're in? Oh can we replace the shadow of things that have been? I know something that you don't know I'm in love with a scarecrow Though the skin on her face is pulled tight on her bones The look in her eyes tells me I've found my home Stone cold broke, old clothes, no car Back of her mind is where I keep my heart Don't matter, honey, wherever we are We can lay on the roof and count all the stars
writing it
This song makes me think about my dad. Not everyone comes from a loving place, but that doesn't mean you can't give and receive love in your life. I wrote this song to give hope to those who feel hopeless. A year after releasing this song, a girl reached out to me and told me that she had memorized every word to Scarecrow, and that it gave her hope. I have heard the same thing over and over about this song. And it is really special every time. Thanks for the love :)
credits
- Written & Performed:
- Stefan Auvache Bradley
- Produced:
- Parker Holt
