track 2 of 9
Shades of Blue and Red
Shades of Blue and Red is track 2 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 3:18.
Shades of Blue and Red lyrics
Crossing the water on your way to me Talking about all the things that we've seen And all of the thoughts that float round in our heads Oh, it's shades of blue and red Haven't seen you in a year and a day One week is too long for you to be away So much to catch up on, so much that's been said, oh Oh, it's shades of blue and red We were just kids when you said it was love That hell couldn't stop us, nor heaven above We'd be together long after we're dead, oh It's shades of blue and red Time brought its trials and we bore it strong When pain wrote a melody, we sang along It wasn't all heartache and wasn't all dread It was shades of blue and red It shot me to pieces when you hit the road Like you accessed my heart without cracking my code With a precision pin prick, like water it bled out Shades of blue and red Don't think you meant to hit me in the heart When you scrapped my soul and sold me for parts I'll always forgive you, I'll never forget Your shades of blue and red Write me a poem, I'll sing you a song You play guitar, I'll ring the gong To signal the end of a scene that was set In your shades of blue and red When you love somebody more than to breathe And the look in their eyes centers your gravity You don't care about all the rumors that spread Oh, shades of blue and red Together again is forever to me Your tender touch cures all of my maladies We've been apart, we're together again, oh it's Shades of blue and red Shades of blue and red Shades of blue and red
writing it
I remember a story my mom told me when I was a kid about a guy in our hometown. His wife left him and their two kids to travel cross country with a motorcycle gang for a year. When she eventually came back and asked for forgiveness, he welcomed her back with open arms. I don't know if that story is true or exaggerated or spot on accurate, but I do know how it makes me feel. Shades of Blue and Red is about that story.
recording it
This was originally a demo I recorded two years before deciding to record the rest of the album. I had some time off work, bought a couple of SM57 mics, and recorded some songs.
credits
- Written & Performed:
- Stefan Auvache Bradley
- Produced:
- Parker Holt
