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PERFORMING ARTISTS
American Aquarium
American Aquarium
Performer
BJ Barham
BJ Barham
Lead Vocals
Shane Boeker
Shane Boeker
Electric Guitar
Rhett Huffman
Rhett Huffman
Piano
Neil Jones
Neil Jones
Guitar
Ryan Van Fleet
Ryan Van Fleet
Drums
Alden Hedges
Alden Hedges
Bass Guitar
Jamie Lin Wilson
Jamie Lin Wilson
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
BJ Barham
BJ Barham
Songwriter
Stephen Wilson Jr.
Stephen Wilson Jr.
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Shooter Jennings
Shooter Jennings
Producer
David Spreng
David Spreng
Recording Engineer
Trina Shoemaker
Trina Shoemaker
Mixing Engineer
Pete Lyman
Pete Lyman
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
The first thing we do when we're born
So quickly from our weary mother's arms we are torn
Trying to make sense of a world overwhelming
Pressure in ours ears makes a whisper sounds like yelling
First thing we do when we're born
[Verse 2]
The first thing that we do when we fall
Is learn eventually that gravity will get us all
The skin off your knees feels like hell for just a minute
Till Daddy comes bellowing just rub some dirt in it
First thing that we do when we fall
[Chorus]
The sermon of your tears are merely preaching to the choir
Life is pals with pain, it's okay to be a crier
To be a crier
[Verse 3]
The first thing we do when our hearts break
Is realize there's only so much hurt one heart can take
Rejection rears it's ugly face
How the hell did all this happen?
Tried to dam the river but the damn thing kept collapsing
The first thing thing we do when our hearts break
[Chorus]
The sermon of your tears are merely preaching to the choir
Life is pals with pain, it's okay to be a crier
[Bridge]
If you say you never have, then hell, you would be a liar
If you are here then you've been hurt
You deserve to be a crier
To be a crier
[Bridge]
Dealing with our feeling's is essential to survival
Hell, it's right there in the shortest verse in The Bible
[Outro]
Be a crier
Be a crier
Be a crier
Be a crier
Written by: BJ Barham, Stephen Wilson Jr.
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