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Eric Eckhart is an American singer-songwriter living in Berlin. Eight years ago, he left America, his corporate job, possessions, family and friends and moved to Europe to reconnect with his lifelong passion for music.

"Big Lie" is from Eric's new independently released album, 'This is where it starts' available on iTunes and www.ericeckhart.com.

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Those summer nights under sweet monlight the songs and magazines
Lying here with the car top down and my hand between her knees
The morning light through the breeze block heights falls gently on her face
I promise her that her world will turn and her heart will never break
She knows I’m lying

Chorus:
We pretend that life is perfect and that lovers never lose
Everywhere in this same old town
Everywhere’s the same old town
We pretend that life is perfect and that lovers never lose
Everywhere in this same old town
But this big, big lie is out

So we drive for hours through the backstreet towers where no one ever goes
I trade my will for a dashboard thrill but the loneliness it grows
So I plan escape from this drowning place, from this town that never breathes
We say our vows, we’ll grow old and proud, but she knows I’m gonna leave
I hear her crying

Chorus:
We pretend that life is perfect and that lovers never lose
Everywhere in this same old town
Everywhere’s the same old town
We pretend that life is perfect and that lovers never lose
Everywhere in this same old town
But this big, big lie is out

It’s easier to just pretend than look what’s underneath
Everywhere in this same old town
Everywhere’s the same old town
It’s easier to just pretend that lovers never lose
Everywhere in this same old town
But this big, big lie is out

credits

from This is where it starts, released October 10, 2010
Eric Eckhart - Acoustic Guitar (live with the band while singing lead vocal), Electric Guitars (Hohner Semi-Hollow body and Washburn), (Lead Vocal (live with the band while playing acoustic guitar), Backing Vocals
Fab Leseure - Analogue synths (Casiotone CT-350, Yamaha Portasound PS200, Roland SH-101), piano
Dave Hingerty - Drums (using worn blastics instead of sticks and a snare tuned down to sound like a tom)
Peter Cheevers - Bass
Jan Gropper - Trumpet

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Eric Eckhart Berlin, Germany

Eric Eckhart's songs delve deep into the extremes of human emotions and soar in epic melodies that embrace a classic style of songwriting that somehow manage to be both reminiscent and utterly unique.

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