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B i o g r a p h y
(by Marcy Donelson)
A
singer/songwriter with a warm, wispy voice, Jenny O. has a knack for hooky indie
pop/rock with a retro flair. She found fast success in TV licensing with her
debut EP, 2010's Home, and by the arrival of her second full-length release,
2017's Peace & Information, she had recorded backing vocals for Father John
Misty, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, and Richard Edwards, just to name a few, while
actively touring as a soloist and garnering further sync licensing credits. In
the studio, she continued to combine bittersweet indie pop with vintage rock and
the occasional light synth pop on releases such as 2020's New Truth and 2023's
Spectra.
A Long Island native, Jennifer Anne Ognibene studied jazz at SUNY New Platz and
composition at Purchase College before moving to the West Coast. There, she
joined the short-lived Los Angeles Ladies Choir, whose other members represented
indie acts including Warpaint, Pocahaunted, and Lavender Diamond. They recorded
an EP, Sing Joyfully, that was released on Teenage Teardrops in 2010. That same
year, Ognibene, recording as Jenny O., issued an EP of solo demos titled Home. A
pair of the songs were licensed for major automobile TV campaigns, and "Well OK
Honey" appeared in an episode of HBO's True Blood, among other placements.
Ognibene recorded backing vocals for Father John Misty's 2012 album Fear Fun,
and the following year, she released her full-length debut, Automechanic, on her
own Holy Trinity Records. It was produced by singer/songwriter Jonathan Wilson
and led to an appearance on late-night TV's Last Call with Carson Daly with her
band. In 2014, she sang the theme to the ABC/Hulu series Selfie, and later
contributed vocals to Jonathan Wilson's 2013 long-player Fanfare. In the
meantime, she also recorded with Will Oldham for Bonnie "Prince" Billy releases.
The Jenny O. EP Work followed in 2016, and her songs again made their way into
video games and series including Orange Is the New Black. Her voice could be
heard on Lemon Cotton Candy Sunset, the solo debut of Margot & the Nuclear
So-and-So's' Richard Edwards, in March 2017. With Wilson again producing, Jenny
O.'s second album, Peace & Information, arrived on Holy Trinity that August.
Some of those songs appeared on episodes of series including Showtime's
Shameless and the CW's Riverdale. The following year included an appearance on
Ingrid Michaelson's album Songs for the Season. During the second half of the
2010s, Jenny O. also toured in support of artists spanning the Proclaimers, Dar
Williams, and Tegan and Sara.
Signing with Mama Bird Recording Co., Jenny O. returned in 2020 with her third
full-length, New Truth. It was produced by Kevin Ratterman (Elliott, Your Black
Star). He returned to produce, engineer, mix, and master the songwriter's next
album, Spectra, which arrived on Mama Bird Recording Co. in February 2023.
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Automechanic
Automechanic
I had a similar dream
My dream was real though
I left my body in the bed
I took my clutch and pipe
Climbed out the window
And I was something else instead
Automechanic, I never worry
I have a garden and a radio
Made all my own tools
Minding my business
Trade you a tune for some gasoline
Out in the country, I met a good man
Found my body in the bed
We traveled far and wide
In some of my favorite rides
Working on engines
And making 'em run again
Now I'm a farmer praying for rain
We have the children and the radio
Made all my own tools
Minding my business
Trade you a tune for some gasoline
Automechanic, I never worry
I have a garden and a radio
Automechanic, I never worry
I have a garden and the radio
Made all my own tools
Yeah, I can machine
Trade you a tune for some gasoline
Lazy Jane
I'm never gonna be a cheerleader
I can't do tricks and I ain't that sick
I'll never make it with the other believers
I don't have it and I'm likely to quit
And today I'm being Lazy Jane
I'm feeling blue 'cause I can't have you
Call me crazy, hey, it may be true
I'm still crying for you
I'm never gonna be a pro skater
I can't do tricks and I ain't that sick
I'm always gonna be a hazy deleter
All my stories, all my glory
And today I'm being Lazy Jane
I'm feeling blue 'cause I can't have you
Call me crazy, hey, it may be true
I'm still crying for you
Today I'm being Lazy Jane
I'm feeling blue 'cause I can't have you
It never goes away, I know it's true
'Cause I'm still crying for you
I'm being Lazy Jane
I'm feeling blue 'cause I can't have you
Call me crazy, hey, it may be true
I'm still crying for you
Come Get Me
I wasn't looking for no trouble this time
Where did you come from
You knocked me off of my feet when I was feeling fine
But you're forgiven
I never make it very obvious
And when I do, I'm mostly misunderstood
You have a habit of hearing me right
Yeah, you get me
I wanna tell you what's on my mind
And I really wanna see you again
Maybe give it a little time
It's gone bad before it ever began, yeah
Now I'm at the corner with my love
Baby, come get me, I'm waiting
I'll turn to stone here by myself
Baby, don't let me
Who wants to travel
Let's take a trip
I want your darkness
You have a heavy heart and I think I'll fit
I just have one suitcase
I wanna tell you about my dreams
And I want you back in my plans
But please believe what you say to me
I'll be gone, you'll never see me again
Yeah, now I'm at the corner with my love
Baby, come get me, I'm waiting
I couldn't hack it by myself
Baby, collect me, I'm sorry
I'm feeling wrong about your love
Baby, correct me
I'll fall apart without your love
Baby, connect me
I'm feeling helpless about you
Baby, you wreck me
I couldn't hack it by myself
Baby, don't hate me, I love you
Baby, come get me, I love you
Get Lost
You can't change, I haven't
So now dry your tears
And tell me what you always say
You will
Good news, I'm not tired today
So move aside
I can drive us for an hour
And get lost
If you want to
Get lost
If I feel it, I will too
Has it been a week today
Oh, where are we
And shouldn't I have
When you reassemble
Then remember to keep living this way
And get lost
If you want to
Get lost
If you feel that
Get lost
If I feel it, I will too
Learned My Lessons
I'm so glad it's gonna be fine
I learned my lessons from a real good kind
They said, 'Be helpful and be on time
And you can be happy for the rest of your life'
I broke down when I was traveling alone
A little lady took me into her home
She said, "You're OK, I think I have what you need"
I learned my lessons from a real good breed
They said, "Be gracious and be real kind
And tread lightly on the land that you find
When you can, you try to be on time
And you can be happy for the rest of your life"
Do what you love and what you believe in
I learned my manners from a real good team
They said, "When you have to, you change your ways
And you'll be healthy for the rest of your days
So be thankful and speak your mind
And give love to the treasures you find
When you can, try to be on time
And you'll be happy for the rest of your life"
Opposite Island
It's been a long day
You crashed your car
I flipped my lid off, went too far
It's safe to say it's been a bad night
Drink it off
I am a low-life, I am awful
But we are standing on Opposite Island
Maybe it's a good sign and we're alright
It's been a long day
There's a lot to talk about
I'll tell you later when it's over
We are standing on Opposite Island
Maybe it's a good sign and we're alright
There's a lot to talk about
I'll tell you later when it's over
We are standing on Opposite Island
Maybe it's a good sign and we're alright
Good Love
I am not here to make a change in you
I'm not here to make a home
And you are afraid to break my heart in two
But you won't
You don't love me, baby, and you never will
It's not a question still
But hey hey here's the money
Hey hey here's a song
Now where's the good love, honey
You got me all wrong
So stop talking, you don't make sense
Don't say you're sorry solely in your own defense
If you can't understand it, don't believe it's true
But keep your head on right, I need the rest of you
'Cause I don't love you, baby
I'm just passing through
Till I get my hands on you
Hey hey here's the money
Hey hey here's a song
Now where's the good love, honey
You got me all wrong
If you don't see me crying
Don't rescue me
If you don't see me trying
I am occupied and free
You don't love me, baby
You're no good for me
It's not a mystery
Hey hey here's the money
Hey hey here's a song
Now where's the good love, honey
You got me all wrong
I don't love you, baby
I'm just passing through
Till I get my hands on you
Hey hey here's the money
Hey hey here's a song
Now where's the good love, honey
You got me all wrong
Dope Van Gogh
You are the sun
And I, too, am one
But your light burns brighter than mine
And your bonfire gravity is blinding
Exciting
You, you are the West
You're a graphite harvest
And I will not settle for the plentiful view
And I can't lose sight of what I'm here for
To do, love, to do
And it's amazing
How you can't come down
It's the main thing
I get my head around
Every time you come along
Any time you come along
You, you make me wild
You're a dope Van Gogh in my style
And your naked confidence is cool
But you make it awfully hard to follow
Oh, the sorrow that I'll swallow
And it's amazing
How you can't come down
It's the main thing
I get my head around
Every time you come along
Any time you come along
The insane thing
Is that I can't come down either
When I come along
Anytime I come along
Hey Neighbor
Hey neighbor, hello
Did you just get home
And do you want to be a friend of mine
Well curious me
I was hoping that we could get acquainted
Do you want to come over
Put your feet on my table
Can I offer you a glass of wine
You can call on me
And I can call on you
To get some sugar
Let's run and get high
What's on your mind neighbor
Good company is hard to find
But you are right by me
And I am free
So we should get together
In Our Hands
This is the year that you dream about
When it all comes out
And we are done
Picture the faces in a roundabout
Can you take it
Oh no, no, no
It's in our hands
We make our own plans
You fall now
Face it, I will too
It's up to you to make it happen
To see it through
Just bow your head and I will too
We traveled
Starry-eyed
Up to the edge
And then you turned
And left me there for dead
And later
When I won you over again
Oh I burned you back in the end
It's in our hands
We make our own plans
You fall now
Maybe I will too
It's up to you to make it happen
To see it through
Just bow your head and I will too
Oh I'll keep a candle lit for you
So it is written
You were good to me
And to your family
Who will I be
And should we ever get it back again
Can we make it up here, my friend
It's in our hands
If this is goodbye
You go your way and I will too
It's up to you
To say I'm sorry
And then I love you
Just bow your head little darling
Come on, your girl is calling
Just bow your head and I will too
Sun Moon And Stars
If you bring the sun and the moon
And the stars
Then babe, I'm gonna take em
You bring the devil
And I'll shake him
Go on, lay it on me
If you bring the clouds and the rain
And the whole world in flames
And you're bleeding
And someone comes looking for trouble
I will cover you
I'll make headlines when I follow through
Go on and lay it on me
Quit hiding your face
It's the last thing that anyone needs
And when I get to crying instead
Over something you said
I'll stand by the blues
I'm gonna use 'em
I'll make a note not to abuse 'em
Go on and do that for me
I've been moving a new way entirely
Listen to me
I've been trying
I've been trying
I've been trying
To live my life over here
And choose love over fear
'Cause it's useless not to taste it
And there's no reason not to believe
I give my days to the dealer
I'll be a witness to disease
And have the courage of a sailor
If there's an answer I don't see it
If there's a weakness I don't see it
I live my dreams over here
And choose love over fear
I give my days to the dealer
Peace & Information
Case Study
Learning how to know you
Knowing how to be myself
In your city, on TV at the same time
Knowing how to stay calm
Even when my arms get tired
With my power and your power at the same time
Wishing you would be mine
This isn't love
Not in the way I've been looking for
Bet you would destroy me
And be a better friend
After I quit dreaming I can change your mind
Wish I could erase mine
This isn't love
Not in the way I've been looking for
Thank you for being
Such a lovely individual
Funeral for
My Former Self
So tired of feeling this way
Feeling like I can't go on
What if I died today?
Everything going wrong
And I've been thinking
And I've been reading
Sorry I got carried away
Looking at it like a story
Thought if I could win their love
Everything would fall in place
And I got burned out
Look how the story turned out
Living for somebody else isn't working
I'll be the one going down in the end
I can't be wishing and dreaming my heart out
Forever into oblivion
Saw my spirit crumble
Nothing ever stays the same
In an aging body
Glorified by mistake
But I got turned round
Now I'm looking for the light within
Living for something that I can rely on
I'll be the one going down in the end
I can't be wishing and dreaming my heart out
Forever into oblivion
I'll go anywhere to find it
I'll go anywhere to seek
I'll go anywhere to find it
I'll go anywhere to seek
People
It was a bad day on the street, oh
They had a barricade for the angry
It was a good sign that the people behind it were healthy
It only takes one generation to lead them to freedom
Then lose them, forget people in power are just people
And when you see it repeating
It comes down to you not to be that way
In all of history, every little town, and on TV
There's no one more important than anybody else is
And especially you
The trouble with being a hero
You need a place to live
And a good job with a ring to it
And in your journey to be righteous
To save us from evil
To serve and protect
You gotta foster up a mutual respect
Like a sage or a poet
For the rest of your days
Dedicated to understanding
And when you see it repeating
It comes down to you not to be that way
In all of history, every little town, and on TV
There's no one more important than anybody else is
And especially you
Every little town, and on TV
There's no one more important than anybody else is
And especially me
Hey Tumbleweed
As you were, my darling
In the fine, fair morning, you can turn me on
Don't worry if you wear me out
I'm ready
Like a stone-cold miner or a long-haul driver
Yeah, pick me up
I'll tell you when to put me down
Don't worry
Hey Tumbleweed, I've been looking for you
Have you been looking for me
Hey Tumbleweed, I've been looking for you
Have you been looking for me
As the road unravels
You return from your travel with your tall hat on
Oh mercy, how you look so good
I'm ready
Hey Tumbleweed, I've been looking for you
Have you been looking for me
Hey Tumbleweed, I've been looking for you
Have you been looking for me
Go Away
Big black storm cloud creeping up over my shoulder
It's a mystery why you come for me
I've been plugging my eyes, trying to keep from crying
And I just got back from the last attack
Why don't you just go away
My heart can't take the hit today
I'm already feeling heavy and unwell
You say you wanna be my friend
But you're on my pillow looking for help about somebody else
Now if that's all a lesson in peace and perception
Then no thanks
Don't really need it
Coming from you
Coming for me
Why don't you just go away
My heart can't take the hit today
I'm already feeling sorry for myself
I'll see you in another light, I will, I will
I'll see you in another way, I do
Why don't you just go away
My heart can't take the hit today
I'm already feeling heavy and unwell
Sad news, bad news, not for me
I'm all messed up and I can't see
I just got back and now I bid you well well well
Power + Charm
Today you fly home
And I'll be on my own
It's been going on way too long
I knew better, but you kept me down
Got to changing things around
I've been waiting on when you're gone
I can find in another place
What's been locked away
All the power and charm
That comes with real desire, desire
I'll buy a ticket too
I'm leaving the Church of You
I been holding on way too long
I can find in a couple of days
What's been locked away
All the power and charm
That comes with real desire, desire
Intuition
Some of us can't just live in another dimension
Gotta be true to the one in which you appear
And when the grid begins to fall and your head starts ringing
Have you the courage and confidence to defend your intuition
Climb out of fable in favor of experience
Enter the body, considering the very life that you are living
Nobody here, no man knows better than you
So when the hour comes
And your head and your heart start singing
Summon the virtue and confidence to defend your intuition
Climb out of story in favor of experience of you
Enter the body, accountable for the life that you are living
You are, you are, you are
If You’re
Lonely
If you're lonely
Wait until the sun comes up
And get ready
Fix yourself and drink a cup
It gets easier in the morning
Downtown in the early morn
Where the fog and the shopkeepers reign
You'll catch the light of some clear insight
On the cause for despair late last night
If you're lonely
Wait until the sun comes up
And get ready
Fix yourself and drink a cup
It gets easier, lovelier in the morning
There was a lover once, a friend
But you ain't ever gonna need 'em again
In a diner by yourself
If you're lonely
Wait until the sun comes up
And get ready
Fix yourself and drink a cup
It gets easier, lovelier
Trauma Jules
Julie was alive on a Monday
Feeling better than an hour before
He was trying to get a little idea what the rest of us want
Wasn't ever meant to be in the spotlight
It was just the way it happened to fall
That naturally long physique that the rest of us want
In general, he had it all
Till he had a terrible experience
Though not afraid of living or dying
The dust had only settled some
Old Julie had a lotta resistance to anything fun
In general, he had it all
Till the previous year
Till the tragedy
Blew holes into the fabric of everything
And he can't forget for any stretch of time
Or ease into the daily movements the rest of us do
The rest of us want
In general, he had it all
Till he had a terrible experience
Seashells
I'm gonna throw these seashells I collected
I'm gonna throw these seashells in the trash
I'm gonna throw these seashells I protected
I'm gonna throw these seashells in the trash
Well, I hear they're gonna end up in the ocean anyway
I'll throw 'em back again
I'm gonna pour this oil in my engine
I'm gonna pour this oil, what's wrong with me
I'm gonna drive my engine up the coastline
I'm going swimming in the sea
Well, I hear it's where we came from
And they say that it's the end
I'm goin' back again
Eternal fork, one lunch
Eternal fork, one lunch
Woah, I didn't know I was a pharaoh
High Regard
In the line of sympathy reserved for anyone
With the eyes I lay upon a stranger
With the same acceptance and the high regard
With the curiosity and the light that another brings
With the light that the other brings
As I do for them
As I do for them
I will do for me
I will do for me
I will do for me
With only modest expectation
The untold liberty for a friend
With the very forgiveness and the high regard
And without apology and a lack of scrutiny
In the light that a lover brings
With the light that the lover brings
With the same affection
As I have for them
As I have for them
I will have for me
I will have for me
I will have for me
I will have for me
New truth
God Knows Why
I could hear just fine last night
And I sat up and it went quiet
My right earʼs gone forever
It was there and now itʼs gone
I used to be in stereo
I used to hear and now I donʼt
Iʼm in mono now forever
It was there and now itʼs gone
God knows why
God knows why
God knows why
God knows why
I saw a car turn down the street
And knock a skater off his feet
Then he paused in front of me
Before accelerating
I had time to jump aside
Four unwilling people died
Though Iʼd been saying awful things
About my life
God knows why
God knows why
God knows why
God knows why
Come on now, let me in
Come on now, let me in
Maybe no reason
Maybe no reason
But you canʼt go back
You know you can't go back
The people made a grave mistake
They watched too much TV
And never exercised their minds
And let their spirits atrophy
Today, you said you dreamed last night
I pulled you through a blue door
Into a beautiful bright light
And then you stood me up tonight
God knows why
God knows why
God knows why
God knows why
I could hear just fine last night
And I sat up and it went quiet
Iʼm in mono now forever
It was there and now itʼs gone
And God knows why
I
Don’t Want To Live
Alone Anymore
I donʼt wanna live alone anymore
Always waiting on an invitation
I've been leading an investigation
I donʼt wanna live alone anymore
Thereʼs a name for this, Iʼm sure
Always pacing round in revelation
Repositioning the plants and paintings
I donʼt wanna live alone anymore
I worry, what if I canʼt sleep
And wake you with the hours I keep
Come sit with me while I eat seeds and read
Though I like to be alone in the morning
Play the same song like a hundred times over
I would like someone to come and stop me
I donʼt wanna live alone anymore
I don't wanna live alone anymore
Yeah, I'll wake you when the sun ainʼt shit
And love you for the hell of it
Come cook for me while I eat seeds and read
Yeah, yeah, yeah
I donʼt wanna live alone anymore
I donʼt wanna live alone anymore
I donʼt wanna live alone anymore
Color Love
If you can find somebody to hold on to
You take a holiday right away
Even for just an hour, you leave your tower
And find another sunset view
Color love
Color love
Color love
Color love
Put on a record, let it move you, and journey onward
Listen to it all the way through
We'll see some twentieth-century master paintings
And get away somewhere new
Color love
Color love
Color love
Color love
And as the years go by, don't leave it hanging around
You've got to celebrate it all the way through
Keep on looking up, listening, contemplating
Being with it up about you
Color love
Color love
Color love
Color love
Old Habits
Yeah, it’s me
Didn’t mean to bark up that tree
I just thought I would say it
In a moment of confidence
It’s an old habit
And it never works out that way but
Glad I caught it early
Man, I’ve come so far
It’s not the answer I was hoping for
But it’s the lesson that I needed
So I don’t dream about it anymore
Or keep repeating
Old habits
When the train comes ‘round again
Will I ever get off
Where do I get on
It’s not the ending I was hoping for
But it’s the answer that I needed
So I don’t dream about it anymore
Or keep repeating
What About That
Day
Babe, we cannot carry on
It isn’t fun anymore
It’s unwise to endure
All this friction that we make
Trouble you and trouble me
Once was a fiery combo
Now a season ago, without reason
But what about that day
What about that day
What about that day
I’ll have to remind myself
Of all the things that you said
Not the books you read
I’ll miss your confidence in bed
Goodbye, love, you were the star
Of my horror show
I know, I know, I know
But what about that day
What about that day
What about that day
What about that day
What about that day
What about that day
Not My Guy
Well, he's a beautiful man
Treats me well
Newly divorced
And he needs some freedom now
But I enjoy his company
And I love him like a human being
But he’s not my guy, no he's not my guy
He's not my guy, no he’s not my guy
Now this other lunatic
He's got a long, known history
And he tried his tricks on me
(When people show you who they are believe them)
But I enjoy his company
And I love him like a human being
Yeah, I love him like a human being
But he's not my guy, no he's not my guy
He's not my guy, no he's not my guy
Baby, I should say goodbye
So I can find a king
No ceiling, no shadow
To shade my offering
Hey girl, remember me?
We met once and I'm perfect
Oh damn, yeah I remember you
Yeah, you're perfect, but not for me
Oh, wind, pheromones, I don’t know
There doesn’t need to be a reason
But I am just enough psychic to see
Yeah, I am just enough psychic to see
That you're not my guy, no you’re not my guy
Not my guy, no he's not my guy
Not my guy, no he's not my guy
Not my guy, no he's not my guy
(I’m not for you and you're not the one for me
Doesn't matter, you're not the one for me)
Baby, I should say goodbye
So I can find a king
No ceiling, no shadow
To shade my offering
Even If I Tried
Even if I tried, even if I tried
You would never see this from my side
Another sunny day gone and pissed away
Thinking you would hear me out
Wishing you would meet me
I can’t find someone so uninspired
Yet you’re the authority on life and living
With infinite wonder to turn, to turn you on
You’re never open to anything like that
Even if I tried, even if I tried
I could never be so dead inside
Another sunny day gone and pissed away
Thinking you would hear me out
Wishing you would meet me
When I was younger, wholly by circumstance
Had to be captive to your nonsense
But good news! No one has to talk to you
The world keeps turning and you, you fade away
Even if I tried, even if I tried
You would never see this from my side
Another sunny day gone and pissed away
Thinking you would hear me out
Wishing you would meet me
Small Talk
Anything you ask me, I can handle it
Don't want to have no meaningless chatter
It just so happens I'm a fumbler at that anyway
Case you didn't notice, I've been suffering
Some days are better, others are OK
It doesn't matter what you say
I know you're suffering too like everyone
Tell me how you feel
How'd your brother die
How you doing now
Small talk, small talk
Hear about the weather from my family
All about some new store opening soon
I try to deepen it
I wonder if they'd ever get into it with me
Tell me how you feel
How'd your brother die
How you doing now
Small talk, small talk
There should be a law
There should be a law
There should be some crazy law
Small talk, small talk
Small talk, small talk
Psychedelic Love
I went and saw my sister friend
Told her I been compromising
And I would like a psychedelic love
I will give all day long
She says, "Here's a piece of paper and a really nice pen
Write it down, read it out, tell me what it says, baby."
I want a man who can please me
Into me and ready when he meets me
Knows about the body and can teach me
I want a man who can reach me
(Somebody who I want to please too)
Naturally, a good man
Alpha-like so I don't crush him
Alpha-like but checks his privilege
Ready for a psychedelic love
I been working all the time, I been teaching, I been giving
Wrote it down, hear me out, this is what it says, baby
I want a man who can please me
Unafraid to say it when he needs me
Knows about the body and can feed me
I want a man who can reach me
(Somebody who I want to please too I really want to)
I want a man who can please me
Into me and ready when he meets me
Knows about the body and can teach me
I want a man who can reach me
A Different
Kind of Life
Heard a word bomb so outrageous
Different parts went off at different times
And I will take my chances
Just to feel a different kind of life
A different kind of mind
An easier kind of love
An easier time
Pray that I can jump these fences
I’m a mirror, I will show you
Maybe there will be a miracle
Everyone can extricate themselves
From a riddle they can’t solve
From unnecessary work
Find a different kind of life
An easier kind of love
An easier time
Hard to Say
I'm a stray cat from a good home
Just got lost one day, feel me
This is undeniably good, as a concept, really
Oh forgive me, I guess I'm not here right now
Please be patient and I'll come around
Tell me softly what you'll do with me
Once I get out of the slammer I constructed
Oh forgive me, I guess I'm not here right now
Please be patient, I'm just getting over
Well, hard to say it was love
Or to believe it's not enough
I'll get over it, just stay here with me
Heal me
I suspect I'll only need
Like a few more weeks of conversation with our bodies
Oh I guess I'm not here right now
Come on, be patient, I'm just getting over
Well, hard to say it was love
And to believe it's not enough
I'll get over it, just stay here with me
Heal me
Please don't leave
Seek Peace
Am I doing enough
For the tragedy I see
When I can barely cope
With my own existence
Freak
Lonely
And am I occupied
By inferior design
And have I much to give
Without confidence
Seek peace
Spectra
Pleasure in
Function
Pleasure in function
Pleasure in you
Pleasure in beauty
Whatever you do
Pleasure in nature
Pleasure in all
Pleasure in humor
If it comes to you
Take care, take time
Pleasure in action
Pleasure in you
Pleasure in kindness
Whatever you do
In variation
Pleasure in all
Pleasure in humor
If it comes to you
Take care, take time
Live by design
Live by design
Joy in the process
In navigating changes
Pleasure in function
Pleasure in you
Pleasure in beauty
In all you do
Pleasure in nature
Pleasure in God
Pleasure in humor
If it comes to you
Take care, take time
Live by design
Live by design
Live by design
Live by design
Joy in the process
In navigating changes
You Are Loved
Eternally
You are loved eternally
You are loved eternally
You are loved eternally
You are loved eternally
Can't enjoy the scenery
You are loved eternally
Cannot feel the sunbeam
You are loved eternally
Cannot face the feeling
You are loved eternally
Can't get in the garden
You are loved eternally
You are loved eternally
Cannot find the flame
You are loved eternally
Cannot speak their name
You are loved eternally
If you cannot change
You are loved eternally
Dance with me in the garden
You can't feel it but it's growing
You are loved eternally
If you're not the same
You are loved eternally
Fell for it again
You are loved eternally
Cannot face the obvious
You are loved eternally
If you think it's strange
You are loved eternally
Dance with me in the garden
You are loved eternally
Dance with me in the garden
You are loved eternally
You are loved eternally
You are loved eternally
You are loved eternally
You are loved eternally
Anytime you can't remember
Anytime you go too far
When you need a friend to show you
How loved you are
Anytime you can't remember
Anytime you go too far
When you need a friend to show you
How loved you are
Prism
Baby, I want it
Not that I need it
But if you been wondering
You should know
What my love can do
My love, my love, my love, my love, my love
My love for you
My love, my love, my love, my love, my love
My love is true
My love, my love, my love, my love, my love
My love for you
Freak, wild thing
Soft animal
Baby, where you going
You should see
What my love can do
My love, my love, my love, my love, my love
My love for you
My love, my love, my love, my love, my love
My love is true
My love, my love, my love, my love, my love
My love for you
Is a prism for your electric art
Is a castle for your magical heart
Let me be your magnifier and meet you higher
A reciprocal spirit
My love for you
My love, my love, my love, my love, my love
My love is true
My love, my love, my love, my love, my love
It's what I do
I love, I love, I love, I love, I love
Completely
I love, I love, I love, I love, I love
And then again
I love, I love, I love, I love, I love
Superpower
I love, I love, I love, I love, I love
It's what I'll do for you
Advice at a
Dinner Party
It's a long story, but I been waking up another way
I'm in love with the ritual and living another day
Make a little connection
And give it attention
What do I do
I spend my days here working on my concept
Tryna have a good time, turning pages
And what I found is nothing is forever
I'm getting better as I age
It's a fool's game and I can't let it get in my head
And why should I when all my favorite painters are dead
But I'm a romantic
I dream gigantic
What can I say
I spend my days here working on my concept
Tryna have a good time, turning pages
And what I found is nothing is forever
I'm getting better as I age
I spend my days just working on my progress
Looking for answers, turning pages
And what I found is be a little kinder
I'm getting better as I age
I spend my days here working on my concept
Tryna have a good time, turning pages
And what I found is nothing is forever
I'm getting better as I age
I spend my days just working on my progress
Looking for answers, turning pages
And what I found is be a little kinder
I'm getting better as I age
The Natural World
Living soundly
I believe in love and curiosity
Living lively
I am fascinated with the natural world
Living soundly
I believe in love and curiosity
Living lively
I am fascinated with the natural world
I quit the tradition
It was an old superstition
And I made up a new one from experience
It's a practice of wonder
To keep the mind from going under
I been granted permission
To be marvelous
Living soundly
I believe in love and curiosity
Living lively
I am fascinated with the natural world
Living soundly
Trying hard to give and to know my bounds
Living lively
I am activated in the natural world
Living soundly
Staying еlemental in the body
Living livеly
I'm infatuated with the natural world
So I quit the tradition
It was an old superstition
And I made up a new one from experience
It's a practice of wonder
To keep the mind from going under
I been granted permission
To be marvelous
Yeah I quit the tradition
It was an old superstition
It was bordering on being perilous
It's a practice of wonder
To keep the mind from going under
I been granted permission
To be marvelous
Living soundly
I believe in love and curiosity
Living lively
I am fascinated with the natural world
Living soundly
I believe in love and curiosity
Living lively
I am fascinated with the natural world
The Big Cheese
Dear thee, I'm quickly responding to your e-mail
I am unable to make it there today
Sorry to say, you see, but I am frozen
By an unbridled idolatry
Wish I could go, keep my cool
Light up a room while I do it
Change the game
Use my power for good
Nothing to it
All the greats are of dying age
We saw this coming from miles away
I could have been some Victorian outcast!
Really I'm lucky to be here at all
Wish I could go, keep my cool
Light up a room while I do it
Change the game
Use my power for good
Nothing to it
I wanna be that way someday
I wanna be that way
I wanna be that way someday
I wanna be that way!
Wish I could go, keep my cool
Light up a room while I do it
Change the gamе
Use my power for good
Nothing to it
There Is A Club
There is a club
I am not in it
There is a club
I am not in it
I know for sure
I’m almost certain
There is a club
I am not in it
I know for sure
I’m almost certain
There is a club
I am not in it
Solitary Girl
I'm alone in this world
I'm a solitary girl
Got no number to call
Got nobody if I fall
I am alo-lo-lo-lo-lone
I am alo-lo-lo-lo-lone
I am quiet in a group
I am spacing out, I am good
Got no reason to talk
I regret it when I squawk
I am alo-lo-lo-lo-lone
I am alo-lo-lo-lo-lone
Well, if I needed you
Could you meet me there today
And if I had a revelation
On a subject I been on about
Would you go there too
I am soft and introspective
I am outwardly protective
I'm a fossil, I'm a star
In my electric car
I'm from the 21st century
I'm from the 21st century
Well, if I needed you
Could you meet me there today
And if I had to see a giant in a redwood grove
Ten hours away, would you go there too
I'm alone in this world
I'm a solitary girl
Got no number to call
Got nobody if I fall
I am alo-lo-lo-lo-lone
I am alo-lo-lo-lo-lone
Well, if I needed you
Could you meet me there today
And if we fell in love
Would you keep me, would you stay
Saint of Fun
and Weirdos
I miss you, man
I wanted to dance and you would have been up for it
(The song to be decided by you)
Is hell in the end as bad as they said
Are you having a grand old time
(With all the fools that came before you)
I'll talk of you my whole life through
You were extraordinary
(A chosen one, the saint of fun and weirdos)
I built this chapel for the other side
So we can meet up here and feel alright
So how's it been, my outsider friend
Are you listening to George Jones
(Ooh, thank you for the course in country music)
The art that you made
A life that you can't believe until you've seen yourself
(Possibly, but in another time)
All that you are and all that you were
Is around today, it's wild
Here in this world
I built this chapel for you, step inside
So we can meet up here and feel alright
And you can tell us all your stories again
And play your favorite records late at night
Make It A Plan
Saw you last summer, talking with so and so
I waited too long, didn't want to interrupt ya
I was heartbroken, it was a weird time
People remember the way that you make them feel
You can stay real quiet and come across mean
What if I decided to say it real clean
I would like to know you, I mean it
I never really say what I want to say
I wanna be your company
I wanna hear your thoughts on life and love
When you said hello, I was on the moon
I was still reeling from a conversation previous
I still remember these momеnts of lost connection
You can stay real quiet and comе across mean
What if I decided to say it real clean
I would like to know you, I mean it
I didn't have the words right then
I wanna be your company
I wanna hear your thoughts on this moment
I would like to know you, I mean it
I never really say what I want to say
I wanna be your company
I want to hear your thoughts on life and love
We'll have to make it a plan
We'll have to make it a plan
We'll set parameters, put me in your calendar
We'll have to make it a plan
We'll have to make it a plan
We'll get together
Oh I can't believe it all
Golden
There's no need to worry like you do
If you could only see what tender people see in you
(Through it all)
Everything that you are
Is apparent in the course you're taking
(Through it all)
Everyone, you should know
Has been all around here believing it for years
Years, oh
You're a vision, you're the rising sun
While you wonder when the day will come
You burn, you burn, you burn, you burn
You burn, you burn, you burn, you burn, you burn
And you worry if you even should
But you're good, you were always good
You're gold, you're gold, you're gold, you're gold
You're gold, you're gold, you're gold, you're gold, you're golden
Centuries of men in power told us to be that way
With a fear of affection, closed to nuance
It takes courage and will to be open, we can rely on medicine
But there is nothing to fear and nothing wrong with you
You, oh
You're a vision, you're the rising sun
While you wonder when the day will come
You burn, you burn, you burn, you burn
You burn, you burn, you burn, you burn, you burn
And you worry if you even should
But you're good, you were always good
You're gold, you're gold, you're gold, you're gold
You're gold, you're gold, you're gold, you're gold, you're golden
Surrounded by the people who reverberate the best in you, to you
Non Albums Tracks
1941
(This Is the Town: A Tribute to Nilsson Vol. 1)
Well in 1941 a happy father had a son
And by 1944 the father walked right out the door
And in '45 the mom and son were still alive
But who could tell in '46 if the two were to survive
Well the years were passing quickly
But not fast enough for him
So he closed his eyes through '55
And he opened them up again
When he looked around he saw a clown
And the clown seemed very gay
And he set that night to join that circus clown and run away
Well he followed every railroad track
And every highway sign
And he had a girl in each new town
And the towns he left behind
And the open road
Was the only road he knew
But the color of his dreams
Were slowly turning into blue
Then he met a girl the kind of girl
He'd wanted all his life
She was soft and kind and good to him
So he took her for his wife
And they got a house not far from town
And in a little while
The girl had seen the doctor
And she came home with a smile
Now in 1961 a happy father had a son
And by 1964 the father walked right out the door
And in '65 the mom and son were still around
But what will happen to the boy
When the circus comes to town
All It Takes Is One
(Floating Action cover / Invisible Creature feat. Jenny O.
/ The Friend Who Knows: A Tribute To The Music Of Floating Action LP)
All It takes is one
All it takes is one
Hungry through and through
Feed me with your food
Melt my stony heart
All it takes is one
Every drip of blood
Every wish that's made
Solves death's mystery
Sharing all my load
Be the friend who knows
Wise and full of love
All it takes is one
Then you'll finally say
Look, oh man, it's here
All it takes is one
All My Wishes
(Home EP)
I'm gonna make it better
I'm gonna make it up to you
I told you how my day was spent
Never thought I'd hear the end of it
So I quit
All my wishes have come true
I'm thinking about it and I feel blue
Lonelier too
Be my summer, take my fall
Come winter you're cold and it's all my fault
Isn't it all
I wrestle with my reasons everyday
I listen to my friends and what they say
What they say
If you don't put out
And we don't see eye to eye
Then why can't I leave you
But you sound so smart
While you're tearing me apart
I believe you
I believe you
All my wishes have come true
I'm thinking about it and I feel used
Unfairly accused
Be another summer, take my fall
Come winter and nothing has changed at all
And nobody calls
I gonna make it better
Maybe I can change enough for you
Another
Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2
(Cool for School: A Benefit for the Lunchbox Fund)
When we grew up and went to school
There were certain teachers
Who would hurt the children in any way they could
By pouring their derision
Upon anything we did
And exposing every weakness
However carefully hidden by the kid
But in the town, it was well known
When they got home at night
Their fat and psychopathic wives would thrash them
Within inches of their lives
We don't need no education
We don't need no thought control
No dark sarcasm in the classroom
Teacher, leave them kids alone
Hey, teacher
Leave them kids alone
All in all
It's just another brick in the wall
We don't need no education
We don't need no thought control
No dark sarcasm in the classroom
Teachers, leave them kids alone
Hey, teacher
Leave them kids alone
All in all
It's just another brick in the wall
All in all
It's just another brick in the wall
Be Here Now
(Work EP)
I take my time
I can't afford to waste it
Standing in line
The modern-day uncomfortable way
I made my mind up
I wanna spend it with you
Running in place
Is positively madness
I hear you say
It doesn't have to be this way
I feel it too and
I wanna be here with you
So I'm making a change
I'm turning the night to day
Oh let time get away
It hasn't a thing to say
These are the days
The hours are illusion
Only mistake
Is feeling that they're getting away
I want my time back
I wanna spend it with you
Oh I'm making a change
I'm turning the night to day
So Iet time get away
It hasn't a thing to say
All I need is a friend
Who knows about the stars
I know that you are
I want my time back
I want to spend it with you
These are the days
The hours are illusion
Only mistake is feeling that they're getting away
I want my time back
I want to spend it with you
I need a friend who can be here too
And I know that you are
I want my time back
I want to spend it with you
I want to be here with you
Case Study B
(Work EP)
Learning how to know you
Knowing how to be myself
In your city
On TV
At the same time
Knowing how to stay calm
Even when my arms get tired
With my power
And your power
At the same time
Wishing you would be mine
This isn't love
Not in the way that I've been looking for
Bet you would destroy me
And be a better friend
After I quit dreaming, I can change your mind
Wish I could erase mine
This isn't love
Not in the way that I've been looking for
Thank you for being
Such a lovely individual
Can't
Seem to Make You Mine
(The Seeds Cover)
I can't seem to make you mine, oh
Kiss and run all the time
You fly around like a bee
Hurting everything you see
I try everything I know, oh
To make you wanna love me so, oh
But the only thing you do
Is try to put the hurt on me
I can't seem to make you mine
(I can't seem to make you mine)
I can't seem to make you mine
(I can't seem to make you mine)
I can't seem to make you mine
(I can't seem to make you mine)
I can't go on like this, oh
A little bit of love and not one kiss
I can't seem to make you mine, oh
I can't seem to make you mine
Can't you see what you're doing to me
You fill my heart with misery
With every breath and step I take
I'm more in love with you
I can't go on like this, oh
A little bit of love and not one kiss
I can't seem to make you mine
I can't seem to make you mine
I can't seem to make you mine
(I can't seem to make you mine)
I can't seem to make you mine
(I can't seem to make you mine)
I can't seem to make you mine
(I can't seem to make you mine)
C’est
La Vie
If I was a bigger person
And you were sorry enough
Then maybe I could go again
To all the places that I loved
Hear all the sad songs
With the lines that do me in
Bring back the old friends
And start all over again
Oh, it ain't that easy
If I was a traveler
And you, you're right for the life
C'est la vie when I get back
And I never would forget that
Oh, it ain't that easy
I can take my pictures
And you can draw your own conclusions
And so will I
They won't bother me at all
You can look
But you can't
You can't feel
I can look
But I won't
Oh, it ain't that easy
(if I was a better person
And you were sorry enough...)
Cheer Up Free Your
Mind
(Work EP)
I need a place
To lay my knees
And rest my spirit
Be at be at be at ease
I'll be your teacher
And you teach me
And if you ask me
How do you feel right now
I'll say I'm golden
I'm getting through
And I'll forever
Be at be at be at ease
And I would ask you
How do you feel right now
How do you feel right now
Cheer up and free your mind
Cheer up in your mind
Cheer up and free your mind
And have a good time
Cheer up and free your mind
Cheer up in your mind
I'll be your healer
And carefully
I'll be your Richard IV
And if they ask you
How do you feel right now
How do you feel right now
How do you feel right now
Cheer up and free your mind
Cheer up in your mind
Cheer up and free your mind
And have a good time
Cheer up and free your mind
Cheer up in your mind
Cheer up and free your mind
And have a good time
Cheer up and free your mind
Cheer up in your mind
Get Down For The
Holidays
We started early this year, days ago
We hit some parties, we hit every one I know of
Tied one on, to a present
In the fashion of a bow, yeah
And I'm trying to be in every place
And that's how we get down for the holidays
Can't say exactly when yet, but we'll drop by
You bring the ice cream and I'll be apple pie
I like a rainbow candy cane
Call me settled in my ways, yeah
I'm not trying to eat and run, but I can't stay
It's just how we get down for the holidays
Imagine it was colder
Lovely winter, get better
Let's hit the dancefloor
See everyone we know
We'll cut a rug and sneak up on the mistletoe
I'll sing a song or two with them and then
We best be on our way, yeah
Off to paint this moonlit town ablaze
Shake it for the ones who got away
And that's why we get down in the holidays
That's how we get down for the holidays
Grazie
(Love and Sleep LP)
O grazie
Io a te
Non l'ho detto
prima di partendo
O perché
Non ricordavo le parole
Holiday
(Work EP)
This time of year
I get my favorite things
I've chosen them all pretty dearly
I put 'em together
And honor, for free
My reality
On my holiday
To-D-A-Y
H-O-L-I-D-A-Y
Well oh well, oh me oh my
Y'all come over
I found God
She's in the Arctic Circle
Checking on a submarine
The sky is falling
There's a pie on the table
And how it speaks to me
On my holiday
To-D-A-Y
H-O-L-I-D-A-Y
Well oh well, oh me oh my
Y'all come over
I am a lover
I'm looking for others
Thinking of life pretty clearly
It's everything
It is you, it is me
The land and the deep blue sea
And it's a holiday
To-D-A-Y
H-O-L-I-D-A-Y
L-O-L, oh me oh my
Y'all come over
Y'all come over! To-D-A-Y
Y'all come over! To-D-A-Y
Y'all come over!
Try, company, try
Try, company, try
Come celebrate it
Or you're aiding in the
Ending of our time
Come to believe it
Or you're even
The awful reason
For decline
Home
(Home EP)
So far, it's not bad
But it's not what they told me
Come on, look sharp
The way that you feel
Get back to the part
Where you try to control me
You fear from afar
The look of love
I'd give up anything to get used to this
I'd give up anything to be home
We have no choice
By the look on your face
I'd give up anything to be used to this
I'd give up anything to be home
So come on, make sound
This is how we get over it
And today is a start
At somebody else
I'd give up anything to get used to this
I'd give up anything to be home
And I've done everything to get into this
I'd give up anything to be home
I Could Get Up
(Love and sleep EP)
So much to do and yet I cannot touch a thing so
nothing's done, the list goes on,
I had a date today but I cancelled it again
Cause nothing's done, I've none to show?
I could get up
I could go out
And see the sky
Or dance about
I could make plans to see my brother
Or the bottom of the sink
Or I could stay in bed all day.
Most of what I've thought today is on the bedroom floor
and it's a sticky situation
I haven't eaten yet, cause then i'd have to clean the plate
But I'm not even clean myself so why the dish?
I could get up
I could go out
And get the things that i'm without
I should have called my mother
But she's probably gone by now so
I will just stay in my bed
There's got to be 13 hours til tomorrow
If I don't leave I'll end up with an achin head.
I should make amends with all my fleeting friends
But it's not 9, and it's not free
I could get up
I could go out
And see the sky
Or dance about,
I must say thank you to my father
For the things he does for me
But as for now I'll stay in bed
Yes I'll be in my bed
I Do I Do
(Home EP)
Watch what you say
You could be heard
You could be wrong
Bury your words for the hearted
On the way
You figure it out
Try some and stay calm
I do I do and you don't care
I do I do and you don't give a damn
I left my sorry somewhere
Oh, what's right
We don't have to take all night
Ooh, what's fair
It's all fine
Waking up now, slowly
I bend
I do I do and you don't care
I do I do and you don't give a damn
Take it or leave it somewhere
Oh, what's right
We don't have to take all night
Ooh, what's fair
Don't care
Half you can try
Tonight, tonight
Half you can try
Goodbye
If I have you can
Drive tonight
Deny half
You can try
Deny half!
I’m
Gonna Love You Too
(Rave On Buddy Holly LP)
You're gonna say you've missed me
You're gonna say you'll kiss me
Yes, you're gonna say you'll love me
'Cause I'm gonna love you too
I don't care what you told me
You're gonna say you'll hold me
Yes, you're gonna say you'll love me
'Cause I'm gonna love you too
After all, another girl took you
But I still can't overlook you
I'm gonna do my best to hook you
After all is said and done
You're gonna say you'll miss me
You're gonna say you'll kiss me
Yes, you're gonna say you'll love me
'Cause I'm gonna love you too
It's gonna happen someday
You're gonna see things my way
Yes, you're gonna say you'll love me
'Cause I'm gonna love you too
You're gonna tell me sweet things
You're gonna make my heart sing
You're gonna hear those bells ring
'Cause I'm gonna love you too
After all, another girl took you
But I still can't overlook you
I'm gonna do my best to hook you
After all is said and done
You're gonna say you've missed me
You're gonna say you'll kiss me
Yes, you're gonna say you'll love me
'Cause I'm gonna love you too
I'm gonna love you too
I'm gonna love you too
I'm gonna love you too
Mistakes
I'm thinking over being angry
I want the world I left behind
When all this mess and carelessness was mine
Too late, I keep making mistakes
When I talk to you
and I can't take back what I say
Apologies made a little too late
By mistake
I'll make it up to you, I swear I will
Can I reverse the mark of time
It must be nice over on your side where you're fine
And you say
I keep making mistakes
When I talk to you
And I can't take back what I say
Apologies made a little too late
By mistake
Get it out of your head
Get a new one instead
And you will
You say I keep making mistakes
But I'm still here and the night's not over
So give just a little bit more now
I'm talking to you in the end
You say I keep making mistakes
But I'm still scared
and I'm thinking of anything but you
It won't be long til I'm alright in the end
Non Typical
(Chuck Ragan Feat. Jenny O)
Unequivocal, my heart just nearly stopped
My mind was blown when my whole world fell apart
I was powerless to simply coalesce
What befell, I said all that came to pass
Well I, I need you
Like I need all my blood and my breath
Swallow the sentimental truth
And it'll never be "as good as it gets"
Non-typical, it's really something else
When one is back into the call of what's wild and raw
Infatuation turned desire
Into devotion, rectify my fire
Unequivocal, non-typical
We've got a choice, we've got a voice
And the will to walk out alone with our armies
Well, let the bad blood run, and everything in the past be gone
It'll all feel like a dream
Feel like a dream
We've got a choice, we've got a voice
And the will to walk out alone with our armies
Well, let the bad blood run, and everything in the past be gone
It'll all feel like a dream
Feel like a dream
We can always build a world better than this
We can always build a world better than
We can always build a world better than this
We can always build a world better than
Not My President
That fool is not my president
Not my president, my president
Who can dig a pig so mean
I don't know how you sleep at night
I want a president who's smarter than me
I want somebody who's a decent person
Reads a room, read something
Tell yourself it's OK
Tell yourself a lie
So you can sleep at night
That fool (that fool)
Is not my president
Not my president, my president
Who can dig a pig so mean
I don't know how you sleep at night
Liar, cheater, pumpkin eater
You seen it, you know what I'm talking about
Ha ha ha
Oh and everybody's wrong
Every channel but one
Oh sure, so you can sleep at night
That fool (that fool)
Is not my president
Not my president, my president
Who can dig a pig so mean
I don't know how you sleep at night
Ragtime Queen
(Fraggle Rock - Do It on My Own Compilation)
You're made of rags
And scraps and tags
And no one thinks you're real
And when you go
They'll never know
The loneliness I feel
Dance with me
My ragtime queen
Before I set you free
On lonely days
You'll know the ways that you
Are just like me
To make your face
I found some lace
And sewed you every part
To make you feel
That you were real
I gave away my heart
Dance with me
My ragtime queen
Before I set you free
On lonely days
You'll know the ways that you
Are just like me
Schopenhauer on
Love
(Work EP)
I could leave here
My only regret
Being shy
And the work I left behind
I resigned
'Til this evening
When I lost my mind
Over you
Suddenly I'd like to go on living
I'm not scared
I never wanted
A kid, or even an automobile
Maybe here I'm in agreement
With Schopenhauer
On love
Suddenly I'm dying to leave the city
And I realize
Suddenly I'd like to have a child
I can achieve
A healthy routine
Solitude and Hollywood romance
But I want more now
I rescind it
I'll throw it away
For love
And the day I'm writing songs again
And I realize
Suddenly I'd like to change my name
I was never built for being lonely
And I realize
Suddenly I'm dying to live in Rome
Stardust
(Hoagy Carmichael cover / Sunshine On Your Back
Porch: A Celebration Of Gennett Records LP)
Sometimes I wonder why I spend
The lonely nights dreaming of a song
The melody haunts my reverie
And I'm once again with you
When our love was new
And each kiss an inspiration
But that was long ago
And now my consolation
Is in the stardust of a song
Beside the garden wall
When stars are bright
You are in my arms
The nightingale tells his fairy tale
Of paradise where roses grew
Though I dream in vain
In my heart it will remain
My stardust melody
The memory of love's refrain
Sugar
Sugar, I know
That I don't need you
And so
Although I'll miss you
I'll go away
It's getting late and i'm so tired
My hands are cold all the time
Although I want you
I'll stay away
Oh, it's so easy
You taste so nice
I pay up
I stay up all night
Sugar, I know
That I don't need you
And so
Although I'll miss you
I'll go away
Waterfalls
(TLC cover / Grey's Anatomy OST)
A lonely mother gazing out of the window
Staring at a son that she just can't touch
If at any time he's in a jam, she'll be by his side
But he doesn't realize he hurts her so much
But all the praying just ain't helping at all
'Cause he can't seem to keep himself out of trouble
So he goes out and he makes his money the best way he knows how
Another body laying cold in the gutter
Don't go chasing waterfalls
Please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to
I know that you're gonna have it your way or nothing at all
But I think you're moving too fast
Little precious has a natural obsession for temptation
But he just can't see
She gives him loving that his body can't handle
But all he can say is, "Baby, it's good to me"
One day, he goes and takes a glimpse in the mirror
But he doesn't recognize his own face
His health is fading, and he doesn't know why
Three letters took him to his final resting place
Don't go chasing waterfalls
Please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to
I know that you're gonna have it your way or nothing at all
But I think you're moving too fast
Don't go chasing waterfalls
Please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to
I know that you're gonna have it your way or nothing at all
But I think you're moving too fast
Don't go chasing waterfalls
Please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to
I know that you're gonna have it your way or nothing at all
But I think you're moving too fast
Don't go chasing waterfalls
Please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to
I know that you're gonna have it your way or nothing at all
But I think you're moving too fast
Well OK Honey
(Home EP)
You are my lover and I do like you
But what's the limit, tell me what to do
I'm not your kind and you're not mine
Oh sugar, I'm too young for you
Not like my number but in everything I do
I am a child, you have a child
You wake up early, I do anything I can
But I can fake it while you go and meet the man
And make some money (money!), to make the money
Baby baby, tell me where you are
I'll come and meet you, but you know I can go far
And take some time, you can't have mine
Well OK, honey, but I'm too hot for you
Ain't got no money and I wear the hippie shoes
I am a hippie (hippie!), I am a hippie
Into another, I hope you understand
I'll need you later, I want you in my band
I am your sister (sister!), you're like my brother
Won’t
Let You Leave
(Home EP)
Come on just stay here
You're lucky you made it
We already had this fight
I will not have it twice
Come on let's face it
You're weird, I can take it and
That will not change tonight
So be my strange delight
Please don't think so hard
You haven't so far
I'm trying to make it easy
I am the voice of reason
And I won't let you leave
Take a look at this cozy room
We won't be moving any time soon
Take a look at this crazy light
Now tell me if you think it's waning, right
We can talk it over
But I won't let you leave
Come on just stay here
You're lucky you made it
We already had this fight
I will not have it twice
