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KEY WEST EP - 2017-10-16 - Ardent Change Down Zoe Nest On A Rooftop

I DON'T WANNA LOSE EP - 2019-06-21 - Untitled Candy I Don't Wanna Lose Je Rêverai À Toi Talk About It

A WORD BECOMES A SOUND EP - 2020-08-21 - A Couple Things Grey Skies Feel Like Doing Nothing A Word Becomes A Sound Queen To Nobody

LOOK AT IT IN THE LIGHT EP - 2022-04-22 - I Found Out Who Am I But Someone Look At It In The Light Yards / Gardens Lady In The Darkest Hour Connecting Dots

SONGS FROM A THOUSAND FRAMES OF MIND - 2024-09-27 - What's This About (La La La La) To Your Own Devices Any Day Now God Interlude Lonely Running In A Smile Postcard From A Cloud I See It Now Sweet Devil All This Time

NON ALBUMS TRACKS - Misc - Do U Go Out Together Dreams Before I Wanna Be There I'm Not Around J'Aime Les Filles No Other Like You OBO Pictures Of You Playroom Shadows Softer Tests You At Home

KEY WEST EP

Ardent

I could talk to anyone
Your voice is the only one I wanna hear
Call me on the telephone
Meet me in the garden
Speak to me esoteric tongues

Tell me, tell me, just relax
Tell me, tell me, just be quiet
Tell me, tell me, slow your mind
Control what you can and just forget the rest

Tell me, tell me, just relax
Tell me, tell me, just be quiet
Tell me, tell me, slow your mind
Control what you can and just forget the rest

Oh baby
Don't make it hard for me
Wrap me up in your warmest clutches
Darling, please, be good to me
Encapsulate, may your words be ardent
Ardent

I don't wanna be the one to mess it up
I don't wanna be the one to fall over
Let me know that your heart is decidedly stuck
Make me unafraid of being screwed over

Oh baby
Don't make it hard for me
Wrap me up in your warmest clutches
Darling, please, be good to me
Encapsulate, may your words be ardent
Ardent

Oh baby
Don't make it hard for me
Wrap me up in your warmest clutches
Darling, please, be good to me
Encapsulate, may your words be ardent

Change

My brother wants to be a garbage man
And my mother tells him all the time he can
But he won't climb the ladder
No, he won't climb the ladder

I think I'd like to live far away
But I'm thinking I would miss my family
And I don't wanna be alone
So no, I don't wanna feel alone
I think I'll stay

There's a change, it's coming, it's calling on the line ?
So I am at your phone and I'll call back in and pay the rent
I wanna be reasonable, I'll just rest my head
The phone falls off the wall, I'm forced to hear the interrogation
I just wanna be in my place, ?
I just wanna be in that place, ? empty spaces in my head

I think I'd like to live for my own
And I would do my own ordinary idea, real adult, you'll see
I think that I could make it on my own
I'd write my ? down on a grocery waste and pick it up with my nipple once
I think that I could live on my own
I'd take a train to visit them when I needed a piece of hope
I think I'd like to live on my own
I'd write my ? down on a grocery waste and pick it up with my nipple once

There's a change, it's coming, it's calling on the line ?
So I am at your phone and I'll call back in and pay the rent
I wanna be reasonable, I'll just rest my head
The phone falls off the wall, I'm forced to hear the interrogation
I just wanna be in my place, ?
I just wanna be in that place, ? empty spaces in my head

It all just seems a little weird
It's coming to a close, the end is near
It all just seems a little weird
It's coming to a close, the end is near, it's almost here

Down

God, this sucks, it really sucks a lot
But life it really sucks a lot
And that's just how it's gotta go
But I've got ears and I've got eyes
I've got forks and I've got marks
And that's pretty lucky if you were to ask me

I'm a steaming ticket
I wish I was dreaming
Now that's why I don't get high
That's why I don't get high
All the time, like real life
Streaming in my head
And I'm done a little bit
But everybody's home for me and feel okay

Yeah, it's tough, it's really tough
When you expect too much
You're always bringing me down
You're always bringing me down
But I am ?
I don't need space and I don't need time
I don't need time

I'm a steaming ticket
I wish I was dreaming
Now that's why I don't get high
That's why I don't get high
All the time, like real life
Streaming in my head
And I'm done a little bit
But everybody's home for me and feel okay

Zoe

I've a friend and me in the zoo
She wears all black and drinks too much coffee
But I won't mind, no, no
The rooftop ?
As much too cold, but everything ?

I hope you're not sad
But if you are, I'll bring my little pink car
We'll listen to Mazzy Star
And if you're feeling bad, I'll hold you up, 'cause you're my friend
I'll hold a hand to you for good again

I'll be your friend, I'll be your friend
I'll be your friend for a long time
I'll be your friend, I'll be your friend
I'll be your friend 'til I'm old and die

I'll be your friend, I'll be your friend
I'll be your friend for a long time
You'll be my friend, you'll be my friend
You'll be my friend 'til I'm old and die

I hope you're not sad, but if you are
I'll bring my little pink car
We'll listen to Mazzy Star
And if you're feeling bad, I'll hold you up, 'cause you're my friend
I'll hold a hand to you for good again

I'll be your friend, I'll be your friend
I'll be your friend for a long time
You'll be my friend, you'll be my friend
You'll be my friend 'til I'm old and die

I'll be your friend, I'll be your friend
I'll be your friend for a long time
You'll be my friend, you'll be my friend
You'll be my friend 'til I'm old and die
I'm sorry, I'll ? 

I DON'T WANNA LOSE

Untitled

People come and go, they're all the same it seems
I've got too many holes where lovers used to be
Can't be good for me, but I don't like to be alone really

Storm headed south, missed me by a couple miles
I was almost in the mouth of trouble, I was excited
I wanna be afraid of something again

Either stick around until things fall apart or you get the hell out of there early
And wonder what could've been, I'm not saying I have a preference

The worst thing you could do is leave when I tell you, "Just go"
We both know I don't wanna you to leave me alone
The worst thing you could do is leave when I tell you, "Just go"
Don't listen to me, don't listen to me, no

It’s not your job to apologize for things that hurt me
Though I half expect you to know what will
I thought getting older would make me strong

And I'm tired, is it showing
I wanna change my temperament and change my mind
But it's hard to do when I'm set on something

And is that all, will you be going
I need a sense of urgency that I hope you've got
For you to call me back even when I tell you not to

The worst thing you could do is leave when I tell you, "Just go"
We both know I don't wanna you to leave me alone
The worst thing you could do is leave when I tell you, "Just go"
Don't listen to me, don't listen to me
Don't listen to me, don't listen to me

Candy

If ever you feel cold
I hope you'll come on over
I hope you'll think of me
Find comfort in the small things

If ever you feel ordinary
I hope you'll think of what we've done
I hope you'll think of my heart and yours
And think of all the big stuff

You're sweet like candy
I knew it since you arrived
You make for lighter landings
I prepare for hard falls, but am met with light every time

You feel to me like fiction
It never is quite real to me
You match my best depiction
Of dreams I hoped one day I might see

I waited through the winter
I hoped I'd catch some sign of spring
You came into my purview
Disrupted everything

You're sweet like candy
I knew it since you arrived
You make for lighter landings
I prepare for hard falls, but am met with light every time

If we don't match up every time
If you leave me in the dark or outside
If some days your heart is not as full as mine
I will trust the beaten path to morning light
And hope to meet you there in some time

You're sweet like candy
I knew it since you arrived
You make for lighter landings
I prepare for hard falls, but am met with light every time

I Don't Wanna Lose

Covered in things
I should've thought of
That I didn't think of
That I should have thought of

So what if it's all
My decisions
Or my indecision
Oh I just can't pick one

You give me so much to be afraid of
You give me so much to be afraid of
There is so damn much that I'm afraid of
You give me so much to be afraid of

But I don't wanna lose
Yeah, I just wanna win
No, I don't wanna lose
I just wanna win the war

Swallowed my pride
Packed up my things and went home early
Not wrong to go home early
Except that it steals your pride

I was a child once
I still am one I know it
But I just turned twenty
And I feel time slipping by

You give me so much to be afraid of
You give me so much to be afraid of
There is so damn much that I'm afraid of
You give me so much to be afraid of

But I don't wanna lose
Yeah, I just wanna win
No, I don't wanna lose, no
I just wanna win the war
I just wanna win
So I'll know what I've been fighting for

Je Rêverai À Toi

Je ne pense pas
Je ne suis pas certain
Je ne sais pas
Je ne suis pas sûr
Que quand tu pars
Je resterai dans ton coeur
Oh tell me I will stay

Quand tu vas
J'espère que nous resterons toujour en contact
Je penserai toujour à toi
Je rêverai toujour à toi

Quand tu vas
J'espère que nous resterons toujour en contact
Je penserai toujour à toi
Je rêverai toujours à toi

Talk About It

Change my mind
It's easy to do
But change my ways
Only works when I have to

All the times when I do the opposite
All the times when I do what I shouldn't

Talk about it 'til I'm blue in the face
Do nothing about it
Go outside, take a walk
Call my friends on the phone

I stay quiet when I have too much to say
Try not to count on it, but I condemn the ones that make my same mistakes

Do what I ask of you
Do what I tell you to
Do what I ask of you
Do what I tell you to

When I tell you to
When I tell you to
When I tell you to

A WORD BECOMES A SOUND

A Couple Things

You always told me when I was wrong
I never minded it
I needed someone to tell me okay

If I mess up a couple things
Or if I mess up a lot of things
If I fuck up a couple things, well
What if I fuck up everything

You always told me to listen better
So I tried listening to the blues
You always took care of all my baggage
It's hard now, it's something I gotta do

If I mess up a couple things
Or if I mess up a lot of things
If I fuck up a couple things, well
What if I fuck up everything

If I mess up a couple things
Or if I mess up a lot of things
If I fuck up a couple things, well
What if I fuck up everything

Grey Skies

Why do I wish for something more
When it's all said and done
Why do I long for springtime
Only when the winter's come

I'll chase the sun escaping
And later ask what for
Only find my mouth agape when
I'm at a loss for more

To quit would be too simple
To go on is what I'll do
Now I know when my heart's in the middle
It'll snap, break, unsure back to you

Maybe it's worth analyzing
Maybe with a quick check, it's fine
Could take some compromising
To come out right on the other side

Grey skies, they don't scare me
I find them unnecessary 'cause
There's no telling when the bad's gonna come around
And it'll come around, no doubt

I find my own suspicions
And plenty an inhibition
If I wait long enough, I can see the ground
Start to crumble underneath my feet

I don't want it
If I can get it
I don't need it
If I can have it
I don't see it
If it's knocking at my door
And then I turn around and change my mind, but it's gone
And I ask what for

Grey skies
They don't make me nervous
Make me feel fine
I feel just fine

Grey skies
They don't make me nervous
Make me feel fine
I feel alright

Feel Like Doing Nothing

Always try to rearrange the pleasure, so it outweighs the pain
It doesn't work all the time, doesn't work all the time
When daylight comes, I call my friend
She won't pick up, I call her back again
I wanna spend all my time

And I feel like doing nothing
I feel like doing nothing again
I feel like doing nothing

Late yesterday, I'm home with all my bags
Take a seat on the couch, can't get up again
I wanna sit for a while
I wanna sit for a while

Then she comes home, sits next to me
Got a reason, now two that I can start to believe
Why I can waste all my time

And I feel like doing nothing
I feel like doing nothing again
I feel like doing nothing

A Word Becomes A Sound

Again, again
I'm frightened by the thought of you
Again, again
But then you go away and by that I'm frightened too
Again, again
A word only a sound if you misuse it
Again, again
And I'll be made a clown if I abuse it

Get so blue when I'm next to you
Oh what it is I've done that I don't understand
With the guessing I'm through
I've been wrong before, I don't mind
I don't think about it so much anymore
I do, I do, I do
I don't, I don't, I don't

A word only a sound if you let it
Things become only their name, so instead it
Takes its new life, you never meant to give it wings that way
Watch it take flight and then land in another day

Get so blue when I'm next to you
Oh what it is I've done that I don't understand
With the guessing I'm through
I've been wrong before, I don't mind
I don't think about it so much anymore
I do, I do, I do
I don't, I don't, I don't

Queen To Nobody

Take me by the hand and I'll be the sweetest to love
When writing fills the air then I'll be the last to go
What I mean to say is I'm scared of being queen to nobody
But I'll know when it's time to go the other way

You sing the sweetest tune
Trust me, you know it when it's not around
You sing the sweetest tune
I get so blue when I don't hear your sound

Seems though nothing's wrong, but I sense something's been forgotten
Waiting for someone to speak in a deserted place
The things I think to say sound unlike the way I thought them up
Look to you in search of things that don't break

You sing the sweetest tune
Trust me, you know it when it's not around
You sing the sweetest tune
I get so blue when I don't hear your sound

LOOK AT IT IN THE LIGHT

I Found Out

I found out that I was the problem
Until then I thought it was you
Lived each day in search of an answer
I'd find nothing before it was through

Without doubt, well, what would that make me
Without certainty, what would you be
I found God by looking in parked cars
It wore off, the day was then bleak

Pleases me to know I might be wrong
If only I had known it all along

Who Am I But Someone

Who am I but the one
To start out and finish in the place I came from
Wait, who am I but someone
Who will resign to the comfort of who I always was

Days go by, I feel the same
I don't know when I'll make the change
My mind pretends not to feel this way
But my heart knows

I set out on a sinking ship
I'd rather slip than be alone on the island
I've come all this way, I surely oughta know better

Wait, who am I but the one
To start out and finish in the place I came from
Wait, who am I but someone
Who will resign to the comfort of who I always was

Who am I but a ship in the night
Lost but headed for you
Crossed my wires, unknown are my desires
A confused point of view

Look At It In The Light

Something's not right, I don't know what
Maybe it's just my own thing, but I don't think so
Look at it in the light, it's better to know
Than to hide in misery, hiding forever
To hide in misery, suffering forever
To hide in misery, waiting forever

I know the way things change
So I try not to notice, I deny my fate
I try not to notice, it's a losing game
I try not to notice, I try not to notice

Wait for the time with everything measured
It's not a crime to seek out pleasure
Look in your eyes, you've no choice but to sever
The ties, familiar doesn't mean it's better
To hide in misery, suffering forever
To hide in misery, waiting forever

I know the way things change
So I try not to notice, I deny my fate
I try not to notice, it's a losing game
I try not to notice, I try not to notice
I try not to notice

Yards / Gardens

I have some trouble keeping track of where I started
Where I started
My friends have occupations now and some have yards
They're tending gardens

Please, don't leave me behind
When the world is burning outside
I wanna keep you pinned to my side
I don't know what I'll do otherwise

I lost some of me when I met you
But I would lose even more if I lost you
I'm viewing days like practice rounds
Come next year, I'll know what to do

I'm seeing beaches in my mind
I'll get there, it's just a matter of time
I'm finished mourning what I lost in the last year
The past's how I got here

Please, don't leave me behind
When the world is burning outside
I wanna keep you pinned to my side
I don't know what I'll do otherwise

Please, don't leave me behind
When the world is burning outside
I wanna keep you pinned to my side
I don't know what I'll do otherwise

Lady In The Darkest Hour

It is alright
It all gets better with time
I lost my friend, now I'm losing all the light
But then again it'll come back if it's right

Lady in the darkest hour
Smile all sweet like it isn't sour
I'd go back to last December
To feel those things I can't remember

Wait for it, there's an end in sight
Soon comes the day when the tunnel fills with light
Things couldn't stay, but change has a certain bite
Then the outside peels away revealing it was right

Do you trust that time will be your friend
Do you trust that there will be good things
To meet you in the end
'Cause what I'd like to know
Is this it

Lady in the darkest hour
Smile all sweet like it isn't sour
I'd go back to last December
To feel those things I can't remember

Lady in the darkest hour
Smile all sweet like it isn't sour
Nothing's wrong 'til you say it hurts you
Let it go 'til it's passed right through you

Connecting Dots

Wait, wait a second
Everybody's telling me all sorts of things
Wait, wait a second
How come love so sweet can turn so mean

Wait, the more I know you
The more I hate you
I do

I spend my time connecting dots with resolve to
Do just what you do
I grew acquainted with not hearing myself
The commotion became my devotion

Wait, I got caught in the wrong thing
We lost our heads which we said we'd never do
Wait, I'll find the answer
And I don't mean the kind that comes from outside

Wait, the more I know you
The more I hate you
I do

I spend my time connecting dots with resolve to
Do just what you do
I grew acquainted with not hearing myself
The commotion became my devotion

SONGS FROM A THOUSAND FRAMES OF MIND

What's This About (La La La La)

Another day begins
I've got the time on fast forward again
And every moment races on
A fleeting horse determined to win
And what's the TV saying
Something else, I'll try my hardest to forget

What's this about
La la la la
It's all too loud
La la la la

What's that in front of me
Eyes with the guise makes it so hard to see
And every shadow lingers on
And winter spawns inside of me
And what are they all saying
Something else, I'll try my hardest to forget

What's this about
La la la la
It's all too loud
Why's it in my thoughts right now
La la la la
La la la la

We bring the special news
Programmed via satellite
So stay with us
We'll return in fifteen minutes

To Your Own Devices

Come closer, it's not how it seems
Unfolded in a thousand dreams
To your own devices
On your own like you've been wanting

Now you're in a pinch
The mirror makes you flinch
And all this time
Were you not making sense

So lonely on your own accord
Therein lies what you're reaching for
To your own devices
On your own like you've been wanting

Now you're in a pinch
The mirror makes you flinch
And all this time
Were you not making sense

We'll be just fine
You and me
Somewhere down the line
No misery
So, please, don't fight
Just let me go this time

To your own devices
On your own like you've been wanting

Any Day Now

She'll leave tomorrow
And he will follow
All her things tucked into travel bags
The motion doesn't suit her
The going gets inside her head

When she finally gets her head around
And on straight
You know
It could be any day now
There are so many things she wants to know
And so unsure of all that she might find out

She's gone by Monday
Back again on Sunday
All exchanges happen by the phone
Hoping he won't mind it
Or tire of how she comes and goes

When she finally gets her head around
And on straight
You know
It could be any day now
There are so many things she wants to know
And so unsure of all that she might find out

When she finally gets her head around
And on straight
You know
It could be any day now
There are so many things she wants to know
And so unsure of all that she might find out

God Interlude

You gave me the keys and the car and the road
But I'm not scared of you
You made all the trees and the roots and the seeds
But I'm not scared of you

Are you the bird floating up there above me
Or in my room saying you love me

You showed me the lakes and the breeze and the sky
I'm not so sure about it
You told the bear in the winter to hide
I'm not so sure about it

Are you the bird floating up there above me
Or in my room saying you love me

I hate you 'cause you age me
But I love you when you teach me new ways to be

Lonely

Lonely, let it hurt you
But be the one to make it quit
Lonely, let it kill you
But be the one to put a stop to it

Come around, you'll feel different
When you come around, you won't be the same
Put it down and all your baggage and worries fade to gray

Lonely, it might get you
But be the one to choose it's done
Lonely starts to fit you
What will you be when it is gone

Come around, you'll feel different
When you come around, you won't be the same
Put it down and all your baggage and worries fade to gray
They once came in that way

Lonely, what if it suits you
And it starts to look like you
Lonely, when it starts to leave you
You might not know just what to do

Come around, you'll feel different
When you come around, you won't be the same
Put it down and all your baggage and worries fade to gray
They once came in that way

Running

What a way to act
To hold the gun
But not know the song
When you hear it sung

To take the rules
As the natural law
But how can you learn them
You forget what you saw

Wait, I'm always running (running)
I can't keep up, it seems
Even in my dreams
Look, not from the outside (outside)
But how can I ask of you
What you don't know to do

Play it safe
Or not at all
The way these things change
You know you're bound to fall

Win the war
And shake the hands
I've grown this tall
Not knowing how to stand

Wait, I'm always running (running)
I can't keep up, it seems
Even in my dreams
Look, not from the outside (outside)
But how can I ask of you
What you don't know to do

What's there to say
What's there to say

In A Smile

One night of blue
One day of finding you
Now you're really hearing me
I'm really seeing you

Tell me it's okay
Don't do it in a lie to me
For when illusions last, it isn't what it seems
Tell me what you mean
Don't hide it in a smile to me
The only thing that does is lead us to the end

For when I'm sparing you
I feel I'm helping you
But something larger dies
At first unrecognized

Tell me it's okay
Don't do it in a song to me
For when illusions last, it isn't what it seems
Tell me what you mean
Not just what I mean to you
Tell me what you wish you didn't have to

Tell me it's okay
Don't do it in a lie to me
For when illusions last, it isn't what it seems
Tell me what you mean
Don't hide it in a smile to me
The only thing that does is lead us to the end

Postcard From A Cloud

Oh my friends
How's it going
I think about you
More than I'm showing
Start the engine
Make sure it runs
You're so tiny
Down in the dust

My love
I'm coming to you from somewhere above
My heart
I'm stuck in a cloud, there's no way out now
My God
I'm talking to you, don't do this a lot

Lazy day
Through mist and mountain
Waterfall
Became my fountain
Up on the wind
I'm writing to you
And if I fall
I won't forget you

My love
I'm coming to you from somewhere above
My heart
I'm stuck in a cloud, there's no way out now
My God
I'm talking to you, don't do this a lot
My one
I'm searching for the most improbable sun

I See It Now

What do I know
Just 'cause I'm floating up above
I see where I stand
But only 'cause I've been shown the sun
And now I know
And it's so easy to understand
But I lose all I've learned when I land
Sculpture in my mind turns to sand

What do I know
Just 'cause I'm floating up above
I see where I stand
But only 'cause I've been shown the sun
And now I know
And it's so easy to understand
And now I know
And it's so easy to understand
But I lose all I've learned when I land
Sculpture in my mind turns to sand

I see it now, it's clear
I'm seeing things for what they are
How they appear
I see it now, it's clear
I'm seeing things for what they are
How they appear

I see it now, it's clear
I'm seeing things for what they are
How they appear
I see it now, it's clear
I'm seeing things for what they are
How they appear

Sweet Devil

I'm the sweet devil
I can let you free to hate me forever
I'm just the sweet devil
I'll leave, but you know I care

I've cried a thousand times for you
Now I'm done
And you say I'm cold
We've died a thousand times in my mind
So I'm done
Mourning you and me

Sweet devil
I can let you free to hate me forever
I'm just the sweet devil
I'll leave, but you know I care

I've cried a thousand times for you
Now I'm done
And you say I'm cold
We've died a thousand times in my mind
So I'm done
Mourning you and me

All This Time

I'm in California today
Sometimes I wonder what you think of me having gone away
I look at all the houses on the hill
Can't help but wish we were inside our little house together still

You
I waited all this time for you
Or someone of your kind and I got you
Imagine the delight in finding you

I see you now in every dream
I see your face in all the daffodils
Your image in the stream
I look at all the birds upon the wind
And then I wonder at the thought of when I might see you again

You
I waited all this time for you
Or someone of your kind and I got you
Imagine the delight in finding you

You
I waited all this time for you
Or someone of your kind and I got you
Imagine the delight in finding you

NON ALBUMS TRACKS

Do U Go Out Together

Too tired to make the quest
Grab your keys, lock the door and hit the gas
Feeling, feeling slow, but not so fast
What you said, I heard

Coming up, but still in the dark now
Rest assured, up ahead, it's a light out
But what you doing and what is this all about
What you said, I heard it

Least stop with the lazy talk
Don't be vague and not shady and say what you want
How am I supposed to know it won't all go wrong
What you said, I heard

Won't you talk to me like you mean it
I won't wait around just to see you when it's convenient
I'mma hang the phone up back on the wall
Pick it back up again when you're ready to talk

Dreams Before

I had, I had dreams before
I had dreams before
But they never did come true
I had, I had goals before
I had goals before
But I never got around to do them
I had, I had loves before
I had loves before
But it never was quite like that
I wanted, I wanted more before
Grasping hands, crawling on the floor
But I never felt so relaxed

I want it finally, want it finally
I want it finally, want it finally

I had, I had lost before
I had lost before
But I didn't wanna lose again
I had, I had goals before
I had goals before
But I never got around to do them
I had, I had dreams before
I had dreams before
But I never felt quite like that
I wanted, I wanted more before
Grasping hands, crawling on the floor
But I never felt so relaxed

I want it finally, want it finally
I want it finally, want it finally

I Wanna Be There

(Feat. Omid Garzan)

Why did you do that
Why did you say that
Why did you do that
Why did you say that

Talking to me like I'm in a trance
Not what you said, not what I had planned
Give me that space I asked for now

When you take me there
(I wanna be there)
Your face is all I see
(I wanna be there)
No, no, no, this can't be fair
(I wanna be there)
You're not what I need

Caught in the middle, caught in-between
(I can't get you out)
I can't get you out if you keep calling me
I walked by your house, I was on your street
It's already too much, sets me back when you talk to me

When you take me there
(I wanna be there)
Your face is all I see
(I wanna be there)
No, no, no, this can't be fair
(I wanna be there)
You're not what I need

I'm Not Around

(Pax feat. Kate Bollinger / Camdog LP)

Somewhere I got so far down
Would you help me find the way out
Well, I was sowing seeds of doubt
But rest assured, I've started ripping seams now

Somewhere I got so far down
Some place I can't remember now
Saw a lightness through the clouds
I drove on 'til darkness was not around

And by far it's best with you
But I just can't say I won't still get blue
Even flowers start to droop
And sun won't always know what to do

Oh it's easy, you say to me
But I can't be so sure as you
For some of us, there's not that ease
But I'm a fool to not try to

Somewhere I got so far down
Would you help me find the way out
Well, I was sowing seeds of doubt
But rest assured, I've started ripping seams now

Somewhere I got so far down
Some place I can't remember now
Saw a lightness through the clouds
I drove on 'til darkness was not around

I'm not around

J'Aime Les Filles

(Jacques Dutronc cover)

J'aime les filles de chez Castel
J'aime les filles de chez Régine
J'aime les filles qu'on voit dans Elle
J'aime les filles des magazines

J'aime les filles de chez Renault
J'aime les filles de chez Citroën
J'aime les filles des hauts-fourneaux
J'aime les filles qui travaillent à la chaîne

Si vous êtes comme ça, téléphonez-moi
Si vous êtes comme ci, téléphonez-mi

J'aime les filles à dot
J'aime les filles à papa
J'aime les filles de Loth
J'aime les filles sans papa

J'aime les filles de Mégève
J'aime les filles de Saint-Tropez
J'aime les filles qui font la grève
J'aime les filles qui vont camper

J'aime les filles de la Rochelle
J'aime les filles de Camaret
J'aime les filles intellectuelles
J'aime les filles qui m'font marrer

J'aime les filles qui font vieille France
J'aime les filles de cinéma
J'aime les filles de l'Assistance
J'aime les filles dans l'embarras

Si vous êtes comme ça, téléphonez-moi
Si vous êtes comme ci, téléphonez-mi

No Other Like You

Baby, I've been around
Had my fair share of run arounds
There ain't nobody for me like you

Save me, I'm sick of inand outs
Up and downs
But I would do them if you asked me to

Lately, I'm burning out
But you stuck around
Did more than anybody else could do

Wait for me
I'm getting better now
See good weather now
Behind the clouds I draped in front of me

Baby, can't you see there's no other like you
When you leave, I'll expect the things you'd always do
Maybe it's a death wish to have become so used to
You and me, you know I need to know that you'll be true

You came at a bad time
I guess any time could be as bad
Just as bad as you make it

Led me back to the light side
I shouldn't say it's bad luck I had
Just a different hand of cards is all

You were too clear to ask
I was used to wrenching words from tight kept mouths
I hadn't known this clarity

You were too good to last
I'll take it quick, console myself to have known the good
I've known the good, I've known the good

Baby, can't you see there's no other like you
When you leave, I'll expect the things you'd always do
Maybe it's a death wish to have become so used to
You and me, you know I need to know that you'll be true

OBO

(Paul Cherry feat. Kate Bollinger / Los Angeles Story EP)

Hey, I'm writing 'bout the car I saw online
Five gears, don't need to get me far
Just something I can rely on
I've got my eye on
Your red top down Volkswagen cabriolet

Hey, thanks for your reply
Let's meet tonight
'Cause I know a cute cafe nearby
We can discuss the price
Over a glass of white wine
Doesn't that sound so nice
Just you and I

Hey, I think there's some mistake
I need a ride, not a date and it can't wait

Well, I've got a car and a place
Since you've just arrived in L.A.
Please, don't take this the wrong way
But how much are you willing to send me today

Pictures Of You

(Drugdealer feat. Kate Bollinger / Hiding In Plain Sight LP)

I didn't want to say it
Thought it would occur to you
I tried to just forget it
Wasn't something I could do
I never want to let it
Get to where it got with you
Now I can't depend on you

Lately, I've been at home
And I'm all alone, thinking of you
Because, baby, I know that it's wrong
I've been holding on to pictures of you

Lately, I've been at home
And I'm all alone, thinking of you
Because, baby, I know that it's wrong
I've been holding on to pictures of you

I don't know where things are headed
It's something that I never knew
It's not what I intended
Wanted to be clear with you
But now that things have еnded
I'm finding things to get me through
Sincе now I can't depend on you

Lately, I've been at home
And I'm all alone, thinking of you
Because, baby, I know that it's wrong
I've been holding on to pictures of you

Playroom

(Paul Cherry feat. Kate Bollinger / Los Angeles Story EP)

Sometimes the sun shines in through my window
Today's begun, old troubles I won't know
Bugs on the path, snakes in the grass
Gone in the wind are my sorrows, sorrows

If you're needing me, I'll be in my playroom
Spiders let me be, though I know they'll be back soon
If only for a day, the rain has gone away
I just might leave my playroom real soon

I'm walking along outside, the wind is in my hair
And the birds are saying hi from up there
Open my eyes, let the world step inside
Just might bring it back to my playroom

Light of the moon shines bright through my window
The day was gone too soon, where do they all go
Oh I was free where I used to be
Why do I feel trapped in my playroom
Why can't the whole world be my playroom

Shadows

Diamond in the dark
A shadow in some rooms
Telling you apart's
A chore for me to do

Wait, I'll start to notice you
Wait, I'll start to hate you, too

Point with shaking hands
Displacement heals your wounds
I'm there to stop the blood
But I won't be there soon

Wait, I'll start to notice you
Then see right through the things you do

Too soon to unknow my truth
Someday I'll find I'm around it
Loose screw, could happen to you
Claim you're above it, I doubt it

You find you unlock your mind
And all that's inside is a balance
Terrified, but only with time
Both sides will align in their malice

Softer

It's true
I used to be softer
I hadn't any grooves
I used to be sweeter
Sweetened up the room
And you were my downfall
It came in many parts

Tore me from the woman I wanted to become
Said that's not how these things work

It could all be so easy
If you would only let it be
It could be so simple
If only you could find your mind at ease

But trees, they keep on growing in mind
(I didn't mean to water them)
And weeds, they keep on climbing through my mind
(Never wanted it to get so bad)

It could all be so simple
If you could only let it be
It could be so easy
If you would only find your mind at ease

But trees, they keep on growing in mind
(I didn't mean to water them)
And weeds, they keep on climbing through my mind
(Never meant to let it get so bad)

Tests

Couldn't sleep, couldn't say
If I would come on back
With what I know now
Just don't know now
Do you see
Do you say those things
That you couldn't take back
You know I get down
When you're not around

What if I don't see it, don't see it when you try
Easy looking, easy condemning from the other side
Quick to pounce, quick to anger
Walk in, don't seem to bat an eye
Ballistic looking for the wrong
And I'm blind to all the rights
Got you like Stroop reading red, written with the ink that's white
Flashlight in my palm, it's not your fault, you won't put up a fight

Couldn't sleep, couldn't say
If I would come on back
With what I know now
Just don't know now
Do you see
Do you say those things
That you couldn't take back
You know I get down
When you're not around

Well, I'm not the type to see it anytime, it's going right
Run you through all sorts of tests, I'm still learning to pick my fights
I was sad before I saw you
Thought that you could bring some light
Implicit care won't heal my demons
If there's blood, show me the knife
Don't want to think a thought is treason
Each time your gaze isn't mine
If there's no ration to my reason
Show me truth, but do it nice

With you
I know I put you through a lot, it's true
Running these tests 'til I can learn just how to read you
You got my back, why do I still feel so damn blue
What would you do
On the way back to my house, I wanna call you
I start to miss you when I stay too long in my room
And damn the vacuum that's inside when I'm without you

Couldn't sleep, couldn't say
If I would come on back
With what I know now
Just don't know now
Do you see
Do you say those things
That you couldn't take back
You know I get down
When you're not around

You At Home

Time won't stop
It's built like water
The two of us held together
But it's golden
And it seems that
The waves didn't stay

Whatever it is
I could get used to it
A card in my wind
I think you'll come back again

It's me on the phone
It's me in the photo
It's me at home
Then it's you at home

Me at home
Me at home
You at home

Heating up
It feels like fire
The two of us cling together
But it's darker than the clouds
May not leave the sky

Whatever it is
I could get used to it
A card in my wind
I think you'll come back again

It's me on the phone
It's me in the photo
It's me at home
Then it's you at home

Me at home
Me at home
You at home