1. |
Hey Good Morning
02:59
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Hey good morning
look who came out of her hole
Damn it’s been a minute
since I've seen your face at all
Can we get a coffee
Can we go out for a stroll
Let’s go
You’re a hibernating animal
who skipped a couple summers
I’m out here inviting
every voluntary comer
Now you’re back I realize
I’ve been living kinda undercover
damn it’s been a bummer
My oh my
The sun it shines
In your eyes
Mio
Mio
Atteso
Let’s go
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2. |
Dry
02:54
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Up in the mountains
Trees upon trees
Came to an old bridge
Over ripping stream
I took my chance
Over creaky plank
My foot broke through
And down I sank
Now with a shiver
I went ahead
Straight thru the forest
the next river bed
Across I went
Up at a height
Again I fell
now it was night
Woke in the morning
Went a different course
Instead of crossing
Took the river north
led to the ocean
took half my life
To dive in willing
No use keeping dry
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3. |
Outside
03:29
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Running in a green field
Sky on top
Feet go shuffle in the grass so high
Birds gonna fly
Gonna lift me, I know
When I get outside
My sneakers full of dirt
and I’m not gonna mind
Bugs leave a mark on my skin
It’s fine
Dog’s got his tongue out
Looks so tired
He smiles when we get outside
I found a cool rock in the shape of a heart
Left it inside of a hole in the bark of a tree
little mystery I impart
For the next one when they get outside
I can’t take a photo cuz I left my phone
Don’t need a record I can do it alone
I can feel the animal deep In my bones
It leads me when I get outside
When I get outside
When I get outside
Hello sweet sight
Meet my sore eyes
so far, so wide
The view
When we get outside
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4. |
Houseplants
04:27
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All these houseplants I keep on buying
Now I’m surrounded by so much dying
I’m too excited to sip my coffee
It spills all over my favorite shirt sleeve
Take my bike out and fill the tires
But the side lane’s blocked with oblivious drivers
Nothing is as sweet
As the plan that I conceive
Even with my full attention
I go in the wrong direction
Got to learn to have affection
For the imperfection
I feel I’m bursting with endless passion
But my days go by with no interaction
Like when you have a good laugh but no one’s with you
Or the show begins and you miss your stage cue
I wasn’t trying to spoil your good time
I got this way of messing up without tryin
Nothing is the same
As I see it in my brain
Try so hard to make corrections
So I can stand my own reflection
Got to learn to have affection
For the imperfection
I got these habits that keep me shut down
Like childhood friends who never got out of town
Look young from afar but I’m getting up there
Liver spots and thinning gray hair
I want to impress you so you will love me
You say you already do, but I still feel empty
Nothing is as clean
As I see it in my dreams
If I want a true connection
Flaws and all with no exceptions
Got to learn to have affection
For the imperfection
All my imperfections
It’s not an easy lesson
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5. |
Breaking the Hourglass
03:47
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The lamplight’s yellow glow
Brushes your cheeks just so
I’m finally aware enough
To notice this kind of stuff
To notice this kind of stuff
But the dark side of more light
Is seeing the wasted life
The days and weeks I let go by
I’m sorry I didn’t try
I’m sorry I didn’t try
Now I trust no one
And nothing and nowhere
But here and you and you
I’m breaking the hourglass
To scatter the sand like ash
Hold me too tight
All thru the night
Don’t comprehend
How this will end
I’m making this moment last
I’m breaking the hourglass
The roundabout kind of way
You make me feel okay
I want to live inside your space
to just give up the chase
Just give up the chase
So I’m breaking the hourglass
To scatter the sand like ash
Hold me too tight
All thru the night
Don’t comprehend
How this will end
I’m making this moment last
I’m breaking the hourglass
Cuz I trust no one
And nothing and nowhere
But here and you and you
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6. |
Last Saturday
04:29
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It’s the very same question
always coming to light
Why I’m under an avalanche
Almost every night
how I can conquer a mountain
Before lunch is up
Then be smacked by an octopus
With a swift uppercut
And I know you get tired
Of my resting face
How I’m silently judging
What hasn’t yet taken place
So what if I just poured out
The pollution within
What it be even more frightening
Than the trouble we’re in?
Cuz what you know
Is only what I’ve shown
What I keep hidden
Has been burning up my skin
So I gave it all away last Saturday
I gave it all away last Saturday
I gave it all away last Saturday
I gave it all away
For every word I say
There are millions I keep
They’re way too offensive
And mostly to me
I ask you for courage
I should give you the same
But my tongue gets so twisted
I sit quiet with shame
Now you’re giving me the eye
Like I’ve fallen asleep
I get caught in conversation
With memories I keep
Now I’m too busy thinking
Of the next perfect rhyme
To just be honest and messy
Okay, let’s be messy
You asked for the real
And I told you how I feel
I took a stab
I hope it didn’t hurt that bad
Cuz I gave it all away last Saturday
I gave it all away last Saturday
I gave it all away last Saturday
I gave it all away
I gave and I gave
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7. |
Who
03:54
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In one way
You’re an alibi
You’re a gentle ride
A spirit guide
On the other hand
You’re a paper cut
An endless rut
A nervous gut
Any given day
You’re a mystery
I can’t explain away
So who are you anyway?
Who are you anyway?
It’s hard to say
Maybe I like it that way
At sunrise
You’re so serious
So risk averse
Curse the universe
By nightfall
You’re all fancy pants
You gallivant
Leave things to chance
While fast asleep
You have fantastic dreams
But they’re a bore to me
Who are you anyway?
Who are you anyway?
You always change
Maybe I hate it that way
Like yesterday
You were mean as hell
In a manic spell
You cursed and yelled
And tomorrow
You’ll be a teddy bear
I’ll try not to care
That you’re not always there
You’re unpredictable
You push and pull
You’re quite a handful
Who are you anyway?
Who are you anyway?
You’re never the same
Maybe I need it that way
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8. |
Swimming In A Lake
02:43
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I guess there ain’t too much to say to you right now
I guess there’s nothing I can do
But still I’m always gonna try little baby
I’m gonna try to tell the truth
With so much going down
You been thinking of checking out
But don’t forget the sound
Of those who want you around
It’s like you’re swimming in a lake at the moment
And you’re not coming up for air
But if you stop your mind for just one second
Your body’s gonna make you care
With so much going down
You been thinking of checking out
But don’t forget the sound
Of those who want you around
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9. |
Old Folks
02:57
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It was a long hibernation
But we barely slept
We’re not ones for celebration
But there’s cause for it
We’re going out tonight
Grey Goose and Apple Pie
Whatever gets us high
We’re gonna whistle wrong
To Peter Bjorn and John
It’s still our favorite song
makes us feel less alone
Pack in tight for karaoke
We laugh till we sweat
Throats hurt, our clothes smell smoky
And we’re not finished yet
We’re going out tonight
Grey Goose and Apple Pie
Whatever gets us high
We’re gonna whistle wrong
To Peter Bjorn and John
It’s still our favorite song
makes us feel less alone
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10. |
Lie Low
03:13
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I keep stepping on your toes
I fall asleep in your clothes
I’d rather be you than me
It seems from here like peace
Let’s lie low till tomorrow
Let’s lie low till tomorrow
The evening aches with joy
I’m giddy like a boy
I’m scared in that good kind of way
By what you might say
Let’s lie low till tomorrow
Let’s lie low till tomorrow
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