1. |
My Body Said
03:40
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You aren't who you were five years ago
Though same bones, same skin
You aren't half as broken
Dysfunctioned as you claim
So loosen up baby
And call me by name
Such a sweetheart, darling
Is it just a matter of losing sleep
Or my empathy
And when you touched me
On couches or beds
My body said yes
My body said yes
My body said yes
You are what I wanted
You are what I got
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2. |
Humminbirds
04:01
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Wait, I know what this is
Don't wake a sleeping lamb
For your own benefit
This is a slaughterhouse
You hold the axe he held
But it is worth the wait
'Til she learns how to walk
So you can have
A seed to sow
Wait, I know this is safe
Take me closer to the sky
And further from the skeletons
Of the humminbirds
Left at my childhood home
Yes I would always want to hold them
But I could not hold my own
And this will give me balance
This will give me strength
Like an eagle with its rounded wings
I'm not trying to escape
This will give me balance
This will give me strength
This will give me balance
This will give me strength
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3. |
Imposter Syndrome
03:20
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In the dark I wished for something bright
But in the light I sense I am still deceived by my eyes
'Cause some good things last and bring a real disguise
You can't fool my mind
And I don't wanna feel like this
Based on my record this should turn out right
I got two legs and a head on shoulders I clench so tight
If I tell myself I can, will eventually I be right?
If I can forsee it
Making muscle memory of worthiness
But I don't know where we're going
Creature in a plastic ocean
A tooth all rot with no decay
A pair of twins that sound the same
And that businessman without a name
Behind his mask of sovereignty
Yeah him I'm standing underneath
With a crooked spine and crooked teeth
You are here, you oughta listen
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4. |
Gypsy Moth
03:50
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My mother was born as a gypsy moth
My father was born as a man
My sister was born as a tiger shark
And I was born as a lamb
My mother waited for weekends
My father waited for 4pm
My sister waited for the sun to go down
I waited for time not to pass
Birthdays and deathdays and parties
Dancing alone in the yard
Dreamt up a brother who pushed me on a swing
With a delicate arm
Made up the words before I learned how to read
Took it all over and the ship
Sailed away with it
Go write your teacher a letter
You know the one
Tell them "Thank you for steering"
When you couldn't trust the auto
Picture them reading it
In your voice say
"Before you go and diminish yourself
Hold on"
Hold on
Hold on
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5. |
Taurus Season
05:19
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One last Jersey summer
Creepin' up ahead
I'll do all that I gotta
To get back to where I was goin'
I was born in April
With horns under my skin
Birthed out ripe and purple
So shameful, isn't it?
Don't catch me feeling vacant
Fake love is hell to pay
I'll write a silly love song
I'll dream up all my silly dreams
Fill up this silly body
With more love than I can keep
If I'm a fool for singing
You better check the water you're swimming in
Just 'cause it made me stronger
Don't mean I needed it
Just 'cause it made me stronger
Don't mean it was destined
Just 'cause it made me stronger
Don't mean I needed it
Just 'cause it made me stronger
Don't mean it was written
Just 'cause it made me stronger
Don't mean I needed it
Just 'cause it made me stronger
Doesn't mean I'd do it again
Doesn't mean I'd go through it again
Doesn't mean I'll do it
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6. |
Star
03:33
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Star, I feel persistence
In my decision to be here
I am not a villain
So don't tell me who you are
I can feel clear with my own heart
You are not a villain, though I sense
That you've seen them, and you've touched them
But just don't tell me who you are
Not without patience in your heart
I swear that you'll see rays of sun
I promise you'll feel rays of sun, Star
Move past that you were raised a sun, Star
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7. |
That Isn't Why
03:46
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If only there was room for both
To show you love and free myself
I felt the storm before it broke
I knew you wouldn't let me go
Before you had your righteous spit
Before I had a bloody nose
If love is blood then show me more
My heart is here now show me yours
And I'll close the door
Unlace my shoes
Trace my hands over your bruises
But that isn't why you're here, is it
That isn't why you're here, is it
I tried to try but my mind was made
I tried to give myself away for you
Tried to convince myself it's okay
To play that loveless kinda game
And when I started saying yes
To all the things that ignite my chest
I already knew it'd mark me as a pest
And I guess that I'm fine with that
But I wanted to share it with you
Unlace my shoes
Guess I held expectations too
But that isn't why you're here, is it
That isn't why you're here, is it
That isn't why you're here
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8. |
I Know the Light
03:46
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I wish I held your hand
On the bench along the beach
Afraid to look you in the eyes and stare
'Cause I knew I'd like what I'd come to find in there
Afraid of being happy in the ways I deserved
And the feelings I was forced to be starved of
So I waited there
And I talked instead
And I act like I am something more than what I think I am
Because I know the light
And I watch the blurring ground
Etch below my feet some strange calligraphy
And my eyes slant and I decide
And I say yes
I say yes
I say yes
I say yes
And I see years behind us
And I see years ahead
And I look at you, and it feels brand new
And I grieve for shadows past
And I grieve for those that last
And I grieve alongside you
Breathe alongside you
And we laugh and the passing moment lets us
And there is no sense of urgency like there often is
In my frantic head
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9. |
Wave of Love
04:26
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A promise kept
A brainstorm attempt
A violent request
For more space to take up
So when it comes time
And time isn't mine
I sent out a wave of love
I sent a wave of love
And in response
Your wave pulls through
You send it off, call your mother back
Make the bed, say what you need to
Find the softness
And extend it
Show compassion
When you won't get re-compensated
You say it's not worth waiting for, it's just worth having
And you could have it right now
I can shed all these bad habits at the drop of a hat
But you know I'd find myself out
All these nooks and crannies that I put my pain in
When I don't think I could say it out loud
If it's not worth waiting for, it's just worth having
I think I've decided that I still have it
I know I'll have it
I already have it
I know I have it
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10. |
Thank You for Coming!!
01:42
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