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On the Other Side

by Eva Rose King

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1.
Dust on sweat I felt as I coveted yours Held in my lap and hoped that we could take turns Pestered and prodded, confessions crumble down And in time yeah in time I'll come around In your reserve you held us both Hiding in silence as we drove Confident in fallacy, brave ascent to errancy Forging reality as I please As I please, please, please, please I held you longer than I should Basked in the comfort that we could Alone in interest, I chased you night after night I'll try to wake up with my head on right Reckless, reckless imagination Reckless, reckless expectation Of you, but I wanted it so bad to be true Nudging you upwards as a foil to my love Reckless reliance on an imagined dove Reckless, reckless imagination Reckless, reckless expectation Of you, but I wanted it so bad to be true
2.
Testify 03:56
I’m not a wave, I’m barely a drop in the sea And I’ve been through the same shit As every woman before me I oh I ain’t got the time to make amends I oh I ain't got the means or the patience And I would testify if I thought it would get me Anywhere else from where I’ve been And I would speak up if I thought It would make a difference As if I’d be free woman Free woman Free woman What, what a joke I sure as hell ain’t a beacon of truth Ain’t even been in the room I oh I’ve been called a liar when telling the truth I oh I got nothing left to prove And I would testify if I thought it would get me Anywhere else from where I’ve been And I would speak up if I thought It would make a difference As if I’d be free woman Free woman Free woman What, what a joke Free woman Free woman Free woman What, what a joke
3.
If Only 04:11
Next time I won’t mess it up Next time I’ll be all yours Every hesitation I ever had I’ve thrown out the door And I know I’m just being silly You said your peace years ago But a dwellers gonna dwell On what she already knows I would fly across the world If only if only you wanted me too I would break off all my affairs If only if only you wanted me too And I guess it's fair All the time I made you wait It's only right I feel it too But on the other side Can you receive all my pent up love for you Cause girl I'd say that I would only wait For you so long But the more time that I’m not with you The more sure it's with you I belong, belong I would fly across the world If only if only you wanted me too I would break off all my affairs If only if only you wanted me too If only, if only If only, if only I would fly across the world If only if only you wanted me too I would break off all my affairs If only if only you wanted me too
4.
Mama 04:10
Mama, why didn't you tell me I was already home Mama, I know nothing about being alone Mama, they’re caving around me No one remembers where they've been I too find it easier to pretend So if I was a stranger on the street Would you stop Or is it naïve to expect your eye Would be caught Why does it feel so hard to move on Why does it feel so wrong to move on Mama, why didn’t you warn me I’ve got everything to lose Mama, they’re fighting around me And I ain't got a clue Mama, I don't know what is real and what I’ve dreamt I don't know what is sacred and what I’ve just kept But if I was a stranger On the train, would you know, That I am the girl that you once held close Why does it feel so hard to move on Why does it feel so wrong to move on Is it childish to think that you’ll come around But I still imagine it anyhow Why does it feel so hard to move on Why does it feel so wrong to move on
5.
I know it’s not what we planned But I get caught up in the moment I get tempted to spill The feelings I’ve been building I’m a string ready to snap I’m an ice sheet waiting to crack Under the pressure of you I’m a star ready to be born A cold body eager to warm Under the pressure of you I get caught up in the way Everything else fades away When it’s just us laying here With simple words I could ruin The agreement we’ve been grooming I’m a storm ready to break The earth patiently waiting for the quake Under the pressure of you I’m a nestling ready to hatch A muscle finally relaxed Under the pressure of you Under, under you Under, under the pressure of you Under, under you Under you Under the pressure Under the pressure
6.
Perception of crisis but I’m feel okay Ain’t nothing changed this deep in the state No point in crying cause the grass will still grow And I’ll keep these songs even if nobody knows I don’t mean to be short but I’m doing fine And I will see you on the other side Side, side, side Been calm in a crisis and I’ve been crazy in a calm If the whole world turns to shit I’d rather just putter along There’s no point in screaming cause I’ve been here before I’ll fasten my saddle and I’ll ride out that door I don’t mean to be short but I’m doing fine And I will see you on the other side Side, side, side Cowboy oh cowboy oh you might have meant well But I need my space And it ain’t worth to dwell Cause I’m doing fine With or without you I’m doing fine With or without you I’m doing fine With or without you Doing fine, doing fine
7.
You don’t have to say it I’m already on my way If there’s anything I’ve learned from twenty years of life It’s when oh it’s when to walk away So I left that forsaken town Veered far away from the road Cause a wise man once said Ants that walk in line lead themselves into the mouth of a toad If you’re trying to find me It's best that you know now I’m as fleeting as vernal pools As the rain, the frost, and clouds I climbed the mountains of Arizona Just to stare down the fate that I’d met But if there’s anything I learned from that dazed delirium It’s that a traveler cannot carry her regret I saw a kestrel flying high But I kept it to myself If there’s anything I’ve learned from this cruel and crooked life It’s when to hold on to your wealth If you’re trying to find me It's best that you know now I’m as fleeting as vernal pools As the rain, the frost, and clouds I ain’t got no home It’s just me, my memory, and my lute But if there’s anything I’ve learned About protecting what I got It’s when oh its when to point and shoot Shoot, shoot, shoot Point and, point and shoot
8.
Like You 03:37
I’ve seen the rolling hills of Southern California I’ve seen the skies at night of Colorado I’ve seen the dancing girls of Paris But there ain’t nothing out there like you I’ve skied the snow-capped mountains of VT I’ve sailed the rocky banks of Chesapeake Bay I’ve swam the crystal waters of Cuba But there ain’t nothing out there like you Cause I’m not a sheltered girl I have traveled far Which is to say I’ve seen a lot And know just how special you are I’ve had my heart stolen in the desert and I’ve had dreams so real I could cry I’ve felt love fulfillment and forgiveness But there ain't nothing out there like you Cause I’m not a sheltered girl I have traveled far Which is to say I’ve seen a lot And know just how special you are And I’ve sung on the stage of Carnegie Hall I’ve studied hard to get where I could And don’t get me wrong I love what I do But it's all so much sweeter with you Cause I’m not a sheltered girl I have traveled far Which is to say I’ve seen a lot And know just how special you are You are, you are, you are, you are
9.
Seabirds 03:46
And the sea gives birth to birds for me And the wind rolls out waves as tall as I can see Wailing gulls and the sun gently goes And the stars simmer faint as I start Walking in and the creatures begin to light my way through the dark Hey ah hey ah hey ah Hey ah she calls and says come to the city And the roads are more elastic than I can withhold Select nostalgia and harbor stories that she’s told Cobbled streets to the highways that meet the assemblies dense of the east Giving way to my haphazard sway as I drool at each exposed piece Hey ah hey ah hey ah Hey ah hey ah I’m coming to the city On the border she cares for two kids that aren’t hers Her eyes wading through hazy horizons at skyscrapers We plan out the week and we sleep in white sheets where there’s no place to hide But nothings the same as the fantasies I’ve played in my unsettled mind Oh I’m always looking for ways Oh to get carried away Oh the fire that kissed her Breathed in and burned to feel it too But I should have known I was already home Yeah I should have known I was already home
10.
Poor Liar 03:57
Poor liar but no one caught on And I could have yelled louder But at least you can hear me now I ain’t gonna lie anymore Torn and wore down I’ve been a fighter to myself Convince myself of anything That there is no one to blame but me But would you blame If I told you now Poor liar but no one caught on And I could have yelled louder But at least you can hear me now Cause I’m not afraid to face the truth anymore I’m not afraid to face you Friendly with the wrong crowds I’ve been spending too much time With my doubts Hard to know what to believe When there is no one who can see but me But would you believe If I told you now Poor liar but no one caught on And I could have yelled louder But at least you can hear me now Cause I’m not afraid to face the truth anymore Yeah I’m not afraid to face you Yeah I’m not afraid to face the truth anymore I’m not afraid to face you
11.
My Mistake 03:31
I thought the falling leaves were sparrows I thought the falling leaves were sparrows Oh my, oh my, oh my mistake Last night I dreamt that it was all okay But I looked out my window and it was all the same Oh my, oh my, oh my mistake And I think of you all the time I don’t know why I don’t know why I think of you all the time I don’t know why I don't know why I think of you all the time I don’t know why I don’t know why Do you think of me too I think of you all the time I don’t know why I don't know why Do you think of me too
12.
Sunburn 04:02
I traced your sunburn with my fingers But that’d be the last time I would feel ya Where are you? Why are you not here? I tired of waiting up for you, my dear He looks a lot like you, but not quite Still I lose my breath with each sight And I sat next to him to see If I could overwrite my memory Almost convinced myself that I was over you But restlessness gave way and your ghost cut through Trying to sleep so early tonight I know that you’ll be waiting on the other side Even if this is an endless fare ware Delusion is face I’ve learned to wear well Almost enough to forget that you’re not here But rest assured in my dreams you will appear

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released December 16, 2021

Vocals, guitar, viola and keyboard: Eva Kinnebrew
Piano: Leon Campos
Pedal steel: Brett Lanier
Bass: Robinson Morse
Drums: Geza Carr
Recorded, mixed, and mastered at Tank Studio in Burlington, Vermont, USA
Cover photograph by Amanda Brooks Photography

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