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Imagined Dove
04:27
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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
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2. |
Testify
03:56
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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
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3. |
If Only
04:11
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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
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Mama
04:10
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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
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5. |
Pressure of You
04:20
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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
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6. |
On the Other Side
04:01
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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
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Point and Shoot
03:26
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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
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8. |
Like You
03:37
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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
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Seabirds
03:46
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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
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10. |
Poor Liar
03:57
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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
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11. |
My Mistake
03:31
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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
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12. |
Sunburn
04:02
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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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