1. |
baby bird
03:59
|
|||
2. |
by the sea
02:52
|
|
||
|
treat yourself like a tree
growing tall by the sea
no such thing as an hour
only pale purple flowers
and you take what you need
merely ask and receive
cause it's easy to be
by the shore, by the sea
and your purpose is this
as you unclench your fists
and you take in the sun
and you grow and become
and you make it all green
like a war torn marine
like a pale, eager child
with a radiant smile
and you hold yourself like a little pile of sand
you unfold yourself, till you're part of the sea and the land
and it's easy to be
by the shore by the sea
where you lay down your arms
put your head on your knees
you can stay for a day
until you feel okay
you can take what you need
till you're ready to leave
and you hold yourself like a little pile of sand
you unfold yourself, till you're part of the sea and the land
and you hold yourself like a little pile of sand
you unfold yourself, till you're part of the sea and the land
till you're part of the sea and the land
till you're part of the sea and the land
|
||||
3. |
best friend
02:10
|
|
||
|
you're my best friend
and it scares me
i don't want you to see
what's inside me
cause i'm messy
i come unglued
i'm like a project
you never got to
you're my best friend
and that scares me
i'm not good at this
good at caring
you're my best friend
and that scares me
am i too open
with what i'm sharing
and i love you
like a bone broke
it's been 'bout two months
since we last spoke
and i love you
please stay with me
i know i'm a burden
i'm not easy
but you're my best friend
|
||||
4. |
a valentine's day song
03:04
|
|
||
|
i kept the box of chocolates
that you gave me
for two months, in my closet
they were no longer tasty
but i kept them anyway
because i couldn't bear to throw you away
i like the caramel ones
cause they remind me of your eyes
i like the raspberry ones
they remind me of your smile
and then i ate them
i ate them really slowly
cause i wanted you to linger
for as long as you possibly could
this isn't a love song
cause we were never in love
this isn't a like song
that fourth graders think up
it's just a sorry
that i couldn't be the person that you wanted me to be
i kept the chocolates
though they had gone off
my mom said that's disgusting
i even kept the box
as a reminder
that you liked me just enough
to send me chocolates
it almost felt like love
and i hope
that you're having a good time
i hope you're ok
i hope that you're alright
maybe you'll call me
in the middle of the night
but if you don't, that's ok
i'm getting on just fine
i'm fine
|
||||
5. |
late nights
02:24
|
|
||
|
i've been fighting it for nearly 4 hours
and i don't think i can do this anymore
walk past your bedroom where you're sleeping soundly
and i don't want to wake you with my treading on the floor
and i walk slow
into the kitchen
and i don't know
what i'm doing anymore
it's 4 am
too early to make breakfast
so i drink a glass of milk before i crawl back into bed
and it's times like this i wish i was a cloud or tree or fish
cause my world would be so simple as i grow and breathe and die
without a care about things like friends of jobs or school or being thin
or who i'll be in 7 years or should i text again
and i know
i'll feel better in the morning
but for now
it feels like i am drowning
|
||||
6. |
u r great
02:50
|
|
||
7. |
monday
01:55
|
|
||
|
first time up and coming
jumpstart my bike i'm leaving home
leave behind these empty ceilings
i am off and on my own
past the school i pick up maisie
we are flying through the streets
on our way we collect daisies
growing through the cracked concrete
i am heading where my heart is
to a place i've never seen
with a broken leather suitcase
and a half-decided dream
two miles in we pass the marker
we're not coming back around
leave behind this lonesome city
leave behind this washed up town
take my hand as a reminder
that this feeling's even real
look my way before you smile
"let's get the hell out of here"
i am heading where my heart is
to a place i've never seen
with a broken leather suitcase
and a half-decided dream
|
||||
growing pains recommends:
beautiful and rare, the first album to make me cry in a long time
go to album
ideal road trip music
go to album
Honesty Is A Confidence Problem
by The Drew Thomson Foundation
i like this album bc it feels honest
go to albumIf you like growing pains, you may also like:
Sometimes Bad Happens
by adult mom
supported by 4 fans who also own “winter self”
I saw them at the silent barn and fell in love with Stephanie.
go to album
For My Love
by Kesang Marstrand
featured on Bandcamp Radio Jan 5, 2016
go to album
Delicate, plangent singer-songwriter material that feels like its petals could fall at any moment.
go to album
