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all i hear
03:54
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All I hear is my own breath, and its shaking
Rhythm rumbling in my chest
My heart’s racing.
I never meant to hurt you,
Its time that I paid attention to me.
I never meant to hurt you, just never felt I was worth anything.
And who are you to say anyway?
Who are you to say anyway?
All I see is tomorrow, and its so nice.
What is coming, I don’t know. And that’s alright.
I never meant to hurt you,
Its time that I paid attention to me.
I never meant to hurt you, just never felt I was worth anything.
And who are you to say anyway?
Who are you to say anyway?
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2. |
favorite color
04:04
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Twist the knife the right way, and I’ll do anything you want.
‘cause I can’t stand making anything mad.
Make me feel bad enough, and I’ll do anything you want,
‘cause I can’t stand seeing anyone sad.
I’ve broken myself down to nothing
I don’t know what my own favorite color is. (2x)
You put this weight on my back, to fix everyone on my path.
I can’t understand, why you built me like that.
Such a sad, serious kid. I know that’s not what you intended.
I’ve been told I’m an old soul, its ‘cause I had to learn fast.
I’ve broken myself down to nothing
I don’t know what my own favorite color is. (2x)
Every part of me, everything I do
I did that way to please you.
What’s at the heart of me, of everything I do?
Who would I be without you?
Every part of me, everything I do
I did that way to please you.
What’s at the heart of me, of everything I do?
Who would I be without you?
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3. |
turn it off
02:36
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I shut my eyes
I still see the dark parts of my life
Playing on a TV screen
I’m so sick of watching these same few scenes.
Turn it off, turn it back on
That oughta fix it, right?
Turn it off, turn it back on
That oughta put back whatever wire came undone.
I shut my mouth
You don’t seem to hear what comes out
So I’ll put it all in a verse
And before you know it, you’ll know every word.
Turn it off, turn it back on
That oughta fix it, right?
Turn it off, turn it back on
That oughta put back whatever wire came undone.
(Turn it off, turn it off, turn it off)
Turn it off, turn it back on
That oughta fix it, right?
Turn it off, turn it back on
That oughta put back whatever wire came undone.
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4. |
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I've always dreamt of
A certain kind of love
The kind that doesn't exist
There's no white horses in the real world
I'm in the tower, but no one's coming for this girl
I always played Barbies by myself
Already had everything scripted out
And it always ended in heartache
Instead of Cinderella I watched Dracula
'Cause all I knew of love was that it sucked your blood
And it always ended in pain
But I'll build my own ladder down
My feet on the grass
My head in the sky now
The voice in my head, I let her down
It's time that I tried to go her way now
I gave my own artwork letter grades
To numb myself from criticism when I was 8
But it failed, I am still quick to cry
The pressure to be perfect is upon my head
Did I put it there, or does everybody expect
That I'll gladly die just to make them smile
Or am I playing on the wrong team
Is there something that I don't see
Did I join because this was the jersey
That was issued to me
Everyone keeps asking if
If I'm finally going to switch
As if there's something that they know
That they see in me
That I never knew to show
Is something hiding that I didn't know was hidden
Is there a song I need to sing but haven't written
Maybe I've been trying so hard
'Cause I'm chasing all the wrong hearts
I'll build my own ladder down
No I don't know how
Just let me figure it out
Please give me my space
I've asked you kindly
Just trying to find
A jersey that fits me
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5. |
flowers & animals
04:04
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All that I wanted was a garden and some loneliness
I finally got what I want. (2x)
Doo doo doo doo doo (a bunch)
All that I wanted were some flowers and some animals
I finally got what I want. (2x)
And maybe I will paint a picture sometimes,
Maybe I will paint a picture, yeah.
Maybe I will paint a picture sometimes
Maybe I will paint a picture.
All that I wanted was a mountain outside my door,
A piece of paper and a pen.
All that I wanted was a mountain outside my door,
Well maybe I’ll be happy then.
And maybe I will paint a picture sometimes,
Maybe I will paint a picture, yeah.
Maybe I will paint a picture sometimes
Maybe I will paint a picture.
All that I wanted was a garden and some loneliness
I finally got what I want. (2x)
And maybe I will paint a picture sometimes,
Maybe I will paint a picture, yeah.
Maybe I will paint a picture sometimes
Maybe I will paint a picture.
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6. |
the saints
02:06
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Saint Matthew (Caws) taught me not to love
Until I loved myself enough.
And I know that I don’t yet,
So I’m jumping on a jet
That’s heading in a new direction
I’m working on some self-reflection
Til I can look in the mirror again
And call myself a friend.
Saint Joshua pulled my heart
right out of my chest with the help of Saint Garth
took my into the summer and out of the woods
a song so good that I feel understood.
Out of the woods, and into the summer.
Out of the woods, and into the summer.
Out of the woods, and into the summer
Out of the woods
EVERYTHING WILL BE ALRIGHT.
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7. |
miami club drive
05:52
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Miami Club Drive, that was the very last time
I hadn’t any worries, was never in a hurry.
The worst that it could be, is if I fell and scraped my knee
Or had a slow day at the lemonade stand
Only made a few pennies.
Let me take you for a ride
Miami, Miami, Miami, Miami Club
My childhood home, that was the very time
I didn’t know that blue was the color of sadness.
For me it was the sky while I tried to ride my bike
But I’d surely fall and scrape my knee
And mother would clean it up for me.
Let me take you for a ride
Miami, Miami, Miami, Miami Club
(dorky storytelling)
Let me take you for a ride
Miami, Miami, Miami, Miami Club
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8. |
bend in the road
04:06
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With every step I take I wonder if it was the wrong one
With every day that passes, its like damn was that a long one
I got stronger, then I lost it
I got stronger, then I lost it again
With every word I say I wonder if it was the wrong one
With every breath I take, its like damn was that a long one
I got stronger, then I lost it
I got stronger, then I lost it
Save me, I need it
Someone shake me
I need it
This is how it ends, I've seen it
Save me
I need it
I've got a favorite bend in the road
Where the trees give way to the glow of the sun
Some days that's where I want to go
Some days that's where I want to go
Save me, I need it
Someone shake me
I need it
This is how it ends, I've seen it
Save me
I need it
With every step I take I wonder if it was the wrong one
With every day that passes, its like damn was that a long one
I got stronger, then I lost it
I got stronger
I got stronger
I got stronger
I got stronger
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9. |
milk glasses
03:50
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You can tell me the full name of any flower
How I can make it a meal.
You make me the best cup of tea
Oh, the things you do to settle me.
You can tell me the full name of any flower
How it can help me to heal.
You bring my feet back to the ground
When I forget it matters how I feel.
You gave me your milk glasses for my birthday
That I’d only mentioned once.
You hear the smallest things I say
Check in like a good friend to make sure
I’m okay.
The ground is covered in wildflowers
From seeds I bought from you.
They turn my sadness back around
Someday I’ll know all their full names too.
I know I’m grown up, but I wanna be like you when I grow up some more
I know I’m grown up, but I wanna be like you when I grow up some more
Wanna know what I can use that flower for.
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10. |
lemonade for breakfast
03:54
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I got a haircut to see, if I could find the old me
Somewhere in there but no luck.
I’ve been old my whole life, but now it shows in my eyes
And I’m too lazy for makeup.
This is the song that everyone writes, when you’re goin’ on 25.
Don’t know what you’re meant to prove
What in the world would this world want to do with you?
What in the world would this world want to do with you?
It takes all that I have, to awake from my death
Every sunrise and I’m sorry.
One more haircut to see if I feel anything
Shake up inside, still nothing.
This is the song that everyone writes, when you’re goin’ on 25.
Don’t know what you’re meant to prove
What in the world would this world want to do with you?
What in the world would this world want to do with you?
Can I go back awhile? Can I go back awhile?
When the simplest things made me smile..
Can I go back awhile?
Mary Poppins in the morning, lemonade for breakfast.
Can I go back to enjoy it?
Mary Poppins in the morning..
In the morning
In the morning
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11. |
where did the time go
05:18
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Where did the time go
Won't you tell me a joke
Write down your recipes
That never turn out right for me
I remember the farm house
The lawnmower rides
Our own newspaper stories
Cut out and glued
With Magic Marker headlines
Walks in the woods
Point out where the horses are buried
Walk through the halls
To see you both through the years
And the day you were married
Where did the time go
The days at the pond
The fish at our feet
You hand me an apple too big for my palm
Jot down your best one-liners
And I'll pass them along
To make people smile how you do
I'll get better at stretching the truth
I could spend hours and hours
Just picking up sticks
And listening to stories
Or just to the wind
I couldn't believe it when
They said you weren't doing well
Until you couldn't walk across the room
And you reached out for help
Where did the time go
And where have I been
It seems that just yesterday
You were teaching me how to swim
Holding my head above water
Helping me figure things out
Waiting at railroad crossings
You play your cassette tape of train sounds
Where did the time go
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12. |
i just feel like dancing
04:22
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I haven’t felt like dancing for years,
I’ve got no time for romancing, I just feel like dancing.
I haven’t felt like dancing for years,
I’ve got no time for romancing, I just feel like dancing.
But I don’t think I ever wanna love again (4x)
When the sun rises, I feel like flying.
Wear my red lipstick, I don’t wanna hide.
If you were wondering, yeah I’m okay.
In fact, I’m fucking great.
But I don’t think I ever wanna love again.
I haven’t felt like dancing for years,
I’ve got no time for romancing, I just feel like dancing. (2x)
Yeah, no more blending in the background.
Yeah, no more bending backward, standing down.
Yeah, just wanna let my body feel the sound.
When there’s nobody around.
Yeah, there’s something groovy about loneliness.
Yeah, I think I’m figuring it out.
Yeah, I have never felt more real than this.
When there’s nobody around.
But I don’t think I ever wanna love again… (repeat)
I haven’t felt like dancing for years,
I’ve got no time for romancing, I just feel like dancing. (2x)
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13. |
lovesong (cover)
03:34
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14. |
reach out
04:00
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15. |
this is a frame
04:16
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This is a frame, I’m not complete.
I’m building up
I’m learning.
This is a frame of what I’ll be.
This isn’t me.
I am a house that isn’t done
I’m laying brick, I’m adding on.
This is a frame of what I’ll be
I’m learning.
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Bailey Williams South Bend, Indiana
Bailey Williams can’t help but confess. Sharing little wisdoms and anecdotes throughout her music, listeners discover a whole new world that is as welcoming as it is endearing. A thread that runs through all of her music is an almost instinctual desire to continue growing as an individual just as much as her desire to blossom as an artist. ... more
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