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Halfway to Nowhere
03:59
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We like to pretend we’re somewhere else
We end up in bed with our best friends
Cuz we’re tired of being alone
We’re so tired of being alone
I’ve got a bad habit, I don’t stop when I should stop
And I say everything I promised myself I wouldn’t say
You say I take it all away
But I will take and I will take
And I will leave and you will stay
So come on let’s go until we’re nowhere
Yeah we’ll go and we will go
But we’ll never be really very far from home
We like to pretend we’re anywhere else
We fall in and out of love with all our friends
And we’ve never felt so alone
But we know we’re far from alone
I’ve got a bad habit, I spread myself too thin
And the things that I do don’t mean anything to you
I wish you would take it all away
But you take so much more than I take
And you leave when I wish you would stay
And you know I’m fine with staying right here
Cuz when we go, we just go
And my heart aches to be home
We kept on falling so hard, that we fell into each other
But I know that you’re not strong enough to hold me up forever
We kept on falling so hard, that we fell into each other
Please don’t rely on me to hold you up forever
We kept on falling so hard, that we fell into each other
And it feels so good to lean on you that I wish I could forever
You say I take it all away
But I will take and I will take
And I will leave you and you will stay
SO come on let’s go until we’re nowhere
Yeah we’ll go and we will go
But we’ll never be really far from home
We like to pretend we’re somewhere else
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If the city is so beautiful, then go
But it rains there everyday, it rains there everyday
Well I never thought I'd be here swallowing pills
Just to make myself okay, just to feel a little okay
Well I walk down streets I've seen before
But it all looks so different now,
I wonder if this ever felt like home
Well it doesn't seem fair at all when you stumble upon
Something you never wanted to find, and were not looking for
I've seen her face when she tries to forget
And she scolds me when I'm scared, but it's better to be scared
I walk down streets I've seen before
But it all looks so different now,
I wonder if this ever felt like home
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There is Courage
02:46
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There is courage in the way you are saying nothing
There is strength in what you are hiding in that nothing
The same things I have, you have taken and made better than anything
I could ever hope to be
There is courage in the way you are saying nothing
There is strength in what you are hiding in that nothing
Tell me something beautiful, and brave in its uncertainty
There are small amounts of courage, in everything you hide from me
And it always all comes back to me, it always all comes back to me
And I’m stuck inside this body dreaming
What I call bravery is brave to no one else
But brave to me nonetheless
Tell me something beautiful, and brave in its uncertainty
There are small amounts of courage, in everything you hide from me
Hide me in that nothing, hide me in that nothing
I can call it courage, I can call it courage
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Spin
03:32
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Spin me around and push me down
Scream in my ear when I'm on the ground
I've come so far, but I fall so hard
I've made my way to the bottom
And I want so bad to come back up
But it keeps on getting harder
And the sun would shine on you and I
But I think it was always brighter where you sat
I stayed up all night
Gone with the wind
Little did I know
It'd take me up the mountain
Of all the days I wish I could get back
That last phone call I'd do again and again
And I'd trade in every happy moment
That was ever worth reliving
Touching things you touched
Using your shampoo
In hopes I might get back
A little piece of you
I saw him reach
His arms to the sky
And call your name
And wonder why
And he said,
"Why has God dealt me such an unlucky hand?
I don't know what to do with these cards,
I don't know how to play them."
And the sun would shine on you and I
But I think it was always brighter where you sat
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I Will Stay
03:13
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Never been so quiet, never been so lost for words
I’m talking in circles lately and it’s making me sick
Never been so embarrassed never been so ashamed of who I am
I only wish I didn’t mean all the things I said
You love to watch me dangle and sway
I will stay, I will stay, I will stay
Never been so timid, never been so afraid of what I’ve done
And I’m trying so hard but I can’t forget
Never been so sobered, never been so sore from only thinking
And I’ve turned it over in my head, I can’t make it make sense
You love to watch me dangle and sway
I will stay, I will stay, I will stay
Never been so petty, never been so not what I expected
I’m astounded by the things I’m inclined to say
Never been so uncertain, never been such a shadow of myself
I have never been so wrong, never thought I’d be here
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The Way We Were
01:36
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I miss the way we were, baby don't go so soon
I'll stay as long as you need me, I love you more now than I thought I could
I'll miss you when you're gone, I hope that you will miss me too
I wish you could stay as long as I want you, I love you more now than I think I should
So call me when you're lonely and you feel like you need a friend
And if you never feel that way, than call me and pretend
And I know the distance is far,
But could you keep me in your heart?
Someday I'll tell you how I feel,
Once I learn where to start.
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How To Want Me
03:01
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Understand what I can and can not do
Take it back, start it over realize this is not what I'm used to
And i'm losing faith in everything I know
I don't know how to give up or let things go
And I send my love, but I do it poorly
And I hold my grudge, hangin' onto misery
She smiles at me, tuggin' on her shirt
She's misjudging me, misunderstanding what I'm worth
Take me home, don't leave me by myself,don't leave me by myself
Take me home, don't leave me by myself,don't leave me by myself
UNderstand what I can and can not do
Take it back, start it over, realize this is not what I"m used to
And I don't believe what I used to believe
I know how to give love, but not receive it
And even when I send my love, I do it oh so poorly
And I hold my grudge, creating my own misery
And she smiles at me, biting her lip
She's misjudging me, not understanding when to quit
To her I don't mean nothing at all
Take me home, then leave me all alone, just leave me all alone
Take me home, then leave me all alone, just leave me all alone
Don't remember me, forget all about me, oh please don't forget me
How I change my mind
Agree to disagree, know you can never have me
But don't forget how to want me
And don't change your mind
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I'm trying my best but this isn't what I'd hoped for
Come on baby, I can be a good crying shoulder
Lean on me, I'll sing to you, a slow, sad song
I'll kiss you on the cheek, you won't be sad much longer
But baby I know, baby I know, baby I know
The hardest part is letting go
Baby I can tell, baby I can tell, baby I can tell
The hardest part is forgiving yourself
I'm doing what I can, but this isn't what I'd hoped for
Late night calls getting harder to ignore
I try not to lie, but I hate it when your tears fall
Trying to make you happy with my back against the wall
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If You've Got A Secret
03:15
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If you've got a secret, I wanna keep it for you
Well I've got a secret, baby can you keep it for me
Time keeps on turning there's no exception for you
Time keeps going faster, won't you slow it down for me?
You are a let down
And I am a let down
Tell me that you love me, I can't say it for you
I’ll tell you that I love you, but you gotta show it to me
And I seek comfort in almost anyone but you
But when you feel helpless or when you get restless, run to me
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The Nothing Song
03:16
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You say, "hello"
I don't know what to say
I use my hands to communicate
You look at me
I don't know what you see
I assume the worst, and hope the truth surprises me
I look at you
And I look right through
You don't know how I over-analyze everything you do
I touch your hand
And you touch me back
I don't know what I'm supposed to feel right now, but I feel nothing at all
You are the waves, crash on me
Swallow me whole, take me out to sea
If you are the stars, shine your light on me
Swallow me whole, show me how little I mean
Show me how little, show me how little I mean
Is it wrong for me to take comfort in insignificance?
I don't know, I don't think so
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11. |
The Aviator
02:25
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Glory chased the dark away, for Father son and sky
Illuminated specks of green in The Aviator's eye
Manic in the morning, as he lifted up the wheel
And fell out of a red balloon, where on a plane I kneeled
At his flank, he held no wounds
No injuries did show
"Healing is one-third of love,
so forward I shall go."
His hands were golden at his sides,
as he put complaints aside.
"Omnipotent as you know I am,
the me in you has died."
Every day he spent with me, I strangled for his care
"I love you more now that you're here, than ever I could bear."
The Aviator stood and clapped and praised the word of flight
"Through blood and tears and endless years, it's been a lonely fight."
Glory taped the stars back up,
The Aviator knew
That I can see through shades of night,
So to the sky he flew
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Emily Rooker Memphis, Tennessee
up & coming Memphis-based indie singer-songwriter processing a lot of feelings. her music is a safe space to cry, be mad, grieve, and hope. third studio album 'the long goodbye' coming spring 2022.
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