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Late Night Secrets

by Emily Rooker

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1.
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
2.
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
3.
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
4.
Spin 03:32
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
5.
I Will Stay 03:13
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
6.
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.
7.
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
8.
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
9.
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
10.
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
11.
The Aviator 02:25
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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This is the first album by Emily Rooker. All music & lyrics written by Emily Rooker, with the exception of lyrics in "The Aviator," written by Abby Watroba.It's a CD for late-night, car-drivin' listening. It will do you good.

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released August 18, 2011

Vocals, Guitar, Piano & Percussion performed on all tracks by Emily Rooker
Harmony Vocals on all tracks performed by Emily Rooker, with the exception of "If the City is So Beautiful," Harmony vocals performed by Hillary Barrera.
Banjo in "Spin" performed by Scott Lee.
Electric guitar in "Halfway to Nowhere" performed by Scott Lee.
Bass in "Spin" performed by Scott Lee.

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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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