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Nightingale
02:05
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Nightingale
Don't stop singing your song tonight
Keep the sun from rising, keep him by my side
Nightingale
Don't give in to that old light
push him away with these lullabies, and
Just hold onto one more moment of this bliss
Because I'm afraid that this may be the last moon
That takes him away
This can't be the last kiss
Don't tell me this is it
'Cause after tonight, he'll leave my side
Oh Nightingale
Work your magic
Serenade the moon so the sun won't rise
And I swear if you do
I'll write more songs for you
Just help me keep him tonight
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Hold Onto Me
05:45
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Hold onto me
You can stay safe in my arms
I'll keep you sheltered from harm
As long as it doesn't find me
I'll keep you warm
Out of the reach of this storm
As long as it doesn't freeze me
And you can find me in my Sunday best
Waiting for the jest to tell me "love can be"
I've heard only fools fall in love
And now I guess the joke's on me
Confide in me
Let your lips be the battlegrounds
For words unsaid
Let them be the graveyards
For all those sore words trapped in your head
I'll be their keeper
And I'll be your savior
As long as you stand by my side
That's where you belong
Don't forget or get that wrong
And you can find me in my Sunday best
Looking innocent as Hell
I thought only fools fell in love
And now I guess I know why you're still around
You're wrapping around my words
Like a poisonous snake
That's twisting in my lungs
And makes me crave
To make the same mistake to love you
But darling what you don't know
It won't kill ya that I've already made plans to go
Hold onto me
'Cause darling once I leave
I'll be gone for good
I'm not coming back
I'll be out of sight
You'll be out of luck
Out of mind
And my dear
You'll be fucked
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To Live
05:22
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One far and distant thought of you
I'll keep you on my mind
Like I have a choice to
Set the pace of my own life
Like each step I take
Isn't holding me back
I need you to know
I'm tortured by our world
You're all that I know
And I can't imagine living this life alone
And so I choose to live with you
And your lies and quiet sighs
I'll sense it on your tongue
Like the love we once clung to
One too many sacrificed
Nights frozen in your daze
So scared I can't go back
I need you to know
I'm tortured by our world
You're all that I know
And I can't imagine living this life alone
And so I choose to live with you
What will my babies think of me
One day when they're old enough to see
If I leave or if I fight
Will they understand the circumstances
Of their lives
Will I
I need you to know
I'm tortured by our world
You're all that I know
And I can't imagine living this life alone
And so I choose to live
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Makes the Parting
04:59
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One morning star dips to greet me
To extend a memory upon my lips
That you have lived
Dreams no longer appease me
My sleep's been met by fears and ghosts
I thought I let go
And once before
I felt this loss
Felt my body betray my heart
I sat and cried and wondered why
It had to be this one this time
And saying goodbye is never easy
Even when it's your choice
And knowing I could have held on
Makes the parting even worse
But we don't talk about it
Pretend it didn't happen
That's life
And I've been finding truth in my darkest hour
Feeling low, and quite frankly, on my own
Learning to let it go
And once before
I felt this loss
Felt my body betray my heart
I sat and cried and wonder why
It had to be this one this time
And saying goodbye is never easy
Even when it's your choice
And knowing I could have held on
Makes the parting even worse
My heart is mendable
Sometimes I fall victim to
The who, the what, the when, the why, the where, the scares
The lies, the doubt, the fear, the truth, the point is moot
I just can't get away
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Raining Pouring Storming
03:52
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It's been raining, pouring, storming
I can't get you off my mind
And shit's been kind of boring
Without you by my side and sometimes
I get to wondering
What it could have been like
If I hadn't sent you out into the rain that night
With those old tear drops in my eyes
Since you've gone
My silver lining has dulled
And those old rainbows
They've turned to monochrome
And now I know
I could never leave you alone
Don't you ever dare ask that of me
Don't you know
I would do anything
I would do anything to have you
In these arms
And now I see
You are the only love for me
And I promise I'll be good
If you'll come home to this learning fool
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Imperfect Hands
05:20
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Back then
I didn't think much about it
The way your lies defined my life
And every day I'm still trying to understand
That I can't be perfect shaped by imperfect hands
And every day
I'm seeing more of myself in you
And I think I can understand
It's not mistakes you made, but the ways you tried
That stick out in my mind
This world isn't for the weak
And I see you two have passed the test of time
And after everything that you've been through
There's only room for loving you in my life
I didn't think much about it
The way their lies defined your lives
And every day I'm still trying to understand
That you can't be perfect shaped by imperfect hands
And I still wonder sometimes what they were like
What were their fears, their vices, their hopes, their dreams
Were they anything like me
With open eyes that search for meaning in the tides
Hoping one day the lows will be replaced by unthinkable highs
And if we just take it one step at a time
We'll find the key to happiness in this life
I didn't think much about it
The way their lies defined our lives
And every day I'm still trying to understand
That they can't be perfect
And you can't be perfect
And I can't be perfect shaped by imperfect hands
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I Remember
05:56
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I remember the first time that I saw you and my heart gave out
I still feel the fairytale love and how sure I was I couldn't live without you
But there are times I fear we've grown so far from that
Your kisses used to keep me warm
Now I'm still shivering cold
And I'll hold onto those memories close
Closer than you
Thinking maybe we should let this go
Before our memories are washed out too
I still love you more than I have ever loved or think I could again
My dreams haven't changed
I still wake up from visions of me and you 'til the end of our days
But there are times I fear we've grown so far from that
Your kisses used to leave me warm
But I'm still shivering cold
And I'll hold onto those memories close
Closer than you
Thinking maybe we should let this go
Before our memories are washed out too
I've been wondering about the things that make me, and maybe I should learn to let things go
I've been thinking that maybe this love is better than the one I had in my head
But there were times I feared we'd grown so far from that
Your kisses used to leave me warm
But I'm still cold
And I'll hold onto those memories close
Closer than you
Thinking maybe we should let this go--
Fuck it I can't let this go
If you ever let me go, I'd hold on close
Darling there must be a way so let's work it out
Because you are the love of my life
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Forgetting Me As Her
03:47
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What do you see in me
I see someone scared
Trying to do what she thinks is right
With no real clue what that means or if she's failed
And I've been scared before
But it didn't mean much then
At least it doesn't anymore
I'm forgetting me as her
As that girl I was before
And I've been carrying tension
In my jaw, in my dreams, I can't sleep
Without seeing the things that I'm fighting
Things I thought were long gone came back for me
And I've been tense before
But it didn't mean much then
At least it doesn't anymore
I'm forgetting me as her
As that girl I was before
As I was before
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