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Amalgamation
03:37
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Oh, you came in like a waterfall
Off the deep end– you didn’t look at all
You didn’t look at all
I was swimmin’ minding my business
When you came in with a quickness
I… I felt so alive
I was drowning before the drought
You gave me everything
Then you replaced it all with doubt
Like it was nothing
Was I nothing?
Guess you’re a figment of my imagination
An idealized simple amalgamation
Just another ghost who let me down
You stayed long enough to glean perfection
Took it all for granted with my time and affection
Oh… didn’t think that you’d run cold
I was drowning before the drought
You gave me everything
Then you replaced it all with doubt
Like it was nothing
Was I nothing?
So it’s okay to hurt me if you don’t look in my eyes, is that right?
Have you told yourself that I’ll be better off– you’re doing something nice?
You really fooled me but I think you may have really fooled yourself
I think you may have me mistaken for someone else
I was drowning before the drought
You gave me everything
Then you replaced it all with doubt
Like it was nothing
I wasn’t nothing
I was drowning before the drought
You gave me everything
I wasn’t nothing
Then you replaced it all with doubt
Like it was nothing
I wasn’t nothing
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2. |
Something Bigger
03:14
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Every time you walk through doors
You think another whiskey pours
That everyone should bow and bend to you
Well this old fashioned just ran out
And you’ve no clue what’s up this spout
But I’ll be sure we drink this tonic through
And I don’t know what game you’re playin’
But I got the pieces in my hands
You walk in with your best shoes
And I’ve got nothing left to lose
I stand here waiting just where you left me
You think you’ve got this figured out
What you don’t know is, beyond a doubt
There are others who would rather me be free
Some say I should stroke your ego
But I’d rather you let me go
There’s nothing that can make me change my mind
You’ve proven that you want it all
You think I’m up against the wall
But you’ve miscalculated things this time
And I don’t know what game you’re playin’
But I got the pieces in my hands
And you may have thought that I’d be staying
But I got something bigger planned
Well we stepped forth with stars in our eyes so I guess it’s no surprise
I’m out in orbit and you think that you’re the sun
Well darlin’, truth is suns die, too, and I’ll be gone because when they do
Ain’t nothing around them is ever left to see who’s won
And I don’t know what game you’re playin’
But I got the pieces in my hands
And you may have thought that I’d be staying
But I got something bigger planned
Yes, I’ve got something bigger planned
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3. |
Free
03:40
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When I was younger I thought I had the world at my feet
But as I got older that same world brought me to my knees
‘Cause as the time passes so do the ones that I love
And I find myself wondering if there’s something above
And I may not know where we come from or where we go
But it’s what I see
When I was younger I wanted someone to love
But as I got older I realized that love ain’t enough
‘Cause even with someone that loneliness creeps up inside
And I find myself heartbroken most of the time
And I may not know where they come from or where they go
But it’s what I see
I would do well to let things go
All of these things I can’t control
When I was younger I prayed so hard against this day
When I would look over and only see memories in your place
But I love those dreams where you come back to give me a hug
But I don’t have those dreams damn near enough
And I may not know where you come from or where you go
But I hope you’re free
I really hope I see you again
‘Cause I aim to make you proud until then
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4. |
First Time
03:54
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I never realized I was looking ‘til I saw your face
I never realized I was stumbling ‘til I felt your grace
In the morning when I wake up I can feel my body buzzin’
Feels like something’s gonna happen, yeah, something big is coming
For the first time in a long time it doesn’t feel wrong
Yeah, for the first time in a long time I’m singing a happy song
Don’t really think too much about where you’ve been
I only care about who you are now and where you’re goin’
There’s something about you, I can’t quite put my finger on it
But it feels like I’ve known you longer than this
For the first time in a long time, well, it feels kinda nice
Yeah, for the first time I think I’m getting treated right
So let’s go to Norway, we can catch the northern lights
We’ll eat butternut squash on Sundays for as long as we like
And I feel like this is the start of something good
And I hope that it’s okay that I’m being so direct
I always say what’s on my mind, but I don’t want to mess this up
Oh God, have I said too much?
For the first time in a long time, well, it doesn’t feel wrong
Yeah, for the first time in a long time I’m singing a happy song
I never realized I was looking ‘til I saw your face
I never realized I was stumbling ‘til I felt your grace
For the first time in a long time it feels kinda nice
Yeah, for the first time I think I’m getting treated right
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5. |
Whatever Makes It OK
03:34
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What makes it okay
Just to say that you’re on my mind
‘Cause I can’t escape this place
And I’m getting buried deeper all the time
Whatever makes it okay…
And what makes it okay
That he’d say that she’s nothing of worth
And what makes her stay around
When he only brings her down
And it seems that he loves to see her hurt
Whatever makes it okay
Will only make it stay the same
And what makes a man a man
What makes him think he can
do the things that he always seems to do
He says he’s been hurt before
And that he can trust no more
But is it really his right to choose
Whatever makes it okay
If it means she has to pay
Whatever makes it okay
Will only make it stay the same
It only makes it stay the same
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6. |
One More Day
05:30
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It’s another cold night
Just like that night
When everything changed
Out went the light
What if I knew what I know now?
It’s another bad day
I wish you were here
You’d say it's all okay
There’s nothing to fear
But I count all the pictures that we’ll never take
And all the new memories that I have to make
And I hope they don’t bury the lines of your face
Or the sound of your voice when you call my name
Oh, please don’t let that fade
Oh, what I wouldn’t give for one more day
I couldn’t sleep
I found your note
It’s so hard to breathe
I feel so alone
What if I knew what I know now?
Could I have changed it all somehow?
But I count all the pictures that we’ll never take
And all the new memories that I have to make
And I hope they don’t bury the lines of your face
Or the sound of your voice when you call my name
Oh, please don’t let that fade
Oh, what I wouldn’t give for one more day
What if I knew what I know now?
Could I have changed it all somehow?
Instead I count all the pictures that we’ll never take
And all the new memories that I have to make
And I hope they don’t bury the lines of your face
Or the sound of your voice when you call my name
Oh, please don’t let that fade
Oh, what I wouldn’t give for one more day
Oh, what I wouldn’t give for one more day
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Lauren Coleman Long Beach, California
Lauren Coleman is a singer/songwriter from Long Beach, CA. Best known as the front woman for the band Pebaluna alongside Matt Embree of RX Bandits, she is also a featured performer on “Uzbekistan” by The Sound of Animals Fighting, Gavin Castleton’s Home, Love You Moon’s Waxwane, and Destin Daniel Cretton's Original Motion Picture Soundtrack for the Sundance selected film I Am Not a Hipster. ... more
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