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I'm Only Human
02:55
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It feels good to not think of anybody else not even you
A do what I want when I want point of view
Finally doing the things that I should do
It feels nice to not have to ask permission when I wanna hide
When I want to run to someone else I don’t even try
I won’t even look when he walks by
I’m selfish and unstable, I’m emotional and wild and I’m hateful
I’m jaded when I’m losing, I never know what the hell I’m doing
I’m only human
I told you this
I told you all these things and you still wanted it
Somehow you act surprised at who you’re lying with
And now you blame me cause you tried it
I’m selfish and unstable, I’m emotional and wild and I’m hateful
I’m jaded when I’m losing, I never know what the hell I’m doing
I’m only human
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Trees
03:48
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I wonder if the trees ever feel uneasy
when winter comes and they stand tall but bare
Do they sit and fret and fray
worried that the day won’t come when
spring arrives and blossoms reach for air
Or do they trust in the season
never asking for the reason
why life and death go hand in hand each day
Do they know how to grow never asking to be told
how well they’re doing and what purpose they display
Hidden underneath are where the roots connect the trees
Uncertainty and grief entwine with hope and peace
It’s the silent sound of love’s determined beat
It’s the silent sound love’s beat
Do they already know that their neighbors are their home
tied together here on earth and cosmically
That individuals don’t ever carry on alone
no matter how you try to run from your own need
Or do they fight against each other
Try to isolate the other
Holding onto fear’s false belief
Or do they hear it in the wind
The way their leaves are rustling
touched the same as all the other living things
Hidden underneath are where the roots connect the trees
Uncertainty and grief entwine with hope and peace
It’s the silent sound of love’s determined beat
It’s the silent sound love’s beat
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Chasing Days
04:08
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Standing at the doorway of a brand new scene
Being on the outside is nothing new to me
But I’m still always waiting for someone to invite me in
Wishing my way into a sense of false belonging
Been on the run since I was a baby girl
For better or worse it's taught me how to navigate this world
Changing who i am whenever somebody tells me to
Cause fitting is how I thought you knew they loved you
I’m at the end of my rope
Climbing past the point of holding out hope
I’m at the end of the road
of being on the run
My chasing days are done
Daddy was a sailor and moved us port to port
Mama did her best to make each home feel warm
We watched her dreams fade with each setting sun living just for us
A woman like that teaches you how to trust in love
I’m at the end of my rope
Climbing past the point of holding out hope
I’m at the end of the road
of being on the run
My chasing days are done
Somewhere along the way I learned about joy and pain
That a little bit of kindness goes a long way
Standing on your own can be such a lonely place
But feeling whole and home shouldn’t be an endless race
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Who You Are
03:51
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I’ve been looking at the stars these nights
wondering if you are too
Those lonesome little lights
shining on me and you
Spinning round the sun so fast
I can hardly keep my place
Looking down worrying that
I’m coming off the wrong way
It’s hard to look at you and not see my own face
How to love for love’s own sake and not for my own gain
I want to see you I want to know in the end
Who you are baby who you are my friend
I want to know you when
you’re standing on your own
Everything that you do
you gotta know how to do it alone
Like how to pick up the pieces
when it all comes crashing down
How to keep your head held high
but keep it out of the clouds
It’s hard to look at you and not see my own face
How to love for love’s own sake and not for my own gain
I want to see you I want to know in the end
Who you are baby who you are my friend
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Oh To Be That Free Again
03:18
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Barefoot running through the green pastures
smiling at her mom and dad
Sun kissed skin, no t-shirt
grass stains covering her legs
Mama’s looking on at her grandbaby
It’s a summertime cookout
Gazing at the one named for wild things
Family’s all around
Oh to be that free again
Oh to be that free
Never looking back never looking on
It’s the only way to be free
Climbing up fence posts running under cows
not fearing what could be there
Pulling up weeds to fill bouquets
Wrapped in twine to share
Sugar maples standing tall in the grove
Cedar trees lend their shade
Calls from the porch for Tiger Rose
Through the woods she hears her name
Oh to be that free again
Oh to be that free
Never looking back never looking on
It’s the only way to be free
Stars come out with the fireflies
Cool breeze chills the air
Freshly bathed under full moonlight
Fire burns downstairs
Oh to be that free again
Oh to be that free
Never looking back never looking on
It’s the only way to be free
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6. |
Good People
04:19
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You needed somewhere safe to run to
Someone to love someone to hold you
I heard you say it
it was too late to change all of the
damage that two damaged hearts do
I needed to act and not to promise
And to feel the rush of being dishonest
You told me I could change it
I could fix it or break it
Does it make me weak if I can’t take it?
What was done to me
What was done to you
I want to think good people hurt good people hurt
good people hurt good people hurt people too
Unraveling before I noticed
the parts of me that were lost or stolen
Can I be a person that’s okay with this?
Can I be a person I’m okay with?
What was done to me
What was done to you
I want to think good people hurt good people hurt
good people hurt good people hurt people too
Cause forgiving you means forgiving me
And that’s the hardest thing to do
What was done to me
What was done to you
I want to think good people hurt good people hurt
good people hurt good people hurt people too
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7. |
Dirty Secrets
04:04
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I see you working so hard to show
everyone that you’re happy
You show just enough to be what they wanna see
You think that you can dress it up enough
and make it so pretty
You can keep smiling through your lying teeth
You can’t shovel all your dirt on me
No you can’t hide all of your hurt in me
I won’t ever tell your dirty secrets
It’s enough to know that you know I know
I won’t ever tell your darkest pieces
It’s enough to know that you know I know
Does the truth keep you awake at night
while you’re lying beside her
killing every promise on the bed she makes
If you could bury me alive
you might get your hands too dirty
so you hold your breath and count all your mistakes
But you can’t shovel all your dirt on me
No you can’t hide all of your hurt in me
I won't ever tell your dirty secrets
It’s enough to know that you know I know
I won’t ever tell your darkest pieces
It’s enough to know that you know I know
I know you know I know
I know you know I know
I know you know I know
I know you know I know
You’re so good at hiding how you’re mean
No but you can’t help but be yourself with me
I won't ever tell your dirty secrets
It’s enough to know that you know I know
I won’t ever tell your darkest pieces
It’s enough to know that you know I know
I know you know I know
I know you know I know
I know you know I know
I know you know I know
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You got a table on the patio
Against my better judgement I agreed to go
You ordered wine as if you still know
what I want and need but it’s still your show
I didn’t want to see you again
Apparently time is only weakening
Resisting my own curiosity
to hear what you feel you need to say to me
You say
Does it ever break your heart to think
how we hurt each other without empathy
I don’t know how this is gonna go
I just know that I don’t want to be alone
I stay silent there across from you
I can tell that you believe your words to be true
You try to hold my gaze like you used to
But I can see you don’t see me you see only you
You try
Does it ever break your heart to think
how we hurt each other without empathy
I don’t know how this is gonna go
I just know that I don’t want to be alone
You never want to be alone
You’re so used to getting what you want
It doesn’t matter what you say now I’ve learned a lot
Like how to listen to your earnest claims
But not believe a single word you ever say
I say
Yes it always breaks my heart to think
How we hurt each other without empathy
I know how this time it’s gonna go
This time I will leave you alone
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If Only You Knew
03:31
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When we got lost on that long drive home
I weighed the cost of going it alone
I should’ve known which way to go
But how can you know?
When there’s no sign no guiding light
No dotted lines keeping you right
Right where you wanna be
But where do you want to be?
If only you know what was in front of you
Would you do the things you wanted to
Would you contemplate the back and forth and how you’re always wanting more than
what’s right in front of you
If only you knew
When I gave up and you came around
To be the one that was steady and sound
I should’ve known but I couldn’t see
How could I see?
If only you know what was in front of you
Would you do the things you wanted to
Would you contemplate the back and forth and how you’re always wanting more than
what’s right in front of you
If only you knew
Would you drink away the evenings
and let the days hang on?
Would you hide away your feelings until they are gone?
If only you know what was in front of you
Would you do the things you wanted to
Would you contemplate the back and forth and how you’re always wanting more than
what’s right in front of you
If only you knew
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10. |
Mountains and Mesas
03:39
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Mountains and mesas
Canyons and fires
Full moons like the sunrise
Making love under stars
Where you go I’ll go
As the worlds burning down
It’s your love I know
As the only way out
Ponderosas and Doug firs
blowing harsh in the wind
Smoke filled horizons
threatening our visions
Where you go I’ll go
As the worlds burning down
It’s your love I know
As the only way out
Snowfall in september
Rain drowning our eyes
Holding on to remember
these dreams that once were our lives
Where you go I’ll go
As the worlds burning down
It’s your love I know
As the only way out
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11. |
It's Just a Feeling
02:48
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Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me
convincing of such awful things
Like I’m alone, unlovable and lost
Losing grip on reality
Isolated fantasies
convincing me they’re real at my own cost
I try to remember I have been this place before
But like a fire I can fan the flames or choose to block the door
It’s just a feeling
It’s just a thought
You don’t have to believe them
Even when they’re posing as your heart
It can take you under
Keep you spinning your wheels
But it’s just a feeling it’s not how you’ll always feel
You’d think that I’d find confidence
the way I grip my consciousness
filling it it with fables and false truths
Stories that I weave myself
limiting my higher health
keeping me from what i could do
If I could see the power in my own hands
I could feed it with more positive demands
It’s just a feeling
It’s just a thought
You don’t have to believe them
Even when they’re posing as your heart
It can take you under
Keep you spinning your wheels
But it’s just a feeling it’s not how you’ll always feel
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