1. |
Prettiest Penny
04:15
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I found her laying on the driveway
Where you parked the other night
In the corner of your pocket
Tore a hole the perfect size
I think the tails faced the pavement
I think my cat has run away
And those events are as related
As I allow them to be
But that'll cost no more than
Your prettiest penny
This one shines a little brighter
It's from 2009
And it may carry more diseases
But it's easier on the eyes
From the crowded drawers of corner stores
To the ashtray in my room
And it'll feed a parking meter
On a sullen afternoon
Bent to hell with wishing wells and
With an errand overdue
That'll cost me more than
Your prettiest penny
I'll give you sugar, give you honey
In exchange for more time
Apart from the haptics, and the fabrics
And the plastic nations
I'll trade you 40 nickels for a dozen dimes
And I could err the side of caution
Over-calculate regrets
Though the logic is a demon
I'm not here to place a bet
'Cause that'd cost me more than
Your prettiest penny
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2. |
Our Dream
04:03
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Woke up with a memory
That wasn't there before
You remembered it too,
The lavender clouds that made up the floor
And something confirmed our suspicions
Sent a message, a vision
We freaked the hell out
In the chaos, they tore me away,
Tore us away
We watched the shade come and fade
But you already know this
As our bodies went to sleep,
We met in the ocean
Was that you in my dream
We broke the fourth wall,
Discovered it all to forget in an instant
I know you were there, the light in your curly hair,
Despite any logic or distance
And it's hard for me not to believe
That you saw the same
We watched the shade come and fade
But I hardly noticed
As a swell in your gaze
Was holding my focus
In the daylight of space
We watched the shade come and fade
But I hardly noticed
As a swell in your gaze
Was holding my focus
Though our bodies were asleep,
We met in the ocean
Was that you in our dream
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3. |
Popsicle
02:24
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Enjoy your popsicle
Before it melts onto the sidewalk
The hot scraping pavement
If it slips off your stick
Don't try and salvage the remains
Clean the mess or leave it in its place
Was that your favorite flavor
Later we can get you two more
On the trip to the grocery store
And on the drive down
I'll sing a song about
Everything's gonna be okay somehow
You'll see
You'll see
Under your popsicle
Sometimes they'll leave you a joke
Don't eat that part you will choke
I made you smile there
And there is really not any other place in the world
That I care to be
To be
Let's take a ride now
And sing a song about
Everything's gonna be okay somehow
You'll see
Take a ride now
And sing a song about
Everything's gonna be okay somehow
You'll see
You'll see
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4. |
Buggy song
04:03
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I sat in the yard
Thought about cheerleading
Ate mustard off of a fork
Moved to my bed
And turned on the TV
To try to avoid being bored
Three years ago
I had an epiphany
Since then I have been stuck
I had a vision
So fucking clear to me
Why couldn't that be enough
Why haven't I measured up
Flat as the rug
I stare at a ceiling that's
Covered in decades of dust
My eyes dart around
As I wait for a feeling to
Penetrate all of the fuzz
Twelve months ago
I pulled a trigger and
Waited for something to change
My friends acted proud
And said I was brave
To be honest, I still feel the same
I still feel the same
Back in the yard
I spot a worm so I
Let it crawl onto my skin
To make up for all of the times
That I've murdered an ant
By accident
When I was ten
I read Charlotte's Web
And swore off killing bugs
But I would still let
My dad do it for me
As long as I didn't draw the blood
As long as I
Didn't draw the blood
As long as I
As long as I
Didn't draw the blood
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5. |
Barely Even Found
03:49
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Walked around the sign, but didn't read what it said
Studying the pavement as the sky was turning red
It's grown harder to believe that I had a friend
Try to listen to myself, I can't stop hearing what you said
Say that it's over and I'll know it's a lie
If nothing is different tell me no, tell me why
Start getting used to it
I won't be around
And I'll start to lose what I have
Barely even found
You know what's gonna happen, soon or later
We couldn't make a promise thin as paper
View the present as the past for nostalgia while it lasts
If she couldn't say it back, well, can you blame her
Under a dissonance we fall back in line
If nothing is different tell me how, tell me why
Start getting used to it
I won't be around
And I'll start to lose what I have
Barely even found
Start getting used to it
I won't be around
And I'll start to lose what I have
Barely even found
Barely even found
Barely even found
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