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A Little More
03:55
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Cold is my fire
I smile at songs that used to make me cry
You know that I would never survive
On words alone, they tend to be so quiet
So scared of us of being older
But none the wiser
Don’t feel like writing ‘bout my lovers
It’s a waste of time, timing’s been the way I review my life
I won’t deny, some days I sit there wishing time would die
A little more faith than this
A little more thought to this
No longer just ‘wait and see’
I can love you so much more than
A little more time for this
A little more heart to this
no longer just ‘wait and see’
I can love you so much more than this
I will pay no mind to whatever’s been said to me
It’s been clear to find
That all of it goes endlessly
And I will break this cycle
(Though endless)
I have to believe
It’s for you and me
(More than you or me)
But I’m still scared of being older
Yet none the wiser
Can’t help but write about my lovers
It’s a waste of time, timing’s been the way I review my. life
I won’t deny, some days I sit there wishing time would die
A little more faith than this
A little more thought to this
No longer just ‘wait and see’
I can love you so much more than-
a little more time for this
A little more heart to this
no longer just ‘wait and see’
I can love you so much more than
This
No longer just ‘wait and see’
I can love you far more than this
This
And I will break this down, break all of it down, I will break this down,
I have to believe
No more scared of being older
I can love you so much better
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Steady hands, hold my gaze
I'm home
Lock the door, lay in bed
I'm home
Cruelty prefers abstraction
You made your leaving so simple
I swore I’d stop writing about you
Settle down, pick my pen
I’m home
Thought of you, drop my pen
I’m home
“The truth will set you free”
But these chains don’t come with keys
I swore I’d stop writing about you
I swore I’d stop writing about you
Read a book, play guitar
I'm home
Move my bed, hit my head
You know
“It’s better to have loved than never”
Your words they don’t really matter
I swore I’d stop writing about you
This is it
What it’s meant to be
There’s no shame in love
I've lived outside of reality
(To love is to know
to know is to let go
of things you don’t know
you were never mine;
you were never known)
Step outside, learn new things
You’re gone
And that’s fine, people go
I'm home
Let my words flow, write whatever
There’s no need for a proper structure
I’ll give no rhyme and no reason
If it’s you then I will be honest
But I swore I’d stop writing about you
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3. |
And Love
05:03
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Hung up over dead lovers
You and I will never learn
You have ruined every song for me
but not quite love, I still want it.
You could be sitting right across me
It'd still be you I'll have to miss
Wish that you have never said those things
'bout how in times of war, I'm like your peace
I'm like your peace
Am I your peace
Am I your peace
And love, it elevates
But in love, we eat ourselves away
We push and we pull till there's nothing left to lose except names
And love it takes faith; it's our downfall, it's our grace
It can't be tamed
though I've looked the other way.
All these bones don't feel my own
You've stacked them up to watch me fall
But I'd get up, arrange them
I swear I'd look just the same
I'd take another hit
And love, it elevates
But in love, we eat ourselves away
We push and we pull till there's nothing left to lose except names
And love it takes faith; it's our downfall, it's our grace
It can't be tamed
though I've looked the other way.
(Interlude)
And love, it elevates
But in love, we eat ourselves away
We push and we pull till there's nothing left to lose except names
And love it takes faith; it's our downfall, it's our grace
It can't be tamed
though I've looked the other way.
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breakeasy
05:22
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Ever since you, you came into my life
And drank up all the breath I had
I've needed you like air, air, air
Oh, you, you preached to me every day
'Bout how I'm not an easy case
I loved you like a saint
And all of my friends say
You're no longer the same
You pull me down, you pull me down
Oh, I've built us a garden
With you at its centre
You bring me down, you bring me down
Oh, you've got a way with me
And I don't break easy
Oh, you, you put me down every time you fall
To keep up with your bravado
Oh, darling, we both know that's a show
And all of my friends say
You're no longer the same
You pull me down, you pull me down
Oh, I've built us a garden
With you at its centre
You bring me down, you bring me down
Oh, you've got a way with me
And I don't break easy
Ever since I, I stepped out of your light
I've learnt what it takes to make my own
I'm not part of your show, no, no
And all of my friends say
You're no longer the same
You pull me down (pull me down)
You pull me down
Oh, I knew you were bad news
Thought I must have you
Don't bring me down (bring me down)
Don't bring me down
Oh, you've lost your way with me (you've lost your way with me)
I said I don't break that easily
I don't break easy
You can say what you want
You know I don't break easy
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5. |
I Say Too Much
02:40
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Pushing down, pushing down, pushing down
All of my feelings away
And I’m coming down, coming down, coming down
You put me up, put me up, put me up
Right on your mother’s shelf
I’m gonna let you down, let you down, let you down
And I say, hey hey hey
Don’t you know I’ll throw it away?
I’m cautious of happiness
Set myself up for the worst
I take three steps at my best
But back two up cos it’s a test
I don’t believe the things I say
I say too much who gives a damn
I’m cautious of happiness
So when I feel it, I -
Push it down, push it down, push it down
These thoughts might kill me now
And I’m coming down, coming down, coming down
Don’t put me up, put me up, put me up
On anybody’s shelf
I'm gonna let you down, let you down, let you down
And I say hey hey hey
Don’t you know I’ll throw it away?
I watch the time go passing by
Each year there’s one less by my side
My friends are picking lights
While I’m just getting by
I don’t believe the things I say
I say too much who gives a damn
I’m cautious of happiness
So when I feel it, I -
Push it down, push it down, push it down
And I’m coming down, coming down, coming down
Don’t put me up, put me up, put me up
Oh I’m gonna let you down, let you down, let you down
Pushing down, pushing down, pushing down
These thoughts might kill me now
And I’m coming down, coming down, coming down
Don’t put me up, put me up, put me up
On anybody’s shelf
I'm gonna let you down, let you down, let you down
Pushing down, pushing down, pushing down
These thoughts might kill me now
And I’m coming down, coming down, coming down
Don’t put me up, put me up, put me up
On anybody’s shelf
I'm gonna let you down, let you down, let you down
Two weeks have passed
You’re still around
I'll start by counting down
Two weeks have passed
You’re still around
I'll start by counting down
I say too much
Someone stop me now
I say too much
Someone stop me
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6. |
How Many Times
03:03
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Tell me, tell me
How many times have we walked to this room
And how many times have we seen the same faces
Smile at you
Tell me, tell me
How many times have they prodded at you
And how many times have they asked for your name
Like you’re not sure
We count our days
By what you’re doing and the ways
You’ve spent your day
Aren’t we both glad to see you out of bed
Tell me, tell me
How many times have we searched for the answers
And how many times have I tried to play doctor
Like I’m so sure
Tell me, tell me
What should we do, you always had all the answers
Oh, look here they come now with another needle
Tell them your name
We count our days
By what you’re doing and the ways
You’ve spent your day
Oh, aren’t we just glad to see you out of bed
Ooooh
Christmas couldn’t come any faster
I don’t even care for the holidays
Christmas couldn’t come any faster
I don’t even care for the holidays
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Jaime Wong Singapore
Singaporean musician writing about life, death, love or the lack of it.
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