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Supernova Eyes
03:02
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When theorizing about the order of things, some say God, some say fate
We stand in line at airports and temples and we patiently wait for revelation; we wait for salvation
Watch our digital clocks count the minutes, and wait for the world to catch its breath
While we recklessly carry on loving, in the face of time, in the face of death
The sun comes up and sets in your supernova eyes
With their quick bursts of green, and their flecks of golden light
Looking at you, I think slowly-forming galaxies
So I let out my breath, and I sit on your knees
Feel the warmth of your face, and the cold midnight stars
Kiss the frost off your breath, watch the twinkling of mars
And you say "just stick to logic," but I see everything logic denies
In your supernova eyes
When a husband leaves a wife, you know, after twenty-five years
He sends her to a place that's beyond where you can go with tears
And the screens are flashing everywhere news of this week's disaster
And the world keeps getting hotter, and the world keeps spinning faster
And I'm sobbing "it's senseless, it's senseless," but you say "stop crying;
though a few of us have given up, I think most of us are trying."
The sun comes up and sets in your supernova eyes
With their quick bursts of green, and their flecks of golden light
Looking at you, I think slowly-forming galaxies
So I let out my breath, and I sit on your knees
Feel the warmth of your face, and the cold midnight stars
Kiss the frost off your breath, watch the twinkling of mars
And you say "just stick to logic," but I see everything logic denies
In your supernova eyes
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2. |
Boston
02:50
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Waking up with you in a West Coast high-rise
Pacific Ocean view, the sun in my eyes
Falling asleep with your head across my thighs
Any every where we've been there and time flies away
But when I think about Boston, I think greasy lo mein
Library kisses, and running in the rain
Laughing on the subway, and eyes it's hard not to get lost in
That's when I think about Boston
And when I think Sacramento, I think rooftops late at night
Swimming pools and chlorine, but a love that's watertight
Grilled cheese, and oak trees, and white SUVs parked off dirt roads
That's when I think Sacramento
Waking up with you in a West Coast high-rise
Pacific Ocean view, the sun in my eyes
Falling asleep with your head across my thighs
Any every where we've been there and time flies away
But when I think about Cassville, Missouri, I think aviator glasses
Your face when you fell off the dock, and motorboat splashes
Sunlight underwater, cold beer, and the world standing still
That's when I think about Cassville
Library kisses, and all of the above
Just think there was a time when I had lost belief in love
And now, I'm
Waking up with you in a West Coast high-rise
Pacific Ocean view, the sun in my eyes
Falling asleep with your head across my thighs
Any every where we've been there and time flies away
Ah, but any every where I'll be there, waking up with you
Any, every where I'll be there, waking up with you
Any, every where I'll be there
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3. |
Cora's Song
02:13
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You and me and these sunny days
We've got a little green house in San Jose
And if we never left, I'd be okay
With our daughter growing here
In the backyard with a G&T
You ask me, girl, what will it be?
I'll take a cold beer, a long kiss,
And I'll take another day like this
Eight weeks with stars in our eyes
I love her look when she's surprised
She's got your nose, huge cheeks
And a way of putting me at ease
It's like the planets all swung into place
With every trace of doubt erased
I'll take another night of sleepless bliss
And I'll take another day like this
Well it felt like years of losing faith
And then I suddenly woke up one day
With a new love, it's a new start
I've got a thirty year old, brand new heart
Yeah the world was feeling kind of rough
But now again, it's all enough
And there's so much I don't want to miss
And I'll take another day like this
This time of life is so beautiful
It's well past spring, but it's not yet fall,
The days are long enough to feel we've got all the time in the world
The days are warm, and so are the nights
And full of music, full of light
Don't want to jinx what's going right
But I'll take another day like this
You and me and these sunny days
We've got a little green house in San Jose
And if we never left, I'd be okay
With our daughter growing here
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4. |
Palace Hotel
03:55
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I turn his collar down, and then he turns around and kisses good morning
He doesn't make a sound, and so the force of it hits without warning
And there are days
I put the ironing board away; and I'm wearing a terrycloth robe
There are years
I'm thinking of how life goes
'Cause there are days, there are years, and then there's a touch
That melts the days and the years
This old world is too much
I'm smiling, waiting for the elevator bell
Checking in with you
At the Palace Hotel
And life goes places you can't see at eighteen
You look good in a suit, like I look good in jeans
You raise the stakes; yeah, you call in for more pancakes
Eat 'em in the bath, feeling inspired
Six floors down is a gold rush town, but up here it's just curtains and light
We sit cross-legged on the bed, compare where our lives have led
Eat pillowcase chocolates, and call it a night
'Cause there are days, there are years, and then there's a touch
That melts the days and the years
This old world is too much
I'm smiling, waiting for the elevator bell
Checking in with you
At the Palace Hotel
And life goes places that you never thought you'd see
You've become a non sequitur to me
And still it's nice, to be part of the flow of your life
This week Albany, next week Chicago
Far cry from sitting by the Charles, and talking about what life means
If only we had known, you can't help but be shown what life means
'Cause there are days, there are years, and then there's a touch
That melts the days and the years
This old world is too much
I'm smiling, waiting for the elevator bell
Checking in with you
At the Palace Hotel
So we'll steal all the soap and the cotton balls
Do whatever we want, make the most of it all
'Cause there are days, there are years, and then there's a touch
That melts the days and the years
This old world is too much
I'm smiling, waiting for the elevator bell
Checking in with you
At the Palace Hotel
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5. |
Don't Want to Know
03:55
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Tell me how you want to play it
If I run into you at that harvest party
We can play it cool
Keep it all low-key
Tell me how you want to play it
I could raise my glass to you
And you could raise yours to me
And all those memories
But if you were to walk on over, blame it on the wine
Tell me that you can't stop thinking of me, or you're fine
Well it's just too complicated
Because I'd want you to be happy and I'd hate it
And my heart would race and I'd probably say something contrived
Cause I don't want to know don't want to know don't want to know
It'll hurt either way
And I don't want to show don't want to show don't want to show
If I care what you say
And if I don't want to go don't want to go don't want to go
I'm still not going to stay
Our love was always something of a runaway train
And I'm staying off the tracks
I thought that I might not love again, but I did
I married him in August and we're talking about kids
But the walks by the river, the fighting in the halls
When I threw the drink at you and didn't take your call
Well I was young, but sincere
And where I went from there led here
So I don't want to know don't want to know don't want to know
It'll hurt either way
And I don't want to show don't want to show don't want to show
If I care what you say
And if I don't want to go don't want to go don't want to go
I'm still not going to stay
Our love was always something of a runaway train
And I'm staying off the tracks
No such thing as going back
I wish you happiness
I wish you peace of mind
But I can't love him right
Without leaving you behind
So I don't want to know don't want to know don't want to know
It'll hurt either way
And I don't want to show don't want to show don't want to show
If I care what you say
And if I don't want to go don't want to go don't want to go
I'm still not going to stay
Our love was always something of a runaway train
And I'm staying off the tracks
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6. |
The Villain
03:27
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I hope you’re happy in the city
I hope you’re having a ball
I hope you’re dating someone pretty
And I hope that you don’t call
I hope you tried to forget me
Oh God, it went so wrong
I hope you never regret me
I hope you’re feeling strong, but
Some days I wake up and I’m the villain
I’m the one to blame
Some days I wake up next to a lover
And don’t even know his name
Some days I wake up and can’t remember
Where it is my heart went to
Some days I wake up and I am haunted by
The dreams I had of you
We kissed on the Champs-Elysees and
We kissed in Montreal
We kissed most every day
I hope that you don’t call
And we’d pretend to be in movies
I swore that I’d be true
I hope you never regret me
Some days, I regret you
Some days I wake up and I’m the villain
I’m the one to blame
Some days I wake up next to a lover
And don’t even know his name
Some days I wake up and can’t remember
Where it is my heart went to
Some days I wake up and I am haunted by
The dreams I had of you
I hope you’re happy in the city
We kissed on the Champs-Elysees
It was your eyes I’d get lost in
It was you that walked away
And still
Some days I wake up and I’m the villain
I’m the one to blame
Some days I wake up next to a lover
And don’t even know his name
Some days I wake up and can’t remember
Where it is my heart went to
Some days I wake up and I am haunted by
The dreams I had of you
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7. |
Manhattan
03:05
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Eve and Adam on a rooftop garden
With lemonade, and magazines
She says maybe later, we could catch a movie
He says, nothing's out I haven't seen
She says then baby, let's go for a walk
There's apple blossoms on the trees
I know that you've been hurt and you're wary
But you've already got me on my knees
And she says, baby
I've seen the softness in your eyes
I've tasted your kiss, heard you sigh
And your heartbeat is my higher power
So come what may
Come history
They're never gonna take you away from me
I'll pick you up when you fall down
Yeah, baby, we can turn the world around
Adam says, I'll think about it
But have you thought out what this could mean?
We're talking fall of Troy and body glitter,
two world wars and James Dean
But she says, baby
I've seen the softness in your eyes
I've tasted your kiss, heard you sigh
And your heartbeat is my higher power
So come what may
Come history
They're never gonna take you away from me
I'll pick you up when you fall down
Yeah, baby, we can turn the world around
Eve and Adam on a rooftop garden
With lemonade and Magazines
He says, how about them apples, baby
She says, now you're seeing what I mean
And she says, baby
I've seen the softness in your eyes
I've tasted your kiss, heard you sigh
And your heartbeat is my higher power
So come what may
Come history
They're never gonna take you away from me
I'll pick you up when you fall down
Yeah, baby, we can turn the world around
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8. |
Bottom Line
02:46
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She and I are talking ‘bout the boys we love talking M&A
They both say that they’re not there, and for now that’s okay
‘Cause she’s got dinner in the Village at half past ten, and a story for ABC
And I’ve got a red eye plane to catch, and one-third a J.D.
But we could live quieter than all this
We could live the moment of stillness
Back porch and a rocking chair
We could live there
We could live quieter than all this
Citronella candles and screw-top wine
Cotton dress and a fishing line
We could live there
She and I are talking about the things we want, over Kir Royales
Never really meant to up end up black dress femmes fatales
So listen up, Atlanta, and know that I’m singing to you
We can buy Balenciaga and Park Avenue
Or we can live quieter than all this
We can live the moment of stillness
Back porch and a rocking chair
We can live there
We can live quieter than all this
Citronella candles and screw-top wine
Our love as the bottom line
We can live there
She and I are talking ‘bout the boys we love talking M&A
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9. |
Stay
04:05
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If Romeo and Juliet had been just a little more wise
They’d be another gray-haired couple at the grocery store
He’d tell his jokes; she’d push the cart down the aisle and she’d roll her eyes
Cause she’s heard his jokes a hundred times before
If you play it right, you learn the ache
Of a beautifully-made mistake
And you realize it’s what we’re all looking for
So fall, pray, trust
Stay a little longer
Nothing’s stronger than being the first to call
Try to fall
I’ve got a live-in boyfriend, and he loves me like he once loved Captain Kirk
An attorney in my kitchen who might love me, just enough to make it work
But some nights when I’m home at eight
The universe will test my faith
Another life, another city
I’ll ask myself if it would fit me
Then think
Fall, pray, trust
Stay a little longer
Nothing’s stronger than being the first to call
Try to fall
He just might make me honest, and we start to talk about bringing another life
And still it seems ironic, from couldn’t be tied down to maybe wife
I think about blue eyes, red hair
And all that’s between here and there
I tell myself, I make a plan, to show her, make her understand
Fall, pray, trust, stay a little longer
Nothing’s stronger than being the first to call
And it’s a losing game having nothing to lose at all
So try to fall
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10. |
The Other Side
03:08
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I've got a little girl with the bluest eyes
And she makes me feel at peace inside
And her voice is prettier than any song
I've got a little boy and he's almost here
Yeah, it's shaping up to be a pretty good year
And I hope he's like his sister - kind and strong
And I said I would never get over you
And a part of me's still broken up that wasn't true
But love looks different from this point of view
So I hope you're doing well and that you've found it too
Here on the other side
I've got a king size bed with the softest sheets
And a man who makes me feel complete
With a love as warm and steady as the sun
And I'm not as wild and I'm not as free
But he loves me now and who I used to be
And he understands the place I'm coming from
And I said I would never get over you
And a part of me's still broken up that wasn't true
But love looks different from this point of view
So I hope you're doing well and that you've found it too
Here on the other side
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Justine Rose Sacramento, California
Located in Sacramento, California, Justine Rose writes bright, lyric-driven indie country.
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