MUSIC
A BETTER REASON WHY
everywhere we go, there is music,
in the mountains, in the forest, in the sky,
but we're just waiting for the chorus
to give us a better reason why--
oh why
do we wait for life to come and pass us by?
PLEASE DON'T GO
falling leaves and sunshine in the street
makes me want to say no, no, no
please don't go away
chimney tops and traffic stops
those corners that you know so well
no, no, no
please don't go away
days and weeks and months
turn into years
and we can barely dry our tears
before they fall away
WHEN WE WAKE
There's a window in my room,
and it lets the sun right in.
There's a window in my room,
and the sun shines in,
when we wake up,
when we wake up,
when we wake.
WHEN IT FALLS
If your tree in the forest falls,
you can call on me,
but don't forget that in the forest,
I can't hear a tree
when it falls.
MY JACKET
Do you remember
that party out of town?
Do you remember
how we laid my jacket down?
We made love in a field
beneath the glittering stars,
but do you remember
what we left outside of your car?
My jacket,
it was the loveliest green.
My jacket,
it fit me like a dream.
Of all the things I lost
when I lost you,
I miss
that jacket.
1996
We drove around the world
in your beat up Chevy blue
and I could have sworn
that I was in love with you.
We didn't have a tape deck
or a player for CDs
but we had the radio
and that was good enough for me.
We had all the hits
of 1996.
AMELIE
Amelie, the world is wide for you,
for you.
Amelie, just cause you can go
don't mean you have to.
Amelie, don't leave me,
this empty house will undo me.
Amelie, don't leave me,
these ghosts of ours, they fool me.
MAYBE I WAS
You never believed in me,
but it's okay.
You never believed in me,
but I'll find my way.
You thought I was small
and I was holding you down.
Well, maybe I was.
WAKE UP, SANDY
Wake up, Sandy,
won't you join us for awhile,
we never see you smile anymore.
All your little things,
your coats, your hats, your diamond rings,
they're packed away in boxes on the floor.
It's like you don't live here anymore.
Wake up, Sandy,
sunlight's coming through the blinds.
You've still got the time to change.
All your little things,
your pain, your grief, your jealous rage,
they're packed away in boxes on the floor.
You know those things don't live here anymore.
Wake up, Sandy,
won't you join us for awhile,
we never see you smile
anymore.
WHEN YOU GO
Did you know, when you go,
there is always part of me that stays
just a little bit longer.
Did you know, when you go,
there is always part of me that stays
just a little bit stronger.
And if you're looking for a way
to save this sinking ship,
I'd recommend
I'd recommend
If you go,
you should know,
there is always
part of you that stays.
LITTLE THINGS
The way your laugh
always stands out in a crowd,
the way you always say my name,
so quiet yet so loud,
I wish these little things
could be enough for love.
We both know the way it goes,
this kind of thing,
a flash so bright and then the night,
it comes.
I wish I had a way to keep the light on
just this once.
If I was a different girl,
I'd just tell you,
but if I was a different girl,
I wouldn't have to be alone,
alone.
WE WENT THROUGH
when the darkest tunnel was the only
pathway to the light
we went through
we went through
went through with you
when the longest night was the only
passage to the dawn
we went through
we went through
went through with you
THE END OF THINGS
I've spent my life waiting for a crystal ball
to know if it's safe for me to fall
but I wonder, sometimes,
if I would be as brave
if I could see the end of things.
We go to the forest for the trees,
we go to the coastline for the sea.
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For the past three years, I've been making music under the name Mixtapes + Meltdowns. In 2010, I released a six-song EP called Paper Weight. It's sometimes pensive, often cathartic, and occasionally joyous. In other words: it's the lo-fi indie pop version of my blog. But with hand claps.
It sounds like it was recorded in my bedroom, because it was.
Paper Weight
Tell Me Now
If There's a Way
Feels Like Rain To Me
The Onset (Bonus Track)
Your Last Bridge (Bonus Track)
