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Do you think that god is laughing?
Do you think that that’s a silly question?
I feel the rumble of the floorboards below me
And I swear they’re cracking all at once
There was a flame that never died
Did he hold the gust to put it out the entire time
Hello? Are you there? Are you kind?
Will you protect my heart?
Will you protect my heart?
Will you protect my heart?
Do you think that god is laughing?
I walked in the snow and my face it was frozen
And I’d think it’s funny if my heart wasn’t broken
Instead, I’m just crying in the cold
Then a car passed by it looked just like yours
I said “Come on, what was that for?”
But, I swear I heard him laughing
And I think I’m laughing too
I think I’m laughing too
I think I’m laughing too
Sweet girl
She’ll never know how bad it’ll hurt
Sweet girl
Lay me out so I’ll finally learn
Sweet girl
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Cardinal
03:10
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When the fog burns off
I’ll be down by the house looking out
I count the birds
One by one
Do they look out?
Do they hear me?
Can you hear me?
I’ve been whispering come back
Are you seeing
What I’m seeing?
Can you feel my heart in my hands?
When the fog burns off
I’ll be down by the house burning out
My lungs gave out
Now I can’t see in front of me
Oh where’d they go?
Follow me home
Glowing red and gold through the trees
Oh here I come
I’m falling from
All the pedestals I keep
When the fog burns off
I’ll be down by the house burning out
Burning out
Burning out
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Easy
01:40
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Gathered all my courage
And I put it in a safe behind my heart
You will never reach
You will never reach
Took off all my clothes, told him what to do to me
Like it’s easy
It’s easy for me
Then I cried into my phone the next week
Saying no this isn’t me
I swear this isn’t me
Take me to a planet that looks nothing like this one
Where the people fall in line
They’re not having any fun
Cause I swore I would never give in
Yeah I swore I would be something more than this
Made up of the same blood
Of that same stretch of skin
Made up of the mornings
Where I let somebody in
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I-88
03:37
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Driving out west to your house in the country
Tell me why there’s a mountainside in the plains
Sharon sang to me on the radio
But I was afraid of everything and I told her so
Shaking as I walked to your door
Pretend like I’ve been here before
Take me in, take me out
Tell me I could go far
Bring you in, turn you on
Make out in your car
Oh I’ve never felt like this
Will I ever get used to it?
Driving out east from your house to the city
I’ll show you mine since you showed me yours
It’s getting hazy now
I know we walked around
But if you saw me would you even recognize me now?
I guess I still look the same
Just everything around me changed
Drift off
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Restart, Begin
03:17
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Has the wind died down by the lake?
I thought I’d go outside for once today, and
Can you hear me?
I’ve been hiding
I don’t want to kill you, ‘cause the world is trying, and
I will build a bridge
Between now and then
And we will laugh at all the times that we lost our heads
‘Cause I am desperate for the calm
I am desperate for the calm
Did a plane go down, or was it just my dream?
In truth it’s all the same I’m spending too much time asleep
So was this a life?
Was it all this stuff?
Did I learn to love or did I just fear that I am not enough?
I can’t remember
The weight of the water
The voice of my mother
The insolent daughter
I can’t remember
The shift in the season
A voice within reason
Do I restart, begin?
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Jessica Mindrum Chicago, Illinois
"Restart, Begin" out May 21, 2021
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