1. |
Strawberry Curls
03:39
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He wanted to twirl
Her strawberry curls
In fact he thought that she spins
All because of him
She knew he looked at the town
In colors of grey and brown
When she saw purple and red
But spent her Friday’s in bed
He is getting used to these looks
Now that he is done with his books
He is getting used to these friends
And having fun with their trends
But now he’s got an ego
And what was light months ago
Is less accessible now
Though he was always high brow
She still thinks she has a chance
Because she’s good at this dance
Although she hates the hard work
That it takes with these jerks
She’s getting bored with her year
the hyped artificial cheer
She knows he’s available
Even though he is dull
But she will never accept
An invite if she feels swept
Under the rug
By one little move of a smart ladybug
They could very well be on the same page
Even if she likes lavender and he smells of sage
They could get together anyway
They could get together, they could get together anyway
They could very well match seamlessly
Even if he drinks coffee she likes tea
They could get together anyway
They could get together, they could get together
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2. |
If I Could I Would
03:48
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I’m sorry if I don’t feel bad
I’m sorry for her pain
Sometimes we have to face that they don’t feel the same
My lack of feelings aren’t cause I wish he would stay
If I could I would, maybe I should
But definitely not today
Picturing is fun when you think it’s all clear you’ve got nothing to lose
Second guessing always steers me wrong when I think that I have to choose
But why’s it wrong to want to wait so long?
If I’ll keep making mistakes, I’ll just keep reminding me what’s really out there
So I am sorry for today, but this will not get in my way
Ba da da da da da da da
I’m sorry if I don’t feel sad
But I didn’t mean to lead
I didn’t realize playing rough would make him start to bleed
I looked for feelings but I don’t want them to stay
It’s the perfectionist in me that’s always waiting for someday
Picturing is fun when you think it’s all clear you’ve got nothing to lose
Second guessing always steered me wrong when I think that I have to choose
But why’s it wrong to want to wait so long?
If I’ll keep making mistakes, I’ll just keep reminding me what’s really out there
So I am sorry for today, but this will not get in my way
Ba da da da da da da da
Ba da da da (4x)
Picturing is fun when you think it’s all clear you’ve got nothing to lose
Second guessing always steered me wrong when I think that I have to choose
But why’s it wrong to want to wait so long?
If I’ll keep making mistakes, I’ll just keep reminding me what’s really out there
So I am sorry for today, but this will not get in my way
Ba da da da da da da da
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3. |
Better Off
04:38
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I thought I would be better off with you
I saw us in a picture that you drew
I knew you really cared for me
Put up with me incessantly, it’s true
that I thought I would be better off with you
I thought changing your mind would be a breeze
Cause usually a smile and saying please
Can tear down some boys strongest stance
You didn’t want my second chance with ease
Still I thought changing your mind would be a breeze
I thought I could hold on for the whole year
but you couldn’t drive and I was scared to steer
You say and do just what you want
and it won’t make me fulfilled because you’ll never know what I want to hear
Though I thought I could hold on for the whole year
I thought pouring my heart would work out
Speak confidently, no wavers and no doubt
I said my lines but as expected
You heard my words but weren’t effected by what it was about
But I thought pouring my heart would work out
I thought giving you space would make us friends
You’d want a new beginning, not an end
Even if i’ve got two words to say
You see me and you walk away like we can’t amend
But I thought giving you space would make us friends
I thought I would be better off with you
But now I see it from your point of view
you will never get the emotions i send
it’s way too much for you to comprehend
I shouldn’t have to tell you that I’m through
I know I will be better without you
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4. |
Intent
05:04
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He takes her little hand, places her on a swing
He smiles and plays and the world expands as it turns to spring
What a sight to see, the two of them in harmony
but it makes my head feel strange
How many seasons have rearranged?
To create such a change?
Well, people change
Two winters, two summers, the beat of the drummer fades out until its gone
The friends but once lovers soon always discover that they are drawn
nearer or farther away
time didn’t heal us cause we stayed
But maybe it’s better this way
Maybe it's better this way
He offers his time; consistently reappears
He's acting very kind, but why now so sincere?
I’ve found my lost mind, in case down the line
he would look up at me
and will start thinking clearly
but to what degree?
Will he seem clear to me?
and have clear intent
and know where he went and why
and not let intentions slip by
and speak truthfully, speak honestly to what we no longer deny
will he say it, will he mean it and look in my eye
will he at least try?
Two winters, two summers, the beat of the drummer fades out until its gone
the friends but once lovers soon always discover that they are drawn
nearer or farther away
time didn't heal us cause we stayed
but maybe it’s better this
Maybe we’re better this way
he takes her little hand
places her on a swing
He smiles and plays the world expands
As it turns to spring
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5. |
Outta My Head
01:57
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You're why I left
You're why I’m gone
I didn’t want to write another love song
That’s why I’m here
and it’s not fair
that when I close my eyes you’re still there
I should think of others instead
Get out of my head
Get out of my head
Watching us taking like nothing had changed
My hearts beating faster feels awkward and strange
Get old songs out of my mind
You're why I left
You're why I’m gone
I didn’t want to write another love song
That’s why I’m here
and it’s not fair
that when I close my eyes you’re still there
I should think of others instead
Get out of my head
Get out of my head
Thinking and hoping you’d maybe speak up
I’d catch myself staring but I’d had enough
Stop playing with my mind
Because you’re why I left
You’re why I’m gone
I didn’t want to write another love song
I’m here
but it’s not fair
that when I close my eyes you’re still there
I should think of others instead
Get out of my head
Get out of my head
Stop playing with my mind
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6. |
Anything
04:11
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It’s been a while
Hi, nice to see you again
104 days to be exact
Yup there’s that smile
I forgot that I needed it then
When we were friends, remember that?
Whose in your life?
Based on my luck it’s her again
Just want to know what’s going on
So I can write it into my next sad song
Am I wasting my time? Stepping out of line?
But I’ll do anything for you to be mine
You’re still in my head
Now I’m turning red
When it’s you verse anything I’ll pick you instead
Walk down the street pretending you are there
Pretend I’m laughing with my friends
Pretend your here, so I can pretend to care
It’s easier with a delusional end
This might sound weird but it’s a fact
sometimes I stare at your contact
deleting it panicking I forgot
the numbers, but I reenter a lot
Am I wasting my time? Stepping out of line?
But I’ll do anything for you to be mine
You’re still in my head
Now I’m turning red
When it’s you verse anything I’ll pick you instead
I’m going crazy, maybe insane
I need to see you every time I hear your name
It’s been a while
Nice to see you again
Am I wasting my time? Stepping out of line?
But I’ll do anything for you to be mine
You’re still in my head
Now I’m turning red
When it’s you verse anything I’ll pick you instead
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7. |
What Happens
04:06
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She said
When its her time
I’m next in line
She cried
He left her in time
Admitting to love was her crime
And I know
that I should back down
I’ll be a queen for a while
with a temporary crown
And I’ll smile,
eventually drown
Now he’s fine, but when he’s not
I know I will have forgot
what happens
what happens
in love
in his love
She tried
but now that he’s gone
she’s passed him along
She’s out
she’s happy for me
but sends her love cautiously
And I know
that I should back down
I’ll be a queen for a while
with a temporary crown
And I’ll smile
eventually drown
Now he’s fine, but when he’s not
I know I will have forgot
what happens
what happens
in love
in his love
mixed opinions
decisions
i don’t even know
if what I say is true
we are fighting
reminding me
that I don’t even know
how to love myself
outside of you
But I know
that I should back down
I’ll be a queen for a while
with a temporary crown
My smile
eventually drowns
Now he’s fine, but when he’s not
I know I will have forgotten
what happens
what happens
And I know
that I should back down
I’ll be a queen for a while
with a temporary crown
And I’ll smile
eventually drown
Now he’s fine, but when he’s not
I know I will have forgot
what happens
what happens
in his love
in his love
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8. |
Surprise Me
03:04
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I think you’re softer than you want me to believe
But what do you show me?
I’ll believe what you show me
I see you’re softer than I saw initially
But you don't want to show me
And i’m not in the mood to wait for you to open up
and I don’t have time for you
or your breakthrough
you were a porcelain doll and I like shiny things
with some fragility
but not in masculinity
so i built you boxes to overlook some traits
so then you could surprise me
but that’s just fantasizing about you opening up
and I don’t have time for you
or your breakthrough
to start and treat people nice
you’ll never take my advice
although you never asked for it
it’s for my benefit
or else I’d see a good good guy, just reserved maybe shy
one that’s for the charts, the one that starts the sparks
but if I don’t hold back you’re gonna break my heart
if i don’t hold back you’re gonna break my heart
I’m afraid I’m softer than I want you to believe
I don’t know what to show you
I don’t know how to show you
I’m afraid that girl isn’t who you want to see
so maybe you don’t deserve me
maybe you shouldn’t get to see the way I open up
I don’t have time for you
for a breakthrough
cause if you’re treating me nice
for now that has to suffice
I’ll deal as friends
less energy to spend
on a mediocre guy, who is shallow and shy
you pull me in, I begin again
to go back to the start, where you lit all the sparks
and I don’t hold back and you break my heart
i don’t hold back you break my heart
if i don’t hold back, you’re gonna break my heart
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9. |
Renewed
03:51
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I wonder if you’re nervous
when you touch me
so confidently
I need some hesitation cause the sky is not always blue
I wonder if you’re comparing
Me to her
cause you were so sure
although I laugh and my hair curls be careful cause my soul was just
renewed
It's brand new
and I think I’ll try it out on you
I think my heart is making room
And I like your tenderness
and I forgot how good it feels to kiss
and be feeling once again
I wonder what your friends think
do they like me do they think you’re crazy
do they see a pattern that you like alternative?
I wonder if they told you about last year
How I might be attached
Although we laugh and have some fun
You don’t know anything about
My past
and the last months have been quite rough
but of course to you
I just look like I’m playing tough
I can’t believe I’m in your arms
and I can’t believe I feel this warm and I’m feeling
once again
i wonder how you saw me
how you saw me before
you said you thought
you’d never get much closer than a peak through the door
i wonder how it felt for you to
start to spin
we took a risk
we took a risk and went with it and jumped right in
i wonder how you saw me
how you saw me before
you said you thought
you’d never get much closer than a peak through the door
i wonder how it felt for you to
start to spin
we took a risk
we took a risk and went with it and jumped right in
I wonder what happens
what happens next
But I'm feeling renewed and i don’t care about the rest
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10. |
This Song is For You
02:46
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Hey little baby
This song is for you
To fill you with flowers
And the power of truth
Listen up baby
In all that you do
I’ll be here while I can stay
And this song is for
Cause you got me thinking
What you’d be missing
And all of these hearts have been breaking
Because you’re so devastatingly beautiful
But now it’s out of his control
Hey little baby
Remind me your name
With all that’s changing
That will remain
Just listen up baby
Don’t know what you’ll do
And I don't know how long I can stay
But this song is for you
You got me wishing
As you start living
That he will realize
If he just looks into your eyes
He’ll understand
That now it’s out of our hands
Hey little baby
This song is for you
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Sylvia Blair New York, New York
multidisciplinary artist in nyc
still figuring all this out
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