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Miles & Miles
03:12
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I touched your lips with my fingertips
Oh baby, oh baby
I never use that word but it fits so well for you
If I hadn't left, would you have brought me to your bed?
Oh baby, oh baby
I often take things fast but with you, I'd make it last
But life is cruel and life is bleak
when there are miles and miles separating two kisses on the cheek
Life is so cruel, life is so bleak
when there are miles and miles separating you and me
You touched my hips with your fingertips
Oh baby, oh baby
Even when it rains, you never look away
And if I drop by again this year,
Oh baby, oh baby
Will you want me there?
But life is cruel and life is bleak
and it's so confusing how someone can mean this much to me
Life is so cruel, life is so bleak
I did not think I'd enter into some kind of fantasy
But life is cruel and life is bleak
when there are miles and miles separating two kisses on the cheek
Life is so cruel, life is so bleak
when there are miles and miles separating you and me
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2. |
Clean Cough
01:57
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Clean cough and I'm still sick
What else could it be?
Lay low and I can't heal -
Apart from being real, apart from being real
With all I have concealed
But when it comes down to the pine,
I'm not the sharpest kind
Manipulative mind
And all that I can give:
The sweetness of my lips, the sweetness of a kiss
What are they gonna do when I'm dead?
Hold each other, laugh together,
Crawl inside and hurt forever
What am I gonna do when I'm dead?
Never give up but I never say never
Never say no cause you'll never get better
Clean cut and I'm still here
Where else would I be?
Faint, so I can breathe.
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3. |
More Than A Human
04:19
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your hands are rough like sandpaper
or a human that fights too much to save the end of the world
you’re broken now, you don’t remember
how to touch, kiss, hold me in place
how to feed me love
he said, “don’t stop dreamin’, let love grow on”
you’ll make it home and you’ll finally find out
who you are inside every battle
your ego shatters,
you are one, you’re whole, you’re more than a human now
I’m shallow still, I like your face
but your heart is under lockdown
and your brain is a baby’s brain
do you still think we could be us?
though I’m moving miles away
and your baby’s on its way
you said, “don’t stop dreamin’, let love grow on”
you’ll make it home and you’ll finally find out
who you are inside every battle
your ego shatters,
you are one, you’re whole, you’re more than a human now
monsoon season is over soon
and I dodged New Zealand winter too
I still long for you every day
in the meantime, I’ll move away
no, “don’t stop dreamin’, let love grow on”
you’ll make it home and you’ll finally find out
who you are inside every battle
your ego shatters,
you are one, you’re whole, you’re more than a human now
you are one, you’re whole, you’re more than a human now
you are one, you’re whole, you’re more than a human now
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4. |
Your Time
04:10
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Even though I swear you’re never there
I receive voicemails that you still care
Your resonance scoops my guts out
The things you say become bullets
And even though I can’t feel you
I can’t touch past my borders
Even though you choose to feed the past
Offspring can only offer so much
Forgive me, forgive me, for I have sinned
I kill you, I kill you off time and time again
Your tone of voice makes my ears bleed
The way you frown cuts me open
Even though I can’t see you
All I feel is broken
Cost of my heart does not exist
Buy me a house you don’t live in
Off the market - is my affection
Off the market - is your compassion
We go for lunch, I drink coffee
We’re in your car, ask me questions
And even though you don’t hear me
You don’t pretend that you listen
In the summer you made me
Heal your wounds before mine
And even though I still did it
At least you gave me your time
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5. |
Outsider
03:38
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not really sure where this is going
just like a top, when does the spinning stop?
I am still around, and ripely so
waiting to be found
why am I still around?
not really sure about most things
but truth persists inside my being
look! my life's alive
but it means I leave
how does a soul survive when the mind's eye dies
outside, I smell flowers and the grass is so green
I don't understand why you don't wanna be out here with me
not really sure how I should leave
should I just pack my things, get on a plane
to where my heart decides
all I want is truth
living a rebel's life means I stay outside
outside their heads feels like the worst thing
but one day I'll fly when I grow my wings
and the sun will shine
and my heart will gleam
I will say goodbye
and I'm fucking free!
outside, I smell flowers and the grass is so green
I don't understand why you don't wanna be out here with me
outside, I dance under grandfather trees
I don't understand why you don't wanna be out here with me
there's no place like om
there's no place like om
there's no place like
om
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6. |
Butterfly In A Cage
04:02
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light above, flood my heart
I have cried for your help
the breeze is warm but I'm inside
mystic asks, "where's your love?"
I'll be the dance. I'll be the song
a little birdy said, "you're never wrong"
I'll be the wind, I'll be a tree
I am heart, not the body
here am I, in my cage
butterfly, fly away
on your quest, find the key
but don't forget to fly back to me
today I met you for the very first time
although I've held your heart in my hands
you disappeared, all but your light
now you can see clear without eyesight
here am I, in my cage
butterfly, fly away
on your quest, find the key
but don't forget to come back for me
here am I, in the pit
butterfly, fly far from it
if you die on your quest
I will try my very best
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7. |
Oh You
02:50
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8. |
Relapse
03:14
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The feeling goes away
The feeling goes away
I spent all my time on you
I spent all my time for you
But the feeling goes away
The feeling goes away
I got no more time for you
I got better things to do
Where have I been lately?
My mind is mud lately
My trust is too busy
I’m distracted
I can’t find love lately
I can’t create lately
My days are much less free
I’m distracted
You said “good luck, it’ll be a bit tough
Your ship’s in danger, your crew has left you”
Well fuck, it’ll be a bit rough
But I’m still sailing and I’m not ready to die
Just yet
The feeling goes away
The feeling goes away
I spend all my time on you
I spend all my time for you
The feeling goes away
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9. |
Novembers I Recall
03:55
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10. |
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Somedays I sit & study a flower
Somedays a tree feels like my father
& I'll walk alone, all-one
Complete, under the sun
& I'll cry until I feel joy again
I may cry until I smile again
There's nothing wrong with that
There's nothing wrong with that
There's nothing wrong with wanting better days to come & greet you
There's nothing wrong with hollering above, "Please, God, I need you!"
There's nothing wrong with taking a step back
Or sittin' on grandma's lap
There's nothing wrong with that
There's nothing wrong with that
Somedays I'll cancel plans to be alone
Somedays I need a friend to feel at home
& creation's in ma bones
Artistic blood that flows
& I'll write until I can't write anymore
I'll write until frustration freezes my soul
There's nothing wrong with that
There's nothing wrong with that
There's nothing wrong with wanting better days to come & greet you
There's nothing wrong with hollering above, "Please, God, I need you!"
There's nothing wrong with taking a step back
Or sittin' on grandma's lap
Or spillin' coffee on your dress
Or forgetting to clean up a mess
Or getting rejected when you ask out your crush
One day soon, you will be in luck
There's nothing wrong with that
There's nothing wrong with that
There's nothing wrong with that
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11. |
Stigma
01:08
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Why would I sign a contract with a bruised lung?
The malady is not only killing me, it's healing me.
It makes no sense, don't try to make it sense.
And nobody's gonna get a reward or a life or a heart with a proud defence.
You love me if you love you and I love you.
I don't wanna feel shame, I don't wanna feel shame, I don't wanna feel shame no more.
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12. |
In Daylight, Dear
03:10
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Are you awake?
I never sleep.
My window says
It’s time to rise.
In daylight, dear, daylight, daylight, dear
Will you take care?
Please don’t give me the wrong idea.
Give me your mouth, I’ll fill it with
Good words, make sure you use ‘em right.
In daylight, dear, daylight, daylight, dear
Will you take care?
Are you awake?
I never sleep.
My window says
It’s time to rise.
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Emma Perri Edmonton, Alberta
Emma Perri's music is heartful, rich, intimate and can often be a very deep journey into what it means to be real and true
to yourself. She describes it as an experimental and playful way to express the most absurd and personal depths within her head and heart.
Edmonton, AB
Canada
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