1. |
Song For Lovers
02:59
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Nights like this were meant for lovers
That’s how they begin
Whisper soft like angel songs
That drift in on the wind
But it only takes a word
To make you shudder in your soul
And that’s all it took tonight
To leave us both like steel and stone
Chorus:
But I can’t live without you
Oh I know I made a mess
I cursed and cried about you,
I could not have meant it less
I could not have meant it less
We were never strong enough
To keep this in our heads
But we were never meant to say
These stupid things we’ve said
And I don’t trust me anymore
Than you can trust me now
Oh but I can’t help hoping good will come
Though I can’t tell you how
CHORUS
And I’m no good at this,
It’s like the story of my life
How I’ve been pounding fists
Against the one sure thing in mine
You’re the one sure thing in mine
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2. |
Wake Up Dear
03:45
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I woke to what was safer late at night
With the lights dim
Illuminated, it’s staring me down
Now I’m not any braver than I’ve ever been,
And you’ve never been
One to let me feel like I could never let you down
Was I just too quiet all those moments I could feel it
Weighing on our frail and aging dreams?
Thought I was supposed to fight it, maybe wait it out, Shake my doubts
But that’s not how either of us wanted it to be
CHORUS:
Wake up, Dear
It’s colder inside than
Your faith or my fear
can shoulder this time
It got cast aside like all the letters
I keep telling you I’ll write
When things slow down, but what does that mean
That I’ll start living life when I can make it fit,
Maybe I'll start caring for you sometime in between?
CHORUS
Go ahead, I’m listening
Got an ear for disappointment
I can hear it on my breath
It’s the same, same story
I can hear it in your sweet sigh
CHORUS
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3. |
Anna
03:33
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She was falling asleep with the light on, waiting
With her back to the door and the whole world, fading
He was never no good if he’d leave her, that way
But it’s funny how that’s never made this, okay
CHORUS:
Anna, hang on
There is more where all this came from
Well the news made her more than a name but, barely
To the small town of Troy and the Carman, family
Who were told it would be like it all was, back then
That the world could pretend like it never, happened
CHORUS
In your short life, you’ve lived a thousand times
You stood so brave, they robbed you blind
The truth is, there’ll be harder times
It’s okay to say you’re fine
But I’ll be waiting back behind (and)
you can make your troubles mine
CHORUS
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4. |
Arizona
03:47
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Said he’s doing just fine
95, and biding his time
Empty notebooks and bottles of wine
Collecting newspapers and library fines
We’re talkin’ thousands of days
They came, they stayed, and faded lazy away
Left him standing with that look on his face
Knows he’s got too much and nothing to say
CHORUS:
With the whole world, watching him go
Saying live your life or leave us all alone
Us young ones with our never growing old
And his sun goes setting low - in Arizona
It was a Saturday night
He wiped his eyes and turned out the lights
Sixty years and then a silent goodbye
He still forgets and calls her name sometimes
He said he’s easy to please
Short sleeves and jeans with grease on the knees
When you’re outliving every one of your dreams
Don’t do no good to wonder what it all means
CHORUS
She said, “Baby, there’s never been much time
We’ve known it all our lives”
I think she was right
CHORUS
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5. |
My Only Chance
04:45
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Please, don’t say a word
Still, don’t make a sound
Gentle, I am barely here
Trust comes slow for me
Not my deep regret
Maybe you would rather leave
CHORUS:
Don’t close your eyes
They always do, they walk away
I need to know
I haven’t lost my only chance
(to be the person I wanted to be)
I have never been
one to ask too much
Tell me if it’s getting late
Every day is new
But I feel the same
Still defined by who I’ve been
CHORUS
So, you’ve heard it now
This, the song I sing
Underneath the face that smiles back
And says hello
And wonders if you’ll ever see much more
CHORUS
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6. |
Pieces
03:26
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Figured it out, I should have figured it out by now
It’s nothing but a wish; we all dream of something greater
Ever a doubt, if there was ever any doubt
You find out what you are, yeah, you find out sooner or later
Kept my mouth shut, I should have kept my mouth shut baby
It’s nothing but trouble oh it’s had me here before
No matter what, no matter what I hear me saying
It’s never what I could have said on the other side of your door
CHORUS:
Pieces, I’m in pieces
I’m in pieces, I’m invisible
Let it all go, I should have let it all go
Me and all my taking myself so seriously
Enough to know, you’ve been around enough to know
I’d make a mess of plenty more if it was up to me
CHORUS
Or am I, am I blind?
We both lied, we both mind
I won’t cry this time
I always say, I always say I’m fine
Just fine, just fine
CHORUS
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7. |
Know Better Now
04:15
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It’s quiet in Kentucky
You never ask about me
I never thought about it
Until now
It’s cloudy out my window
Just another TV show
And noises in the hallway
Outside, and
CHORUS:
I guess I know better now
That few things ever go
The way that we mean anyhow
That’s better I suppose
You thought that I was joking
When I said I was worried
I’d never love somebody
Like you do
It’s easier on some days
I keep me busy anyway
I read a lot on weekends
Downtown, and
CHORUS
I called while you were working
It’s easier than talking
For just so many reasons
And it’s funny how we speak so clear
While such a mess inside
I mean more than I’m saying here -
You know that just as well as...
CHORUS
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8. |
A Thousand Lies
04:22
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You did the best you could
That’s all there ever is
You always said I would
Never quite get over this
You meant it like a joke
But you sounded so sure
And anyway, I hoped
I wouldn’t hear it anymore
I love to hear you laugh,
A sweet and airy sound
It catches on your breath
And lifts my feet up off the ground
But oh, I’ve seen you cry
A secret, darkened blush
You hold it all in tight
Or you will lose it in the rush
CHORUS:
It took a thousand lies
To make these shadows in your eyes
It’d take a thousand lives
To make it right
Sings out of you like prayer
On soft and sailing songs
It comes from God knows where
It’s pushing you along
But it feels in you like cold
That’s how it’s always been
You’re scared of getting old
In this same thick and wintered skin
CHORUS
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9. |
Long Coat On
04:03
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It was a long winter for Katie
And she had the worn look to show it
Her roof was old and leaking,
And she was tired of living below it
She didn’t know who lived above her
But this room below she knew too well
She’d read books of friends and lovers
And wanted stories of her own to tell
CHORUS
She had her long coat on
She had that look in her eye
She was wavin’ her hat in her hand
When she said ‘goodbye’
Her mama stood there gawking by the doorway
Would’ve never guessed she’d finally go
Saw her pack then leave behind her suitcase
Sat forgotten in the melting snow
So Katie was away to find her freedom
The winter held her in and let her go
When they said it was a big world, she believed ‘em
But I guess some people have to see to really know
CHORUS
It was a long winter for Katie
But one day Katie had her chance
And back home they never could stop saying
How she left and barely gave them all a second glance...
CHORUS
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10. |
I'm Sorry
04:18
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It’s a dusty color gold
Out my window on this winter afternoon
And all the voices in me make no sound
I wonder where you are
Tonight I’m going out for coffee
On my side of the world, the sun is going down, going down
I’ve whispered the thought
That maybe you’re more ready than I am
To come to terms with what is going on
Cause I have grown to hate
The way I cover over all my weaknesses
And say I don’t need anyone, anyone
CHORUS:
You fall asleep at night on a dirt floor
And I fall asleep warm in my bed, wishing I had more
I’m sorry
You never asked for that
Apologies, or songs that rhyme injustices
That only you could know about
But oh, I want to love you
For more than how it makes me feel
And I won’t be ashamed of what I’ve said out loud, said out loud
CHORUS
I fear for what I have
For all that may be taken from me
And even to the things that can’t I hold too tight
So what am I to say
I hope that there is grace enough to
Lay beneath you, wrap around you warm tonight, warm tonight
CHORUS
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11. |
Be Like This
03:33
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Your voice was soft
It always is
That’s why I thought
I’d get through this
Your fingertips
Light on my face
Felt like a kiss
That’s my mistake
CHORUS:
I was staying up all night
Had every detail memorized
I felt my edges start to slip
I said I wouldn’t be like this
Said I wouldn’t be like this
I told you once
The braver half
Who I’d become if
You ever left
The less there is
Of me to show
The more I wish
You didn’t know
CHORUS
You moved too close
For me to think
Straight, and so
I let me sink
It’s not your fault
I wanted to
I built the walls
I can’t get through
CHORUS
And I apologize for
The way my eyes won’t leave the floor
CHORUS
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12. |
It's Alright
05:58
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Remember how we chased it like shadows
Life was the ocean; we wanted to swim
Looking back now, it’s just how the path goes
They tell you it’s over; you never begin
We don’t give ourselves time - the way that we used to
To watch it all happen, unfolding in sighs
You’d think we were blind, the things we can see through
The things we look past when emboldened inside
CHORUS:
But it’s alright now, it’s alright
The ghosts of our glories are gray-bearded guides
The sound of our sorrows has stirred us inside
(But) I think maybe I’ve never felt more alive
I asked you just once if you thought we could be found
You never did tell me; but I think I know now
Whatever ship comes, by dark sea or gray cloud
As long as the well’s deep, we make it somehow
CHORUS
I don’t know how to make peace or find it
We’re most of us stories we’re scared to explain
But what if there’s sound, somewhere caught behind this
A song we can sing while we’re lying awake
CHORUS
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Ellery Louisville, Kentucky
Ellery’s intimate, lush-pop songs are heard in feature films, TV dramas (ABC, SHOWTIME, FOX, NETFLIX), and taken them across the globe over years of touring. The band writes and records between research, mixing projects, and indulging two black cats. Ellery makes loud louds and quiet quiets. ... more
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