1. |
Caught in a Lie
02:36
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Getting caught in a lie
History of suicide
He’s a size nine
And she is my third child
And our schedule says swimming today
But it’s ok, we can wait for the tide
Ferris wheel, rest your head
I wasn’t jealous before we met
New sheets for old beds
Chairs for the deck
And we’re gonna sing in the rain
For three more days
And that is just fine
Firemen giving high fives
Angels waving the lines
15 minutes, you’re fine
And it was alright
Has he lost his mind?
can he see or is he blind?
I was doing my best
Here’s the residue of what was left
Durable and as described
Don’t be scared it is safe to drive
Bring it on by
Bup, bup, badade bupba, baa badada
Bup, bup badade bupba baa da da da
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2. |
Glendale Road
02:43
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Oh my friend
I don’t want to miss you
Oh, my friend
Can’t you come back
Because the Glendale Road looks lonely
When I see it on the picture map
Oh, my friend I want to see your smiling face on the doorstep
Felted slippers in hand
I want to talk about the pennies on the floor of the bathroom
And a blanket that recorded the past
And would you think that I didn’t love you
If now I’ve got to go draw his bath
Where are you now
Where are you now
Where are you now
Oh my friend I am lucky to know you
It seems I love you is all I have now
Haunt that house so he’ll never be lonely
And you can make the corn grow now!
And now I’ve gotta go and get groceries
And now I’ve gotta take out the trash
And I can see these stockings need mending
And we’ve still gotta go and get gas,
Where are you now
Where are you now
Where are you now
Where are you now
Where are you now
Where are you now
And we still walk past your window
In the rain huddle inside your door
Check in your mailbox for letters
Though you don’t live here anymore
Where are you now
Where are you now
Where are you now
Where are you now
Where are you now
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3. |
It's Okay
02:58
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I know
It’s ok
There’s much to say
And it's ok
And non-threatening
There’s no need to feel threatened
By what’s gone wrong
By Dear John
So why
Do I need to defend this
Write a list of reasons
I can go on
And make a list of people
Who’ve been there before me
And a list of excuses
For strumming along
Hey, write down the song
I know
‘Cause I can hear it
And I can feel it
It hasn't gone
Now who is this feeling threatened
who’s feeling tightly
And still undone
Because I need to defend this
Write a list of reasons
That I should go on
And make a list of women
Who’ve been there before me
And a list of excuses
For strumming along
Hey, write down the song
Dawn broke
Cream coloured and dreamy
Motors zig-zagger
As fishers gather their lines
Foxes threaten the rabbits
They hunt the rabbits
Who only run and play tag all day long
The fogs come
Hazy and sparkling
Can’t see the sun now
Just a glowing ball
And there are the silhouettes
Swooping and darting
Flocking and diving
All over the lawn
Write down the song
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4. |
Dartmouth Tonight
03:10
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Completely driven by time
Will you make it?
Faster now
Run or will you ignite
School days and buttons
Don’t reach the heights
But I
Will wait
For you
And you
Can trust
This is true
Take me to Dartmouth tonight
We’ll take the ferry
We’ll take our bikes
Don’t back down from the fight
Coffee and cognac
At first day light
And I
Will wait
For you
And you
Can trust this is true
Be Free be light (take me to Dartmouth tonight)
I will wait for you
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5. |
Battleground
04:11
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I’m not flying
What are we friends now?
When I first called you out,
It didn’t end well.
Oh my god, man
Did you just duck inside a gallery?
I’ll have to block this out,
what a memory
Does it remind you
That you were young and you were critical?
you think I give a fuck now
What you did when you were 22?
I’m having to remind my self that people are kind but it’s a battle ground
And smiling at you through the window of the cafe left me feeling like I had just been gunned-down
What is it you’re afraid to see?
Is there something that you fear in me?
Was it allegiance?
Of a time and now unsuitable?
How did you draw that line
I didn’t know that it was possible
How did we get here
Feels like something very solvable
But we lost the time
And now it seems uncrossable
Little boy you’ve got some nerve thinking you can hurt me in my neighbourhood
You stroll around then make your way back home where you still rule the roost of “Indi cool”
I am the shape I have always been
And you’ve take the shape of villain
A little fencing
A little strategy
Start at the top and work down
Am I playing now?
Am I playing now?
Am I praying now?
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Ship Builders
02:35
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I love him, I love him, I love him
And where he goes I’ll follow
He is my red tail lights and my daughter
Oh, brothers, oh brothers oh brothers
Are we not ship builders?
Living by the sea, trees were never the enemy
For all that we can’t see
Sing out
To the wild and the white capped sea
Miles and miles and miles
Then feel
The sand underneath your feet
Learn, unlearn, relearn
Is our trust not broken?
Write it down for me
What do we believe?
Search the forest for the beam
that frames
the hull carrying our name
Patience for the bees
but maybe not
for the children playing at your knees
I stayed up all night talking
to the forest
You said you’d signal to me
but what’s the signal for sorry
Quiet small thing brave one
are you lost I love you
Can you really be
Sitting right here next to me
For all that we can breathe
Sing out
To the wild and the white capped sea
Miles and miles and miles
Then feel
The sand underneath your feet
Come home to me
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Jenny Lynn Pierce
Jenny is a Canadian musician and songwriter who emerged as part of the Halifax music scene of the 1990s.
Pierce returned to
recording in 2024, releasing the six-song EP Unsuitable.
This project marks her re-emergence as a writer and performer, continuing her career as a Canadian independent artist.
jennylynnpierce.bandcamp.com/album/unsuitable
www.subpop.com/artists/jale
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