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Everybody Drives
03:38
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Have you seen anything strange or deranged?
Anything worthy of being called gossip?
Anything, anything, anything, anything?
No, I saw nothing
There’s nothing going on
Well, I saw some deer on a field one day
and I wanted to get near them
but it only imposed fear in them
As they were running away
I felt bad for having interrupted their meal
Well, at least I didn’t come
carrying a gun
I wish I had a pen
I wish I had a piece of paper
Where I’d write it down
I’d write everything down
The registration plate
and the way I felt when I first saw it
I miss the trains
and I miss the subways
I miss the bicycle bells
and I miss some of the smells
Have you seen any strange cars around?
Yes, I see strange cars all day long
Cause everybody here drives a white van
and it’s impossible to tell them apart
You say that someone has been lurking around
Well, I wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between
someone who’s lurking and someone who actually lives here
Cause I can’t tell cars apart
I can’t tell cars apart
I’ll try to memorize the registration plate
the color and the shape
I’ll try to join the conversations
about renovations
floor tiles and kitchen islands
“Yeah, that sounds like the perfect shade for your bedroom walls”
I see them through my kitchen window
I see them renovating, driving by
Cause everybody drives, everybody drives
everybody drives, everybody drives
But me
and the kids under eighteen
and the deer
haha
I know that I should be working
I’ll move to a less distracting view
But there they are again
the deer are there again
and I’d rather look at them
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2. |
Toilet Paper
02:13
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Last time that I saw you
I asked you to pick up some toilet paper
tomatoes and bread too
You threw in some grapes and bananas
as a surprise
that was nice
But then you broke my heart
that was not very kind
At least I had some toilet paper
one less thing on my mind
When you cry a lot
you need to blow your nose
Very considerate
But when I thought about
that I made you buy it
I felt like an idiot
There you are
readying to break up
There I am
asking you to shop
Ha!
No spark you said
What? What?
Let‘s try again
Yes? No!
I promise to be better
Perfection, perfection
But I was perfect
Wasn’t she? Wasn’t she?
But I was perfect
Wasn’t I?
I mean, I had my flaws of course
I‘m human after all
But you had flaws too
you would not admit to
I see them now, I see them now,
I see them now, I see them now
Let’s try again
Yes? No!
Yes? No!
No?!
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3. |
No Whiskey
04:19
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When I get home after the wedding, tour, and funeral in Sweden
you won’t be there
When I play at the festival on Saturday
you won’t be there
On Monday we were supposed to go see Jeffrey Lewis
I’m still going
I gave your ticket to Rachel
And he’ll sing
”A heartbreak is just a hangover of the heart
A heartbreak is just a hangover of the heart”
On Wednesday we’ll play our release show with Matching Outfits
but you won’t be there
And then it’s the weekend and I’m supposed to relax after an intense month
but let’s see how still I can be
Cause I thought we would cuddle
I thought we would go out for dinner
but you don’t want me
In the week after that I might work a few shifts
but you won’t be sitting at the bar with a glass of whiskey
And I know you’ll play a show there next Sunday
I’ll tear one of your posters apart and I won’t go
I‘ll leave the other two hanging though
That poster torn apart is just a hangover of the heart
That poster torn apart is just a hangover of the heart
And then it’s my birthday
I’m turning twenty-nine
and you’ll write
“hope you had a good one“
No exclamation mark or anything!
And a month will have magically gone by, without you by my side
And a month will have magically gone by, without you by my side
And every morning
every morning
every morning
I’ll think
“A heartbreak is just a hangover of the heart
A heartbreak is just a hangover of the heart”
And yeah, sure, it’s been a pretty great evening
but maybe we shouldn’t have stayed up til four drinking
I’ve loved you since I was twenty-five
I can stop loving you at twenty-nine
No problem
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4. |
Ditch Me
04:23
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Six months later
on your artwork
the ditch where I played as a child
Sometimes flooding
sometimes drying out
if I was lucky
it was covered in snow
if I was luckier
the snow was not yellow
The ditch where my foremothers
planted an invasive species of flower
which now is hard to get rid of
I, I used to love them
used to pick them and admire
the only purple within sight
The favourite pee spot
of a countless number of dogs
you would know
I showed you around
I’d do the same to you
yes, I would use you too
but you never showed me around
I don’t have the ammunition
or the inside information
Ditch me
and use my ditch for your art
detach it from my heart
Ditch me
and use my ditch for your art
detach me from your heart
And never show me around
you never showed me around
you’ll never show me around
you never showed me around
Six months later
on your artwork
the field where I played as a child
Springtime come
I’d watch the cows run wild leaving the barn
the calves jumping up and down
One or two or three would always crawl under the fence
and find the ditch and find the road and find our house
I, I used to love them
used to name them
used to wonder
where they disappeared to in that big ass truck
Ditch me
and use my ditch for your art
detach it from my heart
Ditch me
and use my ditch for your art
detach me from your heart
And never show me around
you never showed me around
you’ll never show me around
you never showed me around
I, I used to love you
used to dream
and now I wonder
where I disappeared to
when did I turn abstract?
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5. |
Förträng
03:25
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Min älskling fyller år
han fyller trettiotvå
Det fick vara vi ett tag
men inte till och med idag
Förträng förträng, förträng
kom ihåg, aldrig igen
Jag gråter i pausen på skitjobbet i trädgården
häggen blommar igen
Jag tänker på pannkakorna som jag stekte vart år
och på ryggmassagen som du aldrig får
Förträng förträng förträng
häggen blommar igen
Var är min mammas jacka?
Du bar den på baren
den kvällen du ville sova själv
häggen blommade väl än?
Var är min mammas jacka?
Du kunde åtminstone tacka för lånet
jag skulle tacka dig för hånet
Som är att
sakna mig mindre än du ville
sakna mig mindre än du trodde
sakna mig nästan
ingenting alls
Förträng förträng förträng
aldrig igen
Förträng förträng förträng
häggen blommar igen
Förträng förträng förträng
aldrig igen
Förträng förträng förträng
häggen blommar igen
Häggen blommade väl än?
Häggen blommade väl än.
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6. |
Cold Sea
04:44
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You moved to your country
will I ever move to mine?
You moved to your countries
and I stayed behind
in our city
Now you’re going to my coastline
you’re traveling by train
I know I may hold grudges for a while
but a whole coastline I can’t claim
When you’re on the train
will you have a window seat?
When you see the cold sea
will you think of me?
How you’d never jump in
but I might
You said I was a smurf child
who’d never known summer
And disappointingly a woman
owning only one piece of swimwear
Now I own two
now I own three
What does it matter?
We’ll never go to the sea
When you see the cold sea
will you think of me?
When you see the cold sea through the window
will you think of me?
Cold cold sea
will you think of me?
When you see the
cold cold sea
will you think of me?
If you only swim when it is warm
you may never swim at all
Who’s that person next to you?
looks like it could be somebody new
Who’s this person next to me?
will we ever go to the sea?
He says that I should keep seeing others
but he likes me
I say it’s fine
for a while
Oh, it’s fine
I don’t need anyone
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7. |
Obituary
03:27
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I‘m alone at the funeral
why did nobody answer my call?
Cause he‘s dead to me
but he’s not really
there’s no obituary
there’s no dead body
And the only one grieving is me
and my breakup buddy
mourning her own loss
the way we were both tossed
away this summer
what a bummer
They’re dead to us
but there’s no carcass
No, he’s 10 minutes away
taking mdma
He‘s 10 minutes away
taking mdma
I was high once
I smiled
when I saw
his eyes in the sun
I thought he was the one
But there’s no such thing, is there?
I want to cut my hair
Last comment from my grandmother was
”you should cut your hair shorter
when it’s long
it’s just hanging there“
I got a bit annoyed
but I knew she was right
also she was dying
so I let it slide
His name next to mine
in her obituary
My mother’s first reaction was
“too late to change
I’m sorry“
His name next to mine
in my local newspaper
cut out, put on a fridge somewhere
just as a remainder
His name next to mine
his eyes in the sun
his name in the sun
his eyes next to mine
my eyes in the sun
my eyes next to mine
And my name?
It’s nowhere to be found!
I was high twice
I smiled
when I saw
his eyes in the sun
I thought he was the one
But there’s no such thing, is there?
I went to cut my hair
and I’ll never grow it out again
I hope she sees my bob from heaven
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8. |
Bells Ring
04:23
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Didn’t get much done last night
well at least I made dinner
enough for a lunch box
No access to microwave at my job
but I’ll use bamboo cutlery
that I got
from a shop
in Northampton
I eat the cold pasta
on a bench near Carillon
the bell tower
where we once picnicked
and listened to swell bell melodies
I think you still loved me then
but whatever, I think
as the bells ring
I better get moving
The bells ring
I better get moving
Put on a linen shirt this morning
cotton linen blend pants
proper shoes
new bag
I took a shower
Thought at least I look put together then
like a woman approaching her thirties
They won’t know what a mess I am
they won’t see the inside of my head
where I’m busy building
air relationships with dates
who don’t have the decency to dump me
on a gray Monday around noon
No, it‘s ghosting or face to face
on prime time Saturday evening
between dinner and concert
“we can still go as friends”, he says
I say “no” and give his ticket to Rachel
again
I better get moving
The bells ring
I better get moving
Look at me doing it
look at me living
look at me playing
look at me singing
look at me dating
casually
well, casual my ass
Look at my bamboo fork
look at my linen shirt
look at my reusable water bottle
look at my eye cream
sunscreen
no wrinkles for me
no wrinkles for me
Look at me look at me look at me look at me look at me look at me look at me look at me look at me look at me
Look at me!
Look away!
Did anyone find me cute today?
The bells ring
I better get moving
Better get planning
my 30th birthday gathering
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9. |
Not A Dancer
03:29
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I’m known for being quiet
and wearing the right cuts
I’m known for being pretty fun at parties
if you don’t party a lot
Yeah, you’re not likely to see me on LSD
but I’ll have another shot
and I’ll have you over for dinner
I’m not a chef, but I’ll do my best
I’m not a chef, but I’ll do my best
And I’ll be closer to being your friend
and I’ll be closer to being your friend
and I’ll be closer to being your friend
Lately I find myself at home
more than I want to
and if I’m home
I might as well get a dog
have a child and get married too
What’s wrong with that?
No, it’s a trap
it’s a trap
I wanna go out!
I wanna go out!
I’ll go anywhere with you
And I’ll have you over for dinner
And I’ll be closer to being your friend
and I’ll be closer to being your person
and I’ll be closer to being your friend
I wanna go out!
Can we stay out tonight?
I’m not a dancer, but I’ll do my best
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