1. |
let me in
03:32
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VERSE ONE
tell me what you’re really like
confess every sin that keeps you up at night
cause i’ve been waiting around
for someone to take me out (bring me down)
and baby i’m a one way street
but i cant turn around
VERSE TWO
baby tell me something sweet
id like to kiss you on the cheek
but i don’t know how
honey put some sugar in my tea
cause i don’t want to be
anywhere without you next to me
CHORUS
oh take me places i haven’t been
i want to be somewhere not predetermined
let me in
let me in
let me in
take me some place i don’t know
i’ll meet you backstage after the show
discover
discover
the unknown
VERSE THREE
whisper a sweet lullaby
run your hands through my hair
until i close my eyes
cause i’ve been waiting for something
like this but i’m not rushing
baby i’ve got boundaries
but i can’t turn you down
CHORUS
oh take me places i haven’t been
i want to be somewhere not predetermined
let me in
let me in
let me in
take me some place i don’t know
i’ll meet you backstage after the show
discover
discover
the unknown
BRIDGE
i wanna deep dive in your mind
just shut the door and close the blinds
just let me in the vast unknown
i want you here right next to me
just close your eyes and set me free
just let me deep inside your soul
OUTRO
Let me in
Let me in
Let me in
Let me, let me
Let me in
Let me in
Let me in
Let me, let me
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2. |
shortfall
04:36
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VERSE ONE
Didn’t want to write another
Song about my high school lover
But here we are again
VERSE TWO
I was on the phone with my best friend
It was all innocent
Until I recognized your face
Its been a year since we’ve been in the same place
PRECHORUS
Wondered when you’d come around
CHORUS
So when I inevitably see you again
Don’t look me in the eyes
I just want to hide
Behind my disguise
VERSE THREE
You said that I haven’t changed
I’ll save it for another day
Just know that I’ve been better off without you
VERSE FOUR
Not that you were tainted in my mind
Just that I’ve left it all behind
I hope it doesn’t offend you
I’ve finally learned to exit at my cues
PRECHORUS
I left stage right, hoping you’d be out of sight
CHORUS
So when I inevitably see you again
Don’t look me in the face
Open your embrace
Know that I can only take a bit at a time
VERSE FIVE
You wanted to be friends
Not sure I could do it all again
We’ve never known between the lines
You’re in love while I am left behind
Behind
BRIDGE
I moved cities, no shortfall
Never picking up your calls
Hundred days and hundred more
Still won’t show up at your door
I can’t take it anymore
We’re not the kids we used to be
Why can’t you just set me free
OUTRO
Didn’t want to write another
Song about my high school lover
But here we are again
Hoping that this is the end
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3. |
enough
04:06
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VERSE ONE
when i’m in town
time is a figment of my imagination
and when you’re next to me
i forget what it’s like until you’re
gone again
VERSE TWO
take me on dates
and drive around our town
until we’re senseless
it’s better off this way
i get so overwhelmed by messes
is this what a mess is?
CHORUS
kiss me slow
at an arms length distance
hold me close
but far enough to listen
to your heartbeat
i can feel it speeding up
oh dear it feels like we’re too deep
for this to be enough
enough
VERSE THREE
tip toeing up the stairs
it feels like we’re creeping around
the elephant in the room
but i forget what’s on my mind
when i see you
VERSE FOUR
nobody likes a secret
i feel like one of them
your masquerade’s a weakness
shooting nonchalant glances across the room
it’s getting colder here
i guess i should disappear again
CHORUS
kiss me slow
at an arms length distance
hold me close
but far enough to listen
to your heartbeat
i can feel it speeding up
oh dear it feels like we’re too deep
for this to be enough
enough
BRIDGE
but when i’m in your car
it feels like this is what we’re living for
and when i’m very far away
the city’s got nothing left in store
but will this keep on going
or will it cease to be?
either way i cant handle
the torment of the in between
OUTRO
but kiss me slow
at an arms length distance
hold me close
but long enough to listen
to my heartbeat
i can feel it speeding up
i hope that this feeling will be enough
let it be enough
i’ve had enough
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4. |
intertwined
03:36
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VERSE ONE
Don’t think I ever let
Myself fully fall
Knew it’d be the end of it all
VERSE TWO
New city, same heart
Miss you once in a blue moon
But now it’s getting hard again
I don’t know what to do
CHORUS
But when I return in winter
I’m sure we’re bound to find
The old spark reconnected
And our bodies intertwined
VERSE THREE
Back in California
Aiming at nothing at all
Acting nonchalant
While your name’s echoing off the walls
VERSE FOUR
But then it creeps in
That familiar sense of doubt
This familiar feeling’s
Got me scared all about
CHORUS
But when I return in winter
I’m sure we’re bound to find
The old spark reconnected
And our bodies intertwined
BRIDGE
Tell me deep in your mind
How you feel inside
I can handle it
Don’t leave nothing behind
I’ve been here before
But I am fragile and
I don’t know what to do
I think I’ve fallen
I don’t know what to do
I think I’m falling
OUTRO
But when I return in winter
I’m sure we’re bound to find
The old spark reconnected
And our bodies intertwined
When you were mine
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5. |
make believe
04:51
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VERSE ONE
standing on my childhood mattress
never been this close to the ceiling before
wondering if i’ll always act this way
or if someday i’ll finally yearn for something more
VERSE TWO
sitting on the carpet thinking about the days
that i either loved this or wished my life away
maybe if i pretend that things will never change
it’ll be much easier to watch you walk away
(but there’s still three hours
left in the day
maybe i can squeeze some
sense in my brain
if i could rewind and spend another day
with you by my side would this feeling still remain)
CHORUS
cause i’ll never know
what it’s like to be a kid
i’ll never feel the way you always did
i’ve never felt so free
i’ve never run the streets
never pushed my limits
will i ever know who i’ll be?
or will i keep on playing make believe
VERSE THREE
staring out the window watch the cars go by
thinking about the fact that you’ve never seen me cry
if i keep my guard up will you still wanna stay
or will you see right through me and look the other way
(but there’s still two months left in the year
maybe if i shout it i can make it clear that
i’ve never felt this feeling never been this close
to realizing it’s me you love the most)
CHORUS
cause i’ll never know
what it’s like to be a kid
i’ll never feel the way you always did
i’ve never felt so free
i’ve never run the streets
never pushed my limits
will i ever know who i’ll be?
or will i keep on playing make believe
BRIDGE
but you have
shown me
i am the only one
in my way
i am stronger than i’ve ever known
how much longer will it take for
the rest of it to show
OUTRO
cause you let me feel what it’s like to be a kid
i’ll never feel the way you always did but
you made me feel so free
we ran the streets together
let me push my limits
think i like what i see
life is but a movie and we’re playing make believe
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Mia Lorelei New York, New York
Mia Lorelei is a filipino singer-songwriter from San Diego, CA. Subverting the soft & intimate sounds of her debut EP, her sophomore project “All-Star” invites listeners to a new world of distortion and frankness—sonically and metaphorically. Lorelei’s discography is filled with hard-hitting contemplation on the dynamics of relationships of the self, childhood nostalgia, and loved ones. ... more
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