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In Between
02:53
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In Between
I can tell by looking at you that you’re almost gone
I can tell by looking at you that it won’t be long
take a moment, take a minute, stick with it, see if you can find
all of the places in me that you’ll leave behind
cuz you got that look like you’re leaving
and I feel stuck in between again
in between the version of us that I wanna be
and the version that is sitting right in front of me
cuz I like your appetite and the way you taste
and I’d hate for that to go to waste
and I like the way you were and the way you are
I’m just scared that it’s all gone too far
cuz you got that look like you’re dealing
with something that you never thought you’d have to again
and I feel stuck in between again
in between the way it was and the way it is
before it all came down to this
in between the way we are and the way we were
before this all came down to her
cuz you got that look like you’re feeling
something that you never thought you’d feel again
and I feel stuck in between again
I can tell by looking at us that we’re almost done
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2. |
Love Me Anyway
03:40
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Love Me Anyway
There’s somethings stuck
between my guts and my chest
I’ve had no luck
though I’ve tried my best to work it out
or let it move on its own
all i know is that i can’t be its home
cuz I can’t change
the way I want me to
and I cant play
by all my broken rules
so I’ll just wait
and give myself a break
and in the meantime
I’ll love me anyway
Theres something here
between my chest and my throat
and all it takes
is to sing the right note
and it flows out
just like the honey i make
from all these B’s and C’s and D’s and E’s
but I can’t change
the way I want me to
and I cant play
by all my broken rules
so I’ll just wait
and give myself a break
and in the meantime
I’ll love me anyway
and it aint always easy
to look in the mirror and see the truth
sometimes I wish I had the answers
I believed in in my youth
so I guess I’ll change the ways I’m meant to
and I think I’ll try to forget all the rules
so I’ll just wait and enjoy my fate
and all the while I’ll love me anyway
and I think I’ll try to love me anyway
and I think it’s time to love me anyway
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3. |
Country Sugar
03:34
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Country Sugar
I used to think that the city was calling me
with all its lights and its pretty things
I used to think that the only way to make it
was to fake it in the Big Apple
so let me take this opportunity
to redefine what “make it” means to me
It means:
tall grass
and crickets
and a nice big garden out back
it means
sunrise
and apple pies
and most of all piece of mind
well, sure some money’d be nice
but im rich in a way you city folk don’t understand
so sit with me on this piece of land
and we’ll see if we can get you to forget your plans
so keep your noises and your dirty streets
cuz ive got that country sugar to keep me sweet
and it took a while to come to this
I had to knock that pedestal down
and I’d just rather be myself
in this tiny Southern town
so turn me up and tune me in
to the station of country living
turn me up and tune me in
to the station that i reside in
the only lights i care to see
are fireflies sayin hi to me
I used to think that the city was calling me
but now I know the country’s all I need
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4. |
Ashes
03:54
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Ashes
i think its about the time i was over this phase
its taken me much too long
to put out the blaze
that burned so long in me
and turned so dull in you
and in spite of everything
you remain so cool
so i walk through the ashes of what we have been
and i’m blackened with stories up to my chin
and i’m charred from head to toe
but onwards, alone I’ll go
and as i make my way out of the haze
still might take some time to wash off the days
that i keep so close to me
that grew so dull in you
and as they swirl down the drain
you do too
so i scrub off the ashes and old memories
and the water is dirty up to my knees
and i’m soaked from head to toe
but onwards, alone i’ll go
and i’ll lay in the sun to dry
and maybe, if i want to i’ll cry
just a little for you and and a little for me and a little for us
but i know in the end its not worth all the fuss
now that i’m standing on my own two feet
ill admit to one small hope that someday we’ll meet
and you will bring your matches along with a smile
and then maybe we could make sparks for a while
but of course this is only a dream
that is smoldering at its seam
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5. |
Short & Sassy
02:37
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Short & Sassy
I knew it’d happen at some point
you’d turn around and you would think you could be my friend
well, I have got news for you, boy
I’m past the point of letting you back in
I bet you thought I’d be willing
to sit and listen to you brag about the shit you do
but for your information
my life’s become a party and no one invited you
so good luck out there
I hope you find what you’re looking for
I guess I used to care
but not so much anymore
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6. |
The Way
02:22
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The Way
they say money dont come easy
they say its all a game
once i think i got this *ish!* figured out
turns out it’s all just the same
can somebody help a sister out
I just wanna know how to play
I know I got the moves in here somewhere
I just need help seeing the way
they say money dont grow on no damn trees
well, I could have told you that
been workin in the garden of my soul
but I dont see no green leaves yet
can somebody help a sister out
I just wanna know how to play
I know I got the moves in here somewhere
I just need help seeing the way
and I can trust all i want to that it’ll all work out
but still sometimes i get worried when I look at my bank account
can somebody help a sister out
I just wanna know how to play
I know I got the moves in here somewhere
I just need help seeing the way
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7. |
Memory Lane
04:24
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Memory Lane
today I tripped on Memory Lane
and as I fell I reached out and called your name
but I skinned my knee
cuz I hoped you be there like you used to be
but you never came
so I sat on the ground
and I looked around
the little town that we’d built
with its golden streets
all old and sweet
and all the little places that we used to meet
but it was not the same
and no one’s to blame
so I’ll walk back home
and I’ll lay my head to rest
and I’ll be alone
but I’ll trust that it’s all for the best
tonight I’ll dream of what I’ll say
next time I see you on Memory Lane
I’ll say, “Come with me
cuz I know of a place that you and I would rather be”
and you will sing my name
and I’ll say,
“Come here, babe
to the present day
take a walk with me
and I swear I’ll be
here for you if you ever skin your knee”
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8. |
Able
01:54
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9. |
Where I Am
03:22
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Where I Am
So I’ll run on faith until I’ve run through
but 99% of the time it just feels like I’m running on fumes
I tried to fool the mystics with all my logistics
but it didn’t take long to see
that i was just a pretender with a crazy agenda
i made myself believe
so then i put all this trust all up inside my guts
and inside of my chest
and then i mustered the gumption to quit making assumptions
and give my soul a rest
i had to slow down
i had such certainty in my young 20’s about who I was gonna be
come to find out I was just finding my way
don’t hold on to something that don’t fit you because it just wasnt meant to
I feel no certainty in these late 20’s about where I’m gonna land
so I guess I’ll just be where I am
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10. |
November
04:19
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November
you know that soap that i used?
the morning after and that afternoon
how it stuck in my memory like velcro
now that soap's at my job
and youre being replaced
with diapers and strollers and crayons and marbles
in a house that's neither mine nor yours
and certainly not ours
you know that song that i wrote?
the one you told me you loved
note for note
how it flowed from my fingers like honey
now that song's in my head
and it can't find its place
in a mind that's neither mine nor yours
and certainly not ours
and they say that these things take time
they say that.
they say that these things take time
i just hope it wont take long.
you know those things that i said
the night before you left?
just you and me in my bed
i'd say them over and over again
in a time that will be mine and yours
and hopefully ours
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11. |
In The Light
03:18
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12. |
One of the Ones
01:41
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One of the Ones
I checked the headlines yesterday
to see if there was any good news that might come my way
I saw your picture in the center of the page
your smile just made me stop and start to sway
you might not be the one
but I think you’re one of the ones
I tried to read the story but I couldn’t find the words
so I stopped and laughed and cuz I knew that’s just for the birds
I wouldn’t be surprised if you’re on the front page tomorrow too
kinda wonder what your paper looks like but I hope it’s me and you
you might not be the one
but I think you’re one of the ones
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Kaitlin June Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Kaitlin June (she/they) is the queer, God-loving Scorpio songstress here to help you sing your soul. As a songcatcher, Voice
Doula and social justice theater creator Kaitlin is super hot for interconnected, arts-driven culture. They support public speakers, ceremonial facilitators and sacred spaceholders embody their voices and empower their audiences.
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