1. |
Gently
03:43
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i will wake before the sun
be there if you choose to run
just so you know
wherever you go
i will too
make mistakes and come up dry
open heart and silent cry
fading out of sight
i could disappear
into the night
as long as you hold me close before you go
as long as you warn me
i will let you go
if you choose to be free and i can't help
that's alright with me
don't be abrupt
rip the bandage off
if no one can see me bleed
am i even hurting
if you don't want to be with me
let me go gently
let the opposite commence
so full of love now full of regrets
no point to say
you're leaving today
and our time is spent
if only i could love you for another night
if only the world would let me treat you right
if we're falling apart i know you must protect your heart
as long as you hold me close before you go
as long as you warn me
i will let you go
if you choose to be free and i can't help
that's alright with me
don't be abrupt
rip the bandage off
if no one can see me bleed
am i even hurting
if you don't want to be with me
let me go gently
as long as you hold me close before you go
as long as you warn me
i will let you go
if you choose to be free and i can't help
that's alright with me
don't be abrupt
rip the bandage off
if no one can see me bleed
am i even hurting
if you don't want to be with me
let me go gently
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2. |
From Way Up Here
04:24
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every day got the road behind me
you said that i wouldn't make it here
but oh how i love to prove you wrong
in a week do a thousand things
you wouldn't believe
and without you my life
has carried on
bury who i always thought i should be
lift my head and learn to be free
no one can hurt me from way up here
it's like all the little voices disappear
the view is so clear for miles i can see
and you don't think i have the nerve to love me
turn my head to what you'll say
you'll take what's good and twist it
i'm choosing not to burn like this
i am strong
i am worthy
you were wrong
will these rusted wings to fly
to fly to fly
no one can hurt me from way up here
it's like all the little voices disappear
the view is so clear for miles i can see
and you don't think i have the nerve to love me
somebody told me there was beauty in the pain
that you don't get the sunshine without braving the rain
every turn every mile
every step away from that crooked smile
standing tall now
till i can't see the ground
no one can hurt me from way up here
it's like all the little voices disappear
the view is so clear for miles i can see
and you don't think i have the nerve to love me
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3. |
For Now
03:25
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i want night skies and starry eyes
and looking at you like you're the only other person alive
singing your name in my sleep isn't enough
i wanna dream about you
like you're the one for me
like we won't span a distance of several hundred miles
but for now can't we be awake and dreaming
i'll hold on to you with one hand running through your hair
so for now listen to you talk through the night
staring up at stars on my ceiling loving what's you and i
want you to be my favorite song
hand on my knee like you live here
want your jacket to hang next to mine when we come home
and on our later nights i'll make you coffee my darling
awake just to see your eyes smiling back into mine
so for now can't we be awake and dreaming
i'll hold on to you with one hand running through your hair
so for now listen to you talk through the night
staring up at stars on my ceiling loving what's you and i
cause i laugh when i say to myself that i think that you like me
as if we haven't spent the night holding hands in my bed
cause when i look at you it's so easy and mixed with a giddy feeling
cause i love when you're looking at me the way that you do
so for now even with the choices we made
i'll still hold your hand and be happy and love that you laugh at my jokes
cause for now it all feels so temporary
but i wanna look in your eyes and laugh like it's not over soon
but for now can't we be awake and dreaming
i'll hold on to you with one hand running through your hair
so for now listen to you talk through the night
staring up at stars on my ceiling loving what's you and i
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4. |
Hands
02:42
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is it that your hands put my mind at ease
or when i feel you moving next to me
you can look so beautiful sometimes
the only place i love you is in my mind
you walk away and breaking my heart now twice
but of course i'll kiss you like i'd love you to
i don't need your comfort
your hands
your whispered words
your sweet romance
or your arms when they're wrapped across my shoulders so tonight
i'll kiss you goodbye
don't know how to say that you shouldn't go
i only wanted you not to be alone
but i can never sleep when you're holding me
and when i look at you i can't see your eyes
you're just a fuzzy dream that i'll hold tonight
of course i'll kiss you cause i want to
i don't need your comfort
your hands
your whispered words
your sweet romance
or your arms when they're wrapped across my shoulders so tonight
i'll kiss you goodbye
it's the cruel in me to keep you here
when inside i know it's time for you to go
i don't want to make up the parts of you i need
i'm not in this for one time
just for me
i don't need your comfort
your hands
your whispered words
your sweet romance
or your arms when they're wrapped across my shoulders so tonight
i'll kiss you goodbye
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5. |
Still Awake
03:39
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why dont we hit rewind
to the first time that i saw you locked eyes with mine
and my jaw dropped to the floor
cause i've never seen a face like yours before
shoulda known back then
we were standing worlds apart
because you even said
that you break a lot of hearts
but i knew that i had you and i let that fire fade
cause you could love me
say you're sorry
and i'd believe
cause the heat of burning next to you
would set me free
how could you love someone and not fall asleep in their arms
i am dreaming of someone i know you can't become
now we're both up north
near a whole year later but my heart's still sore
i've seen your parents house
i've met your childhood friends and i think they're great
trying to keep my cool
cause you're close enough to touch
i wanna be your friend
casually at lunch
but if you keep smiling at me like that
i think i'm gonna die
cause you could love me
say you're sorry
and i'd believe
cause the heat of burning next to you
would set me free
how could you love someone and not fall asleep in their arms
i am dreaming of someone i know you can't become
if i gave you words to say then you'd be perfect
if i made up your excuses you'd be worth it
you're the hero of the story and i'd follow you at will
cause i love the thought of you more than what is real
cause you could love me
say you're sorry and i'd believe
cause i'm burning
to keep you warm
and it's hard to leave
how could you love someone and not fall asleep in their arms
i am dreaming of someone i know you can't become
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6. |
By A Mile
03:50
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hey i know
it's been a while now
are you even awake this time of day
it's 6 am
just wanna say
i can meet you there
i'll be standing here on oxford street
i've been scared to call so i let all this time pass
isn't four years long enough to awaken the past
i wanna know are you better now
cause i hurt you and i swear i didn't mean to let you down
i would drive right through the night just to see you smile
if you'll see me again i'm afraid i'll miss you by a mile
i deleted the pictures
banished without a trace
i've been thinking lately i really need to see your face
cause a lot has changed hasn't it
just a phone call away and i'm scared of it
and it's time to know if i'll only ever be your ghost
i wanna know are you better now
cause i hurt you and i swear i didn't mean to let you down
i would drive right through the night just to see you smile
if you'll see me again i'm afraid i'll miss you by a mile
i don't know how to tell you
i'm sorry for the pain i caused
we were kids back then mourning for the love we lost
but we're different now
and so much has changed
i wish i could see you now and ask about your day
i wanna know are you better now
cause i hurt you and i swear i didn't mean to let you down
i would drive right through the night just to see you smile
if you'll see me again i'm afraid i'll miss you by a mile
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7. |
Captive
04:37
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you're a fading light in the evening dusk
in a crowded room with an empty cup
what do you want from me
i can see you standing all the way from here
you're the last of sunlight in the atmosphere
falling toward me, me
i don't think i would have given up
you keep saying i'm enough
but don't you see
we don't act like we're in love
just two people catching up
to a fantasy
we said we would always
try to be the one who's
always enough always enough always enough
we were holding on
but now it feels like our
time is up time is up
i think we have been
holding each other captive
your two damn wings were meant to fly
it's hard for you to say goodbye
held in place by fear
we can't wait for our hearts to break
aren't you tired of this ache
oh what do you want to hear
just tell me outright what you need
i'd rather thunder in the tress
than hiding from the light
we said we would always
try to be the one who's
always enough always enough always enough
we were holding on
but now it feels like our
time is up time is up
i think we have been
holding each other captive
it doesn't matter now does it
the other choices we had
how do we fall out of love
it doesn't hurt that bad
you can have your rivers
i'll sleep alone tonight
i only want sunshine for you
someday we'll get it right
we said we would always
try to be the one who's
always enough always enough always enough
we were holding on
but now it feels like our
time is up time is up
i think we have been
holding each other captive
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8. |
The Idea Of Love
03:18
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the idea of love is such a wonder to behold
it's a warmth inside your torso or so i'm told
just the thought of love makes me feel so self conscious
and with everyone i know falling in love part of me says that i want this
it's universal they say
it'll happen someday
i don't believe them
cause it hasn't happened yet
and they laugh and say don't fret
you have to want it
shouldn't i have been in love
with all those fishes in the sea
but i've never thrown my net successfully
how to love and be loved back
well i can't imagine that
and i'm wondering if i ever will
all my friends are all in this
getting married having kids
getting phds and looking pretty cute
i always feel i'm on the run
not enough time to get things done
and i'm cynical is it really all that good
feel like a faker singing these love songs
don't know if i've had it and feels like i'm wrong
i don't want to open to the vulnerability
but i know there's only one way to cure my heart so lonely
it's universal they say
it'll happen someday
i don't believe them
cause it hasn't happened yet
and they laugh and say don't fret
you have to want it
shouldn't i have been in love
with all those fishes in the sea
but i've never thrown my net successfully
how to love and be loved back
well i can't imagine that
and i'm wondering if i ever will
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9. |
All This Love
02:57
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i'm young
and my emotions rule me
i'm dedicated fully to the fantasy of loving you
my heart
cant take it any longer
and so i wrote this song to charm my way to you
i've got all this love and no one to give it to
so i hand it out so freely just take it all for you
cause i want more than you'll give me any time soon
that's alright i'll fall in love with someone new
it's sweet
that's what all the people say
is it too naive completely
to give it all away
all the beautiful people running wild
i'm enamored by the mysteries inside their lives
and how i somehow fit them into mine
i've got all this love and no one to give it to
so i hand it out so freely just take it all for you
cause i want more than you'll give me any time soon
that's alright i'll fall in love with someone new
i've got all this love and no one to give it to
so i hand it out so freely just take it all for you
cause i want more than you'll give me any time soon
that's alright i'll fall in love with someone new
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10. |
Glowing
03:01
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i'll watch the mountains rise and fall before me sink away too soon
gazing out to overlooking views that don't compare to you
i'm not sure if you want to hold my hand or is it wishful thinking
but there's no question weekends come to pass in bed
the both of us spent drinking
the curtain falls and darkens down the room where you lay beside me
i can't tell if we're still intoxicated or is this being happy
rolling over shirtless with the light that's softly glowing on your skin
five more minutes under i don't want to leave and let the day begin
i swear it takes up every bit of courage
to ask you to stay
just because i'd love to be in your arms
wrap your arms around and pull me close so i can hear your heart beat
i'm crazy right beside you all i feel is electricity
my face is buried safely in your neck with my forehead on your cheek
this feels the very best you take my hand
and we drift gently into sleep
i swear it takes up every bit of courage
to ask you to stay
just because i'd love to be in your arms
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11. |
Sirius
03:00
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waiting with baited breath
i'm watching the door
i believe i'm gonna see you soon soon
i'll send a letter
whatever it takes
to make sure you make it home safe
i'm here hoping to see
i do believe
the people we choose to love never truly leave
i'll be with you
wherever you choose to be
knocking upon my door
i'll answer your call
it's been a little lonely
but i've forgotten it all
it's so good to see your face
after all this time
come in to stay this little home of mine
you are so much like a dream i had
but more i swear than anything i could have
i do believe
the people we choose to love never truly leave
i'll be with you
wherever you choose to be
and even if i only exist in your memory
you can always find me here
don't be waiting around for me
i do believe
the people we choose to love never truly leave
i'll be with you
wherever you choose to be
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12. |
Stories
03:52
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ticking clocks don't count the time they only tell it
and every day the sun will rise and set
the wind will carry words that i can say again again
but it won't mean they're heard
the jokes are made and soon forgot
the laugh is heard and then it's not
and suddenly before i know my life has passed i couldn't even say slow down
and i'll remember you
even with the tears still in my eyes
with the passing times get sad
but i still feel your light
if you're back one day
oh the stories i could tell
i'll meet you here again till then i hope you're well
old friends that i let fade away
the days i spent hungover
the things i never did cause i was scared that i would fail
they sit regretful in the corner
i should have said the way i feel
cause my heart is even stronger than i show it
and i know that pain and suffering is part of life but you won't leave me to it
and i'll remember you
even with the tears still in my eyes
with the passing times get sad
but i still feel your light
if you're back one day
oh the stories i could tell
i'll meet you here again till then i hope you're well
i'm writing every word we say
i wanna look back someday
i know as time goes by i won't remember every tuesday of my twenties
if youth is wasted on the young
won't throw away this life that we'd begun
i'll prove them wrong
i can't wait for you to see what i'll become
and i'll remember you
even with the tears still in my eyes
with the passing times get sad
but i still feel your light
if you're back one day
oh the stories i could tell
i'll meet you here again till then i hope you're well
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13. |
Kentucky
04:33
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everything is changing
nothing's as it used to be
i feel so different walking down my hometown streets
the people pass but i don't see a single familiar face
remember driving the long way to kentucky
i showed you the streets where i used to live
funny how so many things can change if you let them
funny how i didn't think this place had anything to give
i'll stay awake with you just to see the sun
feel tiny in those mountains rising high
we packed up sunday with a plan to see where bluegrass meets the sky
and it was beautiful
the one tall building in the skyline
i know the way just close my eyes
and the city doesn't feel at all like this
the one thing that i miss
wasn't i supposed to know it all by now
have it all together that's what they said
the ones i knew are growing up and getting older
they only live inside my head
and it's all nostalgia now cause all my friends have moved away
but i see their shadows dancing everywhere
and i wish i could return to the innocence of every day
a life i took for granted when i was here
and it was beautiful
the one tall building in the skyline
i know the way just close my eyes
and the city doesn't feel at all like this
the one thing that i miss
it's so beautiful
the coffee shop on east high
to sing my heart out monday nights
i'll run away as far as i can get before looking back to see
this was everything i need
it was beautiful
all the possibility
the songs that live inside of me wouldn't be here
if not for that place
the steps i could retrace
it's so beautiful
singing songs on monday nights
dreaming tall to get this right
remember faces i may never see
i won't stop until the bluegrass is right in front of me
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14. |
23
05:32
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look at twenty three years upon this ground
wild reminiscing on how i made it here till now
living life in make believe i can't get too attached
wonder when i'll wake up don't know how long this will last
driving on the highway never knowing next just what i'll see
counting blessings i never thought this life would be for me
twenty three you've been so good to me
i'm free raise my hands to the breeze
i love with everything you've given me
twenty three
there's a tea that reminds me of new york city
lost my favorite winter hat from my old kentucky home
polaroids of chasing dreams on mountain tops in north carolina
and my parents live two thousand miles away in arizona
scared that someday it'd be over and this was all a dream
when i was thirteen i never thought i'd be here
now look at me
twenty three you've been so good to me
i'm free raise my hands to the breeze
i love with everything you've given me
twenty three
new lives new loves
new cities
i evolve
don't believe it
this could be mine
with the lowest lows and highest highs
twenty three
twenty three
twenty three you've been so good to me
i'm free raise my hands to the breeze
i love with everything you've given me
twenty three
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Eileen Doan Chicago, Illinois
Eileen is willing to bet she’s the best damn acoustic-pop-female-singer-songwriter in Chicago. She plays the piano, guitar, and ukelele, and tries her best with electronic pads. Lately, she’s been carving out her sound, writing sad songs that sound happy, and pondering existence as we know it. She has three EPs and is about to release her first full-length album “Small Love” on August 7th 2020 ... more
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