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Songs About Pickles
01:46
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Sometimes it’s harder to get out of bed than it is on some other days
Don’t think I’m depressed or anything but it could have gone undiagnosed
I stay laid in bed till 2:43PM your attractions I’m pondering
Yeah, yours not mine because I’m trying to get inside your head
I’ve been hearing the same words and phrases in a variety of ways
And I can’t stand to keep hearing my inadequacy on repeat
My brain says get up legs don’t listen their blood’s laced with disinhibition
It’s like I’m trapped inside a jar and stuck writing songs about the pickles there
Being vulnerable is hard, but come just as you are
Roll your sleeves, show me your arms, I won't judge you for your scars
Being vulnerable is hard, but come just as you are
Roll your sleeves, show me your arms, I won't judge you for your scars
Being vulnerable is hard, but come just as you are
Roll your sleeves, show me your arms, I won't judge you for your scars
I won't judge you for your scars
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2. |
Filter (feat. Ben Cohen)
04:07
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I stare at you with a gaze of naïveté
I follow through though I’m not really sure what us means
Could your appeal be because at times our spirits align
If I read a bit between the lines
Are you showing me something I can’t see
Do you get unsure about your plans for the future
Your calm demure makes it seem like everything’s in tune
Your circles are small, is there room for anyone else within
If I asked would you let me in
Or does trying at all make me a fool?
Subconsciously my curiosity got the better of me
And now we’re here
And with a word or three you could shatter me
You can’t see but there’s so much fear
And if I could find the courage to remind you
That maybe I’m worth your time
Then you could see you don’t have to be alone
I could be standing next to you
I’m more than just an accessory
I could be the one you tell your secrets to
Let your bottled up emotions free
I know you see a friend when you look at me
But when I look at you
I see the boy who could be the man of my dreams
But there’s a filter blocking you
And there’s a filter blocking me
If reading you were a test I’d fail in about two seconds
You’re confident, cool but that only makes up part of your essence
You live carefree though you’re shrouded by a sense of mystery
Baby boy you inspire me
I wanna match your effervescence
Subconsciously my curiosity got the better of me
And now we’re here
And with a word or three you could shatter me
You can’t see but there’s so much fear
And if I could find the courage to remind you
That maybe I’m worth your time
Then you could see you don’t have to be alone
I could be standing next to you
I’m more than just an accessory
I could be the one you tell your secrets to
Let your bottled up emotions free
I know you see a friend when you look at me
But when I look at you
I see the boy who could be the man of my dreams
But inside I’m screaming
I don’t understand
This giant wall that stands between us has enough chinks
You can see me but the image is distorted
They say that love is blind
I bet you’re seeing in black and white
But there’s 1000 shades of grey to describe the ways I feel torn inside
If the world is going under the only thing we have is love
It can guide us through uncertainty in times we are away from home
So boy don’t change a thing but maybe clean your glasses please
I’m standing right in front of you
You don’t have to be alone
I could be standing next to you
I’m more than just an accessory
But there’s a filter blocking you
And there’s a filter blocking me
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3. |
Prove Me Wrong
04:04
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I miss having your voice around
Hearing you laugh used to make me feel better
But lately you ain’t made a sound
A silence that screams you don’t wanna be together
And lately I’ve been talking to the walls
As far as I’m concerned that’s what you are, that’s what you are
Concrete’s filling up your heart
So you don’t hear me talk, not when I talk
Prove me wrong, prove me wrong, prove me wrong, prove me wrong
Prove me wrong, prove me wrong, prove me wrong, prove me wrong
I’m suffocating, ain’t no air unless you show me that show you care
Prove me wrong, prove me wrong, prove me wrong, prove me wrong
Prove me wrong, prove me wrong, prove me wrong, prove me wrong
Cuz I don’t wanna be right if it means I can’t be with you tonight
Tonight
Band
I thought I would try honesty
If I put myself out there, maybe you’d reciprocate
But that was naïve, it don’t work that way
Cuz I can’t make you love me
And at the same time, can’t make these feelings go away
Same with the pain
And lately I’ve been talking to the walls
As far as I’m concerned that’s what you are, that’s what you are
Push me out a plane into free fall
Every time I wait for you to not pick up when I call
So prove me wrong, prove me wrong, prove me wrong, prove me wrong
Prove me wrong, prove me wrong, prove me wrong, prove me wrong
I’m suffocating, ain’t no air unless you show me that show you care
Prove me wrong, prove me wrong, prove me wrong, prove me wrong
Prove me wrong, prove me wrong, prove me wrong, prove me wrong
Cuz I don’t wanna be right if it means I can’t be with you tonight
I just wanna be with you tonight
I just wanna be with you tonight
Never felt this lost before in my life
Prove me wrong I don’t wanna be right
I just wanna be with you tonight
I just wanna be with you tonight
Only gonna waste so much of your time (And mine)
Prove me wrong I don’t wanna be right
I just wanna be with you tonight
I just wanna be with you tonight
Call the match I won’t continue to fight
Prove me wrong I don’t wanna be right
I just wanna be with you tonight
I just wanna be with you tonight
Prove me wrong, prove me wrong, prove me wrong, prove me wrong
(Why do I need you to care so much)
Prove me wrong, prove me wrong, prove me wrong, prove me wrong
(Why do I need you to care so much)
I’m suffocating, ain’t no air unless you show me that show you care
Prove me wrong, prove me wrong, prove me wrong, prove me wrong
(Why do I need you to care so much)
Prove me wrong, prove me wrong, prove me wrong, prove me wrong
(Why do I need you to care so much)
Cuz I don’t wanna be right if it means I’m all alone tonight
Prove me wrong, prove me wrong, prove me wrong, prove me wrong
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4. |
9 Week Boyfriend
04:15
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Every voice inside my head is saying this is a bad idea
Cuz you’re moving to Denver at the end of the year
I like you you like me too, yay but we’re out of time
Cuz when you fly away in 9 weeks, I’ll be the last thing on your mind
Why’d I wait so long
Oh I want your love
I wish you could just stay
But you can’t it’s too late for us
Screw what makes sense and what’s best
I just wanna hold you close
So you should be my 9 week boyfriend
I’ll give you kisses on the nose
Don't get stuck on what could've been
I don’t care what our parents say
So come on be my 9 week boyfriend
We’ll figure out the details later
Be mine, be mine, be my 9 week boyfriend
Be mine, be mine, be my 9 week boyfriend
I know you don't return my texts cuz you're playing hard to get
But we're gon' get hit with regret if we don't take us serious
For 3 years we tried to repress, but tell me what good did we gain?
Yeah yes is scary but take my hand, before this 9 weeks turns to 8
I'll give you all my love
If you want it, love
As slow as works for us
But I'm not a fan of long distance
Screw what makes sense and what’s best
I just wanna hold you close
So you should be my 9 week boyfriend
I’ll give you kisses on the nose
Don't get stuck on what could've been
I don’t care what our parents say
So come on be my 9 week boyfriend
We’ll figure out the details later
Be mine, be mine, be my 9 week boyfriend
Be mine, be mine, be my 9 week boyfriend
I'm not trying to push you up against a fence (But you)
Know I don’t always got this much confidence (So you)
Know it's rare that my love’s even up for sale
You want my heart act now I won't ship it through the mail
Be mine, be mine, be my 9 week boyfriend
Be mine, be mine, be my 9 week boyfriend
Screw what makes sense and what’s best
I just wanna hold you close
So you should be my 9 week boyfriend
I’ll give you kisses on the nose
Don't get stuck on what could've been
I don’t care what our parents say
So you should be my 9
We’ll figure out the details later
Be my 9 week boyfriend
Be my 9 week boyfriend
9 week boyfriend
9 week boyfriend
9 week boyfriend
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5. |
Might As Well Be
03:57
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You should’ve heard the words you said
We had a happy ending in my head
But you said we should be friends instead
You should’ve heard the words you said
You should’ve seen the things you did
You returned the feelings that I hid
And lately you've been growing so distant
You should’ve seen the things you did
Now you’re gone and all I’m left with is disappointment, what'd I expect?
Now you’re gone and all I’m left with is what I expected, was unrealistic
I built our world up in my mind but I guess that us was a waste of time
So I might as, might as well be blind
Yeah I might as well be
You walked away but I can’t move
Struck by future memories we can’t see through
Now who’d you find to make my dreams come true?
You took our life from me, I gotta start anew
Now you’re gone and all I’m left with is disappointment, what'd I expect?
Now you’re gone and all I’m left with is what I expected, was unrealistic
I built our world up in my mind but I guess that us was a waste of time
So I might as, might as well be blind
Yeah I might as well be
Might as well be
I might as well be
Might as well be
When I return to places that we’ve been (Places that we've been)
Your ghost triggers a dull ache within (A dull ache within)
Suddenly there you are again (There you are again)
Suddenly there you are again (There you are again)
Now you’re gone and all I’m left with is disappointment, what'd I expect?
Now you’re gone and all I’m left with is what I expected, was unrealistic
I built our world up in my mind but I guess that us was a waste of time
So I might as, might as well be blind
Yeah I might as well be
Now you’re gone and all I’m left with is disappointment, what did I expect?
Now you’re gone and all I’m left with is what I expected, it was unrealistic
I built our world up in my mind but I guess that us was a waste of time
So I guess I might as well be blind
Yeah I might as well be
I built our world up in my mind
I might as well be
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6. |
Energy
03:46
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So we had plans, yeah I had expectations
Not saying that you hurt me, but I wish I’d made preparations
At our core we’re animals in a zoo not quite caged up
I escaped and caught a glimpse of you, it wasn’t love just infatuation
So I won’t use more energy on you
Cuz it feels like I misplaced my faith, thought our relationship’d be more reliable
Never take my side, you only judge
And now whenever you walk by, you shoot me with side-eye and I
And I don’t know how long I can keep patching wounds from you
And I won’t use more energy on you
I’m only human, I’ve got limitations
But I kept hanging out with you even though I knew
You’d break my heart as soon as you take it (Hey hey)
So Lord knows I won’t use more energy on you
I know that I should cut you off, I know that that’s not right
Cuz when I was emotionally distressed I called you late at night
So I’ma give you your space, I know that we both need some time
Maybe we can be friends later but for now I
I won’t use more energy on you
I’m only human, I’ve got limitations
But I kept hanging out with you even though I knew
You’d break my heart as soon as you take it (Hey hey)
So Lord knows I won’t use more energy on you
You’d break my heart as soon as you take it (Hey hey)
So Lord knows I won’t use more energy on you
So Lord knows I won’t use more energy on you
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Emil Beckford Buffalo, New York
I'm a Buffalo-based alt electronic soul singer/songwriter/producer trying to make music that won't bore me in 5 years. I love synths, fake jazz chords, and singing higher than my vocal chords want me to. I draw inspiration from soul artists, masters of harmony, gospel icons, people who just make you feel some kind of way, and everyone in between. ... more
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