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Songs About Pickles

by Emil Beckford

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1.
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
2.
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
3.
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
4.
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
5.
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
6.
Energy 03:46
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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My first EP! A series of love-related songs following the journey from pursuing a relationship you can't have to accepting the truth and moving forward.

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released October 11, 2019

Music and Lyrics - Emil Beckford
Production/Mixing/Mastering - Emil Beckford
Filter - Ben Cohen (Co-writing/guitar)
9 Week Boyfriend - Skyler Chin (electric guitar), Jacob E Miller (saxophone)
Might As Well Be - Emma Longhurst (Co-writing/guitar)
Energy - James Wood (keys/organ), Ben Cohen (drums), Sofía Campoamor (backing vocals), Syd Bakal (backing vocals), David Washington (backing vocals), Nathan Murphy (backing vocals), James Nydam (backing vocals), Josh Gonzalez (backing vocals)
Cover art - Kinsley McNulty, Emil Beckford

Huge thanks to the Yale Music Department, Crescent Underground Recording Studio, Silliman Recording Studio, Sofía Campoamor, Syd Bakal, Mohit Sani, Thomas Hagen, James Nydam, Mike Errico, and Dylan Young. This project wouldn't exist without 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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