1. |
Almost Love
03:53
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It was almost love almost something worth singing about
it was almost but not quite love
you got tired of my touch so soon it seems, I guess you're not the man for me
it was almost it was almost love, it was never quite good enough
You, you gave me you but only the half that you wanted to
you rushed your touch just enough to keep the other half all wrapped up
and it's a sign of my mood last week i was singing love songs thinking of you
now I'm sitting in the dark wondering where is your heart
It was never enough it was only ever almost love
never quite good enough
it was only ever almost love
I tell you what I need, I need a man who wants to run his hands all over me
we got a rhythm in the dark, don't need to explain
he knows how to get me started
It's not in my head I said I can feel the love dying while lying in your bed
but now I know you were never gonna be enough, at your best you were only almost
It was only ever almost love, it was only ever almost love
It was only ever almost love
you were only ever almost love
you were never gonna be good enough
you were only ever almost love
we had all the right words
but words don't make a love affair when the heart's not there
we had all the right ups and downs
but the closest we came to igniting the flame
was never enough it was only ever almost love
it was only ever almost love
I stood on the edge of a battleground
I could've won the war if I had known just what I was fighting for
your words are sweet but what about your feelings for me
it was only ever almost love
it was never gonna be good enough
at your best
you were only ever almost love
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2. |
Stone Junction
04:14
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I know I met you once before this lifetime
before this gin was running through my brain
I can see it in your eyes, the recollection
I've got a feeling, a feeling you feel the same
the trail of empty bottles and corruption
destruction that we seem to leave behind
you can be sure enough
I will never break your heart
cause if I did I know I'd be breaking mine
I will meet you at the Junction
When the smoke has cleared and we have drunk the world dry
I will meet you in the morning
when our sanity is threatened by the daylight
I will meet you and I will need you
Like I need you now
Overdramatic and foolish at our best we fight the powers
don't even bother to get dressed
reclining on the rocks watching fire burn our hearts
we know it's a stage but we live it anyways
hey
I will meet you at the Junction
When the smoke has cleared and we have drunk the world dry
I will meet you in the morning
when our sanity is threatened by the daylight
I will meet you and I will need you
Like I need you now
It's like the fires that we burned on the beach late at night
nostalgia is a killer, leaves you empty as the sky
makes you wonder why you left, so sick of cobblestones and tears
and too much wine and endless nights and asking yourself why
you want so bad to get back, get back to the junction
I will not waste my time in saying goodbye
because I know I could never really leave you behind
I will not waste my time in saying goodbye
As the surface meets the sea I will meet you every night
I will meet you
I will meet you
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3. |
Not Like Me
03:36
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It's not like me
I said for the hundredth time
but tonight I'm just not buying this line
and the neighbours hear us every night
they know how much we love a fight
and I just gotta make them see
that it's not like me
It's not like me
to give in to a battle cry
but JD baby and I'm telling no lies
I could argue with a ghost all night
I can't say I can see the line
and to walk away when I swear I'm right
you know, it's just not like me
I’m tired of living on of living like this
And I’m trying to get on up and get on out from under you
And I’m tired of making up excuses
For why this is unusual to see
It’s just not like me
It’s not like Me
Never gonna run that famous scene
This character ain’t big big enough for me
And I judge those women all I can
Then I ended up with just that man
I beg the tiles on the kitchen floor to see
This is not like me
I’m tired of living on of living like this
And I’m trying to get on up and get on out from under you
And I’m tired of making up excuses
For why this is unusual to see
Phoenix always rises right in the middle baby
I'm just a shot away from a second chance at living the way I used to
smoke it always rises and I'm looking to lift myself
you know why this is so unusual to see
And why this is not usually me
it's not like me
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4. |
Turn It Up
02:28
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Let's take it from the top
you say over the band at a crowded bar
out of nowhere takes me over
the band plays over again
now we're down the street
in the dark or in the alley at the back of the bar
we both know, we both know
We're gonna turn it up
turn it up turn it up
turn me up, yeah turn it up
You're no man of mine
better keep my back to the wall this time
crooked glances might be my mind working over what ain't mine
Then we're so far down
gonna break the speed of my sound
you come inside and you
turn it up
turn it up
turn me up
One more night
of trying to do things right
well I have tasted opportunity to step away
far away from this foolery
But I'm just getting started
Broken bones don't seem to heed
when I get that nighttime need
for you for you
and I know you are going to
turn it up
turn it up
turn it up yeah
turn it up
turn me up
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5. |
Losing You
03:57
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Tried to find a new solution
instead I came to this new revolution
I was taken in, I was robbed
Tried to find release through distraction
instead I came to this new lights reflection
I was taken in, I was robbed
Now I'm losing you
I'm losing you
So you promised me heaven to the end
and I promise to try not to watch you descend
but I was taken in by the beauty of your fall
and here i am rising up from liquid form
just to tell you that i'm sorry for myself
and now i'm losing yes i'm losing
i'm well on my way
to be losing you
i'm losing you
And I bet you think my number's up
you see tired beats and frozen clocks
and I'm losing you yes I'm losing you
and smoking from this cigarette
and these whisky eyes I would soon forget
is that losing you I'm well on my way
to be losing you
losing you
Tried to find an easy salvation
instead I found that you'd shake my foundation
i was taken in I was robbed
tried to find a way to complete me
but instead i find that completion's deceiving
cause you are never really done
until you are buried and your gone
yes I'm losing you
And it's safe to say
safe to say your number's up I'm losing you
And it's safe to say safe to say your number's up
and I'm losing you I'm losing you
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6. |
Human Connection
03:27
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I must confess when I saw him standing there
Wasn’t my type of man, not with that slicked back hair
But then those broad shoulders And those run away jeans
know what I mean, I was afflicted, afflicted yeah
I must confess when I felt him at my back
My moral code of conduct faded right into the black
Heat on my hips my perception of his lips
Maybe he’s my exception maybe my skin on skin redemption
I’m only human, I need affection
I’m only human I need that human connection
I must confess as the music carried on, I feel my resolution going deeper underground
But those deep brown eyes and that runaway smile
know what I mean, what I mean, I was afflicted, afflicted yeah
I must confess when we landed on the floor
He’s wrappin himself around me like he don’t need nothin more
Maybe it’s my heart maybe I've been lonely, looking for my one and only
But right now these arms are my only holy territory
I’m only human
I need affection
I’m only human
I need that human connection
Woah oh oh
In the moment could he be
In the moment what I need
In the moment could he be, yes in the moment what I need
In the moment I need those shoulders leaning over me oh
I’m only human
I need affection
I’m only human
I need that human connection
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7. |
East Side Woman
05:22
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Couldn't help yourself from laughing out of place
well you nearly gave yourself away
but crashed right back to earth
when the corners of her mouth curved down
she's got you figured out by now
She handed me a rose looking up from those long lashed eyes
on the sidewalks of the east side
she's not so innocent I know
But she knows yes she knows yeah she knows how to move me
She's got me figured out by now
East side woman, she's got me where she wants me
I'm gonna try to hold my ground
East side woman it's been a lifetime of resistance
but I can feel my defences coming
down down down down
She got used to having fire at the door She sees flames everywhere she goes
she don't mean no harm it's just the way the world has moved her
she's got you figured out by now
She breaks hearts all over town just to find a new shade of red
to paint the canvas that she keeps on the floor beside her bed
she don't mean no harm no it's just the way the world has moved her
she's got you figured out by now
East side woman
she's got me where she wants me
I'm gonna try to hold my ground
East side woman
it's been a lifetime of resistance
but I can feel my defences coming
down down down down
I can't help myself from smiling at the memory
in that diner off of main street on a Sunday
she always knows how to make me laugh dispel my grief
she says I'm going to steal her heart
but I think it's she, that is the thief
East side woman she's got me where she wants me
I'm gonna try to hold my ground
East side woman it's been a lifetime of resistance
but I can feel my defences coming down down down down
coming down down down going down down down
East side, east side woman
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8. |
Wrong Songs
04:07
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Kick off my shoes at the door, that's it's for me
another night is over singing sensitivities
climb into bed big enough for two
maybe I am destined for great things, but I am not destined for you
They love the love songs, can't seem to sing em fast enough
I'm the one singing the lines, and I am the only one at a loss
I grip the mic, and think back to better days
if I can feel the words from another world, maybe they won't suspect a thing
My songs
are all wrong songs
I don't sing love songs
I sing my heart's histories
Someone from the crowd comes up and requests another tune
I know it's gonna be another three to five minutes of conjuring old you
Now I cannot complain, about a trip down that old lane
feels good for a while, but I know I'm gonna wake up just the same
my songs, are all wrong songs
I don't sing love songs
I sing my heart's histories
my songs, are all wrong songs
I don't sing love songs, I sing my heart's histories
was it better to have and lost, than to have never loved at all
was our sad romance prophesized, written on the wall
can you give me back all the songs, I started to unwind
they ended at the second verse, when our love ran out of lines
my songs are all wrong songs
I don't sing love songs
I sing my heart's histories
If my history is written in these lines
better listen carefully so I don't repeat my favourites twice
but the man at the bar, is asking for my name
well I think I might have another verse or two for him
my songs are all wrong songs
I don't sing love songs I sing my heart's histories
my songs are all wrong songs
i don't sing love songs, I sing sentimental memories
my songs are all wrong songs
I don't sing love songs
I sing my heart's histories
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Sandra Bouza Toronto, Ontario
Most of the music we listen to never really gets under our skin. As pleasant and catchy as it may be, it skims along the surface, like a stone skipping across water. Every now and then, if we are really lucky, we encounter an artist like Sandra Bouza who gets right down into our blood and bones. An artist whose voice stops us in our tracks. ... more
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