1. |
The Bad Thing
04:26
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As I tasted the dirt
All over my tongue
growing seeds between my teeth
you stuck your hands down my throat
to find the roots thriving inside
dig th em out of me
as you tore them out
I tore you back,
I took your heart
between my hands
oh how i held it tight
as you tried to reach me
and when it beat
i beat back
Take the rotten heart
that poisons my lungs
Sweep the dirt from underneath
and the next time i find
a leaf on my tongue
i will cough until i’m clean
Flowers bloom from rot
so I am careful not to
move too slowly
If I sprout and start growing weeds in my heart
I’ll be killed by the dirt of the earth,
Take the rotten heart
that poisons my lungs
Sweep the dirt from underneath
and the next time i find
a leaf on my tongue
i will cough until i’m clean
If we’re made of star stuff
Why do I feel so cold
All I'm asking you for
Is the chance to grow old
If we once were stars
And if dust we shall be
I won’t give up the gift
of my mortality
this rotten heart
has poisoned my lungs
and i’m sure that fear
made it stop
but if i can’t find
the source of the vine
i’ll be forced
to cut off the top
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2. |
At Night
02:30
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there aren't any rainbows
Made of human colors, no
sky is ever sick sunburnt broken or bruised
ëven after it’s been abused
those colors they fall on me
on you they don’t look so easy
if I help you carry the gold
will you promise me we’ll happily grow old
The glow of my bones isn’t cotton candy colored
it’s a breaking rusted grey
the weeds in me will grow forever
but maybe I’ll grow flowers one day
What are the prayers of strangers worth
if they scare you half to death
With dirt on my back I feel the earth
the ground where i am left
We’ve been lying here forever
As the days grow into nights
You could honestly leave whenever
But I’ve got to wait for light
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3. |
The Fourth
03:36
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The night we saw Grandpa
curled up on the floor
with a blanket and a six pack
begging us for more
the heat made us happy
the beer kept us cool
We knew our heads were empty
but our mouths were always full
I forgot how to fall asleep
And I've been half awake for a week
we stared at the sky
and at the wonder of each other,
how we’ve grown since july
and how we’re growing even after
we staggered and swayed with no rush
then laughed ‘til our faces were flushed
you said it’d be light soon
so we sang goodnight to the moon
The wasted nights of lipstick we forgot
I’ve been looking for a heaven that’s hot
Hard to think
we might make it to an age
when we’ll need a blanket in the summer
to sleep on the floor.
In a year we'll be too old to laugh
At the stupid mistakes of our past
I am so sick of my fear of falling,
I can hear more mistakes, they are calling
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4. |
Vantage Point
03:37
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i was probably smiling
while we fought about
which stars were dying
old light our only hint
of that violent blinding final moment
what a way to go
what a way to go
what a way to go
dropped a bottle off the edge
and we watched it fall down 14 floors instead
echoes shattered in our ears
and we knew we couldn’t wait for 8 whole years
(still) what a way to go
what a way to go
what a way to go
will you know when it’s your time to go
would you leave without a fight
if there’s still some time for us to grow
you could stay with me tonight
what a way to go, what a way to go
what a way to go, what a way to go
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Melissa DiNicola New York, New York
21 years old, NYC, singer-songwriter, cancer survivor.
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