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what we gotta be

by sundry

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1.
I was walking down the street Saw the buildings next to me Saw the homeless by my feet Saw the children playing on the concrete Saw the faces laughing crying Saw the people living dying Saw the media electrifying Saw the pain, gotta keep on trying Life is falling, rising, dreaming, trying, Love is what we gotta be Life if falling, rising, dreaming, trying, Love is what we're naturally What do we fight for? What do we want to see? What do we believe in? What makes you and me? Let's make it love (2x) Let's be love (2x) Life is (3x) Falling, rising, dreaming, trying, Love is what we gotta be Life is falling, rising, dreaming, trying Love is what we're naturally
2.
my darling 03:44
I don't know how to breathe When I look around I see you standing there Tell myself that I am free But I don't know how to be with out you my darling With out you my darling Walking around this lazy town Wondering if I'll ever be found I don't know where I went wrong Don't know why it took me so long I don't know how to breathe When I look around I see you standing there Tell myself that I am free But I don't know how to be without you my darling Without you my darling Oohs I walk around these empty rooms Your shadow follows me and consumes When will I finally see That you were no good for me I don't know how to breathe When I look around I see you standing there Tell myself that I am free But I don't know how to be without you I don't want to come clean But it seems that you don't see me standing there You tell yourself you've set me free But I don't know how to be without you my darling Without you my darling I don't know where I went wrong I don't know how it took me so long
3.
please say 03:09
Why can't I comprehend how your freckles drive me crazy? I can't seem to drill it in that you could be my baby Maybe it's cause I'm scared of what's to come Maybe it's cause I can't see myself with anyone else but you But one thing remains true I am lucky to have bumped into you So if you do, please say you love me too So baby baby baby please don't look at me that way This tired game that we play is hurting me Cause baby baby baby when I look into those eyes I see a thousand shining skies with birds flying high Oh and I know it's all in my mind and I know you'll love me in your own time But just for now Please say you'll love me Say you'll love me too (2x) Love me (3x) Say you'll love me too
4.
fireworks 03:16
You cast your love spell on me late that night under the stars The lingering feeling of your hands on mine as we walked along Your words were like honey to bees Honey drippin from poison lips You took away my fear and apprehension with a kiss Our love is like fireworks You lit the fuse and it burned The sparks flew through the night You got me so mesmerized Our love is like (2x) Cause you know at the end of the night I'll still have sparks in my eyes You lit the fire inside took nothing to ignite When you're near me I lose all focus And nothing matters around us When your eyes meet mine it's almost like we stop time When you're gone I can't help but daydream Bout the night when the fire burned through me But I know what's in store cause you already left a note on the floor And even though I try to stay away I'm attracted to you like a moth to a flame Maybe it's the way you say my name You got me comin back for more of the same game Because our love is like fireworks You lit the fuse and it burned The sparks flew through the night You got me so mesmerized Our love is like (2x) And after the explosion I am consumed by the flames And while I'm burning up You're already fading away You say I'm moving on But I can call your bluff Yeah I know the truth That you just can't get enough Your memory clings to me like the ashes falling from the sky Our love is like fireworks You lit the fuse and it burned The sparks flew through the night You got me so mesmerized Our love is like (7x)
5.
Oohs For all the times that you rained on my parade For all the clubs you get in using my name You think you broke my heart for goodness sake You think I'm crying on my own well I ain't And I didn't want to write a song Cause I didn't want anyone thinking I still care I don't but you still hit my phone up And baby I've been moving on And I think you should be something I don't wanna hold back Maybe you should know that What do you mean When you nod your head yes but you wanna say no What do you mean When you want me to stay but you tell me to go What do you mean Is it too late now to say sorry? What do you mean? Cause I'm missin more than your body I said we're runnin out of time what do you mean Is it too late now to say sorry? What do you mean? Yeah I know I know that I let you down Is it too late to say sorry now? My mama don't like you and she likes everyone (Ooh sorry) And I never liked to admit that I was wrong (Ooh sorry) I've been so caught up in my job (Ooh sorry) didn't see what's going on but now I know I'm better sleeping on my own Cause if you like the way you look that much then maybe you should go and love yourself And if you think that I'm still holding on to something you should go and love yourself (2x) Is it too late Is it too late now I'd like to be anything you want Hey girl, let me talk to you Baby baby oh What do you mean When you nod your head yes but you wanna say no What do you mean When you want me to stay but you tell me to go What do you mean Ooh sorry What do you mean I said we're running out of time What do you mean (2x) Oooh sorry
6.
He was the first of his kind I never knew quite what I'd find Thoughts of him clouded my mind I'd tell I love him if I could rewind When I found him I was unprepared I couldn't get close even if I dared His big round eyes and his short blond hair He invited me upstairs We shared our deepest regrets I laid on him as he smoked cigarettes He swore that he would not forget Even when I left When I turned my love was nowhere to be found But the train whistle blew and I stepped off of the ground Through the howl of the wind I let out a sound It sounded a lot like his name Looking back I remember the pain Standing alone tears mixing with rain Broken promise broken chains Seems like it was all part of the game He told me that he could change That he would turn over another page I knew we were both to blame We had both created our cage When I turned my love was nowhere to be found But the train whistle blew and I stepped off of the ground Through the howl of the wind I let out a sound It sounded a lot like his name Oh I know that the answer lies not our sorrow Oh when you go I will try to walk on alone He comes to me often in dreams Smiling he offers his hand to me I feel his embrace in my sheets The night is the only time we meet When I turned my love was nowhere to be found But the train whistle blew and I stepped off of the ground Through the howl of the wind I let out a sound It sounded like don't let me go When I turned my love was nowhere to be found But the train whistle blew and I stepped off of the ground Through the howl of the wind I let out a sound It sounded a lot like his name What was his name?
7.
blocked 04:23
Yeah I know its difficult Thirty sheets of paper crumpled on the floor it's pitiful I'm not trying to be cynical But showing no progress after a week, yeah, it's criminal You know this yeah it's your fuel You channel your frustration into the formation of a tool But sometimes that won't do it You had your chance and now you blew it Now whatever you do don't seem to fit Trying to write Trying to fight the urge to back down yeah it'll all be alright You say it in your head But feel the dread instead You're thinkin about it over and over while you're in your bed Cause I'm blocked From my head to my toes Blocked Oh you know how it goes All the words I wanna say just can't escape their cage I'm blocked From the sun to the moon Blocked From Autumn to June I can't seem to get it out and it makes me wanna shout Yeah, uh, I'm sitting on the words It's like I have a curse Cause no matter how much I want it I can't seem to find the nerve To tell you how I feel To tell how it's real Cause every time I open up my mouth the words are sealed It's on the tip of my tongue Swaying in front of my face it's hung And now the bells have rung We're all alone and it's time I can't let this opportunity escape while you're mine You look into my eyes And suddenly, no lie, I lose my grip on the words even though I try The words vanish without a trace All that's left is an empty space Yeah, it's the right time and place I want to say it to your face But I can't open my mouth It's blocked From my head to my toes Blocked Oh you know how it goes All the words I wanna say just can't escape their cage I'm blocked From the sun to the moon Blocked From Autumn to June I can't seem to get it out and it makes me wanna shout Piano solo Cause I'm blocked From my head to my toes Blocked Oh you know how it goes All the words I wanna say just can't escape their cage I'm blocked From the sun to the moon Blocked From Autumn to June I can't seem to get it out and it makes me wanna shout

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released August 27, 2016

Writers: Simone Brown, Alejandra Williams
Performers: Simone Brown, Alejandra Williams, Luke Okerlund
Mixing and Mastering: Luke Okerlund

Vocals: Simone Brown, Alejandra Williams
Guitar: Simone Brown, Alejandra Williams
Electric Bass: Alejandra Williams, Luke Okerlund
Piano: Alejandra Williams
Percussion: Simone Brown, Luke Okerlund

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sundry Boston, Massachusetts

sundry, a duo of Simone Brown and Alejandra Williams. Friends for ten years, songwriting partners for two.

HUGE shoutout to our friend Luke Okerlund for mixing, mastering, playing on this album, and for being such a cool cat. We couldn't have done it without him!
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