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Call Me Out
03:26
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It’s March, we’re at the party again
A year ago we used to be friends
So it’s cold, you’re getting older
I remember when you left crying we were sober…
Yeah we can dance, but let’s forget to talk
You buy me drinks, I’ll get you high in the alley
We can walk to the bathroom, to the back room
We’ve been there before, but last time you left crying
You can call me out
Maybe I’ve been hiding from something I don’t know what to tell you
It’s major we’re back here
It’s been a year, it’s been a year
We took some space, some needed time apart
and somehow decided tonight
Let’s talk business- who you’ve been, who you’ve been with
I guess I’m curious, we’re full of it
You can call me out
Maybe I’ve been hiding from something I don’t know what to tell you
It’s major we’re back here
It’s been a year, it’s been a year
I can hide behind my mind, your eyes it’s time…..
to get real about this
we’re dealing, i’m dealing, I’m fucking around
all over this party, not coming down
But tonight, I’m shy -And that’s why
You can call me out
Maybe I’ve been hiding from something I don’t want to tell you
It’s major we’re back here
It’s been a year, it’s been a year
I can’t be around you right now
I know I’ll feel this somehow
the space that we believed in will never be the same
so I’ll shut my eyes, and wait for you to leave
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2. |
Fall is Fall
04:38
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Now I realize that summer’s finally over
We all hate to leave this one behind
We unpack new lights, new sides, new layers
and brace ourselves, constant grey skies in mind
We all left our hope of any other
like last week’s sun warm rain and the endless night sky
on this ground as sun gives way to sundown
it’s days like these I take air and i breathe and it’s fine
These days, I begin to worry
These days, it’s getting dark real early
These days
it’s gonna feel good to go outside
good to go outside
it’s gonna be good to go outside
then it's winter
We stay up being honest beside a fire
we decide to embrace the night
just being here
makes me concede to the air and the trees and it’s fine
These days, I begin to worry
These days, we go to sleep real early
These days
it’s gonna feel good to go outside
good to go outside
it’s gonna be good to go outside
then it's winter
....
Now I realize that summer’s finally over
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3. |
Over It
03:34
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Tonight, let this be done
let it mean one less day looking back over my shoulder
You still feel cheated – i’m defeated
For the nights I spent my time feeling sad over you
But remember there’s no winner
I, I am done with this
I am done with this, I am
But you, you are not over it
You are not over it, you are
So our love remains a mess
I’ve wasted my time feeling sad and resigned
whatever we were supposed to be is not what this is
we both lost here…a friend burned at both ends
For the nights i spent my time feeling sad over you
But remember there’s no winner
I, I am done with this
I am done with this I am
But you, you are not over it
You are not over it you are
So our love remains a mess
And the story went like this…
we were through with this relationship when you said
we were through with this relationship when you said
we were through with this relationship when you said
fuck this boy or be my friend
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4. |
This Tune Shall Pass
04:09
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It started out as one teenaged wish
the click of a lighter
and turned into a life
It was exciting
and floating from the ground
came the laughter and the closeness I needed to have somehow
you turned into a danger from someone I held so close, I don’t know
but it was time for you to go
Oh glory how to cut you out
can I get out for good
All I want is to hold you close
but that’s what I fear most
So I’ll leave – I will leave before it swallows me alive
In my eyes everything seemed fine
cozied up to you, not leaving for work on time
what I refused to see, a growing anxiety
you fooled me, gentle and blissful and kind
I lost sight of my feelings, my needs were put on hold
don’t reach for me, you’ve got to change for me to grow
Oh glory how to cut you out
can I get out for good
All I want is to hold you close
but that’s what I fear most
So I’ll leave – I will leave before it swallows me alive
Every time I try without you by my side
a crippling craving darkness in my eyes
I can’t let go your pictures, your hands around my neck
But the minute I admit it, ‘bless it, I’m a mess’
Is the moment it begins to turn to cease to spin
a moment I can dream to have control, oh I know
I'll cut you out
and I'll get out for good
All I want is to hold you close
but that’s what I fear most
So I’ll leave – I will leave before it swallows me alive
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5. |
Boy, In Motion
04:32
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It’s cool for July
Everything’s wrong with me tonight
Nothing’s getting done and I’m taken on this run all over the east coast this is not my home
Hold your tears back - Hold your tears back, boy
Or go to sleep - you really need this, boy
This is not what I thought I was getting into
this fucking car, this fucking straight crew
I find myself smoking alone above the club I never wondered
how did I get here? It’s cold and I’m alone
on the east coast, this is not my home
Hold your tears back - Hold your tears back, boy
Or go to sleep - you really need this, boy
This is not what I thought I was getting into
this fucking car, this fucking straight crew
I’m not into this player game
putting hands on people’s bodies, you should be ashamed
instead of asking questions, you make more suggestions
never take my silence for ‘it’s okay’
Hold your tears back - Hold your tears back, boy
Or go to sleep - you really need this, boy
This is not what I thought I was getting into
this fucking car, this fucking straight crew
it’s fucking bad for you
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Jesse Alexander Chicago, Illinois
Jesse Alexander is a trans/queer multi-instrumentalist. He writes poppy punkish songs about his feelings on seasons, love, former friends, not being in love anymore, touring, and recreational substances. His debut EP, Gemini Junk, features Alexander playing every instrument except for the horns, and is a glimpse into his 10+ years of touring in bands with cis dudes. ... more
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