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To Leave
02:41
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It was in my bones I felt the tide just stop
She drowned herself, the waves drop
Even the trees want us to leave
How can the breeze begin to grieve?
Inside my spine a bell shivers and rings
Inside my cells: a river that brings
your sweet face and eyes to me...
There’s no trace of me in that sea
Cresting rhythms pound soft then stronger
And my heart’s just smooth round glass
Beating longer
It was in my bones I felt the tide just stop
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2. |
Foresight
03:31
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I think I’m coming down with whatever’s spreading through town;
Kicking dirt around, filling holes yet to be found.
Every time I try foresight my thoughts get ahead of me.
Lean into the stone though from here you can’t see home;
Comforts we’ve outgrown, fickle warmth, embers in the stove.
Inside jokes on the outside, broken folks trying to fix their minds.
I nearly fell for it, open door since the day we met.
How could I forget, misery loves a houseguest.
Every time I try foresight my thoughts get ahead of me.
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3. |
Better Left Undone
03:16
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I can hardly catch my breath
You ran away so fast
I don’t know if I can keep up with you now
I don’t know if I can catch up with you now
Just numb yourself and play along
Time flies much faster that way
Don’t stop and think about what
You think needs to be said
I’ll try not to notice
How the sun makes your skin glow
You’ll try not to notice how
My words make your insides show
I don’t know if I can catch up with you now
Just numb yourself and play along
Time flies much faster that way
Don’t stop and think about what
You think needs to be said
It’s better left undone
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4. |
Uneven Things
04:06
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do you believe uneven things will level out in some way
someday it will come back to you remember why you’re giving it
we can debate about what wastes time later
throwing it away won’t make you feel better
knowing night falls doesn’t make you sleep
in the daylight so much is at your feet
just because you didn’t see it coming
doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy it
it’s not what you predicted
doesn’t mean you should destroy it
throw your cards down on the floor
you know I’ll tell you a thousand times
I know you know I want what’s best for you
everything ends sometimes you learn the hard way
you have a choice why don’t you say all there is to say
we can debate about what wastes time later
throwing it away won’t make you feel better
knowing night falls doesn’t make you sleep
in the daylight so much has atrophied
just because you didn’t see it coming
doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy it
it’s not what you predicted
doesn’t mean you should destroy it
throw your cards down on the floor
you know I’ll tell you a thousand times
I know you know I want what’s best for you
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5. |
Planes Fall
04:58
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Spindly branches, as winter leaves;
Pregnant pods, petals and leaves.
Planes fall out of the sky, yeah stay in your seat,
planes fall out of the sky, they'll say make your peace.
Is it a signal? Should I be looking for smoke?
Maybe it's water pressing on my throat
Feel the earth pushing up at your feet
Feel the earth when you bear your teeth
When you’re bare, feel the earth
Fluttering fingers, get your glance
Fences are only circumstance
A little friction never hurt no one
A little fiction -- it could be fun
Is it a signal? Should I be looking for smoke?
Maybe it's water pressing on my throat
Feel the earth pushing up at your feet
Feel the earth when you bear your teeth
When you’re bare, feel the earth
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6. |
Empty Trojan Horses
03:41
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Just a taste to cleanse the palate,
All of you couldn't satisfy,
The space still sleeping inside.
Shed the skin of someone stronger,
Slowly harden within;
Know the silhouette of your own skin.
A scapegoat for your apple eating;
and born of your own form:
Symptoms of a greater problem,
From a god who bore this storm.
Planting empty trojan horses
Left on the front lines:
Enlistment of the blind.
Stuck onto those lofty branches;
Enemies of a quiet mind;
Enlistment of the blind.
A scapegoat for your apple eating;
and born of your own form:
Symptoms of a greater problem,
From a god who bore this storm.
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7. |
Maybe It's Not Right
05:14
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It’s been an honor to watch you grow
I’ll try not to lace this with some opposing view
You have turned into a real fine adult
I can’t take credit it’s not my fault
Maybe It’s not right for me to stay
Maybe it’s not right for me to say
There’s nothing to see through
Don’t know if you knew
I’m fucking proud of you, yeah, I’m proud
Don’t you go worrying about mindlessness
Go ask the "sane ones" if they know what’s best
Maybe It’s not right for me to stay
Maybe it’s not right for me to say
There’s nothing to see through
Don’t know if you knew
I’m fucking proud of you, yeah, I’m proud
I don't mean to imply that I expected less
It's just that from this side time leave me a mess
I couldn't feel less like a full grown adult
But then I see you and know some of it's my fault
Maybe it’s not right for me to say
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8. |
New Constellations
03:41
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I know your urgency
It’s got the push/pull of the sea
Squint my eyes so I can see
New constellations forming
Want to sleep but you can’t
All the last songs play in your head
Put your hand on her back and say
Everything is alright… even if it’s a lie
Stars chase the light around
Even though the wind dies down
Waves break when they meet the ground
Even though the wind lies down
Stars chase the light around
Even though the wind lies down
Even though the wind dies down
Even when the wind lies
This house should be quiet
But goddamn white noise machines
Swallowing silence
Stars are exploding
Want to wake up but you can’t
That goddamn last song plays in your head
With her hand on your back she’ll say
Everything is alright.... even if it’s a lie.
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9. |
Bernadette
04:58
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Every word you swallow you’re closer to god
Any room you hollow you’re less of a fraud
Your mouth and your money are moving in step
Silenced and muddied, no flow, just the ebb.
It's hard to imagine it's not over yet
You learn to get used to it Bernadette
The elders would gasp at your sacrifice
You’d demure and respond, you “wouldn’t think twice”
A victim of bloodlines full with turned cheeks
Time moves swiftly when you’re told what to seek/how to speak
It's hard to imagine it's not over yet
You learn to get used to it Bernadette
It’s not for me and
I can’t give it back
I refuse to believe
It all fades to black
A lump in my throat
I’m sure I deserve
Sure I've got questions
But never had the nerve
Every word held back settles in your bones
Would things have been different could you have known
You’ve only held back what could’ve helped you
Now they’re trails, broken hearts fall around you
It's hard to imagine it's not over yet
You learn to get used to it Bernadette
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10. |
Come Over
03:38
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Where can I put all this love?
Where did I keep all this fear?
I can’t keep laughing, the joke is not funny
And it feels like the end is near.
But look at your friends, they haven’t had enough sleep
Everyone’s tired but we’re all listening
Grab each other, it’s all that’s left
Hold each other, the ones that are left
We’re tired - one too many goodbyes
In silence, you can see it in their eyes
Come over - talk about it
Come over - drink about it
Come over, you know we’ll cry about it
Outside doesn’t have to be your mirror
Just look at me, I’ll be standing right here
I’ll tell ya, hi sweet angel, ya look good
I’ll tell ya, just like I know ya would
Then I’ll remind you to live in your truth
And I’ll remind you, it’s fine to need to be soothed
Come over - talk about it
Come over - drink about it
Come over you know we’ll cry about it, that’s fine.
It’s fine to come over
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Jenna Kole Richmond, Virginia
I am a songwriter from Locust Grove, VA.
I finally recorded a full-length solo album released in
April of 2019!
I have been busy with a few bands over the years. I have decided to also include the remaining recordings of those projects in this collection mostly so I can remind myself I have actually been doing stuff all this time.
Consider it my musical scrapbook.
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