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Limerence

by Hailey Magee

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1.
& Company 03:02
It's been a long week Straight from city street to summer heat and now I'm sitting looking at the sea And I'm suspended I know the season always ends and I wondering how to keep that spark in me Because it slipped under my fingers when it stole my breath It caught me in my tracks and now I can't look back And I'm terrified to find that maybe New York wasn't mine I'm just a jealous stranger begging for its time And we were so hot with the promise of more Crowded into yellow taxicabs not knowing what we went there for But we had drinks in our blood A blue pulse in our veins and we were thirsty for change [chorus] I fell asleep by the light of a skyline that didn't pretend to know me at all I stitched myself into its gridlike fabric and now that I've had it I can't seem to shake it now I stole a new pulse Memorized a thousand faces and I felt the sidewalk scream beneath my feet I would wake up to crooked limbs wrapped up in mine and know the nights left were fleeting but god, they were sweet I'm aching for something to shock my bones Because the state of not knowing still feels like home We couldn't see stars so we soaked up the sky Drank power by day and whiskey by night And we were so hot from our toes to our tongues Well we had gold around our wrists and electric blue in our lungs and I can't stop I can't slow it down I've gotten used to this collision course so I'll be back around [chorus] I fell asleep by the light of a skyline that didn't pretend to know me at all I stitched myself into its gridlike fabric and now that I've had it I can't seem to shake it now I fell in love with a cold, hard city, yeah That made me believe I was more than I am We came from the east and the west and the south And I can't seem to shake it, I can't seem to shake it now
2.
Heartprint 02:40
If you wanted me to love you It never had to be this hard. You waste your time pretending You never know what's really in your heart. Don't waste all of your energy On chasing dreams and chasing me The time has passed and we're too far for that We're leading separate lives much older since the time that we loved last [chorus] And we're all in the sun again Fighting for lost time And we're all wishing we had more Dancing circles with our eyes around each other We know better Crowded rooms make heavy lies Pause, breathless, for a moment We both know it A heartprint never dies If you promise not to love me I promise you one day I'll let you go We could spend a lifetime Pretending that our bodies didn't know our minds But really underneath our bones We're certain that we've found our homes So I'll be homeless, sipping on cheap wine With my smile stuck like glue Fingers intertwined with other guys' But all the while my eyes will be on you [chorus] And we're all in the sun again Fighting for lost time And we're all wishing we had more Dancing circles with our eyes around each other We know better Crowded rooms make heavy lies Pause, breathless, for a moment We both know it A heartprint never dies A heartprint never dies
3.
She doesn't know where she's been Even though she swore to stay dry this time Something's really gotta give When she's out of hand, out of reach all night She knows he looks like trouble Smiling with his eyes, laying aces on the table With his hat pulled low Talking slow and sweet Well she doesn't know where he's been But she bets he's seen it all somehow And something's really gotta give So he takes her hand and leads her outta town She knows love gets messy She's heard it all before, and she'll hear it all again Unless he gives her a reason And gets her believing in him. Every time the game plays out that way [chorus] She's out with the moon, driving round Leaving skid marks in the fray Gone all night but she goes down by the river And she prays That this time is different Oh, but it isn't She's a cold, love-starved heartbreak mistake Begging for some more She never had far to go With eyes that bright she never sleeps alone Doesn't know what it's like to call a place her home To call someone her own It's hard, living this empty Filling up space and leaving when it gets heavy But it's all she's got And all she's ever known So she's gonna have a bit of fun She reaches up and pulls that bottle down Little fire on her tongue and she is out the door Ready to be found They say life's a party She figures they're right, so she's ready to get started Walks inside Feels all eyes on her And every time the game plays out that way [chorus] She's out with the moon, driving round Leaving skid marks in the fray Gone all night but she goes down by the river And she prays That this time is different Oh, but it isn't She's a cold, love-starved heartbreak mistake Begging for some more She looks into the mirror and sees ghosts behind her eyes She's never all alone But she's still lonely late at night Every morning everything is still the same And every time the game plays out that way [chorus] She's out with the moon, driving round Leaving skid marks in the fray Gone all night but she goes down by the river And she prays That this time is different Oh, but it isn't She's a cold, love-starved heartbreak mistake Begging for some more
4.
Unlearning 02:42
I've been searching for a word for months now But somehow the city finds a way to wedge itself between my dreams See, you're in my dreams although I haven't seen you in awhile It doesn't mean that words come easily to me I've been trying to find a way to tell you I love you And it's funny how those words mean more when I am not allowed to I remember how you read to me When silence sailed by naturally When kisses bridged the distance and goodbyes were not permanent You would not believe how much the springtime sounds like you We were hopelessly together when the winter turned to summer Now we're strangers in the newness of the seasons black and blue And no one can convince me I'm okay the way you used to I've been trying to fill the empty spaces with faces I know they all mean well, but still Compared to you they're only strangers And I wonder why we build these silver bridges just to burn And I wonder if it's worth it in the aftermath as I unlearn The strength of your smile carving foothills in my heart We cast nets across the universe I put you down, you put me first We shocked a supernova into silence as we fell As I become your history the words do not come easily to me
5.
Armistice 03:11
A sandstorm swept across my skin They said with time that I’d begin To feel the fleeting flush of love Inside my palms again The sun was blocked by flocks of dreams Sent skyward – I could not believe The shadows when they rocked the ground Beneath my feet Every saving grace since then’s been hot to the touch I paved a slippery surface underfoot that kept me from trusting In something for nothing I still felt the burn and the bite [Chorus] But this feels right on my tongue And everyone’s coming out from under the cracks To see if I last in this armistice Honest, this is not what I expected But this feels right and I know My bones were too cold To think of letting you illuminate my body and soul But I can’t deny that in your eyes, there’s a safety And it leaves me satisfied Like fresh baked bread we rise so slow Crackle and glow with the mystery Of unfamiliarity And watercolor hearts bleeding free, free Will you please dance with me baby I thought the music died and I cried for the longest time I swear, I found you there Nestled in the pages of the places so jaded to me And you, sir, are hot to the touch It’s taking all I have to trust a little bit but not too much Cause I know I still feel his burn and your bite [Chorus] But this feels right on my tongue And everyone’s coming out from under the cracks To see if I last in this armistice Honest, this is not what I expected But this feels right and I know My bones were too cold To think of letting you illuminate my body and soul But I can’t deny that in your eyes, there’s a safety And it leaves me satisfied And everything I thought I knew and everything I buried I want to put you on repeat – I know I shouldn’t hurry this But you’re as fresh as lemonade and I been sour since I traded no for yes and put the best of me inside a cage. And now you’re asking why my eyes have changed from black to blue I’d spell it out for you but I’m afraid to sing that tune When I know that I’m scared more than most But I’m fighting for your light, it’s shining bright, cause baby… [Chorus] This feels right on my tongue And everyone’s coming out from under the cracks To see if I last in this armistice Honest, this is not what I expected But this feels right and I know My bones were too cold To think of letting you illuminate my body and soul But I can’t deny that in your eyes, there’s a safety And it leaves me satisfied
6.
Royal Blue 02:41
Baby, there's demons in the water I figured I should tell you Even though I know your sailing days are over because Baby, their bitter eyes see through me They're begging me for kisses in the dark I know you think they stole your part The moonlight has never looked so gray I'm thinking of asking them to stay Baby, the moment that you left me I carved your name into a weeping willow Hid your heart beneath my pillow, I thought Maybe I'd make a bit of money Collect a dime for every time we left a fight With souls and knuckles bloody I hear the raindrops on the roof Sometimes the silence sounds like you The roses I bought have wilted On the lawn, above your makeshift tomb Baby, I thought that you might call me I never had a problem with you voice You had a problem with my choices but your Hair and your beard, they've gotten messy Good thing I kept the scissors on the shelf I want to help cause you're so pretty with your Eyes closed and lips a royal blue Hands stiff and harmless beside you Baby, tomorrow they won't find me I'll leave behind the sofa where we fucked And all the love you said you'd buy me But baby, I know you won't be lonely The earth is really cozy late at night When all the demons come to bite They have been waiting this whole time I kept them at bay cause you were mine Now I'm a stranger, When they ask I'll smile and say I'm doing fine
7.
Limerence 03:37
I feel it in my roots A sleepless hunger Breathing through my baby blues as if I've gotten younger Since I checked my baggage at the door It sat and watched me leave Now I am free Cause we are walking and talking And everybody knows I've got a lot to say And we are running between the green, green blades of grass And our toes are stained black with the earth For today I'll table every heartbreak memory You can't take that from me Every possibility is like a new discovery to me My heart is beating like a drum beneath the summer sun You've got that look in your eye And you have only just begun to see the side of me That laughs and smiles easily in love [chorus] Cause we've got sparks like a loose live wire And we've got heat like a bright blue fire And we know we're both a part of something bigger than we are We are Well ain't it funny how easily the limerence slips underneath your skin And when your good mood collides with the hues of the sky There's a thousand destinations Some within my heart and others deep inside of you I've had awhile to see, and baby It's all beautiful to me Your heart is beating with the speed of twenty shooting stars You've got that look in your eye I'll put down my guitar and we can coin a melody That captures us exactly as we are [chorus] Cause we've got sparks like a loose live wire And we've got heat like a bright blue fire And we know we're both a part of something bigger than we are And we know love comes in little pieces And truth comes in moments like this The unpredictability of someone else's kiss Let's take a moment now to celebrate our own two feet Somehow they led us here and now we're dancing in the street And I know my journey here was worth the pain I felt and feared Cause now I am free And I am walking and talking and everybody knows I've got a lot to say And I've been writing a song the whole night long And the words come in bursts Cause you know it's the first time That I feel certain of the world's uncertainty And that feels good to me now That feels good to me now

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released August 24, 2013

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