1. |
Avalanche
04:46
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It’s exhausting sometimes
To live and fight
Against my own thoughts
Against my own mind
It’s exhausting sometimes
To listen to
The avalanche
Come crashing down
But what it my thoughts
Faded away?
Just for a few minutes
I wouldn’t be afraid
What if my thoughts
That have been plaguing me
Just happened to be
A thing of the past?
And when the world’s asleep
It dawns on me
How heavy this thing called life can be
How devastating this life can be
And I get exhausted
Just listening to faint noises
Like the humming of a fridge
The ticking of a clock
The beating of my heart
When the world goes dark
But what it my thoughts
Faded away?
Just for a few minutes
I wouldn’t be afraid
What if my thoughts
That have been plaguing me
Just happened to be
A thing of the past?
All of this just hurts too much
It’s never, never-ending
An avalanche falls every day
An avalanche falls in the way of me
But what it my thoughts
Faded away?
Just for a few minutes
I wouldn’t be afraid
What if my thoughts
That have been plaguing me
Just happened to be
A thing of the past?
It’s exhausting sometimes
To live and fight
Against my own thoughts
Against my own mind
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2. |
Wolves
02:20
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I tried to sleep the day off
But my mind it always roams
I had a dream that wolves
They followed me all the way home
But I didn’t know
So I ran through trees and hid in snow
They decided to go
Well, I had the dream and I know
So I decide I want some coffee
And to have it smoked
She calls me and says “What do I do?”
Well, nothing, ‘cause I’m broke
And God only knows
That I can’t afford to let go
But I try to show
That all I want is you in my home
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3. |
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We’re small talking
In the back of my head I’m wondering
When we’re gonna start
Talking about our issues we left in the dark
That we left in the dark
Because the truth is my heart pounds
Whenever I’m talking to you
Just from that slim chance
That you my just like me too
But at the same time
I can’t say that to you
‘Cause I’m afraid you’ll think I’m crazy
Or I’m getting attached too soon
And maybe I am
Maybe I do
In this crazy love rush
I don’t know how to play by the rules
So I keep losing and losing and losing
But here I am hoping they could bend
Those two hours really flew by
Did we even talk about anything?
It’s like I can’t remember at all
It was cold and it was raining
We were seated on a rock under a tree
Next to the statue of a guy we’d never seen
But was probably much more relevant than me
And you will ever be
But against all odds
I felt safe and warm there
I was wondering if
That was something that we shared
You look even more stunning in person
In case you cared
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4. |
I Waited
02:42
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Sorry, I’m a bit busy right now
Can I talk to you later?
Of course
I agreed remembering how many times
I stopped talking to people
Because of this very exchange of messages
It was always peaceful
‘Cause you’ve been so truthful
So honest and interested in anything I said
Even in a crisis you were there to comfort me
Why would you lie now?
I knew you were not lying
Did I?
All I could do was wait
And so I waited
And waited
And waited
I spent the last days staring at my phone
Did you forget that I’m alone?
Maybe you don’t feel like sending that message
Maybe you don’t enjoy the time we spend talking
You never sent me that message
That I’ve been waiting to see pop up
And I don’t know if it’s because of the weeks we’ve been apart
Or maybe the way I seem uninterested
But I suppose you don’t feel the same way that you used to
I don’t want it to end like this
All I could do was wait
And so I waited
And waited
And waited
I spent the last days staring at my phone
Did you forget that I’m alone?
I’m alone
I’m alone
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5. |
The Thought
02:31
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I’m overreacting
That makes me feel even worse about myself
I’m too much
My instability makes me a burden
To everyone around me
My mind always finds a way to blame me
For everything
If you didn’t answer a text I sent you
I was being too annoying
And you don’t like me with reason
You think I’m cloying
If you didn’t like a song I showed you
I’m too shallow
Or trying to be too artsy
But only seeming callow
If you don’t send me the first text me
You probably hate me
And the thought that someone I care about might not like me
Makes me desperately sad
If you didn’t answer a text I sent you
I was being too annoying
And you don’t like me with reason
You think I’m cloying
If you didn’t like a song I showed you
I’m too shallow
Or trying to be too artsy
But only seeming callow
I’m annoying
I’m bland
I’m awkward
I’m ugly
And I’m overreacting
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6. |
Deluge
00:53
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Crying has always felt
Like a tangible translation of my spirit
Just as my eyes fill up with tears
That eventually overflow
My head fills up with thoughts
That cannot be contained
All I need is for someone to hold me
To provide some headspace
That can accommodate these spilling thoughts
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7. |
The Abyss
04:27
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I should be
Sleeping by now
But what if I’m to blame
For everything?
Try to fault my genes or anxiety
But I choose to be alone
To not live a normal life
Backed off from a risky life
Fell into a bottomless pit of boredom
Efforts to climb are riddled
With pointlessness and strife
Maybe I’m already in too deep
Sometimes it feels like there’s no rope at my reach
That would be long enough to pull me out of this
This ever-descending abyss
I try focusing
I look up
I trust in myself
I climb so much
I keep climbing and climbing
‘Til my energy’s gone
Looking down I came so far
Looking up there’s so much more
All I can see
Are the faces above me
With their smiling teeth
Telling me I can do it
How could they know?
Telling me I can do it
How could they know?
If they were already up there
They were already up there from the start
Maybe I’m already in too deep
Sometimes it feels like there’s no rope at my reach
That would be long enough to pull me out of this
This ever-descending abyss
Maybe I’m already in too deep
Sometimes it feels like there’s no rope at my reach
That would be long enough to pull me out of this
This ever-descending abyss
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8. |
Two in the Morning
03:33
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Seconds
Minutes
Hours turn to days
The thoughts that have been plaguing me
Failures
Fears
And death, it’s all the same
Sometimes forgetting can devastate
And when it’s two in the morning
And the lights are all off
Find me there with the world
Dancing to our favourite songs
When it’s two in the morning
And my headphones are on
Find me there with the world
Dancing like everyone’s gone
Thoughts
Feelings
And the things that I forgot
Like the ticking of the clock
It’s never-ending
Days
Weeks
Months turn to years
And those fears that I once feared
Disappear just for a few minutes
And when it’s two in the morning
And the lights are all off
Find me there with the world
Dancing to our favourite songs
When it’s two in the morning
And my headphones are on
Find me there with the world
Dancing like everyone’s gone
And when it’s two in the morning
And the lights are all off
Find me there with the world
Dancing to our favourite songs
When it’s two in the morning
And my headphones are on
Find me there with the world
Dancing like everyone’s gone
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9. |
Wolves (Scarlet Oak)
03:46
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I tried to sleep the day off
But my mind it always roams
I had a dream that wolves
They followed me all the way home
But I didn’t know
So I ran through trees and hid in snow
They decided to go
Well, I had the dream and I know
So I decide I want some coffee
And to have it smoked
Their howling faces leaving traces
Under scarlet oak
She calls me and says “What do I do?”
Well, nothing, nothing, 'cause I’m broke
And God only knows
That I can’t afford to let go
But I try to show
That all I want is you in my home
But I didn’t know
So I ran through trees and hid in snow
They decided to go
Well, I had the dream and I know
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10. |
Wake-Up Call
03:41
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I was drowning on the rooftop of a building
Every firework made it harder to breathe
My lungs filled with guilt
And anguish
And sorrow
Like a bird observing
The busy streets from above
I had the choice to fly
And when I was ready to take a chance
I took a step back
What was it all for?
My life is worth more
Than hollow relationships
And worthless liabilities
And only when I finally released myself
From these self-applied feeble chains
I realized that I deserve better than to be neglected
By the only person who owes me love
Myself
Myself
Myself
What was it all for?
My life is worth more
Than hollow relationships
And worthless liabilities
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Amahlie Porto, Portugal
Amahlie represents a new wave of passionate young artists who are keeping the spirit of folk music alive in the modern world.
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