in the back of my father’s chevy
i waited for cop lights to shine
i was sure that they would
he never made it mine
like he promised he would
he never made it mine
now i’m running reds
like i’ve got someplace to be
the palisades will wait for me
i never thought i would come
and now i’ll never leave
i never thought i would come
and all the while i thought that
i would never find another place to need
you took me in the back room
i waited to feel anything
the city lights in full bloom
i’m heavy with the weight of things
took myself to the coast to breath
the ocean air, to taste infinity
i didn’t want to escape
i wanted to believe
i wasn’t trying to run
that was a first for me
home’s a word i’ve been using lately
to describe so many different things
of which my body’s not one
keep wanting to believe
i can make myself numb
to insecurity
but barely understanding
is the only way that i have learned to see
you took me in the back room
i waited to feel anything
the city lights in full bloom
i’m heavy with the weight of things
you took me in the back room
i waited to feel anything
the city lights in full bloom
i’m heavy with the weight of things
mother, brother, father
have you ever seen the waves?
credits
from Another Place to Need,
released May 22, 2020
Produced by A.O. Gerber
A.O. Gerber - piano, vocals
Alex Oñate - drums
Madison Megna - bass, guitar
GG - guitar
Sasami Ashworth - french horn
Noah Weinman - trumpet
Phil Hartunian - clarinet
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