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April Fool
03:38
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Clinking glasses echoed off the bricks
While the drinking masses were transfixed
By the sound of Sweany’s boots on the stompbox
I watched your body swivel and sway
As if a waltz was being played
Refusing to conform to common time
I was enchanted by your offbeat style
It was the lightest I had felt in a while
April Fool
April Fool
It was time for me to break out of the box
Find some kindred spirits who were unorthodox
Were we in the cards or was it just happy chance
You drew me in with your irreverence
Had me in stitches with delicious nonsense
Answered me with questions every time
I was enchanted by your jester’s smile
I asked if I could stay a while
April Fool
April Fool
Now I’m waltzing to your offbeat tunes
Swiveling and swaying arm in arm with you
April Fool
April Fool
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2. |
The InBetween
03:27
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Woke up weightless in a dream
Darkness and day in symmetry
Suspended in a sea of possibility
Waiting to know in The InBetween
Woke up inside the unseen
Am I lost or free?
The sweet sound of solitude washes over me
Learning to love The InBetween
Woke up in the blue sky of my beginning
The ground rises to meet me
I know exactly where to be
‘Til I return to The InBetween
Woke up weightless in a dream
Darkness and day in symmetry
Suspended in a sea of possibility
Waiting to know in The InBetween
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Wild
03:57
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This crazy love can’t seem to get a hold of itself
Until I’ve drained myself dry
Filling the gaps, spilling through cracks in broken hearts
‘Til I start to break apart
This wild heart has to be set free
If it’s gonna survive
This wild heart can only beat for me
If it’s gonna stay alive
This crazy love gets so tangled up in you
And this web we’ve spun ourselves into
Can’t move, can’t breathe,
Can’t loosen even one string
For fear we both start unraveling
This wild heart has to be set free
If it’s gonna survive
This wild heart can only beat for me
If it’s gonna stay alive
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4. |
What I'm Not
03:13
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I’ve been glowing, I’ve been growing
I’ve been taking root and blooming
Tilling the earth
Finding my truth in the dirt
I’ve been elevating, radiating,
Rising, I’ve been shining bright
Been finding my light
But you must be blind
The only thing you can see is what I’m not
You say who I am is not who you thought you knew
And if I could just become the girl you think I should be
You could love me
You can’t hear me
You just fear we need that one thing
To have something true
Can’t we make something new?
You say our thing is nothing without that one thing
Do you really think that's all we can be?
Guess you need that more than me
The only thing you can see is what I’m not
You say who I am is not who you thought you knew
And if I could just become the girl you think I should be
You could love me
I’m not here to make you comfortable
I’m here to be a colorful wonder full of questions and imperfections
Just because you don’t like my song
Doesn’t mean it’s wrong
You don’t have to sing along
But I won’t be silent
I’m not here to make you comfortable
I’m here to be a colorful wonder full of questions and imperfections
Just because you don’t like my song
Doesn’t mean it’s wrong
You don’t have to sing along
But I won’t be silent
I won’t be silent
No, no, no, no, no
The only thing I can be is who I am
I can't hide the things that you can’t understand
Maybe in time you can see the divine in me
The only thing I can be is who I am
I can't hide the things that you can’t understand
Maybe in time you can see the divine in me
‘Til then it’s gotta be goodbye
‘Til then…
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Home
03:52
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She takes shelter, but the storm’s inside
Thunder pounds the door, She’s petrified
Steels her heart against the tide
Can’t find asylum in this madhouse
Looking for home
Searching for a place to rest
Somewhere the heart can open up and not be ashamed of the mess
Some solid ground to hold her steady when life puts her to the test
Looking for a place where she can be fearless
She takes refuge in the shadow of the crossfire
They’re throwing silent grenades into the aisles
Silences her soul and hides behind a smile
Can’t find sanctuary in this holy house
Looking for home
Searching for a place to rest
Somewhere the heart can open up and not be ashamed of the mess
Some solid ground to hold her steady when life puts her to the test
Looking for a place where she can be fearless
Drenched and tattered, Worn and battered,
Trying to find where she belongs
She stumbles on a strange familiar place
That’s been there all along
Now I’m making a home
Making my own place to rest
Somewhere the heart can open up and not be ashamed of the mess
Some solid ground to hold me steady when life puts me to the test
Making a place where I can be fearless
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6. |
By the Sea
03:47
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Won't you come with me
To a place by the sea
Where the waves will whisper secrets
To the wise old coconut tree
We’ll drift away
In a boat on the bay
While the sea beasts serenade us
With their sweet melodies
The wind will kiss us gently
As the lavender skies turn blue
In a dream by the sea with you
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Jess Baldwin Durham, North Carolina
Jess Baldwin's music is a late night conversation in the corner booth of a speakeasy during that magical hour when most people have gone home and taken their small talk with them. Her performances feel ethereal, luscious, delightful, comforting, and healing, featuring jess’ poetic lyrics, lush harmonies, playful rhythms, and butterscotch vocals weaving into dreamy jazz and indie soul tunes. ... more
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