Written by Gabrielle Marlena

Produced and Mixed by Katie Buchanan
Mastered by Doug Schadt

Copyright 2018 Gabrielle Marlena

Cover Artwork Photo by John Wells

Easier Love EP

Written by Gabrielle Marlena

Produced and Mixed by Katie Buchanan
Mastered by Doug Schadt

Copyright 2018 Gabrielle Marlena

Album Artwork Photo by John Wells

Lyrics: 
I’m saving my writing for Brooklyn 
Soaking up everything I can 
There's no time to write when I'm singing every night 
Driving eight hours a day 

And they tell me drive safe 
But I'd likely be better at driving 
If i were driving with you rather than driving on my own 
I’ve pulled a U-ey three times today 

And I'm on the Mississippi 
I’m in a different city 
Don't you think I look pretty 
Sitting by myself 

I'm wearing my sister’s hand-me-downs 
My hair’s in knots past my shoulders now 
I’ve been in three thousand towns 
And I’ve been telling myself 

Chorus: 
That just because your connection was fleeting 
Doesn't mean that it didn't exist 
And just because your love was competing 
Doesn't mean they thought you were shit 

And just because he read it 
Doesn't mean you shouldn't have texted 
‘There's no room for regret 
In this lifetime,’ he said. 
‘Don’t be fucked in the head.’ 

And I felt an intimacy with you 
I hadn't felt in a while 
A kind of blurring in my head 
I didn't know with other guys 

So I tried to keep it together 
Tried to nail you down good 
I was so swept up with conserving 
Every ounce that I could 

And I'm on the Mississippi 
I’m in a different city 
Don't you think I look pretty 
Sitting by myself 

I'm wearing my sister’s hand-me-downs 
My hair’s in knots past my shoulders now 
I’ve been in three thousand towns 
And I’ve been telling myself 
Chorus: 
That just because your connection was fleeting 
Doesn't mean that it didn't exist 
And just because your love was competing 
Doesn't mean they thought you were shit 

And just because he read it 
Doesn't mean you shouldn't have texted 
‘There's no room for regret 
In this lifetime,’ he said. 
‘Don’t be fucked in the head.’

Easier Love

Mississippi

Written by Gabrielle Marlena

Produced and Mixed by Katie Buchanan
Mastered by Doug Schadt

Copyright 2018 Gabrielle Marlena

Cover Artwork Photo by John Wells

Lyrics:

Well we both live in Brooklyn

But that's not much to say 

When getting to your apartment takes all fucking day 

When the G isn't running on Sunday 

So I held that excuse for why it wasn't working out 

And then I saw you in my neighborhood with your ex-girlfriend all cracked out 

Thinking of the holes in your underwear 

And the mattress on the floor 

I never hated someone so and loved the smell of their neck even more 

 

You had to have a nightcap

You probably want your life back 

Which is why you told your other girlfriend 

She could stay indefinitely in your bed 

 

But I’m thinking of the mornings I spent nuzzled in your hair 

My feet tucked under you on your wicker chair 

And the muffin you bought me that I reluctantly shared 
 

I thought we were friends

I thought I could trust you

When you were sober 

I thought I even loved you 

I'm sorry I ever fucked you

I'm sorry I ever fucked you

 

And then I felt so strong when I said it's over 

You said don't be crazy, called me baby 

I said don't call me baby, fucking crazy 

And then I waited for your call 

I thought you would call me

I thought you'd sorry 

Why are my thoughts so wrong lately 

Who the fuck ever taught me 

 

I thought you were real 

But it’s just a game in your head 

Just a passage of time ‘til you're dead 

I keep picturing her in your bed 

 

But I’m thinking of the mornings I spent nuzzled in your hair 

My feet tucked under you on your wicker chair 

And the muffin you bought me that I reluctantly shared 

 

I thought we were friends

I thought I could trust you

When you were sober 

I thought I even loved you 

I'm sorry I ever fucked you

I’m sorry I ever fucked you

 

I thought we were friends

I thought I could trust you

When you were sober 

I thought I even loved you 

I'm sorry I ever fucked you

I'm sorry I ever fucked you

 

I've never been with a man in the state that I'm from 

What does that have to say about how I fall in love 

This is beginning to feel like it's more than coincidence, more than bad luck 

Like a 'me problem,' well fuck...

Sorry I Ever Fucked You

Written by Gabrielle Marlena

Produced and Mixed by Katie Buchanan
Mastered by Doug Schadt

Copyright 2018 Gabrielle Marlena

Cover Artwork Photo by John Wells

Lyrics:

I called you
Sittin’ in my car in Portland
It was raining
Like it often is in Portland 
You sounded different
You sounded calm, i got dizzy
I told you i crashed my car
Told you I've been singin’ about you, pretty 
You said something stupid 
I forgot how simple you are 
And you're not the only one 
That I've called in the car 
I started laughing 
End the call abruptly 
You tried to keep me on the line 
Tell me something you thought was funny 

Chorus:
And you've been my muse
Your heart was the one I used
I drained your story
I made it less boring
I've been done with my mourning 
I’ve forgotten what it was for and 

It's ok that you found an easier love 
And it's ok that you didn't try hard enough 
And I will learn what I'm really made of 
On my own in this car and something I've created 

And I left you hanging 
The last message you sent
To check up on me 
I wonder if it's got you bent up thinking 
If I'll ever forgive you 
I'll do more, I'll thank you
For not letting me waste my life on loving you 

I see your kids now 
Running around in the garden where we made out 
I’m not surprised
She looks just like me
It took me two years to realize
That I was the one who really left you 

Chorus:
And you've been my muse
Your heart was the one I used
I drained your story
I made it less boring
I've been done with my mourning 
I’ve forgotten what it was for and 

It's ok that you found an easier love 
And it's ok that you didn't try hard enough 
And I will learn what I'm really made of 
On my own in this car and something I've created 

And I look ahead 
I see great things 
I see curly hair 
I see babies 
We're always changing 
And that's the only thing that ever stays 

And I threw the boxers out with the sweater 
Deleted your last loving text
Got rid of years full of messages 
Every argument, every sext
I even threw your mom's painting out 
I'm working on that bracelet now 
Creating space.

Written by Gabrielle Marlena

Produced and Mixed by Katie Buchanan
Mastered by Doug Schadt

Copyright 2018 Gabrielle Marlena

Cover Artwork Photo by John Wells

Lyrics:
Try to teach my myself to be alone but not lonely 
Who to trust, honey I am the only one for you there 
‘Cause it's a long, long drive through Wyoming 
And I'm waiting for the moment that my phone rings 
That might be ages from now 
That might be pages from now 

You've got this babe 
It wasn't your time 
You've had the love some only dream of in your life 
You know the grass is always greener 
I've seen happy people meaner 
Because love's an awful project that gets in the way 

And I just called this guy I used to see in Brooklyn 
‘Cause I was curious the direction that he's lookin’ in 
If he'll be marrying that chick who's tryna wife him 
But it doesn't matter anymore 
Yea well he answered but he was hiking in New York 
I want attention, so it wasn’t gonna work 
Wanted to get a rise out of him 
Wanted to see some life out of him 
All i got was lies out of him 

You've got this babe 
It wasn't your time 
You've had the love some only dream of in your life 
You know the grass is always greener 
I've seen happy people meaner 
Because love's an awful project that gets in the way 

i need to amend my comprehension of the order of things 
What comes first? How to make it work? Are these the only things? 
i need to find some peace within all this uncertainty 
I need to find some other meaning so I can keep my dreams 

You've got this babe 
It wasn't your time 
You've had the love some only dream of in your life 
You know the grass is always greener 
I've seen happy people meaner 
Because love's an awful project that gets in the way

Road Thoughts

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