Lyrics:
I've been watching shadows alone
On the walls inside my home
For once it’s too silent
I feel the confinement 
The walls are looking too thick
 
Loneliness is now throwing rocks
Restless, invading my thoughts 
My patience is breaking 
A body need waking
Screw it I gotta get out

Chorus:
Now I’m downtown, part of the crowd
Warm with whiskey, that I just downed
You say “let’s get away”
I’m so lonely, tempted to play
I know I could choose to drown in more booze
Have a cheap thrill and ignite
On fire with no heat I settle for skin deep, skin deep


I wake up with some heavy regret
It feels like the rare cigarette
I’m not addicted, it’s nice for a little bit
But stale smoke gets me sick
 
Back to building up my safe wall
Don’t give me your desperate call
Then the voices in my brain
Can no longer entertain
Screw it it’s time to get out

CHORUS

Bridge:
Maybe tonight this will feel right x4
  
CHORUS

Settle For Skin Deep

LYRICS: 

Flash flood, fills up
The room and I can’t breathe

Too much, had enough 
Exposed I scar and weep

Push it down through the drain in me
Put me under till I’m set free 

Flash flood, bad blood 
Lying on white sheets

Maimed with pain to remember 
And helpless shame come together
Hours feel like forever 
Dark waves calling calling to drag me
(Down down, down down down 
Down down, down down down ) x2

Dive deep, no sleep
Sink into the ocean’s dream 

Deep sea, dead leagues 
Lose me, All hide no seek

Swimming here without a body
Wonder if I’ll come to haunt me

Flash flood, fills up
The room and I can’t breathe

Maimed with pain to remember 
And helpless shame come together
Hours feel like forever 
Dark waves calling calling to drag me
(Down down, down down down 
Down down, down down down ) x2

No no breaks but a deep haze
No no taste but violent waves
No no breaks but a deep haze
No no taste but violent waves

No no breaks but a deep haze
No no taste but violent waves
No no breaks, no no taste
No no, no no 

Maimed with pain to remember 
And helpless shame come together
Hours feel like forever 
Dark waves calling calling to drag me

[Down down, down down down
Down down, drown] x2
*Overlapping*
[No no breaks but a deep haze
No no taste but violent waves
No no breaks but a deep haze
No no taste but violent waves]

Flash Flood

Lyrics:
Hey do you notice my body’s covered in dust?
So then by the ocean they welcomed a stranger’s warm touch

“You can let go” the alcohol told me
It said “for the payment, I’ll take some memory”
Now I am left with these bruises and cuts
They mock me and call me a [slut]

My fear takes air from this room
So much if cut I’m bleeding blue
And now the night is ending soon
It was a waste, it was a waste, it was a waste
A waste of the moon

Hey do you notice this pain is a different shade?
I thought I knew them all but this color’s a foreign stain

“You can let go” the alcohol told me
“So you can stop being controlling”
Now I’m laid bare for the nice guy cliché 
The slurred “yes” makes it ok 

My fear takes air from this room
So much if cut I’m bleeding blue
And now the night is ending soon
It was a waste, it was a waste, it was a waste
A waste of the moon

Not brave enough to voice the stop signs
I see dancing under my closed eyes
So I’m left with open blame and his stinging salt
Breakfast at Tiffany’s won’t do the job

My fear takes air from this room
So much if cut I’m bleeding blue
And now the night is ending soon
It was a waste, it was a waste, it was a waste
A waste of the moon
A waste of the moon
A waste of the moon

Hey do you notice my body’s covered in dust?

Waste of the Moon

Waste Of The Moon

LYRICS:
Take the city stars in
We’ll play Pinball with tonic and gin
Lets exchange some charm
It’s been awhile since I’ve disarmed

Run your fingers over my scars
In a bedroom low lit with sparks

It’s not enough cause I’m in love
With my daydreams (my daydreams)
It’s not enough cause I’m in love
With my da￼ydreams  (my daydreams)
As I mold myself into you
I dream of a sky more blue
It’s not enough cause I’m in love
With my daydreams (my daydreams)

Your party with a cityscape 
I cook up wit with a polished taste
Please repeat what you said
Because your words just left my head

Run your fingers over my scars
Skin on earth, my mind on mars

It’s not enough cause I’m in love
With my daydreams (my daydreams)
It’s not enough cause I’m in love
With my da￼ydreams  (my daydreams)
As I mold myself into you
I dream of a sky more blue
It’s not enough cause I’m in love
With my daydreams (my daydreams)

[Instrumental bridge]

It’s not enough cause I’m in love
With my daydreams (my daydreams)
It’s not enough cause I’m in love
With my da￼ydreams  (my daydreams)
As I mold myself into you
I dream of a sky more blue
It’s not enough cause I’m in love
With my daydreams (my daydreams)

in love with my daydreams

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Come to My Cathedral

LYRICS

Standing at the edge of lonely 
Remember when they told me
“Nothing ever lasts”
Thinking is the bottom rocky
Or will I land softly
Oh god what a drop
Spiral thought
To jump or not


A crowded room 
We gravitate 
I feel my hurt
Dissipate

I make you laugh 
I take the bait 
Wondering if 
I should wait 

Together dive
Into the deep
Risk your heart
& jump with me 

Standing at the edge of lonely 
Remember when they told me
“Nothing ever lasts”
Thinking is the bottom rocky
Or will I land softly
Oh god what a drop
Spiral thought
To jump or not

I understand 
You hesitate 
The cliff is steep
I stay patient 

You quietly
Reject the deep
Except my body
That you’ll keep 

You got so high
With the climb 
I thought it was
Different this time 

Standing at the edge of lonely 
Remember when they told me
“Nothing ever lasts”
Thinking is the bottom rocky
Or will I land softly
Oh god what a drop
Spiral thought
To jump or not

Maybe I’m just a good friend and fuck
And my leaving for Cali was just your luck
An excuse to drift before I stuck 
Cause I’m too much 
Maybe you wanted me in early days
But when I showed you I’m willing to stay
My baggage isn’t worth the weight 
You’d rather slip away 

Standing at the edge of lonely 
Hoping you would see me
And embrace the drop 
Thinking is the bottom rocky
Or could we land softly
But we’ll never know 
Guess I’ll throw
The dream below

The Edge Of Lonely

Lyrics:
Would you come lay on my ash forest bed? 
Fire is long gone but not in my head 
I used to be lush before all the flames 
Then drove it wild, insane 

Breathe in my scent; a botanical smoke 
Once fresh and light I’m afraid you will choke 
I don’t have much 
But I’ll let you in, in, in 


Into the arms of my love
Into the arms of my love
Into the arms of my love
Into the arms, into the arms of 
(my love)


Stripped in your kitchen, a thin morning glow 
All my reactions unsettle you so 
Something is missing, I fear when you know  
There’s little left to show 

I wish you’d known me all ornate and lavish
Making a racket with abrasive habits 
Now I’m just ravaged, colder and hard 
Chipped, numb, and charred 


Breathe on your skin; a botanical burn  
For many years I’ve been left just to yearn 
I don’t have much 
But I’ll let you in, in, in 


Into the arms of my love
Into the arms of my love
Into the arms of my love
Into the arms, into the arms of 
(my love)


Sleep is elusive, a laugh is a chore 
I’m so afraid to come let you explore 
I’ll never get back the forest before 
But flora and fauna are rising once more 


Into the arms of my love
Into the arms of my love
Into the arms of my love
Into the arms, into the arms of 
(my love)
(Into the arms of my love)


Ash Forest

Lyrics:

I could be there for hours
In the summer showers
I’d be dancing in the rain
Feeling drenched with no pain

You took me from hidden bliss
With a swift stolen kiss
It would never be the same
But there was something left to blame

Chorus:
Psychedelic love
Hypnotic drug
Everything in sway
Take me away

Psychedelic love
Hypnotic drug
No work all play
Through the dizzy day


I’m a little scared now
I can’t bare how
You’re so magnetic
Loving you is hysteric

You really got me now 
Don’t pull away how
Will you get me to stay
Oh I know I know I know
You’ll find a way

CHORUS 

Bridge:
You tricked me
Planted your seed
I don’t know why
You kept me so high

Now my eyes are open (open)
The true world has spoken (spoken)
There is nothing to dread
You said we dance with the dead

Breakdown:
Psychedelic love
Hypnotic drug
Everything in sway
Take me away

CHORUS

Psychedelic Love (Persephone)

American-Icelandic singer/songwriter Gaby DeSpain riddles modern pop with dreamy electric blues. Raised in India and Turkey and now based in Seattle, DeSpain spent her formative years traveling much of Europe and Asia. This shaped her love of pop, music for the masses, a genre most likely to connect with others regardless of language or cultural barriers. While keeping an edgy and electric pop structure, DeSpain dives deep into her collection of haunting memories and wild experiences with introspective lyrics. A world weary poet, she takes difficult topics while dodging a lagging and dreary atmosphere. Lush, fluid, tongue-in-cheek, sensual, and nostalgic, Gaby aims to comfort and commiserate.

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