It hasn't been long since I met you
But i love you
I don't know why

I've been trying hard to explain just
exactly how I
lost my mind

It's those eyes, you see?
They're like the sea
Yet warm like melting ice

It's that humor, see?
It speaks to me
like a smile behind a sigh

It hasn't been long since i met you
but I love you
I don't know why

I've been trying hard to forget you
But i'm slowly
drowning deep inside

Those eyes, you see
they're like the sea
yet warm like melting ice

It's that humor, see?
It speaks to me
Like a smile behind a sigh

But you love your girl
and she's beautiful
and really, what am I?

Just a girl you know
With eyes of soil
that bury what's inside

But you sing to me
something serene
that makes me feel alive

And I want to be
lost in your sea
a blanket like the sky

It hasn't been long since I met you
but I love you
I don't know why


Recorded by David Power
Painting by David M. Weiss

Soil and the Sea

Can you know somebody
If you know their body?
Can you find their fears
somewhere by their neck or their ears

Can I know your secrets
if I know where you're ticklish
can I find your soul
If i trace your skin over your bones

Somewhere in between 
what i want and what I need
is a world of questions
Somewhere in your bed 
in our intimacy
are the things we can't promise
Somewhere in your bed 
in the sweat and in the heat
is the fear it's all for nothing

Can I find your answers
in the way your cheeks color?
Can I know your heart
if I watch the way your lips part

Can I be an equal
when I'm feeling so feeble
Can I play it safe
if I know too well it's too late

Somewhere in between 
what i want and what I need
is a world of questions
Somewhere in your bed 
in our intimacy
are the things we can't promise
Somewhere in your bed 
in the sweat and in the heat
is the fear it's all for nothing



Recorded by David Power
Painting by Lindsey

Secrets

Hello
Do you see me
I am eyeing you from across the room

Hello
Do you hear me
Is my voice tempting enough for you

I am dancing in a crowded room
For me for me
but i hope you're watching

Hello
Do you feel me?
Is this energy all in my head

Hello
want to know me?
I am good at lying and great in bed

I am dancing in this crowded room
For me For me
But I hope you're watching

I am dancing in this crowded room
For me for me
But I hope you're watching

Sway my hips like i am in my groove
It's for me for me
But I hope you're watching

Laugh as if I haven't noticed you
It's for me for me
But I hope you're watching

Are you watching me?



Recorded by David Power
Painting by Wim Lemmens

Hello

If I tried to tell you
all the ways that i need you
You'd be gone in a minute
I'd be sorry that i did it

You might try to give me something
A sweet smile to make me happy
but I know you would be shaken
I'd be sorry that I did it

I can't find the bottom of this pile
I can't lost just trying to keep you out
I think lies are how I regain power
When I'm open I feel small

I am trying not to love you
I am hoping you won't see through
all these thoughts how I'm a mess
My free spirit needs a rest

I don't want to be a downer
Keep you rooted make you sour
But each time that I stay quiet
I am sorry that I did it

I can't find the bottom of this pile
I can't lost just trying to keep you out
I think lies are how I regain power
When I'm open I feel small

I am learning how to read me
I don't like it when I can't see
All these feelings overtake me
And i lose my reasoning

I'm the cool girl
Understanding
I don't get mad
I'm forgiving

If i keep you at that distance
Will I be sorry that i did it?


I can't find the bottom of this pile
I can't lost just trying to keep you out
I think lies are how I regain power
When I'm open I feel small


I can't find the bottom of this pile
I get tired of all my weak facades
I think lies are keeping me pinned down
When I'm open I feel whole



Recorded by David Power
Painting by Kelly Witmer

Bottom of the Pile

Lyrics:

Can we take it slow
like we did back in high school
like my body's the first you ever touched

Can we take it slow
like we did in our basements
clothes on lights off
breathing on the rug

Can we take it slow
like we did back in high school
let the wings flutter
let the heart pump

Once upon a time
romance was alive
we didn't have rules
so we carved new grooves
No expectations
all exploration
what you give is welcome
what you don't, forgot
Now love is flustered
all rushed and cluttered
grabbing what's familiar
we are all too eager
I just met you
don't want to kiss you
let's make our own rules
treat me like I'm new

Can we take it slow
like we did back in high school
like my body's the first you ever touched

Can we take it slow
like we did in our basements
clothes on lights off
breathing on the rug

Can we take it slow
like we did back in high school
let the wings flutter
let the heart pump

Now, it's like we're all afraid
what's under getting laid
I take my layers off
but my skin is tough
Feeling like a puppet
eat it grab it suck it
let's try something new
let me look at you
Take our layers in
eyes and breath and skin
one finger at a time
there is no finish line
We can be more than bodies
more than getting lucky
more than always rushing
just look at me

Can we take it slow
like we did back in high school
like my body's the first you ever touched

Can we take it slow
like we did in our basements
clothes on lights off
breathing on the rug

Can we take it slow
like we did back in high school
let the wings flutter
let the heart pump


Recorded by David Power
Painting by Nik Helbig

Slow

I've got a lot of questions
Yeah you can tell
I've got a lot of doubts I
don't hide it well

But if you're wondering what i'm doing
If you're wondering what the hell
I don't mean to drag you sideways
I'm just thinking of myself
And after thinking
I don't really want you

You've got a lot of questions
Yeah i can tell
You've got a lot of judgment
It makes me ill

And now i'm wondering what i've been doing
and I'm wondering what the hell
You've been pulling at me sideways
I don't stretch that way that well
What are you thinking?
You don't really want me

What can we say with smiles?
What can we prove?
Parting is such sweet sorrow
But not with you

Let's not wonder what we're doing
Let's just call it and be done
No more questions no more sideways
We'll go forward, one and one
Somebody somewhere will really want us

Sideways

I am lost without you
I am lost without you
I've been looking for the answers but I think I'd rather find them in you

I am small without you
I am small without you
I've been looking for my courage but I think I'd rather grow beside you

I am gone without you
I am gone without you
I've been feeling all my feelings and I think I've got more work to do
I've been feeling all my feelings and I think I've got more work to do
I've been following your footsteps
Been trying not to fall back
I think I need a new map to use


Painting by Toni Grote

blue snowball

Without You

I don't own you
You are free to do whatever you please
But will you stay with me?

I can't force you
to be the kind of love i want you to be
But will you stay with me?

Every time I find my mind wandering down a dangerous place
I want your heart I want your time but I also hate this space
I don't trust you
Or know you
I want to

I might paint you
into someone that is fooling me
So I can pity me

Make it easier
to pull away and keep my dignity
'cause I'm falling

And every time I find my mind wandering down a dangerous place
I want your heart I want your time but I also hate this space
'cause I don't trust you
Or know you
But I want to

I can't promise
I will give you answers that you need
There's no guarantee

I can say that
It would be fun to see where it leads
If you stay with me 'cause

Sometimes when i find my mind wandering down a dangerous place
I want your heart I want your time I don't care about the stakes
I may not trust you
or know you
but i want to

I may not trust you
or know you
can I learn to?

I may not trust you
or know you
I want to

Fool Me

lyrcs:

I thought I was looking
Still you hurt me, a surprise
I almost felt like laughing
How could I miss all the signs?

I knew we were stumbling 
Still I couldn’t say goodbye
A love that is stifled
is a love that can’t survive

It’s a strange thing to want someone so much it makes you blind
But maybe what I don’t see protects me

Once we are a memory
Then you realize what you lost
Why’s it take me leaving
For you to hold on?

You say that you’re sorry
That you’re here for what I need
Can we make it better?
Make a new love that can breathe?

It’s a strange thing to want someone so much it makes you blind
But maybe together we can learn to see the light

I thought I was looking
Still you hurt me, a surprise

I'm stuck in that story
And I’ve got to let it die

It’s a strange thing to want someone so much it makes you blind
But love is not a fickle thing you choose it
Love is not a fickle thing you choose to give it life

Love Is Not A Fickle Thing - rough

Rough recording of original song "Zoo", as heard on Heavyweight :)

Lyrics: 

Every passing day I feel a little
Worse about zoos

I was good for a while
Filled my schedule with classes
Got dressed did my makeup even curled my eyelashes
But a slump is so close it might be here already
I watched 10 episodes of Community last night

And my screenwriting class is a great group of people
But I don’t think I'm a writer
I’m more of a sleeper

In my dreams I can float 
I don’t feel any pressure 
I am light as the weather

Is it morning already?
Where is the sun?
I lost my marbles somewhere in the bathroom
I can feel all my atoms are shaking with what can’t be done

It’s hard to feel lucky without feeling guilty
A soundtrack of sirens haunts and connects me 
The future feels heavy
And I miss my mom 

I’ve got no room to pace
So my mind is what’s running
But it’s more of a stumble
With no distance I’m covering 
I know Now Is The Time To Create
But I’m hungry again

Is it morning already?
Where is the sun?
I lost my marbles somewhere in the bathroom
I can feel all my atoms are shaking with what can’t be done
 
I know that something has ended
And something’s begun
I just wish someone could give me more answers
Or tell me “just close your eyes and then open when I get to one”

Songs & oversharing. **all original! please contact me before using anything :)**

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connie shi

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