That Siren, Hope

A slowed acoustic piano version of "I'd Give Anything"

I'd Give Anything (stripped)

I'd Give Anything (Stripped)

LYRICS by Kris Angelis

I said some things that I didn’t mean
Scratch that, I meant them but there’s more in between 

I’m Sorry that I wasn’t graceful 
There’s broken glass in my shoes
I’m trying to dance without knowing
The steps or the notes or the cues

I’d rather jump in and clean up the mess 
than win the game of who cares less
I’d rather try, and lose the fight than 
Win the game of who has more pride 

I said some things that I didn’t mean
Scratch that, I meant them but there’s more in between 

I’m far from perfect, but honest
I often choose fight over flight
The one time I flew left me broken 
And I wish that part would just die

I’d rather jump in and clean up the mess 
than win the game of who cares less
I’d rather try, and and lose the fight than 
Win the game of who has more pride 

I can’t believe I said that 
I was trying to cross the divide
The ships that I've  sent out have all come back wrecks
But the refuge was always inside 

I’d rather jump in and clean up the mess 
than win the game of who cares less
I’d rather try, and and lose the fight than 
Win the game 
I’d rather jump in and clean up the mess 
than win the game of who cares less
I’d rather try, and and lose the fight than 
Win the game of who has more pride

Win The Game

My dad was a flight nurse in the Air Force. A few years ago he was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's. It's been hard in a lot of ways so I wrote this song to tell him it's all ok.

LYRICS
It’s ok if I have to
say some things again
You speak a different way these days 
But I know I can depend
I like watching the same movies and hearing the same jokes 
So you just go right on ahead underneath the old live oak

You were always seeing the good in  simple things 
You used to soar across the sky on million dollar Wings 
Somewhere along the way you looked and couldn’t read the map
The corners started curling/bending in 
Don’t you worry about that 
We’ll walk along the paths you know
The folds in Mother Earth
Look at all the lives you saved if you’re questioning your worth 
The love you have for everyone is still running through your veins
You’re everything you’ve always been 
You’re just flying paper planes 

It’s ok if you put things in a different  place 
It’s ok if you forget my name And remember my face 
you know that you love me and I want you to stay 
Worrying about Anything else is just a damn shame waste 

You were always seeing the good in simple things 
You used to soar across the sky on million dollar Wings 
Somewhere along the way you looked and couldn’t read the map
The corners started curling/bending in 
Don’t you worry about that 
We’ll walk along the paths you know
The folds in Mother Earth
Look at all the lives you saved if you’re questioning your worth 
The love you have for everyone is still running through your veins
You’re everything you’ve always been 
You’re just flying paper planes 

You’re everything you’ve always been 
You’re just flying paper planes 

I’m glad you’re feeling good today 
The stormy clouds have gone away
The sun is out, no more rain
And you’re flying paper planes

Paper Planes

When some people keep telling you, "you should try writing a happy song", so you write "A Happy Song" ;)-  about someone who is enamored with the songs and wants one written about them, but they see that you tend to write sad songs, so they break your heart.

LYRICS
Remember the nights, when the sun would arrive without warning
We'd answer the phone,
And before we would know it was morning
Joking around, we would laugh till we found ourselves closer than we meant to be,
Talking into the night, with you by my side,
Felt like you knew me better than me

But you’re picturing me in black and white photographs, fading into the past,
And I’m scraping my knees, 
Wearing the tattered dress you gave to me. 

I would have, written a song about you,
Without you going and tearing my heart out like you do
It’d be a happy song, we could just dance alone
But you like to stand in the middle of spotlights
You thought that you knew who I was so you hurt me too
It could’ve been happy the song I was writing for you 

We all throw the dice even when the odds are against us
If I took your advice, I’d run as far as I could I’m defenseless

It’s that same kind of feeling in stomach and chest 
Heart beating faster, catch in my breath
Couldn’t stop smiling like when we first met  
Now memories are all I can bet

But you’re picturing me in black and white photographs, fading into the past,
And I’m scraping my knees, 
Wearing the tattered dress you gave to me. 

I would have, written a song about you,
Without you going and tearing my heart out like you do,
It’d be a happy song, we could just dance alone
But you like to stand in the middle of spotlights, 
You thought that you knew who I was so you hurt me too.
It could’ve been happy the song I was writing for you 

I’d known you so long 
But maybe I never did
Thought we had it all
But we weren’t ready yet

We chose fear
But I’m still here  
I’m grateful for 
All that you gave to me

I would have, written a song about you,
Without you going and tearing my heart out like you do,
It’d be a happy song, we could just dance along
But you like to stand in the middle of spotlights, 
You thought that you knew who I was so you hurt me too.
It could’ve been happy the song I was writing for you 
It could’ve been happy the song I was writing for you 
It could’ve been happy the song I was writing for you

A Happy Song

Oh my dear, please tell me a different story
This one’s getting boring
There’s no happy ending
And I keep crying when I should be rewriting 
Instead of only trying to fix what I cannot mend

I know what it means when they say history repeats
Mine is the story of him
When I saw him on the shelf, I saw a fairytale
But ever after turned out pretty grim

So tuck me in tonight
Don’t you turn off that light
Just sit with me till “all better” sets in

Oh my dear, please tell me a different story
This one’s getting boring
There’s no happy ending
And I keep crying when I should be rewriting 
Instead of only trying to fix what I cannot mend

How will I learn if the pages never turn
If I keep telling this story it won’t change
So Let’s throw out the plot 
Are you with me Or not? 
It’s well past time to rearrange 

golden moments fade 
as the sun has gone away
All my stories poisoned by what might have been
The anecdote of hope is the future of who knows
And it’s infinite right now so lets begin

Let’s make history 
Let’s make history
Let’s make history right now

Let’s make history
Let’s make history
Dive into that mystery right now

Let’s make history 
Let’s make history
Drink to our victory right now 

Let’s make history 
Let’s make history
Let’s change history right now

And start again

A Different Story

I’m not here to be the floor that you walk on 
I’m not here to just do whatever you say
Watch out I’m flying in like a black swan
I’m gonna show that I’m more than just a pretty face

I’m not here to just walk along the old path 
I’m not here to be a number in your race
You might think you have control but it’s all mine
You don’t know it but you’re standing on the fault line

And I’m an earthquake
I’m here to shake things up 
I’m gonna shake things up
I’m gonna shake things up
Things up
Things up
I’m an earthquake

You be the melody and I’ll be the bass line
I’m not here to be a fiddle that you play 
You can party with your wine and your moonshine
I’m gonna shake it up and open up the champagne

I’m an earthquake
I’m here to shake things up 
I’m gonna shake things up
I’m gonna shake things up
Things up
Things up
I’m an earthquake

I’m swimming against the stream
You can feel the boat rocking but it’s not what it seems
You might think I’m a tidal wave
But I’m the earthquake

I’m an earthquake
I’m here to shake things up 
I’m gonna shake things up
I’m gonna shake things up
Things up
Things up
I’m an earthquake
I’m here to shake things up 
I’m gonna shake things up
I’m gonna shake things up
Things up
Things up
I’m an earthquake

Damn Shame Waste

Earthquake

You say it’s water under the bridge 
Well that’s easy to say from way up there
While I’m down here underneath in the trouble
It’s tumbling me
It’s tumbling me

I’ve been building this crumbling wall 
And you’ve been building your tower so tall
I’ve been trying to go back in time (to turn back the dials)
And see you smile 
If felt good for a while 

like a dream that I 
can’t wipe from my eyes 
it’s hurting me now, 
keeping me down/bound
I’ll Take the trouble/water and make it healing
It didn’t numb me, I felt every feeling
The current was crushing, I turned it around 
I Breathed it in and I didn’t drown
Caught in the frenzy
thought it would condemn me
But it smoothed my edges
I let it cleanse me

I laid down my trowel and I took a vow
I picked up a shovel and took to the ground 
I had Started believing the lies 
Making friends with the reaper
So I dug even deeper

like a dream that I 
can’t wipe from my eyes 
it’s hurting me now, 
keeping me down/bound
I’ll Take the trouble/water and make it healing
It didn’t numb me, I felt every feeling
The current was crushing, I turned it around 
I Breathed it in and I didn’t drown
Caught in the frenzy
thought it would condemn me
But it smoothed my edges
I let it cleanse me

It's Tumbling Me

Written by Kris Angelis, Morgan Taylor Reid, and Alexander Cardinale
Produced by Morgan Taylor Reid

Pre-order on iTunes now! https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/heartbreak-is-contagious-single/id1134341931

“Heartbreak is Contagious” explores what happens when love ends in pain. “When you’re brokenhearted it can literally feel like your heart is not working properly. You can’t really love anyone, including yourself, which can lead to you breaking someone else’s heart. But also included is the idea that you can let go—that sometimes heartbreak is just a thing that happens and it’s nobody’s fault.”

LYRICS
Tripping over words never was my style
But the way you made me feel
I couldn't help by smile

Yeah you really got me
So fast, so fast
syncopated, so syncopated
like that, just like that
dissipated

Help me try to understand 
what's going on inside your head
Nothing can save us, can save us
I don't know if you got burned
Listen honey, I'm not her
Heartbreak is contagious, contagious
Its not like we can talk it out
we've run out of words somehow
Can't turn the pages, the pages
Keep on going round and round
How long til we figure out
Heartbreak is contagious, contagious

I swear there was a time 
when you belonged to me
But I'm a two-way heart
On a one way street

Yeah you really got me
So fast, so fast
syncopated, so syncopated
like that, just like that
dissipated

Help me try to understand 
what's going on inside your head
Nothing can save us, can save us
I don't know if you got burned
Listen honey, I'm not her
Heartbreak is contagious, contagious
Its not like we can talk it out
we've run out of words somehow
Can't turn the pages, the pages
Keep on going round and round
How long til we figure out
Heartbreak is contagious, contagious

Oooooh Oooooh
Nanananananana

And if we tried to go back, go back
We couldn't change it
No we couldn't change it
I know that

Help me try to understand 
what's going on inside your head
Nothing can save us, can save us
I don't know if you got burned
Listen honey, I'm not her
Heartbreak is contagious, contagious
Its not like we can talk it out
we've run out of words somehow
Can't turn the pages, the pages
Keep on going round and round
How long til we figure out
Heartbreak is contagious, contagious

ooooooh  oooooooh
nanananananana

Heartbreak Is Contagious

HEARTBREAK IS CONTAGIOUS

Do you love me enough to keep holding my hand if I placed it in yours?
Do you love me enough to reach your hand if I was standing next to you?
Would you walk to me if you saw me there with a clear path in between?
Would you climb a hill to get to me if you could hear me calling your name?
Would you come to me if I drew you a map and bought your tickets too?
Would you give the time it would take to find and only tell me the truth?
Would you go out and search far and wide with nothing to follow but your own heart?
Do you love me?
You say you do
How much?

How Much?

Neverland

Cut to the Chase

Everyday Love

This is the full track with the extended intro which is a track titled "Nightmare" on "The Left Atrium" album.  The song starts at 45 seconds. 

Kiss You Awake

Empty Cabinets

Nothing You Can Say (feat. Zane Carney)

Rust

Half As Afraid

Not Your Fault

Sometimes you don't realized what made something wonderful until they are not there. The magic of the holidays is a lot about who you're with.

LYRICS
By Kris Angelis (Music and melody by Bill Lefler and Kris Angelis)

I thought it was the presents
I thought it was the light 
I thought it was the music that rang through the night
The joy and the wonder
The spell I was under
But now that you're gone, I know I was wrong
Here in the cold without your hand to hold
The reds and the golds have turned blue

It was you, my darling
I'm wondering if I'd only known
Without you, my darling
It all would get lost in the snow
Please come back home
Please come back home

I thought it was the fire 
Or the clear winter morn
I thought it was the cider keeping me warm
The smell of the pines 
The laughter and the wine
But now that you're gone, I know I was wrong
Here in the cold without your hand to hold
The reds and the golds have turned blue

It was you, my darling
I'm wondering if I'd only known
Without you, my darling
It all would get lost in the snow
Please come back home
Please come back home

Here in the cold without your hand to hold
The reds and the golds have turned blue

It was you, my darling
I'm wondering if I'd only known
Without you, my darling
It all would get lost in the snow
Please come back home
Please come back home
Please come back home

Please Come Back Home

Close my eyes as I close the door
Leave behind the mask that I word
Because I’ve run out of reasons I should hide
I’m not running from fear
I’m cutting the ties

It’s not because I want to give up
If I stop now I’ll never get up
I’m crawling down this road we’ve walked before
I know what you want, babe
And I know I need more

I’m laying down my arrows this time 
If I don’t see your smile it can’t make me blind
I can see the writing on the wall
I gotta let you go
So I can learn how to fall

You could say I’m crazy 
Call me a coward 
But walking away from you
Is the bravest thing that I’ll ever do

Pieces That Were Stolen

Bravest

I was afraid that
the ground would split right then and there
I’ve never been someone 
to run from the truth or a dare

I’ve fallen so deep
hoping there’s treasure to find
I am the sparrow
You let loose inside the mine

But the air is fine 
And I’m not hard to find
Don’t take your time

I’m still in love dear
I hope that’s not gone out of style 
Cuz I think you fit me
But maybe I’m just in denial

All of the places we’ve been to 
I followed you blind
I am the sparrow 
You let loose inside the mine

And the air is fine 
I’m not hard to find 
Don’t fall behind

Mmmm
Mmmm

All that I know is I love you
Oh god I hope that I do

The air is fine 
You don’t have to fight
I’ll hold your heart
We’ll get through the night

The Sparrow

Lyrics

You said I was wonderful 
Twirled me on the dance floor
You said that you missed me
You made my knees weak

You kissed me on the cheek and I kissed you back 
We played hide and seek
Behind the curtains black
No one else could see us and they never will
I’ll just keep that moment on the window sill
Just me and you 
in a Photo Booth

That was the start
Can you see it in our eyes? 
We laughed
Caught in that flash in the flash of light 
We loved
We were falling blind, Each moment a surprise
We lived
We lived a whole a whole beautiful life 
Caught in the photobooth that night

We looked up at the moon
It came down too soon
We laughed til we couldn't breathe
You accidentally put your arm around me

We danced and we sang to tainted love
Who cares about the rules they don’t apply to 
That picture was the spark that burned us down
The real reason why is in Lost and found
Me and you
in a photobooth

That was the start
Can you see it in our eyes?
We laughed
Caught in that flash in the flash of light
We loved
We were falling blind, Each moment a surprise
We lived
We lived a whole a whole beautiful life 
Caught in the photobooth that night

Aaa Aaaah Aaaaaaah
Aaa Aaaah Aaaaaaah

You asked if I'd been in love
The old-fashioned kind that I’d been thinking of
The sun came up the dream was gone
All that’s left is paper it was printed on
Just Me and you in a photo booth 
Just me and you in a photo booth

That was the start
Can you see it in our eyes? 
We laughed
Caught in the flash in the flash of light 
We loved
We were falling blind, each moment a surprise
We lived 
We lived a whole a whole beautiful life 
Caught in the photo booth that night 
We lived a whole a whole beautiful life 
Caught in the photo booth that night 
We lived a whole a whole beautiful life 
Caught in the photo booth that night

Photobooth

I Hope I Never Fall In Love Again (single)

I Hope I Never Fall In Love Again

I hope I never fall in love again
It just hurts too much and always ends 
I don’t believe in what that Shakespeare penned
I hope I never fall in love again

I think we both know what is really true
I couldn’t even if I wanted to
Oh because I’m still in love with you 
Oh because I’m still in love with you

I hope I never fall in love again
You know it’s you and it has always been
Feels like my heart will never ever mend
I hope I never fall in love again

I’m trying hard but I just can’t pretend
I never want to fall in love again
Maybe I will but I just don’t know when
And it’s terrifying me no end

What I really need is something real
A shroud to cover you so I can heal
So I can risk it and not give a damn
Then I’ll rush in just like the fool I am 

I hope I never fall in love again
You know it’s you and it has always been
Feels like my heart will never ever mend
I hope I never fall in love again

Now I’m living in a fantasy 
That you’ll come find me on that balcony
We’ll run away and leave it all behind
But I’m running out of time

Oh I’m running out of time
I gotta let you go 
And stop living in your shadow

I’m trying hard but I just can’t pretend
I never want to fall in love again
I wanna risk it and not give a damn
Then I’ll rush in just like the fool I am

Do you know where we’re going?
I’ve been sailing for days
Tossing boulders in that rowdy sea
Longing for your gaze

Like a minefield full of fireflies
Drawing me in when I should flee
Are you ever truly satisfied?
Would you really want to be?

I thought that shine was a lighthouse 
But it was just That Siren, Hope
She sang me to sleep
She taught me to dream
Turns out her song was just a joke

Fell to the ground and found our crowns in the dark
We hid in plain view
We told secrets everyone could hear
You’re the siren and the muse

If you get closer see her hands are gnarled
From centuries of spinning lace
Came to the cliffs all in ecstasy
And left with salt upon my face

I thought that shine was a lighthouse 
But it was just That Siren, Hope
She sang me to sleep
She taught me to dream
Turns out her song was just a joke

I’m just a question who wants to be the answer
A weary sailor who cannot read the stars 
You keep singing and I’ll be the dancer 

I thought that shine was a lighthouse 
But it was just That Siren, Hope
She sang me to sleep
She taught me to dream
Turns out her song was just a joke

If I Can't Have What I Want

Brighter Blue

LYRICS
Those old reels start creaking in the back of my mind 
Shaky confessions on the line 
LA traffic never looked so good 
Maybe I misunderstood 

You took my hand, I couldn’t look you in the eye 
Just trying to see you through the smoke 
I believed it could be real this time 
Almost forgot you’re a ghost 

I’m alive and breathing 
My heart’s still beating 
I don’t wanna be dreaming 
Cuz I’m alive and breathing 

Last time I saw you, the moon looked the same 
Your hands so cool on my skin 
Then it was waxing but now it wanes 
Did that really happen? 

This road’s so dark it’s got me hopin for thieves
Singing my way up the coast 
I’m a thought, I’m a lark
Fill the space in between 
Feels like I’m just a ghost

I’m alive and breathing 
My heart’s still beating 
I don’t wanna be dreaming 
Cuz I’m alive and breathing

You’re unfinished business
Unanswered letter 
Love unrequited
Returned to sender
What am I waiting here for? 

I’m alive and breathing 
My heart’s still beating 
I don’t wanna be dreaming 
Cuz I’m alive and breathing
My heart’s still beating 
I don’t wanna be dreaming 
Cuz I’m alive and breathing
I’m alive and breathing
I’m alive and breathing
I’m alive and breathing

Ghost (I'm Alive and Breathing)

The slow acoustic more melancholy version of "Ghost" from "That Siren, Hope"

Ghost (I'm Alive & Breathing) single

Ghost (I'm Alive & Breathing) (slow acoustic)

My Quiet (single)

My Quiet

I never know when I’m dreaming
I’m always sure that I’m awake
I’m running in slow motion
Through a river of mistakes

I'm Reaching blindly

Feels like I’m holding on to something
No hand's as steady as it seems
I can’t be with you when the lights go out
But tell me where to meet you in our dreams
And I’ll fall

Near the edge it goes silent
But I can feel you there
It’s all anticipation
Stars dripping from your hair

Reaching blindly

Feels like I’m holding on to something
No hand's as steady as it seems
I can’t be with you when the lights go out
But tell me where to meet you in our dreams
And I’ll fall fall fall asleep with you
I’ll fall fall fall asleep with you
And I’ll fall fall fall in love with you

Meet You In Our Dreams single

Meet You In Our Dreams

Persephone went down to her lover
The night we met
You were a sudden change in weather
A shimmering silhouette??

I took off my dress and stood in your door
I told to you my sad stories and you told me yours
Gave me months worth of kisses in just a few days 
I couldn’t leave and you wanted me to stay

I want to see you like a sunset
A wonderful moment
So beautiful 
Then its gone and I don’t blame myself If you have to be a memory 
You might as well 
Be a good one that I don’t regret

I watched it burning behind your eyes 
A hundred year storm Before a hundred year plight 
You’re a good week didn’t get much sleep
First from heartache and then from heartbeats

We walked in the snow, you felt like Orpheus
You couldn’t bring her back, now you can’t trust
I feel sad when the sun gets low
I keep looking back and I’ve turned to stone

I want to see you like a sunset
A wonderful moment
So beautiful 
Then its gone and I don’t blame myself
If you have to be a memory 
You might as well 
Be a good one that I don’t regret
Knowing there’s a sunrise
On the other side 
Of the moments you never will forget

The Skies We Look To

Sunset

Growing up on a farm in Florida, Angelis spent her childhood playing, running around the farm, and making up songs with her twin sister. 

Influenced by artists like Brandi Carlile, Ray Lamontagne, Taylor Swift, Hanson, The Lumineers, Elton John, Ingrid Michaelson, Sara Bareilles, and many more she released her first full-length album, "The Left Atrium" produced by Jeff Zacharski, a great example of who Kris is as a musician—beautiful, eclectic, surprising, and yet somehow always herself. It was awarded Best Female Album of 2013 by the LA Music Critics Awards and the video for the song "Not Your Fault" starring Justin Hartley (This is Us) premiered on RyanSeacrest.com. 

In 2017, she collaborated with Morgan Taylor Reid, and Alexander Cardinale for the "Heartbreak is Contagious" EP which debuted in the Top 10 of the iTunes Singer-songwriter chart and earned Kris Best Female Artist in the 13th annual International Acoustic Music Awards and Finalist in the 2017 International Songwriting Competition. 

Kris has released some exciting collaborations over the last year including "Bright Side" with Adrianne Gonzalez (The Rescues), "Roll The Dice" with Rockwell Sands of the band WØLVES, and has teamed up with producer Billy Lefler (Ingrid Michaelson, Joshua Radin, Cary Brothers) for a new EP due out this summer. The first single, "Photobooth" dropped on May 11th.

Kris enjoys playing nerdy boardgames and running chardades.

Please visit www.krisangelis.com

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