This is a song I wrote for a friend. You think he'll know? I think he'll know.

A little background: I feel like this past year has been hard on everyone I know, all for different reasons. I know it's been hard on me. This song was written about someone else, but I've also felt that anxiety and loneliness that seems so common...which makes it less scary, I think. Knowing that you're not the only one going through the changes and the transitions, that there are people out there feeling exactly the way you do? That's crazy stuff. Connecting with someone else is so damn important these days.

I guess what I'm saying is: It'll get better; just talk to someone. I know I'll be here.

Soldier (original song by Natalie Patton)

don’t let me talk too long i’ll lose my thread
i would much rather hear you speak instead
don’t want to hold you back from being your best
i would rather let you go, you get your rest

(cause) it’s exhausting being brilliant isn’t it?
i wouldn’t know i’m just a burned out filament

i know you like i know my name
and i’ll hold you in the corner of my brain
i will wait, obscured in shadow
til your warm light meets my face
and maybe i will feel so brilliant for a change

don’t look at me like that, you’ll make me cry
cause looking at you too long hurts my eyes
maybe in a hundred years, they’ll still talk about you
what a pity they won’t know you like i do

it’s embarrassing to be so vulnerable
but it’s amazing that we share the air at all

i know you like i know my name
and i’ll hold you in the corner of my brain
i will wait, obscured in shadow
til your warm light meets my face
and maybe i will feel so brilliant for a change

don’t let me talk too long i’ll lose my thread
god forbid i share the mess inside my head
don’t want to hold you back from winning the game
i’ll be fine, immortalized, what’s-her-name

i will wait, obscured in shadow
til your warm light meets my face
and maybe i will feel so brilliant for a change

brilliant (original song)

wake up, deep breath
cell phone, check text
see you, smiling
feel me, smiling
~
sun's bright, wind whips
snacks packed, road trip
highways, small towns
my way?
west bound

couldn't love nobody else
nobody ever said to love myself
loving you's like breathing in
give me love like oxygen

cause I can't tell if it's the fireworks
or just the sound
of my heart beating loud, and I know
every mile will lead me to you
and knowing you
can hear it too
you can hear it too

your eyes, blinding
my eyes, blinded
if i lose, my faith 
in you, I
will find it
I find it in you

July (original Song By Natalie Patton)

Stumbled upon this lovely 80's tune thanks to Jack Antonoff of Bleachers/Fun. Thanks for listening.

Only You (Yaz acoustic cover)

Recently discovered Twin Forks through Jukebox the Ghost, and they've quickly become one of my favorite bands. Holla.

Cross My Mind (Twin Forks ukulele cover)

a lazy little love song, I hope you enjoy.

it looks different now
from this angle that I see you when we’re layin’ down
and our arms and legs are tangled up so
show me how
to get out of this bed cause I don’t want to go

but outside we’ve got things we cannot just pass by
we’ve got jobs and we’ve got our own lives
can’t just do whatever we choose
but for now, baby hit

snooze
give me some time
it will be fine
i’ll be in it to win it just give me ten minutes hit snooze

when you look at me
it makes me want to cancel all responsibilities
just lay back, relax, and
shoot the breeze
with you by my side
is there anything better that we’ve ever tried 

but outside we’ve got things we cannot just pass by
we’ve got jobs and we’ve got our own lives
can’t just do whatever we choose
but for now, baby hit

snooze
give me some time
it will be fine
i’ll be in it to win it just give me ten minutes hit snooze

what can’t we do
when we are two
you drive me up a wall
but I still love it all

what can’t we be
it’s you and me
when all we have is time
and opportunity

baby hit snooze
give me some time
it will be fine
i’ll be in it to win it just give me ten minutes hit snooze

i’ve got your heart
and you’ve got mine
let’s go for the gold, before we get old
those jobs that we hate, they all can wait
i’ll be in it to win it just give me ten minutes hit snooze



Snooze (original song by Natalie Patton)

A chill song about being the exact OPPOSITE of chill.  Also known as Hurry Home 2: 2 Hurry, 2 Home.

while you were away
i wrote you every day
i saved it on my laptop
thought it’d make the hurt stop

while you were away
i got a little crazy
if only you could see me
i went and dyed my hair green

if we’re being honest it was gonna be blue
some kind of metaphor for me missing you
and never did I ever claim to be some kind of artist
but the days spent without you are always the hardest

while you were away
i made a few mistakes
wasn’t feeling like myself
didn’t want nobody’s help

I got a little drunk, tryn’t to cure the missin’ you
thought alcohol would save me from another night not kissing you
never did I ever claim to be some kind of poet
but I miss you every minute and I want you to know it

i want you to know
what a mess you have made of my heart
didn’t notice until we were apart

while you were away
thought of something new to say
couldn’t say it on the phone
so I’ll wait till you come home




While You Were Away (original song by Natalie Patton)

So. This is unlike anything I've ever done before. 

careful what you say to me
I don’t forget easily
careful what you do
it could come back to bite you

I’m not waiting in the shadows just to catch you doin’ wrong
i’m not looking for a reason just to write another song

but they find me
you won’t have to remind me

it’s enough
to spend another night alone
it’s enough to wonder why you’re not comin’ home
it’s enough to find you lyin’ through your teeth
it’s enough, it’s enough for me

I don’t need you all the time
I’d like to know that you are mine
stay till you forget my name
winners never cheat, but cheaters win the game


oh, I am gasping for a breath in this underwater hell
I dying for a drink in the middle of this dry spell

no drink for me
dehydrating patiently

it’s enough
to spend another night alone
it’s enough to wonder why you’re not comin’ home
it’s enough to find you lyin’ through your teeth
it’s enough, it’s enough for me

careful what you say to me
better say it perfectly
save you from the mess you’re in
tread lightly cause this 
ice below you’s getting pretty thin

it’s enough
to spend another night alone
it’s enough to wonder why you’re not comin’ home
it’s enough to find you lyin’ through your teeth
it’s enough, it’s enough

it’s enough
to spend another night apart
it’s enough to try to save some fragment of my heart
it’s enough to wonder if I did the best I could
it’s enough that you’re gone for good



Enough (original song by Natalie Patton)

what’s the point of livin’ if it isn’t for you
what’s the point of breathing if my heart is in two
people say i’m crazy, if they knew what I knew
I’ll just keep on dreamin’ you can do what you do

everybody loves you
you wear their love well
don’t have to lift a finger
you can have them under your spell

and I know you don’t mean me no harm
but you know
I wanna be on your arm

what’s the point of livin’ if it isn’t for you
what’s the point of breathing if my heart is in two
people say i’m crazy, if they knew what I knew
I’ll just keep on dreamin’ you can do what you do

temperature is rising
you’re coming so close
my dirty mind will wander
wanna get you out of those clothes

and you know I’ll only treat you right
but only
only if you stay the night

what’s the point of livin’ if it isn’t for you
what’s the point of breathing if my heart is in two
people say i’m crazy, if they knew what I knew
I’ll just keep on dreamin’ you can do what you do


DO WHAT YOU DO (original song by Natalie Patton)

this song contains my deepest insecurities about the strongest relationship I've ever had, recorded in my living room on a rainy night

dig in

My baby he's a rolling stone
he's more than I can handle but I cannot handle being all alone
my baby knows just where he stands
but sometimes I get nervous that he’ll wake up and he'll go and change his plans

and I’ll be here, by his side
trading a piece of my pride just to pay for a piece of his mind
something to call mine
I want something to call mine

my baby's got some wandering eyes
always lookin’ out for something better when I'm giving him the heart I got inside
my baby's got that runnin' mind
he'll get his inspiration from whatever inspiration he can find

and it's okay, if he should
tearing away at himself, too stubborn to ask for my help
he can take the lead
am I someone that he needs

My love is patient, it is kind
Sure, my love can envy, but I think it envies how you spend your time
My love is steadfast, it is strong
My love is too naive to know when someone’s simply stringing it along

and I’ll be here, by his side
trading a piece of my pride just to pay for a piece of his mind
something to call mine
I want something to call mine




something to call mine (original song by Natalie Patton)

"stronger now than it's ever been, love has come again"

If It Don't Work Out (Anthony D'Amato cover)

~work in progress~

morning light, I don't mind, as it seeps through the blinds
on your face, right in place next to mine
count the days with an x, keeping plans, you do best 
when you smile, all the while, I'm a mess

and what's left is slipping like sand through my fingertips
no my hands are not steady, ready to run out of time
and I'll spend the weekend with all of my broken promises
I know I'm losing the you that used to be mine

and I know I made my choice to go
but I don't want to
I just want you

count the days on one hand - I know you understand 
things will change but why do they have to change now
telling jokes, watching shows, things that I'll miss the most
can't believe I will leave and grieve you somehow

and what's left is leaking like water through open fists
while my heart is so heavy, steadying for the next blow
and I'll spend the weekend with all of my packed up memories
wondering why this pain's got to take me down slow

and I know I made my choice to go but I don't want to
I just want you

morning light, I don't mind, as it seeps through the blinds
on your face, right in place, next to mine

What's Left (original song by Natalie Patton

Natalie Patton

Get Up

Special thanks to Sammi for her input of what song to mash with Stop and Stare.

This took several hours and probably about 30 different tracks. But that's probably just because I'm terribly inefficient at using audacity and also my voice. 

I liked these two songs together because the idea of being held back by something (Stop and Stare) is directly challenged in Florence's Shake it Out. Whatever pains you, whatever's bothering you...you can just let it go. "It's hard to dance with the devil on your back, so shake him off."

Thanks for listening. 


Stop and Stare/Shake it Out (OneRepublic and Florence + The Machine mash up)

a demo by Natalie Patton

You’ve been talking in your sleep
I’ve been watching how you breathe
Something’s got you doubting me
But if I ask, then I’ll know

Set the table, plates for two
If you’re able, tell me true
Am I still the one for you
But if I’m not, let me go

You’ve got your future, your plan
You can’t keep holding my hand
What’ll i do?
But what do hands do?
When they’re not holding you?

Lonely for your velvet skin
Pity for the state I’m in
Couldn’t even fake a grin
But if you could, would it show?

Wish you’d kiss me black and blue
Skin grew thin while loving you
Memory stings like a tattoo
Forever yours, did you know? 

Desperate to leave you behind
Can’t get you out of my mind
But what do I do?
What do minds do
When not thinking of you?

You’ve been talking in your sleep
I’ve been watching how you breathe
Something’s got you doubting me
But if I ask, then I’ll know

if I ask (then I'll know)

a song from the suburbs - how easy it is to fall in love but how hard it gets when people's hearts are at risk

On the front lawn
After dusk
He and I became an us
When he leaned in
For a kiss
My first kiss
He missed my lips
I counted it

At the movies
In the dark
Laid my head over his heart
We were kids then
Seventeen
Oh, so clean
A movie scene

I would spend such sleepless nights
Adrift in what could be
Him and me

At the drive thru
In his car
Rolled my seat back way too far
Then he leaned in
For a kiss
He wanted this
I thought I did

I would spend such sleepless nights
Afraid of what I’d done
Who I’d become

It’s so simple when you start it
Til you leave them brokenhearted
It’s so simple when you start it
Til you leave them brokenhearted

I have spent such sleepless nights
Ashamed of what I’ve done
Who I’ve become
On the front lawn
After dusk
He and I became an us
When he leaned in
For a kiss
My first kiss
He missed my lips
I counted it

sleepless nights

for love in the time of quarantine

a song about hope and compromise

Me and you
And the four walls of our yellow room
Let me paint it ‘cause I asked you to
Didn’t hesitate

You and me
We’ve been searching for a place to breathe
Told you this is where I need to be
So you said you’d wait

And you hate the traffic but I know you like the weather 
And I can’t afford it but at least we’re here together
And you say you’ve got me so how could I ask for anything more?

just hold me in our queen sized bed
You can trust me
When I say the best is yet
The best is yet to come

Me and you
And the things we always said we’d do
We might push them back a month or two
Just a short delay

You and me
We can lay in bed and watch TV
Hold each other when we’re panicking
Tell me I’m okay

You read the daily news and give me all the highlights
And I’ll give you patience even if we’re suck for fortnights
And you say you’ve got me so how could I ask for anything more?

just hold me in our queen sized bed
You can trust me
When I say the best is yet
The best is yet to come

compromise lullaby

u know those scorpios and their feelings. thanks for listening!

all everything by me
drums by Gavin (a setting on Garageband)

Cut my bangs in a hotel bathroom
Drove 400 miles just to see you
Burst a tire in the desert heat
Wore high heels that kill my feet

I’m reckless
You know this

You never told me that you want me back 
But I can feel it like a heart attack
I can smell it on your skin
You want to let me back in 

I dare you to 

Makin up reasons to lean in closer
Sayin’ those things that you’re not supposed to
Cancel your plans, give me one chance
Weekend at Bernie's, make a dead thing dance 

You’re reckless
I love it

You never told me that you want me back 
Oh I can feel it like a heart attack
I can smell it on your skin
You want to let me back in

I could tell you I’ve changed
But that wouldn’t be true
I still want you

You never told me that you want me back 
But I can feel it like a heart attack
I can smell it on your skin
You're gonna let me back in

You never told me that you want me back 
But I can feel it like a heart attack
I can smell it on your skin
You're gonna let me back in

dare you to

a cover of keane's "somewhere only we know" by natalie patton

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somewhere only we know (keane cover)

by Natalie Patton and Sammi Yarto.

This mash up has been in development for months, and we finally found time to git' er done. The message is simple. If you know someone's trouble...they might give you a heart attack. But as long as you love them, they can be your hallelujah.

(That's not the message.)

Heart Trouble (Demi Lovato, Taylor Swift, and Justin Bieber mash-up)

Natalie Patton is a singer and songwriter based in Los Angeles, California.

An indie-pop singer-songwriter too clever for her own good, and influenced by a theatrical background, she has a natural flair for evocative and intimate lyrics. Natalie grew up in Houston, picking up piano, ukulele, and guitar along the way. She spent time honing her craft in Austin, before relocating to Los Angeles. Natalie’s writing is heavily influenced by 50’s and 60’s pop mixed with a Phoebe-Bridgers-modern-troubadour sensibility. Natalie's lyrics echo in your mind long after the song has ended. 

Granted, in 2020, Natalie hadn’t written anything worth sharing in months while suffering under the hopelessness of quarantine with no end in sight. with nothing to lose, she decided to try something called /personal accountability/, and gave herself a challenge: write a song every day, record it for TikTok, and post it, no matter what. this exercise in letting go of perfection was a success: at the end of August, Natalie had written 30 songs, and remembered what drew her to music in the first place: telling stories.

Natalie developed her upcoming releases in Winter 2020 almost exclusively from her bedroom studio. In addition to co-writing with Austin’s best indie-pop songwriter Sammi Yarto, she collaborated extensively with producer Dale Penner. These singles feature bassist Bill Santana, guitarist Sean Ashby, and saxophonist Eli Bennett, with additional vocals by Jake Bardin.

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