Take a picture. If 
She was with you, she'd 
Say that your hat was dumb 
Pass the ketchup. You're 
Such a wreck. Don't know 
Why I bothered to come 

You're gonna throw it all back at me 
After all of that coffee and sympathy 
You're gonna sit there and cry at me 
While all my sleep is replaced with anxiety 
I got a feeling that I'll regret 
Ever caring about you since we met at Mel's 

You've got family and 
You've got friends and you've 
Got a job and a place 
Your ex-girlfriend, she 
Isn't worth it. Don't 
Throw it back in our face 

You're gonna quote cheap lines at me 
Because your ex still reminds you of Zooey D. 
You're gonna sit there and cry at me 
While all my sleep is replaced with anxiety 
I got a feeling that I'll regret 
Ever caring about you since we met at Mel's 

Check, please. 
I think we're done. 
Check, please. 
I've had enough. 

You're gonna throw it all back at me 
After all of that coffee and sympathy 
You're gonna sit there and cry at me 
While all my sleep is replaced with anxiety 
I got a feeling that I'll regret 
Ever caring about you since we met 
I got a feeling that I'll regret 
Ever caring about you since we met at Mel's

credits

released October 24, 2011 
Recorded and Mixed by Jesse Smith at Gulch Alley Studio 
Mastered by Sammy Fielding at Robot Envy Studio
Skyfalling is Keiko Takamura, Colin Popadiuk, Joe Bates, and Manuel Rodriguez

Mel's

Ah 
All the pretty forest creatures want to be around you, Ooh 
Ah 
On the rays of mass attraction, I can't help but want you too 

You came along and planted this seed you 
Make me forget the fact that I need you 
No one expects the wolves to surround cuz 
No one suspects the sunlight around you 

I'm afraid and you're a flame 
I'm afraid and you're a flame 
You brought birds of prey into my garden 
And all that I can do 
Is surrender 
What's left of me now 

Ah 
All my trees bear fruit because you smiled and made them sweeter 
Ah 
Are you giving wolves free reign to trap the doves that meet here? 

I can't correct the blood that's been shed 
The predators come and they're in my bed with... 
Your light shines indiscriminately here 
Everyone thinks it's their right to be here 

I'm afraid and you're a flame 
I'm afraid and you're a flame 
You brought birds of prey into my garden 
And all that I can do 
Is surrender 
What's left of me now 

Ah- 
What's left of me now 
Ah- 
What's left of me now 
Ah- 
What's left of me now 
Ah- 


I can't correct the blood that's been shed 
The predators come and they're in my bed with... 
Your light shines indiscriminately here 
Everyone thinks it's their right to be here 

I'm afraid and you're a flame 
I'm afraid and you're a flame 
You brought birds of prey into my garden 
And all that I can do 
Is remember 
What's left of me now 

Ah- 
What's left of me now 
Ah- 
What's left of me now 
Ah- 
What's left of me now 
Ah- 
What's left of me now

credits

released October 24, 2011 
Recorded and Mixed by Jesse Smith at Gulch Alley Studio 
Mastered by Sammy Fielding at Robot Envy Studio
Skyfalling is Keiko Takamura, Colin Popadiuk, and Manuel Rodriguez

Sunburn

Palm trees lining up
The hipster brigade 
You gotta find some shade 
'Cause the sun will kill ya 
Champagne grapes and expensive tastes, 
You gotta break that bank 
'Cause the rent is a million 
Crass joke cracking with your 
Ass-broke friends 
And when the work week ends 
You feel your place is still on top 
Still on top 

TED Talk kids start a venture biz 
Partly in it for the money, partly in it for fun 
You got geek tech shipwrecks starting up 
Login to Silicon Valley off the 10101... 

When you're surf-side, 
I'll meet you there 
In the sun 

California... 
Ba ba ba ba 
California... 

Olden days of the Golden Age 
All that glitters is plastic on the Broadway stage 
I wanna slay a princess to save a beast 
We got original magic you don't have back east, no no 

When you're surf-side, 
I'll meet you there 
In the sun 
When you're surf-side, 
I'll meet you there 
In the sun 

California... 
Ba ba ba ba 
California... 
Ba ba ba ba 
California... 
Ba ba ba ba 
California... 
(I know where you can 
I know where you can 
I know where you can 
Meet me here in the sun)

credits

released July 12, 2011 
Recorded and Mixed by Jesse Smith at Gulch Alley Studio 
Mastered by Sammy Fielding at Robot Envy Studio
Skyfalling is Keiko Takamura, Colin Popadiuk, and Manuel Rodriguez

California

I'm running after you 
Busy street 
Cracks on the sidewalk 
Don't even faze you 
I'm making such a fool 
Of myself 
What do I have to do? 

Time moves backwards 
I can't reach you 

I call out loud 
Please turn around 
You won't see me 
'Cause you're looking straight ahead 
I shout you down 
Please turn around 
You won't see me 
'Cause you're looking straight ahead - ah... 

I'm running after you 
Busy street 
Cracks on the sidewalk 
Don't even faze you 
One sunny afternoon 
Spent with you 
That's all I want to do... 

Time moves backwards 
I can't reach you 

I call out loud 
Please turn around 
You won't see me 
'Cause you're looking straight ahead 
I shout you down 
Please turn around 
You won't see me 
'Cause you're looking straight ahead 

I call out loud 
Please turn around 
You won't see me 
'Cause you're looking straight ahead 
This time around 
I'll shout you down 
You'll look at me 
You will 
You will

credits

released June 1, 2011 
Recorded and Mixed by Jesse Smith at Gulch Alley Studio 
Mastered by Sammy Fielding at Robot Envy Studio
Skyfalling is Keiko Takamura, Colin Popadiuk, and Manuel Rodriguez

Straight Ahead

If you don't watch out 
You're gonna burn it all 
If you don't watch out 
You're gonna burn it all 
Burn it all 
Burn it 

If you don't watch out 
You're gonna trash it all 
If you don't watch out 
You're gonna trash it all 
Trash it all 
Trash it all 
Trash. It. All. 

If you don't watch out 
You're gonna burn it all 
If you don't watch out 
You're gonna burn it all 
Burn it all 
Burn it all 
Burn it all

credits

released September 25, 2013 
Manuel Rodriguez - guitar 
Colin Popadiuk - drums 
Keiko Takamura - vocals, bass

If You Don't Watch Out

We went for walks in the dark
We listened to the sad songs
We smoked our cloves on the bridge
We leaned too close to the edge

We scribbled poems in the rain
Openly wept on the train
Drank either coffee or gin
And said we’d never be happy again

I’m in love with being sad
I’m in love with being sad

I laugh now, but when you go through
The melodrama of youth
This new experienced pain
These deadly serious stakes

How can you know it won’t be
Like this for eternity?
Forever gloomy and bleak
It really ruins your week

I’m in love with being sad
I’m in love with being sad

Take my hand
Walk me through the ruins of the mall
Vallco forever
TILT forever
credits
released November 6, 2020
Keiko Takamura - vocals, lyrics
keikotakamura.com

Manuel Rodriguez - songwriting

Dave Parker - production, mixing, guitar, bass

Frank Martell - drums

Rob Duffy - mastering
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