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Pieces

by Hannah Bates

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1.
Trouble 03:34
I knew it from the start- that I'd fall victim to my stupid heart They told me you were bad news yeah, they told me to be smart. But I just can't help myself I just don't have the will Trouble's always been the way I've satisfied my thrills You were just too smooth You knew exactly what to say I could tell you get around But I stayed anyway But I just can't help myself I just don't have the will Trouble's always been the way I've satisfied my thrills You're the burner on the stove I'm not allowed to touch The caution tape around your waist is just not doing much My curiosity is killing me, I've gotta know Heaven knows temptation's always been my biggest foe I could read the signs You know it didn't take too long for me to realize all they said was true And I was in the wrong But I just can't help myself I just don't have the will Trouble's always been the way I've satisfied my thrills You're the burner on the stove I'm not allowed to touch The caution tape around your waist is just not doing much My curiosity is killing me, I've gotta know Heaven knows temptation's always been my biggest foe This is how it ends You know it happens every time I get burned - a lesson learned But you were such a dime I could sit here all night long, and wallow by myself Or I could get up, go to town While I watch you go to hell Ooo hoo (x3) Go to hell (x3)
2.
Oh, I try not to think about it Oh, I wish I could forget about it I preoccupy myself so I forget about you Oh, I'll read a couple pages I might sing a couple songs But then I come across your name And ABBA's what we danced to all night long I find myself thinking (Chorus) Wouldn't it be nice if I could get you off my mind Wouldn't it be nice if you would stop being so damn fine If only my love were a lightbulb You'd flip the switch and turn it off That would be too nice, And nice things never happen to me Oh, I could throw away your picture I could burn all of your clothes Delete your number from my phone, but that's not gonna do it - heaven only knows Oh, I could find another lover I could find somebody new But you're the only one for me It seems that I am not the only one for you I find myself thinking (Chorus) FLUGELHORN SOLO WOOT WOOT (Chorus)
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4.
Nothing I can say No words that I could string together My heart is heavy like a brick And your soul is lighter than a feather So I'll stay here on the ground While I watch you float away No words that I could string together; there's nothing I can say No words I could string together; there's nothing I can say
5.
All of my friends will be gone someday They'll go off to better places I think I'm stuck here I'm going to stay and stick with familiar faces They say you'll know when you've found a home But that's when they think that you're leaving I tell them i've found it - been here all along And they refuse to believe me (Chorus) Maybe in some other lifetime I was a vagabond girl And I traveled the country, and seen all the world, but I got tired of always leaving It's like there's an anchor inside me Something keeps pulling me back And I'll row my canoe down the river But the river will take me right back V2: Maybe it's not metaphysical But that's what I choose to believe My soul's in the harbor My heart's in the sea Or maybe I'm just scared to leave (Chorus) But the river will take me right back (3x)

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released February 23, 2018

Producer: Cairo Marques-Neto
Mastered by: Jim Anderson
Cover art: Cair Marques-Neto, Hannah Bates
Cover photo: Victoria Romulo

This EP would not have been possible had it not been for everyone who contributed to it, no matter how big or small; this EP is theirs as much as it is mine.

I'm not going to make this long or mushy but if any of you guys ever read this, please know that I am so freaking grateful to have been able to work/jam with all of you. You're all disgustingly talented and kind. A thousand "thank you's" don't begin cover it, but it'll have to do for now. I'm going to buy you all food and drinks at some point before the end of the semester.

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Boston-based singer-songwriter.

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