Lows
Coming Home
it was a clear night
when i first thought i saw your face
in the one cloud in the sky
but you’re an ocean away from me and that’s the way it’s supposed to be but still
i’m coming home
o’er the ocean
cause i don’t wanna stay here
don’t wanna spend a day here on my own i’m coming home
you’re okay now
i told you i would keep you
i told you you’d be safe from everyone
i was floating
out in the ocean with the wisps
of the clouds overhead
and i knew something was wrong at home and i knew something was wrong
that i couldn’t put my finger on
and that i’d probably never know again
so i’m coming home
o’er the ocean
‘cause i don’t wanna stay here
don’t wanna spend a day here on my own i’m coming home
you’re okay now
i told you i would keep you
i told you you’d be safe from everyone
you’re an ocean away from me maybe that’s how it’s supposed to be but still
i’m coming home
o’er the ocean
‘cause i don’t wanna stay here
don’t wanna spend a day here on my own i’m coming home
you’re okay now
i told you i would keep you
i told you you’d be safe from everyone
Mistakes
i’m makin’ the mistakes i made when i was younger now i’m too old to be forgiven
it’s not the worst thing i can imagine
so i just try to tell myself it’s just livin’
you were the apple of my eye until the day you lost your shine and i had to learn the hard way that you were nothing special
and i feel stupid ‘cause i’m missing something that was never real
just something i built up in my head until i stripped away the veneer now you’re the worm in my apple you’re the rain on a sunny day
and i can’t even remember
why i ever thought you shined so brightly
i’m still staying out way too late
i’m still coming home with the sunrise i slept the day away again
and i’m avoiding all my friends
i’m trying to be who i’m supposed to be
i took a step in the wrong direction and then i was flying off the edge
now i’m coming home again
you’re not gonna find me lying on the floor anymore ‘cause i
i can finally see
you offered nothing to me
Not Around
i can see you when you’re all alone
you turn it on
but i can’t see you when you’re not at home you tune me out
i can’t reach when i need you most
you’re not around
you make me wanna take this coast to coast so i’m not around
turn it up turn it up and turn it over turn it up and turn it up and turn it on
found the perfect record to forget you it’ll take me away
‘cause i can’t be there for you anymore i just can’t stay
side a comes out like a blitz attack when you turn it on
side b’s quiet but it brings me back to where i belong
turn it up
i’m seeking sunshine where there isn’t none it’s only dark
this roller coaster we’re on isn’t fun
worst amusement park
so you can’t find me when i’m all alone don’t wanna be found
no amount of looking for me up and down can turn me ‘round
turn it up
Tell Me
the light hits your eyes in just the right way
i think i can see through what you’re trying to say your canvas is blank, i’m left with a bruise wherever you went’s not left its mark on you
i want you to tell me where you’ve been i want you to tell me how i fit in
i want you to tell me everything
i want you to tell me where you’ve been
there’s oceans between us the distance is vast i want to reach you but you’re drifting fast swept out with the tides you’re almost lost
i think i can cross but now i’m drowning in it
i want you to tell me where you’ve been i want you to tell me how i fit in
i want you to tell me everything
i want you to tell me where you’ve been
Inhuman
you were charming
and you were funny
and you were popular
at first you were nice to me i thought i knew you
but i was so naive
i couldn’t see you
see the black hole where your heart should be
‘cause you just take everything and you just break everything that you wanted
and i was something you wanted
there’s nothing inside of you you’re an empty shell
but you’re an actor
so you hid it well
you fooled everyone
they thought you felt something sucked the life out of everyone to keep yourself going
‘cause you just take everything and you just break everything that you wanted
and i was something you wanted
and when i said no
you didn’t let go
you wouldn’t listen
like i wasn’t human
and i was crying
and i was pleading
and i was breaking
and i was bleeding
and you were a monster you were inhuman
but you had to be human to be so inhuman
Credits:
Tracks 1, 2, and 5
Elise Okusami - guitars, vocals
Eva Lawitts - bass
Jamie Ingalls - drums
Mark Craig - additional guitars
Recorded at Converse Rubber Tracks Studio by Bryan Pugh and Aaron Bastinelli and by Mike Okusami at his studio
Track 3:
Elise Okusami - all instruments
Recorded by Mike Okusami
Track 4:
Elise Okusami - everything but drums
Mike Okusami - drums
Recorded by Mike Okusami
All songs mixed and mastered by Mike Okusami
Cover Photo by Elise Okusami
Artwork Layout by Adam Sierzputowski