Category: 2009 - LINDSAY WHITE

LYRICS

People often ask where they can find lyrics, so I compiled 10+ years worth of songs into one location! I even included some of the tunes I consider to be hot garbage clunkers, just for the fun of documenting the journey. If you'd like to support my songwriting, please download my music on iTunes, add songs to your Spotify Playlists, subscribe to my Youtube channel, and/or purchase physical copies of CDs wherever possible. These contributions help me sustain my career as an independent artist.

And I Cry

12/31/2009

Verse/Chorus: F C

it’s a tidal wave of emotion
overcoming me
the last stage is set to motion
i have set myself to sea

and i cry
and i cry
and i cry

it’s a terrible disaster
a ship without a master
a frightening ending
an uncertain beginning

thank god there were no children
but there was quite a record collection
how to divide beautiful music
that once was our possession

100 Songs

12/31/2009

Verse: G Am Em
Chorus: C B Em
Bridge: C D Em (D C) // B Em

don’t know why i hold you i high regard
you do no thing but pull on the strings of my heart
don’t know why i put you on a pedestal
you leave me way down here looking like a fool

100 songs is 99 too many
don’t get me wrong, i get along with this muse
a song is this song, and i’ve got plenty
but i’ll stop singing them, they’re not bringing me closer to you

don’t know why i give you so much respect
you only show me half-assed affection
don’t know why i pay you so much mind
you’ve expressed your disinterest a thousand times

i am running out of words, baby
you are running out of time
i’ll find someone who deserves
all this music of mine

Shitstorm 2009

12/19/2009

when my grandpa died, i think he might
have taken happiness with him
everything turned gray, colors washed away
god refused to listen
when my mom and dad finally got so sad
they had to end their union
it opened up my eyes, made me realize
they are only human

people say that love is the only answer
but i know they’ve got to be wrong
because this love’s my only question
where is my love, why is it gone?

when i left my home, i felt so alone
fair weather friends turned their backs
such a scary thought to go from having a lot
to living out of plastic bags
now i feel so strange and i know it will change
who i am forever
knocks the wind from me, brings me to my knees
turns me into a beggar

Salesman

12/15/2009

i’m the worst traveling salesman
i’m pathetic and i’m poor
my spirit’s in a tailspin
my feet are fucking sore

my legs must weigh a thousand pounds
all i want to do is sit
the more i give myself away
the heavier i get

and i keep ringing your bell, babe
i keep knocking on your
if you don’t want what i’m trying to sell, babe
what do you keep on answering for?

i limp along every day
always wind up at your place
you open wide, say come inside
then slam the door in my face

you’d think i’d get the picture, babe
you’d think i’d get the hint
you’d think i’d have the sense to convince
some other resident

Tried

12/15/2009

tried to do the right thing
tried to do the wife thing
i tried to wear that diamond ring
tried to do the wrong thing
tried to do the strong thing
i tried nearly everything

what do i try now?
what do i try now?
how hard i cry now
guess it’s goodbye now

tried to do the right thing
tried to quit pretending
i tried to find a song to sing
tried to do the wrong thing
tried to do the longing
i tried nearly everything

My Recipe

12/6/2009

i am equal parts alive and dead
half in my heart half in my head
full of holes and empty of filling
crying over milk i keep spilling

oh, whoever wrote my recipe
clearly has it out for me
don't you know water don't go with oil
don't you know if you leave me out alone i'll spoil

i've never measured myself precise
there's always been a missing spice
but now there's way too much salt
i know it's not your or my fault

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Just a Song

11/28/2009

i could sing another song that sounds like all the rest
but what’s the point in pointing out unhappiness?
i could pen another tune, not leave a dry eye in the room
but what’s the use in using music? i’m doomed

i know pain won’t go away
if i keep asking it, keeping asking it to stay
i know lonely won’t leave me alone
if i keep calling it my one and only home

i could say another prayer, god might not care or understand
when i say what’s the deal with dealing me this shit hand?
i could do myself in, press something sharp upon my skin
what’s the harm in harming myself yet again?

Breakdown

11/20/2009

Verse: E Esus E7sus E
Chorus: A G E // A B E A F

i hate the pity in your voice
please don’t take that tone with me
yeah, i feel shitty but that was my choice
i’m just trying to find a moment of happy

i’ve been better but i’ll be fine
it’s not easy losing your mind
the buildup’s better than the breakdown
cause when i breakdown nobody’s around

i feel like shouting every word
please don’t take that from me
i’m tired of getting what i deserve
it’s time i deserve some happy

Dandelion

11/15/2009

i dreamt i went to a field with dandelions
i shout, come out and join me with sirens
and we blew til we were blue in the face
we wished for this: take us far from this place

Used to Be

11/13/2009

i’ve been staring at a picture of myself upon the wall
i must confess i made a mess, don’t recognize myself at wall
i’ve been searching high and low on top behind and underneath
i look for ways to stunt my growth, look for reasons not to leave

cause i made a museum
filled it up with memories
but i can’t live inside a museum
of used to be’s

i’ve been popping pills like candy, i’ve been smoking too much weed
the past was fine and dandy, but the future’s what i need
i’ve been living like a statue, i’m afraid i’m gonna crack
you have roped me off with stanchions to protect the artifact