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Paris Breeze
03:47
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yellow lights and cobblestones
a glass of wine that never gets empty
glitter in the sky and stars that shine
a million years to you and me
an old hotel with lace and velvet
and some stones they brought here long before the mayflower
I’m wrapped in sepia and sorrow
and a war that tried to burn the city down
maybe after all this I’m still searching
smoke rings blowing through the scenes
wrapped around your body like ivy
clinging to the trees
in a Paris breeze
it grows suffocating here without you
near enough to touch me in the bedsheets
we’re breathing lavender and jasmine
and the dust that’s fallen off of some great painting
yea there’s a painting of a naked woman
waiting on some watercolor cliffside
she stares across the purple water
where the stars reflect the longing in her eyes
maybe after all this I’m still searching
smoke rings blowing through the scenes
wrapped around your body like ivy
the trees throw shadows on your face
from the light of the moon
the city stops as if to wait
for me and you
the stars would fall into this hotel room
maybe after all this I’m still searching
smoke rings blowing through the scenes
wrapped around your body like ivy
maybe after all this I’m still searching
smoke rings blowing through the scenes
wrapped around your body like ivy
wrapped around your body like ivy
clinging to the trees
in a Paris breeze
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2. |
The Breakdown
03:37
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sometimes I forget that you even exist
sometimes I miss you
but if we’re both here after a couple of drinks
I’d still kiss you
yea and maybe I knew that I’d find you here
but the coincidence still feels sincere
it’s a small town honey
you’re not gonna lose me that easy
oh you said that I’m crazy
oh you know I might be baby but listen
this is not the party we want to be at
how about we ditch this scene real fast
do you wanna walk or just hold my hand
oh I got ahead of myself I bet
while you’re sipping on whiskey and regret
but baby I’m here for the breakdown
so let’s break it down again
this morning out shopping I saw your ex-wife
but I’m not even sure what she looks like
so just to be careful I hid in the frozen food aisle
and I guess I don’t know how you left it with her
but I assume you went through with the divorce
now she’s buying waffles and I’m looking for dessert
oh you said that I’m crazy
oh you know I might be baby but listen
this is not the party we want to be at
how about we fall in love real fast
do you just talk or do you wanna act
and oh I got ahead of myself I bet
while you’re sipping on whiskey and regret
but baby I’m here for the breakdown
let’s break it down again
well I really could use another drink
don’t you think you could buy me a drink
come on over and buy me a drink
then let’s get out of here and get closer
oh you said that I’m crazy
oh you know I might be baby but listen
we are not the people we could’ve become
how about we ditch this scene and run
do you wanna talk or have a little fun
oh I got ahead of myself I swear
I just wanted to clear the air
and baby I’m here for the breakdown
so let’s break it down again
oh honey I’m here for the breakdown
I just don’t want it to end
yea baby I’m here for the breakdown
let’s break it down again
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3. |
Lay Me Down
04:11
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the tender pressure of your fingers
the bite of bourbon on your tongue
I walk away from you with bare feet on your wood floor
you watch me put a record on
I know you could be the one
but I’m just a little nervous to love you
I should leave on the midnight train
this isn’t gonna be a casual romance
it’s gonna be heartbreak
but maybe lay me down oh baby
see what I can take
I’m just a little nervous to love you
but I want to anyway
you strike a match and light a candle
the tease of sulfur on my cheek
I press my palm against the tattoo on your shoulder
the cool cotton of your sheets
I know you could be everything
but I’m just a little nervous to love you
I should leave on the midnight train
this isn’t gonna be a casual romance
it’s gonna be heartbreak
but maybe lay me down oh baby
see what I can take
I’m just a little nervous to love you
but I want to anyway
I wanna love you anyway
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4. |
Elegantly Wasted
03:51
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the city’s lifting like an airplane
the sky is never really dark
I’m feeling beautiful and restless
holding tightly to your arm
we keep a close watch on each other
we keep our wallets out of sight
you spent the last of yours on cigarettes
I spent the last of mine on wine
I’m feeling elegantly wasted
like Cinderella in the moonlight
will you still love me in the morning
just the way you do tonight
just the way you do tonight
I can see your breath around us
little clouds of vapor dew
I breathe in the air you breathe out
leaning closer into you
I’m feeling elegantly wasted
like Cinderella in the moonlight
will you still love me in the morning
just the way you do tonight
will this be beautiful tomorrow
when the light is harsh and strong
can November stay forever
when the nights are long
will you still love me in the morning
oh the reckless dawn
now I’m dancing on the sidewalk
in a sweater and blue jeans
you’re Humphry Bogart in the streetlamp
Paris was meant for you and me
I’m feeling elegantly wasted
like Cinderella in the moonlight
will you still love me in the morning
just the way you do tonight
will you still love me in the morning
just the way you do tonight
just the way you do tonight
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she said that’s not my dream couch
I’m not sittin’ on it
take that thing away boys
I’m not sittin’ on it
my dream couch is a tufted velvet
turquoise amour mon ami can't you see it
so boys come take that awful thing away
canapé du rêves du rêves
canapé du rêves du rêves
I’ll sit here on the floor boys
and I’ll drink my coffee
read my morning paper
and I’ll drink my coffee
stretch my legs across the carpet
believe me monsour yes I'll get what I want
and ’til then I’ll drink my coffee on the floor
canapé du rêves du rêves
canapé du rêves du rêves
it's hard enough to be happy
without this monster in my salon
so take it away
my heart awaits my canapé du rêves
there are some things in life that don't come easy
there are some compromises that we make
well listen boys this isn't one of them
I'm sticking to my guns and then
I'll manifest my dream couch any day
my heart awaits my canapé du rêves
canapé du rêves du rêves
canapé du rêves du rêves
it's hard enough to be happy
without this monster in my salon
so take it away
my heart awaits my canapé du rêves
mon coeur attend mon canapé du rêves
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6. |
Forever
03:56
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in another time in another life
way back when you were my lover
we’d hold hands down Main Street
stop into a soda shop together
you would buy me a ring
from a nickel bubble gum machine
you’d propose down on one knee
and I’d just laugh ’cause we agreed
we don’t need that kind of paperwork
when you know it’s real
in another time in another life
remember when you were my best friend
we would walk through tall grass arm in arm
and talk until the sun sets
we would cuddle on a blanket
you brought wine but forgot glasses
so we just sip it from the bottle
and we’d roll in the grass like children
and I’d hardly even worry about spiders and snakes
so we lie beneath the setting sun
counting all the clouds in the pink sky
I close my eyes and you could kiss me
you taste like sweat and chardonnay but so do I
let’s be like this forever you say
what is time in all this infinite space
I’ll love you always
in another time in another life
way back when you were my lover
we’d lounge naked on the sofa
you’d trace my collarbone with your finger
and all the quirky things about me
you’d find infinitely charming
like how I’m terrible with money
I said that beaches are too sunny
when I’m intolerably stubborn you don’t get mad
you just think it’s funny
so we lie beneath the cotton sheets
forget about the sad world on the outside
I close my eyes and you could kiss me
you taste like weed and whiskey but so do I
let’s be like this forever you say
what is time in all this infinite space
let’s be like this forever you say
I’ll love you always
I’ll love you always
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7. |
Rock the Boat
03:57
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I was born into the dead of winter
fallen straight from paradise
I was lonely since my first breath hit me
air as cold as ice
I was baptized in the churning water
as soon as spring arrived
I felt no closer to my earthly brothers
still my soul was wild
so rock the boat and let the wine pour heavy
don’t be afraid to die
the hooded bandit gets you sooner or later
cuts the rope by and by
by and by
for long enough I fought the fights of living
and the indignities of time
I kept my body like a cage around me
my soul trapped inside
so I tiptoed to the raging river
left my clothes there by its side
across the water looked like peace and freedom
take a step into the light
so rock the boat and let the wine pour heavy
don’t be afraid to die
the hooded bandit gets you sooner or later
cuts the rope by and by
so hold your breath and let the water flow easy
you were sold a lie
nothing saves you here there is no mercy
but you’ll be home by and by
you’ll be free by and by
by and by
so rock the boat and let the wine pour heavy
don’t be afraid to die
the hooded bandit gets you sooner or later
cuts the rope by and by
sets you free by and by
takes you home by and by
by and by
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8. |
Drunken Dreamer
03:44
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troubled dreamer always singing the blues
your mama’s eyes in your daddy’s shoes
maybe you never should have moved so far from Tennessee
haunted by drugs and sweet tea
dapper dreamer with your vintage looks
horn-rimmed glasses and your history books
you told us the ways of the truckers and the trains
the desolate son of a famous man
slippin’ down the hill again
slidin’ down low again
drunken dreamer with a bloody nose
lost in the sadness of the songs that you wrote
it’s a pit that we all peer into sometimes
and try to back away real slow
tragic dreamer always said you would go
angels calling your star-crossed soul
every needle in the haystack every motel on the road
you said it yourself you’d never win
slippin’ down the hill again
slidin’ down low again
you were chasing down that dreamer’s high
the fickle love of the sweet spotlight
I know what that’s like I know what that’s like
you warned us all in a hundred times
how you’d drown or lose or give up your fight
well godspeed my friend, godspeed tonight
broken dreamer stagger on the stage
call up your wife and get clean again
it seemed like you’d finally beaten that game
when Nashville’s hopelessness called your name
blue-eyed dreamer fell one last time
the lonely shadows of an August night
I hope you found peace, freedom at last
from all the troubles you had
slippin’ down the hill again
slidin’ down low again
slippin’ down the hill again
slidin’ down low again
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9. |
We Could Be Lovers
04:26
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your flannel brushed my shoulder
and I guess I’ll never be the same
I meant to sit down with my coffee
now I’m looking up at your face
your eyes give you away
we could be lovers
can we be just friends
if we could be lovers
can we be just friends
just friends
is it getting hot in here
or is just you
tell me what’s an honest girl
supposed to do
so I take off my sweater
are you getting warmer too
we could be lovers
can we be just friends
if we could be lovers
can we be just friends
tell me what you’re thinking
or is it better if you don’t say
whatever it is
just keep looking at me that way
can we be just friends
I can’t seem to keep track of what’s real
and what’s just in my head
if we could be lovers can we be just friends
just friends
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10. |
Throw Me To the Wolves
04:22
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I’m drinking with the wolves now
while you’re off on some crazy trip
our stars never did align
our moon was a sinking ship
I’ve always been the stubborn one
you’ve always been crazy you know
I loved that when I first saw you
but I knew I’d have to watch you go
so throw me to the wolves then
go find someone new
the stars always said
I wasn’t meant for you
I’m dancing with the wolves now
the sun only stays up so long
you go chasing the moon again
I’ll be here at my favorite bar
so c’mon all you rounders
let’s drink one for the good time boys
I’ll drink another to forget you
but I swear, I swear I still hear your voice
so throw me to the wolves then
go find someone new
the stars always said
I wasn’t meant for you
I’m sleeping with the wolves now
yea I’m comfortable with my broken heart
you carry yours like a weapon dear
and you shot me and you’re not even sorry
so throw me to the wolves then
go find someone new
the stars always said
I wasn’t meant for you
I wasn’t meant for you
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11. |
Lay Me Down (acoustic)
03:26
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the tender pressure of your fingers
the bite of bourbon on your tongue
I walk away from you with bare feet on your wood floor
you watch me put a record on
I know you could be the one
but I’m just a little nervous to love you
I should leave on the midnight train
this isn’t gonna be a casual romance
it’s gonna be heartbreak
but maybe lay me down oh baby
see what I can take
I’m just a little nervous to love you
but I want to anyway
you strike a match and light a candle
the tease of sulfur on my cheek
I press my palm against the tattoo on your shoulder
the cool cotton of your sheets
I know you could be everything
but I’m just a little nervous to love you
I should leave on the midnight train
this isn’t gonna be a casual romance
it’s gonna be heartbreak
but maybe lay me down oh baby
see what I can take
I’m just a little nervous to love you
but I want to anyway
I wanna love you anyway
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Karen Jonas Fredericksburg, Virginia
The Restless (3.3) is “a stunning collection of dreamy and dark alt-country confessionals; a deep exploration of love and vulnerability from one of Americana’s most hopeless romantics” (Holler.Country). As Parklife Mag DC put it, “the voice of country music in the DMV is a big, bright voice that belongs to Virginia native Karen Jonas.” ... more
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