California smells like rainbows
New York only smells like rain
Put it behind a window
And every city smells the same
Guatemala smells like cooking
And Istanbul like a worker’s sweat,
So tell me without looking
Where it is this song is set.
And do you always have the answer
And do you have a nose that knows
And are you like a dancer
Moving with your eyelids closed?
It makes me call out “Jeepers Creepers,
Where’d you get that point of view?
Are you a true believer,
Or do you only believe what’s true?”
Think of how your parents raised you,
Think of where you went astray,
Think of all the things
You know not to do
And you do them all anyway
Think of how you won’t believe them
Even if they give you proof
Think of what you told
The voices of reason
Again and again and again
Ain’t it the truth?
You do a fine job warping and weaving
Fingers on the winding strings
I do my best believing,
You could tell me anything
But it would be more fair, more sporting
To pause and let the matter wait
When Froggie goes a-courting,
He knows to get his patter straight
Just think of what I have to offer,
Software for a tired brain
Cameras to collect
The moments of comfort
And conversation for the pain
Breakfast in a house of pancakes
Kisses at a kissing booth
Think of all the things I sold you
Again and again and again and again
Ain’t it the truth?
As I recall your mouth was open
And you were singing high and blue
And you were in the moment
And for a moment I was too
Got it recorded on my iPhone
And saved it as an mp3
And now whenever I want
I can make you sing for me.
Fairy in a little beaker
Angel in a time machine
Funny how the speaker
Knows how to sing
Like the singers we have been
And now we’re living in the future
Fountains of eternal youth
Think of what the time has told you
Again and again and again and again
Ain’t it the truth?
credits
from Instead of Sad Songs,
released April 25, 2021
Helena Very - vocals
Eva Lawitts - percussion
Chris Krasnow - acoustic guitar, baritone guitar
thanks to Tara Jane Hernandez for assisting w/ arrangement
engineered and produced by Chris Krasnow and Eva Lawitts, Wonderpark Studios
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