Miss America

"Miss America"

Hello there

Miss

I swear you met me once before

We had a conversation in a diner

On the corner, during dinner

And our words fell to the floor

They were flat, without love

Without any reason to float above

They felt cold, could not hold

That conversation for very long

And I thought there was something else

Honey, there's gotta be something else

For you to say, because I'm tired

It's the end of the day

And it's difficult for me to formulate

Any words to charm you with

Who are you

Miss

I'm sure you have some kind of

Autobiography for me to read

With some lovers, you're a fighter

Battle scars fit for a soldier

And we talked, for hours

You said you lived a little life

In this little town with a big frown

They don't bring you up, only down

And I thought there was something else

Honey, there's gotta be something else

About one of the things you said

I don't know what happened then

At the end of your senior year

But I would've taken you there

To the prom

Miss

I'd have strength at the end of the day

To ask you out in a charming way

And you would've remembered it

But now you too easily forget.

Fall Semester

"Fall Semester"

All these bags are filled with clothes
All these days are getting cold
I'm down to my last days here

...at home

I'll be the first one to leave
Don't forget about all our memories
Retell them before I go
Or we won't remember them anymore

All these words are left untold
All these thoughts are unresolved
And I left my dreams of you

...at home

I hope we can keep in touch
You say you'll see me when we both get back
But these things don't work out so much
Because of the distance spread out by months

And hey, I gotta go now
Everything's waiting in the car
You don't like saying goodbye
But I'll still think of you tonight
And hey, there's just this one last thing

Can you call me when you come back home?

San Augustine

"San Augustine"

I woke up in the middle of the night

Put my jacket on and then stepped outside

And walked to the place where my heart had died

Reminiscent I had my phone

Searched for your name

But deleted it long ago

It was probably best that way

No words I'd say

Would do any good anyway

With one last stare I started home

Though swore I saw

The ghost of the heart I had owned

But it now belongs to this place

As I walked by

I only remembered your face

You were beautiful that spring night

When it was time to say goodbye.

Point Pinole Shoreline

"Point Pinole Shoreline"

I left the golden hills of Berkeley tonight

And went northwest towards the Point Pinole shoreline

It was dark when I entered the trail but

As I came to the Bay I saw the lights

There the San Rafael Bridge was close to me

Cars drive over water so casually

Further I sensed what had taken me here

The Gate which had made me question all fears

I don't have the future but I want my fate

Before my past becomes easily erased

If it's true we're different then tell me why

We feel love and hate like we're all the same

I can't see what lies in dark

I don't know what is my part

Beyond the Bay is where I need to go

Because I have to learn more of this world.

At Night

"At Night"

La la lies of

Love keep us up at night

Cause we don't feel quite right

And

A long walk home

What a slow pace we own

We take our time because

When

They all cross the finish line

They drop us well behind

We're not good at the chase

We're not ever first place

La la la, la la lies

We're never anyone's first place

La la la, home at night

Sometimes wondering why we try.

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The sun sets fast

Baby our time...won't last

I was thinking

You should stay here...tonight

It was springtime

When I wrote these lines

The warmer air comes in

When we left the window open

And we'll lie here

But not to each other

But rather on this bed now

Not waiting for time to run out

Cause we're not in the race for this

They're in the lead and leading us on

And if it means giving up our first place

We'll run together at our own pace

I'll forget those dreams

They mean nothing

If you would stay

And I could love you

If I had to

If you would stay

Here, at night.

The Carrie Lacoeur / Hometown Demos

The Carrie Lacoeur / Hometown Demos

1. Gentle Boys
2. Carrie Lacoeur
3. The Hometown
4. Familiarity

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1. Gentle Boys

These gentle-boys meet club mix girls

Get all worked up

And write 'em poems

Oh this is how they like to roll

These gentle-boys can't bust a move

On the dancefloor

They don't get loose

Staying at home waiting like fools.

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2. Carrie Lacoeur

Oh Miss Carrie Lacoeur

With a name like that

I know you could melt my heart all away

It's cause of your radiance and just like the sun

If I stare too long my eyes are forever stunned

Oh Miss Carrie Lacoeur

Take me for a ride

Yeah we can get out of park anytime

But even though your speech is my ignition spark

I fear the fumes I'd inhale when hearing you talk

And your image is placing a filter on my rhymes

Cause everything I dream of has your face on it

So now the more and more I think I think it's perfect

My pulse is pumping but I need to find a cure

Because my heart would die for you Miss Carrie Lacoeur

Oh Miss Carrie Lacoeur

I rarely see you

In real life and you never have the time

And yet you're still running for miles in my mind

Adrenaline in my system not really mine

Oh Miss Carrie Lacoeur

I'm sick of all this

But I can't quit even now I need a fix

I never understood how you did this to me

Memories manipulated so easily

And I'm not even taking you in through a filter

I dream when it's day and lie awake when it's night

There's a battle and I don't think I can win this fight

My hands are shaking and I need to find a cure

Because I'm addicted to you Miss Carrie Lacoeur

Oh Miss Carrie Lacoeur

With a name like that

I know you could melt my heart all away

Oh Carrie.

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3. The Hometown

"Wilson, I just want to go"

You're always talking about

Leaving this town getting out

This place caused you pain for years

Really nothing for you here

And you're counting the days

You're thinking away

The people here broke your heart

You never got that new start

The answer to this problem

Is a new life without them

And you're counting the days

You're thinking away

And you hate this town I know

You're dying, you're dying to go

You say goodbye to your friends

Hey Hometown Girl they loved you so

Memories you put aside

Making way for your new sights

But it doesn't hurt inside

You're feeling, you're feeling just fine

Cause you're counting the days

You're going away

Now you're walking past that street

Where you got your first sweet kiss

You tell me it makes you sick

All that love passed by so quick

Did you know we weren't all like him?

We loved you and you were something

And oh how your heart turns so dim

Cause you're counting the days

You're going away

And you hate this town I know

You're dying, you're dying to go

You say goodbye to your friends

Hey Hometown Girl they loved you so

And you start this life I know

Inside leaving nothing behind

And now you leave this city

Hey did you remember to miss

Did you remember to miss me?

Me and our biggest dreams

Packed away like your clothes so clean

We never had a dance

Hometown boys never get romance

You'll find someone out there

A gentleman with all that care

Like how you imagine

And I am I'm no exception

And yeah you thought this was the truth

The things, the things you never knew

And you hate this town I know so

Your love for here is growing old

And you love this town I know

You're crying, you're crying for home

Upstate it's not quite the same

Nobody up there knows your name

And you try this life I know

Inside everything's left behind

And so you come back to here

Remembering those now so dear

So dear to you and it's true

It took you so long to learn

You never had to start new

Hey Hometown Girl we love you.

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4. Familiarity

Whenever I come back home and walk these streets

I remember the days that meant so much to me

But these memories I can't catch so clearly

I think I might've forgotten everything

All the words that I would try to say to you

It feels like they left and left me with nothing

There's a problem and I can't find any trace

I'm turning the room upside down and around

In this state I can almost recall your face

I think I once took a photograph

And all these old thoughts came running back

What happened to the memories we once shared?

They're lost somewhere in my mind somehow

Only captured in this faded photo now

In the process I was unaware

That you took all my memories away

On that final summer day

Every little bit of this town helps me remember

High school flirt track spike dirt and what do I see?

The hearts that were revealed so effortlessly

Maybe this was just a part of your bigger plan

To leave me here after you finished your crush

After I spent my time loving you so much

I think I once took a photograph

And all these old thoughts came running back

What happened to the memories we once shared?

They're lost somewhere in my mind somehow

Only captured in this faded photo now

In the process I was unaware

That you took all my memories away

I can't find the words to say

I hope you find someone to love out there

I hope I'll forget enough not to care

I hope you find someone to love out there

When we come back and breathe the hometown air

You will be so unfamiliar to me

Lost in the chain of memories.