Sweetieland, by Geranium Lake

Sweetieland

by Geranium Lake

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1.	Flowers by the Sea 04:43	lyrics	buy track
There are flowers growing in the yards of empty houses by the sea And the lilacs look the same every spring but seeing them now makes me weep And I don't know why, but I think of you When the tide rolls in I want to tell you about the sunset But I don't know where to begin I don't know where to begin We talked for years about running away But we just wait in dread I never planned for life to be this way I only planned for the end Now I'm lost in a crowded place where it's hard to find a friend And I want to leave But I don't know where to begin I don't know where to begin I remember as I walk by the Northeastern Casket Company My mom's red hair in the morning light reading newspaper obituaries Exhaling smoke telling me not to break off branches from a tree I was so stuck on how things fall apart I couldn't see anything in front of me Or smell that lilac tree
2.	Deep Sea Diver 03:13	lyrics	buy track
Fell asleep with your name in my mouth I never know how to sound it out You like the way I look with my hair grown out But we don’t say what it’s all about Unsaid words at the bottom of the sea Too heavy to float to the top A deep sea diver pleading with me But I don’t want to dig it all up In a thousand years We’ll be smooth as glass Because gently worn can last It lasts and it lasts and it lasts Each silence like a new-found clue Pools of thought like we’re gathering blue We’ll always have what we didn’t do Hanging over our heads like the super moon Unsaid words at the bottom of the sea Too heavy to float to the top A deep sea diver pleading with me But I don’t want to dig it all up In a thousand years We’ll be smooth as glass Because gently worn can last It lasts and it lasts and it lasts We’ll always say It's better this way As night turns to day It's better this way Did we lose our way? Unsaid words at the bottom of the sea Too heavy to float to the top A deep sea diver pleading with me But I don’t want to dig it all up In a thousand years We’ll be smooth as glass Because gently worn can last It lasts and it lasts and it lasts
3.	On a Cloud 03:23	info	buy track
4.	Golden Blight 02:45	lyrics	buy track
Lily on the floor growing toward the light Like I hang on your words so warm and bright But it's getting colder and the days are slight Nothing feels as long as a winter's night Golden Blight I dreamt you were just out of sight And I reached for nothing I opened my heart when I talked to you Didn't like what I saw so I closed the wound Like looking through a window to my childhood room Everything looks smaller than it used to Nocturnal Bloom I dreamt I was close to you And when I woke I felt nothing
5.	Salt Crusted Holy Martyrs 03:07	lyrics	buy track
You said this part of town reminds you of Swimming and god Salt-crusted holy martyrs In the parking lot Echoes on the slipway Your father's boat not far I’d always dive down deep While you were staring at the stars Could you say you’ll always love me more? I don’t know what I need that for This part of town always feels like a wrong turn I never went to church You sipped blood while my stomach churned I’d meet you afterward Limbs in narrow driveways I never know where to start How can I meet your new friends When we’re the sum of all the parts Could you say you’ll always love me more? I don’t know what I need that for You said this part of town reminds you Of swimming and god Salt-crusted holy martyrs In the parking lot
6.	Smoke in the Sky 03:15	lyrics	buy track
You wanted true love's glow You found it now it won't let you go Breaking off plans To dance with the air like in the picture show He said his heart isn't good Looked away as we stood In the grey haze of winter's cold Broken sleds in the snow Old wounds buried below Now I wish I had let you know I love you and I don't want you to go He said "Pass the paper bag, life is just one long drag" As he exhaled Blowing smoke towards the sky The angels won't mind They've all bailed As we stood in the street Near the drought ridden creek I was thinking please I don't want you to go Now the creek overflows and chrysanthemums grow and I wish I had let you know But there's some things that we cannot control

credits

released March 26, 2021

Written and performed by Bridget Collins & Kelsey Duchense

Self-recorded at home

Mixed & mastered by Andrew Oedel at Ghost Hit Recording

Special thanks to Richard Perez, Elliot Friar, Brad Barbour & Anthony Cudahy

In memory of Tom and Ronnie