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Born With The Blues
04:28
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Born with the Blues
They took me down to the riverside
To try and make me better
Word got out that I had tried to be too clever
But that’s old news to me
So go and have your morning tea
I was born With The Blues
I can say I’m happy too
But I only know, I’d be faking if I do
It’s pouring with rain on my heart so can you sing
With me for a moment then I might be smiling
Born with the blues
Born with the blues
They wonder why they can’t get through
It’s because they try and make me do
The normal things
But normal is not what I can do
I was born With The Blues
I can say I’m happy too
But I only know, I’d be faking if I do
It’s pouring with rain on my heart so can you sing
With me for a moment then I might be smiling
Look at the moon shining in the wood
Watch the wolf howling as it should
It’s four in the morning and my heart is calling
Me to sing, then I’ll be smiling
Born with the blues
Born with the blues
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Thunderface
04:01
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Walking around here with a face like thunder
Raining on my parade
You look at me with an eyebrow raised in wonder
Questioning the mood you’ve made
Coming by me you’re a weather bomb in action
Interfering with my day
Cause and effect my friend will need some satisfaction
Consequence the ruler in this play
Storms coming in
You can’t ride it out
The gauntlets thrown
No more to talk about
Put yourself in
This painting that you’ve done
Just relax now
You’ll find you’ve somehow won
Why do you see me as a threatening intervention
Why am I the focus of your day
How can you put on me some strange and weird intention
I’ve never thought of you that way
Go take your palette of dark grey and blue black sorrow
Place your bruised ego on the floor
Now lay your head down on a blue sky pillow
Reset the colours on your thoughts
Storms coming in
You can’t ride it out
The gauntlets thrown
No more to talk about
Put yourself in
This painting that you’ve done
Just relax now
You’ll find you’ve somehow won
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Leftovers
04:38
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Softly in the morning, your face comes to my mind
I’m stretching my limbs, looking behind
To my dream
Murmurs of approval, warm porridge hugs so fragile
Bloom into my memory, walk with me awhile
And I get up.
Walking up the hallway, shaking off the mist
Of sleep and unreality, trying to grab the gist
Of my day.
It’s hard to remember though it feels like yesterday
The milk had been okayish,
Leftovers had not yet been left
And yet here they are
It’s hard to imagine though it feels like yesterday
The milk had been okayish,
Leftovers had not yet been left
And yet here they are
Remaining in some yesterFog, I sit with you a while
Drinking coffee with your shade, laughing and crying
With my you
Like a misted being, a faded movie star
I’m reaching behind falling forward so far
To my now
Shake it off, shake it off drag the good into my day
Step into this moment, knowing I can’t stay there
In your arms
It’s hard to imagine my you has gone away
Just then my life had you in it
I wasn’t a leftover yet
And yet here we are
It’s hard to remember my you has gone away
Just then my life had you in it
I wasn’t a leftover yet
And yet here we are
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Let Go
04:22
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I know I should’ve been smarter
But words came out faster than thought
I meant to be wiser
Coz now those words are mine to sort
Hello my old friend can we just let it go
I know mistakes I’ve made and I just want you to know
That I can forgive myself when you let it go
Let it go, too
Unload what I said to you
I carry it heavy on my mind
Help me uncover the old truth
And why I was so unkind
Hello my old friend can we just let it go
I know mistakes I’ve made and I just want you to know
That I can forgive myself when you let it go
Let it go, too
Instrumental break
Hello my old friend can we just let it go
I know mistakes I’ve made and I just want you to know
That I can forgive myself when you let it go
Let it go, too
Goodbye Icy sky I want the sun to glow
Head high and shoulders light I’m ready to roll
I can forgive myself when you let it go
Let it go too
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“How are you?” “Busy, In some strife.
What about you?” “Same same. Life
Passes by my window from my desk.
Lucky it’s a penthouse, quite picturesque.”
Everyone is busy, it’s the new thing,
Man it makes me dizzy, who’s pulling that string
Running for the carrot, away from the stick
Here’s your medication, you’ll feel a little prick
Heart pounding, can’t slow down
In the moment
Can’t look around
In the zone though
There’s nothing I lack
Darlin’ I’m important
Cos Busy is the new black
Everyone is busy we’re all on track
Keep up with the fashion - busy is the new black
Can’t stop a moment - so much to do
Keep peddling that old mantra, it’s gonna kill you
Heart pounding, can’t slow down
In the moment
Can’t look around
In the zone though
There’s nothing I lack
Darlin’ I’m important
Cos Busy is the new black
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This Time I Won
04:33
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Hold the gates
I’m waiting for someone
Hear the drums calling for the sun
Watch the crowds as they echo in the street
I will never lose the beat
The blue moon shines we will recline
To melodies older than the wine
Sit your heart close to mine
I know I won’t lose you this time
I was heavy with an arrow in my skin
So I’m fighting harder and this time I’ll win
I know that I was blinded by the sun
So I ran faster
And this time I won
On a tightrope to decide
If I stay and live or forever lose my mind
As I watch the sunset, I feel the fire
I don’t wanna lose this time
I was heavy with an arrow in my skin
So I’m fighting harder and this time I’ll win
I know that I was blinded by the sun
So I ran faster
And this time I won
I just wanna live no I can’t deny
I will never leave you behind
In amongst the tears
Covering your ears
I won’t go holding back this time
I was heavy with an arrow in my skin
So I’m fighting harder and this time I’ll win
I know that I was blinded by the sun
So I ran faster
And this time I won
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Volume Control
04:08
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There’s a volume button in my head
When I listen to you I can turn it on and off
I can hear the things you say really loud
Or I can hear the things you say really soft
With this volume button that I have
I can take your words, make a meaning of my own
All the things I’ve ever heard
Spool into my mind, with your intent overthrown
Volume control, turn it up loudest
As I see your face come towards me through the crowd
Volume control, lay it low, way down low
When you whisper sweet nothings keep it low
This fast forward button in my head
Takes me quickly to a future that I want
Daydreaming wonder times ahead
Trying not to push it when the days drag on and on
Volume control, turn it up loudest
As I see your face come towards me through the crowd
Volume control, lay it low, way down low
When you whisper sweet nothings keep it low
The rewind button in my head
Takes me back to moments that I relive on and on and on
Soul food moments that we’ve shared
Sunshine and laughter to sustain me when you’re gone
Volume control, turn it up loudest
As I see your face come towards me through the crowd
Volume control, lay it low, way down low
When you whisper sweet nothings keep it low
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What are you thinking in your universe
The world turns around you? Ha! It’s like a curse
Your thing, your ego thing
Is there a moment in your circumstance
When you’re literally not making plans for
World domination, Am I even in your nation
What were you thinking as you said your piece
Look at your chutzpah and your certainty
Look at you... you like me looking at you
I like what you have done with your hair
I like that you’ve done it... with such flair
Why are you so certain that I care
I tell you now, Like I told you back then
I really don’t I really don’t
I don’t want you to get that idea
How is it that I’m giving you so much
Time. It’s an asset that I don’t have much
Of ooooo, but there’s too much of you
Upside down and twisting in the wind
How did I get here microscoped and pinned
By you... always by you
How did I give you this much power
It’s not like you’re paying me by the hour
I’ve made you certain that I care
But I tell you now, like I told you back then
I really don’t I really don’t
I don’t know why I made that so clear
What would have happened if I’d said yes,
I’ve thought about it and I confess
That euw, it doesn’t even bear thinking
You’ve got no right to claim that you’re my world
Watch me trick you as I twirl away
from you, you little wallflower you
I like what you have done with your hair
I’d like you to do it ... elsewhere
Oh, now I’m certain I don’t care
I tell you now, like I told you back then
I really don’t I really don’t
I don’t know where you got your ideas
You’re here... I think you should be there
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Julie Lamb Outfit Wellington, New Zealand
MISCHIEF GROOVE
The Julie Lamb Outfit is an 8 piece Mischief Groove collaborative from Aotearoa. Impressive arrangements. Energising, personality filled music. Awesome harmonies. Groovy stories.
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