Notes To Self And Others

by Joy Damiani

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SIDE A
Somebody’s Heaven (feat. Nathan Moore)
The Red Flag Waltz (feat. Enion Pelta-Tiller)
There’s No One There (To Miss) (feat. Talia Keys)
When Boys Don’t Grow Up
A Little Respect
I Can’t

SIDE B
Teeth
Good Job, Self!
Life Is Looking Up (feat. Jules Indelicato)
The Only Point
Love Yourself! (feat. Jules Indelicato)
Ant On A Rock (Lucky Me)

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1.	Somebody's Heaven (feat. Nathan Moore) 02:01	lyrics	buy track
Everybody's somebody's heaven Everybody's someone's hell Everybody's somebody's bed of roses Everybody's someone else's horrible smell Everybody's somebody's sunshine Everybody's someone's rain Everybody's somebody's warm and fuzzy Everyone is someone else's agonizing pain You show me a man and say he's an angel I'll show you the devil in disguise You say, that lady, she's definitely evil I see her as a sunbeam shinin' down from the sky 'Cause everybody's somebody's heaven Everybody's someone's hell Everybody's somebody's bed of roses Everybody's someone else's horrible smell Everybody's somebody's sunshine Everybody's someone's rain Everybody's somebody's warm and fuzzy Everyone is someone else's agonizing, Everyone is someone else's agonizing, Everyone is someone else's agonizing Pain.
2.	The Red Flag Waltz (feat. Enion Pelta-Tiller) 03:11	lyrics	buy track
You took my hand and off we danced, into the night Thought I'd found true romance, you felt so right Sweetly you twirled me round and round Until you dropped me on the ground The light in your lies made me blind to your faults When you led me in the red flag waltz You stepped forward, I stepped back Right into a passive-aggressive attack Side-stepped over stories that sounded airtight Till you left, and right then I saw the light We spun round the stage until you threw me off When you led me in the red flag waltz Thought that I'd never find someone like you Swept me right off my feet, too good too be true You knew the dance so very well I never expected to end up in hell But that's where I was when we came to a halt When you led me in the red flag waltz You put your arms around me and squeezed me so tight Then the next thing I knew, out went the lights You were still there when I came to Saying, now look what you made me do ... You almost convinced me it was my fault That you led me in the red flag waltz
3.	There's No One There (To Miss) [feat. Talia Keys] 03:58	lyrics	buy track
Once I had a lover who up and ran away But before slamming the door said, "let's get clear ... all those loving words that I been saying every day, they were only what I thought you'd wanna hear." Friends ask me if I miss ya, all that I can say Is you can't miss someone that you never had If I'd have known for all those years, the things I know today When you left I woulda never felt so bad 'Cause there's no one there to miss, No there's no one there to miss The person I thought you were never existed No point fantasizing 'bout a lover made of lies Since you ripped off your disguise There's no one there to miss You swept in like a soulmate and stole my heart away But now you've gone and caused me all this pain I guess you thought your crimes would be forgotten over time Well I won't say a word, I'll just refrain ... There's no one there to miss, No there's no one there to miss The person I thought you were never existed No point fantasizing 'bout a lover made of lies Since you ripped off your disguise There's no one there to miss Since you ripped off your disguise There's no one there to miss
4.	When Boys Don't Grow Up 03:19	lyrics	buy track
Some boys have such a hard time growing up They never learn how to act right at all Then they get older and try the same tricks That they used to get their way when they were small They might get angry all up in our faces Or they might start out real quiet Or they'll get grunty and grumpy and cranky And we brace ourselves for the riot They scream, they shout, they carry on The way they did when they were young They rant and they rage and we still let them run things When boys don't grow up they throw mantrums When boys don't grow up they throw mantrums Give them some influence, it's like a curse They put children in cages, wage wars, and what's worse – We might let it slide if we think that they're handsome When boys don't grow up they throw mantrums When boys don't grow up they throw mantrums They scream, they shout, they carry on The way they did when they were young They rant and they rage and we still let them run things When boys don't grow up they throw mantrums When boys don't grow up they throw mantrums
5.	A Little Respect 02:08	lyrics	buy track
You coulda left me in a way that woulda let me respect you But that was too much to ask Coulda had a conversation 'steada trashin' the relationship But that was just too massive a task I might not have been all sunshine and flowers But a line for all your lies would make this song last for an hour If you left me with a little respect Then I might have a little left for you You coulda gotten lost without a cost to my happiness But you had to act a fool Coulda had a friend till the end of your days But you had to go and be a tool I might not have been a prim and proper tiny dancer You still played me like a piano, that's the wrong damn answer If you left me with a little respect Then I might have a little left for you You told me I wasn't who you thought you deserved But you said it with your hands instead of your words If you left me with a little respect Then I might have a little left for you If you left me with a little respect Then I might have a little left for you
6.	I Can't 03:52	lyrics	buy track
I can't screw the stupid out of you I can't do you till you're not just a pretty fool If I could, I would, and I've tried But when I said I fell for your brains, You never knew I lied ... I can't bang the boring out of you I can't do you till we both are black and blue If I could, I would, and I've tried But what you call excitement I just call Tuesday night I met you late in the evening Sometime after last call You walked up to me and smiled That was where the conversation stalled ... I can't fuck the foolish out of you I can't do you till I change your points of view If I could, I would, and I've tried But you open your mouth and I have to swallow My pride ... You have the looks of an angel You please me in oh so many ways But you talk to me and, while I listen, I'm thinking that I'd rather just Get laid ... I can't screw the stupid out of you, no I can't bang the boring out of you, no I can't fuck the foolish out of you ... At least not while I'm Sober
7.	Teeth 03:04	lyrics	buy track
You pull the devil right out of my teeth You pull my sword right out of its sheath You bounce me off of my own trampoline Right down to hell with the devil You pull from my teeth You pull the evil right out of my eyes I don't know why you seem so surprised You rip away my clever disguise Now I can't hide the evil You pull from my eyes And it feels so wrong That I can't even write about it It feels so wrong that I can't even write About it You pull the devil right out of my teeth You pull my sword right out of its sheath You bounce me off of my own trampoline Right down to hell with the devil You pull from my teeth You pull the evil right out of my eyes I don't know why you seem so surprised You rip away my clever disguise Now I can't hide the evil You pull from my eyes And it feels so wrong That I can't even write about it It feels so wrong that I can't even write About it
8.	Good Job, Self! 02:46	lyrics	buy track
That little voice comes whispering When no one is around Saying what a mess we've made We didn't get to work on time Our car is broken down We're too exhausted to get laid Even when it hits the fan We can still reach out and give our back a pat And say ... "Good job, Self! You're doin' pretty well, you know, You haven't let the world get you down today Good work, Self! No matter how you felt You even kept that middle finger pointed down today ..." That little voice comes whispering When we're feeling low Saying what a mess we are We didn't set our life up right We don't have much to show For everything we've done so far Even when it hits the fan We can still reach out and give our back a pat And say ... "Good job, Self! You're doin' pretty well, you know, You haven't let the world get you down today Good work, Self! Even if it feels like hell you're Still here on this earth spinnin' round today You're doin' fine."
9.	Life Is Looking Up (feat. Jules Indelicato) 04:55	lyrics	buy track
Sometimes it's hard to see through the hard times to the good times You get roughed up in the waves that throw you from the ocean to the shore Sometimes it's hard to feel when all you feel is pain that just gets number And every time you think you’re down something keeps you getting up for more Sometimes it's hard to hear through the silence to the music And when the last note fades you can't believe the song is really gone Sometimes it's hard to know when the final symphony is over But if you listen you can feel the crashing of the cymbals in your soul And the hard times are the good times when you're looking back The bright side of the street was dark when you first walked past it All your greener grass starts out dirt and ends up ground You never know how lost you are Till you're finally found, and You never really know when life is looking up Till you've been all the way down The night can feel so long when the day has gone all wrong and haunts your thinking Every bad decision seems to weigh a thousand pounds upon your chest The day can feel so strange when you wake up every hour in the nighttime And when the morning comes all you know is you could really use some rest Go ahead and think about all the things you're gonna do tomorrow Make a list and check the boxes one by one as you go along Get lost in all the details, let 'em suck you in and spin you like a pinwheel When you find your balance you'll remember that a life is but a song And the hard times are the good times when you're looking back The bright side of the street was dark the last time you passed it All your greener grass starts out dirt and ends up ground You never know how lost you are Till you're finally found, and You never know when life is looking up Till you've been all the way down
10.	The Only Point 01:49	lyrics	buy track
The only point of being is to be ... The only way you're going is to know All the miles you walk will only show you Every seed you plant might not quite grow Every row you hoe is gonna grow over Everyone you love will someday leave Every dream you dream will be forgotten In the end you'll fade away No matter what you do or say Or even what you believe The only point of being is to be
11.	Love Yourself! (feat. Jules Indelicato) 03:32	lyrics	buy track
You can love yourself all night long Keep goin' all day and you won't go wrong Give yourself a hand 'Cause you're the one who you belong with Go ahead and love yourself all night long You don't need somebody else to give you love Everything you need fits in a you-sized glove So give yourself a round of well-deserved applause Congratulate yourself On being everything you ever dreamed of You can love yourself all night long Keep goin' all day and you won't go wrong Give yourself a hand 'Cause you're the one who you belong with Go ahead and love yourself all night long And if you get a little tired out There's no one to complain and nobody to doubt you Just recharge your battery and when it's full Go ahead and show yourself how love feels when it's true You can love yourself all night long Keep goin' all day and you won't go wrong Give yourself a hand 'Cause you're the one who you belong with Go ahead and love yourself all night long Go ahead and love yourself all night long Go ahead and love yourself all night long
12.	Ant On A Rock (Lucky Me) 02:38	lyrics	buy track
I'm just an ant on a rock, spinning through space Just a grain of sand on an interdimensional beach Just a tiny piece of cosmic debris Speck of dust in the eye of the multiverse Lucky me! I don't know why my heart's beating Don't know why I'm on this ride Maybe there's no special reason Except what I decide 'Cause I'm just an ant on a rock, spinning through space Just a grain of sand on an interdimensional beach Just a tiny piece of cosmic debris Speck of dust in the eye of the multiverse Lucky me! Sometimes life can make me feel like I've been cursed with rotten luck Then I look up and remember Mother Nature gives no fucks I'm just an ant on a rock, spinning through space Just a grain of sand on an interdimensional beach Just a tiny piece of cosmic debris Speck of dust in the eye of the multiverse Lucky me, lucky me, lucky me

about

1. Somebody’s Heaven (feat. Nathan Moore on clarinet & kazoos)*
2. The Red Flag Waltz (feat. Enion Pelta-Tiller on violin)*
3. There’s No One There (To Miss) (feat. Talia Keys on drums)*
4. When Boys Don’t Grow Up
5. A Little Respect
6. I Can’t
7. Teeth
8. Good Job, Self!
9. Life Is Looking Up (feat. Jules Indelicato on keyboards)*
10. The Only Point
11. Love Yourself! (feat. Jules Indelicato on vocals)*
12. Ant On A Rock

credits

released December 31, 2020

© 2020 Emily Yates Music
Produced, recorded, and engineered by Joy Damiani (as Emily Yates)* in Black Hawk CO, Fort Bragg CA, and Portland OR
*Tracks 1, 2, 9, 11 guest instruments produced/recorded by artist, Track 4 drums produced/recorded by Talia Keys & Melahn Atkinson
Mixed by Jules Indelicato
Mastered by Anna Jean Frick, Airshow Mastering
Album design/photography by Joy Damiani