1. |
Goodbye To My Bunny
01:17
|
|||
|
I said goodbye to my bunny today
She said so long then hopped away
Now the sweetest of honey has taken on bitter taste
I said goodbye to my bunny today
I said goodbye to my bunny today
|
||||
2. |
Was It You
03:39
|
|||
|
In the beginning it was only you and me
We sang songs to God and dreamed of what could be
Well we both were young when we fell in love
And our path was plain to see
So we vowed our hearts for all eternity
A few years on we’d learned a little more
But then trials came a knocking at our door
And the deepest needs that we couldn’t see
Took us right down to the floor
And it would never be just like it was before
Was it me
Was it you
How can I ever hope to know the truth
Was there anything I could’ve said
Was there something I could do
Was it me who was the problem
Or was it you
It wasn’t long before you’d moved out on your own
I had to learn what it was like to live alone
In the quiet nights when I close my eyes
I can feel you in my bones
With the memories of all the love I’ve known
Was it me
Was it you
How can I ever hope to know the truth
Was there anything I could’ve said
Was there something I could do
Was it me who was the problem
Or was it you
Our story seems to stop without an end
When I lost your love I lost you as a friend
All these questions I don’t know where to begin
Is this how it feels to have to start again
Was it me
Was it you
How can I ever hope to know the truth
Was there anything I could’ve said
Was there something I could do
Was it me who was the problem
Or was it you
Was it me who was the problem
Or was it you
|
||||
3. |
Reasons Why
02:51
|
|||
|
I’ve been searching through the reasons why
Telling stories filling gaps
I’ve been looking for you low and high
Reading tea leaves tracing maps
And I keep falling into traps
You’ve been quiet since your time away
Keeping secrets holding back
You’ve been hiding from the light of day
Leaving riddles wearing masks
And you have left me in your past
We’ve been dancing on a darkened stage
Missing movements skipping beats
We were fighting over who’s to blame
Keeping records trading grief
But I will hope for what could be
And you will remain a mystery
And we may one day find our peace
|
||||
4. |
Do You Even Care
03:07
|
|||
|
The last time I heard from you was in an email
I was asking just what caused you to depart
Well your silence to my questioning was deafening
I am convinced someone else was living in your heart
Does he tell you that he loves you even after you’re asleep
Does he bring you coffee while you’re blow drying your hair
When you tell him ‘bout your problems does he look you in the eye
Does he love you and do you even care
After months you hit me up asking for money
It pulled me right back into the damage you had done
I wrote the check but kept my dignity with silence
But I still wake up in the night wondering who he was
Did you tell him that you loved him while you were still with me
Did you tell yourself that it wasn’t technically an affair
When you kept me at a distance were you closing in on him
Do you love him and do you even care
As I sit here thinking about how our story ended
It strikes me that you’re the villain of our tale
Now what part in this great narrative will I play
Will I be a victim or the hero who prevails
Will I believe that I am worthy even broken as I am
Will I reclaim the power you’d beaten out of me
When the road I’m on is darkest will I hold onto any hope
Can the power of love help me to believe
Oh great power of love please help me to believe
|
||||
5. |
Too Little Too Late
03:50
|
|||
|
I wake up in the bed that we shared
Memories of you breathing so near
But now silence is all that I hear
As your absence fills up the air
Too little too late
My love has gone away
I changed my ways
But it was just too little too late
Signing papers so callous and cold
As if tenderness never was known
A few moments to tear down the home we had built
Where I’d hoped to grow old
Too little too late
My love has gone away
I changed my ways
But it was just too little too late
Go back
Slow down
Please fight
For me now
Too little too late
My love has gone away
I changed my ways
But it was just too little too late
It was just too little too late
It was just too little too late
|
||||
6. |
Wake Up My Love
03:40
|
|||
|
I have said my heart is broken
And that’s well enough the truth
But it’s more as if it’s been unmade
And must now be cast anew
Death does seem to have a rhythm
And resurrection comes in time
I’m getting resiltess in the grave
I’m getting ready for new life
Wake up my love
You are more than enough
The life that you’ve been building
Is staying back there in the tomb
But the days that lie ahead
Are of a life that’s been made new
I have heard of being born again
And I like the way that sounds
But I know I’m not ready
To be buried in the ground
You see the thing about the springtime
When the flowers are in bloom
Is that it comes after the winter
Both a coffin and a womb
Wake up my love
You are more than enough
The life that you’ve been building
Is staying back there in the tomb
But the days that lie ahead
Are of a life that’s been made new
I don’t wanna let go
I’d rather keep this thing that I know
Is there some other way
Some path that doesn’t make me feel quite so afraid
Wake up my love
You are more than enough
The life that you’ve been building
Is staying back there in the tomb
But the days that lie ahead
Are of a life that’s been made new
Oh the life that you’ve been building
Is staying back there in the tomb
But the days that lie ahead
Are of a life that’s been made new
|
||||
Ely Cartwright Durango, Colorado
Songwriter residing in Durango, CO.
If you like Ely Cartwright, you may also like:
Sorry I'm So Sensitive
by Bea Stewart
The second EP from Northern Irish singer-songwriter Bea Stewart runs from gentle folk to pillowy pop ballads, all perfectly executed.
go to album
Michelle Stodart’s folk music captures hope in melancholy, addressing the transformational aspects of the most challenging times.
go to album
Veneer (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
by José González
featured on Bandcamp Radio Aug 29, 2023
go to album
Once Upon A Time In Montréal
by Murray A. Lightburn
The folk artist explores grief through these smooth and soulful tracks.
go to album
Our Blood Is Red
by Luke James Williams
Emotive acoustic balladry from this UK musician with heart on sleeve and hushed arrangements.
go to album
Oakland singer-songwriter honors her Haitian heritage with five R&B spirituals overflowing with radiance, fueled by her soft, angelic voice.
go to album
The tender UK psych folk on “Continuum” explores motherhood through song.
go to album
