1. |
Sad at Breakfast
03:21
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I've been sleeping on this couch
I just can't fall asleep somehow
I'm not so tired, I'm vigilant
and I try hard to be diligent
I'm bored
and I have people but I still feel ignored
I know I'm not detrimental
but I still can't take care of my head
I close my eyes and count to ten until my breathing comes back again
I'm torn
and I don't wanna wear it but I feel worn
with your eloquent prose, take me out
show me what monogamy's about
hold me while I scratch my skin
make me feel at home again
it's not so hard to let you in anymore
tell me about your mom and dad
your sister your dead dog and cat
anything you wanna say I'll hear
it's wonderful to be in love with you
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2. |
Springfield
03:27
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growing up I called your bluff
never thought that you were strong enough
but I was reassured
read my lines and memorized them
showed my face and wore my mama's smile
it happened for a while
but I stole the truth
never wanted you
told my friends that I was gone for good
tell me why
you built the sky, you really tried
tell me how
you set the waters down, you made your rounds
I grew up, I understood
what I thought was bad and what was good
it's never black or white
it never feels right
show yourself to me
is salvation free?
in lament I hide, so you can't see
tell me why
she had to die
did you even try?
tell me how
you're glorified now
it was just so right
in his perfect time
please don't cry you'll see her in the sky
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3. |
Peach
04:21
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made my way through paths and piles
all I own in brown box aisles
just two hours feels like twenty
air as sweet as tupelo honey
my childhood bedroom took a hit of something strong
when you left
sleepy drunk I'm far from brave
it's too early
nine month friends and five year shoes
what have I got to lose?
solipsism in my veins and out my mouth
heavy breaths, pancake breakfast
and by the light of the moon
that my mother sees too
I'll unpack these brown box aisles
and grow up with you
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4. |
Still Here
04:00
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I'm from a small town where the grass is always light brown
and people always greet you with a kiss
hide the boys from bra straps
but you're weak if you don't get your ass on the field on friday nights
and in my town we let ourselves go
you're supposed to stay there until you're old
I guess God's a soldier and we're never getting older
watching time slowly tick its arms
but my mama knows your daddy
and who was that boy batting on the red?
he's famous now
we're still here
it's just we can't hang around
the same broken playground
it hurts us in our soul
we're still here
it's just we've seemed to move away
maybe on to better things or perhaps a change in pace
we're still here
it's just we're on a different page
and it all goes down the drain
the moment you go gray
we're still here
I just don't go to church no more
I can't silently ignore what I know to be true
we're still here
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5. |
O, Little One
04:11
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oh, little one
you think you'll have it all
until you realize nothing's fun when you've grown tall
oh, precious girl
you know you've got it right
but won't you be so scared when you're alone at night
are you out of your mind?
because the grass is greener in your yard
but I promise I try to hide that part
I'm pretty smart, I can hold a conversation
intimidation plagues me and I'm lost
in a sea of shorter hair and who's your boss
I must be out of my mind
I'm strong but I need my mom
maybe I need God maybe I don't
I don't need a man but I guess I can
enjoy him since he's here
I promise it's sincere
he's out of his mind
every single time
because the grass is greener in his yard
but I promise he tries to hide that part
he's pretty smart
we can hold a conversation
intimidation plagues me
and I'm lost in a sea of shorter hair and who's your boss
I must be out of my mind
such a waste of time
oh, little one
promise you're okay
I haven't seen you smile
and women smile when they have good days
oh, silly girl at least you're cute for trying
but anyone who says you're good is lying
they're out of their minds
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6. |
Daughter
01:35
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I've been an addict
for most of my life saying,
it'll get better
take me out to the pastor tonight saying,
she'll get better
dangle the dollar above my head saying,
please bring her home
prodigal daughter,
you won the lottery
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7. |
Brother
04:32
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did you know
there was a garden
in the back of the house we grew up in
fruit trees over our heads
you chased me around and around
until we laid in the grass
your friends came along
and I just couldn't wait to be half as tall
brother,
tell me again how my mother
had to grow up with another
child just younger than she
your room was a secret I never went in
but I'd hear you in highschool laugh with your friends
and I knew that you'd save me if I needed help
but when they around I'd just play by myself
brother,
tell me again how I'm smaller
maybe one day I'll be older
and somehow just save your life
too many states far away just to drive
so we'd fly
to visit you there
and nobody gets you like family does
until you're bad or you're broken
covered in dust
brother,
moved back to georgia this summer
told mom and dad he'd gone under
back in the south in my grandparents' house
where we both had a ball thinking of all
that we did when we were kids
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Bobby Kid Jacksonville, Florida
Bobby Kid is a folk rock band founded in 2017 in Jacksonville, FL. It's made up of Anna Lester (vocals and guitar), Brian
Lester (drums), Phillip Hess (lead guitar), Daniel Hubert Jr. (bass), and Caleb Hollan (pianist).
The band's sophomore full length album, "Babyface," is set to release on April 7th, 2023.
- Carissa Marques, The Indie Popsicle
Photos by Nick Sprague
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