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Hummingbird

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1.
I wanna know what you say about me When I'm not around When you're alone, do you say I'm funny Or do you knock me down? Do your friends think I'm the one Or do they think I'm dumb? What do you say to them When you think I'm not around Tell me that you can't do this even if I'm in town Say you don't feel it enough and you won't be tied down But you say goodbye and notice that you feel it now It makes your heartbeat pound When you think I'm not around And I won't know what do to about you when you don't come 'round Can you feel me coming into you I need it now But you need me most When you think I'm not around When you think I'm not around
2.
Filters 03:05
I've been thinking I am worse off wishing And then I told you so Speak then regret, that's the best chance I'll get And I guess I take chances with you I should have just left instead Took a walk back to my door But at the edge of your bed You hang your head And throw your flowers at me, again Throw your flowers at me Filters turn off, I don't know where to speak That's stuff I never learned I'd rather just hang my head On your shoulder, solid bone And maybe my words won't drip slowly Off my tongue and maybe I won't mean it this time Maybe I won't mean it this time You're covered in blankets And you won't stop crying Would you tell me to get out I could be true I could be free if You were no one Listen to me I could be true I could be free if You were no one Listen to me!
3.
Softly, slowly How am I feeling one thing? So take my hand and feel your toes in the grass Take my hand, take my hand... And if it's working then Maybe I could get you to Go on the town with me Out underground with me And if it's working then Maybe I could get you to Drive in a car with me Kiss in the backseat Where have you been My dear? Sitting right in front of me, silent But you'll be gone soon anyway So why not Take my hand, take my hand... And if it's working then Maybe I could get you to Go on the town with me Out underground with me And if it's working then Maybe I could get you to Drive in a car with me Kiss in the backseat Maybe I'm confusing the two Growing old, or do I like you? Maybe I don't know And I'm only telling the truth And I don't wanna scare you off We don't have to pair off All I need from you Is to look me in the eye And like me too
4.
Little Bird 02:26
Tell me something little bird Sing a song for me Tell me what you did today Have you thought of me? And with open arms I've been caught waiting for you Would you fly away if i were to come nearer? Wet your feathers little bird No need to be meek Are you scared to even try At your own defeat? Would you open your eyes I've been caught writing for you Please don't fly away if i were to come nearer Peck at my brow And sit at my feet Would you fly in on your feathered wing Wouldn't you stay To listen to me Are you just scared of falling for me? Or is this how you look in a dream
5.
Remote 03:12
In the script that you've got in your hands Do I come out alive? With a flick and a nod of your head Will my body survive? Like a life remote Does a life connote A man and a mind or both My remote control And our days are not separate affairs Is it me in these eyes? If I'm lost will you maybe pretend To control from inside? Like a life remote Does a life connote A man and a mind or both My remote control In the script that you've got in your hands Do I come out alive?
6.
Turn another page Write myself into a sleep again Words begin to fade Blue turns into grey I drift into my head I get lost out there In my own dreaming Flowing overtones when I start thinking Of you going nowhere Color back again My mind flooded with old thoughts of you You've been gone for years You suddenly appear So tell me where you've been You were la la la So much potential But you've become a different person Where's your answer Cuz now you're going nowhere
7.
(In)sane 02:43
When I wake up and you're looking back at me The back of your eyes look so happy I don't know what to say With you looking at me that way Anything I could say to you Is it true? Is it true? And when I go home, you wait in the dark for me Fuck if I think you're too naive I don't know who is sane If it's me I don't feel that way But if you think that it's untrue Well what can I do? What can I do? It's up and it's down You're down or you're out I'm losing my faith I'm drifting away I wanted you near If your head was clear I'm losing a friend Is this how it ends?
8.
When you call out my name again I don't wanna know the way you say my name When you're gone and I'm alone Don't need to say my name If you still say it the same Please call me by my full name Notice you, look away, I can't We already know, no need to try again When you're gone and I'm alone Don't need to say my name If you still say it the same Please call me by my full name If you still say it the same
9.
Islands 03:42
I drove to the winner's estate With a sash on my arm In the car With the snow falling down While I planned my greatest escape The driver won't know in the snow All my time I find my mind fly To islands of silence I'll sing till morning comes I plowed through the snowy charade Till the snow on the ground turned to brown And the clouds went their way Horizons and still golden lakes Oh I'll make it somehow But all my time I find my mind fly To islands of silence I'll sing till morning I've been wondering If I should fight but I'll flee I've been traveling For miles and miles I've been wondering If I should fight but I'll flee I've been traveling For miles and miles
10.
Sisterly 04:02
Sister, I apologize for what I cannot say And I'll speak my mind a thousand times if you hear me today And I'm sad I'm not in love with you but I love you more than anyone And I wish you weren't a girl and that I wasn't a boy That seems to ruin all the fun But time keeps on moving so I guess I'm moving too If that's what you want And I'm killing the time but I think that it's killing me too So I don't mind you taking time To figure out our love And I'll give you everything I can Even if it's not enough Because it's my fault for losing you I've got my own issues, but I'm working them out And I'm quite optimistic my mind will be fixed soon enough So I'm sad it had to come to this Because it looks like we are through And it seems the rest of your days are waiting for you, waiting for you But the sky will stay open and I'll never close it The roses we planted will never be frozen The driveway is road and there's places all over To run and to smoke and to eat frozen yogurt And the bed will be made, the pillows are chosen You can sleep in my bed if you want And the roses I will send you when I think I'm ready for growth will be red So I'll wait I'll wait I'll wait But maybe I'm just blind We might have crossed the line My hope in my best friend I loved you then Cuz my heart is strangely breaking

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released December 7, 2015

All songs written by Will Sturgeon
Mixed and Produced by Will Hollis and Will Sturgeon
Engineered by Keith Armstrong at MixLA
Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound, N.Y.C.
Layout and Cover Photo by Stephanie Kuse (@sckuse)

With performances by: Logan Shrewsbury • Cary Singer • Caitlin Notey • Brandon Bae • Mia Minichiello • Scott Heiner • Eric Radloff • Juan Uribe • Alex Rogers • The Argus Quartet

A Huge Thanks to:
My Kickstarter Supporters • Will Hollis • Keith Armstrong • Chris Sampson • Stephanie Kuse • Andi Inadomi • Matias Mora • My loving family • My musical family • My lady muses

Without you, this record would not exist. Thank you.

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