We were at a coffee shop with laptops out
You didn’t look up, but you put your hand in mine
It’s been a while--and you’ve gone back to him--and I’ve thought a lot about
How dumb I was to take that as a sign
When in the end, a glance was all it took...
My Bumble date is friendly! She’s from Baltimore
We both think Winona Ryder pulls her weight on Stranger Things
But now the bar is closing down, and the lights come up on the parquet floor
And I think about your zigzag sweater
And how I thought I knew you better
But it’s much too late to take a second look...
Single People don’t have time
To let a thing go past its prime
Single People break up and rebound
But if I had you to myself, you know I’d want you around
A month isn’t long enough to fall in love with someone
—And it’s not that I’m in love with you, I wanna make that clear—
But while we were mocking couples, we’d become one
And I started looking forward to when you got home
...I mean, to my home, when you’d come over...
Whatever
Single People hedge their bets
So prospects don’t become regrets
Single People’s feet don’t leave the ground
But if I had you to myself, you know I’d keep you around
And I’m not angry
If he’s someone that you wanted to go back to
Then maybe you had to...
But c’mon, did you have to?
‘Cause I didn’t know you long, but when I kissed you
It felt so close
To being so close
We were at a coffee shop with laptops out
And if I’d known that was the last time I would ever hold your hand
I would’ve held on tighter; I would’ve said something
But what could I have said that would’ve made you understand
That I like you
That I’d miss this
That if it were up to me, I wish that you would stay
But that I hope that things work out for you someday
But that’s not something single people say
So if you’re at the bar some night
I’ll smile, I’ll wave, I’ll be polite
Then close my eyes and count to ten
And pray that you are gone again
‘Cause single people bend and break
And push and pull, pretend and fake
And trip, and fall, and keep each other down
But if I had you to myself, you know I’d want you around
The second EP from Northern Irish singer-songwriter Bea Stewart runs from gentle folk to pillowy pop ballads, all perfectly executed. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 15, 2024
Turbulent indie rock from Levi Fuller & the Library that has the snarl of hardcore and the knotty meter of math rock. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 13, 2018
Michelle Stodart’s folk music captures hope in melancholy, addressing the transformational aspects of the most challenging times. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 3, 2023