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Those in Glass Houses...
01:31
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Chord progression: G with the D string moving up
C Cmin
Somewhere in your brain you have a conception of perfect.
Somewhere in my head, a small stone is being thrown
against a glass house, built up by a glass mouse
A family of
five too scared to break out of the patterns they inhabit
Four who are content with given fabric that they work with
In a glass town, governed by a glass clown
And then there’s
three who move the money and there’s two who do some moving
One who is the mouse who is a clown and also losing
In her glass world, sails are coming unfurled
Oh god
She’s always been afraid of being seen as a stone
But the skin is getting thicker and the home is growing cold
Mouses need a place to live, forecasts say thunder’s coming
Hail here, lightning there, send all of those mouses running
C Cmin
Watch, and see
G D E
A lesson in the nature of menagerie
The stone mouse is throwing her body on the wall
The stone mouse is throwing her body on the wall
The stone mouse is throwing her body on the wall
The stone mouse is throwing her body on the wall
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2. |
New Home!
02:17
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G D
I feel like I’ve never been like this before
I feel like I’m wanted; that I mean something more
C G D
To dozens of people around me, there’s nothing but time
To all of the people I can’t ever get off my mind
And this is something real.
And this is something.
Moved in a new home, the space is so clear.
Got me some roommates, I’ve nothing to fear.
And it feels like I’m never alone, never alone.
I can be by myself solitary, but never alone.
And this is something real.
And this is something.
E C D G
And I’m not going back, you can’t make me do what I did before
E C G
I’m a kite without string I am flying away cuz you can’t take my wings sir
G7
I will not obey I am
Something real.
And I am something.
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3. |
Confessions (Scent)
02:53
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Key of G, Key Change to A
G Bm (Gmaj7) AugE C Cmin A Am D
G Bm (Gmaj7) AugE C Cmin G D G
A C#m AugD D Dmin A Bm E
A C#m AugD D Dmin A E D A
I wake up every morning just to wonder what you smell like when you’re putting on your makeup and you’re heading off to work
And I realize that I am just imagining the same scent that I catch- when I wake up b’side you every other weekend
Let’s go down to the town pub and eat fries while talking loudly- about your book on Nordic history and how the Nazis got it
Wrong. And if I have some spoons to spare, we can ride the bus together, and I’ll hold your hand as I nap upon your shoulder
La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la
Is this what true love feels like
And do I really care
La la la la la la la la la la la la la
We’ve traveled quite a distance
And I’m glad to make it there
I think about how happy that I get about myself when you go saying - that pictures of me make your days better
And I wonder if my self-image is too attached to thoughts that others have of me, and I’ve decided I’d rather keep the good ones
There’s a simple rule in my life that I try my best to make some people happy, and so in the process, forget about my own needs
but I’m pretty sure that this time, I’ve been an anarchist and torching my conventions because holy cow I feel so lucky
La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la
I want to be your friend forever
Even if we break up
La la la la la la la
I feel a little sad now and a hug would be really nice
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4. |
I'm Not Going Away
02:44
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G. D E. C. D. E
I know that I’m not the person I was yesterday
I know many people who won’t recognize my name
And so I write these letters so one day I can send them
And I won’t let you read them til you understand the message
I’m not going away
Oh I am here to stay
X2
Walk on down that pretty road where man and forest cross
And tell me you see butterflies much differently than moths
well I like stimulation and I cannot fall asleep
But that doesn’t give you the right, when I metamorphosize, to weep
Because I’m not going away
Oh I am here to stay
X2
Chase me out your house, why don’t you; call the hounds and hide
And I will show you beauty worthy of a mother’s pride
You can hunt me, cut me, lacerate me, but there’s no turning back
The love that you believe in is the kind of love you lack.
and we’re not going away
No we are here to stay
x3
You can’t change my mind, and
I’ve got nothing left to say.
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5. |
I Don't
03:47
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G B7 Em Cm
I don’t have a car but I do have a few friends and maybe
G B7 Em Cm
That’s the best that I can do for transportation now.
And I don’t have a motorcycle, but my brother gives me rides on
His so really I think that makes me as cool as him.
I don’t have a limo but I’ve got some quarters and a bus pass
I don’t need a whole bus, that sounds silly, why would you suggest that
(Pre-Chorus/Chorus)
G B7 Em A
I don’t need a lot of things to get around my town
No I’ve got ways to do the things that everybody needs to do ooh ooh
I don’t have a PhD and I don’t really need one but I
Hear that it’s why I’m not being paid a living wage
And I don’t got a vagina and “The Surgery” sounds scary
And I guess this is the reason all the people freak out when I use the
Bathrooms, I don’t have my parents but that’s something I’m working on,
So until that point I’m sticking by the ones that love me here,
(Pre-Chorus/Chorus)
I don’t need a lot of things to live a healthy life
No, I’ve got ways to to do the things that everybody needs to do ooh ooh
And I don’t have a missile but it doesn’t change the fact that I am
Living in a country built on genocide and slavery.
I don’t have a spaceship but I know Elon Musk is building one
So he can go fuck off to another planet, maybe Mars
And I don’t have a bullhorn, but I think I have some friends who do.
And that should be enough for us to make a stand for tomorrow.
(Pre-Chorus/Chorus)
we don’t need a lot of things, despite what they all say
No, we’ve got ways to to do the things that everybody needs to do ooh ooh
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6. |
Love! Is! Not!
03:42
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G DimC
I first believed in love as the answer
Am. G7.
To a big equation that was life
C DimC
And then I realized that love could be the Equation
Am. Cm. D7.
And I smiled like I’d solved a universal question
Cmin
One day I went back and thought it would be fun
To solve for x
G. AugBb
and suddenly it seemed like things were not so pretty
G DimC. Em. G7
For I had asked the wrong question and
Come to the right answer,
C. A. Am. D7. G
and the teacher will still mark me down for incomplete work
G. D. G
I’ve figured out that I have gotten nothing figured out
C. G. D
And I doubt I’ll get a handle on what it is all about
Emin. b7. G. A
I’ve noticed that I’ve never noticed all the small details
C. A. C. Cmin. G
Cuz love is just a passing grade, and baby, I’m a fail
My parents came across the sea to settle on these shores
And all I’ve got to offer is my body sick and sore
There’s nothing as confusing as running ‘way from home
When the only thing you’ve done in this damn country’s being born.
But in my time of being stuck in one place at a time
I believe that I am knocking out the riddles of the rhyme
Like a cat that’s knocking shit off of the mantle like I do
I’ve learned some things that love is not, and now I will tell you
D C G D G
Love is not, thinking that your daughter is
Cmin G A D7
Actually a boy that all the gays will lead astray
C. B7 Em Cmin G
And love is not, getting mad and blaming her when
A C D
You have palpitations and you’re sent to the ER
D C G D G
And Love is not, building up a friendship just to
Cmin G A D7
Ask the girl that you like if you can sleep with her
C. B7 Em Cmin G
And love is not, making friendships awkward when you
A C D G
learn you can’t exploit platonic relationships just for sex
I’ve figured out that I have gotten nothing figured out
And I doubt I’ll get a handle on what it is all about
I’ve noticed that I’ve never noticed all the small details
Cuz love is just a passing grade, and baby, I’m at most a D-
And love is not, a metaphor that you can throw over
Everything, except sometimes if you’re really in the mood
And love is not, quantifiable which means you can’t do empirical studies on things like soul food
And love is not, hallmark cards or jewelry or kisses in the closet or sex on the bathroom floor
Cuz love is not, something everyone will feel in the same way, which is why I now believe that all music sucks
I’ve figured out that I have gotten nothing figured out
And I doubt I’ll get a handle on what it is all about
I’ve noticed that I’ve never noticed all the small details
Cuz love is just a passing grade, and baby, I’m probably C+, tops
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7. |
Birdie's Lullaby
03:16
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Asus2 D9sus6
Rest now my darling, my criminal friend
Whether in darkness or the camera lens
Bmsus4. E. E7
You’ve spent your day being strong and
Asus7 D9
You can stop singing your song
Rest now my darling, it’s okay to cry
Your wings are growing, one day you will fly
You are not really alone, no
You are not alone.
Bmsus4 E.
Close your eyes, darling
A. D9
You can be still
Bmsus4 E
Trust in your talons
A Asus2
For you and your will are
D9. C#min. E
divine
Asus2. D9sus
Rest now sweet birdie, you’re so far away
From all of your worries that led you astray
Your harbor’s never the same, but
Your feathers will still remain.
Nip at your plumage, prep for the night
Find the right branch -to let you sleep tight-
You are not really alone, no
You are not alone.
Bmsus4 E.
Close your eyes, darling
A. D9
You can be still
D9. E
Trust in your talons
A Asus2
For you and your will are
D9. C#min E
divine, divine
Asus2. D9sus Asus2.
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8. |
...Burn Bridges
01:54
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Chord progression: G with the D string moving from 3rd fret up
I think I’m hurting less than I had hurt before
I think my skin is feeling less and less sore
I’ve learned my lesson and the lesson that I learned
Is: it’s not my fault and the fault is all mine
It’s no one’s fault and that is where I draw
the line
Draw a line x2
Draw a line to all the people that you love
Connect it
Draw a line between you and those who didn’t try
Forget it
Take a breath into your chest, a lighter in your hands
Constellate, a burning pact in space
I’ve learned my lesson and the lesson that I learned
Is: it’s not my fault and the fault is all mine
It’s no one’s fault and that is where I draw
the line
Draw a line
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Reena Pang Ypsilanti, Michigan
Reena is a singer-songwriter based in Michigan. With a background in piano and ukulele, she writes evocative lyrical tracks
for her expressive voice.
Out in the wild, one can usually find her somewhere in Ypsilanti, hunched over a keyboard or taking the bus to work.
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