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Mulberry
04:05
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Who said timelines are one size fits all?
Still I frown over white gowns, new houses, and way back falls
Hard to tell what I'm missing here
Or if I'm chasing others' dreams
All I know is as long as I can, I just want to sing
Am I the mulberry outside the yard?
Wild hands that hold onto the used-to-bes
I'll follow the wind but my roots are still in
Is it wasting time if I'm still growing?
Who said grown-ups don't need to cry a while?
'Cause I miss seeing mom and dad every day
And playing still seems worth it
Wistful for time that already left
But still looking for the rest
All I know is as long as I can, I'll spend all the best with you
Am I the mulberry outside the yard?
Wild hands that hold onto the used-to-bes
I'll follow the wind but my roots are still in
Is it wasting time if I'm still growing?
Lie down lie down in the breeze
We can't forget to slow down
Moments that color these leaves
The seeds we've sown hold us high
You gotta go up
Gotta keep going
No time to get wound up in webs of not knowing
You gotta go up
Gotta keep going
No time to get wound up in webs of not knowing
You gotta go up
Gotta keep going
No time to get wound up in webs of not knowing
I'll follow the wind but my roots are still in
Is it wasting time if I'm still growing?
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2. |
Real Love
03:15
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I know who you can love
with my calculations
your true love awaits in
all you are and what you do
I know you're yearning for adventure
oh your destination is for my creation
I'll know your favorite places to go
I'll memorize the moments that matter most
oh this world was built for you and me
what an algorithmic match we could be
I'll show you a side of your dreams
it's so real
you know you're lovin' livin' life in the screen
I know just who you are
oh don't you be somber, it takes two to wander
lonely will never find its way to you
my hand in yours, all your desires will all come true
all your desires will all come true
oh this world was built for you and me
what an algorithmic match we could be
I'll show you a side of your dreams
it's so real
you know you're lovin' livin' life in the screen
time passes easier with me
all you've loved and lost within a light-up of a screen
if this world somehow can't take it
then they don't understand
it's as real, real, real...
it's as real as can be
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3. |
Always Home
03:30
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didn't think it'd go this fast
goodbye to this house we thought would always last
and this is where Dad's garden grows
summer haze, my reading place
and late night tiptoes
and I know the memories are with me
even when you move to a town that is new
guess I tend to hold on too strong
but you're always home
you're always home to me
up those gray-stained wooden stairs
me and Jess would play pretend time-traveling
company around the table
the seat by the window
is where I learned piano
and I'm scared that things change too quickly
bedtime tales from Mom sing loud in my heart
and I know I'm not alone
you're always home
you're always home to me
so we'll make room for something new
though I'm not little anymore
I'll always need you
and I know the memories are with me
even when I've grown into a place of my own
please remember I'll love you forever
you're always home
you're always home to me
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4. |
A Long Pause
04:13
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Oh I learned from you my whole life long
You held my hand when I wanted to jump
Feel safe in your corner, yeah I do too
But I need to make room for something new
Oh I take after you, that's what people say
Those same brown eyes, and our fear in the way
So much to be scared of, and it all moves too fast
But the thing about fear is, it'll always pass
I'll give you your space if that's what you need
A long pause to fall into
A moment to breathe
I'm climbing ahead, not moving away
Oh I'd never leave you, but things have to change
I hope that you're next to me someday
Oh I love you so, I hope that you know
When I think of you, I think of home
I know it's so easy to follow your tracks
But along the way, I made my own path
I'll give you your space if that's what you need
A long pause to fall into
A moment to breathe
I'm climbing ahead, not moving away
Oh I'd never leave you, but things have to change
I hope that you're next to me someday
Someday, we will grow stronger than before
Someday, these steps between won't hold us anymore
But I've got to let go of your hand
I'll give you your space if that's what you need
A long pause to fall into
A moment to breathe
I'm climbing ahead, not moving away
Oh I'd never leave you, but things have to change
I hope that you're next to me
I hope that you're next to me someday
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5. |
Snow Prints
03:15
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The loneliest snow print
In a white blanket shore
Walked all the miles
So we could have more
And it's easier, easier for me
To say what I want to, be who I'll be
Can't move up till I look back
At the steps that built this place for me
Goddess on screen
And you looked just like me
Different and beautiful
From what they used to see
Voice in the crowd
Holding signs with words so loud
Cried with the fury
Of all of our sisters
And it's easier, easier for me
To say what I want to, be who I'll be
Can't move up till I look back
At the steps that built this place for me
We made a mess
But we'll keep on making more
I promise you we'll keep going, keep building
Keep making marks in the snow
Snow prints in front of me
I followed your lead
Took your hand, mama
And now I can see
It's easier, easier for me
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6. |
Constantine
03:52
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oh, it's different now than I remember
from all the colors of September
we'd fall into that same honest day
lately, I bite more than I can swallow
and I've sealed these senses in a bottle
then I wish we could go back that way
hang on, darling
these memories like mending a broken room
in our hands but still out of touch
think I've forgotten how to dream without you a part of me
my sweet Constantine
it ain't a secret anymore
since you walked through those doors
you know I struggle with being myself
but maybe this is all that matters
all the spots and slips and splatters
from you to me to somebody else
hang on, darling
these memories like painting an empty room
in our hands but still out of touch
thought I'd forgotten how to dream without you a part of me
my sweet Constantine
and I wonder now instead
how you live inside my head
once a figure, now a shadow on the bed
hang on, darling
these memories, oh they fill up an empty room
in our hands but still out of touch
I haven't forgotten how to dream without you a part of me
my sweet Constantine
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7. |
Morning Joe
03:31
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Got my head around the hustle, baby
In your cage, a faint butterfly barely floating
Stains on her wing
Got lost in all your glitter and green
New York streets, my hands on a sleeve
Oh, I'm racing, chasing to an empty finish line
Got the same way and day and pay and same charcoal coffee
Holding on a rhythm that'll go on till I'm eighty
But I don't need that morning
Don't need that morning joe again
Dreaming through the swirls in my cup
But this dream, oh I can't keep up
Oh it's routine and putting a face on everyday
Got the same way and day and pay and same charcoal coffee
Holding on a rhythm that'll go on till I'm eighty
But I don't need that morning
Don't need that morning joe again
And I started to sing to the stars and the sky
And thank them for this long and beautiful ride
With the sun coming up, shining down on us
And we started to feel alive, oh
Got the same way and day and pay and same charcoal coffee
Holding on a rhythm that'll go on till I'm eighty
But I don't need that morning
Don't need that morning joe again
Don't need that morning
Don't need that morning joe again
Don't need that morning
Don't need that morning joe again
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8. |
Meet Me in Space
03:42
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and I guess you may not see it too
I know that you are tired
this never ending ride
behind the glass
look right there, oh a fireworking light
a rocket ship ignites
you say the world is blue
but let me show you
meet me in space
we'll dance to this starry tune
oh just me and you
lightning we'll chase
and swim in the craters of the moon
creations we can't replace
meet me in space
you say the world is scary
and somehow ordinary
but I think it's bright and true
oh let me show you
meet me in space
we'll dance to this starry tune
oh just me and you
lightning we'll chase
and swim in the craters of the moon
creations we can't replace
meet me in space
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Jasmine Jang New York, New York
Jasmine Jang is a Chinese-American singer/songwriter based in NYC. She makes music to tell stories, challenge the way we
understand ourselves and the world around us, and build community.
She is the Co-Founder and Creative Director at Keepsake House, a home for songwriters and storytellers to share the stage and build community, not competition.
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