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Fresh Water in an Empty Vase

by Natalie Schepman

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1.
I know I’m not the only one Who’s tried hard But isn’t as far down the road As I thought I would be by now I’ve got a desired outcome deficiency I’m time sensitive How many days go by in knots - Overlooking a realized dream? How much has my tight fist missed What was coming? I’m time sensitive An urgent sense of the end of this Has me feeling this way... Losing sleep over what I can’t change Throw out the dead bouquet Let go of the dream decay I am fresh water in an empty vase Bring me the new Throw out the dead bouquet Let go of the dream decay I am fresh water in an empty vase
2.
Stormy At The Top V1 We had another fall, broke like a vase We had to glue it back together We’re not like those other people, nothing out of place With us so much bad weather V2 You’re a cannon ball, I’m a spinning plate Any minute someone could come crashing But there’s something better when we do We never stay the same With you I wanna get into the action Pre When there’s choppy water at the top of the waves Looks like we might need saving But far below there’s an anchor buried Never gets too scary Chorus It might be Stormy at the top But it’s steady deep down Stormy at the top But it’s steady deep down I’d rather it’s that than the other way around V3 Sometimes I’m the runner, then I’m on the chase We get centrifugal, we push the edges But the pulling always brings me back to look you in the face You are my home, it passes Pre When there’s choppy water at the top of the waves Looks like we might need saving But far below there’s an anchor buried Never gets too scary Chorus It might be Stormy at the top But it’s steady deep down Stormy at the top But it’s steady deep down I’d rather it’s that than the other way Bridge Nothing to hide Not saying lines Just us here The brighter side Has dark nights Just be here (There’s an anchor You are safe here You are safe, dear) I will hear you when no one else is listening Bring on the storm It’s better than pretending That it’s not Stormy at the top Stormy at the top Chorus It might be stormy at the top But it’s steady deep down I’d rather it’s that than the other way around
3.
W.B.M.B. 02:52
W.B.M.B. My baby is the sound of spring - Birds out the window My baby is the smell of dinner getting ready in the evening... Wanna be my baby? My baby is first thing when your eyes are open in the morning My baby is a whole day off with nothing on the calendar Wanna be my baby? Oh do you wanna be my baby? You’re making something of yourself While you’re at it Wanna make yourself my baby? Wanna be my baby? My baby is the feeling after a long hard run Knowing you’ve done something good Wanna be my baby? My baby is the key turning at 6pm in the front door Wanna be my baby? You’re making something of yourself Something of yourself While you’re at it Wanna make yourself my baby? Wanna be my baby? Oh do you wanna be my baby?
4.
March 03:25
March V1 March 15, I didn’t expect to see myself Be let down by this I lost something I didn’t know I wanted People say this is an unlucky day Maybe I felt charmed, Thought I was bullet proof Thought I was immune Chorus Til March Toward something new Trying to find you March March to the beat of my own wanting March I can’t board up a heart that’s hoping March I’ll let it keep time It knows where I’m going V2 Once you start to want anything You’ve opened up You’ve let your guard down You’re a bullseye now You aren’t safe anymore Which makes you wonder if you ever were All you can do Is put your feet to the ground and let your pulse move you Chorus Til March Toward something new Trying to find you March March to the beat of my own wanting March I can’t board up a heart that’s hoping March I’ll let it keep time It knows where I’m going Bridge Making friends with waiting Holding hands with disappointment Kissing all that’s aching Making love in every empty moment Forgiving all this time that’s passed Since Chorus Til March Toward something new Trying to find you March March to the beat of my own wanting March I can’t board up a heart that’s hoping March I’ll let it keep time It knows where I’m going
5.
The Road Home V1 I can turn off the maps It’s so strange I’m even saying it like that They should have to be put away Folded and forgotten in the glove box like the old days Pre1 I wanna drive way out Back down 205 South I used to go the other way To hear what the city might say But I’m headed back To ask some questions See if I’m on the right track Chorus 1 The road home, it rewinds me The road home feels like age 16 The road home If I’d seen how good things are now Would I have tried to get out A little sooner? V2 Who is that girl? It’s so strange to know my eyes and hands were hers Since then I’ve seen many worlds But I know this one I know this one Pre 2 I wanna drive way out Back down 205 South I still know the way I’m here to hear what the old haunts say Yeah I’m headed back To ask some questions See if I’m on the right track Chorus 2 The road home, it rewinds me The road home feels like age 16 The road home If I can’t forgive all that was Can I be free of the bonds Of regret and anger? Bridge Bless that little child Bless that little child God within Bless that little child Forgive the best she did Bless that little child Bless that little child Mother within Bless that little child Forgive the best she did Chorus 3 The road home, it rewinds me The road home feels like age 16 The road home That girl there, so open hearted No we’re never apart So I’m here to hold her
6.
Universe Inside A Girl V1 Where does a soul come from? Did yours already start and end? Or are the soul-stuffers looking for a different cell collection Will you come to me another time? V2 Do they pour you in with the blood? Or is your soul already inside me? Way down deeper than I can dive In a place I can’t see with my eyes? Chorus Half of me Half of him A part of everyone that came before A universe inside a world V3 I’m a whole world of people Are they waiting to be called to the stage? Or if it’s what I can remember I never asked to come here Neither did you, unless you know something I don’t V4 Why does it feel like I lost you If you were never more than a poppyseed It would have been nice to meet you Just think of everything we... together Chorus Half of me Half of him A part of everyone that came before A universe inside a girl Bridge 151,782 of you Are there 151,782 of you? Where does a soul come from? Did yours already start and end?
7.
Hold Me To Your Heart It was a dark night And I wanted nothing but the darkness Light didn’t feel right I wanted nothing but aloneness My thoughts weren’t polite You came into the room You didn’t ask me what you should do You just sat and held me tighter Than you had before I could tell you knew the thoughts behind my mind’s door Sleep was coming for me It pulled down with its claws And I wasn’t gonna stop it Til you busted down the door Hold me to your heart Hold me til mine restarts Sometimes when I get this far away I can’t find the words to say The right thing to myself I need help Hold me to your heart Hold me to your heart
8.
Modelo 03:08
Modelo I don't even like Modelo, Modelo, Modelo But it's the way you look at me - Makes it taste salty and sweet I'll call it gold instead of yellow, yellow, yellow Cause with your head here in my lap It's a hot summer day with a tingle going down my back . I wanna have your baby And everything that comes with that I wanna get old with you, Have one or two or three of them But I'm also scared Since we all won't be here for the whole thing How can I be so excited for time to pass by When I'll lose everything in the process? . I don't even like Modelo, Modelo, Modelo But it's the way you look at me - Makes it taste salty and sweet I'll call it gold instead of yellow, yellow, yellow Cause with your head here in my lap It's a hot summer day with a tingle going down my back

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released July 14, 2021

Natalie Schepman: production, guitars, vocals
Caleb Ingersoll: production, drums, engineering, mixing
Karli Ingersoll: production, keys
Max Harnishfeger: bass
Emily Lazar: mastering
Chris Allgood: mastering

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