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Elephant Angelfish

by Emily Harris

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1.
Leningrad 03:05
I told him that my train had just come in from Leningrad He corrected me an told me "it's St. Petersburg again" Communism fell, just like Gabriel And the salt washed off my skin He never asked me nothing, so I guess that's all I told him The truth's one secret I can keep He never took me sailing but he did write me a poem About the places his arms couldn't reach I let him take me home Let him call me love, even though he didn't love me At least it's not so cold here Where the wind blows from the sea Then the springtime came, every day was getting warmer Still he only spoke in rhyme I only held him tightly when I started getting nervous I was nervous all the time I think his name was Michael, well, at least that's what he told me And that's what I held him to Never told him my name, I kept it like a secret And he never learned the truth I let him take me home Let him call me lover, even though he never touched me At least it's not so cold here Where the wind blows from the sea It's calling me
2.
I've been living in Moscow I've been living in this snowed-in house I've been staring out upon the white of the world I've been speaking with Gabriel The man is a talker, but the stories he tells They will burn in your soul, this much I know I've been dreaming about the south of France The wine, and the food, and the songs, and the dancing And oh, the sea on my skin Michael, he's writing a song for me About how he's gonna have to set me free And all the pain that he's in I'm in it. I'm in it. So I'm gonna move back to Ohio To the people that I love and the stories I know Back to those Cincinnati street I'm just hoping that you'll stick around Even while I wander all around this town Or when I hide beneath the sheets Follow me. Follow me.
3.
This can't last for long, the dragging me along Just make the deal or I'm gone, I'm gone You play for profit, still haven't had your fill So you say that they were wrong, all wrong Every day I hoped and prayed you'd make your way to my way I'm lost out in the round, in my wedding gown Just like a song, but how long, how long Must I wait for this? A comet or a kiss? All the while they laugh and you smile All this time I thought that I could lead you back across the line I'm gonna try to get myself away from this mess No, they would never have known if you had never confessed I'll be the best, I'll be your debt And I will be the girl you wish that you had never met While you fight to bring your stories to life Oh, I am gonna sleep so easy tonight All this time I thought that I could lead you back across the line
4.
When you came to my house today I saw you pause at my door Were you wondering how things could've been if you loved me anymore? Were you thinking up some reasons for your leaving if things started sinking here? But for you I will behave just like I used to do So no more screaming fights No more yours and mine No more begging you for a little bit of your precious time And I will drink to that I will not object If this is what you want then I will surely try my best But the waves are beginning to crest I took one look at your fuller face You aren't the man I used to know You were hard to find, I wasted so much time praying you were bound for home I was waiting, I had faith in something greater, but things they fell away then Like the leaves fall from the trees every year with no relief So no more screaming fights No more yours and mine No more begging you for a little bit of your precious time And I will drink to that I will not object If this is what you want then I will surely try my best But the waves are beginning to crest
5.
Waiting by the front door ain't enough for me anymore I know the cows aren't coming home I don't mean to be complaining But God knows I've been waiting for you I'm still here but you'd rather roam I've begun to pray without you I've begun to pray without you I've begun to pray without you in mind You're not in my mind I make all your favorite dishes The turkey, gravy, biscuits I know the recipes by heart Used to think it'd bring me comfort But all the while I still hurt The memories are the hardest part I've begun to pray without you I've begun to pray without you I've begun to pray without you in mind You're not in my mind All these years of regret and tears They were a waste of my time And the paper you signed, saying you were mine It was a waste of a dotted line It was a waste of a lie I've begun to pray without you I've begun to pray without you I've begun to pray without you in mind You're not in my mind
6.
'These people don't treat you as good as they should" You told me as we laid in bed But you don't feel connected, you're seldom affected By the warmth of my hands These sheets are a fortress, they're warm but they won't keep you in As kind as you are, when you leave me a scar I will bear Like a sin But you've got highways in your eyes I don't like it Please, so that I know when you're thinking of me Send me postcards wherever you go A drifter in Cleveland, a pilgrim in Rome If I know that you're here I will feel less alone So send me postcards Wherever you go When I ask you questions I don't get the answers I want How much will you miss me Oh baby, when you kiss me Does it feel like love? At night while you're sleeping I pray that tomorrow won't come That you'll come to your senses That you won't feel so fenced-in That you won't want to run But you've got highways in your eyes I don't like it Please, so that I know when you're thinking of me Send me postcards wherever you go A drifter in Cleveland, a pilgrim in Rome If I know that you're here I will feel less alone So send me postcards Wherever you go You say these people don't treat me as good as they should. These people don't treat me as good as they should These people don't treat me as good as they should But you won't either, you won't either, you won't either When you're not here But you've got highways in your eyes I don't like it Please, so that I know when you're thinking of me Send me postcards wherever you go A drifter in Cleveland, a pilgrim in Rome If I know that you're here I will feel less alone So send me postcards Wherever you go
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released February 29, 2012

All songs by Emily Harris
Produced by Stephen Turney
String arrangements by Ben Jones
Artwork by Nolan Harris

Drums - Mike Marcario
Bass - Ben Jones
Guitar, Vocals, Celeste - Emily Harris
Electric Guitar - Aaron Turney
Violin - Michael Hardesty
Cello - Robert Duello
Acoustic Guitar on Moscow - Daniel Fernandez
Piano, Organ, Background Vocals - Stephen Turney

Recorded June 2009 – February 2012 at RCA B, REM Studios, and Loft Town in Nashville, TN.
Publishing - Historical Fiction Publishing, SESAC

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Emily Harris Seattle, Washington

Emily Harris is not Emmylou Harris, much to her extreme disappointment.

Now based out of Seattle, WA, she recorded Elephant Angelfish over the course of three f***ing years in Nashville, TN.

She's currently working on her follow-up, a collection of instrumental guitar tracks titled Self-Objectification With No Remorse.
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