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When You Come Home

by May Stands Still (Emily Herndon)

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1.
Gotta See 02:33
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I don’t miss you, I just think about you all the time, We’re past the feeling, Missing what we have inside. You’ve gotta see what I’m making, There’s nothing smiling more than me, More than me. When I live, I live in stereo, Sitting on stools, Standing for who I don’t know. You’ve gotta see what I’m making, It’s a world apart, A freak confessing a world’s love, A world’s love, A world’s love, A world’s love. You tell me I romance 1000 ways, But my heart stays put to match my face, To beat away, And mask my pain. You’ve gotta see what I’m making, You’ve gotta see, It’s some mix of love and aching, But especially loving, A special thing that loves me, He loves me, It’s a special thing, You gotta see.
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Wild 04:17
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I left my heart up the coast of California, Those waving lines of stars, no one warns you, That life's a little more than wanting somethin', It's time you grow to be afraid of nothin'. You're a wild time, A heart of red red wine, Everyone I know comes to the show to see them dance, And I don't know why. Sam's been in my room staring at me for days, There's something old about him, and his dark dark ways, Like he knows something I don't, Before it hits me, Like he could see that snake behind me, Before it bit me. You're a wild time, A heart of red red wine, Everyone I know comes to the show to see them dance, And I don't know why. I don't know why, I trust those lies. You're the only thing, That keeps me kind of sane, When I see you go, I'll crash the show and make them dance, I'll freeze my heart with romance, I don't know why, I don't know why, I don't know why.
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I Want You 03:18
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Wait, this can’t be ending, Wait, there’s no applause, The skies opened up inside my heart, The beautiful pain, I might start, To lose it. I want you, (I want you) I want you, (I want you) I do. Wait, for our hearts to collide, I’m so sick and tired of hiding, No more darkness or bottled up, You make my head spin, I’m not gonna win no fight. I want you, (I want you), I want you, (I want you), I want you, I want you. I want you, (I want you), I want you, (I want you). I want you, (you know I do), I want you.
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New Groove 03:54
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I forgot how this feels, LIke when lightning strikes, When across the room, Your eyes meet the first time, You’ve got a shy smile, Wow, these lights are bright, A sudden need to feel, A sudden urge to hide. I don’t know you, But I want to, I’m unsure how to move. I need a drink, Your eyes still on me, Why am I so afraid? Timing always kills me. I don’t know you, But I want to, I’m unsure how to move. I don’t know you, But I want to, I’m unsure how to move.
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Soldier 04:02
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There is no fear anymore, How many times have we been here before, It's not the war. How many people have we forgot, A face that smiled, hands that fought, It's not the war, They did this for. Everywhere that you go, Let the smiles that you know, Gather around you, Gather around you. It's sure in each face, You have a place, Of home, When you come home. This is my call from across the sea, As safe as I could be, Memories bleed into the sky, It's not the war, Of this I'm sure. Everywhere that you go, Let the smiles that you know, Gather around you, Gather around you. It's sure in each face, You have a place, Of home, When you come home.
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Make Me 03:19
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Mark it down before the light, Twisted smile just the way I like, He knows something that I don’t, And it kills me, He thinks that he’ll win, but he won’t, If it kills me. Devil’s got himself another hit and run, Gone, surprised, and turned toward my loaded gun, Try and make me. Staring, and hurting, a heart of knives, Pain ain’t showing in her angry eyes, I’m ready to turn and run, but she don’t know it, I know what she can do, When I’ve gone and blown it. Devil’s got himself another hit and run, Gone, surprised, and turned toward her loaded gun, Try and make me. Devil’s got himself another hit and run, Gone, surprised, and turn toward my loaded gun, Try and make me, Try and make me. Let’s see what you can do, Try it, you won’t like it, A little further baby, Push past my limits, Try and make me.
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Sleeping Alone 04:02
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What would you say, If you saw me now, What would you make of me? Awkward thin, and running wild, Would you see the growth in me? I’m afraid of keeping, in the kindness of his arms, I’m afraid of what it means, to show myself to his heart, But I’m not afraid of sleeping alone. And here’s this boy, who means me well, You know the hell in me, Do I let him lose, this girl confused, If it means he’s safe from me? I’m afraid of keeping, in the kindness of his arms, I’m afraid of what it means, to show myself to his heart, But I’m not afraid of sleeping alone. What would you say, I’m afraid of keeping in the kindness of his arms, I’m afraid of what it means, to show myself to his heart, But I’m not afraid, I’m not afraid, I’m not afraid, I’m not afraid, I’m not afraid, Of sleeping alone.
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Wherever You Are 03:47
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I'd like to see it if I could, The steps behind it through the dark wood, Is it beautiful, a pale white sky? Are you there with no pain, singing so bright? I was wondering if you're alright, If wherever you are, they're treating you right, Treating you right It's such a mystery, that frightens all of us, You try not to think about it, ‘til it's one of us, Is it a place nearby, have you seen us cry, Or are you faraway, faraway when you die? I was wondering if you're alright, If wherever you are, they're treating you right, I was wondering if you're alright, If wherever you are, they're treating you right, Treating you right. Cuz we miss you, And think about you all the time.
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Raina 03:54
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I’m happy to know you, And the whole world knows we’re lucky to have you, Fearless leaps, no one needs to show you. You’re regal, I know, Your secret shiny crown helps you to glow, Let’s be honest, you deserve no less, Than to be, Queen, You got it down, We believe, everyone now, Reign on, Reina. You keep them in line when they’re twice your age, And I know that I love when I see your face, So much done by the second page, You’re queen, You got it down, We believe, everyone now, Reign on, Reina. I promise it’s no lie, When I look into your eyes, From the ground up to the skies, You’re queen. You’re queen, you’ve got it down, We believe, everyone now, Reign on, Reina.
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Falling 03:31
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I was wide awake, I’d had trouble sleeping, With the sight of a boy, that got in my dreaming, I was helpless inside, and I didn’t know why. You weren’t real when I dreamed of you, You lied when I was falling, You weren’t real but a smile that steals, Kept me thinking of you. Maybe next time, I’ll see the signs, I dug from a hole and just got out alive, When I was awake, I was dreaming. You weren’t real when I dreamed of you, You lied when I was falling, You weren’t real but a smile that steals, Kept me thinking of you. It’s time to learn from what I know, People are whom they choose to show. You weren’t real when I dreamed of you, You lied when I was falling, You weren’t real but a smile that steals, Kept me thinking of you, And it was all that I could do, When I was in love with you.
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Blue June 04:32
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Be good, Be good to yourself, Right now, try not to mind, To everyone else, Be good to you. There’s no way to explain why we hurt, There’s no need to hear every word, You just need to understand, It’s gonna be a blue June, Blue June. Cool water on my face, Washes away the salty taste, Of my tears, this year, They’ve been around too long. Be good, Be... There’s no way to explain why we hurt, There’s no need to hear every word, You just need to understand, That I know what I did, and I don’t regret it, And I know what I put you through, and that you’ll get through it, It’s not enough to know, how it will go, Only time will make it fine. Cuz there’s no way to explain why we hurt, There’s no need to hear every word, You just need to understand, How to safeguard your hands, It’s gonna be a Blue june. It’s gonna be a Blue june, Blue…

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released November 1, 2012

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May Stands Still (Emily Herndon) Los Angeles, California

May Stands Still is a folk/ pop collaboration, fronted by songwriter and singer Emily Herndon. Her music has a sweet and quirky new edge to folk music, while still reminiscent of a young Joni Mitchell. Her new album, "When You Come Home," is due to release November 1, 2012. ... more

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