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Early Days

by Lily Mae

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1.
Montauk 03:50
MONTAUK You tell yourself you’ll be fine, 
 That you didn’t waste your time 
 Remember what he taught you 
 You know that you taught him too, 
 his guard was in plastic for you 
 An armor you could always see through So you have this friend, 
would you let him steer 
 Said you’d never depend 
 What are you doing here He locks you in his eyes and takes you in his shield 
Now you’re under his disguise 
 Before the lock is sealed So don’t cry for your stunted love 
You’re knit together like a glove You tried to call it curiosity, 
Coping with your own hypocrisy 
 Watch out you might be falling 
 Are you still falling You told yourself you’ll be fine, 
 That you didn’t waste your time 
 Remember what he taught you 
You know that you taught him too 
 His guard was in plastic for you 
An armor you could always see through So you had this friend, 
Was it only a year 
 Played what could have been 
 What are you doing here Are you still falling
2.
Early Days 03:03
EARLY DAYS Youthful yearnings, easy mornings and rolling out of bed Before the rush and we’re still strolling with time to look ahead Let’s slow our pace and enjoy the haze It’s lovely floating In the early days We roam with ease, stop to breathe and fix a cup of tea It’s funny now, it’s all so rosy We’d talk so dreamily Let’s slow our pace and enjoy the haze It’s lovely floating In the early days Help me to hold this I’ve seen it vanish If one day later we remember this phase a wistful prayer from our grown up days We’ll sigh and fancy that we could go back there Let’s slow our pace and enjoy the haze It’s lovely floating In the early days
3.
Lost At Sea 04:43
LOST AT SEA Days run, night’s come, so soon The darkness is chilling there’s no company in song When the sea witch first sang I should have gone But caught in her siren I took my ship in the night Now left here to rage against the dying light A frightening mistake, to sail bravely as I did But if I get lost, at least I’ll have lived The waves were gentle in the early days I’ll send myself there when the tide breaks I’d rather be lost at sea than safely home in misery I’m not drowning I’m not drowning now I’m not drowning I’m not drowning There is so little that I control, But I’ll stay afloat and that I know, I won’t let the sea swallow me whole Let it capture me I will stay afloat
4.
Søren 04:11
SØREN He sometimes reached the edge of a cliff without realizing where he’d gone Fearless until he wondered if he might lean towards the sun He shook his head, now shivering and took a quick step back Now seeing just how far the jump how quickly he could act Who holds him back What stops his tracks Søren, Søren, Søren Søren, it’s frightening To feel so free He’s powerful and vulnerable His only role to be Who holds his weight grounds his feet still Who names his fate but his own free will Søren, Søren, Søren He’s powerful and vulnerable His only role to be Søren, Søren, Søren, Søren, Søren
5.
THE TABLE SONG For a cup of tea and an open arm, We can sit right here ‘til we buy the farm. Grab a chair, we’ve been here since four the table’s round, we can fit one more These are the nights that we won’t forget When we sang along in a sweet quartet We’ll waste the night sharing dreams ‘til four the table’s round, it’ll fit one more The years’ll try us, so we’ve heard, but we fit together like a major third. These are the nights that we won’t forget When we sang along in a sweet quartet So stop and say hello cause people come and go For a dance or two, we’ll outlast the sun Then toast the night and the years to come Grab a chair, we’ve been here since four the table’s round, we can fit one more So stop and say hello Cause friends will come and go Hang onto your goodbyes I’ve heard these days will fly by

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released October 26, 2012

All words and music by Lily Mae and Chloe

Produced, engineered, mixed, and mastered by Tony Oppenheim
Lily Mae: Guitar, vocals

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Lily Mae New York, New York

New York-based singer-songwriter, Lily Mae, raises a distinctively sublime voice with a free-wheeling kind of brilliance and allure comparable to a young Joni Mitchell. An unmistakable artist, as noted by industry legend and beloved late president of Blue Note Records, Bruce Lundvall, when he said, "Lily Mae has a signature voice, writes excellent songs, and is a future star." ... more

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