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A Song for the Terminally Shy (Who Don't Know How To Deal With Their Feelings)
Fadd9, Csus4, Bb, C7
oo1o, oo13
Fadd9 Csus4 Bb F
life without you is strange
nothing here has changed
i wonder if you've noticed
is life without me strange
everything feels the same
I wonder if you've noticed
Fadd9 Csus4 Bb F C7
life without you is strange
things don't seem to have changed
it feels as if they should have
i really think they should have
Fadd9 Csus4 Bb C7
and i wonder if i have it in me
to get up the courage to tell you
that I miss you…
i wish that i could get to know you better
it feels as if we lost all our time
i wasted precious chances feeling nervous
and now i… and now i…
Bb C7
i wish that i had noticed
i'm sorry i didn't notice
Fadd9 Csus4 Bb F
cuz life without you is strange
nothing here has changed
i wonder if you've noticed
is life without me strange
everything feels the same
I wonder if you've noticed?
Fadd9 Csus4 Bb F C7
life without you is strange
things don't seem to have changed
it feels as if they should have
i really think they should have
Fadd9 Csus4 Bb F
life without you is strange
nothing here has changed
i wonder if you've noticed
is life without me strange
everything feels the same
I wonder if you've noticed?
please tell me you noticed something
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2. |
friends
03:24
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D G
will you ever miss me?
I wish that you would
won't you ever miss me?
…we could be
A7 D7
friends; friends; friends
we could be friends
D G
I know that you're not staying
I wish that you would
but even if you're not here
…we could be
A7 D7
friends; friends; friends
we could be friends
G D
you'll be lonely all on your own
i just know that you'll be missing home
and though we haven't talked much i really think
A
we could be friends
D7 G7
we could be friends
we could be friends
we could be friends
we could be friends
A7 D7
why aren't we friends?
why aren't we friends?
why aren't we friends?
A7 G
we should be friends
G D
I guess I'm feeling kind of lonely when I'm stuck here
and since you left I sort of want to disappear
and though we haven't talked much in a really long tong
A
we could be friends
D7 G7
we could be friends
we could be friends
we could be friends
we could be friends
A7 D7
why aren't we friends?
why aren't we friends?
why aren't we friends?
A7 G
please be my friend
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here to stay
03:34
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E B
you're gazing off, your eyes are far away
A Bb7
looking through the now dull day
f#m B
it was so blue until you said you were going away
E B A
i don't know why you think that you need to leave
Bb7
i will always need you here by me
f#m E
and still i wait now you're gone ooo
f#m Bb7 f#m A7
like it or not i am here to stay
f#m Bb7 f#m A7-D7
maybe you forgot but i just want you to say
B A Bb7 D7
you are impossible
B A Bb7 D7
you are impossible
E B
you're such a freak, you're pushing me away
A Bb7
you refuse to hear what i say
f#m B
it's not my fault, you're the one who is going away
E B A
I don't know why i still feel attached to you
Bb7
you're leaving now should be all it takes to prove
f#m E
that i'm the freak for even feeling like i do
f#m Bb7 f#m A7
like it or not i am here to stay
f#m Bb7 f#m A7-Bb7
i really wish i wasn't here to stay
B A Bb7 D7
you are impossible
B A Bb7 D7
you are impossible
f#m Bb7 f#m A7
like it or not i am here to stay
f#m Bb7 f#m A7-Bb7
i really wish i wasn't here to stay
f#m Bb7 f#m A7
like it or not i am here to stay
f#m Bb7 f#m A7-D7
i really wish i wasn't here to stay
B A Bb7 D7
you are impossible
B A Bb7 D7
you are impossible
f#m B D7
to forget….
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4. |
i let you down
04:32
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G D7
everybody makes mistakes
everybody has regrets
we quietly fix what we break
hoping people will forget
G Am
but i let you down
i let you down
i let you down
i let you down
Am Em D7
and i'm sorry sorry sorry
Em Cmaj7 D7 G
that i let you down
G D7
everybody feels ashamed
everybody feels guilt
but no one is to blame
it's just how we're built
G Am
but i let you down
i let you down
i let you down
i let you down
G Am
--i let you down
i let you down
i let you down
i let you down
Am Em D7
and i'm sorry sorry sorry
Em Cmaj7 D7 G
that i let you down
G7 C
and though i really screwed up
no one loves me like you do
B E7
and i know you will forgive me
B E7sus4 (22o2)
you always pull me through
G Am
but i let you down
i let you down
i let you down
i let you down
G Am
--i let you down
i let you down
i let you down
i let you down
Am Em D7
and i'm sorry sorry sorry
i'm sorry sorry
sorry
Em Cmaj7 D7 G
that i let you down
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heart drought
04:48
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F#m A B E
I fell in love with a wounded man
he tried to hold my hand, he tried
I fell in love but he went away
he refused to stay with me
and now I, I am left
and now I'm second best
but I'm gonna try……
I refuse to hide
I am broken
but not for long
no not for long
no not for long
no not for long…..
I fell in love with a shaken man
but he couldn't hold my hand, no no
he left me straight when he left that day
and i never was the same again
i shed my skin
watch out before you fall out
before you fall away
before you fall away
watch out this is heart drought
there is no ocean sway
and all your world is gray
watch your back
i fell in love with a lonely man
but he wouldn't hold my hand, no he won't
i fell in love down from the sky above
and i soon learned agony's weight, pulling me down, pulling down
whoa…
i fell in love with the enemy
you were never a friend to me
i fell in love with this cruel cruel guy
makes me wonder why
i ever loved to start with
was it love or was it just a misconception?
was it love, was it love?
i thought I loved a wounded guy
i thought i would make him mine
i thought my feelings were secure
but now I am so unsure
was it love or was it just some construct of what this world wants me to feel?
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need you
03:44
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am G F C
I might be simple
but I still get worried
and you might seem strong
but I know where your fears are
you want to stay here
cuz you think we need you
and you won't even leave us
cuz you think we need you
pack up, just leave, get out of here
cuz we don't need you
just leave this whole thing behind
cuz we don't even need you
I know it's hard
to not be needed
and I know your excuses
cuz you just want to feel needed
you want to stay here
even though it feels so wrong
but you need to leave here
so you can find where you belong
pack up, just leave, get out of here
cuz we don't need you
just leave this whole thing behind
cuz we don't even need you
you say you love me
and it'll last a whole life long
but I can't go with you
cuz this is where I belong
pack up, just leave, get out of here
cuz we don't need you
just leave this whole thing behind
cuz you don't even need me
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beautiful
03:59
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Bb Gm Eb F
don't hold back i know that you are hurting
i have felt the same way and i want you to hear me
when i say i'll listen to every word that you spill
don't be afraid you are only learning
to embrace your fears and to really see
and if there's anything i can do to help you, i will
Gm Eb Bb F
come here
i know how you're feeling
please just talk to me
i understand more than you can know
so obsessed with being pretty
you can't even hear me
when i say that you
are beautiful
Eb Bb
ooooo
Bb Gm Eb F
let me help you shed your insecurities
i know what it's like to be cruel to yourself
and i want you to know that it gets so much better from here
opening up is the first stage to release
and when you feel ugly i'll be there to help
and tell you that you are more than just your fears
Gm Eb Bb F
come here
i've been where you're standing
i have felt the same fears
i know what it's like to lack strength
so obsessed with you own flaws that
you're blind to love around you
and when we say that you
are beautiful
Eb Bb F
you're beautiful, beautiful
Gm Eb Bb F
come here
i know how you're feeling
please just talk to me
i understand more than you can know
so obsessed with being pretty
you can't even hear me
when i say that you
are beautiful
Eb, Bb
you're beautiful, you're beautiful
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tonight
05:22
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2o13 G7 C7 oo1o-C7
swing me out on the dance floor
spin me round once more
i don't want to look
anywhere but your eyes… tonight….
hold me just a little bit closer
i want to enclose your hands in mine
i wish that you would never look away from me
and i could capture the feeling of tonight
Bb C7 F Bb
I am so close to you tonight
maybe I'll get lost with you tonight
dm-- Bb F dm-- Bb C7
i hope that you are
looking at me I
don't think i could bare it
if I'm not the one you want to see
2o13 G7 C7 oo1o-C7
kiss me under the palm trees
make my heart flutter with the breeze
hold me to you close and don't let go
i want the pressure of your hand in mine tonight
Bb C7 F Bb
I feel so close to you tonight
I want to be lost with you tonight
dm-- Bb F dm-- Bb C7
I hope that you will
love me true I
don't think i could bare it
if you should leave…
Bb C7 F Bb
I want to be with you tonight
only dance with you, just you, tonight
F dm Bb C7
tonight i will show you
just how i feel for you
i don't think i can say it
C7
just give me a moment to gather my wits…
and…
2o13 G7 C7 oo1o-C7
bring me under the dark sky
i'll try my best not to feel too shy
take my hand under the tinted moonlight
and kiss me… just kiss me… to…night…
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a song for the holidays
05:38
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oo1o oo11 o211 F
for so long i was afraid
to ever say i could feel that way
i was too scared to speak my mind
i thought that the truth would make you unkind
0111 F
but i like you quite a lot
yeah, i like you quite a lot
and it's too much for me now
it is too much for me now
oo1o oo11 o211 F
when i left i seemed to finally
get up the courage to be just me
maybe not strong and maybe not right
but i did my best and i'm alright
0111 F
but i miss you quite a lot
yeah, i miss you quite a lot
and it's too much for me now
it is too much for me now
C7 oo1o A7 Bb
but i'm willing to wait until you're home
G7
that's all i need
oo1o oo11 o211 F
just come home, i'll be here
i'll be yours if you're near
holidays don't last very long
just come home, i'll sing this song
0111 F
i hope you missed me quite a lot
did you miss me quite a lot?
is it too much for you now?
is it too much for you now?
C7 oo1o A7 Bb
are you waiting until you've reached home
G7
to call my name
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10. |
sarah's song
03:48
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A Aadd9 f#m Asus4
first date, first kiss
your lips, i'll miss
you drove away
but i won't regret
your move, hands fold
suddenly, i'm bold
all night, we stay
and i won't forget
f#m Asus4 A Aadd9
i've heard it said
that it shouldn't be worth it
but the lives those people lead
were probably the pits
and i'm sorry if
i ever lose my wits
i am hopeless, i admit
A Aadd9 f#m Asus4
we talk, keep close
why won't time slow?
before long, you go
and i am standing all alone
i walk you out
so cold, no coat
shivering, winds blow
and i feel like i have grown
f#m Asus4 A Aadd9
some people say
that it's never worth it
but i bet they
never even tried it
and i'm sorry that
i always lose my wits
i am hopeless, i admit
i am hopeless, i admit
i am hopeless, i admit
i am hopeless, i admit
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11. |
day job
05:20
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G7 Cmajor7 D7 em
steal my heart will you now, and will you keep it locked inside
inside a safe where you can save it from having to decide
between the freedom it could have and the normalcy that you provide
but you cannot contain me and I will not be tied here
o222 em x2
G7 Cmajor7 D7 em
is this all part of the presentation am i
the new display that's a sight-sation i am
feeling somehow a lack of motivation do you
really think this is some sort of salvation
o222 em x2
oooo
G7 Cmajor7 D7 em
you can't put a price on my affections you can't
buy my heart with your high connections though I
need the money i still must make my objections but
somehow you ignore all of my rejections
o222 em
ooooo….
ooooo…..
will you learn to talk to me
will you ever function properly
ooooo….
ooooo…..
Cmajor7 D7 G7 am
come home from your day job
but you will never truly leave your day job
stay with me, forget your day job
but you will never truly leave your day job
o222 em
ooooo….
ooooo…..
will you learn to talk to me
will you ever function properly
ooooo….
ooooo…..
G7 D7 G7 D7 em
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i can't lie
03:08
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f#m, A, C#, D
I can't lie when you are around
I can't lie to your face
all these people surround me
and I've begun to lose faith
I can't lie when you hold me close
I can't lie in your embrace
all these people know my name
but they don't really know me
I can't lie when you're around
can't be lost, I can't be found
I can't lie when you're around me
I can't lie when you're mine,
can't pretend that I'm fine
I can't lie when you're mine and only mine
I can't lie when you keep me near
I can't lie because I love you
all these people make a lot of noise
but they don't say a thing
I can't lie when you're around
can't be lost, I can't be found
I can't lie when you're around me
I can't lie when you're mine,
can't pretend that I'm fine
I can't lie when you're mine and only mine
you're always mine...
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swept up in the tides
03:50
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F#m, Dsus2, A
Lost and confused
Like a shock of thunder
All your sense has left you
And now you're falling under
No one deserves
To feel left behind
But the ocean keeps on rolling
And we are swept up in the tides
Life falls apart
With a single word
You feel your insides crumble
And your loss remains uncured
No one deserves
To lose so soon
When the pain strikes unexpected
The world goes dark in an afternoon
G, D, A
And you run, run away
There is so much pain
And you know it will catch you
You are broken but you'll make do
F#m, Dsus2, A
No one deserves
To feel left behind
But the ocean keeps on rolling
And we are swept up in the tides
G, D, A
And you run, run away
And you run, run away
And you run, run away
And you run, run away
F#m, Dsus2, A
No one deserves
To be so marred
We just hope that we can learn
And that these wounds will turn to scars
G, D, A
And you run, run away
And you run, run away
And you run, run away
And you run, run (hold) away
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grasping sand
03:58
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Bb, o 2 1 1, Eb, Bb
Patience they urge me
Patience they say
Stay strong they tell me
Don't let love slip away
But I can't help but think
That something here is wrong
With every single kiss we share
I realize that you're not there
Maybe I am better off without
And every time you say my name
Something inside is not the same
And all I want to do is scream and shout
Don't give in to trouble
Don't let your fears win
They say if I hold on
We will fall in love again
But I can't help but feel
That I am not that strong
Every time that you are kind
I feel like I'm being confined
And every word you say is a speech
And every time you hold my hand
I feel like I am grasping sand
And you will slip right out of my reach
I keep saying we're fine
Wanting to pretend that you're still mine
But the truth is we're on the decline
Just sitting here
On this fault line
Because…
With every single kiss we share
I realize that you're not there
Maybe I am better off without
And every time you say my name
Something inside is not the same
And all I want to do is scream and shout
And every time that you are kind
I feel like I'm being confined
And every word you say is a speech
And every time you hold my hand
I feel like I am grasping sand
And you will slip right out of my reach
And every time you hold my hand
I feel like I am grasping sand
And you will slip right out of my reach
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oh, dear
03:48
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Bm Em G F#m
am i a fool
for being so enamored with you
i thought your words were true
but you were just flattered by my feelings for you
i am a fool
cuz i thought that you were feeling it too
but now we are through
and i can see i'm not the one for you
Em Bm
Bm F#m
oh, dear
why did i fall for you
when you don't love me too
why did i fall for you
Em F#m
I was wrong
when i thought that you were mine
i was wrong
how could i ever be so blind?
Bm Em G F#m
i am so used
to having my heart fall through
this is nothing new
i'm just a slave to gravity's cue
i feel so used
and i never know what to do
i misconstrued
i thought your heart matched my feelings for you
Em Bm
Bm F#m
oh, dear
why did i fall for you
when you can't love me too
why did i fall for you
oh, dear
what do i say to you
when you don't love me too?
what do i say to you
Em F#m
i was wrong
when i thought you felt for me
i was wrong
it isn't hard to see
i was wrong
Bm F#m
oh, dear
why did i fall for you
when you don't love me too
why did i fall for you
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maya kern Troy, New York
comic artist / illustrator / musician
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