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The Thought
03:53
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Seven months, sixteen days
Still I’m lost in the thought of you
There’s how many turns to take
And I’m down on our avenue
New dress in your favorite store
And it hangs on the thought of you
I thought I had found my way
But I’m lost in the thought
How I lost you, my baby girl
I fight with this song, and I picture you underneath
Singing along, the piano’s your canopy
Flick through my phone to the moments I had to sneak
To capture the way you only were when you were with me
(Chorus)
No one before fit with so much criteria
Now I check the door for this girl from the area
Filter my words or she’ll know I’m like this fatalist
Who try moving on and I don’t see the point of it
(Chorus)
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2. |
CATHOLIC PLAYAH
04:17
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Chorus:
They call me the Catholic Playah
[All up] in discernment prayers
But it ain’t so shady looking for a lady
Hitting up the parish fundraiser
Yeah, I’m a Catholic roamin’, rollin’ Solo
[Looking for a Leia]
So ladies, don’t be hatin’: love your neighbour
And I’ll see you later
So here we go, I’ll start my flow
With a welcome to the show
I’m a Catholic rapper like you never heard before
But a hand for my man, Fr Stan, and the also-rans;
If I’m narcissistic, it’s intrinsic to the form, fool!
Anyway, my friend Don’s fiancee
She had the gall to call me a PLAYAH but I say:
“That’s slander, panda”
Worry about YOUR man
Who check his ex up on my Facebook every chance that he can.
‘Cos I’m friends with many ladies
From many walks of life, and I really do try
To be a witness to Christ
With no glint in my eye
Though I’m trying to find a wife -
To the seculars I’m safe and the Catholics I’m sly.
I’m the real Peter Parker and my spider-bite was this:
I gave a year to the Lord and he opened my gifts
So why’m I missing every catch?
I’ll join up Catholic Match
Gonna take this swag to a new cabbage patch
(Chorus)
So hi, I’m Eli
Twenty-nine, never married
Height: 5’ 7”; body type: athletic
[Yeah, right!]
It’s alright to lie white and get your profile tight
To catch a cutie’s eye on a Catholic dating site
So let’s talk about me
I like walks on the beach, saying romantic rosaries
I only drink socially, would pick Marvel over DC
And movies over TV
If I had to pick a favorite saint - there’s many
But it’s probably gotta be JP,
The Greatest
Have you read Mulieris Dignitatum, or Evangelium Vitae?
I’ve got my head around some Latin
You don’t see that everyday
Unless you only like the Tridentine Rite
But I don’t need that kind of weird at this time in my life
So girl, just step aside
I’ll see the next one in line
Who’ll be down with T.O.B. - that’s the Catholic T.L.C.
Maybe I can teach you if you ask nicely…
[Seventeen views, I ain’t worried ‘bout a thing;
I’m sending out winks like a brrringchingching!]
(Chorus)
Yo, this is PHI, here to spit
‘Bout the serious side of shit
And the single man’s struggle with the
World, flesh and devil.
I’m an everyday saint and a Saturday sinner
Trying to sort myself out and still look like a winner
‘Cos I don’t want to miss this vague 'future spouse'
That my olds pray about, they say:
"If you’re following the Lord she’ll turn up anyway"
But I’m getting pretty bored
Of the same concentric Catholic circles
And the same eccentric ninja turtles
It’s like a moving set of hurdles meeting new girls
Who’ll hang around your world
Long enough to get to know ‘em
Well enough to want to get to know ‘em more
‘Cos you ask ‘em cold they’re heading for the door
What you running for?
Yo, girls with the grief: “Where’s the masculinity??”
Well, shucks, how ‘bout a “yes” for the next Catholic dweeb
‘Cos there’s fellas less than me in the social graces count
And I’m striking out
So what’s that all about?
If you ain’t dating ‘cos you’re waiting
For a Blessed Pier Giorgio type to skate in first
Well, you’re making matters worse
Putting hopes in a hearse
Ima keep "playing" ‘cos nothing else works
(Chorus)
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You’ve been down some broken road
Recovered not so long ago
He was there before I got to know ya
We’ve been in each other’s air
A dozen signs show something’s there
And baby
I know he’s not the one somebody owes you
For all that you’ve been through
But maybe, he’s the forerunner
To what you need
And what we’ll be
Chorus:
Babe, you should be with me
He’s harmless, but a near-miss
If we’re honest about it
We’re in sympathy
It’s a vibe, a spark, a feeling
You see it, believe it
And say with me:
“Baby, be with me”
What you see is what you get
And babe you ain’t seen nothing yet
Down this road there’s only good surprises
You and I, we harmonize
We fit together low or high
It’s crazy
How our histories could find their healing
Right before our eyes
So it slays me when you flow by me
With a sly smile
Still in denial
(Chorus)
So you’re heart of gold
Got bought and sold
And you don’t want to hurt another
So you won’t want to know
How it tears at my soul
That you won’t believe we need each other
As lovers
(Instrumental)
(Chorus)
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4. |
Simple Love
04:35
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She don't ask much about me
So I don't know how deep this goes
But I fall for the redheads
And this one's a rose
Someone to touch that I can call up
And hear "hey baby, hey"
Am I asking too much
Or not enough?
Am I losing my way
Chorus:
Maybe I want a simple love (for once)
What if what I've been dreaming of
Ain't worth as much as what it costs?
And the simple things I can't afford
To keep passing up
It's a simple sum
For simple love
Age don't make such a difference
(But it did before)
Can I say that I'm finding myself
(Or losing my soul)
Can I say that I'm open to fate?
(Or different mistakes)
If we just deal in the present
We won't deal alone
Someone to touch that I can call up
And hear "hey baby, hey"
Am I asking too much
Or not enough?
Am I losing my way
(Chorus)
Simple love, simple love
Simple love's enough...
(Chorus)
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5. |
Tîi Rák
02:25
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I think I know I love you
When you hold me
With your head up against my chin
There's this peace overwhelms me and the armor I'm in
I think I know I love you 'cos I feel it in my eyes
It's not like I'm crying...
But it's like I'm crying
With relief that we found us
Tîi Rák these tears are my proof
I think I know I love you
When you call me
And it's four in the morning, your hemisphere
But the picture is clear so you're just happy to see me
I think I know I love 'cos I feel it in my eyes
It's not like I'm crying
But it's like I'm crying
With relief that we found us
Tîi Rák these tears are my proof
And when I'm in my head and a logical one
You're my east window, that lets in the sun
Warming me up with love
Oh, I think I'm crying
Just a little crying
It's a release for we found us
Tîi Rák I tear up for you
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