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Waiting With the Lights On

by Christiane

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1.
Other Side 03:46
You’re warm but we stay apart as long as we can As we start to relax our bodies start to sink in I don’t know exactly what it is I’m doing but I know it’s to tempt We can close our eyes and we can try not to touch She’s on both of our minds but we can’t think about her too much Let’s just lay here in the dark and let the morning be our judge I can tell what’s coming I can tell you want to but she might as well be lying on your other side Your hands pull me closer and I oblige them We share a breath, same air same timing It’s getting to be a bit much but it’s so exciting We just keep moving, just keep moving to keep her away I know what I should do but see I know what I want and I know that you’re thinking the same but now it’s too late for us to stop
2.
Good Things 02:47
Good things only come to those who want them and babe, I’m not sure that I do cause if happiness was what I’d been looking for I sure wouldn’t still be with you For most of a year, I was waiting with the lights on while I was sleeping, you were playing with them off now it’s easy to see what kind of fool you’ve been taking me for but the more you cut me down, the less I’m gonna fall Is it fun because it’s easy or is it easy because it’s fun now that we don’t have to tell each other stories I’d rather be with anyone than just sitting here alone so I’ll just stick around until I find someone who adores me I don’t mind us together we’ll say I love you while we wait for better don’t you worry about me being hurt but you can’t say you were good to me when we both know you weren’t
3.
Like good girls ought to do, I made sure to put my nice dress on but the heat from those summer days made too great a temptation after that I bit my tongue but didn’t bite down hard enough all we did was fight all day cause I guess we both liked it rough Riding in your truck, you’d reach out to hold my hand and at the red light, you’d try to kiss me if you can but I started to worry about who might see in the window I noticed you pulling away until you finally let go I never thought you were perfect and you never thought that of me I knew from the moment we met that you and I were not to be but you’re from below the Mason-Dixon line and not from Mississippi we had fun in our time together but it’s time for you to leave The more I learned the less I wanted you around I wasn’t gonna be the second girl to the other that you found all the choices I made were actually yours which explains why all of the outcomes were so poor if I had the chance to do it over again I would’ve left the bar I met you at and skipped that last gin
4.
Cold 04:00
It was winter when we built our home but in the spring, it started to feel just like a house I held you to keep you warm, I needed it too now I just need to get out We burned hard and we burned fast and the flame kept getting stronger but don’t bother sifting through the ash when the fire is gone there’s nothing here that’s worth taking so I think I’m just gonna go I’m tired of the heat suffocating me and right now I just want to be cold In the summer you just couldn’t let me cool off the heat made it hard for me to breathe you told me to wait for relief that would come with the fall but by then I was ready to leave
5.
Disappeared 03:12
I’ve been having these dreams They’ve been waking me up From anxiety For things I can’t confront Worrying about you In relation to me Just trying to figure out How I’m supposed to be It seems like you want me but I can’t know for sure Because you just won’t say it And I don’t know what for I’m scared that you’ll tell me Just what I want to hear And then I’ll turn around and find you’ve disappeared You say you don’t know What it is you want But keep asking me What’s been holding me up Well maybe I want You to make up your mind But I can’t keep you From taking your sweet time
6.
Public Enemy 03:02
Brothers when I die put the lye on my head if they don’t know me in life they shouldn’t know me when I’m dead bury my body and don’t waste time you gotta be done before the sun can rise Won’t you find my family tell’em I died brave don’t tell’em I cried, don’t tell’em I prayed they know that I don’t want God to forgive someone like me, heart black as sin Sister when I go, know I tried to make you proud haven’t seen you in years cause I couldn’t allow you to be in danger but know I never shot to kill but when it’s between you and them, you’ll find out your will You and me and all of Texas know what’s coming the look of sadness on your face is so unbecoming don’t you dare shed a tear, it’s not what I deserve the meal that I made myself now has to be served
7.
So Long 03:56
What’s the point of saying no When you only hear yes It makes it easier to claim Misunderstanding I guess You keep saying that you’re sorry but it gets harder to believe When it keeps on happening What’s the point of falling in love When you can have me Someday you’ll find something of value But for now you’re just not trying Now I know just what I’m good for You’ve made it very clear I won’t try to be anything more You took away my confidence Made me wonder why anyone would want me Confused my conscience As if I’m the one that should feel guilty What’s the point of telling you about my day It’s not like you were going to listen anyway Cause you can’t look at my words And you can’t touch the things I say and I’d rather not talk than be ignored What’s the point of telling you that it was wrong When I let you think it was alright for so long Now the only vindication I can get is with this stupid song But I’m the one that has to live with all the damage
8.
Ask me how I’m doing And I’ll swear I’ll be fine Always knew it would never last But didn’t think I was wasting your time You moved on so fast Cared for me less than I did you Confirmed by the things under your bed All the secrets you thought you’d kept hidden It’s something we both knew would come Nothing to say, make jokes instead of affection Nothing more than warm bodies in a bed Beating hearts the only thing in common I tried to make it work And then I just tried to quit But you were all too willing And I liked you more than I could admit Then I saw you out When you told me you’d be with your friends In a way I guess it wasn’t a lie Cause in a way I guess she is I can’t be too hurt See I have my secrets too The difference between you and I is They’ll always be secret to you
9.
I know to watch my back on the streets and be careful of pills in plastic baggies but I didn’t know the most addictive drug could smile No it won’t rot your teeth Or picture things that you shouldn’t see But when it’s away I sure can get hostile I’ve always been told what I shouldn’t do But if they wanted to keep me safe They should’ve warned me of you I can’t keep my mind on track I try to leave and it pulls me back I just want to know when I’ll get my next hit My mama warned me too little too late Cause by that time I’d sealed my fate I just don’t have the power now to quit I’d never wish this on anyone Cause a love like this you want right in your blood So watch out for drugs with fingers and a heartbeat
10.
Coyote 03:25
I know you think it’s wrong, I know it probably is I know that they all say I’m the dirtiest animal who ever lived I know but I don’t care, it’s where nature’s done me wrong everytime I stop for air, you got me on the run I do what it takes to survive though it’s often lacking honesty when you’re down for the count thank God at least you’re not me All night I’ll ride this train wherever it happens to go come morning, they’ll kick me off, don’t care if it’s rain or if it’s snow in this world you gotta be fast and that’s something that I’m not with no skill, no money too, I’ll get mine despite what’s due
11.
Who needs love when you’ve got affection I don’t know, if it’s all you’ll give I know it’s your predilection And if I push now I’ll get farther than I’ve ever been I know how much you’ll give And nothing I can say will make what I want true So I’ll take what I can get As long as I’m getting it from you You say that you want to see me It’s 2 am and the bars just closed and it’s funny how you can be so charming When all you’re trying to do is get me out of my clothes I’ll call you tomorrow And it makes me wonder if I hate myself Cause I know I’m just the one you run to When you realize that there’s no one else
12.
Patience is a virtue that you really helped me with but it wasn’t one that I wanted to learn you said that the world, it’s not just about me by showing me that it’s all about you I was just in it for fun it wasn’t what I thought it’d be so now I’m done you don’t mean anything to me I thought that you would be an easy kill and that I’d soon be bringing down my prey but then you went and you put up a fight and so I let you get away

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released April 28, 2017

Produced by Christiane Smedley & Skip Cherryholmes
Recorded, engineered and mastered by Aaron Dethrage
Recorded at Fidelitorium Studios

Christiane Smedley-vocals, guitar
Skip Cherryholmes-vocals, guitar
Karen Smedley-vocals
Phil Wise-electric guitar
Marc Miller-bass
Jeremy McCormick-drums
Matt Hooper-violin
Ben Azevedo-piano
Clyde Mattocks-steel guitar

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Christiane Raleigh, North Carolina

Experimenting with rhythms, volume and speed, and performing original songs, along with an array of often surprising covers has resulted in an interesting and energetic take on acoustic music.

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