New Songs!
When I lived in NYC I lived for a time across the Polaski Bridge. It was a long walk across it to the subway – especially in JANUARY! I sort of felt like The City really didn’t want me to be there – or maybe my skin just wasn’t thick enough :) either way, it was hard. So this is a little song about it:
You can listen to it here: www.myspace.com/lydiabrownfield.
My Paradise
What are you doing here?
Why is your smile still on
You ain’t no volunteer
You know you don’t belong
You’ve got to know your place
Your skin in way too soft
Just pack up all your things
And take that costume off
You’re not my paradise
You’re not my piece of mind
You’re not my final stop
You’re not my one of a kind
You’re not my turning point
You’re not my worlds collide
You’re not my straight line
You’re not my one-way ride
I see straight into her
just try avoid her eyes
She’ll turn you into stone
She’ll make you realize
There aint no happy place
No once upon a time
There aint no rainbow
no bottom line
And when the waters rise
I feel your shady gaze
Trick me with your lies
Trick me with your maze
You were everything I lost
Not an easy thing to say
Now you’re just a bridge I cross
Every single day
The water keeps the
wind fierce here.
