1. |
Martian
00:56
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Sometimes I feel like a Martian
Separate from other folks
Sometimes I feel sad and silent
When I need loving the most
I'm too dark for brighter people
Too awake to trust the evil
Too alone inside my mind
To learn how to become your kind
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2. |
Sorry
04:49
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I'm a sorry excuse for a human
My heart doesn't work like it should
I'm sorry for not holding you right
My hands they are made out of wood
I'm sorry for making you feel bad
I didn't mean to complain
I'm sorry I'm not the right mixture
Of kindness and grace and restraint
I try, do you see?
I want to be someone who you would believe
If I told you I was sorry
I want to be lovers who know how to breathe
And tell you that I'm sorry
I want to be someone who you want to see
And listen to my stories
I want to be part of something bigger than me
To give more and think less and say what I need
I'm nothing if not a big thinker
My mind is a working machine
I'm sorry I'm not like the liquor
That makes you forget I'm a Queen
And I'm nothing if I can't be bigger
Than anything you say to me
If only my head could be thicker
I could have learned to agree
I try, do you see?
I want to be someone who you would believe
If I told you I was sorry
I want to be lovers who know how to breathe
And tell you that I'm sorry
I want to be someone who you want to see
And listen to my stories
I want to be part of something bigger than me
To give more and think less and say
I try, do you see?
I cry frequently
But I'm stronger than anyone would ever believe
And in the end
In the end, I'm gonna do what's right for me
I want to be someone who you would believe if I told you I was sorry
I want to be someone who knows how to breathe
And tell you that I'm sorry, baby
Oh I'm sorry, baby
Oh I'm sorry baby, sorry baby, sorry baby
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3. |
Cold
03:45
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When you look at me right
When you touch me
When you kiss me goodnight
When you talk sweet
I don't want to be rude
But I gotta be
True to my gut
And who I wanna be
I wanna be
All in with body mind and soul
I wanna be
All caught up in the way you roll
I want to feel
So wonderful
When I've got you to hold
But all I feel is cold
You say everything right
But I don't care
You are so damn polite
Socially aware
But I don't care
I don't care
I don't care
I don't care
I wanna be
All in with body mind and soul
I wanna be
All caught up in the way you roll
I want to feel
So wonderful
When I've got you to hold
But all I feel is cold
I wanna see, I wanna know, I wanna have feelings
I wanna see, I wanna know, I wanna feel real things
I'm happy that I came here though, 'cause I know that I'm healing
I'm gonna move, I'm gonna grow, I'm gonna break ceilings
(wanna be)
All in with body mind and soul
I wanna be
All caught up in the way you roll
I want to feel
So wonderful
When I've got you to hold
But all I feel is
All in with body mind and soul
All in with body mind and soul
All in with body mind and soul
All
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4. |
Drip
02:56
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Lovely days in my bed
Making love without dreading
Feeling lost in the thread of the motion
Darker days, feeling blue
Getting lost, telling you
Letting go when I know we can work through
We can work through the rush
We can work with the touch
We can learn to let go if it's too much
When you're in love with my type of life
A Martian in the light
You might need an appetite
Baby, let me bite you
Wanna know you'll be there when I trip, trip, trip, trip
Want you right over here when I drip, drip, drip
Dripping all over you
Getting covered in goo
Touching tongues with the sweet residue
Fingers trace silky lines
Interlace yours with mine
Make me feel like I might be your kind
When you're in love with my type of life
A Martian in the light
You might need an appetite
Baby, let me bite you
Wanna know you'll be there when I trip, trip, trip, trip
Want you right over here when I drip, drip, drip
My silky smooth might be strange
My need for touch a wider range
Sometimes bright, sometimes deep
Sometimes going right to sleep
Sometimes need you there to watch me weep
When you're in love with my type of life
A Martian in the light
You might need an appetite
Baby, let me bite you
Wanna know you'll be there when I trip, trip, trip, trip
Want you right over here when I drip, drip, drip
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5. |
In My Mind
03:12
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When everybody else was at a friend's house
I was in this house with you
Whenever you would tell me how to live
I would believe your point of view
But now it's 2020
And I can see right through
The versions of me
We built without a clue
I am awake
I am alive
We are related but we are not intertwined
On my own terms
In my own time
Crossing lakes and crushing buildings in my mind
I love you and I miss you just the same
When we can't reach a common ground
I never wanna let you slip away
I never want to let you down
But I can't let you stay here
No, I can't hang around
Until you let me in
Until you let your guard down
I am awake
I am alive
We are related but we are not intertwined
On my own terms
In my own time
Crossing lakes and crushing buildings in my mind
Been spending time with myself, defining myself, I'm fine with myself
Been spending time
Awake
I am alive
We are related but we are not intertwined
On my own terms
In my own time
Crossing lakes and crushing buildings in my mind
In my mind
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6. |
Giving In
02:54
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Learning how to let go
Learning how to be fine
Learning whether I know
Whether I'll be alright
Only one year ago
We were so intertwined
Wanted so much control
Holding on for our lives
But everything changes
Now I know where I have been and I'm done with it
I can feel my world expand and I'm giving in
Oh, I'm giving in
Tell me how does it feel
To be part of a whole
To be part of a plan
That is centuries old
I think I know who I am
And I know who I hold
Still it hurts to give up
A love that I used to know
But everything changes
Now I know where I have been and I'm done with it
I can feel my world expand and I'm giving in
Oh, I'm giving in
What does it mean to love?
What does it mean to belong?
What does it mean to hold on hold on hold on
Now I know where I have been
I can feel my world expand
Now I know where I have been
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7. |
Martian in the Light
01:38
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Everyone wants to be different
But somehow also the same
We all live side by side feeling the shame
But we know it by different names
We know it by different names
So I'll keep my stripes
And I'll sleep at night
I'll keep my eyes wide open if I'm right
I'll keep my body
And I'll keep my mind
I'll learn to be a Martian in the light
Learn to be a Martian in the light
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Oatmeal Queen Vancouver, British Columbia
Oatmeal Queen is a solo artist unconfined by genre based on unceded lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, səl̓ilwətaɁɬ, and Skwxwú7mesh
nations. The new EP, Martian, explores the struggle to find one's place in a community of humans.
Teeming with celestial synths and heartfelt proclamations, the unpredictable yet playful Martian is led by Pendharkar’s eclectic, layered vocals and reflective lyrics.
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