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Hand in Mine

by Jesse Gotfrit

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(Chorus) Coffee in the morning Tea in the afternoon I still find myself Thinking about you And a friend who’s gone too soon Like a flower wilted in June (Verses) Woke up this morning With a halo for my head And in the evening I lay myself down to bed I’m here in Brooklyn Where I am supposed to be Is just a version Of some purpose I can’t see Guns and Roses Violence in Love My, you look daring Death in the afternoon I thought I saw my shadow But it was only the veil That I’ve been wearing My own private jail Woke up this morning Got slowly out of bed Thoughts of last evening Still running through my head There’s a hotel room In Downtown New York City I write these songs And naively hope you’re listening
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Hold My Hand 02:56
(Chorus) Hold my hand like you said You would do a long time ago Hold my hand Like you said you would do (Verses) And I wonder if we’ll live In New York anymore You’ll get famous Making Tik Tok videos And last night I had a dream We were watching a film But the characters and the plot I don’t recall All that I can remember We were talking to each other Then I noticed you began To hold my hand You know I had a friend He would have been 25 Would I still be writing songs If not for him We went down to the river On the island where you lived And we used the rope swing To go for a swim All my memories fade And my dreams become untrue But they’re all that I have Holding on to you I know when you fall asleep Listen to Lana Del Rey Your eyes close and I can hear you softly breathe And I know that we talk Sometimes on the phone But I can’t help feeling Lonely all the same
3.
Daniel and I 03:09
(Chorus) Daniel and I were sitting down The snow was falling on the ground (x2) (Verses) It’s been a year since we last spoke I’ve thought of you all the while I just hope that someday We can reconcile Old photos on the table Laid out, disorganized And I can still remember That sad look in your eyes And It’s hard to explain The way it all went wrong This strange opposition To the place that I come from Young in Montréal I came here because of you My next steps are burdened by All that I’ve been through
4.
By and By 03:08
(Chorus) Lonesome, by and by We’re all lonesome by and by Cause I’m yours to keep if you want me Yes I’m yours to keep if you want to (Verses) I cry when I listen to your album With a heavy heart, and heavy soul It reminds that at times we all get lonesome We don’t know where we want to go You came to me in a dream You told me someday I’d let it go The problem is in the territory They don’t have maps for what’s unknown I’ll try to be your sex symbol Money, love, and rock n’ roll We can drive around with the top down Stereo turned up loud with the fat sound I felt like I was in a dream I couldn’t tell if you were real In my lifetime I’ve made many mistakes Some in the bathroom at Bar Le Ritz (Bridge) I found you on the middle of the dance floor I had taken 10 Tylenol 3s
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Hand In Mine 02:36
And when I was young My heart was buried in the sand And I did a lot for love That’s hard to understand (x3) And then we would walk along And I would hold your hand And then we would talk about Yes all that wasted time (All your hand in mine x2) And I would work in the Mile End And you would Work downtown Et quand nous nous Rencontrons, Ça me rend heureux Ça me rend heureux très heureux Ça me rend heureux And you know I need your hidden love And allyour hand in mine All your hand in mine All your hand in mine
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Free Money 02:55
(Chorus) Talking about free money Talking about free, free money (Verse) And when I was young I already knew, but knew not to say That whatever you have to do Is always more than the pay. You linked your Twitter From your Instagram And from there, Your Only Fans And I remember When we were friends I told you that I’d be there til’ the end Do you remember we got caught in the rain Even nature could see what we were Two lost souls who We’re in a game to see Whose is more damaged Whose more insane
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(Chorus) And when I was young My heart was buried in the sand And I did a lot for love A lot that is hard to understand (Verses) I was walking in the snow Didn’t know where to go Don’t you worry about the time It takes for me to get home This indecision’s killing me Don’t know where I want to be Don’t you worry about the time It takes for me to be free I play the game to never lose Awake until the morning sun Darling I only sing the blues Always been a misfortunate son
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Wherever you are I’ll drive my car I’ll drive through the night Until I see morning light I used to drive around Looking for your frame Against the light Of some bus stop downtown You wore a silver chain With the letters of your name You wore a silver chain With the letters of your name (Chorus) There’s a red light On my memories of you And I cannot decide What I should do It’s a process Of letting go How do you put an end To a love that isn't real I wish you you knew What I was going through I wish you you knew What I was going through (Chorus) Wherever you are I’ll drive my car I’ll drive through the night Until I see morning light

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A collection of songs written over the past two years, which mainly address the processing of absence; the absence of a friendship dissolved slowly over time, of a relationship ended out of the necessity for change, and of a beloved friend gone forever. Somewhere in the midst of nostalgia, sentimental reflection, mourning and grief, there is hope. This album is about finding the needle of acceptance in the haystack of regret and remorse, and the wish for it all to have gone differently. Sometimes imagining alternative outcomes is healing, sometimes writing an apology and asking for forgiveness in the form of a song is the only way you have to encounter a reality that is so troubling and difficult to face.

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released September 21, 2021

Jesse Gotfrit (Vocals, Keyboard, Guitar)
Noah Gotfrit (Double Bass, Electric Bass, Keyboard)
Recorded, produced, and mixed by Matt Rogers
Additional recording and engineering by Martin Gotfrit
Mastered by Tom Prilesky
Cover design by Cody Turple
Photograph by Juliette Stephens
Courtesy of Grease Van Records™

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Jesse Gotfrit Vancouver, British Columbia

Jesse Gotfrit is a songwriter based between Vancouver, B.C and Montreal, Q.C. His songs are nostalgic reflections on heartbreak; sentimental recollections of friendships and loss.

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