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Woke Up This Morning
03:43
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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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2. |
Hold My Hand
02:56
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(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
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3. |
Daniel and I
03:09
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(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
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4. |
By and By
03:08
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(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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5. |
Hymn For Colin
03:01
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6. |
Hand In Mine
02:36
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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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7. |
Free Money
02:55
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(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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8. |
Walking in the Snow
03:02
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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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9. |
Wherever You Are
04:12
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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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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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