The Good Thing About Time

by Little Shrine

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1.
Make Me Better 03:11
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It’s been a week or maybe less Since we’re friends, I’ll confess I’m a perfect little sh*t show If you don’t already know I open up my heart sometimes I snap it closed when I feel the signs It’s a game no one can win, but you can take a spin Did you know you already have been? Honey I can tell you’ve got feelings on your mind, Will it make me better, Will it make you better Or does a sickness have you blind They ask us if we’re going out That implies we leave the house Are you sure you’re really up for this Well let me give you a kiss Cause I’m a f*ckin witch Honey I can tell you’ve got feelings on your mind Will it make me better, Will it make you better Or does a sickness have you blind It’s not a crush we can use To avoid all the truths A hundred thousand miles above And you’re falling in love, lust, sort of, Something’s happening Honey I can tell you’ve got feelings on your mind Will it make me better, Will it make you better Or does a sickness have you blind Honey I can tell you’ve got feelings on your mind Will it make me better, Will it make you better Or does a sickness have you blind
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The Good Thing About Time 03:04
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It was a trying time, on a darkened road It was a shameful time, out there on your own You stumbled several times, often alone Until you found your way, I’m grateful you’re home (and the) The good thing about time is we can’t go back To the terrible time when we co-attacked The good thing about time is we can’t go back We take what we can, but it is the past We held back honest words, on a darkened road Fearful of loneliness, yet more alone So we ruined everything, the truth had to be known We found connection when our words were our own (and the) The good thing about time is we can’t go back To the terrible time when we co-attacked The good thing about time is we can’t go back We take what we can, but it is the past This is a nervous time, you’d rather be alone Yet I am holding on, to a future unknown Whatever happens I’m grateful to be known We’re more than only fear, we’re on the way to grown up (and the) The good thing about time is we can’t go back To the terrible time when we co-attacked The good thing about time is we can’t go back We take what we can, but it is the past The good thing about time is we can’t go back We take what we can, but it is the past
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Come On 02:50
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I’m to the point where I want what I want, and I don’t wanna say I’m sorry I’m to the point where I got what I got and sometimes it’s not enough I’m to the point where I know it’s not greed to want someone to love me I’m to the point and I like what I see, and boy you look so good But my love don’t come free anymore, I’ve got some standards to walk through my door I need someone honest and true, So kiss me baby if it’s you And come on, come on, come on Come on, come on, come on Come on, come on, come on Come on, come on, come on I’m to the point where I realize that I have a lot to offer, I’m to the point where I realize just friends is not enough I’m to the point where I’m not gonna fight if I end up with a rocker I see the future in your eyes, so come on, come on, come on But my love don’t come free you know I need a love that will steadily grow I can only do my part If you’re gentle with my heart So come on, come on, come on Come on, come on, come on Come on, come on, come on Come on, come on, come on I’m to the point where I know who I am, and I’m not gonna say I’m sorry I’m to the point where I know what I need, and that’s just how it goes I’m to the point where I’m ready to love and I need reciprocation I’m to the point and I’m ready to grow, so come on, come on, come on But my love don’t come free these days I want to be treated in the best of ways I got lots of love for you Baby if you see it through So come on, come on, come on Come on, come on, come on Come on, come on, come on Come on, come on, come on Come on, come on, come on
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Can't Take It With You 03:09
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Everything is a temporary fluke we can’t get behind, Every dreamer a gambler playing roulette with our insides, When the clouds part what will we see, will we find, Will we see color or will we see black and white? Every day is a chance to make it right or stay in line No one has all the rules and they often confuse you with their insides It’s not your job to heal their pain, you couldn’t if you tried No amount of loyalty will open up their eyes In the freshest forest glen you taste the air, Drink the water, touch the trees, unfurl your hair Cause you can’t take it with you You couldn’t if you tried And you can’t take it with you It ends when you die Cause you can’t take it with you Maybe that’s fine And you can’t take it with you It ends when you die. Every moment is open for the real stuff to come out, Every vision a prison where the guards are ourselves, If we stretch too far, my god, what would they say? But they are never satisfied and I don’t want to live that way. If we said what we really think would something break? Or maybe something should Cause you can’t take it with you You couldn’t if you tried And you can’t take it with you It ends when you die Cause you can’t take it with you Maybe that’s fine And you can’t take it with you It ends when you, it ends when you, it ends when you It ends when you die.
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Lost Potential 03:07
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Though you didn’t come after me, I could tell this chapter was ending the story We needed you to care and be self-aware Though you didn’t apologize, I forgave you, hoping you’d open your eyes There is a man you could’ve become who learns how to love Cause you’re lost potential, and you’ll never be More than lost potential, nearly dead to me When you threw her clothes into the street When you hurt her and thought no one would remember When you controlled her time, you destroyed your own life And your secret’s not safe with me Through the eyes of a child it resurrects around you And now the plodding of time Will slowly take your life Cause you’re lost potential, and you’ll never be More than lost potential, nearly dead to me And you haven’t tried to make it right To a casual observer, you’re doing just fine We see you’re not the same, your pride furthers your pain And I gather you were hurt yourself As a child, a teen, a line of destruction But it doesn’t excuse the abuser you’ve been You became what you hated Potential, and you’ll never be, More than lost potential, nearly dead to me Cause you’re lost potential, and you’ll never be More than lost potential, nearly dead to me
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One More Chance 03:29
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Will you listen to me this way, when I tell you I am sorry Will you listen to me this way, when I tell you I was wrong But I can’t take away the lost time, You’re already gone Will you look into my eyes babe, when I tell you I am lonely Will you look into my eyes babe, cause I wanna be your only But I can’t make you see what I see, That we do belong All I want is to listen better All I’ve got is a mess of effort Let’s give it one more chance All I want is to make it together All I’ve got is effort forever Let’s give it one more chance Will you listen to me this way, when I say I wanna learn it Will you listen to me this way, I know we will have to earn it It will take work, but I am sure, You are worth the time All I want is to listen better All I’ve got is a mess of effort Let’s give it one more chance All I want is to make it together All I’ve got is effort forever Let’s give it one more chance I lost my best friend on a Monday night Was it my fault after we had a fight I lost my best friend on a Monday night I should have thought it over, given it time Will you listen to my voice babe, when I say I wanna mend it Will you listen to my voice babe, I don’t think we have to end it We can’t rewind, but we can redefine Let’s make something great All I want is to listen better All I’ve got is a mess of effort Let’s give it one more chance All I want is to make it together All I’ve got is effort forever Let’s give it one more chance
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I'm a Ghost 02:36
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My head is full of facts and figures My heart has burning questions still But when the firetruck is coming It blows by me up the hill I am an aunt and a friend I had a lover last week But when I tell them I am lost They say there’s nothing more to seek I’m a ghost I cannot be seen, and my needs are not real I wouldn’t want you to feel Anything uncomfortable We’re all working hard Trying to keep our heads up But gravity is overwhelming And please don’t tell us to shut up I’m a ghost who cannot be seen, and my needs are not real I wouldn’t want you to feel That would be inconvenient My body’s been violated And my pocketbook too But yes you’re right that I should smile more I really need you to tell me what to do I’m a ghost who cannot be seen, and my needs are not real I wouldn’t want you to feel
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Start Again 02:56
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She was 23, youthful and boundless He was rooted there, in his town Their hope was blind, to her longing She loved that he was kind, and wanted him near. Woah she felt the breeze Woah she felt free And in time it became clear their paths would separate Woah, Start Again She was 28, now lanky and serious He was 31, looking for a wife She played the part, wanting stability, He played the part, of his life Woah they were, a beautiful lie sir And in time it became clear their paths would separate, Woah, Start again And in time it became clear their paths would separate, Woah, Start again She was fresh with pain, he was a beacon She needed something sane to fight her tears At 33, tired and solo At 38, he had his fears Woah it was, a temporary love And in time it became clear their paths would separate, Woah, Start again And in time it became clear their paths would separate, Woah, Start again And in time it became clear their paths would separate, Woah, Start again.
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Shadow 03:44
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Many days allow me to ignore you I pretend that we are not friends Many days we pass, if only for a moment And for that moment I can glimpse the end There’s my shadow again, there’s my death again, There’s my shadow again, there’s my death again, woah Moments come when I can see you clearly You are on the road and on the plane In fire pushing hot, not there but nearly sparked I understand I’m kept alive by the sacred rain There’s my shadow again, there’s my death again, There’s my shadow again, there’s my death again, woah When you take another I am weeping There seems to be an element of chance On this temporary ride, our broken hearts combine And sometimes I’m too paralyzed to dance But we know that it’s our only chance So we reach our stride Those of us left alive Bound together by our pasts And our hope so vast Can we, can we, can we, can we, And we, and we, and we, and we Woah, Woah, Woah, Woah Woah, Woah, Woah, Woah, Woah
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Sound Barrier 01:50
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I don’t wanna break the sound barrier with you, I wanna rattle til my screws come loose My pieces tumble to their truths I cannot join in this Each day the sun rises upon your smile I open my heart for miles I breathe in the drug, the drug, oh drug I don’t wanna break the sound barrier with you, I wanna rattle til my screws come loose My pieces tumble to their truths I cannot join in this Each day my dear, your laughter intoxicates All of my sense vacates I sign on the line, the line, for today it’s fine Each month zooms, we push faster still The speed of it makes me ill I pull the eject, your anger reflects, confirming expectations I don’t wanna break the sound barrier with you, I wanna rattle til my screws come loose My pieces tumble to their truths I cannot join in that sonic boom I don’t wanna break the sound barrier with you, I wanna rattle til my screws come loose My pieces tumble to their truths I cannot join in that sonic boom I don’t wanna break the sound barrier with you, I wanna rattle til my screws come loose My pieces tumble to their truths I cannot join in that sonic boom

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released April 17, 2020

Little Shrine is:

Jade Shipman – Vocals, Bass
Tony Schoenberg – Guitar
Ryan Avery – Violin
Garrett Warshaw – Keys
Andrew Griffin – Drums

All songs written by Jade Shipman (BMI)

Produced and Recorded by Ben Bernstein, Oakland, CA
Except Track 2, Produced by Ben Bernstein and Ryan Avery
Additional Engineering by Ryan Avery
Electric Guitar on Track 2 by Adam Symons
Mixed by Adam Symons in Oakland, CA
Mastered by Piper Payne in Oakland, CA
Album Artwork by Kacper Bigosinski
Layout by Arielle Crenshaw and Kacper Bigosinski
Photograph by Ginger Fierstein

www.littleshrine.com
© and ℗ 2020 Jade Shipman (BMI)

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Little Shrine San Francisco, California

Little Shrine is the project of songwriter, vocalist, and bassist Jade Shipman, in collaboration with guitarist Tony Schoenberg, violinist Ryan Avery, drummer Andrew Griffin, and keyboard player Garrett Warshaw.

The 5-piece San Francisco band's indie pop folk is rooted in energetic strumming, revealing lyrics, and lush string arrangements that create a warm, driven, and sometimes feisty sound. ... more

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