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Want For Nothing

by Lea Thomas

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1.
Up Close 01:18
I walked myself here Who am I fooling? I wrote off the wrongs from these years In that old convenient way. I walked myself home Who am I fooling? I wrote off the lies from these years In that old convenient way Who have I been fooling? Not me.
2.
Taking it easy, I thought it’d be easier to do. I have been learning How to want for nothing. You don’t make it easy. Do you? It’s hard to say how far But I’ve come a long way And maybe I’ve missed a few turns. I have been learning How to want for nothing. You don’t make it easy. Do you?
3.
What will I do? Where will I go? I’m just asking 'cause I’m human. I’m not complaining ‘cause what’s the use? We all got our shit to deal with. In a way I’ve learned to try to give up. Every path I’ve hunted that hides from me Like a shadow in the dark Helps me to remember: All roads lead home Because the blood is in the heart. Combing these tall grasses for possibilities... Have I looked past them Or right at them and still clouded up my eyes? In a way I’ve got to try to get over myself. Every hand I’ve shaken has shaken too, Like a ripple on the shore Helps me to remember: Everybody feels Because the blood is in the heart.
4.
Timing 04:27
Sleeping lightly, The visions rarely seem to last long enough to focus on What I reach for in the end Do you know what it feels like To do this for something that matters more than you matter to it? Or to loosen up your grip to drop the lies Of thinking you know better. While everything changes The timing is everything. Well, maybe I’m helplessly committed to Seeking a sentiment in every move If it brings me back to truth And I’ve loosened up my grip enough to drop the lies Of thinking I know better While everything changes when it wants to The timing is everything. What brings me confidence- a sign or a wasted word that never finds me? For every breath I take from this life, I hope it serves me. And every truth I claim when it’s time, I hope I’m worthy. I hope I’m worthy. Cause I know. The timing is everything.
5.
Phenomena 03:02
You can't put out nothing and expect phenomena. You haven't seen your best day yet, Haven't seen your worst.
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I believe in action If ever I’m dissatisfied But I’ve been running long enough to wonder Is what I’m running towards Going to make me happy? If where you are is where you ought to be, So long as it makes you happy, Then right between the eyes you know, You’re home. Maybe I’ve seen patience If only through restless eyes But I’ve been waiting long enough to wonder Is what I’m waiting for Going to make me happy? If where you are is where you ought to be, So long as it makes you happy, Then right between the eyes you know, You’re home. We all hold our breath sometimes. Someday, when we release, what a beautiful storm that will be.
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Woman 06:57
I don’t want to be a woman Cause I don't want to be a mess Some things happen so fast. To meet a day after another I’ve been doing my best But some things happen so fast. There’s an awful lot of time when the day begins to climb And I’ve wasted all the light in a daze to just get by How do we hold on to our beginnings? Conversations that all end in question marks… Is it happening yet? I don’t want to be a woman I don't want to be a mess Some things happen so fast. To meet a day after another I’ve been doing my best But some things happen so fast. I’ve been laying down the losses And counting up the costs of a life I thought I wanted But is it all so grand? How do we hold on to our beginnings Conversations that all end in question marks… Is it happening yet? I don’t want to be a woman I don't want to be a mess Some things happen so fast. To meet a day after another I’ve been doing my best But some things happen so fast. I don’t want to be a woman I just want to be human.

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released January 13, 2017

Lea Thomas - Vocals, Electric Guitar
John Thayer - Drums, Field Recordings, Electronics
Tommy Siegel - Electric Bass, Acoustic/Electric Guitar ("Want For Nothing," Blood Is In The Heart," "Marry The Weather")
Keith Rigling - Electric Guitar, Synths ("Timing," "Phenomena," "Between The Eyes," "Woman")
Dave Cohen - Piano, Organ ("Want For Nothing," "Blood Is In The Heart," "Marry The Weather"
Aaron Leeder - Acoustic Guitar ("Timing")
Ben Zwerin - Electric Bass ("Timing," "Phenomena," "Between The Eyes," "Woman")
Emily Hsu - Violin ("Want For Nothing," "Woman")
Susan Hsu - Violin ("Woman") Malcom Parsons - Cello ("Woman")

Music and lyrics written by Lea Thomas.
Cover artwork by Lea Thomas, photo by John Thayer.
Produced by Lea Thomas and John Thayer.
Recorded and mixed by John Thayer, Keith Rigling at Thump Studios.
Mastered by Heba Kadry at Timeless Mastering ("Want For Nothing," "Blood Is In The Heart," "Marry The Weather")
Mastered by Joe LaPorta ("Up Close," "Timing," "Phenomena," "Between The Eyes," " Woman").

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