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When I Paint This Town

by Eva Gertz

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1.
Skies of September Colors never seen before intensifying before your eyes Then their demise into the night Skies of September Beauty that extends the ordinary things Piercing the spot within your heart Lifts you up, it lifts you up It lifts you up to the skies of Autumn Colors never seen by man, by any man Electrifying. Piercing the spot within your heart Lifts you up, it lifts you up It lifts you up, up Sun goes down and down And it lifts you up and up Sun goes down and down And it lifts you up and up Sun goes down and down And it lifts you up and up Sun goes down and down And it lifts you up and up Into the night Into the night Into the night Oh, into the night September skies September skies September skies September skies
2.
How did I find myself here again? On this roller coaster, I am all alone Victim to voices inside my head And they say to me that I am not enough I’m on roller coaster Strapped in to fear I’m strapped into ego When am I gonna slow this terror down? And when am I gonna know I’m in control? When am I gonna find my peace of mind? When will I know I decide? I decide that I decide, yeah I decide that I decide that I decide I decide that How do I burden myself like this? Asking questions to which answers don’t exist Hurting my brain cells and spinal discs With the stress that’s caused regarding all of this I’m on roller coaster Strapped in to fear I’m strapped into ego When am I gonna slow this terror down? And when am I gonna know I’m in control? When am I gonna find my peace of mind? When will I know I decide? I decide that I decide, yeah I decide that I decide when to get off this roller coaster ride I decide that I decide when I decide I decide now!
3.
On the shore of this ocean There’s a boat with your name on it Uncertain where it’s going I can’t take not knowing I’ve known this boat for a while Let me be the wind in its sails The wind in your sails Unknown destination Anxious anticipation Tell me if you’re leaving I’ll be grieving but I won’t stop you I’ve known this boat for a while Let me be the wind in its sails The wind in your sails You can go, you can go Wherever you know you are truly meant to be Like me you are free Hope you know, hope you know It’s the last thing I want to keep you from your dreams That’s a selfish thing, but… I’ve known this boat for a while I just wanna be The wind in your… The wind in your sails
4.
I forget how your lips move when you speak I forget how your hand feels on my cheek I forget why you leaving made me cry I forget who we were when we said “goodbye,” yeah I forget what it feels like in your presence I forget now and then I’m not dependant I forget how you look in the color blue I forget it was cozy laying next to you (Oh-ooh-oh) Too much time apart (Wha-ooh-oh) Too much time apart (Wha-ooh-oh) Too much time Too much time, whoa I forget if you made me feel at home I forget what you sound like on the phone I forget what it feels like to be beckoned I forget why I put my feelings second (Oh-ooh-oh) Too much time apart (Wha-ooh-oh) Too much time apart (Wha-ooh-oh) Too much time I forget what it feels like to be wanted I forget how it feels to want you back I forget if your kisses made me dizzy I forget why I thought that you might miss me (Oh-ooh-oh) Too much time apart (Wha-ooh-oh) Too much time apart (Wha-ooh-oh) Too much time (Wha-ooh-oh) Too much time apart (Wha-ooh-oh) Too much time apart (Wha-ooh-oh) Too much time (Wha-ooh-oh) Too much time (Wha-ooh-oh) Too much time apart I forget what it feels like to be wanted I forget how it feels to want you back I forget what it feels like to be wanted I forget how it feels to want you back I forget why I thought that you might miss me
5.
These hands work in the garden Watering vegetables planting perennials packing the soil down Daylight to indigo skies These hands work in the garden Watering vegetables planting perennials packing the soil down Daylight to indigo skies (Ah) These hands, these hands, these hands are love (Ah) These hands, these hands, these hands are love (Ah) These hands, these hands, these hands are love (Ah) These hands, these hands, these hands are Love (Ooh-ooh-ooh) Love These hands work in the kitchen Chopping up celery mixing the spices in cooking for you and me Under the indigo skies These hands work in the kitchen Chopping up celery mixing the spices in cooking for you and me Under the indigo skies (Ah) These hands, these hands, these hands are love (Ah) These hands, these hands, these hands are love (Ah) These hands, these hands, these hands are love (Ah) These hands, these hands, these hands are Love (Ooh-ooh-ooh) Love She makes a garden with these hands She cooks delicious dinners with these hands She shows affection with these hands She tells a story, she tells a story She tells a story (hee-li-li-li-li…) She tells a story, she tells a story She tells a story A story of love
6.
My first apartment was on Peterborough Street And on my walk to school each day, I’d think about my dreams What I would become someday was always on my mind Tomorrow and yesterday’s to-do lists, I will get through this, yes I will And thanks to the sidewalks That I walked every day Developing my brain On the pavement that supports me It’s leading me to where I’m going When I’m walking down on Peterborough Street (Peterborough) As pleasant as walking could be The birds sing along in the cherry trees (Peterborough) And the bunnies come out around seven When the people go home from their gardens (Peterborough) Peterborough (Peterborough) Peterborough Street Daydreams and nightmares along Peterborough Street Recounting such vivid subconscious anxieties, oh! What I would become some day was always stressing me out Tomorrow and yesterday’s to-do lists, I will get through this, yes I will. And thanks to the sidewalks That I walked every day Developing my brain On the pavement that supports me It’s leading me to where I’m going When I’m walking down on Peterborough Street (Peterborough) As pleasant as walking could be The birds sing along in the cherry trees (Peterborough) And the bunnies come out around seven When the people go home from their gardens (Peterborough) Peterborough (Peterborough) Peterborough Street And I’ll miss the sidewalks That I walked every day As I grew into adulthood I’ve got Peterborough to thank And now I’m off to where I’m going I was walking down on Peterborough Street (Peterborough) As pleasant as walking could be The birds sing along in the cherry trees (Peterborough) And the bunnies come out around seven When the people go home from their gardens (Peterborough) Peterborough (Peterborough) Peterborough, one more time! (Peterborough) Peterborough Street
7.
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Here comes the winter It’s around the corner Here comes the winter Said, I don’t wanna wear my hat! People are breaking out their black coats and gray boots Saying farewell to the colors of October And I don’t know why I can feel myself slumpin’ Abandoning my gumption I gotta keep the spirit I really don’t want to feel like I’m going through the motions of daily life! Flailing in the ocean I’m scorching in the sunlight and I don’t know my name here among the trees They’re giving me the oxygen I need but inspiration I breath, breath Here comes the cold It’s drafting through my window Here comes the unbearable cold I don’t wanna sleep so tense I resort the fetal position I wake up with kinks in my lower back and shoulders Oh and don’t that hurt so bad? I can feel myself slumpin’ Abandoning my gumption I gotta keep the spirit I really don’t wanna feel like I’m going through the motions of daily life! Flailing in the ocean I’m scorching in the sunlight and I don’t know my name here among the trees They’re giving me the oxygen I need but inspiration I breath, breath Here comes the snow sprinkling down from heaven Here comes the sparkling snow Isn’t it a miracle? No need to feel lonely when hills are white and snowy Find comfort in the beauty and suddenly I don’t feel like I’m going through the motions of daily life! Flailing in the ocean I’m scorching in the sunlight and I don’t know my name here among the trees They’re giving me the oxygen I need but inspiration I breath, breath I breath, breath I breath, breath
8.
I wanna paint this town with a blindfold on Turn this blue house into a clown Give me the time, you’ll see, it will be done And I won’t be there when you come Are you following close enough? Are you listening close enough? Crimson and purple, bruised with a spot of truth I tried to paint over it for you Come on and claim it yours, my work of art I thought you would’ve had the heart Are you following close enough? Are you listening close enough? I thought you would’ve had the heart

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This artist's debut album takes us on a reflective journey told through an eclectic blend of musical arrangements. Her bell-like soprano vocals soar over a harmonious fusion of ethereal orchestral textures, grooving drums, and emotive piano.

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released June 1, 2018

Vocals, Piano, Keyboards - Eva Gertz [All Tracks]
Drums - Aaron Lawson [1, 2, 4, 6, 8], Sebastian (C-Bass) Chiriboga [3, 5, 7]
Electric Guitar - Jan Esbra [1, 2, 4, 6], Alex Haley [3, 6, 8]
Nylon String Guitar - Jacinta Clusellas [3, 5, 7]
Electric Bass - Pablo Yescas [1, 2, 6, 8], Yonít Spiegelman [3, 5, 7]
Upright Bass - Benjamin Tiberio [4]
Tenor Sax - Jared Yee [1, 4, 5, 7]
Violin - Chase Potter [3, 5], Meitar Forkosh [1]
Harp - Allegra Cramer [1]
Percussion - Xavi Mendoza [4]
Additional Vocals - Eva’s Choir Class at Brooklyn Music School, NY [7]

Produced by Eva Gertz
Recorded at Big Orange Sheep, NYC, and The Record Company, Boston
Engineered by Alex Haley [All Tracks], Carl Stoodt [1 2, 4, 6, 8], Alex Fulton [1, 2, 4]
Mixed and Mastered by Alex Haley

Art and Design by Eva Gertz
Photograph by Theresa Behnen

Overflowing gratitude for the people who contributed their time, skill, and passion to this project, as well as those who gift art and inspiration to the world

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