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Let a Lover Drown You

by Penny and Sparrow

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1.
Finery 03:42
It’s what I know you’re clothed in only sunlight and your flesh So I’ll bring the breeze and then you’ll need to close up all the rest Your shoulders shown and makeup thick until there’s nothing left I still see you, I still see you You’re gonna learn me, you’re gonna learn me only, hopefully Don’t fold your hands and go to sleep You’re going hungry, you never need be, only needing me You’re wearing empty dressed up finery Hush, you’re blushing, cover up, there’s worry on your face Culture’s kept and blessed men believe in awful things You dance until your feet both bleed, I wanna hear you sing I still see you, I still see you You’re gonna learn me, you’re gonna learn me only, hopefully Don’t fold your hands and go to sleep You’re going hungry, you never need be, only needing me You’re wearing empty dressed up finery Wear the ring, the clothes, they’re gifts for you to have, to hold, to know Even in the end you’re my own Waste and want make all the bold become the one’s that they don’t know It’s cold, you’re coming home
2.
Bed Down 03:21
You know? In moments of weakness I could want you But you don’t make the shape or the blood of anything Swear and shake, but you will not take, you will not take me Put away that look, I burned Every touch you took I won’t be tasting you I know, you never gave a damn about me I know your body, all of the appeal & and all the pain I won’t bed down with such a hate, Well at least, at least not anymore Put away that look Gathered and thrown away Every touch you took I will not taste you anymore I’ve been held too well since i left Put away that look Gathered and thrown away Every touch you took I burned Put away that look Gathered and thrown away Every touch you took I’ve learned And I won’t be tasting you No more
3.
Catalogue 03:17
Everything old is sewn up Sometimes you heal, when I tear down Sometimes you’re ripping my stitches out Catalogue everyone else Each cut rate kiss, my discount mouth So scared, too much of me fooled around Ain’t like it really is Cheap like we were as kids Clean, on our way back to new now Growing a heart takes a while I’d rather this be quick somehow But you’re fine with the pace of my turn around All that I am alone Is true, who I am at home New, on my way back to you now Back to you now Press against me with your chest I feel your tempo less Than I ought to, be still won’t you Wait, mean the things you say You’re promised, honest, safe I’m never not the same, it’s you that moves It’s you that moves Everything old is sewn up Sometimes you heal, when I tear down Sometimes you’re ripping my stitches out
4.
Makeshift 04:15
Behold, the way you’re feeling You put a robe on everything And it aint right, but you crown emotion instead of holding me as king It’s only thin, it’s only pain, it didn’t make or give your name Notice your reflection, it’s your face Amen, make amends Makeshift break and bend Time you will not spend alone Hydrangea soft, but violent You’re busy seeking other things I don’t know why, but honesty rarely honestly makes it back to me I haven’t left, you haven’t tried, I haven’t changed and I won’t tonight Sit and talk, stay with me, it’s alright Amen, make amends Makeshift break and bend Time you will not spend alone Alone I never fall outside of love I never fall outside of love I never fall outside of love I never fall outside of love
5.
Gold 03:47
Covered in gold, forgetting my skin I recall you, I recall when Pulling your shirt, up over your head Laugh and get stuck, get stuck in bed All that I do is a shadow of you and the light you make I’m turning my face away from the shade Swaying on cue, I’ll be mimicking you and the way you shake You’re a difficult love, I’m a narrow escape All of my clothes, none of which fit Bringing back us, meeting as kids Covered up red, figured out fame, Honor your death, making my name All of my guilt and the way that I’m built, I don’t sleep so well All of that hope, the end of a rope Swinging on cue, I’ll be mimicking you and the way you fell When I know what you know, it’s an easy let go All that I do is a shadow of you and the light you make I’m turning my face away from the shade swaying on cue, I’ll be mimicking you and the way you shake You’re a difficult love, I’m a narrow escape. You’re a difficult love, I’m a narrow escape. Covered in gold, forgetting my skin I recall you, I recall when
6.
Bourbon 03:54
Overcome by bourbon and ordinary talk All the things that own us are smaller than we thought Posture and pose and flex and pretend That nobody knows how much we give in All the waking moments, choosing who to serve As for me and my house, we fluctuate and learn Chemical built or marble and carved Blood’ll be spilt and all of it’s ours Not one we make can help We yell we cut ourselves Every half-assed promise, every running mouth “Think before you speak, son”, I haven’t figured out Bridle and bit, saddle and tack Which is the beast and who’s on its back Not one we make can help We yell, we cut ourselves until we see Where it leads, where it leads We melt our golden jewelry, I am overwhelmed, I am over I am overwhelmed, I am over I am overwhelmed until I see Overcome by bourbon and ordinary talk All the things that own us are smaller than we thought
7.
I’m a forever type of person You kinda like my courtesy You say that I can stay, until tomorrow Well a “one night’s” a fine start for me Honey, you haven’t measured round your finger And you’ve never tried on my last name But you’re saying I can stay until tomorrow Just an evening, to make you glad I came You’re used to love that comes with ways of ending You only know the ones who leave (at dawn) A one-night stand And my slow hand Is all it takes…ooohhhhooo And you’re saying I can stay until tomorrow Well I bide my time and wait patiently So you know, I want it all eventually
8.
Bon Temps 03:28
Upon a time, you live in a parish where Flooding comes, he’ll kiss you to keep you there Bon temps breaking, breathing’s getting scarce Water come to call, on you Jealous after all, me too Switching lovers, is easy, for you, not me You say I’m quiet, pot calling kettle black You never write, you’re bad at the aftermath So you stepped out, you can take it back Water come to call, on you Jealous after all, yeah, me too Baby, come see, to me, levee fixed Go by…my place Go by my place Go by my place Water come to call, on you Jealous after all, me too Bon temps breaking, you been getting scared, You won’t drown unless you’re here
9.
Unfold 03:37
Close touch, nearly, enough to feel you breathe Stay close, hiding, then unfold to me All, I break when I fall, everybody hangs up Mine, taking your time, wanna make my mind up Years spent trying, wanna hear you speak Dragged out silence, all & only me Gone, I know I’m wrong, I’m the one who held up Soon, make enough room, for you and I to make up Please, worried that I might leave, when you offer me the best of everything …You been waiting up on me Missing, constant, everything I’ll be Take, habit and pace, everything at face up Mine, taking my time, already made your mind up Please, worried that I might leave, when you offer me the best of everything
10.
Each to Each 03:40
If we’re growing old, let us be Marrow carry underground, shade and sinew, settle down If we got a while, on borrowed time Death can wait impatiently, the dog has caught him up a tree And i’ll remind myself & my bride I came here for the fight I came here for the fight The world is never right I came here for the fight Measure out a life, both of ours Arguments and coffee spoons, dancing in the living room Every tiny word you sent to me Kept and keeping even still, finger written window sill I breath, it shows, what we both know I came here for the fight I came here for the fight The world is never right I came here for the fight You are mine We can take our time Mm-mm-mm-mmmmm
11.
Eponine 03:22
Tell you what our love’s like, west texas in the rain Pretty under lightning, empty under day I can feign our closeness, but lit up spider veins Glowing on my missteps, showing who to blame I don’t know if I, ever make it through Then again I don’t, own a love so true I wanna say, “I’m sorry” You say, “I know you do” But you can let it go, it’s up to you Oh, I can’t soldier on So cold, won’t take me long Go, but before you do Pull me close, in to you I don’t know if I, ever make it through Then again I don’t, own a love so true I wanna say, “I’m sorry” You say, “I know you do” But you can let it go, it’s up to you Darling, I’ve been using faulty metaphor, Forgotten where it’s buried and who the treasure’s for Tell you what our love’s like, it’s a great restart Whereupon you fall for, me and my double-heart

about

Let A Lover Drown You is Penny & Sparrow’s debut release for Single Lock. The Austin-made singer-songwriter duo dwells in the spaces left between contradictions and opposing forces. In fact, it’s where they’re most at home. As the title of their latest album, Let A Lover Drown You, suggests, they know intimately the ideas of using pain as a barometer of passion and giving as a means of gaining.

Opposites themselves, vocalist Andy Baxter (lover of books and climate-controlled coffee shops) and composer Kyle Jahnke (seeker of adventure, preferably outdoors), sacrificed most semblances of comfort and certainty in their lives to take their self-released recordings they made after meeting as University of Texas roommates to the next level: full-time, D.I.Y., coast-to-coast touring.

Their gorgeous, almost luminescent harmonies paired with cutting, contemplative songs, inspired by a musical grab bag of Simon and Garfunkel, Slim Whitman, The Swell Season, Bon Iver, even Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim, earned the duo a nationwide legion of fans; many bordering on, if not, obsessed.

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released March 11, 2016

Produced by Ben Tanner & John Paul White

“Finery”
Andy Baxter: Vocals, Background Vocals, Writer
Kyle Jahnke: Vocals, Guitar, Background Vocals, Writer
Ben Tanner: Organ, Piano
John Paul White: Background Vocals, Baritone Guitar, Writer
Ken Lewis: Percussion
Alex Page: Strings
Jonathan Oliphant: Vibes

“Bed Down”
Andy Baxter: Vocals, Writer
Kyle Jahnke: Vocals, Writer
John Paul White: Vocals
Ken Lewis: Percussion
Ben Tanner: Piano

“Catalogue”
Andy Baxter: Vocals, Writer
Kyle Jahnke: Vocals, Guitar, Writer
John Paul White: Guitar, Background Vocals, Writer
Ken Lewis: Percussion
Jonathan Oliphant: Glock, Vibes
Alex Page: Strings
David Hood: Bass

“Makeshift”
Andy Baxter: Vocals, Writer
Kyle Jahnke: Guitar, Vocals, Writer
John Paul White: Vocals
Ken Lewis: Percussion
Ben Tanner: Synth, Spaceship noises
Jonathan Oliphant: Vibes
David Hood: Bass

“Gold”
Andy Baxter: Vocals, Writer
Kyle Jahnke: Vocals, Guitar, Writer
John Paul White: Baritone Guitar, Writer
Alex Page: Strings
Ben Tanner: Wurlitzer, Piano, Synth, Mellotron
Jonathan Oliphant: Glock, Vibes

“Bourbon”
Andy Baxter: Vocals, Writer
Kyle Jahnke: Vocals, Guitar, Writer
John Paul White: 12 String Guitar, Electric Guitar, Writer
Ken Lewis: Percussion
Chris Jacobie: Bass
Alex Page: Strings
Jonathan Oliphant: Vibes

“Until Tomorrow”
Andy Baxter: Vocals, Writer
Kyle Jahnke: Vocals, Guitar, Writer
John Paul White: Background Vocals, 12 String Guitar, Sitar, Percussion
David Hood: Bass
Ben Tanner: Mellotron
Alex Page: Strings

“Bon Temps”
Andy Baxter: Voice, Writer
Kyle Jahnke: Vocals, Guitar, Writer
John Paul White: Baritone Guitar, Writer
Ken Lewis: Percussion
Ben Tanner: Piano, Organ
David Hood: Bass

“Unfold”
Andy Baxter: Vocals, Snaps, Writer
Kyle Jahnke: Electric Guitar, Drums, Background Vocals, Snaps, Writer
John Paul White: Electric Guitar, Background Vocals, Snaps, Writer
David Hood: Bass
Ben Tanner: Wurlitzer
Jonathan Oliphant: Vibes, Glock

“Each to Each”
Andy Baxter: Vocals, Writer
Kyle Jahnke: Guitar, Writer
Chris Jacobie: Bass
Ken Lewis: Percussion, Tambourine
Ben Tanner: Organ, Percussion, Pump Organ
John Paul White: Writer

“Eponine”
Andy Baxter: Vocals, Writer
Kyle Jahnke: Vocals, Guitar, Writer
John Paul White: Baritone Guitar, Writer
Ken Lewis: Tambourine
Ben Tanner: Pump Organ, Piano

1,3,5,6,8,9,10, & 11: words & music by John Paul White, Andy Baxter, and Kyle Jahnke
C 2014 BMG Platinum Songs (BMI)/Shiny Happy Music (BMI)All Rights Administered by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC.

2,4, & 7: words and music by Andy Baxter and Kyle Jahnke
Baxtertown Music (ASCAP)
Jahnkville Music (ASCAP)

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