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This Mountain
04:10
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I thought I was climbing this mountain right
But now I'm rolling down the other side
My body is an anchor as my fears take flight
I never thought you'd love me, I guess I was right
Over and over I've walked this hike
But you stand at the top and look at me like
Once I reach your level you'll push me back down
But still I have hope for tomorrow when I hit the ground
This mountain's height towers far above
It will eclipse my heart and hide the one I love
My eyes are bound to you my mourning dove
But you turn me away when push comes to shove
Yesterday I missed you, so I called your phone
But quickly I deciphered that no one was home
Now it's been a week, I guess you're still gone
I never knew somebody could "lose their phone" for so long
This mountain's hight towers far above
But you turn me away when push comes to shove
Now I can see that you're no good for me
Let down after let down, you've blurred my sight
But now I've found my mountain and I've claimed this height
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Versus Verses
02:57
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I was told that if I said
The right words that are in my head
I would be held and home
Never to let go
But the words I find are undefined
I don't know how to make them mine
If only I could write my own
Reach inside my soul
The songs I write are out of time
My tongue has fallen out of line
I knit my thoughts into a broken cloth
Never to be sold
To think to feel is what makes us real
But to share in words is the letters seal
I don't belong in this open book
Forever I am closed
Now I have
spoken words that are not mine
I've taken the mind to take and take time
But one day soon I will make myself home
In the light of the love that I've found and I've grown
Oh love of my life this light I have know
Love of this light shows the way home
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Life or Death Affair
03:39
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A broken bottle shatters
And my lungs, they can relate
My breathing falls to pieces
Under sore and sobbing weight
I've tried to put the knife down
Please believe me when I say
But my skin is slipping at the stitches
My knees are starting to give way
I am made of fragile substance
Nests of wasps and flowers hung
So be gentle when you hold me
'Tween life and lover I am strung
The lust of life consumes me
Every moment every breath
These marble mountains grow upon me
On my arms and in my chest
The phrase "I don't owe you anything"
Dances in my head
I am made of fragile substance
Nests of wasps and flowers hung
So be gentle when you hold me
'Tween life and lover I am strung
I am made of fragile substance
A tattered spirit broken song
So be careful when you touch me
'Tween life and lover I am strung
And I never meant to hurt you
I only meant to care
But when neither life or love believes you
Every thought becomes a prayer
And I'm afraid a fear of living
Is a life or death affair
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My Little Adventurer
04:42
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I have never seen
hands that hold so gently
Features doused in light
My eyes catch fire when lips collide
The safety of your smile is a song
That I wouldn't mind spending my whole life singing along to
And those doe eyes never say goodbye
Cause in my mind these stars are just now starting to fill my sky
Oh, my little adventurer
Won't you come home and dance with me
Share your thoughts and your secrecy
Oh, my little adventurer
Your soft brown hair only makes me stare sometimes
Your hands they fold perfectly when they're in mine
You give me gifts and treasures
That I will hold in my heart forever
Oh, my little adventurer
Won't you settle down and lie with me
Share your thoughts and your secrecy
Oh, my little adventurer
When you left to move to the coastline
You left a gaping hole on my insides
I'm sure in a little while I'll be alright
But right now I'm facing the realities of life
Oh, my little adventurer
Won't you come home and sit with me
Drink this tea, oh I'm so lonely
Oh, my little adventurer
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Hollow Bones
05:04
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You started out a solemn soul
Eyes of sterling and wings of gold
Hollow bones filled with hope
Help to take you where you want to go
So you packed up all your things and went
But weight accompanies time well spent
The hollow spaces you once knew
Became heavy as you grew and grew
A burden it is to travel light
Not on the body, but on the mind
Let it down every once in a while
Come back home after mile after mile
Fill your books with
Pressed plants and poetry
Empty your heart of the things that you’ve seen
But don’t let me keep you
I know you have soaring to do
Just please don’t let go of me
Through all of the things that you see
I always knew you would leave
Right now I’m just trying to find peace
Just promise you will stay true
But do not let me keep you
Just promise you will return
And tell of all the things you’ve learned
But don’t let me keep you
I don’t know what I’ll do
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Hannah Stokes Orlando, Florida
Hannah Stokes is a singer-songwriter based in Orlando, FL. Influenced by the jazz-infused folk songwriting of Joni Mitchell mixed with the soul/RnB stylings of artists like Lianne La Havas and Emily King, she forges an entrancing sonic landscape to invite you into her inner world. ... more
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