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Only Children

by Monica Joy

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1.
Awkward 03:47
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We sat on the couch so very close I can taste your cologne of Egyptian Musk But we were miles apart We played video games and you taught me how To get shot by you so many times I couldn’t keep count But I would try to start To tell you that I want you And I need you to hold Tell you that it’s all you And I like you a lot, well more than a lot Chorus: But it was awkward The way you looked at me was bliss Lips askin’ for a kiss it was so Awkward, the way you held my hand too tight Something there it wasn’t right, so Awkward We watched a movie on a summer night My head on your shoulder didn’t fit quite right Cuz we were miles away We had a lot of fun don’t get me wrong You taught me how to play lovesongs But I wanted to say To tell you that I want you And I need you to hold Tell you that it’s all you And I like you a lot, more than a lot Chorus I knew that we would be this way I just gave in and said that’s okay I wouldn’t want it any other way Being awkward with you baby that’s where I’ll stay The stars are shining and the moon was full You took half of my heart, made it whole Even from miles away Chorus X2
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Time Stands Still 05:06
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Must’ve been a year, felt like a century Could’ve been a year, I know when you’re away from me Only was a week or two, felt like a decade had gone by I cannot sleep because you are always on my mind Oh time stands still when you’re not here Time stands still when you’re away from me Time stands still when I’m by myself Time stands still when you’re gone Oh time stands still, standing still I’m missing you Baby, I’m missing, missing you all over again Must’ve been a month oh, felt like a thousand years I’ll never get enough every time you break my trust Oh time stands still when you’re not here Time stands still when you’re away from me Time stands still when I’m by myself Time stands still when you’re gone Oh time stands still, standing still I’m missing you It’s been too long since I’ve heard your voice Driving me crazy you ain’t left me no choice Can I call you? Tomorrow please? I need to hear your voice speaking softly to me Oh time stands still when you’re not here Time stands still when you’re away from me Time stands still when I’m by myself Time stands still when you’re gone Oh time stands still, standing still I’m missing you I’m missing you
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Fallin' Hard 04:39
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I fell into your arms I opened up your heart The one you gave to me I crashed into your world I was your only girl Your mind I’ll never leave Distance makes the heart grow fonder But in the end the heartbreak’s stronger I’m falling hard for you You make it easy to do Into your arms I fall into The long day is through And I’m fallin’ hard for you Fire blazed over my chest Your words, my mind’s a mess I’m under your spell like all the rest Distance makes your heart beat stronger But in the end my heart won’t wander, 'cause it still belongs to you I’m falling hard for you You make it easy to do Into your arms I fall into The long day is through And I’m fallin’ hard for you I’m falling hard for you You make it easy, easy Easy easy easy I’m falling hard for you You make it easy to do Into your arms I fall into The long day is through Oh, it’s finally through 'Cause I fell into your arms I opened up your heart, your heart The one you gave to me
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Rachel 03:26
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Rachel was a pretty girl, that won’t ever change, But God, He wanted different things for her and rearranged Her life for good. Rachel laughed and played, but sometimes she would cry She never let it all come out, but what she hid inside No one understood. She waited for a new day Danced when there was nothing left to say She laughed at the world when it all fell apart Cried at the world when she felt it in her heart That she was Someone Unlike anyone Alive Rachel watched the television, watching others play the part Of a girl and of a world she knew that she was not On the outside Rachel knew she had a chance, and rode that everywhere She stayed strong and battled on, even though she was scared On the inside She waited for a new day Danced when there was nothing left to say She laughed at the world when it all fell apart Cried at the world when she felt it in her heart She waited, oh I waited Oh, I laughed and I cried Oh, I was someone Unlike anyone Alive Rachel was a pretty girl, that won’t ever change.
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Angel (One More Night) 03:10
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One more look in your eyes, their colors always a surprise Filters light from the corners of your soul One more touch from you lips, run across my fingertips To the half that makes me whole I want to love you so desperately I want your heart alone to lead me Cuz you’re an angel, angel I’ve seen your halo and your wings, your wings One more night in your arms I would do anything You know I’d do anything One more fall for your heart, it trips me up I fall apart But I know that you will catch me if you can One more clutch in your arms, I get lost in your charm And how my fingers lock precisely with your hand, your hand I want to love you so desperately I want your heart alone to lead me Cuz you’re an angel, angel I’ve seen your halo and your wings, your wings One more night in your arms I would do anything For your smile, I can taste the desire One more breath one more dream Where it’s only you and me And the world finally turns Finally fires up, and burns And our wake is nothing short of love Of love, of love, oh I might be in love I want to love you so desperately I want your heart alone to lead me Cuz you’re an angel, angel I’ve seen your halo and your wings, your wings One more night in your arms I would do anything
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Only Children 04:16
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It started out as just another game The tone of a bedtime story We laughed and played, and learned from one another Our childhood in all its glory That when I’d tell you I couldn’t play no more I wanted something real, real, real That’s when I’d say I wanted something more What you said it wasn’t real We were only children playing a game of tag Watching Phineas and Ferb Splashing in puddles getting wet Only children, Marco Polo in the pool Riding our bikes on down the road Never a worry or a fret Close your eyes and count to ten Open your eyes, here I am Run around, find your friends Play until the end Play until the end We were only children You spoke of things I’d never heard of Things magical and marvelous and grand We could watch all the scary movies I’d be okay 'cause you’d be there to hold my hand That’s when I told you I couldn’t take it anymore I wanted something real, real, real That’s when I broke your heart Right into two For something more real We were only children playing a game of tag Watching Phineas and Ferb Splashing in puddles getting wet Only children, Marco Polo in the pool Riding our bikes on down the road Never a worry or a fret Close your eyes and count to ten Open your eyes, here I am Run around, find your friends Play until the end Play until the end We were only children

about

This album spans my first two years of high school, an extremely eventful time in my life when I dealt with a wide range of emotional periods. The first week of freshman year, I was hit with a sudden and severe combination of rare intestinal disorders. It was really difficult to balance a chronic medical condition with the struggles that teenagers already go through during this time, and my path towards independence was put on hold. My situation did, however, have its benefits. Given that I had to leave campus and was in the home/hospital program my entire freshman year, I had a lot of time to develop my songwriting. I wrote “Time Stands Still,” one of my personal favorites, not about a person as one might think, but about missing home when I was in the hospital for an extended period of time. “Rachel” is about a friend of mine whom I met in the hospital, basically my long-lost twin, sharing not only interests but almost identical rare medical conditions. “Only Children” was a song I wrote in my hospital bed about the many complex emotions I was feeling at the time, issues of growing up and life moving on, issues that can mean so many different things to so many people.

Not only was I in and out of hospitals for over two years, I was also in and out of a couple relationships. It was during my first real relationship that I wrote “Awkward,” loving how we were exploring what it was like to be in a real, lasting relationship and the awkwardness that comes with it. That was a very fun time, but it eventually ended, my illness somewhat in the way, making room for another relationship that was almost a polar opposite. By this time, I was writing songs around the clock, and this new relationship was so emotional for me it was really all that I wrote about through the entirety of the relationship, and I am still writing a lot on how it ended and the feelings that come with heartbreak. “Fallin’ Hard” and “One More Night/Angel” were both about that relationship and how it feels to be in love for the first time.

With all of my songs and with all of my music, I want to touch people’s emotions and I want to bring people together. To that end, I have created a not-for-profit called www.InvisibleIllness.org. All proceeds from my music will be used to help children with rare medical conditions by bringing people together to fund medical research aimed at furthering the diagnosis and treatment of rare illnesses that, like mine, cannot be seen from the outside.

credits

released September 9, 2012

Monica Joy: Words, Music, Lead Vocals, Piano, Keyboards
Joel Bringolf: Bass, Guitar (except “Time Stands Still”), Backup Vocals
Erik Childs: Drums (except “Angel”), Ukulele, Backup Vocals
T. Moran: Drums on “Angel”
Quimani 'Qui510' Brown: Backup Vocals on “Time Stands Still”
LeahJ: Backup Vocals on “Time Stands Still”
Jeff Tamalier: Producer, Guitar on “Time Stands Still”
Peter De Leon: Engineer
Meghan Holmes: Photography
Recorded in 2012 at Track Shack Studios, Sacramento, California
Proceeds to support www.InvisibleIllness.org

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