Made for TV, by Joshua Starmer

Made for TV

by Joshua Starmer

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1.	A Drink From the Well 03:01	lyrics	buy track
Here, take this cup have a drink from the well Then lend me your ear I’ve a story to tell Not long ago there was a castle and a prince And a maiden so fair all surrounded by a fence Inside those walls the gardens grew lush and green But the walls themselves were a sight so obscene A head on each post, they were a warning to us all To keep on our side, not to question the wall A knight from our side saw the maiden from afar (And) he was drawn to the fence like a moth to a star So he climbed up the wall and made his way across the lawn But the prince acted fast and stabbed the knight before the dawn So look over there, you’ll see his head upon a post And this is what he said before he gave up the ghost “Alas, sweet revenge won’t be a story I can tell but I saw the maiden put poison in the well.”
2.	Last Night 03:15	lyrics	buy track
Last night I pretended you were with me Last night I pretended we were together It made me feel so good and lonely It made me feel so good and alone Last night I remembered your arms around me Last night I remembered the sound of your sighs Time keeps on passing, but your memory still haunts me
3.	Saturday 03:11	lyrics	buy track
Monday morning time to turn on the light Start the water say goodbye to the night I pack for work this is how I begin I do it all over and over and over… The week went by, I get to spend my Saturday with you We’ll take it slow, give time so it can soak right through It’s what I need, to hold my head up when the week’s brand new It’s what I want, I get to spend my Saturday with you Tuesday morning, it’s just more of the same Paper cuts and coffee stains who’s to blame Drag myself home, is this how it ends? Each day passes Getting me closer Closer to you
4.	I Try My Best 03:11	lyrics	buy track
Don’t look back Don’t stop moving Sometimes fear Tries to stop me Sometimes shame Tries to ground me I won’t stop now I won’t stop moving I try my best I try the best that I can do Sometimes things fall apart Believe me I know just what that looks like But I try my best I try the best that I can do Don’t look down Don’t stop climbing Above a mess I think I’m making Sometimes lash out And try to wound me I won’t stop now I won’t stop climbing
5.	Two By Two 02:44	lyrics	buy track
Two by two the animals board the boat One by one each animal hopes to stay afloat All creatures great and small are out on a growing sea I pray to God, “Don’t forget me”. Two by two the animals drift away One by one each animal becomes a stray All creatures great and small are out on a growing sea I pray to God, “Don’t forget me”. All creatures great and small have sailed across the sea I prayed to God, “Don’t forget me”.
6.	I'm In Love With You 02:28	lyrics	buy track
You think it’d be easy Writing a song about love It can’t be that hard Just turn on your radio But the more it means to me the harder it gets for me This isn’t for some abstract idea This one’s for you I’m in love with you You turn my grey skies blue You make my old days new I’m in love with you Remember that time It wasn’t that long ago We climbed up that hill Watched the sun set low Then we stayed out all night And watched the sun come up That wasn’t for some abstract idea That was for you
7.	Gone 03:19	lyrics	buy track
No I didn’t grow up with much But you took anyway You broke me down piece by piece To make the dark eclipse the day Well I used to care where you’d been But I don’t care where you’ve gone ‘Cause you’ve gone away I had to build my home brick by brick I built a place where I could stay I found I didn’t need to always fear But you act like I went astray
8.	You Can Have It All 03:14	lyrics	buy track
You can have my oven You can have my stove You can have my whisk You can have my pots and pans (take’m all) You can have my mint You can have my chives You can have my parsley You can have my sage and thyme (that’s right) You can have it all I just want to be with you be with you bum bum bum be with you that’s all You can have my cello You can have my uke You can have my organ/keyboard You can have my mandolin (and orange) You can have my guitar You can have my drums You can have my cuica You can have my microphone (that’s right)
9.	Terminal 2 02:35	lyrics	buy track
Outside the gate There’s a plane that waits for you I drive away From the curb of terminal 2 Your plane takes off It’s a diamond in the sky I stop my car To watch a butterfly While grey Storm clouds Fill up an empty day The rain pours down Each drop Was brought from far away Outside my car I see water forming shapes That march across A dirty window pane Your plane ascends Above the clouds that fill the sky I start my car And let the mood intensify While grey Storm clouds Move on, they never stay The rain poured down But now It’s moved so far away.
10.	Going Home 04:25	lyrics	buy track
I’m thinking about you when I get on a jet plane ‘cause I’m going home I spent a long time and I spent it without you but I’m going home There’s a light on the tarmac that flashes beneath me while I’m going home I can feel the speed it’s pressure inside me now I’m going home The window beside me is filled with darkness while I’m going home I see little lights that look like stars beneath me while I’m going home I’ve been looking at pictures of you for an hour since I’m going home I’ve been thinking about you since before I left you now I’m going home
11.	Christmas Song 02:49	lyrics	buy track
Christmas time is near It’s time for Christmas cheer I know you’ll check your list I know you’ll check it twice I know that you will look and see I haven’t been so nice... But that’s OK with me Yeah that’s just fine That don’t bother me ‘Cause that’s alright ‘Cause I’m OK with me Yeah I’m just fine I don’t bother me ‘Cause I’m alright I forgot to tie my shoes And I never watch the news I gave you bad advice And I ate up all the rice This is why you’ll look and see I haven’t been so nice...
12.	Reincarnation Breeze 03:23		buy track

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This is my 7th album, consisting of songs 73 through 84 from my "song of the month" project that I started in January, 2013.

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released March 31, 2020

I did everything except on Two By Two, where Miriam Chicurel-Bayard helped with the singing, and Reincarnation Breeze, which was written by Chas McKeown.

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Joshua Starmer Chapel Hill, North Carolina

A native of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Joshua Starmer is a cellist, composer, and singer whose eclectic sound recalls the string-led pop of Andrew Bird and the quirky compositions of the Penguin Cafe Orchestra, both of whom he cites as influences. A cellist since the age of seven, Starmer eventually wove himself into the fabric of North Carolina's vibrant music scene. ~ Timothy Monger ... more

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