YOU’RE STILL THE ONLY ONE
LYRIC BOOK
All lyrics copyright Marika Justad 2024
TIMELESS
I wanna leave me at your mercy
Fire on the mountain, slow descent
I’m gonna leave me in the crosshairs
In a world so sweet and violent
I know this time I know this place
Been here before and memorized your face
All this time I can’t deny it
You’re my baby
Yeah that’s timeless
Again and again, I’ll be your friend
Again and again
I wanna stay this way forever
Raw and tender as a bruise
Do you wanna dance to the rock n roll band?
They could break your heart and put it back together again
You know this time
You know this place
Been here before
You memorized my face
All this time, you can’t deny it
I’m your honey
Yeah that’s timeless
Again and again, I’ll be your friend
Again and again
We can’t out-run run the night
So we learn to love darkness
Running out of time
But that’s not our problem
No, no no we’re timeless you and I
Fire on the mountain, slow descent
Again and again
Again and gain, I’ll be your friend
Again and again
Again and again, I’ll be your friend
Again and again
AVALON
(c’mon)
I am my father’s daughter
We don’t lay our hearts right open
We don’t speak to the storm inside
No, we just-
We just carry on
Head held high
I am my mother’s daughter
You know she wore an Egyptian ring
She used to speak to the storm inside
Oh but then
She just carried on
Head held high
(c’mon)
So when you see my next I guess you’ll say I’ve changed
Turning turning back into myself again
I remember moonlight, I go back to the start
Chasing the beats of my solo heart
ah
I am the phantom daughter
Temporary like the creosote
Little victory after the rain
Oh yeah
I’m returning back
To my natural state
So when you see my next I guess you’ll say I’ve changed
Turning turning back into myself again
(c’mon)
I remember moonlight, I go back to the start
Chasing the beats of my solo heart
And I just wanna say
Never got far enough
Not trusting my heart
No, not far enough
So when you see my next I guess you’ll say I’ve changed
Turning turning back into myself again
I remember moonlight, I go back to the start
Chasing the beats of my solo heart
(Chasing the beats of my solo heart)
And I just wanna say
Never got far enough
(chasing the beats of my solo heart)
Not trusting my heart
No, not far enough
(Chasing the beats of my solo heart)
YOU’RE STILL THE ONLY ONE
I can only seem to collect
The slow and steady drip of a hard regret
I wanna soften- i think i can
For you baby
I just wanna find that joy
Catch it in my hands, give it to you boy
Melt lonely feelings to sweet alloy
With you baby
On a hot summer night i wanna do what i like
And give you lovin’ that’s sweet and light
I wanna be brand new, just for you oh baby
Cause you’re still the one that i wanna call
You’re still the one that i’m thinking of
You’re still the only one ooooh
You’re still the only one
Oooh ooh ooh ooh
These days split they atomize
I’m feeling good I’m on thin ice
Can I move in with y’a on cloud 9
Oh baby
On a hot summer night i wanna do what i like
And give you lovin’ that’s sweet and light
I wanna be brand new, just for you oh baby
Cause you’re still the one that i wanna call
You’re still the one that i’m thinking of
You’re still the only one ooooh
You’re still the only one
Oooh ooh ooh ooh
Late last night i was in Griffith park, i felt the wind blow
And I could still smell that jasmine from 100 years ago
This big old world is ancient and it stops for no one
So i think we should grab our love and take it on the run
Cause you’re still the one that i wanna call
You’re still the one that i’m thinking of
You’re still the only one ooooh
You’re still the only one
Oooh ooh ooh ooh
OVER THE FENCE
And I was runnin’ I was runnin’ I was runnin’ so fast
Out the door over the fence on to the cool green grass
Praying I would get there at last
And I was trynna remember something I said
When I fell unexpectedly into your bed
New York trains and LA cars
You’ve seen all my battle scars
Show me, show me, show me, who you are
Cause that’s a lotta light you’re giving off
A one man show, a diamond in the rough
Show me show me show me all your love
And I remember I remember I remember your scent
When you came back from your trip travelin’ with your friends
Said you were tired of pretend
And I was trying to remember why I was mad
When I fell back into your plans
I went to London you went to Spain
You went to the music I went insane
Show me show me show me its ok
Cause that’s a lot of light you’re giving off
A one man show a diamond in the rough
Show me show me show me all your love
And I was hopin that it would last
Out the door over the fence onto the cool green grass
Prayin I would get there fast
Show me show me show me
Show me show me show me
That’s a lotta light you’re giving off
A one man show a diamond in the rough
Show me show me all your love
That’s a lotta light you’re giving off
A one man show a diamond in the rough
Show me show me all of your love
ARIZONA
There’s a white house made of adobe
With sky blue paint on the window frame
I once sat by the window
Brushing the flies away
Is it such a crime to wanna hold on
to something concrete and sane?
I thank God the desert never changes
No: nothing else seems to stay the same
Gonna drive to Arizona
These days the world looks a little strange
Put a little cinnamon in my coffee
Thank God for the things that never…
I know life ain’t like a novel
But sometimes I still believe
Maybe I’m unchanging as the desert, oh
Maybe I’m okay with staying naive
Gonna drive to Arizona
These days the world looks a little strange
Put a little cinnamon in my coffee
Thank God for the things that never…
Thank God for the things that never oh…
Change
La da da da da da da da, da da da da da da, da da da da da di ah da
La da da da da da da da, da da da da da da, da da da da da di ah da
La da da da da da da da, da da da da da da, da da da da da di ah da
La da da da da da da da, da da da da da da, da da da da da di ah da
oh
Gonna keep my thin skin babe
Hope that it don’t ever change
Gonna keep my thin skin babe
Hope that it don’t ever change
LONELY RIDE
Could it be that the words that you spoke to me
Swore up and down, you would never leave:
Well they came from a real pure heart
And you didn’t know it would get this hard
It would get this hard
Now everyday that I walk away
From something good, I get so afraid
It’s hard to picture the future when I’m in your arms
Still I have faith: you don’t mean me no harm
You don’t mean me no harm
Got something to say but we’re out of the time
It’s a long way down, that’s a lonely ride
And every day that I walk away
From something good, I get so afraid
I get so afraid
Could it be the destruction of a way of life
Was all you needed so you could fly?
It’s hard to picture the clouds when I’m on the floor
Still I have faith: when I see that open door
I’ll walk through that door
Got something to say, but we’re out of the time
It’s a long way down, that’s a lonely ride
And every day that I walk away
From something good, I get so afraid
I can’t breath
It’s something that I’ll always need:
Like sugar in my veins, it’s a long way down
Like water in my lungs when I try to scream out
But oh I know
Part of me will always love you so
Like tequila in the coat room we’ve been found out
I say a little prayer: it’ll all work out
Got something to say, but we’re out of the time
It’s a long way down, that’s a lonely ride
And every day that I walk away
From something good, I get so a-
(It’s hard to think of the future when I’m in your arms)
Got something to say, but we’re out of the time
(Oh I know why you’ll never do me no harm)
It’s a long way down, that’s a lonely ride
(It’s hard to see the clouds when I’m on the floor)
And every day that i walk away
(Oh I know i could walk through that open door)
From something good, I get so afraid
(Oh I know I will walk through)
I get so afraid
(So you could fly)
(When I’m on the floor)
(When I see that open door)
BIG COUNTRY
Wildflower, blood tide
Endless rhythm you know I
Once feared what would be required
Give the earth what she needs
Tender pomegranate bleeds
Scrape away the fruit seeds
When there was nothing left to save
I let the seasons have their way
I knew I would be ok
(doot doo doot doo doo)
And everything would be okay
Cause I’m still alive and I’m still hungry
(I knew it would be okay)
Yeah I still see the romance in big country
(I knew that it would be okay)
(Doot doo doot doo doo)
I met a man dear to me
Gave all his love to me
I could be a lover or a thief
Now I no longer kept at length
The sweat the blood the lovely strength
I knew it would be okay
And everything would be okay
(doot doo doot doo doo)
Cause I’m still alive and I’m still hungry
Yeah I still see the romance in big country
(I knew that it would be okay)
I saw the winter- oh
I saw the winter
Cause I’m still alive and I’m still hungry
Yeah I still see the romance in big country
PUSH AND PULL
I used to feel numb now it’s starting to hurt
Somebody must have left that window open
I don’t listen to music, I live in silence
Somebody forgot to turn down the violence
It’s oh-open
When it should stay closed
Push and pull
I can feel the notion forming
In between our heartbeats
Don’t wanna cry no more
And when we’re kissin’ I forget my
mission to be lonely
And I could and I could and I could
And I do and I do and I do
One more time
When we’re kissing wind comes whistlin’
Right into my bedroom
Car horns car doors voices singing
Coyote’s in the canyon dreamin’ of the moon
I’m gonna put on my boots and silver rings
And go outside and feel everything
I been so numb
I hope, I hope, it hurts
Push and pull
I can feel the notion forming
In between our heartbeats
Don’t wanna cry no more
And when we’re kissin’ I forget my
Mission to be lonely
And I could and I could and I could
And I do and I do and I do
One more time
When we’re kissing wind comes whistlin’
Right into my bedroom
I can feel it all tonight
Everynight, right about this time
I have to face it all- I can’t hide
Every night, right about this time
And the wind starts whistlin’
That wind starts whistlin’
Wind starts whistling now
Push and pull
I can feel the notion forming
In between our heartbeats
Push and pull
I can feel the notion forming
In between our heartbeats
Don’t wanna cry no more
And when we’re kissin’ I forget my
mission to be lonely
And I could and I could and I could
And I do and I do and I do
One more time
When we’re kissing wind comes whistlin’
Right into my bedroom
DREAMWORLD
When I was younger it was do or die
Ran myself ragged and you know I never cry cry cried
Can’t get honey from a stone I was never satisfied
And everything was black and white
Now I don’t wanna think about back then
When I was drowning in the currents and the riverbends
Between myself and destruction was a line
A line so thin, cut like a knife
This world is more tender than you think
The proof is in the sunset gold and pink
And all these winding roads where do they lead
I could figure it out
Or let it unfold like a dream
(everything like a dream, more tender than you think)
If I was cruel I apologize
And if I was untrue then I was unwise
I found it in a crowd I found it all alone
When I love myself, I can love you more
This world is more tender than you think
The proof is in the sunset gold and pink
And all these winding roads where do they lead
I could figure it out
Or let it unfold like a dream
(everything like a dream, more tender than you think)
I am ready for a new sensation
I been waiting, I been waiting long
Come and find me I’m your new temptation
Slow and steady ready for your love
I’m not afraid anymore
This world is more tender than you think
The proof is in the sunset gold and pink
And all these winding roads where do they lead
I could figure it out
Or let it unfold like a dream
(everything like a dream, more tender than you think)
(everything like a dream, more tender than you think)
THIEVES
Shadow boxer
There’s so much to do but you just
get swept away
Who’re you fighting tonight?
It’s getting old
There’s a crack in the door
and it’s leaving me cold
Shadow boxer
blues run the game
And every night the enemy’s the same
They say the day fades
Tell ‘em that I’m not afraid
There’s a silver moon tonight
Lost somewhere in big country throwing
punches at the sky
I think you know who you hurt
the most
I think you know that we’re getting
closer to the things we can’t say
You’re a pinch hitter
You’re a child
We’re both thieves in the night
They say time flies
Well I don’t mind
I don’t mind
THE STEPPING STONES
Maybe I was like Aphrodite
In your ‘90s song so high above me
Aiming my arrow without a care oh
Maybe that’s why you loved me
Like a piano playing dissonant chords
A twanging guitar I can’t tune no more
Is it still romantic? To lose the advantage?
Are you ready for more?
And even after a day like today
(I know it’s winding, that winding road)
All of the worst parts of me on display
(you’re right beside me, the stepping stones)
You don’t mind going where I go
no no no no no
Walking the stepping stones
These days I’m walking down the stepping stones
The river below me it looks so cold
As I’m leaping over, boulder to boulder
Can’t fall over, no
They say that opposites attract
But I see my fire reflected right back
In your eyes, don’t know if it’s wise
But I can’t take this love back
(You’re right beside me: the stepping stones)
And even after a day like today
(I know it’s winding, that winding road)
All of the worst parts of me on display
(you’re right beside me, the stepping stones)
You don’t mind going where I go
No no no no no
Walking the stepping stones
I walked over the line, one more time
I wonder how you’re right beside me
Don’t ever get to thinking you’d be better off alone
oh oh!
I know it’s winding: that winding road
You’re right beside me: the stepping stones
Even after a day like today
All of the worst parts of me on display
(I know it’s winding, that winding road)
You don’t mind going where I go
(you’re right beside me, the stepping stones)
no no no no no
Walking the stepping stones
(I know it’s winding: that winding road.
You’re right beside me: the stepping stones)