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My Own True North

by Kim Jennings

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1.
Stark white room, she’s on the floor He holds her broken heart It’s just a card, he says, it’s nothing more And he’s tearing it apart Time is short, the end is near The light is fading fast She holds his gaze but there’s nothing there He says their time has passed She looks up, he turns away From their last empty embrace And she says Kiss me one more time before I go Let me be the one to leave Touch me one more time, I know I can’t hold you here I can’t hold you here Aah, ohh, mmm In her mind, she learned to trust He’d always keep her safe He says he’s given all he has There’s no more for her to take And she won’t live once she’s alone No more tether to the edge She falls and she says Kiss me one more time before I go Let me be the one to leave Touch me one more time, I know I can’t hold you here I can’t hold you here Aah, ohh, mmm Was it something that she said Something in her tone Was she just too damaged Was she just too real Kiss me one more time before I go Let me be the one to leave Touch me one more time, I know I can’t hold you here Kiss me one more time before I go Let me be the one to leave Touch me one more time, I know I can’t hold you here I can’t hold you here (c) Kimberley Jennings
2.
Well I want to be an angel And I want to be clean And I want to dress in lace and pearls And never to be mean But sometimes I am a devil And I dress in red and black And I’ll run straight down that road to hell Never coming back I’m never coming back, I’m never coming back I’m only human you see And I know you’re just like me You can’t paint me in black or white I’ve got secrets inside They’ve got nowhere left to hide Even though I try Even though I try To keep them out of sight Well you might see me walking Faceless on the street A harmless looking woman You might not care to meet But inside I am a siren And I’ve come into my own I’ll only let you in when I want to Maybe even take you home Maybe take you home, maybe take you home I’m only human you see And I know you’re just like me You can’t paint me in black or white I’ve got secrets inside They’ve got no where left to hide Even though I try Even though I try To keep them out of sight Take me or leave me, yeah You might, you might need me But I know I don’t need you, yeah I’m only human you see And I know you’re just like me You can’t paint me in black or white I’ve got demons inside They’ve got no place left to hide Even though I try Even though I try To keep them out of sight (c) Kimberley Jennings
3.
I am darkness You are starlight Far away In the shadows of the chasm of the night When you touch me I will spark as I swallow you In the blackest hole In the shadows of the chasm of the night Don’t you know you can’t change me Are you trying to break me If you fly any closer Will you find what you’re looking for I don’t think so When I hold you We are nothing Just a memory of what once was Like a rocket that was soaring Disappearing into darkness In the blackest hole In the shadows of the chasm of the night In the blackest hole In the shadows of the chasm of the night (c) Kimberley Jennings
4.
Sometimes I have trouble when I sleep When you’re not lying here next to me So come home, come home to me Come home, come home to me Sometimes I miss you, driving in my car Wish I could find you where you are So come home, come home to me Come home, come home to me Well baby, I left you long ago But maybe, maybe, wasn’t supposed to be so Come home, come home Come home, come home Come home, come home to me Please come home, come home to me Sometimes I have trouble when I sleep Sometimes I have trouble when I sleep (c) Dan Cloutier & Kim Jennings
5.
Why do I feel so urgently I’m begging for you fervently Can you tell, don’t you see Stuck here, not where I hoped I’d be Leave, leave with me Why do I get so crazy I’m running in circles in my sleep Can you tell, don’t you see Don’t move, just let me breathe…you And leave, and leave with me Confessing in my mind Refuse to waste your time This future isn’t mine to steal Why do I need you here with me I’ll never say, I won’t reveal Can you tell, don’t you see Stuck here, not where I’m meant to be So leave, please won’t you leave with me (c) Kimberley Jennings
6.
I am a ballerina A Christmas gift from long ago I dance for you when the box is opened I love how your eyes gaze at me so I only dance when you are watching I long to see your smiling face When your eyes are wet with sadness Your soul is full of peace and grace I can’t begin to know your troubles I only know that you’re alone You hide with me here in the corner Of this cold, damp basement Where I hear you sing my song I don’t know why they came to take you Still and silent in your sleep They didn’t even try to wake you They just draped a blanket Tears of ice fell down on me I am a pretty ballerina You left behind so long ago I’ll wait for you until my music stops Dreaming of the echo of your song (c) Kimberley Jennings
7.
Jumper 04:16
Sun is bright in my eyes Laughing as I fall Weightless now in the clouds 13,000 feet to go Now I fly through the center of a picture perfect rainbow Looking down, I am just a speck of this big amazing world below Slowing down, parachute I am in control Things that I’ve never seen Senses overload Now I fly through the center of a picture perfect rainbow Looking down, I am just a speck of this big amazing world below Taking mental pictures trying to hold on to each image I can see Tasting smells of wind, hearing skies of blue Surrounded by the atmosphere Now I fly through the center of a picture perfect rainbow Looking down, I am just a speck of this big amazing world below Looking down, I am just a speck of this big amazing world below (c) Kimberley Jennings
8.
Inside 04:17
A storm of emotion The call of direction Random commitment For now Fear of the unknown Should I just go home Maybe I’ll step out And see When I look back, will I be who I wanted to be And when I check out, will I know I have left a good legacy Will I question all the choices I made, the regrets that I save Inside You can’t know the answers You can’t see the future You do what you can For now Just take your chances Make some advances Put yourself out And see When I look back, will I be who I wanted to be And when I check out, will I know I have left a good legacy Will I question all the choices I made, the regrets that I save Inside It’s tugging inside you There’s nowhere to hide Anymore Anymore, anymore When I look back, will I be who I wanted to be And when I check out, will I know I have left a good legacy Will I question all the choices I made, the regrets that I save Inside Inside, inside (c) Kimberley Jennings
9.
Traveling down an open road At 4 AM, sky clear and stars twinkle into forever of the horizon Speeding just enough with the windows open The wet breeze brushes through my hair and over my face But I don’t need that to stay awake Can hardly wait to see you again Three hundred miles or so pass in a few moments Or has it been hours? Soon I’ll be there on the coast with you Will this night ever be through? It’s the notes playing that keep driving me Each mile brings me closer to that one thing Can it be that…I’ve let my wall fall down But I don’t need that wall to survive It locked me up and kept me holed up inside Can hardly wait to see you again Can hardly wait to see you again Can hardly wait to see you again
10.
Come sit on the floor, stop keeping score I just want to feel you near me Stop your talking around, don’t stare at the ground I just need to know you hear me Let’s take our time, let’s stop on a dime We’ll do what they say we shouldn’t do We’ll go off alone, no one will know We can be back before the curtain call It takes nothing at all Lie here in my arms, forget all her charms Just live in this moment with me Look into my eyes, no compromise My agenda is loud and clear here I’ll walk back in the room, separate from you No one will even notice You’ll have a smile on your face, you’ll never replace The thrill of my whispers in the hall It takes nothing at all It’s effortless The way you want to love me Is it just this once Will the stars align above me You can take me there Anywhere you know that I will fall I can move away, you want me to stay Can’t you see that’s torture Walk one step behind, she isn’t blind I can love you from afar Live in the now, appreciate how We had our forbidden moments But now they are gone, time to move on Gotta get back for the curtain call It was nothing at all (c) Kimberley Jennings
11.
Hide Away 05:12
You think that you know me well You’ve only seen a part of me As far as I can tell So I’ll tell you there’s much more to me than what you see You say you can’t believe that You’re blind but free You see I have these days when I’m tired and lonely Even when you’re sitting in the room At the end of the day I won’t have much to say Cause I’m running to hide away I want to be real for you But I’m afraid to let you see The cold hard truth Cause I’m grumpy and I’m moody for no good reason You say you can’t believe that Sentimental treason You see I have these days when I’m tired and lonely Even when you’re sitting in the room At the end of the day I won’t have much to say Cause I’m running to hide away Step closer to the fire Feel the warmth of my fractured soul You might get hurt but It could be the greatest pain You’ve ever known You see I’m having one of those days when I’m tired and lonely Even though you’re sitting here in the room And at the end of the day I won’t have much to say Cause I’m running, running, running To hide away, hide away, hide away (c) Kimberley Jennings
12.
Save Me 04:52
Can’t see, can’t see you anymore Despairing in darkness on the floor In the room, in the crowd Can I hear you sing out loud I’m alone in my mind Lost control, can you find me Save me, save me from myself Save me, save me from myself Too deep to come in from the rain You know you cannot help the pain When it’s grey, fades to black Can you come bring me back I’m alone in my mind Lost control, can you find me Save me, save me from myself Save me, save me from myself Leaving Leaving you I’m leaving you my love Save me, save me from myself (c) Kimberley Jennings
13.
True North 05:35
This time I know I have to go alone I hope that you will understand But even if you don’t you can’t stop me now No one else can take me by the hand This time, this time It’s crazy sounding, yes I know It doesn’t really make much sense But the journey’s mine alone, I won’t wait for you No more waiting sitting on the fence This time, this time I’ve got to find my own True North It won’t be you or anybody else It’s somewhere hiding deep inside of me Selfish maybe but it’s true I’ve got to find my own True North True North I’d like to promise I’ll come back To the place where I know you’ll be waiting But I won’t promise anything down this road I don’t know yet where it’s taking me This time, this time I’ve got to find my own True North It won’t be you or anybody else It’s somewhere hiding deep inside of me Selfish maybe but it’s true I’ve got to find my own True North True North Don’t wait if you don’t want to Don’t hate if you don’t want to This time I know I have to go alone I’ve got to find my own True North It won’t be you or anybody else It’s hiding somewhere deep inside of me Selfish maybe but it’s true I’ve got to find my own Got to find my own True North True North (c) Kimberley Jennings

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released December 1, 2009

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Kim Jennings Worcester, Massachusetts

Garnering words of praise like “compelling independent folk musician” (Worcester Magazine) and winning Best Female Vocalist in the 2010 Worcester Music Awards, Kim Jennings writes songs that range from Irish lilt to driving indie rock back to harmony-drenched acoustic ballads. ... more

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