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52 Songs / 52 Weeks: Vol. IV

by Paul Oneto

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1.
It’s a shame, But i think it’ll be alright, Because if you didn’t blink I’d still be lost in your eyes. And what’s left, Is a half written chapter one, Some words scribbled down that vaguely sounds like love. You didn’t fade away, There was no real time to waste, I keep staring out this window when I know I’ll never find a trace. And I hope, That I never do forget this pain, Because losing’s only failing if you break and then remain the same. And you didn’t fade away, There was no real time to waste, I keep staring out this window when I know I’ll never find a trace.
2.
Holding you, It’s like the best thing that I ever knew. I only wanna fucking be with you, It’s true. We don’t need to talk about, There’s better uses for our mouths, Coming down from floating on this cloud. Holding you, It’s like the best thing that I ever knew. I only wanna fucking be with you, It’s true. Letting go of hope and chance, There’s better uses for our hands. Falling long before this all began. If you stay the night, And we harmonize, It could be just like, We were stopping time. Holding you, It’s like the best thing that I ever knew. I only wanna fucking be with you, It’s true.
3.
Orange flare, Watch it beam, Let it wash all over me. Coldest blue, Soft as rain, Calming oceans sweet embrace. Come back to find, You can’t escape your shine. And your reflected light, Is all that’s left behind. Painted red, Fires creep, Turn desires into steam. Ever green, Start anew, Let my mind wander and bloom. Come back to find, You can’t escape your shine. And your reflected light, Is all that’s left behind. The never ending sight, The echos of your life. Come back to find, You can’t escape your shine. And your reflected light, Is all that’s left behind. It's all that's left behind. It's all you leave behind.
4.
Laugh (Demo) 02:45
Turn back the clock, I’ll listen when you talk, I’ll disguise all the things that you tell me to stop. Find the needles are stacked, Stabbing me in the back, All the pins on the wings of your butterfly mat. Can you offer advice, Other than to think twice? I’m afraid to admit that maybe you were right. I’m an awful excuse, A disgusting perfume, I’m the scraped bottom barrel in bargain bin shoes. I’m a laugh. I’m a joke. And I’m funny enough to illicit your groans, When I talk, When I speak, When I do what I do just trying to be me. When we sit under darkness, Inside your apartment, And we go round in circles like racetracks of logic, I begin to agree, We just weren’t meant to be, But you read like a sonnet in my romantic novel. You’re the break in the fog, You’re a lighthouse turned on, You’re the object of wonder that’s under my covers. Now you’re pulling away, Say you’re needing some space, So I’ll build you a rocket and watch you leave my orbit. I’ll wait. And I’ll pray. But you’ve got to return cuz I let you fly away. That’s the rule. That’s a fact. And it’s what I’ve been told don’t just sit there and laugh.
5.
Got out of bed, Stared at the razor blade. Watched as it bled, Thought about everything you said. How nothing is real, How nothing is permanent, How all the appeal, Of living’s lost its zeal. So what do you say? Should we get out of here? Find our escape, Find that eternal better place? Oh, what does it mean, If I don’t yet want to leave? Obviously, My masochistic tendencies. Are pulling the strings, And I’m a fool if I give in, When all that it brings, Is this sting. Sat on the ground, Stared at the open sky, All that I found, Was the clouds were passing by. And I felt alone, But not in a lonely way, More like I’d known, Interconnection all along. And then it made sense, All of the backwards talk, To love everyone, Is really just to love ourselves. Oh, what does it mean, If I’m happy just to be? And all that I see, Is my self in everything, And all that I need, Is the open air beneath, My free floating feet, As I dream. What does it mean, If I don’t yet want to leave? Happy to be, A leaf that floats along the breeze, For eternity, Until I land upon a dream, That’s tailored for me, And sets me free...
6.
Autumn breeze, Cutting through the maple trees. Wandering, Lost inside my thoughts again. And these city streets, Endless in their sympathy. Comforting, And never judging anything. And all the moments blend to one, Watch the rising setting Sun, Turn around before it’s gone. The city square, Just a few blocks north of here, It’s all the same, Familiar faces, different names. Where strangers pass, And never give a second glance. But every street, Has open arms inviting me. And all the moments blend to one, Watch the rising setting Sun, Turn around before it’s gone.
7.
Slow down, Look at my heart, Can’t you see how it shines in the darkness? My love will never burn out, You can bask in the glow like stardust. Sweetheart, Take it back if you know that you never will. I’m sure, Take it back if you know that you never will. Slow down, Look at my heart, Can’t you see how it shines in the darkness? My love will never burn out, You can bask in the glow like stardust. What’s up? Don’t you know that you’re the one that I wanted? Why stop? When we both know that I’m the one that you wanted. Maybe the reason we suffer, Is so that we can discover, All of the beauty above us, That we create for each other. Slow down, Look at my heart, Can’t you see how it shines in the darkness? My love will never burn out, You can bask in the glow like stardust.
8.
I’ve been searching for a reason, And I’ve been hoping for a change in what I think about at night. I’ve been staring at the ceiling, And I’ve been hoping you were laying there and thinking that we might, Be the perfect pair. Like fresh cut grass and summer air. Like lonely evenings and despair. I’ve been lost inside a feeling, And I’ve been trapped inside a maze where all the wallpaper is you. I’ve been quietly revealing, All I feel for you and laying here and thinking that we might, Be the perfect pair. Like fresh cut grass and summer air. What’s more obvious?
9.
You called and said you won’t be home again, It’s not the first time I cried. My voice was strong I said, “It’s fine, my friend.” It’s not the first time I lied. But it’s sweet, That you tried, To be lovely and kind. It’s the best, I can get, So I’ll take it unless, You decide, That you don’t want to leave. I thought I heard you in the grocery store, I ducked my head down the aisle. I wanted so bad to be where you are. I wanted to see you smile. But I’m here, By myself, By the canned produce shelf. With a cart, And a frown, Like a grocery store clown. And the joke, Is that I’ll see you again.
10.
There ain’t nothing like the real thing baby, Don’t you think that it’s true? There ain’t nothing like the real thing baby, There ain’t nothing like you. There ain’t nothing like the real thing baby, Don’t I wish that I knew… I was aching for a change, I was searching for that for something. I really can’t explain, But I wanted you and... There ain’t nothing like the real thing baby, Don’t you think that it’s true? There ain’t nothing like the real thing baby, There ain’t nothing like you. There ain’t nothing like the real thing baby, Don’t I wish that I knew… What’s the worst thing I could say, What’s the worst intention? All I wanted was your love, All that I wanted was you. There ain’t nothing like the real thing baby, Don’t you think that it’s true? There ain’t nothing like the real thing baby, There ain’t nothing like you. There ain’t nothing like the real thing baby, Don’t I wish that I knew…
11.
12 years gone, And 10 years past. 7 years since I’ve seen you last. I’ve lived a lifetime, Or 6 since then. You’ve started over once or twice I bet. And I’d be lucky if you thought about me too… When you go, When you walk into the stars... When you’re gone, When I can’t be where you are... It’s only natural that I’ll fall apart, But would you please keep me there in your heart? I’ve watched your magic turning 4 to 1, I’ve watched you shining like a setting Sun. I’ve lost count of all the tears I’ve shed, But I know every word you never said. And I’d be lucky if you thought about me too… When you go, When you walk into the stars... When you’re gone, When I can’t be where you are... It’s only natural that I’ll fall apart, But would you please keep me there in your heart? Keep me there in your heart... It’s only natural that I’ll fall apart, But would you please keep me there in your heart?
12.
Certainly there’s something more I’m after, Certainly there’s something more that matters. Certainly there’s something more that I believe. I don’t wanna spend another day, Looking at these people that I fucking hate. It’s why I’ll make myself a grand escape, And pack up all my longing in an old suitcase. Certainly there’s something more I’m after, Certainly there’s something more that matters. Certainly there’s something more that I believe. There’s nothing better than waking up, Forgetting all the reasons why you gave a fuck. Free falling into every day, And savoring the moments as they culminate. Certainly there’s something more I’m after. Certainly there’s something more that I believe.
13.
If my heart finds a way, To fall in love again, Don’t you know that I’ll try. I’ll try. And if I can’t find a way, To fall in love again, Don’t you know that I’ll die. I’ll die. Because if it all slips away, And if there’s nothing inside, I’ve got no reason to stay, And watch the moments divide. But I still want to find a way to try. And if night finds a way, To ease my mind, Don’t you know that I’ll rise. I’ll rise. And if there’s no other way, If I’ve lost all my fight, Don’t you know that it’s time. It’s time. Because if it all slips away, And if there’s nothing inside, I’ve got no reason to stay, And watch the moments divide. But I still want to find a way to try.

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From January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020 I wrote, recorded, and produced a new song every week.

I present to you those unadulterated songs here in four volumes.

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released February 1, 2021

All songs written, recorded, and produced by: Paul Oneto
All instrumentation by: Paul Oneto
Album art by: www.instagram.com/imaroxtaar

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Paul Oneto San Francisco, California

A songwriter who resides in the nostalgic, Paul Oneto’s music has been described as if “recalling memories from a life you’ve never experienced.”

With the melodic ambient qualities of artists like Band of Horses and haunting lyrical stylings reminiscent of Jeff Buckley, Paul can be seen performing throughout the Bay Area, sharing heartfelt songs that explore love, life, and loneliness.
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