Holly Tatnall - Pasadena Lyrics

Up on the hill
In the night
City spread out and sparkling before me
Eyes well again
Joy and relief
And it's stress and it's sadness for change

Half unpacked belongings
For the fifth time in only four years
The luster's worn down
I don't know where home is
Anymore but
I need a break from the constant upheaval

This will try me on
I'll try it on, too
There is something between us
Surprised to find this
At the edge of the rift
Just by Pasadena
Try to open your eyes

A crowd of faces
I feel like I know
Entertained, I'm saying odd things to strangers
Driving home, I think
Of you and your eyes
But I can't
That's not part of the plan

But I meet you late
At quarter past ten
It's cold for southern California
I say one drink
Just one
We shut the place down
So much to discuss

You'll try me on
I'll try you on too
There is something between us
Surprised to find this
Under a rainy cold roof
At a bar in Pasadena
Try to open your heart

Harder than it should be to leave behind
The wrong things, the wrong thing
Rip and rebuild, it hurts every time
All the right ways, the right ways

The sun shines
Brighter here
Than anywhere I've been in a long time
I want to see it all
Drink in as much as I can
In the time and the space that I have

I'm trying it all on
It's trying me, too
There is something between us
Still surprised to find this
Open end of the box
Just by Pasadena
Try to open your mind

I am