rita (acoustic)

from notes. acoustic love songs by Be Steadwell

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it's always so nostalgic
looking out the window
and it's almost tragic
watching all the land go by
too fast to catch the eye

road trip on my birthday
suddenly i see
im sitting so still it feels like
the whole world in front of me goes by
ive lost my sense of time

these colors
kiss my eyes like lovers
ive gone just like you told me
but still somehow you hold me
oh rita
when i sleep i see us
when i wake i reach for you beside me
youre gone now i can't find me


back in massachusetts
and the light is different here
when the night falls i see all the stars
the sky is always clear
somehow
the world is quiet now
but still my mind it wanders
still i taste my fears
i miss you like my home
like I've been away for years.
your song
was playing all along

colliding
land and light im fighting
how i feel about you
how im lost without you
oh rita
when i sleep i see us
when i wake i reach for you beside me
you're gone now i can't find me

there's freedom in my solitude
then again there's always you
knocking like the wind at my door
im taking time and giving space
still its like we're face to face
im not sure what all this is for

the truth is
i can't breathe can't do this
i wish i didn't need you
but everywhere i see you
oh rita
when i sleep i see us
when i wake i reach for you beside me
you're gone now i can't find me

oh rita
when i sleep i see us
when i wake i reach for you beside me
you're gone now i can't find me

credits

from notes. acoustic love songs, released February 14, 2015
written by be steadwell
lead vocals by be steadwell
guitar by adrian kabigting
cajon by asha santee
bass by talyn wise
supporting vocals by katherine steadwell and tanya wedderburn

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Be Steadwell Washington, D.C.

Be Steadwell is a singer songwriter from Washington DC. With roots in jazz, acapella and folk-Be calls her music QUEER POP. Be's original music features earnest lyricism, and proud LGBTQ content.​

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