Chloe Ament
unreleased music
PRETTY
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All you had to do was ask –
it was already yours.
You didn’t have to pillage what
I would have handed over.
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If I could retrace each step I’ve taken to get here,
I’d follow them right back to the beginning.
If I could undo the choices I’ve made in a year,
I’d clean the slate and uproot every minute.
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Now the sun comes out, and I’m starting to wither.
The me you knew, I’m learning to forgive her. And
I could fall or fly again,
all I know is it won’t depend
on if you think I’m pretty.
Oh, it’s starting to hit me…
no more.
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I could think of twenty times
alone you wrecked my evening.
You’d get mad cause I felt hurt
that you threatened to leave and
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I don’t know exactly what it was that I had said to make you
lose your temper on the drive back. We pulled over, I broke
down on the shoulder of the freeway, lukewarm you
apologized – at the time I couldn’t see that
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when the sun came out, I’d begin to wither.
The me you knew, I’m learning to forgive her.
And I could fall or fly again,
all I know is it won’t depend
on if you think I’m pretty.
Oh, it’s starting to hit me…
no more.
WANTING
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I don’t want to want what isn’t mine,
but when I look into your eyes, I…
I don’t want to keep on chasing wind,
but when you blow by me I begin to sprint.
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I’m unraveled, you’re upright,
I’ve been losing all this time.
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I might always love you
(even when I don’t).
If you let me learn you,
I’ll be who you want.
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I don’t wanna step into your fire,
but when you hit me with that smile, I burn.
I don’t wanna live my life alone,
but I would kick myself
if you’re untethered and I’m tied down
and I can’t be there when you come around.
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I’m unraveled, you’re perfectly fine,
I’ve been longing all this time.
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I might always love you
(even when I don’t).
If you let me learn you,
I’ll be who you want.
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I’ve spent most of my life looking in the wrong direction,
pursuing the people who can’t even be bothered to
remember my story.
I’ve been dying since I got here!
Like I belong anywhere but here!
It’s getting louder and I can’t hear myself think.
except when it’s about you.
