CL with a pink flower
Cait Leary and fellow musicians performing together in the studio
Cait Leary playing electric guitar under colorful lights in a Santa hat

All That Matters

All That Matters lyrics handwritten in purple pen on kraft cardstock.
I stay up late and I sing songs to my living room I wake up early and watch the sunrise from the middle of the street And then I sleep all afternoon And I allow myself to dream of you Because it seems that the rules don't matter anymore I call my mother to let her know that I'm watching her favorite TV show I call my brother and we get wasted on the phone And then I sleep all afternoon And I wish that I was next to you Because it seems that our dreams are all that matter anymore And there's people outside and they're fighting for life And I'm just stringing words together But I'm starting to understand So I'll plant flowers in the cracks of the sidewalk and my headspace I'll wave to neighbors and I'll open my mouth to the rain And then I'll call you on the phone And I'll say the things that I left out before Because it seems that love is all that matters Yeah it looks like love's the only thing that matters Anymore

Nothing’s Enough

Nothing’s Enough lyrics handwritten in green ink on kraft cardstock.
what do you do when your hearts not home i get real small and take to things like going around on my own reaching for something to help me remember and hoping that i might get left behind fighting the truth with empty anger missing the point of the lesson that i preach to every other person around falling in love with wrong ideas and knowing its all just a catch 22 in the end so at the end of a never ending hour day beside another day oh i hope that you gave all your love away i hope that you gave all your love away i reach in my hat but the trick's not there oh but my fingers pretend they could learn a little magic by grasping at the empty air i wanna be more substatial than science says i am but i can only seem to make things happen when im lacking a plan so at the end of a never ending hour day beside another day oh i hope that you gave all your love away i hope that gave all your love away oh wrong aint wrong until i say its so hey and if you find our father let him know yeah we all got a book of notions inside our heads but nothings enough when youre trying not to end up dead and nothings enough when you want the whole world instead so at the end of a never ending hour day beside another day i hope that you gave all your love away i hope that you gave all your love away oh i hope that you gave all your love away
Cait Leary playing guitar beneath a single spotlight
Cait Leary playing acoustic guitar in front of red curtains
Lucky One lyrics handwritten in red ink on kraft cardstock.
i know hes not coming home tonight but ill leave the back door open i think it just hurts a little too much to say hes gone for certain and ill keep the toothbrush in the jar so its not just me thats waiting ill be over here on the other side being patient i know he doesnt miss me but i wonder if he does i know he doesnt miss me but i wonder if he does i know hes not gonna change his mind but i calm myself with lies watching from my window as all the cars drive by ive been waiting for an hour and then ive been waiting all night its the same thing i was doing when he let me call him mine and i know he doesnt miss me but i wonder if he does i know he doesnt miss me but i wonder if he does hell and maybe im the lucky one after all is said and done because he got almost good enough and i got to be in love yeah maybe im the lucky one cause i got to be in love

Certain People

Certain People lyrics handwritten in blue ink on kraft cardstock.
certain people sing a song when you look in their eyes and when they go they cant get too far away you still wake up in the morning and youre singing their lines and it lasts forever but it was only yesterday and it aint that sad because i know you got your way and i wonder what song you play when you want to think about me i guess i gotta get good at saying goodbye and listening to songs that people leave when they leave certain people just dont know how big they are and when they go hell its just far too late and its not my fault but im still a little bit to blame and it lasts forever but i had only looked away and its awful sad because of all that i didnt say and i wonder what song you play when you want to think about me i guess i gotta get good at saying goodbye and listening to songs that people leave when they leave when they leave
Cait Leary performing beside glowing red and blue stage curtains
Cait Leary singing and playing guitar beside a partially visible bass player in the studio
Any Way lyrics handwritten in maroon ink on a tall kraft cardstock sheet.
where are you going i wanna know all of your answers oh dont try to stop me so how do you take your coffee ill take it just the same for a while anyway for a while any way so tell me your stories on liquor or wine where i can see you oh something no one else would know how do you take off your clothes ill do it just the same for a while anyway for a while any way no it doesnt have to be like that our senses dont fall so matter of fact and you dont owe me anything at all just let me figure you out figure you out oh where are you going id like to see all of your colors oh darling give it up already how do you spend your sundays ill spend them just the same for a while anyway for a while any way for a while anyway any way

Too Good for You

Too Good for You lyrics handwritten in dark orange ink on kraft paper
I NEVER DESERVED YOUR LOVE I ALWAYS KNEW I COULDNT GIVE YOU ENOUGH BUT HEAVEN HELP ME IT HURTS ALL THE SAME ID SAY I KNEW IT FROM THE MOMENT WE MET BUT I THINK ID RATHER TRY TO FORGET RIGHT NOW ALL THE WRONG THAT IVE DONE TO YOU SO WHAT DO YOU DO - WHEN LOVES TOO GOOD FOR YOU SO WHAT DO YOU DO - WHEN LOVES TOO GOOD FOR YOU IVE GOTTA LET YOU GO - LET YOU GO I JUST HOPE YOU KNOW THAT YOU BROKE ME TOO YOU BROKE ME TOO IM FINALLY WHO IVE HOPED TO BE A WOMAN BRAVE ENOUGH TO LET YOU BE BUT WHY CAN YOU NOT SEE THINGS THE WAY I DO SO PLEASE DONT CRY OR ASK ME TO STAY SOMEWHERE DEEP DOWN I KNOW ITS BETTER THIS WAY YOUR GODS BEEN SAVING SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR YOU OH MY GOD IT HAS TO BE TRUE SO WHAT DO YOU DO - WHEN LOVES TOO GOOD FOR YOU SO WHAT DO YOU DO - WHEN LOVES TOO GOOD FOR YOU IVE GOTTA LET YOU GO - LET YOU GO I JUST HOPE YOU KNOW THAT YOU BROKE ME TOO OH YOU BROKE ME TOO I NEVER DESERVED YOUR LOVE I ALWAYS KNEW I COULDNT GIVE YOU ENOUGH BUT HEAVEN HELP ME IT HURTS ALL THE SAME HEAVEN SHIELD ME FROM THE PAIN IVE GOTTA LET YOU GO LET YOU GO I JUST HOPE YOU KNOW THAT YOU BROKE ME TOO OH YEAH YOU YOU BROKE ME TOO YEAH YOU BROKE ME
Cait Leary playing a red guitar beside the bass player in front of glowing orange curtains
Black-and-white photo of Cait Leary singing and playing electric guitar on stage

I Don't Want to Fall in Love Again

I Don't Want to Fall in Love Again lyrics handwritten in purple ink on kraft paper.
I dont want to fall in love again. I dont want to know your mom or dad. I dont want to know the things you like, cause thinking about them would keep me up at night. I dont want to sit in silence and listen to a song, I dont want to have it hurt me every time i turn it on. I dont want you sayin my name or loving the way that it sounds. I don't want to fall in love again, I dont think you should come around. I dont want you standing close to me. I dont want to feel empty when you leave. I dont want to read your eyes or need your hands. What torture that they're tied to just one man. I dont want to feel you with me when youre no longer there. I dont want to know a love like that can just vanish in thin air. I dont want you saying my name or loving the way that it sounds. I dont want to fall in love again I dont think you should come around. I feel for it all and i know that I dont understand but i never have to lose his love again
Excuses lyrics handwritten in dark blue ink on kraft cardstock.
if i scold you, would you hear me out cause it wont do for you to tell yourself that you dont really love me like you could will it to be true you overcomplicate the things youre driven to do so why wont you - so why wont you go and let yourself out since i saw you - since i found you out you been waiting im being patient but you should just start walking put some motion in your lines you already know the answer cause its screaming in the night so why wont you - so why wont you go and let yourself out let yourself out let yourself i wanna testify and make you tell it all you say youre busy but youre staring at the wall do you want another day do you want anything at all oh god its been a long time since i left them at the door i wonder if anybodys listening to me anymore so youre sorry - so thats all you got oh dont worry baby ive been thinking lately why go on when you can give it all to somebody else its just too hard just too far wont you tell me where you are because im all dressed up got one foot out the door I think its time to oh god why wont you go on and let yourself out let yourself out let yourself i wanna testify and make you tell it all you say youre busy but youre staring at the wall do you want another day do you want anything at all oh god its been a long time since i left them at the door i wonder if anybodys listening to me anymore anymore
Cait Leary smiling and pointing during an acoustic performance
Cait Leary smiling outdoors with an acoustic guitar

One More Time

One More Time lyrics handwritten in dark green ink on kraft paper
I KEPT ON INCHING CLOSER TO THE OTHER SIDE LOW TO GROUND HIGH TO THE PASSERBY BUT I THINK I STARTED TO BURN AGAIN LATE LAST NIGHT IT DIDNT KILL ME IM STILL ALIVE SLIPPED THROUGH THE CRACKS IN AN OVERSIGHT GOT MESSED AROUND NOW IM ENERGIZED I CANT WAIT FOR YOU TO SEE SO I GO I GO ONE MORE TIME FOR YOU FOR ME LEAVE IT BEHIND I GO I GO ONE MORE TIME YOU SHOULDA FINISHED THE JOB BUT YOU DID IT HALF WAY AND NOW IT APPEARS YOU HAVE HELL TO PAY I WAS AFRAID BUT NOW I THINK I UNDERSTAND SO GO AHEAD AND LASH OUT AT ME AGAIN IT ONLY FEEDS ME ADRENALINE WE BOTH KNOW HOW THIS IS GOING TO END I CANT WAIT FOR YOU TO SEE SO I GO I GO ONE MORE TIME FOR YOU FOR ME LEAVE IT BEHIND I GO I GO ONE MORE TIME NOW HOW ABOUT YOU TRY NOT GIVING IT ALL TO ME TRY NOT PUTTING IT ALL ON ME TRY NOT LIVING IT ALL THROUGH ME I CANT WAIT FOR YOU TO SEE I CANT WAIT FOR YOU TO SEE SO I GO I GO ONE MORE TIME FOR YOU FOR ME LEAVE IT BEHIND I GO I GO ONE MORE TIME