Recent Songs: Carolina's Calling Me Too

Carolina’s Calling Me Too


The worst of times, from far enough
We come to call the best
I know you don’t want to say no
But you know you can’t say yes
Carolina’s calling
Can’t seem to let it rest

Wantin’ ain’t the same as asking
I told myself that made it all okay
But you knowing how I feel
It’s like hearing me ask it every day
Carolina’s calling
The sun is bleeding in the bay

Sometimes you get so quiet
Staring past the walls of your living room
Then you start to say something
Only to smile tryin’ to hide your mood
Carolina’s calling
You know it’s calling for me too?

Yeah, Carolina’s calling…
But if you called, I’d answer you

I want that warm feeling back
I want that warm, damned feeling back
It’s a sickness
A siren’s whispered kiss
Now all I hear is Carolina calling me

I see vultures perched in every tree
That you try to rest beneath
I hope I’m not the same as them
But that don’t make me what you need
Carolina’s calling
And neither you nor I can sleep

A friend told me of another girl
She could help make stick the lie
I saw my face reflecting in her eyes
Man, that mug told me it weren’t wise
Carolina’s calling
And god knows that I’ve tried

I thought maybe with a better job
I could plaster all these holes
Tried to put on a new coat of paint
Ended up painting over my windows
And Carolina’s calling
In the dark, I hear echoes

Of Carolina calling…
Can’t get your smell out of my clothes

I want that warm feeling back
I want that warm, damp feeling back
It’s a sickness
A siren’s whispered kiss
Don’t want your smell out of my clothes
No, I want that warm feeling back
I want that warm, damned feeling back
It’s a sickness
A siren’s salty whispered kiss
Now all I hear is Carolina calling me…

The worst of times, from far enough
We come to call the best
I know you don’t want to say no
I’m almost scared you might say yes
Carolina’s calling
And the worst have done their best

Carolina’s calling…
What more is there to confess?



December, 2015 (Revised February 28, 2016)