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part one

by Michal Leah

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1.
We’ve yelled words we shouldn’t We’ve fought for the best Those tears we were crying Both happy and sad Oh time it stops and people fade when you step in a room I don’t love anyone the way I love you We don’t fear the silence You read like a book I’d last a decade on one of those looks I would give the ocean up to swim in your blues I don’t love anyone the way I love you The way I love you The way I If I know what love is it’s because of you You light my fire yeah that’s the whole truth I know it’s easy to get lost in all of the issues I’ll tell the whole world Top of my lungs Past present future They know you’re the one Doesn’t take a diamond ring to say that I do I don’t love anyone No I don’t love anyone I don’t love anyone The way I love you
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Pretending 02:40
I'm not who you thought I was But you’re not who you said you were And I wanna be there for you But you gotta invite me first In the back of the party I tripped in your high heeled shoes I think this is the part where I slip up and I tell you I miss pretending that I’m good for you Wish you’d keep lying like you used to do I miss believing I’m supposed to be better beside you But now that we're ending I'll miss pretending, cause I miss you I'm sorry I tried so hard Poked holes in your heart shaped box I wanted to play the part but all I did was fall apart I wish I wasn’t hard to love Cause loves hard enough In the back of the party I tripped in your high heeled shoes I think this is the part where I slip up and I tell you I miss pretending that I’m good for you Wish you’d keep lying like you used to do I miss believing I’m supposed to be better beside you But now that we're ending I'll miss pretending, cause I miss you
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Used To It 02:42
I never changed my mind Watching you walk away All that you left behind That was my everything How many drinks? How many hellos? Yeah How many stays? How many should goes? Uh How many tears? How many new lows can someone feel before they’re getting over it? Time should’ve stopped when you left me wish I learned to forget like you did And I fill the days while my heart stays empty I never got over you, I just got used to it Oh I never got over you, I just got used to it All of your favorite books I kept them on my shelf Cuz I need a piece of you I’m hoping the pages help How many drinks? How many hellos? Yeah How many stays? How many should goes? Uh How many tears? How many new lows can someone feel before they’re getting over it? Time should’ve stopped when you left me wish I learned to forget like you did And I fill the days while my heart stays empty I never got over you, I just got used to Nights on the floor staring at this tv Mornings afraid it would hit I’m stuck in a loop and the thought it scares me I never got over you, I just got used to it Oh I never got over you, I just got used to it I never got over you
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I can hear them talking But I have nothing to say In a room full of people That just wanna meet you But you turn your back away Grab yourself a drink Though it'll sit at your feet In a room full of bodies You do your best hobby And watch them pretend it's okay Breathe it in Though all of your bones are paper thin If I could cry out my voice would break It's so overwhelming, the weight's too much to take If I could tell you how I'm feeling, where would I begin I'm on the outside looking in The front door is creaking And headlights they drive you home You find your silence Like stars to a pilot Somehow you let them all go You're surprised in the mirror But we’ve been here before You'll turn on the T.V Cause that's something easy But cry yourself to sleep on the floor Breathe it in Though all of your bones are paper thin If I could cry out my voice would break It's so overwhelming, the weight's too much to take If I could tell you how I'm feeling, where would I begin I'm on the outside looking in
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I've never felt so damn exposed It's like you held me up just to let me go And I heard you're fine And that's alright But the hardest part about this is you won't say goodbye I tried my best to hold my breath Turns out I was right to second guess You gave your word And made a promise And wrapped 'em in a lie And I said it didn't hurt But if I'm being honest The closer we got The further I fell So close, I almost loved you I wish you knew the words you say Are more than what my heart should ever take I wish you never knew my name Wish you could take back what you gave Then maybe I'd be okay You gave your word And made a promise And wrapped 'em in a lie And I said it didn't hurt But if I'm being honest The closer we got The further I fell So close, I almost loved you I tried my best to hold my breath Turns out I was right to second guess You gave your word And made a promise And wrapped 'em in a lie And I said it didn't hurt But if I'm being honest The closer we got The further I fell So close, I almost loved you And sometimes I still want to

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Michal’s debut EP "part one" is a deeply poignant collection of piano-led coming-of-age ballads — “The Way I Love You,” “Pretending,” “Used To It,” “Tinted Windows,” and "Almost Loved You" — that explore everything from relationships to friendships and coping with social anxiety.

“A lot of the concepts that I've been leaning towards have something to do with change,” Michal says of the moving five-track EP. “I've been going through so much change.”

The aching sentiment of “Almost Loved You" applies to most songs on the EP, which are confidently led by Michal’s mellifluous, soulful vocals. “‘Pretending’ is focused on how you almost felt like you would be best friends forever, but then it didn't work out that way,” she continues.

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released February 3, 2023

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Michal Leah Chicago, Illinois

Michal Leah might be only 19 years old, but the Chicago-born soul-pop songwriter & multi-instrumentalist sings with the wisdom, range, & intuition of an artist with decades’ more experience.

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