Playlist: "I gotta tell you something I believe in"
17 songs and a favorite lyric from each.
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Better Days by Noah Gundersen
Lyric: “I may never understand the full measure of a man, but this is what I’d tell him if he was here…” (IYKYK)
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This Is Your Life by Noah Gundersen & Switchfoot
“This is your life, is it everything you dreamed that it would be, when the world was younger and you had everything to lose?
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More Than Fine by Monica Martin & Switchfoot
“When I’m up with the sunrise, I want more than just blue skies, I want more than just okay”
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Hiding In Plain Sight by Swimm
I don’t have the lyrics to this one but Chris’s voice sounds AMAZING. I told him yesterday, he’s making D’Angelo, Jeff Buckley, and Florence Welch proud. Also, Chris is on Substack now. Check out The Youngest Man in LA.
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Laugh Track by The National (feat. Phoebe Bridgers)
“And you don’t know how to deal with me, You don’t know how that feels”
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Sex by The 1975 (Live From Gorilla)
I dig the song but the lyrics aren’t worth repeating.
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Robbers by The 1975 (Live From Gorilla)
“But if you just take off your mask, you’d find out everything’s gone wrong”
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Honey by Samia
“I’m not scared of sharks, I’m not scared to be naked, I’m not scared of anything”
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I Don’t Miss You by JP Saxe
“I don’t miss you, I just fantasize about you being someone who loves me”
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Hornets by The National
“I don’t need to be rescued, I just need to be pinned, God’s in the decals, And the words on your skin”
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Tour Manager by The National
“Let me know when you’re free, I gotta tell you something I believe in, It came to me while I was waking up from something I was dreaming”
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Dying Star by Ashnikko (feat. Ethel Cain)
“Burnin’ like a dying star, Invasive weeds rooted in my heart, set in a crooked trajectory, The journey here was hard, I was almost pulled apart”
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Haunted House by Noah Gundersen
“You fell in love with a dying star, a failing liver and a broken heart, But if you can love me for all that I’m not, I’ll give you the rest of what I’ve got”
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Last Life by Swimm
“And I’ve got so much more to learn, Not sure which life I lived to earn you, And I don’t know when I got it right, I see my past now as a virtue”
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Another Name by Cold War Kids
“I couldn’t stay there, You showed me how to take all of my shame, Give it another name, Give it another name”
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The Weakness by Ruston Kelly (feat. Samia)
“Did you order yet or should we wait? How are you doing? Are you okay?”
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Pace Is The Trick by Interpol
“You can’t hold it too tight, these matters of security”
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this is everything i didn’t know i needed. thank you for this Jamie. i’m so glad people like you exist in this world to share stuff like this. i also don’t mean to be rude about this by bringing this up on here, but i’ve been trying to reach out to your merch email for over 10 days. just wondering if there’s delays or what? i received a wrong shirt. just want to get the one that supports you. again, not trying to be rude just wondering. i understand things take time. 🤙
Our Version of The Beautiful Breakdown from Switchfoot has been on repeat the last couple weeks! Absolutely breathtaking new versions of songs I already loved so much! Loving this playlist!