pieces of us everywhere...

I think you´d like my new hair
I cut it when you weren´t there
That pieces of us everywhere
Were falling down

My bed is now a girl´s bed
Pink flowers under my head
And pillows on your side instead
Of you

´Cause that´s what single girls do
Don´t think about you

I´m reading books on meditation
Praying for my heart´s salvation
I´ve got the motivation
To be a free girl now

I´ve gone drinking with the guy down the hall
Put up a new color on my bare walls
I´m so damn busy
After all

´Cause that´s what single girls do
Don´t think about you

I keep trying
I keep trying
To make my way back to the light where I belong
But God keeps lying
God keeps lying
Saying this is for the best and nothing here is wrong

But I"m still thinking about you

I think you´d like my new hair
I cut it like I didn´t care
That pieces of me everywhere
Were falling down

One more glass of wine
Before I turn off the lights
This time I´ll be fine
I´ll be fine
I´ll be fine

Sometimes you hear a song so divine that upon hearing it for the first time, you hit rewind and play it over several times (or more). Such was the case for me with Single Girls. It's the kind of song that's poignantly dangerous. One that's emotionally barbed to hook into your heart. The video adds another layer that's just as powerful.

It comes from the first full length album by Dutch singer/songwriter Laura Jensen, Bells, an album that combines her first two EPs as well as adding a cover of the Kings of Leon song Use Somebody (a great cover by the way, possibly my second favorite song from the album). Jansen shines brightest on songs like Single Girls, where her vulnerability comes out, but the album as a whole is an excellent showcase of a voice emotionally expressive.

stream Laura Jansen - Single Girls : Bells

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