unbidden i'm gettin'
pictures of you
biking to your cousin's house in 2002
you bought a blue soda & called it a day
unbidden i'm gettin' to know you okay
unbidden i'm gettin' distracted again
i try to keep a lid on it
& not ask "who, what, where & when"
but you know what they say about cats & curiosity
well, unbidden i'm gettin' there so let's just wait and see
see if i
in time
will notice
yeah if i
in time
will catch on
'cause it's not everything but it's not nothin'
and there's a tiny part of me that can't let go
so i sit wondering if things were different
does that part of me know somethin' that i don't?
unbidden i'm gettin' lost in my house
i try not to bring it up like a good little mouse
i scurry down tunnels like memory lane but
unbidden i'm going a little insane
'cause it's not everything but it's not nothin'
and there's a tiny part of me that can't move on
so i sit wondering if things were different
would that part of me succeed if lines were drawn
shoulda left this unwritten
so let's say i'm kiddin'
'cause it comes unbidden
if i
in time
will notice
yeah if i
in time
will catch on
'cause it's not everything but it's not nothin'
and there's a tiny part of me that can't let go
so i sit wondering if things were different
does that part of me know somethin' that i don't?
'cause it's not everything but it's not nothin'
and there's a tiny part of me that can't move on
so i sit wondering if things were different
would that part of me succeed if lines were drawn
shoulda left this unwritten
so let's say i'm kiddin'
'cause it comes unbidden
it comes unbidden, yeah
credits
from almost, not quite,
released November 17, 2023
written & performed by kate maclean
except for the bass & some bg vox, that was emmett o'reilly
recorded & mixed by emmett o'reilly
produced by kate maclean & emmett o'reilly
art direction & visuals by tanita siladi
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