Music
by: Mandy Brooke / Jennifer Kennard
Verse 1:
I see him staring there across the room
With a new girl on his lips
Looking at me like I should give a damn
But I know why he’s doing it
(doing it) 2x
He’s up to no good
I wouldn’t change places with her if I could
Chorus:
He come off sweet
But he goes out cold
He ain’t foolin me
With lies he told
He’s all talk
But I ain’t sold
My heart ain’t one of his toys
but Boys will be boys
Verse 2:
He called me names
And he knocked me down
Hoping I would notice him
He said he liked me
But he had a funny way of showing it
I know all the tricks that he plays
Yeah, I caught on to his games
Bridge:
What were you thinking when you brought her here tonight?
Did you think I’d go running home?
Did you think I would cry?
Chorus:
He come off sweet
But he goes out cold
He ain’t foolin me
With lies he told
He’s all talk
But I ain’t sold
My heart ain’t one of his toys
but Boys will be boys
This song is about a lot of guys I’ve come across in my life. I wasn’t involved with all of them, some had been with friends, but all were easy targets to write about! And all were just as annoying, immature and clueless as the next…
So, this song is dedicated to the EX that stared me down while making out with his new girlfriend in a pathetic effort to make me jealous. But only achieved grossing me out. This song is for the guy who thought being a total jerk would make me fall for him. This song is for the guy that broke my friend’s heart and never called back. And for the guy who refused to take a hint. And to the guy that thought he fooled me, then realized, two can play that game. And to the guy that surprised us all.
We’ll never understand you, just like you’ll never quite get us, but at least you’re fun to sing about! :-p
by: Mandy Brooke
Verse 1:
I spilled coffee on my shirt again
On my way out the door
Yeah, you could call me tangled mess
But I just call me yours
There’s a tear in my jeans I gotta mend
Lost my keys and my phone
And even if I feel like my world is falling
You still say that I’m beautiful
Pre:
I’m always in a complicated frenzy
But your the only one that seems to get that-
Chorus:
I’m that state of chaotic confusion
But you say that’s just my fire that you love
But if I caught you in flames
Would you still the same thing?
He said, you’re fever I don’t want to stop
So baby, burn me up
Verse 2:
My clothes are scattered all around the room
No wonder there’s nothing to wear
I had to be at work, like yesterday
My hairs a roughed up
I’m panicking
But, what else is new?
Pre:
But then you grab my hand
Pull me back to bed
Man, you made me late again
Chorus:
I’m that state of chaotic confusion
But you say that’s just my fire that you love
But if I caught you in flames
Would you still the same thing?
He said, you’re fever I don’t want to stop
So baby, burn me up
Bridge:
I burn dinner in the microwave
I can’t remember a damn thing
But that’s not the reason you like me
Chorus:
I’m that state of chaotic confusion
But you say that’s just my fire that you love
But if I caught you in flames
Would you still the same thing?
He said, you’re fever I don’t want to stop
So baby, burn me up
Tag:
Yeah, you could call me a tangled mess
But I just call me yours
When I was a Senior in high school (Class of 2010!), we were required to do a year-long career project that pretty much answered the question: “What do you want to do with your life?” My project was on songwriting and music. Ironically enough, “Chaotic” was the product that allowed me to graduate high school. Go figure!
My whole life, I’ve been a disorganized mess. I loose everything and am always on a never-ending search for my cell phone and car keys. I can’t remember birthdays, or what I was about to say… I spill drinks, and there are times when my room looks like my closet threw up. It’s one of my many quirks, (Mom calls them ‘Mandy-isms’). But take me as I am. Because I’m not perfect, and yes, I am chaotic. People might see this as a negative, but maybe someone, someday, might see it as beautiful. It makes me, me. So, that being said, this song had more than enough inspiration! It was just one of those songs that seemed to write itself.
by: Mandy Brooke / Jennifer Kennard
Verse 1:
It’s like a slide show flipping through my mind
I’ve got twelve hours between me and that place in time
That picture-perfect life I left behind
Sneaks up on me sometimes
Chorus:
I can still feel the heat of the concrete
As I’m dancing across it in my bare feet
Ice cream melting down the back of my hand
Onto a summer long sun tan
That’s something I miss
I guess I’m a bit Homesick
Verse 2:
Some dreams need a piece of higher ground
Some dreams are too big for a small town
And some dreams just go looking for their way out
But they found their way back now
Chorus:
I can still hear the thunder
The walls shake
Racing under our make-shift hide away
Tracking mud onto the hard wood floors
From the last world we explored
That’s something I miss
I guess I’m a bit Homesick
Bridge:
I can pack up my car and head southeast
Back to that long stretch of white beach
But from this fully furnished rental space
I can have it both ways
Chorus:
I can still smell the salt and the pine
Pouring through the window from outside
And when we’d waste the day on the lake
Til my Dad gave the boat away
That’s something I miss
I guess I’m a bit-
I know what it is when I’m feeling like this
I guess I’m alittle Homesick
I guess I’m just Homesick
I wrote this song with Jennifer Kennard in the summer of 2009. I was living in Nashville for a few months, and I began to catch a horrible case of homesickness. I missed the beach, the smell of salt in the air, my Dad and my sister… Jennifer and I talked about my childhood a lot that day. It was a great release. “Homesick” is about the times I remember as a kid, growing up in Florida with my sister, and how much fun we had. It’s about missing those moments, but leaving for good reason. This song with always be dedicated to my sister, Samantha.
by: Mandy Brooke
Verse 1:
I put my make-up on
Just the way you like it
And my best dress is hangin’ in the closet
Maybe tonights the night
Where it’ll dawn on you
That I’m the one
You should be falling in to
Pre:
I think its chemistry
When I don’t have to see you
To know your next to me
When I feel you, I can hardly breathe and-
Chorus:
I can’t find the words
I’m speechless
I can’t find myself
In this beautiful mess you made
I know its far from okay to feel this way but
I wanna be kissed again and again
I wanna feel the warmth of your hands in mine
I know it’s not alright
I can’t have you and that’s fine
I ‘ll just pretend I’m her tonight
Verse 2:
Through the crowd and noise in this room
You’re the only one I feel with your every move
That smile I try to ignore
But my eyes come back for more
But I look away to see her face
And I bet she thinks the same thing
Bridge:
Just sneak a kiss in the drive way
While my eyes are closed and my hands shake
I’m wondering if you feel that way
Last Chorus:
I couldn’t find the words
I was speechless
I couldn’t find myself
In that beautiful mess you made
It was far from okay, but you felt the same
I wanted you to kiss me again and again
I wanted those hands holding mine all night
It was wrong, but it felt right
I don’t want to fight it anymore
But for a second in that time
oh, baby, You were mine
Oh jeese… where do I begin with this one? Well, I’ll start off by saying this song is 100% true. It’s about a guy I had crushed on for years, and it grew into a quick, but perfect kiss. Unfortunately, the story ended there… I learned that falling for someone who belongs to someone else sucks. I guess you always want what you can’t have, right? In lack of better words, he left me speechless.
