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Sugar Honey

by Carla J. Easton

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1.
Never Belong 02:46
I believe in birthdays and the Satisfaction of a stolen kiss at night So i blew all my candles out and Made a wish to always have you by my side But i guess the both of us Are never gonna compromise So we’ll never belong We’ll never belong So I’ve still got the letters that I wrote And never sent you in the back of my drawer And I’m not sure what bits of paper remind me of Or what i need them for Oh i guess it’s memories of feeling Like i deserved much more But i’ll never belong I’ll never belong I’ll never belong (never belong) I’ll never belong (never belong) I’ll never belong (never belong) So I smoke a cigarette and hope I don’t forget the times that we were close Or the way the sun would dance across your face And i would feel the afterglow You can raise a glass to me if I Am in your memory cause I won’t go Recall the way the sun would dance across your face When you could always hold me close Oh my missing puzzle piece we’ll never Meet again so i can’t let you know That my birthday wish each year is holding you and never ever letting you go Cause we’ll never belong (never belong) we’ll never belong (never belong) we’ll never belong (never belong) we’ll never belong (never belong)
2.
Sugar Honey 03:01
Sugar honey iced tea Drink me up, chew me Refreshingly tasty Baby I am Working my way Through every cliche Of words that you say To define what i do The price has been paid Impressions were made And i am done with you Bye bye, so long Pack it up and get get gone Hang tight, stay strong Girl you’ve had this all along Baby talk too sweet and slushy (no) So you can put away your honey (oh no) You’re kind of cute but not that funny Please don’t ever touch my body (no) In the dark is where I worry (oh no) Take my phone and have my money I didn’t mean to make you want me Please don’t ever touch my body
3.
Tempt Me 03:25
You’re always pushing my trigger And i never I never complain You’re a real hard hitter It’s already already too late I can’t reconsider I’m stuck in this game Even though i though i Know that i’ll never win So let’s go (let’s go) Tonight (tonight) Cause I need I need To feel alive I need the danger you provide Tempt me tempt me To the other side Cause it’s always Your pleasure your pleasure to take A little too much And you’ll never you’ll never explain Why you’re seeking out bad luck And dishing out tough love And i know i know i Can never get enough So let’s go (let’s go) Tonight (tonight) Cause I need I need To feel alive I need the danger you provide Tempt me tempt me To the other side So give me champagne headaches And your sunkissed heartbrakes You’re the only drug I wanna take And the only price I want to pay I keep adding to my mistakes I don’t care cause I’m in it with you I love the bad things we do Lets go I need I need To feel alive I need the danger you provide You tempt me to the other side And i know i know Tonight I need i need To feel alive I need the danger you provide tempt me Tempt me to the other side Tempt me to the other side Tempt me to the other side Tempt me to the other side Tempt me tempt me Tempt me tempt me
4.
One Week 04:06
Uh oh here I go again another Mess up, the story’s neverending It’s my fault for thinking that i could change There’s no one to stand and defend me Uh oh here I go again forever Undone and always re-offending I’ll show that this time I’m innocent On my oath I swear I wasn’t guilty I can’t remember what I was doing when It all came to an end But i know that it was Sunday Cause we made love on the Saturday And a credit card receipt shows that We were fine and we drank good wine On the previous Monday So in one week I threw it all away I need to slow down so maybe it’s time to Account for living in a daydream Breakdown all of the warning signs And wake up or face this repeating I can’t remember what I was doing when It all came to an end But i know that it was Sunday Cause we made love on the Saturday And a credit card receipt shows that We were fine and we drank good wine On the previous Monday So in one week I threw it all away I can’t remember what I was doing when It all came to an end But i know that it was Sunday Cause we made love on the Saturday And a credit card receipt shows that We were fine and we drank good wine On the previous Monday
5.
I fear the decline of her body As I climb the cherry tree out front To gild branches with gold lights She can’t do it for herself anymore I fear the decline of her eyes Dust swallows the forget-me-not blues She pretends it doesn’t matter That the sky remains grey in June It’s like the winter got stuck in her bones So her fingers can’t make the rain fall Like it did when she sang to me Like it did when she sang to me before I fear what I will do without her As I cut back the devastating weeds Overpowering honeysuckle Growing stronger than I’ll ever be Its like the winter got stuck her bones So her fingers can’t make the rain fall Like it did when she sang to me Like it did when she sang to me before Its like the winter got stuck her bones So her fingers can’t make the rain fall Like it did when she sang to me Like it did when she sang to me before I guess I’m mothering a mother And her cherry tree out front It’s just the cycle of the seasons rolling around
6.
Blooming 4U 04:24
Blooming for you-ou (bloom like a flower, bloom like a flower, bloom like a flower in your garden) Blooming for you-ou (bloom like a flower, bloom like a flower, bloom like a flower in your garden) Loving me won’t get you very far So don’t believe that you can tame a wild heart If I’m too busy dreaming with the stars Please don’t wake me in the morning I’ve nothing left to lose or throw away I can’t commit if you ask me to stay As tender as a rose is but with strength Cause I’m not ever scared of falling I’m taking my time to decide my next move I’m not blooming for you-ou (bloom like a flower, bloom like a flower, bloom like a flower in your garden) I’m not blooming for you-ou (bloom like a flower, bloom like a flower, bloom like a flower in your garden) No no no no I’ve been told that I should find some roots Settle down and give myself to you But this is not the life I want to choose I prefer the never knowing I’m taking my time to decide my next move I’m not blooming for you-ou (bloom like a flower, bloom like a flower, bloom like a flower in your garden) I’m not blooming for you-ou (bloom like a flower, bloom like a flower, bloom like a flower in your garden) No no no no I’m not blooming for you-ou (bloom like a flower, bloom like a flower, bloom like a flower in your garden) I’m not blooming for you-ou (bloom like a flower, bloom like a flower, bloom like a flower in your garden) No no no no
7.
Be OK 03:08
Hello hello hello hello-ah Hello hello hello hello-ah Hello hello hello hello-ah Hello hello hello hello-ah Hello hello hello hello-ah Hello hello hello hello-ah Hello hello hello hello-ah Hello hello hello hello-ah I’m thankful for the love I gave to you when we were So wonderful and everything was sweet I gave my all so much that is starting to hurt I get back up I’m going to be OK Didn’t know that i was falling Didn’t see the blood on the door Didn’t know I, I, I Was in the eye of the storm Didn’t know that red was warning Didn’t see the thorns on the rose Should have known I, I, I Would soon be ready to go I’m thankful for the love I gave to you when we were So wonderful and everything was sweet I gave my all so much that is starting to hurt I get back up I’m going to be OK No, no your money can’t buy the way I’m feeling now No, no your money can’t buy the way I’m feeling now It took most of the year But I can see clearly now That you were mining all my tears But diamonds will weigh you down I’m thankful for the love I gave to you when we were So wonderful and everything was sweet I gave my all so much that is starting to hurt I get back up I’m going to be OK (I gave you my all and now I’m done) (I gave you my all and now I’m done) (I gave you my all and now I’m done) (I gave you my all and now I’m done) Didn’t know that i was falling Didn’t see the blood on the door Didn’t know I, I, I Was in the eye of the storm Didn’t know that red was warning Didn’t see the thorns on the rose Should have known I, I, I Would soon be ready to go
8.
A long summer night With oysters and cheap gin Double denim kiss Of knees under the table How This is how it all begins Now it's restaurant card Forgotten in pockets Tearing at the edges How This is how it always ends New underwear and Twisting in bedsheets Promised holidays And kissing till my lips bleed How This is how it all begins Now it's TV dinners And unopened wine I’m Eating my words And swallowing my pride oh How This is how it always ends Cause the biggest mistake That I ever made Was letting you take Every little bit of my heart Every little bit of my heart And it's bever enough No matter how much I'm will to break Every little bit of my heart Every little bit of my heart Swapping house keys And meeting the parents The infectious laugh Of nervous fulfillment How This is how it all begins Now it's ignoring calls Deleting old emails Starting from scratch Creating new profiles How This is how it always ends Cause the biggest mistake That I ever made Was letting you take Every little bit of my heart Every little bit of my heart And it's bever enough No matter how much I'm will to break Every little bit of my heart Every little bit of my heart Cause the biggest mistake That I ever made Was letting you take Every little bit of my heart Every little bit of my heart And it's bever enough No matter how much I'm will to break Every little bit of my heart Every little bit of my heart It was every little bit of my heart Every little bit of my heart A long summer night With oysters and cheap gin Double denim kiss Of knees under the table How This is how it all begins
9.
You Made Us 03:17
Pass my neighbour, doesn’t know me That’s the blessing, anonymity In a city built by industry Skip the bus to smoke a cigarette In my neighbourhood it’s only cheap rent When the price jumps we’ll just move on again Watch the kids play, know they’re alright You do your best but it’s a hard life Resilient so we’ll survive It’s the perfect cacophony All your sirens with our poetry As the sun sets over our streets These are our streets These are our streets These are our streets Take a pill climb to the flagpole Drink some cheap wine from a friend’s cup We’re family but not by blood We’re family but not by blood In my notebook are the true words You’re a city built by love Say we make you but you made us Say we make you but you saved us And you’ve saved us And you’ve saved us And you’ve saved us Pass my neighbour, doesn;t know me Doesn’t matter, smile knowingly Cause you made them And you made me
10.
Got left with unfulfillment Didn’t dance on your own wedding day Went searching for commitment Signing all your candour away Vows can be broken and I’m open To starting it up again I know you want it babe i got it We don’t need to be just friends So baby please If you’re scared of being alone Just call on me I’ll be your weekend lover I need relief And this is all you need to know So call on me I’ll be your weekend lover I love you is inclined to cheapen So let’s never say those words A sweetened and rehearsed affliction That can be a gentle curse We’ll keep them close as uncut diamonds So they don’t get smashed to dust That get swept up We’ve been swept up So baby please If you’re scared of being alone Just call on me I’ll be your weekend lover I need relief And this is all you need to know So call on me I’ll be your weekend lover Oooh oooh ooooh Keep it small and contained Oooh oooh ooooh Just for fun and that’s ok So baby please If you’re scared of being alone Just call on me I’ll be your weekend lover I need relief And this is all you need to know So call on me I’ll be your weekend lover don't be scared now don't be scared now don't be scared now don't be scared now
11.
Sleepyhead 03:14
Calling all you sleepyheads Time to rise and shine Leave the comfort of your bed Don’t be left behind You'll look back Over your shoulder One day when you're older than the stories that you tell Throwing rocks into the wind Could be tempting fate Why invite the devil in Don’t make that mistake You'll look back over your shoulder one day when you're older than the stories that you tell Play for me One of those sad songs Another love gone wrong That you do so well Summer will come Those days are waiting Wide open arms To welcome you darling Calling all you sleepyheads Time to rise and shine Leave the comfort of your bed Don’t be left behind

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with thanks to my Adventures in Pop Fanclub for making this possible.

Olive Grove Records 2023

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released October 20, 2023

All Tracks written by Carla J. Easton
Track 10 written by Carla J. Easton & Pedro Cameron
Track 11 written by Carla J. Easton & Kim Richey
Track 5 written with support from POWA Scotland

Tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 9 & 11 Produced by Carla J. Easton
Tracks 3, 4 & 10 Produced by Calum Muir
Track 7 Produced by Carla J. Easton & Calum Muir
Track 8 Produced by Paul Kelly

All Tracks Performed by Carla J. Easton, Paul Kelly, Calum Muir, Gus Wemyss & Harry Weskin.

Additional Musicians:
Cello - Jessica Argo on Tracks 1 & 11
Violin - Pedro Cameron on Track 11
Saxophone - Angus Munro on Tracks 4 & 10
Trumpet - Ali Hendry on Track 6
Synth & Guitars - Susan Bear on Track 9
Drums - Jonny Scott on Track 9

Engineers Ronan Breslin & Margarita Lioli
Mixed by Ronan Breslin
Mastered by Novasound Studio

Recorded at La Chunky Studio, Glasgow (and various bedrooms across Scotland)
Photography by Craig McIntosh
Artwork by Ryan Marinello

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Carla J. Easton Glasgow, UK

Making music described as “glitter bursting from every chorus” and combining “the ominous glimmer of synth-wave with the maximalist fun of Carly Rae Jepsen’s ’80s throwbacks”, Carla J Easton is a pop songwriter with a back catalogue that would make most people envious.

She is consistently releasing music that’s talked about in terms of albums of the year garlands in Scotland, and beyond.
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