Genuine

The title is true of the lyrics. A collection of hot-headed, head-over-heels, passionate conversations I’ve had. The way of the rocks, the bones of the office. 

Django Reinhardt, of course, had a tune called I’ll See You In My Dreams, which I like to jam. There’s a lick on the ending of I Feel No Sorrow which I directly lifted from that song, aside from the themes themselves being extremely similar. Most of this album is connected like that. 

The voice on the intro is none other than my dearest Ana Ledesma, recording all the way from across the Atlantic Ocean.

Pour ceux qui étaient préparés

Et pour ceux qui ont été surpris.

I can’t sleep with you tonight

So I hope to see you in my dreams

I’ve been working on my thinking

And I think it’s been improving

You are aging like a fine wine

Talk to me when you’re done proving

All the angels up above me

Say they’ll never give their blessing

I am shooting in a dark room

Lord knows where, I’m only guessing

We’ll be dead in three decades

What does it matter if we chain smoke tonight?

I’ve got the light with me, just scoot in closer

It’s getting dark in here, too dark to dose it

A single candle is like a halo

My Madalena, my Holy Grail

I’ll be loving you tonight and for always

Chasing tables at the bar when it’s packed up

Chasing buses at the park when it’s closing

Sharing a bed because I don’t wanna lose sleep

Fucked up on your peace and loving

Weather here is getting eerie

When I say I’ve got a problem

Houston says they don’t believe me

You are renting all my mindframe

By the way that you’ve been acting

Pretend it didn’t hurt like hellfire

When I caught you laughing at me

You talk about the rain and cold 

And always make time to discuss the birds and bees

You’re brilliant, so I invite you to make time

To discuss the birds and mes

I’ve got the whole day and all this loving

To make you cared for, to get you horny

If you want romance, I’ve got the whole set

If you should answer the burning question

Would you still love me if I was alone?

Just tell me what to do, it can be anything

Just give me space and I’ll make you a galaxy

Get on the train, now, how far will it go?

Take off your jacket, paint you a rainbow

I can’t sleep with you tonight

So I hope to see you in my dreams