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Letter to a Friend

by northaven

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Hamlet Cooper "you've been talking less when I'm around/it's a shame because it's my favorite sound" is devastating. The guitar is this driving force, and there's frustration and sadness in every chord. I just love it <3 Favorite track: Leaving Michigan.
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Your eyes were glistening like morning grass With dew run through it's hair I take a big clump and rip it fresh out of the ground Chucked it 20 feet away In your wake you left an empty space Without a trace Out of sight Left me all alone Like nothing ever felt right The skyline's the clearest its been In a couple weeks I take a huge breath And sprint back to my car Sigils scattered in the weeds When you left without me What I wouldn't give To feel your face again With carolina sawgrass whipping in the wind
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I still don't know what to do today Improv everything on the way I just wanna tell you how I feel I just dont even know where to start That look in your eyes turns me to stone I think of them at night when I'm alone Maybe one day this can be real I just don't even know where to start I'll give up everything I've worked for Throw all my belongings out the door Tear down the walls and break the seal If I could have a place in your heart
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We don't always get the happy ends we wanted Sometimes we can't even get out of bed There was a time the skies were vibrant Now all around me are pale shades of red I wish I could have said what I meant to Instead of beating around the bush for an hour or two I wish we could've talked things over longer But I can't take back the words that burned you The world spins while I'm locked in silence Its now june but I'm trapped in april Reliving the conversation down to the letter Just to see if I could do right by you I've done a lot of things since we parted ways Worked some shows, dropped a song and went on tour The thing that starts to sting me the most I've lost the one person that knew me to the core I won't reach out but I'll be watching from afar I was told its the best I could do for you I wish that we could be happier people But moving on is the hardest thing for me to do The world spins while I'm locked in silence Its august but I'm trapped in april Replaying the phone call in my head To see if I could've done right by you The world spins while I'm locked in silence Its october but I'm trapped in april Replaying the phone call in my head To see if I could've done right by you God damn could I ever do right by you
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You left pretty early that day And I still wonder if it was me Whether I'm overbearing Or I'm just paranoid I wish I could ask you If something's up But I'm pretty sure I'd blow my cover If I said anything at all If I could tear down every wall between us I wouldn't even hesitate Drive to you where ever you are Even to a different state But the creeping thoughts are choking me And there's no way to escape Sorry if you're uncomfortable I'll just look away You've been talking less When I'm around Its a shame because Its my favorite sound But I guess things change And I can't take back The things I say I think I'll see myself out
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Visited the Reservation today The last place I remember seeing you breathing I traced my footsteps All across the trails Recounting the hazy memories When wind was in our sails A crack in your hull Sent you tumbling to the depths And I was too far away to turn around Sometimes I wonder What your last thoughts were While I'm lying here alone on the ground I felt a ghost in my room last night Like my emptiness called into the night Asking for some help Asking for a friend Like a beacon in the darkness To make my anguish end A circle lit my room And I see your face again But I was too afraid to leave this bed I wonder if you'd ever Welcome me with open arms I'm not the person that you used to dread I wonder if you're still here In the park where we last spoke I heard you went out west It was probably for the best
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When the hot sun Beats down on my skin I go up in smoke And I start to choke When the harsh light Blinds me like a fool I'll shy away And find a new hiding place If you could see this feeling That brings me to my knees I hope you'd understand I hope that you would understand If I could sacrifice all my inhibitions and cut off my legs I'll continue to run Soar past that setting sun If I could run away from this Like I do everything I don't think it would fix it Not even in the slightest If you could see this feeling That brings me to my knees I hope you'd understand I hope that you would understand
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It's been six months since we last had spoke Its could be even longer, I swear I'm losing track So much has come and gone throughout this time And I'm just glad you finally called me back I hope you went and quit your miserable job Did you leave your awful boyfriend for good I hope everyone that ever took you for granted One day stands in the hellish place you stood I hope you got that letter The one I postmarked to your old house It says that things weren't really all that bad We've got a lot of catching up to do So many memories I wanna retread One day you'll forget what its like to feel sad I'm sorry to hear about whats happening with school Let me see what I can do about your car If there's anything I can do to make this easier Just tell me and I can be right where you are We're both busy people with our own really hectic lives I won't take it personally if you don't have the time I hope you got that letter The one I postmarked to your old house It says that things weren't really all that bad We've got a lot of catching up to do So many memories I wanna retread One day you'll forget what its like to feel sad I hope you got that letter The one I postmarked to your old house I hope that things haven't been all that bad
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Letter to a Friend is here.

This record from Rockland's own northaven dives into themes surrounding relationships, from friends who disappeared, to those they felt strongly about, to ones they had to give up on and to the people that came back out of nowhere.

Letter to a Friend is addressed to

Justin Arena, Molly Geraghty, Owen Korzec, Matt Minigell, Andrew Collins, Amanda McCarthy, Mark McCarthy, Prateek Poddar, Tom Shubsda, Krisitian Veech, Joe Everett, Brian Huntress, Nick Grisolia, Monica BD, Devri Goodspeed, All of Troll 2, Charlie Riedel, Patrick Lydon, Pia DeFranscesco, All of Bullpup, Waymaker, Bandicoot, Cherry Brat, Nicole Zundell, Aimey Rinn, Joel Mongeon, Mary Fairbanks, Hamlet Cooper, Noelle Micarelli, Chris Thom, Dan Smith, Derek Guilford, Kenny Byron, Kevin Reily, Connor O’Brien, Burak Laciner, Sam Tennant, Callie Moos, Julian Ross, Nathan Calcagno, Jake Kearney, Carl Raimondi, Matt Barboza, Nick Whitcher, the Plymouth Crew, the Cape Crew, everyone I've ever booked, ran sound for or just enjoyed the music of, Angus Garland, Clayton Parfumorse, Steve Valeske, Erin Parfumorse, Micah, Andrew Lawrence, Ben Lopez, Heather German, Joey Lefebvre, Christian Lefebvre, Sammi Barch, Evelynn Tripplet, Katherine Gaynon, Zachary Taylor, Tori Vergara, Emma Lightizer, Monica Walker, and literally everyone else I've ever had a positive interaction with.

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released December 15, 2019

Music and Lyrics by northaven.

northaven is Ian Garland.

Album Artwork by Brian Fitzgerald.

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