We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Half Asleep & Full of Love

by LaAerial

/
  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      £5 GBP  or more

     

1.
SOBER 03:44
Have you ever been so in love It was like a drug and you couldn't get sober? You couldn't get sober It gets hard to act like I don't care when I do I try to hold it back but it shows on my face when I speak of you I keep it bottled up inside cause I don't want no one to know that I still do love you Cause they might think I'm crazy, say that I'm a fool How could I still care for somebody like you When you barely have a heart that you don't know how to use What started out as love ended up as abuse I thought I told ya, I used to be an addict but I'm sober Was a fiend for his love and now it's over I'm glad I'm sober (2X) They won't believe Because they'll see through my lies How could I be sober if I still cry sometimes You know that love doesn't fade You know that time doesn't change a thing I must be crazy I am a fool Still seem to care for somebody like you Though you barely have a heart that you don't know how to use It started out as love but it ended in abuse I know I told ya, I used to be an addict and I'm sober But I still fiend for his love cause it's not over I'm not sober I know I told ya, I used to be an addict and I'm sober But I still fiend for his love cause it's not over I'm not sober
2.
The REAL Him 02:58
He’s just another one A poser, phony, a fake He pretended to care And all my love he did take I gave it up freely Cause I thought that he was the one My husband, my baby, the father of my unborn son But he is just another poser He is just another fake I wonder if I knew The REAL Him  Or if he knew my heart would break Over and over again After this is over  I'll never trust again I wonder if I knew him I wonder if I knew him I wonder if I knew him I wonder if I knew him I could go on pretending Like I’m alright And bury my feelings deep within But I still cry sometimes You know that I truly loved you Even though all your lies It's a shame you couldn’t be yourself You were playing somebody else Playing somebody else I wonder if I knew him I wonder if I knew him I wonder if I knew him I wonder if I knew him
3.
Quiet 03:21
I know that I walked away Without saying a thing But I had to get on that plane just to keep myself sane Cause I was really trying While you were still just lying So I had to let you go But I still miss you sometimes Wish you were in my life Cause there’s one thing I know that this silence just doesn't seem right It’s much too quiet I’m dying from the silence I miss the sound of your voice Even though it was my choice It’s much too quiet I’m dying from the silence I miss the sound of your voice Even though it was my choice You can pretend like I’m never on your mind But I know that’s not the case She’ll never be like I (I, I, I) Cause I’m one of a kind So I’m waiting for the day When you'll break this silence It’s much too quiet I’m dying from the silence I miss the sound of your voice Even though it was my choice It’s much too quiet I’m dying from the silence I miss the sound of your voice Even though it was my choice Even though there’s strength inside Even though there’s strength inside your silence I will survive it Cause I’m a survivor So I’ll keep on fighting Even though there’s strength inside your silence I will survive it Cause I’m a survivor So I’ll keep on fighting
4.
Speak to me Let the words flow from your mouth I won’t say a thing I am listening Speak to me Speak to me
5.
Heartstrings 03:07
Heartstrings [Lyrics] You're playing on my heart Playing on my heart You're playing on my heartstrings like a guitar Claiming that you love me when that’s a farce You didn’t have to carry on this way You could’ve let me know it was just a game You're playing on my heartstrings like a guitar Claiming that you love me when that’s a farce You didn’t have to carry on this way You could’ve let me know it was just a game I thought that this love was going far All the way up to Mars Cause you and I were both born stars (Yeah) You taught me a lesson I’ll admit But inside I’m feeling salty (No More Sugar) And right now I just want it all to go away I can’t believe how you deceived me You played me so cold baby You're playing on my heartstrings like a guitar Claiming that you love me when that’s a farce You didn’t have to carry on this way You could’ve let me know it was just a game You're playing on my heartstrings like a guitar Claiming that you love me when that’s a farce You didn’t have to carry on this way You could’ve let me know it was just a game I played my part (In this fairytale illusion) Holding hands in the dark (My heart and head filled with delusions) Oh but you were so smart (Told me lies straight to my face) I fed your EGO so much food that it’ll never go away You're playing on my heartstrings like a guitar Claiming that you love me when that’s a farce You didn’t have to carry on this way You could’ve let me know it was just a game
6.
I’d Rather Be… [Lyrics] We could do so much better But we won’t We’ll stay right here together Cause if we don’t It all comes tumbling down This little house we found So you know we can’t let this thing go, no Love, it seems a mystery At times I feel confused But I’d rather be in misery if it means that I’m with you I’d rather be in misery if it means that I’m with you I’d rather be…. If it means that I’m with you (with you) Bad can feel so good, so good Bad, feels so good, feels so good, so good Bad Can feel so good Bad feel so good So good I’d rather be with you I’d rather be I’d rather be with you I’d rather be here with you
7.
You and I ended up in the same storm Both of us were drowning  Until I gave my hand to you Then finally we made it back to the shore And I was so certain that God saved my life to love you But the wind kept blowing and you turned so cold I never thought that we would end up at a cross road You said that you were gonna love me through the winter And though we tried we barely made it to December You saved me from a thousand heartaches As I rescued you Now we’ll live to love another Love another  You saved me from a thousand heartaches As I rescued you Now we’ll live to love another  Love Another Day I was lost You were lost We found each other  Look at what we’ve been through And all that we’ve discovered Even though I’m not your girl You’re still a part of my world Cause I thought that I would be your wife But things don’t always work out right I guess that’s just a part of life Everything happens as it should If I could change the past you know I would But it wouldn’t do us any good You saved me from a thousand heartaches As I rescued you Now we’ll live to love another Love another  You saved me from a thousand heartaches As I rescued you Now we’ll live to love another  Love Another Day Broken hearts beat again (Yes they do they do) Broken hearts beat again (Yeah you know it’s true) Broken will beat again We will live to love another day You saved me from a thousand heartaches As I rescued you Now we’ll live to love another  Love Another Day
8.
Dream of You 03:39
"Like a moth to a flame Burned by the fire My love is blind Can’t you see my desire" Sometimes I dream that you’re in my bed (You're in my bed) You’re next to me and you’re mine You kiss me slow Like you don’t want it to end But when I wake up I’m all alone again, again I dream of you When I sleep at night I be holding my pillow tight I pray for you Hoping you’ll be mine And it’s not just in my mind I still believe That you’re someplace dreaming of me If we both conceive (use your imagination) Then one day we will meet And you’ll make me see How much my GOD loves me Because I dream and I pray that you will be mine All mine I dream of you When I sleep at night I be holding my pillow tight I pray for you Hoping you’ll be mine And it’s not just in my mind

about

I started this mixtape project 2 years ago while I was living abroad. Last year I raised $1500 (after fees) from the generosity of friends and strangers alike. I abandoned these songs and recording in general after becoming disappointed with not having the means to complete them properly. I decided to finish what I started even if I had to do it at home on my laptop.

"Half Asleep & Full of Love" is a story. I was lost. I was in love, I was lost in love. “SOBER" describes the latter part of the tale when I begin to wake myself up from the slumber I had slipped into. "The REAL Him" is another after thought, the realization that who I loved, wasn't WHO I loved. “Quiet" is more in the middle of the story where I broke free but was still somehow bound to this experience. In Speak to Me, I was reaching out to GOD to ask what to do, musically and regarding my career I was so discouraged and really needed guidance. When I wrote “Heartstrings" I thought I understood what happened but it was just the tip of the iceberg so to speak. "I'd Rather Be" is actually the most recent recording. I wrote it last week out of sheer frustration with trying to perfect the other 7 songs. It is about staying in a relationship that isn't the greatest just because you'd prefer being miserable with them then happy alone. It's not really a true story but I feel like it was a message many could relate to and it came to me very fluidly so I chose to record it. "Live to Love Another Day" is about loving someone back to health. Meaning having love fix 2 broken hearts and even if they aren’t meant to be together that their healing love will allow them to live on and love someone else. It’s a fantasy that I tried to paint with words. I have the secret desire to be in a super hero love affair. :-) And finally "Dream of You" is the oldest written song on the record. It was the 2nd song I ever wrote on guitar. A guitar I borrowed from my friend Chrissy in LA.
I heard this track and it inspired me to re-arrange it and make it into a new song. Thank you for listening!

credits

released June 4, 2014

All Lyrics*, Melodies and Arrangements Written & Recorded in my bedroom
(Internal Macbook Pro Microphone/Garageband) while living in London, Tokyo & New York. For this mixtape, I chose most tracks from Drake and his producers because I love his sound. All Production credits are listed below: (according to the internet)

1. SOBER (Noah “40” Shebib, Adrian X)
2. The REAL Him (a whoooooole bunch of people... check Wiki)
3. Quiet (Noah “40” Shebib, Rico Love, Drake)
4. Speak To Me [interlude] (Noah “40” Shebib, Chantal Kreviazuk)
5. Heartstrings (J Dilla)
6. I'd Rather Be... (Noah "40" Shebib, Thomas Jake One)
7. Live to Love Another Day (Ryan Leslie)
8. Dream of You* (Noah "40" Shebib)

This project has not been mastered or even mixed outside my headphones.
I wanted to finish what I started so I can grow, learn, get better and share that process with you. I finally built up enough courage. If your "bionic ears" allow you to hear babies crying, birds chirping, off-key singing, the crinkling of frozen veggies keeping my computer cool,
my roommates in the background or any other anomalies on this recording...well that's just a consequence of the circumstances. Someone told me:

"...it is better to DO SOMETHING [how ever menial] than to do nothing at all." Thanks for lending me your ears.

Lyrics*, Melodies and Arrangements © 2014 LaAerial & Essentia Entertainment
Music Production Copyrights belonging to their respective owners.
*Excerpt taken from “That’s The Way Love Goes” on intro.

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

LaAerial

just a lady making art on her iPad

contact / help

Contact LaAerial

Streaming and
Download help

Shipping and returns

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like LaAerial, you may also like: