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Flight of the Dragon

by Naomi Tatsuoka

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1.
You know, you coulda took a little bit more from me you know, You coulda told some more lies you know, You coulda felt a little bit more apathy But it woulda taken too much of your time Two weeks in, you gave me a bandaid But when I tried it on I just felt ill But I'm not worth saying that you ****** up I'm not worth trying to talk it out Kept your silence like you gave it to me Kept my head, didn't scream or shout But I'm not worth it No I'm not worth it To you (That b**** done ****ed up. I think I’mma have to write a song about it) (I asked you) to give me the kind of respect you say you deserve (I asked you) to tell me when you were gonna get back to me (I asked you) to maybe try and show me some real gratitude (gratitude) (“so... did she?” “NO!”) But you left me with your mess to clean up Don't you worry, no... I'll make sure you get the bill But I'm not worth saying that you f***** up I'm not worth trying to talk it out Kept your silence like you gave it to me Kept my head, didn't scream or shout But I'm not worth it No I'm not worth it To you I fought your past, though you never asked me to It never died, it was the best that I could do A thousand dollars, a thousand "I told you so"s less You drove me to m m m m m m mad mad madness That's the bed I built for you, that's my phone in your hand It's my bag on your shoulder but you don't wanna understand CAUSE YOU'RE SO TRUSTWORTHY, ALWAYS DOIN' WHAT YOU SAY CAUSE YOU'RE SO WARM AND CARING LISTENING TO ME ALL DAY and you help (when it’s convenient) you give (when it’s convenient) you talk (when it’s convenient) you leave (when it’s convenient) (but you) eat my food (and you) take my stuff (and you) ask for cash That's enough. Everything on your terms, take your shit that only I use Too many things to list that you’ve abused My trust, my wallet, my heart, my soul, I never asked you for s***, but when I did, you said no. Nobody takes as much as you did You choose when you want to be seen as an invalid Two way streets? You seem to only be familiar with one so sad to see, turns out you’re just a CooooN tinuation of the fuck up I’ve already left behind I no longer allow parasites in my mind They say that giving should never have expectations. but It was a long minute before my revelation It was supposed to be seven more months how many thousands of dollars did you want? Go on head, make sure you get your fair share, Took a while, but I’m happy to say I don’t care But I'm not worth saying that you ****ed up I'm not worth trying to talk it out (now talk it out, talk it out) I kept your silence like you gave it to me Kept my head, didn't scream or shout But I’m not worth it But I'm not worth saying that you f***ed up I'm not worth trying to talk it out I kept your silence like you gave it to me Kept my head, didn't scream or shout But I’m not worth it You know, you coulda took a little bit more from me (No, I’m not worth it) you know, You coulda told some more lies (I am worth it) you know, You coulda shown a little bit more HYPOCRISY (DON’T LEAVE ME) But it woulda taken too much of your time Bye ~
2.
Calculate 04:33
Calculate my every move See that blink and think it’s cause of you I know that smile, and it ain’t mine, that’s for certain Suffocation is the truth, there’s never a glance that I can follow through I can’t dwell on it, or I might come back to my senses Now, I hate to whine, but even if I can’t say it, I know you know me better Don’t deny, in spite of your best performance, I only ever saw you You gave me a script, without improvisation I followed it to the letter But ain’t it a shame, old friend, back then, that she didn’t love you? She didn’t love you She could never like I did Opened up my heart for you And all your feelings hid She didn’t love you Can you hear your confirmation How about them calculations Go on ahead, think what you want Every day, I hold a concrete front The only problem is I ain’t happy and you know it What a save, you let it go, sad thing was I couldn’t go no more It’s all or nothing, if I can’t have you I might blow it I’ll let you think just cause I didn’t call you out, that I don’t know nothing The second you told me, I shut down and hid my brightest light from you Don’t go and pout, the only thing we ever fell for was daydreamin’an idea It’s easy to see old boy, old man, that I never loved you. I never loved you you never gave me what I need Opened my heart up for you You watched me sit and bleed I never loved you Can you hear my devastation How about those calculations Well I guess thinking logically I kinda acted idiotically I didn’t know but you were newer than I’d suspected There was a time, there is a place I coulda known by the look on your face I was gonna be surreptitiously rejected I gotta be real, ain’t nothing in this whole lwide world that’ll make me forget you There is a line, and crossing it won’t be something that I would contemplate but I have to say, I’m sorry that I’m just a bit late I loved you You were exactly what I needed If I hadn’t not had you I would never be completed I loved you you were part of my exploration but there were minor complications
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Sure 04:34
Now hear this... don't come crying to me I know these times have got you blinded but Oh can I see the patterns raging Your ragged breathing echoes in these walls And now this go around has got you oh so Sure you're falling... just falling And I don't know, I don't know, I don't know if I can Share my shadows tonight Come on now don't fight it Share my shadows tonight A quarter after the line, leaves are caressing your mind You know they won't be stoppin now The naive promises so weak, selfish mindlessness so deep I left, I sacrificed my prototype No one can stop me but me I'm trembling quivering with possibility Cupped in darkness' gentle had, trapped by serpentine demand My life has never been MINE Share my shadows tonight Come now, they won't mind it Share my shadows tonight You are the one behind it My hopes, my dreams, are jaded My hates, my fears are coming out This pain, these tears mean nothing Just another step of finding out how to Share my shadows tonight Come on now, please don't fight it Share my shadows tonight Come on now they won't mind it Share my shadows tonight You are the one behind it Share my shadows tonight
4.
Would you please die in a fire? I don't mean to be mean, but it seems to me that you're poisoning everyone who cares to surround you go ahead and just call me a liar but who wants to see your face I wouldn't take your place if it meant a hundred million dollars and a pocketful of warheads (check it) You don't know me like I thought you did, so when it all comes crashing down, you won't win for losin' I'll make sure and get those good seats I'll pay extra for them, I don't care, as long as I get to see the flames, ooh Go on with yourself, don't matter what you mean to me, ooh I'll be singing (na na na na na na) x2 (quote) I always needed time on my own, I never thought I'd do some other guy (unquote) Now hear this, don't come crying to me. If blood is thicker than water, well, why you keep pissing on the family tree? And the zankoku (cruel) truth is when ya hang all your dirty laundry out, well it's just hanging there, someone's bound to get hit in the face with that shit And I know that there be fukai, fukai (deep, deep) in the depths of your soul something beautiful but you've stepped to the dark side so for now I'mma hafta to play yoda up in this biyetch (Y O D A YODA) Go on with yourself, don't matter what you mean to me, ooh I'll be singing (na na na na na na) x2 So now your militant momma's kicked you halfway homeless and everybody thinks you're datin a troll (is he gay?) But they're still shitting rainbows in your eyes, Keep on going how you're going you're gonna end up forever alone (U mad, Bro?) Well that's tough shit, Cuz I tend to think that you're getting just what you asked for I've been fooled to google, and I don't plan on playin "friendly and nicely" no more And all you want, and all you need, you won't be gettin it from me Just so you know, I'm waiting for that day you rise from the ashes of all of the people you left on the wayside Go on with yourself, don't matter what you mean to me, ooh I'll be singin Nanananana Give up, give up, don't matter what you do to me, ooh I'll be singing Would you please die in a fire? I don't mean to be mean, but it seems to me...
5.
Oh baby can’t you see it Why I gotta ask out loud? Got to believe when I say I need it You are the reason I sing it out Your feet tappin’ on the floor Gives my bass its fire When you let your shoulders move my voice goes a little bit higher When you nod your head in time It gives me my reason to groove Give me my reason to groove Keep me on a stage singing out my soul Party people dancing Make me wanna sing more, more, more Get your butt on the floor Give me my reason to groove I like to pretend that I’m a star And my wardrobe is endless But I’ve got a secret and it is that I’m making less than a waitress Need you to show me the love now Move me if you dare Two step a little bit closer Tip jar is right over there When you fill my love bucket It gives me my reason to groove Give me my reason to groove Keep me on a stage singing out my soul Party people dancing Make me wanna sing more, more, more Get your butt on the floor Give me my reason to groove I like to pretend that I’m unique But I’m like a lot of women I try not to be a diva but, I need a lot of attention So get out on the dance floor Come and work as hard as me Show your love or show me the door I need you dancin’ don’t you see Your face lights up when I play your song It gives me my reason to groove Give me my reason to groove Keep me on a stage singing out my soul Party people dancing Make me wanna sing more, more, more Get your butt on the floor Give me my reason to groove
6.
VERSE Daddy's girl and she was beautiful Wouldn't grease her squeaky wheels Found a kiss that she died for And he needed her to kneel Momma told her a story said Don't worry honey you can fight the bad man too Just keep it to yourself, tell anybody else I'll sic your dad on you She needs everyone to need her Still needs someone today And everything that mattered she just screamed it all away CHORUS She'd been screaming till a couple hours ago Bout everything in her mind but there was nothing in her soul She could be free but she was always so unsure Hurt people hurt people She couldn't take it anymore Mamma's boy and he was beautiful Trying to be the perfect man Daddy emanating "you're not the son I wanted" Over and over again Tried his best to be invisible and it worked out pretty well 'Cept when a force of nature Put him in his own little hell Buddhist/Christian/Athiesm Just trying to find a way But if your pain defines you Just scream it all away And he'd been screaming till a couple months ago Bout nothing in his mind And everything in his soul He could be free But he was never so unsure Hurt people hurt people He couldn't take it anymore Brother sister they were beautiful never feel that way again cuz the wounds between them cut too deep and they ain't never gonna mend I tried to fix it man you know I did she needs too much, he wants too little I poured out my soul til she broke my heart now they won't ever meet in the middle ooh don't you know that letting go can be the hardest thing to do Holding grudges fuels you fire but they'll be the end of you My life is mine its time to live Ain't ever gonna throw it away And if anybody mess with me I'mma sing, them, all, a, way Cause we've been screaming Till a couple years ago We're working on our minds But at peace in our souls We are free We'll never be unsure Hurt people hurt people We won't take it anymore Hurt people hurt people We won't take it anymore
7.
Lunacy 04:23
You take me To a stranger place I look at mirrors and don't know my face I feel so high Laid on the ground Wilting in your fire I start to drown Head is spinnin I can't tell what's up or down You use me And I always go to waste Feel so bitter And you love the taste Free me please While I still have sanity You hate me But I won't let go What coulda No you'll never know An asylum I'm your padded room Pleasure in my ruin Savor your doom Keep from cryin As I howl at the moon Remember How we started off as friends Now you're left Just prayin for the end Now you see To escape means to bleed
8.
Conduct 02:55
In my other world of love and peace, I fall into a dream or two 'Bout all the answers for which I have questions But a candid lie is all that I retrieve When I'm in my dreams Through the random thoughts and memories I think of you The future feels so far away, here's now and then but where's the in between? Storming through my soul's where the rain should be It's empty until then, and silence awaits the fall You found me...I'll never know how First you warn me, still I cry out and reach for you You slip your hand in mine, so I won't turn from you Gently you pull away and quietly say "You found me...you'll never know how, because my traces disappear like steps in water. Into the darkness you shed all of your light but it's already there. you won't touch me, so you can't heal me." In my other world, you found me ... but you won't find me

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released October 15, 2014

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Naomi Tatsuoka Portland, Oregon

American Idol 2015 Featured Artist Naomi Tatsuoka is unquestionably one of the Pacific Northwest’s most powerful vocalists. She touches everyone in her audience with Soulful R&B, Top 40, and her original album, Flight of the Dragon (available on iTunes and Spotify), debuted in California this March. ... more

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