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Every Bright Penny

by Liv Greene

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1.
New York’s Arms when I awoke in new york’s arms I didn’t think of you I opened up the window wide Im falling for a skyline view when I awoke in new york’s arms I didn’t feel a trace the way you held me has lost it’s charm I’m falling for a new embrace Cause I saw the east river shining like the promise of a new love I'll probably miss, on down the line And I may falter before the stone and steel altar but I know It's gonna be easier to move on the further that I go When I was young my mama said “Don't you fall, don't be a fool For those that don't deserve your love And places you've never been to” And I have done the first of these And you’ve shown me the cost But I can't say it’s done me wrong all this wanderlust and getting lost Cause I saw the east river shining like the promise of a new love I'll probably miss, on down the line And I may falter before the stone and steel altar but I know It's gonna be easier to move on the further that I go You hurt me, there's no doubt about it I've tried and tried and I can't find a single way around it And I could go back to Boston but it wouldn't be the same Cause now I've seen the east river shining bright And I saw you in the arms Of another that night And I may fail, setting sail but I know It's gonna be easier to move on, The further that I go
2.
Wishing Well 03:38
I could never tell I could never tell you but I’m in debt to the wishin’ well cause I see your face on every bright penny confided in the stars, the secrets of my heart and in the dandelion weeds in my yard wasted so many wishes and so much breath I’m surprised I’ve got any left for you, when they don’t come true everybody’s got their way to cope, and be strong me, I just hold onto that quiet hope that you haven’t moved on like a weight I’ll bear it terrified to share it and if my heart is on my sleeve- I didn’t want to wear it but our friends ask how I’ve been and just one question does me in I don’t know but I won’t let it show Everybody’s got their way to cope, and be strong me, I just hold onto that quiet hope its bout time I tell bout time I tell, you I’m still in debt to the wishin well cause I see your face on every bright penny
3.
Off My Mind 04:07
I’ve been closing windows darling I’ve been locking doors I’ve been shutting curtains won’t see you anymore I won’t see your face in every stranger on the street no and I won’t hear your name whispered in the breeze see I found myself a new lover Who, is good and kind No he never makes me wonder, if We’ll have our time So I do not think about you oh when I am with him I guess tonight’s just an exception Im wondering, where are you I don’t wanna be there I’m just hopin’ that its nice I still care about you but I don’t want you I just want you off my mind every time you come around its like I’m caving in Like a sandcastle to a wave And a sinner to a sin and it’s not fair to either of us all this fallin without a place to land so I stay away, stay away these things take time And until then I'll weave these olive branches through the grapevine I’m just hoping that they’ll get to you And maybe in time all this bad blood between will turn to wine where are you I don’t wanna be there I’m just hopin’ that its nice I still care about you but I don’t want you I just want you off my mind I don’t want you I just want you off my mind but I don’t want you I just want you off my mind I don’t want you I just want you sometimes
4.
Independence 03:26
INDEPENDENCE independence i thought i meant it when i was just a kid and i said that’s all i wanted a river running muddy, tied to nobody i’d fall in loves with places and easily forget faces but then i met you now everywhere i go i can’t forget you now I’m up in Frisco, honey I’m up in Colorado and I cannot bare this thin mountain air even though i used to dream of these mountains and these streams now my tears fly as free as the birds from the trees oh guess i miss you my vision was so clear before i kissed you ooh i was dreaming of the road before i found you now I just wanna be around you ooh, was always looking for the door but I’m not running anymore now my map has fallen off the wall when when I’ve got no pins to place beneath that picture of your face cause now Boston’s shining brighter than any diamond any city like a pearl anywhere in the world and before you know it like a moth to your flame I am devoted CHORUS independence i thought i meant it when i was just a kid and i said that’s all i wanted
5.
Morning Song 01:05
You know I want to show you how the light falls right into place Every morning on your face But I don't want to wake you You know I want to tell you how I am feeling when you hold me close Though I'm sure you already know I’m terrified I’ll shake you But it’s alright, you know I'll be leaving ‘fore the morning breaks her light It's alright, I'll find another time to tell you
6.
Wayside 04:04
Take another look, and open up the book you're writing on how to break a heart step two out of five, keep the love alive just long enough to make the ending hard and I believe that I was clear with my intentions, never heard you mention yours were different so as you turn the knife, as you bring the page to life remember how you sketched me in the margins way back on the way, way back on the wayside I used to believe, I used to believe that there was no reason we couldn't save these seeds and wait upon a breeze to take us to a warmer season, til I saw you in the garden as the summer was departing putting all the blankets on the branches leaving bare exposed all of our beds of roses we had planted early on just hoping way back on the way, way back on the wayside so go and find another who will be your lover she will keep you busy for a season til you get bored so quick, you'll try and trim the wick but in your mind you'll find a flame still burning from way back on the way, way back on the way way back on the way, way back on the wayside
7.
Gone 03:29
I know there's more pretty girls than one and I understand if you wanna have fun so honey I don't mind you cheatin long as you don't mind me leaving oh I guess I'm just a ball and chain and I should've read it in the lipstick stains but honey I don't mind you cheatin long as you don't mind me leavin CHORUS ooh and I can see it in the rearview of the car I stole from you but I don't feel bad, cause it's so sad ooh honey you know told you all along said that I don't mind you cheatin long as you don't mind me gone thinking back to when we started out you had me thinking you'd be so devout keeping one hand tight the other out of sight it wasn't long before i figured it out oh but now I've got the highway to hold and as I'm riding on a ribbon of gold I hope that you don't mind me going where you'll never find me with the money from your shit I sold CHORUS solo CHORUS ooh and I can see it in the rearview the life I would've had with you and I don't feel bad cause it's so sad ooh, you know I told you all along when I said that I don't mind you cheatin long as you don't mind me gone I said that I don't mind you mistreating long as you don't mind me gone
8.
Take me to the station Put me on a train I don’t need no reason Except things just ain’t the same Shower me in sunlight Wrap me up in rain Just give me a little time To be alone for a couple days CHORUS I don’t have to tell you That you don’t have the time I’ve just gotta get back to my life before you were mine Cause people have gotta move on Birds have to fly south And I have got to sing one song Where your name does not come out I could use one right now To keep me awake and out if this blue Cause when I fall asleep I’m dreaming And when I dream it’s always you CHORUS I don’t have to tell you, That you don’t have the time I’ve just gotta get back to my life before you were mine I think I really loved you Think I always will But I don’t think that matters now; Mine is not your heart to fill. So take me to the station Put me on a train In my imagination Things don’t have to change
9.
Brandy Hill 03:18
When I went up on brandy hill I was whispering to the rain Another sad refrain I was wondering about you all the way When I went up on Brandy Hill I guess that's just where you go when you want to be alone where the birds are wingin low Could I be could I be a bird could I be a crow and what am I to you I just don't know When I went up on brandy hill I was looking for a sign Just another point of light And I saw you up on Brandy Hill In every corner every cloud every seagull wingin down Yeah I saw you all around Could I be could I be a bird could I be a crow and what am I to you I just don't know could i be could i be a swallow could i be a dove and of all these things could i be your love Lately it's like I'm flying blind And flying all alone could you find me maybe remind me where to go when I went up on brandy hill I was whispering to the rain another sad refrain about how I saw you up on brandy hill I guess that's just where you go when you want to be alone do you want to be alone
10.
Honey I see you're thirsty Bereft and so unwell and so I offer up my raincloud and my wishing well then honey I find you drowning and I just cannot tell If you need me as your sunshine or your rain Honey I hear you shouting and yet it's just not clear If I should be your megaphone or a listenin’ ear If I should be the chaos if I should be the clear or if i should just be here to hear you out It’s just that I don't know how to be right I don't know how to be right I don't know how to be right Where you need me Oh I want to be your shovel I want to dig you out Wanna be your sanctuary to hide from all the doubt want to scare away the nightmares and keep you on the mend i want to help you but I can’t pretend Oh because I don't know how to be right I don't know how to be right I don't know how to be right Where you need me I don't know how to be right I don't know how to be right I don't know how to be right Where you need me but ill be right here til the morning
11.
VERSE 1 I found you on a long road miles to go before resting “Hello old friend it’s been too long” and we’re covering the bases- the shows, the towns, the faces and I realize there's something going on You said the waters are rising behind your eyes and The levee's broken in your heart And I know just what you’re thinking Swimmin seems harder than sinking When you’re terrified to even start CHORUS but you, you know better my dear That the best way out is a little past the doubt in your mind You, know the path isn’t ever quite clear and no one’s gonna to find it for you VERSE 2 So we stop a while to bring that smile back- yeah we go to get a drink at the show of a friend And I’m looking at a barsinger who’s a soul-bell ringer, yeah she’s the queen of this establishment As I’m looking around at her neon gown I see you frown and I know well the feeling that you’ve got Cause I’m putting the pieces together, dear, and I fear all you’re seeing is everything you think you’re not, and CHORUS you, you know better my dear That the best way out is to move on past the doubt in your mind You, know the path isn’t ever quite clear But no one’s gonna find it for you But no one’s gonna find it for you if the best way out is through no one’s gonna find it for you

about

I’d like to say a huge ‘thank you’ to my parents, Phil and Elise, and my sisters, Madeleine and Hannah, for their constant support from the start. To my grandparents for helping make music lessons and college possible. To my Uncle Rick for giving me my first guitar. To Chuck Honnet of Nine Athens Music who guided me through this whole process- I am immensely grateful for your generosity and support. To the NEC community and my friends and teachers there. To Erez Dessel for showing me so much love and patience every day. To Laura Cortese, Kristin Andreassen, the ladies of Lula Wiles, Michaela Anne and so many other fierce women in the Miles of Music Camp community who inspired me from age 15 up. To Matt Smith, Abby Altman, and many more in the Club Passim community. To Brenda Shannon Adam for her support. To my Kerrville family: Lindsey and Deb, Thomas and Gail, and so many others- including my fellow 2019 New Folk winners. To Isa Burke for the oodles of inspiration, friendship and guidance given over the years. To Mark Simos for his lyrical wisdom. To my Interlochen teachers and community. To my lady-creative community in Boston. To Jack Schneider for being my constant sounding board and musical co-pilot. To Liv Baxter for the support, inspiration, and for the touring adventures. To all of the musicians who brought so much to this music: Isa, Maddie, Sean, and Grace. To Dan Cardinal at Dimension Sound. To Louise Bichan for the beautiful photos, and Mikaela Jane Palermo for help with the design. To Janelle Rogers for her help getting this music out there. And last but not least, thank you to all of my incredibly generous Kickstarter backers: every penny that you all gave made this all possible.

credits

released May 8, 2020

Produced by Isa Burke.
Mixed/Mastered/Engineered by Dan Cardinal at Dimension Sound Studios.

Liv Greene- vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo
Isa Burke- fiddle, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Maddie Witler- mandolin
Grace Ward- upright bass, backing vocals
Sean Trischka- drums

All songs written by Olivia Greene, BMI.

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