Ezra Furman
Ezra Furman
Ezra Furman
Ezra Furman
Ezra Furman
Ezra Furman
Ezra Furman
Ezra Furman
Ezra Furman
Ezra Furman
Ezra Furman
Ezra Furman
First aired on KEXP lunchtime show with Cheryl Waters on 8th May 2019, alongside another new track, “Evening Prayer”. The first single from Ezra Furman’s 2019 album, Twelve Nudes. The track is a punk styled, “fast and raw”, desperate number that Ezra said was about total despair and panic.
[Intro]
Get 'em
[Verse 1]
Happiness was never guaranteed
I wanted nothing more than to open up and bleed
No more anaesthetic, alcohol and weed
And now I got my wish and it's too much for me
[Chorus]
And I should not be alone
The way things are going
No, no, I should not be alone
The way things are going
(Woo-woo, woo-woo)
[Verse 2]
Panic-stricken, sweating in my bed
Could someone help me down
Sometimes you rot instead
Never-ending movie playing in my head
Of the dress you wore and all the shit you said
[Chorus]
And I should not be alone
The way things are going
(Woo-woo, woo-woo)
No, no, I should not be alone
The way things are going
[Outro]
Baby, don't be so sad, so bad
I know isn't life we wanted
Bad men crush us into submission
Downhill sliding, no more traction
Please stop crying
Take a deep breath
Take a tall glass, ice cold water
Calm down (Woo-woo)
Calm down (Woo-woo)
Baby, calm down (Woo-woo)
I know you can't 'cause I can't calm down
Calm down (Woo-woo)
Calm down (Woo-woo)
Baby, calm down (Woo-woo)
I know you can't 'cause I can't calm down
(Woo-woo, woo-woo)
(Woo-woo, woo-woo)
Calm Down aka I Should Not Be Alone was written by Ezra Furman.
Calm Down aka I Should Not Be Alone was produced by Ezra Furman.
Ezra Furman released Calm Down aka I Should Not Be Alone on Tue May 21 2019.
Beth Jeans Houghton from Du Blonde, who also made the video for Suck The Blood From My Wound. She has also toured as Ezra’s support band.