A song Em Beihold performed live at the Hotel Cafe. She later uploaded a recording of her performance to youtube. One of her lesser-known songs due to that fact her recorded performance is the only way to listen to it, and it’s currently unreleased.
[Chorus]
When I put you on that pedestal
I put ya too damn high
Can't see your face stuck in the clouds
You're in the sky
Now I'm hurtin' like I knew I would
Feel like I wanna die
I wish I had the words
But all I do is cry
[Verse 1]
I know you think it's okay
To always have it your way
Play me like a game of chess
My king's in check, and I'm a mess
Don't know how you did this
Tore my walls down with one kiss
I didn't mean to let you get this far
[Pre-Chorus]
Because you know me
And I can't be the one and only
One that you mess with in your free time
'Cause you took over my goddamn mind
[Chorus]
When I put you on that pedestal
I put ya too damn high
Can't see your face stuck in the clouds
You're in the sky
Now I'm hurtin' likе I knew I would
Feel like I wanna die
I wish I had thе words
But all I do is cry
[Verse 2]
You're my first thought in the morning
Guess that shoulda been a warning
I cared too much until the death
Wish that I had saved my breath
'Cause I'm so far gone
Don't know how I'll move on, move on
[Pre-Chorus]
Because you know me
And I can't be the one and only
One that you mess with in your free time
'Cause you took over my goddamn mind
[Bridge]
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
[Chorus]
When I put you on that pedestal
I put ya too damn high
Can't see your face stuck in the clouds
You're in the sky
Now I'm hurtin' like I knew I would
Feel like I wanna die
I wish I had the words
But all I do is cry
[Outro]
All I do is cry
All I do is cry
All I do is cry
All I do is cry
Pedestal was written by Em Beihold.
Pedestal was produced by Em Beihold & Michael Harris & Paul Cartwright.
Em Beihold released Pedestal on Thu Oct 12 2023.
I’ve been touring ‘Pedestal’ for a couple of years now, and it’s the last song of that era of music for me, so it feels full circle to announce a new beginning at the same time as closing an old chapter.
— via U Discover Music