Frances Quinlan - Went to LA [Official Audio]

Frances Quinlan - Went to LA
from Likewise

Frances Quinlan: acoustic guitar, vocals
Chrissy Tashjian: backing vocals
Jackie Milestone: backing vocals
Joe Reinhart: acoustic slide, bass
Mary Lattimore: harp

LYRICS
Yes, 
I still worry about it
Out of self-preservation did I 
begin with tenderness?
The cannibal dragged his son 
into the kitchen
Outside, the deaf man fled the barn
abandoning every
father’s image

Sure, sure
I went to LA
together with my maid
she was awful quiet
her hands were
shaking in the donkey’s mane
I went to LA,
searching for my own face
I couldn't find it in the dry
toothy maw of the lake

Heaven is a second…

Thought you summoned horses
thought you summoned childhood
Oh the humiliation of having 
been perfectly understood
If I could observe
beyond every open mouth
men always end up telling you the truth
I can see it now

Every night is a lesson
down a long hallway
Good God this house,
get me away

Sure, sure I went to LA -
what other choices could I make?I sing along the road
an idiotic smile on my face

I went to LA
It was easy in the first place-
Wait,
wasn’t I with a friend?
What difference does it make

The owner of
the laundromat
gave me a ride home 
she said she saw
me come in alone

Heaven is a second chance

[Nora-nogx]

I only first heard this song maybe a month ago, and yet, whenever I listen to it, insane nostalgia (and 17 other feelings) hit me like a Mack Truck.

[randombjorksong]

stayed up until midnight waiting for this album to drop. worth it. without hyperbole, frances has my favorite voice of all time.

[LuftWaffles]

Frances is one of my absolute favourite musicians ever. Such an original sound, both instrumentally and lyrically. I often catch myself oddly emotional when i analyse her lyrics. They're so wild and abstract, yet so personal and easy to relate to once you really listen to the words. I'm buying this album right now.

[CxViolet]

Frances, your storytelling and relationship between lyrics/melody is so unique. I hope to make a song with you one day. But I have some work to do first. One day (:

[sweetpeabee]

Ughhh this whole album is wonderful. This track is probably my favorite, though Lean & Detroit Lake come close.

[dollgen]

Are these lyrics official? I always heard the hook as "Ebenezer's second chance" instead of "heaven is a second chance".