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Nothing Sweeter

by Julie Arsenault

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1.
"Womanhood" 02:54
The wood rots quickly on the balcony My lungs long desperately for air The blood’s leaving my body at an alarming rate And the strange thing is nobody seems care My “womanhood”, life giving money making good house keeping busy like I should be sleeping soon but I have too my to prove my “womanhood”, my “womanhood” I’m losing patience with the government The kids next door have learned to swear My head feels like it’s swimming in a pool of cement And the pain is too much for me to bear My “womanhood”, life giving money making good house keeping busy like I should be sleeping still but I have too my to prove my “womanhood”, my “womanhood”, my “womanhood”
2.
Start Again 02:44
Thirty days to make a habit and A split second to break a heart but I will wake up early tomorrow and We can make a brand new start Again, I find it hard to motivate myself to brush my teeth I know I must smile despite the pain that’s hiding underneath It keeps repeating “I don’t want to live anymore” broken record skipping in my head If my existence is truly this pointless then why bother singing? Just go back to bed. Maybe if I just quit trying to change to gain some self-esteem Lend my hands and be of service to something greater than little old me Thirty days to make a habit and A split second to break a heart but I will wake up early tomorrow and We can make a brand new start Again
3.
Homeschool 02:49
I could teach you a thing or two I could beat you in a game of hide and seek I could find you in a crowd of a thousand people So what if now we’re not allowed to leave the house? What’s wrong with staying in and making out? I could find you with my eyes closed now Alone at last no other people I could teach you How to hold me How to calm me down I could teach you How to trust me I could silence all your doubts I could show you That it’s easy If you love me Tell me now
4.
I broke down at Spadina Station Slot in the turnstile it ate my token It was the least of my first world problems I blew the whole thing out of proportion It’s overwhelming, it’s overwhelming where I am sitting It’s hard to see eye to eye with strangers In a permanent state of danger “Hey, how’s it going?” small talk is torture I’m unprepared, I don’t know the answer It’s overwhelming, it’s overwhelming where I am sitting I looked out at the vast horizon At The Spit with my favourite person I’m happier than you can imagine It’s beautiful and I can’t stop laughing It’s overwhelming, it’s overwhelming where I am sitting Simply existing, it’s overwhelming
5.
Nearer 02:47
The air is not the same here The sky’s another hue I’d tell you that I miss you but there’s Nothing we can do The view from the apartment The shadows on the wall They’re singing from the terrace and I Wish I could kiss them all The water’s so much clearer The ocean feels so small And summer’s drawing nearer The poppy petals fall
6.
Halfway across the bridge and down the stairs I thought about how scared You would be if you were here Looking out beyond the baseball field I’m grateful I have healed Without the weight of all that fear There is really nothing sweeter than the sun reflected on the river This new feeling, far superior to the way you made me feel It’s not productive for me to compare But now that I’m aware I can’t believe I almost missed Out on everything ahead of me The landscapes I have seen I’m so glad I chose to live There is really nothing sweeter than the sun reflected on the river This new feeling, far superior to the way you made me feel There is really nothing sweeter than the sun reflected on the river
7.
I emerge like a vampire, my body pale and cold I emerge like a reptile, a true sight to behold I emerge from my shell like a creature straight from hell ‘Cause It’s summertime Time to look on the bright side It’s summertime Time to look on the bright side I emerge like a vision, a tiny beam of light Shining in through your curtain asking you how you slept last night When you emerge from a dream, like an angel on my screen ‘Cause It’s summertime Time to look on the bright side It’s summertime Time to look on the bright side
8.
Light One Up 03:02
You can call me an idiot I don’t give a shit I am brilliant You can say I’m a hypocrite And come to think of it, Aren’t we all just trying our best? Light one up Swear it’s your last We pretend that we are not afraid Post a happy face It’s a sunny day If you’re lonely know that it’s okay If you’re not the same as the rest And it’s a slow burn but you’ll learn

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Written by Julie Arsenault
Engineered + Mixed by Sam Gleason / Strawberry Sound
Produced by Sam Gleason with Julie and the band
Mastered by Kristian Montano / Montano Mastering

Cover portrait painted and photographed by Stefan Berg

Funded by The Toronto Arts Council & The Ontario Arts Council

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released November 3, 2023

The band:

Julie Arsenault - vocals, guitar
Aaron Comeau - piano
Anna Horvath - BG vocals
Charlotte Cornfield - keys, pads
Evan J. Cartwright - drums, nylon strings
Graeme Moffatt - bass guitar
Sam Gleason - guitars, organ, synths
& Sam Tudor - BG vocals

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Julie Arsenault Toronto, Ontario

Julie is a half-Filipino singer-songwriter and cat lover based in Toronto, Ontario.

Julie is on the Autism Spectrum and writes and performs music as a way to connect with other humans. The reoccurring theme in all of Julie's songs is the resilience of the human spirit. ... more

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