State & Water
S06 E02: Emily the Band | Part 1
Season 6 Episode 2 | 26m 5sVideo has Closed Captions
Fans will remember Emily Antonacci from her 2019 performance with The Blank Stairs.
Fans will remember Emily Antonacci from her 2019 State & Water performance with The Blank Stairs. Here she brings her sad-girl ukulele pop sensibility to original lyrics and melodies that excite and delight.
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State & Water
S06 E02: Emily the Band | Part 1
Season 6 Episode 2 | 26m 5sVideo has Closed Captions
Fans will remember Emily Antonacci from her 2019 State & Water performance with The Blank Stairs. Here she brings her sad-girl ukulele pop sensibility to original lyrics and melodies that excite and delight.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(upbeat music) - [Announcer] From the WTVP Studios in the Warehouse District and the corner of Entertainment, this is "State & Water."
Tonight, emily the band, featuring Emily Antonacci, Cami Proctor, and Abbey Haste.
(mellow drum music) - Hello.
My name's Emily, this is Cami, and this is Abbey.
Together, we're called emily the band, and this song is called "Gum Wrapper."
(mellow music) (mellow music continues) ♪ It just stings a little ♪ ♪ I won't lie, my eyes feel like they got soap in them ♪ ♪ I might wallow, but I won't cry ♪ ♪ Or at least, I will try not to cry ♪ ♪ You know I wish you could be a full-time groupie too ♪ ♪ But school's holding you down ♪ ♪ I'd love to see you on the stage ♪ ♪ And watch you from the crowd ♪ ♪ But I'm glad the sunlight gets to ♪ ♪ Kiss you the way I want to ♪ ♪ I hope she gets the job done when I can't ♪ ♪ But I'm jealous she gets to watch you ♪ ♪ Handwrite all your thoughts ♪ ♪ And mold them into melodies for me ♪ ♪ Melodies for me ♪ ♪ Oh oh, oh oh ♪ ♪ Melodies for me ♪ ♪ Oh oh, oh oh ♪ ♪ Your red Ibanez from the pawnshop ♪ ♪ Is sitting right where I should be, huh ♪ ♪ Now I'm sitting, counting sleeps ♪ ♪ Till I can take its job ♪ ♪ But I'm glad the sunlight gets to ♪ ♪ Kiss you the way I want to ♪ ♪ I hope she gets the job done when I can't ♪ ♪ But I'm jealous she gets to watch you ♪ ♪ Handwrite all your thoughts ♪ ♪ And mold them into melodies for me ♪ ♪ Melodies for me ♪ ♪ Oh oh, oh oh ♪ ♪ Melodies for me ♪ ♪ Oh oh, oh oh ♪ ♪ Morning voice sounds like cinnamon ♪ ♪ Fold me a star out of your gum wrapper ♪ ♪ rough around the edges ♪ ♪ But when my head's where your chest is ♪ ♪ All I can do is listen and stare ♪ ♪ Morning voice sounds like cinnamon ♪ ♪ Fold me a star out of your gum wrapper ♪ ♪ rough around the edges ♪ ♪ But when my head's where your chest is ♪ ♪ All I can do is listen and stare ♪ ♪ But I'm glad the sunlight gets to ♪ ♪ Kiss you the way I want to ♪ ♪ I hope she gets the job done when I can't ♪ ♪ But I'm jealous she gets to watch you ♪ ♪ Handwrite all your thoughts ♪ ♪ And mold them into melodies for me ♪ ♪ Melodies for me ♪ ♪ Oh oh, oh oh ♪ ♪ Melodies for me ♪ ♪ Oh oh, oh oh ♪ ♪ Melodies for me ♪ (audience cheering) (gentle ukulele music) ♪ Hot and heavy eyes ♪ ♪ Won't get to sleep tonight ♪ ♪ I apologized for my signals ♪ ♪ Getting mixed with the springtime snow ♪ ♪ You shimmer, you shine ♪ ♪ I practiced my lines ♪ ♪ You stole both my lungs ♪ ♪ As I scrawled my name in ink on your inner arm ♪ ♪ I was sober at your party ♪ ♪ You don't remember dancing all over me ♪ ♪ All over me ♪ ♪ All alone with you in your crowded living room ♪ ♪ Now there's nothing we can do ♪ (lively music) ♪ Your passenger seat ♪ ♪ It terrified me ♪ ♪ Guess I misplaced my self-control ♪ ♪ Somewhere along that stretch of Gregory Street ♪ ♪ I was sober at your party ♪ ♪ You don't remember dancing all over me ♪ ♪ All over me ♪ ♪ All alone with you in your crowded living room ♪ ♪ Now there's nothing we can do ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ I should have let the sun kiss my skin ♪ (mellow music) ♪ And found a better use for all those bricks ♪ ♪ I was sober at your party ♪ ♪ You don't remember dancing all over me ♪ ♪ All alone with you in your crowded living room ♪ ♪ Now there's nothing we can do ♪ ♪ I was sober at your party ♪ ♪ You don't remember ♪ ♪ All over me ♪ ♪ I was sober at your party ♪ (audience cheering) (gentle music) (gentle music continues) ♪ We were sweet, weren't we ♪ ♪ And that's why my eyes sting ♪ ♪ I ran away 'cause our fires didn't burn the same ♪ ♪ You know I hate biting my tongue ♪ ♪ Kissed your cheek till you stayed ♪ ♪ Feeling that was our last Friday ♪ ♪ You tasted like lemonade ♪ ♪ Sweeter than the cake we made ♪ ♪ I knew nothing would ever taste the same ♪ ♪ But I'll still read your poetry ♪ ♪ When I'm old and crows feet remain ♪ ♪ From when our cheeks would hurt the same ♪ ♪ I'll keep relics of the mess we made ♪ ♪ Thankful for every page ♪ ♪ My heart melted with each note you made ♪ ♪ Who's your next muse, who is mine ♪ ♪ Whose will I be, will we find ♪ ♪ Ourselves in between the lines ♪ ♪ I'll still read your poetry ♪ ♪ When I'm old and crows feet remain ♪ ♪ From our cheeks would hurt the same ♪ ♪ I'll keep relics of the mess we made, mm ♪ ♪ Relics of the mess we made ♪ ♪ One cold night, one stone bench ♪ ♪ Two of us, two dumb kids ♪ ♪ Three strong words I never said aloud ♪ ♪ One cold night, one stone bench ♪ ♪ Two of us, two dumb kids ♪ ♪ Three strong words I never said aloud ♪ ♪ I'll still read your poetry ♪ ♪ When I'm old and crows feet remain ♪ ♪ From our cheeks would hurt the same ♪ ♪ And I'll keep relics of the mess we made, oh ♪ ♪ Relics of the mess we made ♪ ♪ One cold night, one stone bench ♪ ♪ Two of us, two dumb kids ♪ ♪ Three strong words I never said aloud ♪ ♪ One cold night, one stone bench ♪ ♪ Two of us, two dumb kids ♪ ♪ Three strong words I never said aloud ♪ (audience cheering) (gentle ukulele music) ♪ Like most stories, this one started with hello ♪ ♪ But the action started on the second page ♪ ♪ Now I think about you each time I drive home ♪ ♪ One wrong left turn, and I'm on my way ♪ ♪ Do I make you melt ♪ ♪ Because I'm blushing from your words ♪ ♪ If you were here, I don't know how I'd help myself ♪ ♪ Tell your friends my name ♪ ♪ Because I know I'll be around ♪ ♪ I know you're thinking about me, but do I make you melt ♪ ♪ And you, darling, you're right where I wanna be ♪ ♪ You should know I, too, am sitting on the floor ♪ ♪ And you, darling, you're right where I wanna be ♪ ♪ 'Cause I left your town, you left me wanting more ♪ ♪ We don't know yet if this story has an end ♪ ♪ But I've learned to love writing as we go ♪ ♪ From the overpass to the way to my home ♪ ♪ Each streetlight asked me why I don't yet go ♪ ♪ Did I make you melt ♪ ♪ 'Cause I'm blushing from your words ♪ ♪ If you were here, I don't know how I'd help myself ♪ ♪ Tell your friends my name ♪ ♪ Because I know I'll be around ♪ ♪ I know you're thinking about me, but do I make you melt ♪ (mellow music) ♪ April felt like forever ♪ ♪ Somehow, I carried you into May ♪ ♪ I thought we'd swim through June ♪ ♪ And come July, I'd see you again ♪ ♪ You and I lived and died ♪ ♪ But you left a coffee stain on my nightstand ♪ ♪ You never touched my sheets ♪ ♪ But, all day, you wished you were in them ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh, did I make you melt ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh, not calling you out ♪ ♪ But, babe, you move on quickly ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh, was I just a crutch ♪ ♪ Was it me or the fantasy you daydreamed about so much ♪ ♪ Do do, do do do do ♪ ♪ Do do do do, do do do do, do do do do do ♪ ♪ Do do do ♪ ♪ Do do, do do do do ♪ ♪ Do do do do, do do do do, do do do do do ♪ ♪ I was addicted to your impulse ♪ ♪ Nicotine or spontaneity ♪ ♪ Your heart inked on your sleeve ♪ ♪ You wished your hands were all over me ♪ ♪ You and I lived and died ♪ ♪ And, honeybee, now I'm thriving ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Found my new cup of tea ♪ ♪ And it steeps where cold coffee used to be ♪ ♪ She was a barista ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh, did I make you melt ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh, not calling you out ♪ ♪ But, babe, you move on quickly ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh, was I just a crutch ♪ ♪ Was it me or the fantasy you daydreamed about so much ♪ ♪ Do do, do do do do ♪ ♪ Do do do do, do do do do, do do do do do ♪ ♪ Do do do ♪ ♪ Do do, do do do do ♪ ♪ Do do do do, do do do do, do do do do do ♪ ♪ You were right ♪ ♪ My taste is music is delicious ♪ ♪ And I miss saying good morning, goodnight ♪ ♪ You were right ♪ ♪ If it wasn't for the distance on my train back home ♪ ♪ I wouldn't have cried ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh, did I make you melt ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh, not calling you out ♪ ♪ But, babe, you move on quickly ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh, was I just a crutch ♪ ♪ Was it me or the fantasy you daydreamed about so ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh, did I make you melt ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh, not calling you out ♪ ♪ But, babe, you move on quickly ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh, was I just a crutch ♪ ♪ Was it me or the fantasy you daydreamed about so much ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Was it me or the fantasy you daydreamed about so much ♪ (audience cheering) (gentle music) (gentle music continues) ♪ Text me when you get home safe ♪ ♪ My mind is jumping to conclusions ♪ ♪ Like this spider in my guitar case ♪ ♪ I don't know what to do ♪ ♪ And so I wrote a song, it sounds like you ♪ ♪ 7:00 p.m. at you place ♪ ♪ I know you're into me ♪ ♪ 'Cause subtlety really isn't your forte ♪ ♪ Candlelit backyard ♪ ♪ And yelling wishes at big shooting stars ♪ ♪ And I know I should be aching ♪ ♪ But, baby, you make my mind go ♪ ♪ Na na na na numb ♪ ♪ You make my mind go ♪ ♪ Na na na na numb ♪ ♪ You make my mind go ♪ ♪ Ahead and miss the signs that I throw ♪ ♪ It's been a while since I got butterflies ♪ ♪ Darling, how did you not know ♪ ♪ This could be something good ♪ ♪ I'd kiss some sense into to you if I could ♪ ♪ And I know I should be aching ♪ ♪ But, baby, you make my mind go ♪ ♪ Na na na na numb ♪ ♪ You make my mind go ♪ ♪ Na na na na numb ♪ ♪ You make my mind go ♪ ♪ There it goes, there it goes ♪ ♪ You make my mind go ♪ ♪ Na na na na numb ♪ ♪ You make my mind go ♪ ♪ Stupid, playing music ♪ ♪ Trying to get you to notice me ♪ ♪ You'll be the headliner and I'll be your tenor harmony ♪ ♪ My mind is racing, oh, baby, you make my mind so numb ♪ ♪ You make my mind so numb ♪ ♪ You make me dumb, so ♪ ♪ Na na na na numb ♪ ♪ You make my mind go ♪ ♪ Na na na na numb ♪ ♪ You make my mind go ♪ ♪ There it goes, there it goes ♪ ♪ You make my mind go ♪ ♪ Na na na na numb ♪ ♪ You make my mind so numb ♪ (audience cheering) (upbeat drum music) ♪ P-O-I-S-O-N ♪ ♪ Poison ♪ ♪ They were a wildcard ♪ ♪ Blue eyes and hair gel ♪ ♪ Red flags were waving ♪ ♪ But your mind was racing ♪ ♪ Baby, they only call you when they're drunk ♪ ♪ You were blinded by the city lights ♪ ♪ Shining in their city eyes ♪ ♪ But next time you see them ♪ ♪ Those blue eyes will look like stones ♪ ♪ Last time you saw them ♪ ♪ Oh, you should have known ♪ ♪ The taste of poison, cyanide on their lips ♪ ♪ Intoxicate you with their charm ♪ ♪ And kill you with their kiss ♪ ♪ Toxic, it makes your heart forget to beat ♪ ♪ Venom has never tasted so sweet ♪ ♪ Never tasted so sweet ♪ ♪ When they said next time ♪ ♪ You should have said goodbye ♪ ♪ I highly doubt the third time will be the charm ♪ ♪ Your heart is prone to falling fast, falling soon ♪ ♪ You wanted the night sky ♪ ♪ They barely gave you the moon ♪ ♪ The taste of poison, cyanide on their lips ♪ ♪ Intoxicate you with their charm ♪ ♪ And kill you with their kiss ♪ ♪ Toxic, it makes your heart forget to beat ♪ ♪ Venom has never tasted so sweet ♪ ♪ Never tasted so sweet ♪ ♪ Cyanide on their lips ♪ ♪ Arsenic fingertips ♪ ♪ Venom in their veins ♪ ♪ But they speak so sweet and look the same ♪ ♪ Cyanide on their lips ♪ ♪ Arsenic fingertips ♪ ♪ Venom in their veins ♪ ♪ But they speak so sweet and look the same ♪ ♪ The taste of poison, cyanide on their lips ♪ ♪ Intoxicate you with their charm ♪ ♪ And kill you with their kiss ♪ ♪ Toxic, it makes your heart forget to beat ♪ ♪ Venom has never tasted so ♪ ♪ Poison, cyanide on their lips ♪ ♪ Intoxicate you with their charm ♪ ♪ And kill you with their kiss ♪ ♪ Toxic, it makes your heart forget to beat ♪ ♪ Venom has never tasted so sweet ♪ ♪ Never tasted so sweet ♪ ♪ Never tasted so sweet ♪ ♪ Never tasted so sweet ♪ (lively music) (audience cheering) (upbeat music) (upbeat music continues)
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