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I Was The Girl

by Ania Ziemirska

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1.
Ditched Romance Sitting there across the table I'd like to say hello but I'm not sure I'm able And besides, what might you do? You've been around here for a while I guess I could forgive you for that smile But I think, it might be too late What if I ditched romance? What if I just took this chance? For once I could do something crazy Future seems a little hazy Seems you've got me mesmerized All it took was one look in your eyes Oh no, I'm loosing control You've got me feeling so at ease It won't be long before I'm begging please Babe, can I take you home? What if I ditched romance? What if I just took this chance? For once I could do something crazy Future seems a little hazy What if I did? You're so innocent as you kiss my cheek goodnight And I don't put up a fight Proper lady has to do what's right But what if I ditched romance? What if I just took this chance? For once I could do something crazy Future seems a little hazy I could skip the heart ache, baby What if I ditched romance? What if I ditched romance? What if I ditched romance?
2.
Fade Away 03:46
Fade Away You're a candle burning at both ends and I can't bear to watch you wane There's a shadow hanging over you my friend and I can't see your shining face And I won’t stand to watch you fade I won’t stand to watch you, watch you, watch you fade away You've been best friends for oh so many years and you love each other so How could he walk away from a gift like that? Can't he see you're worth much more? How can he stand to watch you fade I won’t stand to watch you, watch you, watch you fade away All your silence a disguise cause I know you scream inside Why don't you let it, let it all out tonight? Stand up and fight, ‘cause you know that I'm right That sparkle in your eye, no I won't let it die Cause I won’t stand to watch you fade I won’t stand to watch you, watch you, watch you fade away
3.
Lakeside Reels In my small home town, on a hot summer's night Rode my bicycle for hours, just to dance with you in the moonlight Threw pebbles at your window, you were nowhere in sight Then you came outside to say "It's late, go home, goodnight" Will I get my happy ending? How many more takes left? Sunset scenes and lakeside reels, every girl's fairy dream Sunset scenes and lakeside reels, is this how a movie feels? On the day after Christmas, I cashed in all my gifts Had to be on that plane that night, be in Paris for New Year's Eve I scaled the Eiffel Tower for what might have been Waited up there for hours, you were nowhere to be seen Will I get my happy ending? How many more takes left? Sunset scenes and lakeside reels, every girl's fairy dream Sunset scenes and lakeside reels, is this how a movie feels I'd like a brand new story There's no direction on this set I could really use a sequel Somebody write a sequel please And give it a happy ending. How many more takes left? Sunset scenes and lakeside reels, every girl's fairy dream Sunset scenes and lakeside reels, lakeside reels, lakeside reels, is this how it feels?
4.
Who Will Love Me? Perfect, never said I could be, I fucked things up too many times Wrong, sometimes I can be, and it hurts like hell each time I break a heart Do my best I try, I try Til the day, the day I die Who will love me for who I am? Who will forgive my every mistake? When the shit hits the fan and I'm losing my mind Who will still be there? Sorry, I've said so many times, apologized when things were not my fault Love often makes me run, I'm waiting for the one who'll run with me Be myself I try, I try Til the day, the day I die Who will love me for who I am? Who will forgive my every mistake? When the shit hits the fan and I'm losing my mind Who will still be there? I’ll continue to give more I know someday it will show Who will love me for who I am? Who will forgive my every mistake? When the shit hits the fan and I'm losing my mind Who will still be there? Who will still be there?
5.
I Was The Girl January night in this warm cafe There's a layer of frost round my heart You're such a good friend, someone who will listen To this story that tore me apart I understand if you're wanting to leave I'm pretty much used to it now But it's finally clear and I need to share it I now know a good place to start Well he kissed me in May I kissed him in June Too soon we were lost in the game He chased me so fast I tripped on my words Sometimes we fall when we’re running August moon in my glass of wine He sure saw the stars in my eyes Thought I didn't want love But it felt good to hold on When passion rose like fireflies He was a mystery, one of a kind I wanted to figure him out And I was the girl, he wished he'd forgot Yet somehow I was etched on his mind Since he kissed me in May I kissed him in June Too soon we were lost in the game He chased me so fast I tripped on my words Sometimes we fall when we’re running So tell me How could it be, that such a bad boy had stumbled and fallen for me? How could it be, the tables have turned He's made a bad girl of me He's made a bad girl of me When he kissed me in May I kissed him in June Too soon we were lost in the game He chased me so fast I tripped on my words Sometimes we run when we’re falling January night in this warm cafe
6.
Giving Love a Try I am not strong, but I sure as hell ain't weak I've built these walls around me so thick, so thick Gonna break your heart, gonna leave you here alone So I'm giving you a head start to run for the door I'm not the girl you want to save Got nothing but a battered heart to spare You won't want to be around when my walls come crumbling down You won't want to be the one when I break down and cry But if you are, if you are I thank you for giving love a try I am not fierce, so quietly I'll fight I won't give up so quickly when something feels right Crawl out of my shell, gonna let you feel my warmth I know that you could hurt me, but I'll risk the burn You are the one I want to show Even battered hearts have room for love to grow You know I'll be around when your walls come crumbling down You know I'll be the one when you break down and cry And if I were, if I were I'm thankful that I gave love a try Stand before you so afraid to take that step and you whisper to me that you're not ready yet You know I'll be around when your walls come crumbling down I know you'll be the one when I break down and cry And if I am If you are I'm thankful that we gave love a try So thankful, we gave it a try
7.
Who Will Love Me? Perfect, never said I could be, I messed things up too many times Wrong, sometimes I can be, and it hurts like hell each time I break a heart Do my best I try, I try Til the day, the day I die Who will love me for who I am? Who will forgive my every mistake? When it all hits the fan and I'm losing my mind Who will still be there? Sorry, I've said so many times, apologized when things were not my fault Love often makes me run, I'm waiting for the one who'll run with me Be myself I try, I try Til the day, the day I die Who will love me for who I am? Who will forgive my every mistake? When it all hits the fan and I'm losing my mind Who will still be there? I’ll continue to give more I know someday it will show Who will love me for who I am? Who will forgive my every mistake? When it all hits the fan and I'm losing my mind Who will still be there? Who will still be there?

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released May 10, 2010

Ania Ziemirska - lead vocals, background vocals (1, 2, 4, 5, 7), acoustic guitar, acoustic "bass" (3), piano (6)
Taylor Mitchell - background vocals (3), handclaps (5)
Maggie Ziemirska - background vocals (4, 6, 7), handclaps (5), page flips (3), conga (3)
Matthew J Redman - electric guitar (1, 2, 5), lead acoustic guitar (6), percussion (3), glockenspiel (3)
Tim Des Islets - electric guitar (1)
Derek Downham - drum kit (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7), percussion (2,4,5,7), glockenspiel (2)
Mike Pellarin – Bass
Kevin Fox - Cello (2)

Produced by Ania Ziemirska and Matthew J Redman
Recorded and engineered by Matthew J Redman at Keen Music, Toronto
Additional recording engineered by Jon Tidey at Revolution Audio, Port Credit
Mixed by Jon Tidey at EPIC Sounds, Mississauga
Mastered by Peter Letros at Wreckhouse Mastering, Toronto

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Ania Ziemirska Toronto, Ontario

Ania Ziemirska's whiskey and honey-dipped vocals pour over edgy-folk and pop-infused melodies. Written over the course of a year in 2007-2008, her debut EP, I Was The Girl captures a pivotal moment in the evolution of an artist. Songs of longing, love and hope, with a dash of sarcasm, garner her inevitable comparisons to Sarah McLachlan, Chrissie Hynde and Martha Wainwright. ... more

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