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City Of Angels

by Justin Stewart Cotta

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CITY OF ANGELS Words & Music written by Justin Stewart Cotta Father, how have you been lately? Mother, did you find a good man? Brother, I love you like you're my own son Lover, have you learned to forget? Alone in the city of angels Home is wherever the pain is The only friend i've got is the devil's brew I've been drinking to forget but I remember you Come home soon Doctor, modern medicine failed me I've been howling like a dead man's dog Lately I've been sleeping with a gun by my side My fingers are itchy tonight Alone in the city of angels Home is wherever the pain is The only friend i've got is the devil's brew I've been drinking to forget but I remember you Come home soon Seven seas and seven sins Swallowed by the silver bird Playing dot to dot with the stars I see the faces of the ones left behind Father, how have you been lately? Mother, did you find a good man? Brother, I love you like you're my own son Lover, have you learned to forget? Alone in the city of angels Home is wherever the pain is The only friend i've got is the devil's brew I've been drinking to forget but I remember you Come home soon I miss you
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YOU DON'T HAVE TO Words & Music written by Justin Stewart Cotta I want to take the pressure off I want to bring the temperature down You know it's breaking me That you might need Some time alone... You don't have to work a miracle You don't have to play it cool I know I'm out of frame I'm splattered paint on your old blue jeans Baby, I'm still crazy You don't have to save me You don't have to love me anymore But can we still hold hands and clown around at the grocery store? You don't have to worry anymore But can we still hang out and I can crash on your bedroom floor? I won't tell you that your beautiful I won't call you at 3am I won't play guitar of your favourite songs by your window I saw you with a new man I saw what I could not be And I'm not gonna lie, I broke down and cried to see you happy Baby, I'm still crazy You don't have to save me You don't have to love me anymore But can we still hold hands and clown around at the grocery store? You don't have to worry anymore But can we still hang out and I can crash on your bedroom floor? I love you my angel More than you'll ever know
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JUST ENOUGH (Part Two) Words & Music written by Justin Stewart Cotta I kissed your sleeping eyes A coward's goodbye I can't love you Swallowing tears and pride I whispered goodnight And wished you well This kindness is cruel My hope is for fools A liars painting peels Love, threw me a bone, just big enough for me to choke on Love, threw me a rope just long enough for me to hang from Love, gave me hope, just enough, to fall again A quiet sabotage My camouflage has left me naked From a lonely chair I sat and I stared And asked the question... Can a man ever give what a boy never had God knows I tried Love, throw me a bone, just big enough for me to choke on Love, throw me a rope, just long enough for me to hang from Love, give me hope, just enough, to fall again I saw you cry Did you see me? Love, throw me a bone, just big enough for me to choke on Love, throw me a rope, just long enough for me to hang from Love, give me hope, just enough, to fall again
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LITTLE THINGS Words & Music written by Justin Stewart Cotta You see through the pantomime when I say I'm fine, You see all the colours when I draw outside the lines, You say people's names for me when I do forget sometimes, When I wander, you stay by my side It's the light in your eyes It's the little things It's how you stop space and time It's the little things Those handwritten notes you leave for me to find, Those times you say nothing, and you just let me cry, You point out the moon to me when darkness fills the sky, You whisper, things will be fine It's how you laugh when you cry It's the little things You see the faces in the sky It's the little things You know we don't live forever Stop thinking. Just do. There's still time to start over I will be here for you... Waiting so patiently, wandering aimlessly So good to see you, farewell for now... Tell me that we'll be alright Tell me you'll stay through the night It's the little things, It's the little things It's how we danced in the rain, It's the little things It's how you held me through the pain, it's the little things It's the light in your eyes, It's the little things It's how you stop space and time, It's the little things

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Justin is the classic poet warrior. Vulnerability & intensity coexist, & you can feel it in his songs. From classical piano prodigy to shredding guitar across the globe with the likes of Queens Of The Stone Age & Ozzy Osbourne, Cotta established himself as a musical tour de force as the founder & frontman of Memento (Columbia) & the guitarist and keyboardist for VAST. (Elektra) JSC is a rare artist, with a knack for writing anthems & lyrics that resonate with us all. Anthemic melodies aside, his music has the power to transcend genre, & at it's best, is hauntingly delicate and soulful. Glimpses of alt rock, folk, punk & pop, but with the cohesive storytelling prowess of a genuine singer-songwriter. Cotta continues to give his gift of hope during these strange times. He’s now dropped arguably his finest collection of songs to date with the new release City Of Angels

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released May 4, 2023

Words & Music written by Justin Stewart Cotta
Produced & Mixed by Ryan Miller
Recorded at Hercules Street Studios, Sydney, Australia
Mastered by Ryan Miller & Paul Stefanidos

All instruments & vocals: Justin Stewart Cotta
Drums: Grant Gerathy

Cover Artwork: Sara Tune
Mike Morphett at M:29: Cover design

Justin Stewart Cotta Publishing
All licensing enquiries jeff@polyvinylrecords.com

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Justin is the classic poet warrior. Vulnerability & intensity coexist, & you can feel it in his songs. From prodigy pianist to shredding guitar across the globe with the likes of Queens Of The Stone Age & Ozzy Osbourne, Cotta established himself as a musical tour de force as the founder & frontman of Memento (Columbia) & the guitarist & keyboardist for VAST (Elektra) ... more

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