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Make it Make Sense (EP) coming out January 27  

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Like a Bird: An Alex Schaaf Anthology (2010-2021) coming out on March 26th.  

The Mistress Deluxe Edition out now, get the vinyl here

MAKE IT MAKE SENSE


release date: January 27, 2023
as: Yellow Ostrich
on: Barsuk Records
format: digital

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BIO


LYRICS

 
Remind Me
Muscle Memory
Gravity
How to Need People

Remind Me

i need you to remind me
cause now it feels so easy
what our troubles were
tell me of the hard times
more than just an outline
i wanna make it hurt

can you make it make sense?
can i ask dumb questions
cause my eyes, my eyes, they are wrung out
i know i’m sugarcoating
and i know you are so certain
so remind me how it was

what do you tell your friends
when they ask ‘how did it end?’
how do you list my flaws?
i know some nights were quite rough
i know i wasn’t enough
so illustrate the cause

can you make it make sense
can i ask dumb questions
cause my eyes, my eyes , they are wrung out
i know i’m sugarcoating
and i know you are so certain
so remind me how it was 

well take your time
i can wait another night
take your time
don’t remind me how it was

Muscle Memory

and i’m off my shift and i’m driving home
and i’m feeling tired, and i’m feeling old
and before i know it i’m on your street
and i’m at your door, i still got my key
i apologize, this isn’t what it seems
i’m not in control, its just muscle memory

i deleted everything just in time
kept the silence up, never crossed that line
except for last week when i sent that note
i just wanted to show you a thing i wrote
i apologize, this isn’t what it seems
i’m not in control, its just muscle memory

wanna grab your hand, wanna taste your mouth
wanna tell you everything i think now
wanna take that trip to new mexico
wanna call you up, bring you to a show
i apologize, this isn’t what it seems
i’m not in control, its just muscle memory

i know its not mine and it never was
but i want it now, and i miss your touch
and the only thing i can think to say
is i’m sorry now that its gone away
i apologize, this isn’t what it seems
i’m not in control, its just muscle memory

Gravity

do you feel something
when you see strangers
that look just like your friends
but they seem happier than them

does it make a difference
when you know rationally
that’s probably false
that they must be just as lost

tell me does it change the end at all
to worry yourself up against the wall
is gravity the same for you?
or is it only bringing me down

and when you see the ocean
does it bring perspective
or are you distracted
by all the things you never did

so beautiful, i get it
have i sat here long enough I should feel some change?
cause inside its all the same

tell me does it change the end at all
to worry yourself up against the wall
is gravity the same for you?
or is it only bringing me down
is gravity the same for you?
or is it only bringing me down

How to Need People

i was clean, i was sober, i was over it
when you called me on the phone
i didn’t need, i didn’t want, a single thing at all
i was happiest alone

but leah, i know
you had the best of intent
when you taught me to grow
to become more reliant

you taught me how to need people
well now i need people
and you’re not there
you taught me how to need people
and now i need people
and you’re not there

well then i spiraled, then i dove
i finally learned to swim
with you cheering me along
i was getting stronger every day
no one can question it
but it was taking me too long

and leah, i know
you didn’t break any promises
my progress, it was slow
and the world’s full of options

now i know what to do and i know what to say
and i got all my weapons now
but the bleachers are empty, the streets are all bare
how do i use this now?
i’m all expired
i’m stuck in the wrong generation
the minute i had you, you’re already gone

you taught me how to need people
well now i need people
you taught me how to need people
well now i need people