Soft All The Time

by Jennifer Vena Wood

supported by

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

$1 USD or more

lyrics

It's not my job, to be soft all the time
Nor to be a knife, that cuts so quick and fine
I can be a wire, that holds a line
I can be a hammer, that beats out my own time

I can be the wind, that blows through the vines
I can love you anyway, but I can never call you mine

You and I loved so well, but not for very long
Stories, secrets shared, love's liquid song
So close so fast, it couldn't last, I never knew when it went wrong
But as you grew you shed me, too, and one day you were gone

I can be the wind, that blows ripples 'cross the pond
But I can't be the one, that swims in waters that you've warmed

Wounds turn to scars, over time
Eventually we see, the new ways that we shine
If I'd known just how much it hurts to crack and grow and die
I never would have learned to be courageous and kind

I can be the wind that blows through the pine
I can't give you anything, but I can be courageous and kind

It's not my job, to be soft all the time
Nor to be a knife that cuts so quick and fine
I can be a wire, that holds the line
I can be a hammer, that beats out my own time
I can be a hammer, that beats out my own time.

credits

released December 26, 2023

license

some rights reserved

about

Jennifer Vena Wood Minneapolis, Minnesota

Jennifer Vena Wood is a singer-songwriter, who writes ballads, vignettes, and earnest, multipart circle songs -- occasionally reaching into other vernaculars as the song requires. Lifting voices and spirits with music and good company, in the richest of folk tradition. ... more

contact / help

Contact Jennifer Vena Wood

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

If you like Jennifer Vena Wood, you may also like:

Fragile as Humans
by Emily Barker

Australian singer-songwriter explores self-examination, loneliness, and post-pandemic malaise through delicate, empathetic folk pop. Bandcamp New & Notable May 5, 2024
go to album
Collapse List
by Novo Amor

Big, emotive pop songs with expansive instrumentation and heartrending vocals. Bandcamp New & Notable May 3, 2024
go to album
Cabana
by Lau Ro

featured on Bandcamp Radio Apr 30, 2024
go to album
Requiem for a Planet
by Beams

The Toronto-based sextet make moody, cinematic sounding music that blends psych-folk and post-rock. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 27, 2024
go to album
Mind, Man, Medicine
by The Secret Sisters

The Alabama duo's fifth album exults in dusty Americana, showcasing rich vocal harmonies alongside blissful folk instrumentation. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 31, 2024
go to album
Little Sun
by Charlie Parr

More contemplative folk from the Minnesota singer-songwriter, sustained by raw full-band arrangements and philosophical lyrics. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 28, 2024
go to album
Cold Sea
by Oisin Leech

Irish singer-songwriter Oisin Leech's acoustic folk music is characterized by its muted beauty and intimate, solitary quality. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 16, 2024
go to album