something's coming in august, i promise.

You know how much I trust you
I hang on every word you say
You told me, "Something's coming in August. I promise."
Told me to throw out my calender,
'cause I'd know when it hit
I thought the sun would shine brighter
maybe the sand would cool down

"Wait till August, I promise
I promise, I'll make it right
Just survive
May, June, July
I promise, I'll make it right."

Maybe I'd sleep through the night
without smelling you on my pillows
Maybe this hole in my heart
would fill with new-found faith in myself

"Wait till August, I promise
I promise I'll make it right
Just survive, survive
May, June, July
I promise, I'll make it right."

I'm wasting away, bit by bit every day
trying, watch me try not to die with July
Told me throw out my calender, 'cause I'd know when it hit

And there you were, in my bed
told me what you remembered
"I lost myself in empty stares,
didn't recognize the guy in the mirror.
Lost myself along the lines of losing you.
Home is wherever you are, darling"

Don't know what today is, but it must be August.


-sami retiniano


the story behind this was, three years ago we said "something is coming in august, i promise." and sami and i were like OMG THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD SONG TITLE. we had so many ideas, but we just now wrote it- three years later. well, she wrote it, i'm coming up with the guitar parts but yeah.

it took us THREE years to write this, and it was finally written in AUGUST.
OH, the irony!