• Slow Down

   

  • Lyrics

    Let's start at the beginning
    Let's start right here, right now
    I try to slow down, I try to slow down,
    I try to slow down, but I choke
    No it ain't a joke

    What am I supposed to do looking straight at you
    Cause you are me and I am you
    It's all from our youth, but it's the truth
    Oh now it's the truth

    It's like racing past your dreams
    It's like laughing death in the eye
    I try to slow down, oh I try to slow down,
    I try to slow down, but I choke
    No it ain't a joke

    What am I supposed to do looking straight at you
    Cause somebody might take my place
    And I'll blame it all on you
    Cause now, you are me and I am you,
    It's all from our youth, but it's the truth.
    Oh now it's the truth

    I try to settle down, but I fall back in the loop.
    And I try and settle in this world, I try to slow down
    I try to slow down / enjoy the ride
    I try to slow down / and live with pride
    I try, Lord knows I try

    So, let's start at the beginning
    Let's start right here, right now
    You see, I try to slow down, I try to slow down,
    I try to slow down, but I choke

    © Jennifer Vazquez/ Bronx Babe Publishing / ASCAP

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• Running Out Of Time

   

  • Lyrics

    How long does it take
    How long 'till I break
    How much can I fake
    Liking what I see in front of me

    Silly twisted youth
    Hidden in the wise
    I can't compromise
    No, not anymore
    You see... I'm running out of time
    Yes, I'm running out of time

    So let's layer up the days
    And peel the baggage away
    A friend for life
    Help me solve this strife
    And stop me from dancing 'round the truth
    Stop me from dancing 'round the truth

    I am what I know
    I am all that I can see
    Far away I've gone so I'd,
    I'd come right back here to me

    And I dream't of Miss Hollywood tonight
    She said she'd come for me
    As soon as she done twirling around the apple tree
    Miss Hollywood, yes, she'll come for me

    Silly twisted youth
    Hidden in the wise
    I can't compromise
    No, not anymore
    You see... I'm running out of time
    Yes, I'm running out of time

    Well, six years back
    Felt I knew so much
    Stop this now
    Oh, I can't take it anymore
    You see, I'm running out the door
    While I keep running back for more

    Well, I swear to you
    She went by my door
    And I swear to you
    She told me so much more...
    ...so much more
    Yes I am running out of time

    Silly twisted youth
    Hidden in the wise
    Oh now I can't compromise, no
    Not anymore, not anymore...

    © Jennifer Vazquez/ Bronx Babe Publishing / ASCAP

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• Where Do I Belong?

   

  • Lyrics

    I cry, but nobody seems to hear
    I try, but nobody seems to care
    Moved from the Bronx to Brooklyn,
    White Plains and then to Queens
    Made some friends and I've lost a few
    in all the places I have been

    Where, oh where do I belong?
    Somebody tell me where, oh where do I belong?
    Cause every time I think I've found my final destination
    It breaks me down and I'm left without any explanation
    It's gone, gone, gone, now it's gone
    Tell me, where do I belong?

    Now the lights, burned so bright in Hollywood
    And the lies, kept me think'n that I could
    Played all my songs in Venice,
    with my secondhand guitar
    Think'n they'd discover me
    and put my name inside a star

    Where, oh where do I belong?
    Somebody tell me where, oh where do I belong?
    Cause every time I think I've found my final destination
    It breaks me down and I'm left without any explanation
    It's gone, gone, gone, now it's gone
    Tell me, where do I belong?

    Three thousand miles on a search for happiness
    And all I've found is, it doesn't have an address
    Could it be I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be?
    That the journey is my one and only destiny?

    Where, oh where do I belong?
    Somebody tell me where, oh where do I belong?
    Cause every time I think I've found my final destination
    It breaks me down and I'm left without any explanation
    Well it's gone, gone, gone...Now it's gone
    Tell me, where do I belong?
    I wish tell me, ya...

    Music & Words: Jennifer Vazquez
    Words: & Trevan Wong
    © Jennifer Vazquez/ Bronx Babe Publishing / ASCAP

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• It’s Just Gonna Take Some Time

   

  • Lyrics

    Well this is how the story begins
    A small town mind placed in the big city
    She grew up with guys on her mind
    and with a dream that one day
    she'd be known as one of a kind

    And Momma said,"Oh baby, why are you so anxious, you're just 10..."
    "I know, I know... It's just who I am."

    You see, Mommy and Daddy never seemed related
    And brother and sister, well,
    they were on a plane of their own
    So I ventured off into my own creative mind
    Singing songs to me, myself and I
    To me, life was sweet and kind,
    but I was a kid at the time

    But when Daddy said, "I don't want to leave you",
    Well I smiled, I stayed strong and this is what I said,
    "Daddy, Daddy, Daddy, don't you cry.
    Cause, it's gonna be all right.
    It's just gonna take some time
    Oh it's just gonna take some time."

    So now Daddy's gone, he's moved out.
    Momma's trying her best.
    God bless her soul, she never rests.
    And sisters' busy reading every book
    she can get her hands on.
    And brother, he's playing connect the dots
    on The S.A.T's
    And me, I'm just building up my plan
    and trying it out in my room

    Writing songs and dreaming up stories,
    I'm playing to a packed house every night.
    I know this is where I truly belong.

    And even though Momma believes in me,
    Oh you know she still worries.
    But that's ok, I stand tall and I try to ease her mind
    and well, this is what I say,

    "Momma, Momma, Momma, don't you worry tonight.
    Cause I know what I'm doing.
    And it's just gonna be just fine.
    It's just gonna take more time"

    So now, 15 years have gone by
    And the family, well they're doing just fine
    You see, they've all found their own place,
    their own space, they're just living their lives
    And me, I'm still writing my songs and playing out
    and making my life worth while.

    But there are days when I get down
    and shout I want out,
    But that's ok, That's why I take it day by day
    and this is what I say,

    "Jenny, Jenny, Jenny, don't you worry tonight,
    You knew what you were doing
    and that it would take some time.
    So, it's just gonna take more time."
    Some more time...

    © Jennifer Vazquez/ Bronx Babe Publishing / ASCAP

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• I’ll Wait

   

  • Lyrics

    Why do I feel like cry’n
    I thought it was gone
    Brushed away the ashes
    I guess there’s a bit left. Please move on...

    Oh, I’ll wait, I’ll stay
    I’ll leave, I’ll go away
    Oh, I’ll wait, I’ll stay
    (I’ll leave, I’ll go away)

    When I think about it all
    I start to turn the other way
    The times I let it happen
    I feel so ashamed, I feel so ashamed...

    Oh, I’ll wait, I’ll stay
    I’ll leave, I’ll go away
    I’ll wait, I’ll stay, oh ya...

    I feel so helpless, yet so strong
    I'm a walking contradiction
    What went wrong?
    Tell me, what was ever right?

    Oh, I’ll wait, I’ll stay
    I’ll leave, I’ll go away
    I’ll wait, I’ll stay oh ya...

    Oh, I’ll wait, I’ll stay
    I’ll leave, I’ll go away
    I’ll leave, I’ll go away
    I'll leave, I'll go away

    No, ah ha ha ha ah....
    Now I'll go away...

    © Jennifer Vazquez/ Bronx Babe Publishing / ASCAP

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• Then I’ll Stay

   

  • Lyrics

    Into the night, across the waters, I believe I can fly.
    So send me a sign to keep me breathing,
    'Cause my heart’s hanging on the wire.

    You can try, go ahead deny my name.
    I will still find my way.
    I’ll find my way.

    So, fill my soul with cloudless wonder
    Solve my problems with no words
    Forget that bridge I never crossed
    I will come home, just promise me
    Give me the hope that I need
    Then I’ll stay

    September to May,
    claimed you’d found meaning
    But now it’s all stripped away.

    You can’t play these games,
    touch my body then walk away,
    leaving me shattered and torn.
    I will find a way, I will find a way, I will find a way.

    So, fill my soul with cloudless wonder
    Solve my problems with no words
    Forget that bridge I never crossed
    I will come home, just promise me
    Give me the hope that I need
    Then I’ll stay, then I'll stay

    © Jennifer Vazquez/ Bronx Babe Publishing / ASCAP

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• Holding My Own

   

  • Lyrics

    I'm taking the steps,
    reaching for the next
    Sunrise, sunset
    And I'm standing still
    so my body can breathe in the thrill,
    I'm back to holding my own

    So I'll take my bags
    and my memories
    I'll leave without a sound
    You'll hardly believe
    that the door had ever been open before
    Well now, the tides have turned,
    I only learn from my own fall

    I'm taking the steps
    reaching for the next
    Sunrise, sunset
    And I'm standing still
    so my body can breathe in the thrill,
    I'm back to holding my own

    I took a chance,
    I leaned on you for a while
    Thinking you'd be kind
    But I looked into your eyes,
    They turned from gray to black to blue
    And I can't believe it was me holding on,
    not you

    I'm taking the steps
    reaching for the next
    Sunrise, sunset
    And I'm standing still
    so my body can breathe in the thrill,
    I'm back to holding my own

    So here's to the lies
    that kept me high
    The shattered ties
    You know, you're living two separate lives

    Oh now I'm taking the steps
    reaching for the next
    Sunrise, sunset
    And I'm standing still
    so my body can breathe in the thrill,
    I'm back to holding...

    Oh now I'm taking the steps
    reaching for the next
    Sunrise, sunset

    © Jennifer Vazquez/ Bronx Babe Publishing / ASCAP

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• Feed Me To The Dragons

   

  • Lyrics

    He held a sword to my breast
    And slowly peeled away my flesh
    Taken by the demons hand
    He lead me to his promised land

    Feed me to the dragons
    Take me from my throne
    Strip away my dignity
    You made the battlefield my home (2x's)

    My castle burnt to the ground
    And I just let it go
    The wizard cast his evil spell
    And now I'm swallowed whole

    Feed me to the dragons
    Take me from my throne
    Strip away my dignity
    You made the battlefield my home (2x)

    Silence, once my peace
    Yet now it’s my pain
    I mistook it for happiness
    Left to sit on dirt remains

    Feed me to the dragons
    Take me from my throne
    Strip away my dignity
    You made the battlefield my home (2x)

    My home, my home, my home...

    Words & Music: Jennifer Vazquez
    Words: Danielle Petito
    © Jennifer Vazquez/ Bronx Babe Publishing / ASCAP

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• Ceased

   

  • Lyrics

    The crying ceased, silence surrounds her now
    Did the choice prove right?
    Regrets still lie ahead

    Questions pass through her mind,
    not knowing what answers she might find
    Wondering what obstacles lie ahead,
    a part of her now feels dead

    And I try to understand her pain, her agony
    As she rests her head upon my shoulder
    I think to myself, “She had a choice”
    But did she listen to the right voice

    What could I do, but be there for you
    So, I’ll be there, I’ll be there, I’ll be there for you
    You need a shoulder to cry on, I’ll be there for you
    I’ll be there, I’ll be there I’ll be there for you
    I said I swear, I swear, I swear I will be there

    Well she says,” Why, why did you leave me?”
    Well she says,”Why, why did you come right back?”
    Tell me how should I take this?
    Tell me, how should I take this?

    I never needed you more than I do right now
    Yet, it’s now that you decided to walk out the door
    I thought I knew you, you proved me wrong
    And now I’m tired and I'm not gonna take it anymore

    The heartbeat ceased, no more worries
    Well, at least not like before
    What can I do but be there for you
    So I’ll be there, I’ll be there, I’ll be there for you
    You need a shoulder to cry on, I’ll be there for you
    I’ll be there, I’ll be there, I’ll be there for you
    I said I swear, I swear, I swear I will be there
    Oh I said I swear, I will be there
    Oh, I said I swear, I will be there
    Ya, Ya, Ya, Ya

    You need a shoulder to cry on, I’ll be there for you
    Well now, you need a shoulder to cry on,
    I ‘ll be there for you
    Oh I said I swear, I will be there (2X)

    © Jennifer Vazquez/ Bronx Babe Publishing / ASCAP

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• Another Day In The Dark

   

  • Lyrics

    I sit here now, wanting to tell you,
    hoping you care, but you don’t...

    So shut your eyes, maybe then you’ll see
    Close your mouth, maybe then you’ll hear me
    So shut your eyes, maybe then you’ll see
    Close your mouth, maybe then you’ll hear me

    ‘Cause you never once stopped to listen
    You just beat me with your words
    You never once stopped to listen
    Another day in the dark
    Another day in the dark

    I walk up to you to tell you it’s over
    My war has finally ended
    I now have the final say
    I will not go on one more day

    So shut your eyes, maybe then you’ll see
    Close your mouth, maybe then you’ll hear me
    So shut your eyes, maybe then you’ll see
    Close your mouth, maybe then you’ll hear me

    ‘Cause you never once stopped to listen
    You just beat me with your words
    You never once stopped to listen
    Another day in the dark
    Another day in the dark

    So, shut your eyes, it’s too late
    Close your mouth, it’s no use
    You go your way, ‘cause I’ve already gone mine
    Yes, I’ve already gone mine

    ‘Cause you never once stopped to listen
    You just beat me with your words
    You never once stopped to listen
    And now I’m back here in the dark
    Oh, another day in the dark

    © Jennifer Vazquez/ Bronx Babe Publishing / ASCAP

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“Silenced” is a full length acoustic album recorded live at a friend’s studio (David Lane). It’s a mixture of songs I wanted to rerecord from my first album, as well as some new songs I thought about putting on a full studio album in the future. The project came out of fans from 3rd Street Promenade wanting more songs of mine to buy.