She & Him

She & Him is an American indie rock band consisting of actress Zooey Deschanel (vocals, piano, banjo) and musician M. Ward (guitar, production). The band's first album Volume One was released on Merge Records in March, 2008

Volume One (2008)

 * Quotes from original songs written by Zooey Deschanel


 * Old habits die hard When you got, when you got a sentimental heart Piece of the puzzle, you're my missing part Oh, what can you do with a sentimental heart?
 * Sentimental Heart


 * Why do you let me stay here All by myself? Why don't you come and play here? I'm just sitting on the shelf
 * Why Do You Let Me Stay Here? - Official video at YouTube


 * Why don't you sit right down and make me smile? You make me feel like I am just a child Why do you end it? Just give me credit I'm just sitting on the shelf
 * Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?


 * For those of you who tried but didn't make it, Settle down--it's never what you think. The summit doesn't differ from the deep, dark valley, And the valley doesn't differ from the kitchen sink.
 * This Is Not a Test


 * Think of all the beauty that you left behind you. You can take it if you want it, and then let it go. And this is not a test, No, this is not a test. Ticking numbers never made sense, anyways. No, this is not a test, No, this is not a test. 'Cause you can have it, if you want it, anyways.
 * This Is Not a Test


 * I’m all outta luck but what else could I be? I know he’s yours and he'll never belong to me again.
 * Change Is Hard - Video performance at YouTube


 * I was never no, never no, was never enough, But I can try, I can try to toughen up. I listened when they told me "If he burns you, let him go." Change is hard, I should know.
 * Change Is Hard


 * I thought I saw your face today But I just turned my head away Your face against the trees But I just see the memories As they come As they come And I couldn't help but fall in love again No, I couldn't help but fall in love again
 * I Thought I Saw Your Face Today


 * I somehow see what's beautiful in things that are ephemeral I'm my only friend, am I? Love is just a piece of time In the world In the world And I couldn't help but fall in love again
 * I Thought I Saw Your Face Today


 * I don't wanna wonder whether you love me I don't wanna wonder whether you care So don't try to woo me Don't try to fool me Oh, I know all of your tricks It's a possibility of staying in my corner
 * Take it Back


 * I was takin' a walk When I saw you pass by I thought I saw you lookin' my way So I thought I'd give you a try When I saw you smile I saw a dream come true So I asked you, maybe,  "Baby, whatcha gonna do?"
 * I Was Made For You


 * 'Cause I have been waitin' for a long, long time For a boy like you I won't be waitin' any more cause I know Baby, baby I was made for you
 * I Was Made For You


 * My eyes are so bleary I guess I'm young but I feel so weary I've tried to express it But I think it's all a bore It's at the heart of me, A very part of me.
 * Black Hole


 * Speak slowly, I can't hear you My mind keeps spinning closer and closer to the rain on the roof, And the rain in my head, and the things that you said People take it further ahead And it just gets so foggy It's nowhere in here And it's everywhere else that I don't wanna be, But I'm stuck here getting misty over you I'm alone on a bicycle for two.
 * Black Hole


 * I can feel your heartbeat, Where I lay my head ‘Cause you’ve got me Yeah, you’ve got me
 * Got Me


 * When I was a little bit younger The strain I was under could make me cry Now I’m a little bit older, A little bit bolder Never so shy Sweet darlin’, come hold me, Just a little bit longer now
 * Sweet Darlin (written by Zooey Deschanel and Jason Schwartzman)

Volume Two (2010)

 * Full lyrics online




 * There's thieves among us Painting the walls With all kinds of lies, and lies I never told at all
 * "Thieves"


 * What's in my pocket? You never knew You didn't know me well, So well, as I knew you
 * "Thieves"


 * And I know, and you know too That a love like ours is terrible news But that won't stop me crying No, that won't stop me crying over you
 * "Thieves"


 * It’s hard to be ignored When I look at you, you look so bored My baby, my darling, I’ve been taking a beating… Well alright (Well alright) It’s okay (It’s okay) We all get the slip sometimes every day I’ll just keep it to myself in the sun In the sun
 * "In the Sun" YouTube video


 * Orpheus melted the heart of Persephone, but I never had yours I followed you back to the end of the path, but I never found the door
 * "Don't Look Back" - Video at Vimeo


 * Don't look back All you'll ever get is the dust from the steps before I don't have to see you every day, But I just want to know you're there
 * "Don't Look Back"


 * I like to learn things slow I like learning a lot I like to get it all again and in the end You know you get what you got
 * "Lingering Still"


 * And the world's like a science And I'm like a secret And I saw you lingering still, still I saw you lingering still
 * "Lingering Still"


 * He was different at first But then he won't understand Because he's never gonna know me If he doesn't want to just shake my hand
 * "Lingering Still"


 * Well I'm back in your good graces again Remember when you told me that I was your only friend?
 * "Me and You"


 * Well I know that you worry a lot about Things you can't control There are so many things we'd like to have But we just cannot hold You've got to be kind to yourself You've got to be kind to yourself
 * "Me and You"


 * California is a great big nation of one They never knew what they wanted ’til it was already gone
 * "Home"


 * Why don’t we just sit and stare and do nothing? Nothing at all for a while I like the way you smile I could be your state and I could be your nation It doesn’t get better than home, now does it?
 * "Home"


 * I want to be where your heart is home  I want to see you with the light in the morning There’s never been such a beautiful warning to me, to me
 * "Home"
 * You never tried facing the sting Walking all in circles, take it all in stride Faces are not what they seem, I always dream lost in the tide
 * "I'm Gonna Make It Better"


 * The world’s been waiting, they’ve been waiting for years And they’ve just gotta hear it  The kids are waiting, they’ve been shedding tears  So open your arms and sing for us
 * "Sing"


 * Why do I always want to sock it to you hard? Let you know what love is like when I’m keeping all my cards up on the shelf Where you can’t see them Why do I always want to keep it to myself?
 * "Over It Over Again"


 * I had some brand new shoes They were all red but they gave me the blues And they're runnin' away, they left me a letter It's just like you told me it'd be It's nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin' at all
 * "Brand New Shoes"


 * We are all made of air There's stars in my eyes and there's sun in my hair And I'm runnin' away, it makes me feel better
 * "Brand New Shoes"


 * If you can't sleep, I'll be there in your dreams. I'll be there in your dreams if you can't sleep at all. And in your dreams, I'll touch your cheek And lay my head on your shoulder.  Goodbye shadows
 * "If You Can't Sleep"


 * Shut your eyes, there are bluer skies For you're embraced in my heart 
 * "If You Can't Sleep"


 * Hair got caught in the sunlight darling But I just wasted the day. I knew it would happen this way.
 * I Knew It Would Happen This Way (Bonus track on pre-orders)


 * Can't get up in the morning lately And I'm just sunk in a dream I'm always the ship in the stream
 * I Knew It Would Happen This Way (Bonus track on pre-orders)

Volume 3 (2013)
Everybody's clever these days Take a win Take a fall I never wanted your love But I needed it all…
 * All I know is that I'm tired of being clever
 * "Never Wanted Your Love" · The Late Show performance