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Picnic: Vol. 1

by Umbrella Life

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Another day spent, another win Yet here I am alone again No one sings with a capy baritone Can't harmonize to save my life Can't live a life unsatisfied Yet here I am, a capy baritone Clementines and riversides Can't describe my inner sigh Simpler times Can someone out there sing along To my capybara song Guess I'm doomed to be a capy baritone
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Bring me back I can't remember What I lack But I remember I have a home somewhere But now I'm here and it's gone Where did I go wrong? H-I-R-A-E-T-H It grows larger with my age Maybe I'll look back someday And see that home was you Maybe I'll look back someday And see that home was you
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Who are you? I'm the voice you hear in your head when the summer turns to fall And how are you? I'm well, though I can't feel what I felt, and it's all your fault What are you implying? I am only pointing out that I think you've aged Haven't we all grown up? Not me I see But I'm no stranger to change
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Moving On 00:57
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I never thought I'd miss your name Until I heard it again coming from my mouth Hi familiar stranger passing by Could I Could we Just spend a little time before I leave Oh Can't believe I left you long ago Can't believe I let myself grow old Oh What's that you say? Can't believe you've waited for this day I think I'll stay Every time I thought I'd left you came around and stole my breath away Every time I thought I'd left you came around and stole my breath away Every time I thought I'd left you came around and stole my breath away Every time I thought I'd left you came around and stole my breath away Oh Can't believe I left you long ago Can't believe I let myself grow old Oh What's that you say? Can't believe you've waited for this day I think I'll stay I think I'll stay I think I'll stay
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Smiles Apart 00:50
I took a photo of someone I loved as we said goodbye But they blinked as I hit the shutter I should have checked the image twice Now I can’t remember their eyes And forever they’re folded shut Ceaselessly sleeping Endlessly dreaming Smiles apart
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As we walk into a boba shop together Looking up we see the choices we can try Just a half-sweet jasmine tea with lemon flavor (And what about you?) Just a regular for me, that's what I'll buy (Again?) Our orders may not be the same But we still come here every day because We suck (Boba up a straw) As another boring day becomes eventful As we toss our cups and say our say la vies Shall we meet again? (How's Tuesday?) How delightful Once again we'll meet to drink our boba tea
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Unity 01:35
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Boss Vibes 00:50
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I'LL GOOO 01:22
There ain't anything There ain't anything for me to say If you stay I'll go If you stay I'll go
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Secret 01:20
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Welcome back to the dining table You eat here, you laugh here, you cry We can talk about anything you want We can figure out your life You may not like who you’re seated next to But it’s only just a meal And once the dishes hit the sink You’ll miss the way you feel Did you feel embarrassed? Did you feel like you were heard? Did you stop at all to listen to the conversation’s words? This is the dining table Where every single day We sit with those we journey with And fold our hands to pray
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Tell Me 01:19
Tell me, are you feeling like a shell of yourself? Take the time, check your pulse, how’s your spiritual health? Cause I always feel the lowest when I’m sapped from the source And wasting time wondering why just makes things so much worse You know why! (Cause you’re frightened) Tell me, why do you fear? Why do you rob yourself of time that could be spent with Him near? He’s never far (He’s never far) He’s always right where you are Oh I see now- I’m the one who’s always pushing apart God, forgive me (I’m so sorry) I keep drowning me out In a sea of distractions filling endless amounts Of empty space inside my head that could be filled up with You When I misstep, running back into Your hug should be the first thing that I do I’ve missed Your arms, I’ve taken a hit I’ve taken way too long, I’ll admit Tell this babbling fool not to quit Before it’s good Tell me, are you feeling like a shell of yourself?
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Dream Hug 00:30
I hugged you in a dream I saw you once the ink began to dry I watched you make the team Cheered you on as you caught your butterfly I heard your little song I know you didn’t mean to sing along I wish that I spoke up Before everything else went wrong
17.
I’ve got a crush on the girl next door I’ve never met her But she feels the same I’m sure I wrote a letter And it slid across the floor Into her room She wears a short ponytail high It always bounces When I see her passing by She’s pretty tall but Did she laugh, or did she smile When I said hi? Found her knocking on my door today She got my card and Asked if dinner was okay I had a heart attack But lived another day To fall in love It was a wonderful autumn night Sharing a pizza As we glowed in candlelight I‘d never pass up On a chance to do it right And then she spoke Wasn’t exactly what she had to say Her silence spoke for her And sucked my soul away Nothing in common I tried desperately to save Our sinking ship Who knew if she could see it too? I really loved her But what else were we to do? Just growing awkward As my small talk turned to gloom We said goodnight And to this day she lives nearby Still pretty from afar And makes me want to die I really gotta call But then I’ll start to cry And make things worse
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I Never Knew 01:39
I never knew how much of me is You I'll never know how much of me is Yours And I'd never say I did it all today And I'll never live apart from You again I'm sorry
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If you could see the part of me That thinks about you constantly You'd be embarrassed Oh if you could only know The part of me that loves you so You'd go "good heavens" Depths of my love are best kept to myself now today, love For fear that your ear would hear them and run far away from me To live, to love, to give a hug The time we spend feels glorious Just us two together I know that my heart wouldn't lie That if you left something would die Inside me, forever

about

This is a compilation of demos, experiments, and mood boards spanning four years from 2019 to 2022.

In between producing albums and EPs, I intentionally challenge myself to improve and try new sounds by seeing how polished a song I can write in a single sitting. Most of these tracks were produced in this way.

Because I write them in one sitting, these songs are very short, and that's why I selected the title "Picnic" when the time came to gather the best of them into an album.

I hope that this record can be a basket of bite-sized musical snacks that you can take with you anywhere.

There are many flavors and many options to choose from, but I can recall the exact moment I packed each one. There's a deeply meaningful reason why I decided that these particular songs should be carried together.

All of these songs were once links on an alt SoundCloud page called "Umbrella Life 2" which you can update monthly to see where my head is:
www.soundcloud.com/umbrellalife2

Thank you for existing and for listening to my stuff. Enjoy.

- Noah

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released January 20, 2023

Picnic: Vol. 1 was written and performed by Noah Kim © 2023
unless otherwise stated below:

Guitars on Track 4 by Matthew Kim

Vocals on Track 5 by Jason Liang

Additional vocals on Track 7 by Salina Tjhan

Lyrics on Track 10 by AMazingScreeDude

Vocals on Track 15 by Hannah Kwon



Album artwork by Peijichan

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