Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Ada Lea - diner
from when i paint my masterpiece
Order: adalea.scfm.me/masterpiece

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CREDITS
Produced by Alexandra Levy, Luke Temple
Recorded by Jonas Bonnetta, Alexandra Levy
Mixed by Burke Reid
Mastered by Heba Kadry
Composed by Alexandra Levy
Lyrics by Alexandra Levy

Alexandra Levy: Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Omnichord
Felicity DeCarle: Vocals
Luke Temple: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, 12-String Guitar, Synthesizer
Chris Hauer: Acoustic Guitar
Summer Kodama: Bass Guitar
Tasy Hudson: Drums, Percussion


LYRICS
nostalgic for the ways i once behaved
like that summer that i moved back home and kissed n.y. away
we met down at the steps after the show
you said “i hardly know you but that hardly matters, cause i know someplace we could go”
we walked into the late-night diner
sat down at the green booths in the back
said “if the jukebox worked i’d play a song for you and that song for you would go just like this”
and you reached into your pocket
pulled out something in your fist
laid it straight out on the table
asking “do you know just what this is?”
pay the bill then step outside
feel the magic of the moment
and you know, somehow just what it is i’m trying to hide (even if i won’t admit it)
ya, i'm tired of faking
i wanna feel just what it’s like!
and what if tonight?
and what if tonight!
if i turn into a bird tonight!
going higher and higher!
thinking we’ll turn to angels overnight!
fly over the city
we rode home on your handlebars
watching out for cops along the way
but i jumped off the bike much too early
tripping and ripping open my whole face
held onto you like a helpless child
blood dripping all over the place
i think back then i was sure someone was gonna save me
so i just spent all the good years
all the good years
all the good years
just waiting.

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