LYRICS: 1. May Baby My eyes clung to the Midwest road signs on a highway in the woods. You’re driving slower, but the car seems to fly, and I think it understood. You’re a May Baby. You’re a maybe on my mind. May’s too many months, you say, “Baby, it’s fine.” Don’t you think it’s funny and cruel? Got so high off the way that time flew. Now I can’t go back to the future with you Wrong turns steer right, with eyes like green lights. So I pull the traffic close. It’s getting later. Start to tell me of poets, all the mysteries you’ve known. When I look out the window, I can see us through the trees. When I look out the window, I swear you look at me. You’re a May Baby, a maybe on my mind. May’s too many months to make the last three fine. Don’t you think it’s funny and cruel? You first kissed me goodbye as if you knew I can’t go back to the future with you. Slow down, please. I can see the small town lights blowing through the trees. Was this what you meant when you swore you measured time? That you’d rather hit and run than stay and get fined. I was just your May Baby, a maybe on your mind. May’s too many months to make any of it fine. Don’t you think it’s funny and cruel? Waiting your whole life meant two weeks to you. Don’t get me wrong, I just should have known better. Proved them right down to the letter. I just thought I was worth more to you, sped through limits to just pass through. Whenever I look out the window, I still see us through the trees behind every Midwest road sign taking you away from me. 2. I’m Learning How to Swallow Pills I’m learning how to swallow pills, hope I’ll learn the trick in time. I’ll be half of who I am today, so my mom can sleep at night. I felt the rain on a Tuesday morning, it dripped straight into my head. I brought it into everything, swamped the stairs so I could swim into bed. So, I’m learning how to swallow pills, there’s a leak no one can find. They’ll patch me up with pipework, I hope to join my friends outside. My books and my clothes all grew moldy, even the ceiling fan started to droop. Mom knocked, “sweet dreams,” but the rain in me became a puddle inside of my mouth. What do you do with a body that's been flooding the floors of the house? The door stays locked forever, but the water’s seeping out. So, I’m learning how to swallow pills, hope someday they’ll go down fine. I’ll be half of who I am today; at least half of me’s alive. 3. To the Lighthouse Through the window, dinner sat still like an art. She looked through the window, “We’ll go tomorrow. The lighthouse ain’t far.” She’s a stranger to weather; she turns shelters to homes. He wished she’d write letters; she only rights wrongs. “We can’t go tomorrow, silly woman. Oh, the things you don’t know.” Pass the salt, pass from politics to poetry. Passing gazes- conversations happen silently. He’s still blue with his manner until she paints his name as the centerpiece. Hues of dinner cues stain their hands as they eat her work. Time keeps on passing. Through the window, the weeds choke the grass. He’s tossing and turning, he reaches out, and there’s no one to grasp. She said tomorrow, silly woman. So tomorrow, to the lighthouse, he’ll go. 4. Silly Girls Waiting a while, it’s dark at the bus stop. Linking arms through strangers and streets. I won’t demand your unanswered questions. All of your silence makes sense to me. I’ll give you my coat, my cash, and my chapstick; write you a note with nothing to say. Secrets we share, braiding your hair, saying goodnight at the end of the day. I understand you’ll make new plans, but for now, we have each other. When love comes to take your breath, I’ll store mine in a jar. To give to you, or grow pink with you together or apart. Making you tea with two creams and sugar, hanging your drawings up on the fridge. Seeing your beauty and mine right beside it. Isn’t it funny? I’m glad you exist. I understand you’ll make new plans, but for now, we have each other. When love comes to take your breath, I’ll store mine in a jar. To give to you, or grow pink with you together or apart. 5. Online Man Discovers His Salvific Vision of Beatrice She was lit up as a picture on his screen when he called her his saint. The floor of his laptop burned him as he guessed her age. He swore the moment that he saw her, “What was lost will now be found.” Whether child, girl, or woman, angels need a man who’s down. It’s a dark and lonely bedroom when she’s not there. Close his blinds, speak his mind, and make the keyboards blare. Mother, mother, mother- only a woman could understand. Worship a picture of his Beatrice, pray she’ll put a good word in. The comments close in on him in the trenches; no one else has the guts to be so honest. He’s alone, but he’s a soldier. He’s a prophet with a plan. With his Beatrice to gaze upon, he can fight off any thread. The wolves are coming, too cunning in the dark woods. Beatrice burns her innocence as his guide, his torch, his martyr. The writing on the entrance warns, “Abandon all your hope.” But not even hell’s blue fire burns beneath a weeping girl. 6. Perfect Thursdays Victoria Station, a family’s rushed to catch their train. Her husband waits for her as she’s digging through her things. If I misplaced my ticket or had bad luck with the machine, would you be late to your appointment if it meant sitting next to me? On a perfect Thursday, you’d wait for me. On a perfect Thursday, is it just a perfect Thursday? Our future kids would all wear glasses too big to fit their faces. We’d pour songs into their nostalgia and fill their heads with ancient myths. If they had a dream outside your vision, would you paint their every scheme, or would you stare until they hear just how ridiculous they’ve been? I love you now. What about forever? You love me now. What about forever? I sit on the couch; you move to the ground; they’re in their beds when they call your name. Your pen is busy on some paperwork that’s never learned to wait. They’d be bound to you through blood and home and promises you make. I’m bound to you through all these perfect Thursdays. The love that I accept today will be written on their genes. I hear their little laughter as the train leaves. I love you now. What about forever? The train’s leaving now. I hear their little laughter. 7. Mom and Dad Mom and Dad fell into a rhythm last spring. It took a fall of getting used to a winter without me. It takes a couple hours now to drive from home to home. It takes just a second longer now to find where everything belongs. Dad’s clinging onto his camera, Mother to stories and rhymes. I’m holding on to how small I am; we’re all holding onto time. There’s a guest in my childhood bedroom. The clothes in the closet still fit. Dad doesn’t run all his miles anymore. Mom walks with a scuff to her step. I’m clinging onto my camera, onto words that she left between lines. My siblings hold onto how small I am, wind the tapes back one last time. I’ll play piano in basements. I’ll solve a crossword at noon. Until everything’s moving a little too fast for steps I just can’t get to move. Everyone fell into their rhythm last spring. It took a fall of getting used to a winter without me. 8. What a Lovely End, What a Lovely Life It’s the empty peace after a headache, a stillness deep enough to crawl inside. You pull on the cold as you’re walking home into the last thing on your mind. What a lovely end. What a lovely life.
I have to tell it: I’m in love with your world. In a few years you went from being a smiling, timid teenager aside to your sisters and brother, to be a fully grown, legit poetess. Julianne, there is some greatness in your way to write and interpretate your songs. There is a purity of sentiment that enlarges the heart of a soon to be old boy like me of at least three sizes. I thought that in the world all love and purity and shyness and good feelings went lost forever. I cannot say whom you resemble. You are a Joni Mitchell, a Bob Dylan in a young woman shape. As a father, I would be proud to have you as a daughter. As a man, I bless you to have given me back some hope that good is still somewhere. A big hug from Italy and congratulations for your graduation. God bless you, smiling girl.
I agree she is amazingly genuine and full of grace at the same time!! Like a fleeting moment of a one-of-a-kind perfectly shaped crystalline drop of water that lands in your hand briefly showing you it’s perfection before disappearing into your soul/palm of your hand. Thank you for sharing with all of us your beautiful spirit!!! =) You are greatly appreciated.
I'm french from Québec who follows the The Pedersens since 2 years ago with Joy. Since months ago I began to think that Julianne should have à solo carreer as à songwriter and singer and I imagined her at the top like Dua Lipa or Lauren Daigle. This concert is the beginning of it. Bravo et merci.
Can it get anymore sweet, precious and beautiful than this? I don’t think so. I don’t see how it could. Congratulations on this wonderful day, Julianne. You’re a rare gem! ❤
Gosh, I just luv Julianne. Young lady you were fabulous, and Katie n you together are super! I believe my daughter is your age, so knowing a little bit about your Dad, and respecting him for his Military service, I Know you make him proud. God continue to bless you and your awesome family.
Julz, we can't wait. The two Neals will be there appreciating your wonderful talent even more. We are so proud of you as a singer, musician, composer and most of all for being the terrific and good person that is Julianne!
In love with this lyric: "Pass the salt, pass from politics to poetry. Passing gazes- conversations happen silently. He’s still blue with his manner until she paints his name as the centerpiece. Hues of dinner cues stain their hands as they eat her work. "
Dear Julianne, I'm so glad I waited until a peaceful Sunday afternoon to sit down and listen to your concert and read your beautifully written lyrics alongside. You have such a natural way to speak to the human heart, and are so gifted. I loved all of the pieces. It almost brought tears a few times, I felt my two daughters and myself in many of the phrases. Thank you for that, I miss them (they are grown and on their own) and don't see or hear from them much, and this helped me to feel. Watching and listening to you and your siblings grow through the last several years has blessed me many a time. Much love, Molly
Julianne. That was magnificent! I am of course struck by your level of talent. Your voice sounded so wonderful. You looked so beautiful as well. As did Katie. Who looked so proud to be a part of what you were doing, and so proud of her sister as well. Julianne, this was such a reinforcement of what I have been seeing in you over the last couple of years. Your ability to stand in the light and perform. Gone (at least externally) is the timidity we used to see whenever a very young version of you, although loving be able to perform, had some trepidation about the gaze of an audience. A great part of the maturity which has developed in you is your being able to put that aside and face an audience. It certainly helps when one has the talent to construct such beautiful work and deliver it so well. Congratulations. This was truly so wonderful. I will be watching to see whatever comes next. I will be watching this several more times and sharing it too. Thank you for sharing this with us all. Stay safe and well.
Julianne, I can't believe I haven't left a note expressing my admiration for this work. It's truly thought-provoking, yet beautiful. Bless you for sharing this with us.
I think it's great that you can be a close, talented family that performs so well together and still be able to explore your own thoughts and expression and voice so creatively. Both are important. Both are inspiring. Great job!
Thank you for sharing Julianne. As someone who often misses the subtle and even obvious messages, I appreciated your explanations with each song. God has given you an amazing voice and writing talent. I look forward to watching your sharing more in the years to come.
Ahhhhh, the famous gorgeous voice of Julz!!Way to go young lady, you are insanely talented, I could listen to you, or any member of the Petersen family 24 hrs per day, and never grow weary of listening. Oh snap,just when I thought this couldn't be better, up comes the phenomenal Katie, way to go ladies, keep on!!!
Julianne, your capstone project concert was great, with the great work by Zach. Your voice is angelic, and your ability to write poems and lyrics is beyond measure... The last three songs and their stories were wonderful, outstanding, and touching... Great job, Julianne!!!
Recovering now from crying for about 30 straight minutes as I watched this. I've loved The Petersen's music for awhile now (helped me out of a tough time in my life and helped spark my own musical journey several years ago). I absolutely loved the harmonies and the way you all came together, but it was amazing to hear you express your own voice now. The lyrics have a poetic artistry and sort of complexity and simplicity at the same time that I usually have to go back to songs written decades ago to find and wasn't at all expecting to hear in so many songs all of a sudden today.
Though it's not the style of music I generally seek out, I have to admit that the longer I listened the more mesmerized I became. Trying to determine why this was I realized it was because of how honest and revealing the songs were. Julianne displays not only her youth and beauty of soul but also her great and active intellect searching for understanding of God's creation and her life's part in it. Pardon the repetition, but color me mesmerized. Thank you.
A very intellectual arrangement. I hear the pondering of time and the essence of life, slightly projecting, somewhat testing but not desperate in any direction. Good.
I was so pleasantly surprised when I saw a thumbnail in my feed with your name on it. I couldn't click on it fast enough. While I can't be sure that you even remember me, back when you were still in charge of The Petersen's UA-cam channel you and I would correspond from time to time when I posted a comment that made you feel good. I always loved those short interactions. That's why it turns out that this particular video is so meaningful to me. Because I used to tell you that I believed in you so much and that I knew that you could do exactly what you're doing here. The fact that you have developed a thirty minute set of originals and you have produced a solo album makes me feel very happy for you. In the past I've tried to find a way to use the written word to describe the very unique sound of your voice. Which isn't easy to accomplish. Because the correct adjective that would help me to attain that goal has eluded me for a few years now. For a long time I think the best I could come up with is the phrase "one of a kind". But that phrase (although accurate) is just not enough to satisfy what I was trying to fulfill in regards to characterizing what I hear when I listen to you sing. I can keep working on it but the fact remains that I am well aware that nobody could possibly understand what I'm trying to say about you until they hear you for themselves. You have been gifted with a truly idiosyncratic tone in your voice that can best be defined as God given. Couple that with the slight tremble in your vocal that comes naturally in your delivery and you truly are one of a kind Julianne. One of the hardest things for a vocalist to do is to go up on stage solo with only a guitar or a piano accompaniment and do a good job. But you did so good Julianne and I for one am not surprised one bit. Because I always knew that you had this in you. That's why I used to talk to you about it all the time. You have been given something special and you're putting it to good use. This is merely the beginning. There are what some people refer to as incremental steps of initiation that everyone must work through to get to where they want to be in life. With this performance you have taken another step. Never forget that no matter where you are in your progression I will always be encouraging you to take the next big step. Take care friend. sincerely, Dean O. :-I
You are the epitome of beauty. Your looks, your voice, your personality, your smile are amazing. Your parents must be so proud of you. Thank you for sharing with us.
Julianne, Thanks for sharing. Your performance was awesome 👏👏. You Hit a Grand Slam ⚾️ on this one. Wish I could of seen it live last night . Caught it today on u-tube. You certainly have put your heart ❤️ and soul in to all your songs. I loved your duet with Katie. You both showed so much love for each other. Your harmony was spot on. Congrats again on your solo album.👍 Hope we can see you perform in person someday. May God continue to Bless 🙏✝️ you with all your goals and talents. Stay well and be safe. God Bless you all.✝️🙏 The Hetland’s Bill, Mary, Patrick 😎😊😁 and my brother Tom 🤠❤️
Julianne signed my Octave Mandolin after a concert in Logan Utah a couple of years ago. She played around with it for maybe 30 minutes before the Family band concert.
What a wonderful concert. You did an awesome job. However, I also hope you will continue to still sing with your family. Stay safe & stay well Julianne.
So fun to see Julianne become an independent young lady. Such creativity! Especially loved the duo, words were so great, don’t stop writing.you’re very talented.
This was so good! Your voice is so pure, unique, innocent, and beautiful. Your song-writing is vulnerable and introspective. This kind of authenticity and talent will take you far! Congrats!!
The more that I hear this song (May baby), the more that I like it. Well-done, Julianne! Oh, and I like the song, "Perfect Thursdays." I felt your emotions in that song.
What a unique and incredible privilege it was to listen to all of these songs. I must say I was smiling at times, had tears in my eyes at others, and was captivated enchanted and charmed. Such intelligence and such class! I can't wait for what comes next! Congratulations Julianne.
Congrats on your first solo EP, Julianne. It's quite different from what you normally do with the family band but I enjoyed it a lot. A very personal, literary and melodic album. You're a very talented songwriter and must have been working very hard on the project together with the other musicians and engineers at Forty-One Fifteen the last couple of months. Well, it really paid off, and I think it's fair to say that poems can definitely function as songs. You proved that.
Hi Frank, I certainly agree with what you said. Julianne put her heart ❤️ and soul in to all her songs. What a wonderful Capstone Project. A very talented special young lady that she is. We all wish her the very best in all she does 🙏. You take care and God Bless! 🙏✝️ Bill and family.
This was amazing Julianne! Your solo work is full of unbelievable natural talent. Thanks a bunch for the upload. Little late to the party, but for some reason I never got a notification this was posted.
Brilliant. Brilliant singing, brilliant composition of the lyrics. If every half hour I spent were as good as the half hour spent listening and watching to this, my life would be even more enriched and blessed.
Julianne! What an accomplishment here! This is a privilege to experience, to witness a different, unique side of your talent! You are a beautiful woman with immense gifts, a shining light to this world. Congratulations on your album, and God Bless!❤ --Emma
Julianne, May God continue to Bless 🙏 you with all of your talents. Congratulations on your 1st solo album. Looking forward to listening to it. God Bless ✝️ you and your family. Bill and family 😎
I watched it yesterday I watched it again tonight little sister I am so proud of you there was beautiful fantastic and a lot of nerves to get on that stage you did it🌷🌷🌷🇺🇸😎🇺🇸😎🌷🌷🌷🇺🇸 we are so blessed to have you back with the family
Hi Julz! I spent the morning listening to "Beatrice". I knew I was going to like it, but I have to say the album truly exceeds all expectations! I do not exaggerate to call it a small masterpiece! All the songs are very fresh and original. Really excellent arrangements. Your voice is nothing short of fantastic! I immediately fell in love with "Silly Girls", with its movement in ¾ it immediately enters my head and never comes out. I found myself whistling "I'm Learning How to Swallow Pills" after the first listen. Congratulations to you and to all the musicians, especially the pianist. But I have a request, to you or to whoever can do it (Liz too I think): is it possible to have the lyrics somehow? Thanks again Julz, your work is truly splendid! 🙏 ❤ Now I can't wait to see your live performance. But I think not before tomorrow in the morning... 😅 P.S. Best version of May Baby!!! 👍
How are ya doing my friend? Our girl is about to take off. I'm really looking forward to this and I hope your weekend is moving happily along. God bless you Roberto
@@Sooch694 Yes, Julianne has created a true little masterpiece! Truly beyond all expectations! I'm fine Sooch, since yesterday I've been listening to these songs continuously and the more I hear them the more I love them! As always I wish you a happy weekend!
Beautiful comment Roberto, well said! I have been enjoying the album since yesterday morning. I for see it being a common rotation in my UA-cam Music playlists! Have a wonderful Saturday!
@@emmajo4880 Hi Emma! Julianne has really made a big leap in quality. Beatrice is really a beautiful album. And I'm not saying this just because somehow I feel biased, but because I've listened to it several times now and, every time, it gets better and better! Have a wonderful weekend Emma!!!
What amazing performance Julianne! Thank you for sharing such vivid imagery through your words. I was hooked from the first lyric! The duet with Katie was super heartwarming. She was so proud of her little sis! 😊 Congratulations on the EP and the upcoming successes. 🙏🏼
I knew Julianne you were going to be on a stage someday singing by yourself and making a album!!! You’re so talented and you’re voice is very unique…. You look absolutely beautiful up there congratulations 👏👏👏
Great job Julianne,, kept me entertained and interested the whole way through. Specially likely your description and explanation of how and why the songs came to be. Thanks and wishing you the best in whatever comes along down the road.
You go, girl. You're so in touch with your inner vibe. This is a huge breath of fresh air into music, verse, and song. Just please don't lose touch with your original place with the family band.
First of all, many congratulations on the album and the project/concert! It’s always a joy to hear you sing, but I’m becoming more and more impressed by your abilities as a songwriter! My decidedly non-poetic brain will probably still be pondering over some of these lyrics for a good while yet (I’d take this over T.S. Eliot any day). I especially liked Mom and Dad; as a current college student, that one hits kinda close to home. Anyway, thank you for sharing your music, really great work again on all of these songs, and best of luck with whatever your next project is! God bless!
❤ That was beautiful!! The lyrics are modern with a sense of feelings that are nongenerational. The music was amazing! Loved it all! Thank you! It helped my heart!❤
Bellissimo concerto. Anche senza il resto della famiglia questa ragazza dimostra un grande talento. Mi piace soprattutto la canzone che canta con la sorella.
Its good that you went to college . Developing as a young lady, a song writer a wonderful person! Your voice and the lyrics as somewhat mesmerizing...on their way to becoming something of substance 💗. Zach ___ a marvelous musican from Nashville was a gift to your thesis.
LYRICS:
1. May Baby
My eyes clung to the Midwest road signs
on a highway in the woods. You’re driving
slower, but the car seems to fly,
and I think it understood.
You’re a May Baby. You’re a maybe
on my mind. May’s too many months,
you say, “Baby, it’s fine.” Don’t you think
it’s funny and cruel? Got so high
off the way that time flew. Now I can’t go back
to the future with you
Wrong turns steer right, with eyes like green lights.
So I pull the traffic close. It’s getting later. Start
to tell me of poets, all the mysteries you’ve known.
When I look out the window, I can see us through the trees.
When I look out the window, I swear you look at me.
You’re a May Baby, a maybe
on my mind. May’s too many months
to make the last three fine. Don’t you think
it’s funny and cruel? You first kissed me
goodbye as if you knew I can’t go back
to the future with you.
Slow down, please.
I can see the small town lights
blowing through the trees.
Was this what you meant
when you swore you measured time?
That you’d rather hit and run
than stay and get fined.
I was just your May Baby, a maybe
on your mind. May’s too many months
to make any of it fine. Don’t you think
it’s funny and cruel? Waiting your whole life
meant two weeks to you. Don’t get me wrong,
I just should have known better. Proved them right
down to the letter. I just thought I was worth more
to you, sped through limits to just pass through.
Whenever I look out the window, I still see us through the trees
behind every Midwest road sign taking you away from me.
2. I’m Learning How to Swallow Pills
I’m learning how to swallow pills,
hope I’ll learn the trick in time.
I’ll be half of who I am today,
so my mom can sleep at night.
I felt the rain on a Tuesday morning,
it dripped straight into my head.
I brought it into everything, swamped
the stairs so I could swim into bed.
So, I’m learning how to swallow pills,
there’s a leak no one can find.
They’ll patch me up with pipework,
I hope to join my friends outside.
My books and my clothes all grew moldy,
even the ceiling fan started to droop.
Mom knocked, “sweet dreams,”
but the rain in me became a puddle
inside of my mouth.
What do you do with a body
that's been flooding the floors of the house?
The door stays locked forever,
but the water’s seeping out.
So, I’m learning how to swallow pills,
hope someday they’ll go down fine.
I’ll be half of who I am today;
at least half of me’s alive.
3. To the Lighthouse
Through the window,
dinner sat still like an art.
She looked through the window,
“We’ll go tomorrow.
The lighthouse ain’t far.”
She’s a stranger to weather;
she turns shelters to homes.
He wished she’d write letters;
she only rights wrongs.
“We can’t go tomorrow, silly woman.
Oh, the things you don’t know.”
Pass the salt,
pass from politics to poetry.
Passing gazes-
conversations happen silently.
He’s still blue with his manner
until she paints his name
as the centerpiece.
Hues of dinner cues
stain their hands
as they eat her work.
Time keeps on passing. Through
the window, the weeds choke the grass.
He’s tossing and turning, he reaches
out, and there’s no one to grasp.
She said tomorrow, silly woman.
So tomorrow, to the lighthouse,
he’ll go.
4. Silly Girls
Waiting a while, it’s dark
at the bus stop. Linking arms
through strangers and streets.
I won’t demand your unanswered
questions. All of your silence
makes sense to me.
I’ll give you my coat, my cash,
and my chapstick; write you a note
with nothing to say. Secrets we share,
braiding your hair, saying goodnight
at the end of the day.
I understand you’ll make new plans,
but for now, we have each other.
When love comes to take your breath,
I’ll store mine in a jar.
To give to you, or grow pink with you
together or apart.
Making you tea with two creams
and sugar, hanging your drawings
up on the fridge. Seeing your beauty
and mine right beside it. Isn’t it funny?
I’m glad you exist.
I understand you’ll make new plans,
but for now, we have each other.
When love comes to take your breath,
I’ll store mine in a jar.
To give to you, or grow pink with you
together or apart.
5. Online Man Discovers His Salvific Vision of Beatrice
She was lit up as a picture
on his screen when he called her his saint.
The floor of his laptop burned
him as he guessed her age. He swore
the moment that he saw her, “What was lost
will now be found.” Whether child, girl,
or woman, angels need a man who’s down.
It’s a dark and lonely bedroom
when she’s not there. Close his blinds,
speak his mind, and make the keyboards blare.
Mother, mother, mother-
only a woman could understand.
Worship a picture of his Beatrice, pray
she’ll put a good word in.
The comments close in on him
in the trenches; no one else
has the guts to be so honest.
He’s alone, but he’s a soldier.
He’s a prophet with a plan.
With his Beatrice to gaze upon,
he can fight off any thread.
The wolves are coming, too cunning
in the dark woods. Beatrice
burns her innocence as his guide,
his torch, his martyr. The writing
on the entrance warns, “Abandon
all your hope.” But not even hell’s blue fire
burns beneath a weeping girl.
6. Perfect Thursdays
Victoria Station,
a family’s rushed to catch their train.
Her husband waits for her
as she’s digging through her things.
If I misplaced my ticket
or had bad luck with the machine,
would you be late to your appointment
if it meant sitting next to me?
On a perfect Thursday,
you’d wait for me.
On a perfect Thursday,
is it just a perfect Thursday?
Our future kids would all wear glasses
too big to fit their faces. We’d pour songs
into their nostalgia and fill their heads
with ancient myths. If they had a dream
outside your vision, would you paint
their every scheme, or would you stare
until they hear just how ridiculous they’ve been?
I love you now.
What about forever?
You love me now.
What about forever?
I sit on the couch; you move to the ground;
they’re in their beds when they call your name.
Your pen is busy on some paperwork
that’s never learned to wait. They’d be bound
to you through blood and home and promises
you make. I’m bound to you
through all these perfect Thursdays.
The love that I accept today
will be written on their genes.
I hear their little laughter
as the train leaves.
I love you now.
What about forever?
The train’s leaving now.
I hear their little laughter.
7. Mom and Dad
Mom and Dad fell into a rhythm
last spring. It took a fall
of getting used to a winter
without me. It takes a couple hours
now to drive from home
to home. It takes just a second
longer now to find where everything belongs.
Dad’s clinging onto his camera,
Mother to stories and rhymes.
I’m holding on to how small I am;
we’re all holding onto time.
There’s a guest in my childhood
bedroom. The clothes in the closet
still fit. Dad doesn’t run all his miles anymore.
Mom walks with a scuff to her step.
I’m clinging onto my camera, onto words
that she left between lines. My siblings hold
onto how small I am, wind the tapes
back one last time.
I’ll play piano in basements.
I’ll solve a crossword at noon.
Until everything’s moving a little too fast
for steps I just can’t get to move.
Everyone fell into their rhythm last spring.
It took a fall of getting used to a winter
without me.
8. What a Lovely End, What a Lovely Life
It’s the empty peace
after a headache,
a stillness deep
enough to crawl inside.
You pull on the cold
as you’re walking home
into the last thing on your mind.
What a lovely end.
What a lovely life.
Thanks, Julianne!
I'm Learning How to Swallow Pills is very touching. I suppose they all are, but it really touched a nerve.
Brilliant poetry. Really hits home with me.
I appreciate your talent 100 times more after this concert. Perfect Thursday was especially touching. God bless you and yours
Thanks for the lyrics Julianne.
Well, more than that really.
Thanks for the poetry!
I have to tell it: I’m in love with your world. In a few years you went from being a smiling, timid teenager aside to your sisters and brother, to be a fully grown, legit poetess. Julianne, there is some greatness in your way to write and interpretate your songs. There is a purity of sentiment that enlarges the heart of a soon to be old boy like me of at least three sizes. I thought that in the world all love and purity and shyness and good feelings went lost forever. I cannot say whom you resemble. You are a Joni Mitchell, a Bob Dylan in a young woman shape. As a father, I would be proud to have you as a daughter. As a man, I bless you to have given me back some hope that good is still somewhere. A big hug from Italy and congratulations for your graduation. God bless you, smiling girl.
I agree she is amazingly genuine and full of grace at the same time!! Like a fleeting moment of a one-of-a-kind perfectly shaped crystalline drop of water that lands in your hand briefly showing you it’s perfection before disappearing into your soul/palm of your hand. Thank you for sharing with all of us your beautiful spirit!!! =) You are greatly appreciated.
The Peterson family is what makes this planet wonderful. Beautiful!
School project turned into sensational performance of course,Julianne.Zack brilliant on the accompaniment😊
A long awaited Julianne show
I'm french from Québec who follows the The Pedersens since 2 years ago with Joy. Since months ago I began to think that Julianne should have à solo carreer as à songwriter and singer and I imagined her at the top like Dua Lipa or Lauren Daigle. This concert is the beginning of it. Bravo et merci.
Aw thank you for listening and enjoying! So thankful to be able to perform with my family and do projects like these. :)
Beautiful and brilliant,serene and other worldly,kudos!
Thank you so much!
Can it get anymore sweet, precious and beautiful than this? I don’t think so. I don’t see how it could. Congratulations on this wonderful day, Julianne. You’re a rare gem! ❤
Aww such a sweet comment! Thank you!
Gosh, I just luv Julianne. Young lady you were fabulous, and Katie n you together are super! I believe my daughter is your age, so knowing a little bit about your Dad, and respecting him for his Military service, I Know you make him proud. God continue to bless you and your awesome family.
Thank you so much! So glad you enjoyed the concert :)
Julz, we can't wait. The two Neals will be there appreciating your wonderful talent even more. We are so proud of you as a singer, musician, composer and most of all for being the terrific and good person that is Julianne!
Thank you, you are original
In love with this lyric:
"Pass the salt,
pass from politics to poetry.
Passing gazes-
conversations happen silently.
He’s still blue with his manner
until she paints his name
as the centerpiece.
Hues of dinner cues
stain their hands
as they eat her work. "
Thank you!! It was so much fun to write :)
Silly girls is just beautiful, and reminds me to appreciate my girl friendships too, thanks Julianne ❤️
Dear Julianne, I'm so glad I waited until a peaceful Sunday afternoon to sit down and listen to your concert and read your beautifully written lyrics alongside. You have such a natural way to speak to the human heart, and are so gifted. I loved all of the pieces. It almost brought tears a few times, I felt my two daughters and myself in many of the phrases. Thank you for that, I miss them (they are grown and on their own) and don't see or hear from them much, and this helped me to feel. Watching and listening to you and your siblings grow through the last several years has blessed me many a time. Much love, Molly
This is SUCH a sweet message. I'm so glad you enjoyed the project, and so thankful for your kind words :)
Gorgeous. Absolutely gorgeous Julianne. Blessings
Thank you!
Julianne. That was magnificent! I am of course struck by your level of talent. Your voice sounded so wonderful. You looked so beautiful as well. As did Katie. Who looked so proud to be a part of what you were doing, and so proud of her sister as well. Julianne, this was such a reinforcement of what I have been seeing in you over the last couple of years. Your ability to stand in the light and perform. Gone (at least externally) is the timidity we used to see whenever a very young version of you, although loving be able to perform, had some trepidation about the gaze of an audience. A great part of the maturity which has developed in you is your being able to put that aside and face an audience. It certainly helps when one has the talent to construct such beautiful work and deliver it so well. Congratulations. This was truly so wonderful. I will be watching to see whatever comes next. I will be watching this several more times and sharing it too. Thank you for sharing this with us all. Stay safe and well.
Wow, the entire thing was amazing. I'm a dude but I had to listen to "Silly girls" twice. So glad my family found the Petersen's music.
Hahahaa I love that!! I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
Julianne, I can't believe I haven't left a note expressing my admiration for this work. It's truly thought-provoking, yet beautiful. Bless you for sharing this with us.
More, more, more! Your songs are just wonderful, you are destined to be a great singer/songwriter.
wow wonderful voice
I’ve just listened to Beatrice,& I love it.
I think it's great that you can be a close, talented family that performs so well together and still be able to explore your own thoughts and expression and voice so creatively. Both are important. Both are inspiring. Great job!
My thoughts exactly!!!
Thank you for sharing Julianne. As someone who often misses the subtle and even obvious messages, I appreciated your explanations with each song. God has given you an amazing voice and writing talent. I look forward to watching your sharing more in the years to come.
Ahhhhh, the famous gorgeous voice of Julz!!Way to go young lady, you are insanely talented, I could listen to you, or any member of the Petersen family 24 hrs per day, and never grow weary of listening. Oh snap,just when I thought this couldn't be better, up comes the phenomenal Katie, way to go ladies, keep on!!!
Julianne, your capstone project concert was great, with the great work by Zach. Your voice is angelic, and your ability to write poems and lyrics is beyond measure... The last three songs and their stories were wonderful, outstanding, and touching... Great job, Julianne!!!
I love your poetry turned to music.
Recovering now from crying for about 30 straight minutes as I watched this. I've loved The Petersen's music for awhile now (helped me out of a tough time in my life and helped spark my own musical journey several years ago). I absolutely loved the harmonies and the way you all came together, but it was amazing to hear you express your own voice now. The lyrics have a poetic artistry and sort of complexity and simplicity at the same time that I usually have to go back to songs written decades ago to find and wasn't at all expecting to hear in so many songs all of a sudden today.
Though it's not the style of music I generally seek out, I have to admit that the longer I listened the more mesmerized I became. Trying to determine why this was I realized it was because of how honest and revealing the songs were.
Julianne displays not only her youth and beauty of soul but also her great and active intellect searching for understanding of God's creation and her life's part in it.
Pardon the repetition, but color me mesmerized.
Thank you.
I totally agree!!! = ). Singing there baring her beautiful soft precious soul!! Her truth
A very intellectual arrangement. I hear the pondering of time and the essence of life, slightly projecting, somewhat testing but not desperate in any direction. Good.
I was so pleasantly surprised when I saw a thumbnail in my feed with your name on it. I couldn't click on it fast enough. While I can't be sure that you even remember me, back when you were still in charge of The Petersen's UA-cam channel you and I would correspond from time to time when I posted a comment that made you feel good. I always loved those short interactions. That's why it turns out that this particular video is so meaningful to me. Because I used to tell you that I believed in you so much and that I knew that you could do exactly what you're doing here. The fact that you have developed a thirty minute set of originals and you have produced a solo album makes me feel very happy for you.
In the past I've tried to find a way to use the written word to describe the very unique sound of your voice. Which isn't easy to accomplish.
Because the correct adjective that would help me to attain that goal has eluded me for a few years now. For a long time I think the best I could come up with is the phrase "one of a kind". But that phrase (although accurate) is just not enough to satisfy what I was trying to fulfill in regards to characterizing what I hear when I listen to you sing. I can keep working on it but the fact remains that I am well aware that nobody could possibly understand what I'm trying to say about you until they hear you for themselves. You have been gifted with a truly idiosyncratic tone in your voice that can best be defined as God given. Couple that with the slight tremble in your vocal that comes naturally in your delivery and you truly are one of a kind Julianne.
One of the hardest things for a vocalist to do is to go up on stage solo with only a guitar or a piano accompaniment and do a good job. But you did so good Julianne and I for one am not surprised one bit. Because I always knew that you had this in you. That's why I used to talk to you about it all the time. You have been given something special and you're putting it to good use. This is merely the beginning. There are what some people refer to as incremental steps of initiation that everyone must work through to get to where they want to be in life. With this performance you have taken another step. Never forget that no matter where you are in your progression I will always be encouraging you to take the next big step.
Take care friend. sincerely, Dean O. :-I
You are the epitome of beauty. Your looks, your voice, your personality, your smile are amazing. Your parents must be so proud of you. Thank you for sharing with us.
Thank you!
Fantastic, Dreamlike and Sad like Melanie Safka in old days… really love her voice. Always purify my soul… just great. Thanks.
Beautiful songwriting. Congratulations, Julianne!
Thank you so much!
God bless you Julianne, and thank you for the wonderful music.
Thanks!
What an amazing privilege to bear witness to this emerging talent. We think we know Julz but, really, the best is yet to come. Bravo!!
Aww this is so sweet! Thank you!
Well done Julianne. I enjoyed that very much. I hope your professor gave you an ‘A’. You deserve it.
Julianne,
Thanks for sharing. Your performance was awesome 👏👏. You Hit a Grand Slam ⚾️ on this one. Wish I could of seen it live last night . Caught it today on u-tube. You certainly have put your heart ❤️ and soul in to all your songs. I loved your duet with Katie. You both showed so much love for each other. Your harmony was spot on. Congrats again on your solo album.👍
Hope we can see you perform in person someday.
May God continue to Bless 🙏✝️ you with all your goals and talents.
Stay well and be safe. God Bless you all.✝️🙏
The Hetland’s
Bill, Mary, Patrick 😎😊😁 and my brother Tom 🤠❤️
Pleasant surprise today 🙂......Julianne has a very unique voice ....nice to see her soloing her own work 👍 AWESOME JOB !
Thank you so much!
Julianne signed my Octave Mandolin after a concert in Logan Utah a couple of years ago. She played around with it for maybe 30 minutes before the Family band concert.
That mandolin was stunning! Such a fun memory!
you are so talented, beautiful and a great song writer, all the petersens have so much charm and talent always such great live performances
Thank you!
"Mom And Dad" made my cry. Great job on all these pieces!
Aw! Thank you!
Hello, greetings from Paraguay 🇵🇾, Waiting for this wonderful concert.
Wonderful Julianne. What a beautiful gift you have. Glad you included "May Baby" an excellent song. Thank you.
What a wonderful concert. You did an awesome job. However, I also hope you will continue to still sing with your family. Stay safe & stay well Julianne.
So fun to see Julianne become an independent young lady. Such creativity! Especially loved the duo, words were so great, don’t stop writing.you’re very talented.
Thank you so much! I appreciate this :)
This was so good! Your voice is so pure, unique, innocent, and beautiful. Your song-writing is vulnerable and introspective. This kind of authenticity and talent will take you far! Congrats!!
Beautiful! Such wisdom in your words coming from such a young lady.
Congratulations! It's a beautiful album! 😁
The more that I hear this song (May baby), the more that I like it. Well-done, Julianne! Oh, and I like the song, "Perfect Thursdays." I felt your emotions in that song.
What a unique and incredible privilege it was to listen to all of these songs. I must say I was smiling at times, had tears in my eyes at others, and was captivated enchanted and charmed. Such intelligence and such class! I can't wait for what comes next! Congratulations Julianne.
Thank you for sharing your songs!
Thanks for listening to them!
Congrats on your first solo EP, Julianne. It's quite different from what you normally do with the family band but I enjoyed it a lot. A very personal, literary and melodic album. You're a very talented songwriter and must have been working very hard on the project together with the other musicians and engineers at Forty-One Fifteen the last couple of months. Well, it really paid off, and I think it's fair to say that poems can definitely function as songs. You proved that.
Amen, poems CAN function as songs, Frank!
@@emmajo4880Yes they can. I mentioned it because it was the central question in Julianne's project. 😊
Hi Frank,
I certainly agree with what you said. Julianne put her heart ❤️ and soul in to all her songs. What a wonderful Capstone Project. A very talented special young lady that she is. We all wish her the very best in all she does 🙏.
You take care and God Bless! 🙏✝️
Bill and family.
@@billhetland8070 Thanks Bill, we sure do. I'm sure she has a bright future ahead of her, be it in music or otherwise.
Your welcome. 😎
Thank you Julianne. So enjoyable.😊. Thank you Zach.😊
Thank you!
I very much enjoyed the concert, saved the album on Spotify, and look forward to the CD. Congrats and thanks! (Better backdrop than La Vie En Rose).
This was amazing Julianne! Your solo work is full of unbelievable natural talent. Thanks a bunch for the upload. Little late to the party, but for some reason I never got a notification this was posted.
Aw thank you!! I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
Interesting idea and brilliant execution. Congratulations and thanks for sharing!!
Brilliant. Brilliant singing, brilliant composition of the lyrics. If every half hour I spent were as good as the half hour spent listening and watching to this, my life would be even more enriched and blessed.
Julianne! What an accomplishment here! This is a privilege to experience, to witness a different, unique side of your talent! You are a beautiful woman with immense gifts, a shining light to this world. Congratulations on your album, and God Bless!❤
--Emma
Absolutely beautiful Julianne
Thank you!
Hello Julianne.
These songs are precious memories in this summer.
Thank you.
Julianne,
May God continue to Bless 🙏 you with all of your talents. Congratulations on your 1st solo album. Looking forward to listening to it. God Bless ✝️ you and your family.
Bill and family 😎
I watched it yesterday I watched it again tonight little sister I am so proud of you there was beautiful fantastic and a lot of nerves to get on that stage you did it🌷🌷🌷🇺🇸😎🇺🇸😎🌷🌷🌷🇺🇸 we are so blessed to have you back with the family
Enfin un concert de Julianne. Bravo, voie exceptionnelle et magnifique attitude. Congratulations. Let’s hope for a concert one day in Paris ?
Hi Julz! I spent the morning listening to "Beatrice". I knew I was going to like it, but I have to say the album truly exceeds all expectations! I do not exaggerate to call it a small masterpiece! All the songs are very fresh and original. Really excellent arrangements. Your voice is nothing short of fantastic! I immediately fell in love with "Silly Girls", with its movement in ¾ it immediately enters my head and never comes out. I found myself whistling "I'm Learning How to Swallow Pills" after the first listen. Congratulations to you and to all the musicians, especially the pianist. But I have a request, to you or to whoever can do it (Liz too I think): is it possible to have the lyrics somehow? Thanks again Julz, your work is truly splendid! 🙏 ❤ Now I can't wait to see your live performance. But I think not before tomorrow in the morning... 😅
P.S. Best version of May Baby!!! 👍
How are ya doing my friend? Our girl is about to take off. I'm really looking forward to this and I hope your weekend is moving happily along. God bless you Roberto
@@Sooch694 Yes, Julianne has created a true little masterpiece! Truly beyond all expectations! I'm fine Sooch, since yesterday I've been listening to these songs continuously and the more I hear them the more I love them! As always I wish you a happy weekend!
Beautiful comment Roberto, well said! I have been enjoying the album since yesterday morning. I for see it being a common rotation in my UA-cam Music playlists! Have a wonderful Saturday!
@@emmajo4880 Hi Emma! Julianne has really made a big leap in quality. Beatrice is really a beautiful album. And I'm not saying this just because somehow I feel biased, but because I've listened to it several times now and, every time, it gets better and better! Have a wonderful weekend Emma!!!
@@Roberto-pd8vn I totally understand and agree with you! It is amazing for sure!
A very talented songwriter and a unique voice! Please continue developing your solo performances. Lovely songs!
you have no idea how many times i've listened to may baby
Wonderful!
Thank you for sharing!
Absolutely Beautiful…. Be Proud, you did amazing. 🥰
What amazing performance Julianne! Thank you for sharing such vivid imagery through your words. I was hooked from the first lyric!
The duet with Katie was super heartwarming. She was so proud of her little sis! 😊
Congratulations on the EP and the upcoming successes. 🙏🏼
i was just going to listen to your capstone while working on my own homework but instead i was crying at every song lol I loved them all very much!!
You have great taste : )
Oh nooo!! I’m so glad you enjoyed it :)
The show was very sweet and beautiful. I listen to all your music Julianne.
I knew Julianne you were going to be on a stage someday singing by yourself and making a album!!!
You’re so talented and you’re voice is very unique….
You look absolutely beautiful up there congratulations 👏👏👏
Oh gosh so glad I saw the post in time- so excited🙂Have so much fun doing your show!!:D we love you!
Great job Julianne,, kept me entertained and interested the whole way through. Specially likely your description and explanation of how and why the songs came to be. Thanks and wishing you the best in whatever comes along down the road.
That was lovely. Thank you so much, Julianne. X
How does one family have so much musical talent? Amazing.
I was OK until "Perfect Thursdays." Oh my, that did me in. As my daughter always says, "Stop." Beautiful Julianne.
Awwww this is so sweet! I'm so glad you enjoyed it :)
You go, girl. You're so in touch with your inner vibe. This is a huge breath of fresh air into music, verse, and song. Just please don't lose touch with your original place with the family band.
delightful songs, charming performance, it's just magical
It seems to me, although 50 years your senior that good music, good lyrics and good vocals never age, congratulations from me to you 👏
Why is she the prettiest sweetest and best singer ever
Just met you in Branson, looking forward to watching the concert #newfans
Great job Julianne!!!! Thanks you are so awesome!!!!❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏👍👍😁
Julian's voice is unique.. Love it 🤩
First of all, many congratulations on the album and the project/concert! It’s always a joy to hear you sing, but I’m becoming more and more impressed by your abilities as a songwriter! My decidedly non-poetic brain will probably still be pondering over some of these lyrics for a good while yet (I’d take this over T.S. Eliot any day). I especially liked Mom and Dad; as a current college student, that one hits kinda close to home.
Anyway, thank you for sharing your music, really great work again on all of these songs, and best of luck with whatever your next project is! God bless!
Great job Julianne tuned in from Ontario. 🇨🇦
Amazing! So many of us are so proud of you! May God bless you beyond your means to receive it! Just flowing over!
❤ That was beautiful!! The lyrics are modern with a sense of feelings that are nongenerational. The music was amazing! Loved it all! Thank you! It helped my
heart!❤
Beautiful! I will be listening to your lovely songs and lyrics. Congrats!
simply stunning
Bellissimo concerto. Anche senza il resto della famiglia questa ragazza dimostra un grande talento. Mi piace soprattutto la canzone che canta con la sorella.
Julianne’s voice reminds me of every good female folk singer I’ve heard and yet like no singer I’ve heard.
Bring it on!
really exceptional performance congratulations to you and continue to make us dream! kisses from France
What a talented family. Wonderful, Julianne!
Excellent job!! It is a great mix of songs, and the lyrics are awesome!
Thanks for the lyrics. Now I can translate and understand what you are singing about. 🌹
I was very curiousю
Yayyy!! Glad they help!
Its good that you went to college . Developing as a young lady, a song writer a wonderful person! Your voice and the lyrics as somewhat mesmerizing...on their way to becoming something of substance 💗. Zach ___ a marvelous musican from Nashville was a gift to your thesis.
Wow perfect Thursday is the second most romantic song I ever heard love it