Cosmo Jarvis

It's only 6am
Some girl's walking up hills in San Francisco
Where's the mist?

The wind breathes past the quarter pike above her neck
She had a wish though

She insists
That everyone around that sees her gentle face will turn into stone
Never speak
To her or anyone who prays to just be broken like a wishbone
'cause we are weak

I think you're gonna be okay
You crazy, screwed up lady (x2)

I think you're gonna be okay....

And every step she takes
Her tears make her appear like a pretty mime
No one blinks
The morning glow has kissed the streams upon her face
And now it's half-nine
An old man winks

She sees him sitting there upon a wooden chair right in the middle
Of the road
And this guy looks at her and turns not into stone, but smiles a little
She she shows
Him all the bruises and the scars across her body there on purpose
She still stands
Still the old man sits and checks and prays for her
But she ain't nervous
Holds her hand

I think you're gonna be okay you crazy screwed up lady (x4)
I think you're gonna be okay...
I think you're gonna be okay you crazy screwed up lady (x5)
I think you're gonna be okay...

Critic, journalist, sometime musician, onetime actor, and full-time Midwesterner Mark Deming provides a discographic-based biography for Cosmo Jarvis:

“Singer, songwriter, and filmmaker Cosmo Jarvis has earned a devoted following for his witty, often satiric tunes about the foibles of relationships and contemporary life, often rooted in personal experience, as well as his own self-produced videos and short subjects that have given his work a global online audience. Harrison Cosmo Krikoryan Jarvis was born on September 1, 1989 in Ridgewood, New Jersey. Jarvis' family relocated to the United Kingdom when he was young, and he grew up in Devon in Southwest England. Jarvis began writing songs when he was only 12 years old, around the same time he began making short films using a VHS video camera. While Jarvis' early videos were little more than documentation of pranks played with his friends, with time he began constructing more complex narratives, and similarly his songs began to evolve, ranging from folk-inspired acoustic guitar pieces and elaborate pop tunes to tongue-in-cheek hip-hop tracks.

At the age of 16, Jarvis quit school to focus on his creative work, and in 2009 he wrote and produced his debut album, an 18-song set called Humasyouhitch/Sonofabitch, which was released by the British indie label Wall of Sound. The album combined Jarvis' observational tunes with a cycle of songs reflecting the emotional turmoil of his parents' stormy relationship. Humasyouhitch/Sonofabitch received enthusiastic notices from the British music press, but it didn’t sell especially well, and Jarvis teamed with 25th Frame for his second release, Is the World Strange or Am I Strange? A track from the album, “Gay Pirates,” became an Internet sensation after Jarvis' low-budget video for the song was endorsed in a Twitter post by actor and author Stephen Fry, and subsequent airplay helped make the second album a commercial success. While continuing to tour, write songs, and record music, Jarvis has also been writing and directing a feature film, provisionally titled The Naughty Room. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi"

more tracks from the album

Humasyouhitch / Sonofabitch

From the album

Humasyouhitch / Sonofabitch (2009)

Cosmo Jarvis popular songs

Crazy Screwed Up LadyCosmo Jarvis

Cosmo Jarvis

Humasyouhitch / Sonofabitch