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Dead Birds
02:36
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I remember another time
We were present if not flawed
Our presents piling up out in the yard
Ain't we lucky for all our limbs
Even if three are working hard
Was it hard to be the anchored one
It's that same mess
That we're borne of
I'm so bored of
Dead birds
But maybe we're free and we built it
Whatever that means to you
When you're all alone in the living room
What else would we do
But wait for another window to close
Wait I don't know where everyone else goes but hey
We're still around
Maybe you were a gun
And I was the rounds
Or maybe we're the sum of smaller sounds
And we keep getting louder
No one's any prouder of me and my dead birds
But maybe we're free and we built it
Whatever that means to you
When you're all alone in the living room
What else would we do
But wait for another window to close
I don't know where everyone else goes but hey
You were a gun
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2. |
Siren Sound
02:44
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I thought about how much
I’m gonna miss it here
It started on the first day back
And I let it ruin my year again
You can sleep all day
And wake up with no regrets
I’d like to be that way
But my dreams are desolate
And now I know
Not to be caught around
All the places I used to haunt in this town
But I’ll take you out if you feel
You need to get around
As I’m breaking down
If you’d walk a mile in my shoes
I’d go barefoot beside you up the Parkside hill
You could have one of those exciting lives
That you dream about from the window sill
Like the kind I tried to fetch so hard
Just to bury it in the backyard
And when the sun goes down
And it can’t be found
I’ll be on the floor
With my head under the bed
And I’ll think about how much
I’ll never have to miss it here again
No one’s gonna ask what I’ve become
Where I’ve been or what happened
And I’ll go and make my siren sound
In the places I love to haunt in this town
You can take me out if you feel
You need to get around
Just take me now
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3. |
Living Boy
03:47
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I was the living boy
And some god who waits for nothing came
And made a noise
That shook the walls we live in
Remember screaming as existence
Remember marveling at indifference
Old friend were we wrong
Maybe it was nothing
Maybe it's some noble need
For something more like free
But right now it seems like nothing
So I was the living boy
The tether’s barely gripping
Was it warmer there
Out in the Bat City
Or did the Pacific pacify your yearning
We lost a limb before the vernal season ceased to shine
The sound that came to call us came in
It sounded weak and thin
Dangerously dim
And I know you're listening
So where do we go when it's gone
We've been here so long
Am I free from the fear of joy
I am the living boy
I'm bound to nothing
I was the living boy
To the sound we made so sweetly breaking
Rumbling and deep and I don't ever sleep
Like New York in a bad dream but maybe
When your turn came
To deliver the words
That we don't need you around
The faintest scream
And the loudest whispering
When he needs us the most
So where do we go when it's gone
We've been here so long
Am I free from the fear of joy
I am the living boy
I'm bound to nothing
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4. |
Town Of Cats
01:29
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I heard something human
In the steps you took when they took to me
Thinning the bold line
Between who I am and I mean to be
We move in pantomime
In an unordinary time
And the moons aligned
And you were mine
And I think I'm coming loose again
You can tell your friends
It might be the wrong time
But what if you'd had a change in mind
Maybe in due time
We find all that we've left behind
Are you still a friend of mine
In an unordinary time
It was cold at night and dark
We were waiting for some kind of sign
In an unordinary time
And the moons aligned
And you were mine
And I think I'm coming loose again
You can tell your friends
It's gonna be a long time
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5. |
Still Awake
02:50
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With the sun beating down on the back of my neck
I walk toward the lake and I wish I were dead
The house on the far shore has been calling to me like a dream
Since I’ve been awake
And I’m sick to my stomach just being here
It always takes more from me this time of year
The days will get shorter
The nights will get darker
But I’m still awake
And the water feels cold so I’m inching in
The breeze is so sharp that it’s piercing my skin
My head will go under as it starts to wonder
If I’m still awake
And I blow every chance that I take
And I sleep on the choices I’ve already made
The doubt in my mind
Assures me I’ve wasted your time
And my sister left home that night
And we speak about it every time that we fight
And I know it’s not right if I say
That I slept through the pain in those days
Because I was still awake
And I blow every chance that I take
And I sleep on the choices I’ve already made
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6. |
A Slow Blip
00:44
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[Instrumental]
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7. |
Clumsy Fingers
03:35
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A frightened boy counts time to a slow blip
Each takes longer than the diagnosis
You shuddered to a touch
I noticed
And your piano's out of tune now
Clumsy fingers attempt to evoke you
Like stupid hands will fail to do
Dissonance fills the room
It's my MO
When she says
I want to go to heaven
But it moves too slow
The quiet fear's never how I envisioned this
It's so stiff in here I can't stand it
It's such a drag to vanish
Your only son won't hear from your siblings anytime soon
When prideful anger sears through every root
His eyes reach out and theirs appear removed
Dissonance fills the room
It's my MO
When she says
I want to go to heaven
What if heaven says no
So I fought for your piano
Because I remember you back then
Play that one again
He likes it
And you're not like them
You asked me how I liked this world I'd discovered
I never heard that again
It's my MO
When she says
I want to go to heaven
But it moves too slow
The moment comes I feel indifferent
They said you were best after a drink
I want to go to heaven
What if heaven says no
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8. |
King Of Shame
02:54
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He was born to be the king of shame
Long before his teeth were stained
By coffee and contrived truths
That passed and played
The theoretical rhetoric and the blame
Took aim at you
Do they grab you
In a gentle refrain
Post the crisis campaign
Maybe his love is scorn
Or therein lies the problem
He was born
And what'd he do that for
It's a long way down
When logic seeds the ground
Maybe the money's gone
And the plans changed
Or the few that followed have flown away
You can beg him not to beg you to stay
Like in the old days
But you've gone further now
Further now than fault fell
From the frame he fails in
Feeling sorry
But wait
Do tears still follow you
No matter where you lay
In a world where babies are bastards too
No one's safe
From the choices that he made
To remain the king of shame
And therein lies the problem
He was born
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9. |
Let's Quit Together
03:49
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This is no way to spend these years
You stand up straight and smile
But I see you fighting back your tears
And now I fear
The day I want those pills that you clutch
Aren’t you sick of answering not much
How long can you stay silent my friend
People wanna hear your voice again
But not them
They don’t care about you anyway
You’ve gotta get away
Not them
They were waiting for you to fuck it up
Not them
They never cared about you anyway
So just be on your way
Not them
They were waiting for you
Baiting for you
If this is no place to spend these years
Then why am I still here
Check my bags
I’ll be back next year
It’s a collision course without an impact
Time flies when you’re having no fun
You called it a quest but you’ve given up
You know you’ve been doing this so long
You don’t need that lens to see yourself in me
So are we doing something wrong
How long can you stay silent my friend
People wanna hear your voice again
But not them
They don’t care about you anyway
You’ve gotta get away
Not them
They were waiting for you to fuck it up
Not them
They never cared about you anyway
So just be on your way
Not them
They were waiting for you
Baiting for you
Thirty five years between us
But we both landed here
Do we call this stop a destination
The answer isn’t clear
You ring on Monday morning
While Friday night is still ringing in my ears
You could scream but it would never get to them
I’m the only one that hears
And I see you fighting back your tears
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10. |
Motor City '03
03:34
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94 feet
Not all that far
But memory recalls a voice
The call asked how I got there
You tell me
It seemed I had no choice
When I returned to Detroit at 23
On precipice of precious pride
I tried to do it right and honestly
When malice came I stood aside
Now they call it a minor deal
I had a family
But they're all gone now
Are they home and happy
It's a minor deal
Let the wolves surround me
And they'll say be a man about it
But what will they all do
Will our hands find a place to meet if I fall
And reach for you
Will I walk on a wavering wire
Don't they remember me
Motor City '03
Do you see me as I meant to be
Because we met young
Before worlds were ending
And I wouldn't want another
You said you want to be a mother
We had a baby boy
A little prince
My palaces start to divide
And they both would cry for me
And so it seems
As one sound grows another dies
Now they call it a minor deal
I was blue forgive me
I'm going up north
Tell my wife and family
It's a minor deal
Let the wolves surround me
And they'll say be a man about it
But what will they all do
Will our hands find a place to meet if I fall
And reach for you
Will I walk on a wavering wire
Don't they remember me
Motor City '03
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11. |
The Moon
03:17
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Maybe it’s something about the waves
That push us together in this way
When there’s an ocean in between
And I know we have never seen one another’s face
And there are some things
That I never thought I’d hear you say
You’ve come so far
You’re getting better every day
And maybe it’s something in the sky
That shortens the distance
If only in my mind
Like how the moon pulls on the sea
I can feel you pulling me from the other side
And it’s real enough for me
But I can’t tell if we are lost in dreams
Or up in outer space
It gets dark and we lose gravity
So we just run in place
But don’t start feeling like you’ve lost your legs
We’re keeping our own pace
We’re getting better
I fucking know it
We’re getting better
There are some things I never thought I would say
I get so close to saying them every day
There are some things
That I never thought I’d hear you say
You’ve come so far
You’re getting better every day
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