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prologue
02:05
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2. |
before i save myself
04:44
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i look into your eyes
i'm just a vapid stain
save me from the burden of
needing you again
i hang my head in shame
i can't offer you the same
your heart is pure
your mind is sane
when you are near me you
free me from this pain
please save me
before i save myself
sorry you're my everything
you're all i need
take a plunge, you psychophile
it's worth the risk to make you smile
suddenly, i don't know what's the
right thing
if you're my friend
then wish me well
save me from the opportunity
to leave this hell
i have one muse
it's forever craving you
sell me my own dream
that's all i need
take a dive, you tremblefin
i'm not sure how deep we'll go in
i know that you're afraid
of what people think and say
but keeping up appearances
won't make anyone change
some truths are bothersome
and difficult to grasp
who wouldn't settle for a lie?
the truth will chew on you
and fill you up with holes
i'd rather have my peace of mind
there's not a night that needs the day
i'm the sun, i'll lead the way
take my hand and we can let the
light through
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3. |
if this melody's true
04:11
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it rang from the hills,
our mother's tune
where we come from
where we come from
it fell from the sky
and so did you
this melody
if this melody's true
it rose from the ocean
just like you
in harmony
a bubbling stew
if god shares my eyes
then so should you
mellifluous,
our vision rings too
from whence this song came
there, so did you
this melody's true
this melody's true
the source of your name
precedes you
we're bounded by truth
outlasted by truth
if two become one
then so can you
confounded by truth
eternally nascent
truth is disturbed
by the drama of self
look to the lord
and beg for his help
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4. |
more to life
02:44
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you might seem alright
if there's one thing that i'll never do
it's to be a happy slave like you
i stay up all night
analyzing feelings through
a microscope, i'm bleeding out
you just keep it light
you think ordinary's holy
deep down we both know you're boring
it takes second sight
to live a life and know you're satisfied
you wait in line, it's egging you
there's something you forgot
there's more to life
there's something you still have to do
before your time is up
there's paradise
there's more to life
there's more to life
you spend all your time
leaving work and paying taxes
cutting grass and shredding faxes
you saved every dime
you mend the fence, you earn the couch
a hard day's work means you're no slouch
we know deep inside
you're still disturbed
and we have to wonder why
you still can't sleep, it's haunting you
there's something you forgot
there's more to life
you pray to god it comes to you
before your time is up
there's paradise
there's more to life
there's more to life
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5. |
self-absorbed
04:24
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you know I like you
it's your delight to
test me with your treats and demands
you want to scare me
thank god that's easy
i'll just scare myself on my own
first,
take another picture with me
tell me how you want my babies
before we die alone
secondly,
sneak another kiss between the groceries
all I want to do is see you smile
i think that we're falling in love
you take your time to
remind me how you
only love me on certain terms
if I make more money
and win your mom's approval
i could be the man you deserve
third,
drink another coffee with me
tell me how you want to travel to Japan
i wonder if I can go there with you
finally,
what's another day spent between the sheets
on the floor, in your head, jumping from bed to bed
who could ask for more?
fuck you, I need you, please don't leave
i can't believe that you're so self-absorbed
you can't see a single moment's all I need
you're narcissistic, don't you see
you cannot love when you're so self-absorbed
you're too self-absorbed (to learn your lesson)
fuck you, I need you, please don't leave
i can't believe that you're so self-absorbed
you can't see a single moment's all I--
honestly,
all I want to do is bring you to your knees
everything we have we could have shared
but you're too self-absorbed
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6. |
heart eater
05:07
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lover in my arms
from your filthy pillowcase
you emerge and crawl away
scouring my house
i found fibers down the drain
who knows where you might come out
how could you not
know i need you
always by my side
i long to have you
long to keep you
until we both die
lover in my arms
your threads draped around my neck
started digging through my chest
crusted, spoiled dreams
in my bruised and battered heart
you were vicious from the start
how could you not
know i need you
always by my side
i long to have you
long to keep you
until we both die
sorry i could not be
everything you wanted
when you were
everything i needed
fine
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7. |
off with your head
03:45
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on second thought,
you're better off dead
you're not my friend
off with your head
you're just another toy to chew on
you're just another toy to chew on
on second thought,
you're better off dead
you're not my friend
off with your head
off with your head
fate--captured in the middle--
i see you in the crosshairs
wide open in the field
separating me from
where i'm meant to be
go, eat your fucking apple
slow, softer than a whisper
while i decide
if you can be some use to me
if you can be some use to me
on second thought,
you're better off dead
you're not my friend
off with your head
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8. |
survival
05:22
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sweet victory
the game we won was in our heads
well, it's about survival now
it's about the house and chow
it's not about the feelings
that we used to get
amen
there's many useful fictions
you've tripped enough to clear your head
now get on with your life
on the cusp of dreams
there stands a being
with a thousand eyes
and electrical feathers
too vast to see
too deep to enjoy
i might be destroyed
i'll ask him
i'll ask him
well, fuck your pride
you still need to put in more time
or you're just along for the ride
you can worship on the side
i'm not gonna wait for you
to realize that
amen
you've tamed another demon
well, have yourself a cookie then
and get on with your life
on the cusp of dreams
there stands a being
with a thousand eyes
and electrical feathers
too vast to see
too deep to enjoy
i might be destroyed
i'll ask him
i'll ask him
i'll ask him
i'll ask him
if i might have your attention, sir
should i rise or should i sleep again?
i stay awake during the moonlit night
i miss the sun and how it shines so bright
i can see you like to make me wait
you know your silence is a profound trait
i can see how my dilemma's fake
no one gives a fuck if i stay up late
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9. |
cul-de-sac
03:17
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i was so intrigued before i knew what it was
now i'm just bored, let's fall in love
i was so intrigued before i knew what it was
now i'm just bored, now i'm just
i have dreams of cul-de-sacs
porches lush with hanging plants
up on hills with trails between them
it's as though i'd really been there
a diner high up in the mall
an empty hangar lies beneath them
a lady in a dark brown jacket
gives us lunch there
oh, symmetry
leads us to believe
i'm awake when i'm asleep
and i'm dead when i'm alive
oh, there is
not much more to time
than a craving for relief
and a clinging to what's nice
a purple sky shrouds a black castle
a narrow walkway overhangs the chasm
we get lost in spiral stairways
i think i took too many mushrooms
am i lost without my party?
could i recognize their faces?
everyone here just seems nameless--
i hope i haven't met you yet
i hope i haven't met you yet
i was so intrigued before i knew what it was
now i'm just bored, let's fall in love
i was so intrigued before i knew what it was
now i'm just bored, now i'm just
i was so intrigued before i knew what it was
now i'm just bored, let's fall in love
i was so intrigued before i knew what it was
i knew what it was, i knew what it
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10. |
nonsense
03:19
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you know i have my reasons
you know that i'm the thinking type
and everybody's asking me why,
why, why, why, why, why, why
like i'm not a filthy animal
like i'm not just some fucking guy
who needs to get laid
goddamn, he'll do his best
until he fucking dies
you should can your pressure right now
what you say is already on my mind
i don't need a reason
god would never tell me why
it changes every season
this is just a nonsense life
you're scared that i'm a genius
you're scared that i can read your mind
you think that i'm fucking with you
lies, lies, lies, lies, lies, lies, lies
like i'm not a filthy animal
like i'm not just some fucking guy
who needs to get laid
goddamn, i'll do my best
until i fucking die
you should can your pressure right now
i've dealt with this nonsense all my life
i don't need a reason
god would never tell me why
it's funny just to be here
this is just nonsense, right?
fuck off, now don't get so close to me
fuck off, now please won't you just
fuck off, now don't get so close to me
but not for long
sweet surrender
you should can your pressure right now
i've dealt with this pressure for too long
i don't need a reason
god would never tell me why
like i'm a stupid monkey
scared to know what's on the other side
i don't need a reason
this is just an innate drive
i bloom with every season
i drown in every tide
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11. |
on the art of giving up
08:00
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i was with you
until you told me
that without you
i can't be anything
well, i don't need you
you don't own me
you think your friends
owe you everything
let go
let us breathe
thoughts recede
don't know
there's an art to giving up
when you choose your pain meaningfully
you give without a loss
you wager fear on love
i am your suffering
you can run from me
but i'm a part of you
and you won't learn a thing about yourself
until you hear my cry
and if you don't embrace your lot
then you can never die
so ask yourself
why are you celebrating
over empty threats?
there's no way to restart
we've pushed ourselves too far
after all, it sounds just like you
waiting on your friends to rescue you
let go
let us breathe
thoughts recede
don't know
there's an art to giving up
when you choose your pain meaningfully
you give without a loss
you wager fear on love
without good intentions
awareness is just selfishness
so try to be conscientious
so ask yourself
why are you celebrating
if there's nothing to accept
except yourself?
let go
let us breathe
thoughts recede
don't know
there's an art to giving up
when you choose your pain meaningfully
you give without a loss
you wager fear on love
without good intentions
awareness is just selfishness
so try to be conscientious
the art of giving up
the way you move will move the world
so walk your path with simple kindness
suddenly
i don't know if it is you or me
but i don't care for harmony
i'd rather be distinct
and not care what you think
you can be
my enemy
i don't need a friend
this can be the end
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