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On The Mend
04:33
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I'm on the mend
I still feel broken, but i can pretend
For the sake of my friends
You're offering something
It's not what I wanted, but it's pretty close
Better than being alone
You look like someone who could rip off the band-aid
You look so happy
You look like someone that I could fall into
So easily
Look into my eyes
Until you realize there's nothing to find
And any semblance of guilt is just a comforting lie
I dont know what you're saying
I don't know what you're saying
But I can hear your voice
Above all the noise
You look like someone who could rip off the band-aid
You look so happy
You look like someone that I could fall into
So easily
You look so happy
So easily
You forgot about us, you forgot about
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2. |
Two Steps Back
04:47
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Where have you been?
Come join us in the sinking ship
We'll stand together and pretend
The clouds in the distance are mountains
I give in to its pull, and sink into its hull
The void between fantasies
I assess, and rationalize my fate
Drowning isn't such a bad way to reach the pearly gates
I can't stand anymore, the fading of the shore
From which I was cast out to sea
Resist no matter what for, more and more
Two steps back then one forward
Until water completely surrounds me
Eighteen years of this shit, scraping by and faking it
Until somebody noticed
And now, the water's at my neck
My sinking ship's not submerged yet
But I need to make a change
And fast
I can't stand anymore, the fading of the shore
From which I was cast out to sea
Resist no matter what for, more and more
Two steps back then one forward
Until water completely surrounds me
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3. |
One Big Thing
04:20
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4. |
I Resist
04:02
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5. |
Radiohead - I Promise
03:38
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I won't run away no more, I promise
Even when I get bored, I promise
Even when you lock me out, I promise
I say my prayers every night, I promise
I know which side I'm spread, I promise
The tantrums and the chitty-chat, I promise
Even when the ship is wrecked, I promise
Tie me to the rotting deck, I promise
I won't run away no more, I promise
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6. |
Not Ready
06:34
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Tearing up
I'm writing on a soaked piece of paper
All my life
Without a single moment I didn't try to savour
That didn't go by wasted anyway
I'm aware, I know I need a stern conversation
But I just wanna keep it light
For all you care, you'll do anything to avoid confrontation
But maybe I'll get it right this time
I already owe more than I've ever seen
A tiny gear in a great big machine
You're looking at me like there's some place I need to be
You're telling me to go, but I don't feel
Ready
Everybody's so ready
One more day
Explaining away all the debts I have accrued, one more flimsy excuse
It's no use
Running in place in a race I'll never finish, if I don't pick up the pace
Hold me up
Cause I'll lean on you as long as you allow me to
If you ask, I'll say I'm fine
I know you care
But I think that maybe I'm just beyond saving
And it could do me in next time
I already owe more than I've ever seen
A tiny gear in a great big machine
You're looking at me like there's some place I need to be
You're telling me to go, but I don't feel
Ready
Everybody's so ready
Everybody's so ready
Everybody's so ready
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7. |
A Message, A Reminder
08:59
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Look in my face, if you're awake
Cause you're gonna be okay
Just some bruises and scrapes
But you'll have to stay right here, I'm afraid
Until we get a better idea of your state
It could have been your life
A couple of inches to the right
I can't explain how I almost died
The other day, on the drive home from work
Straight shot ahead, going one-hundred-and-five
Anyone else could've stayed in between the lines
I finally felt strong enough to break the facade
But my eyes were closed when the airbags went off
And I saw the use
Of one final excuse
Nothing to lose
Felt like the right thing to do
But I don't know what to do
I don't know what to do
And you'd probably hate me if I told you the truth
(Zephyr sample)
If I lie, you'll know and resent me
But this little room just feels so empty
I open my eyes, ready for the light
And hope that little shock of morning in the distance will eventually overcome the night
Took all this time for me to see
That my life does not just belong to me
And I saw the use
Of one final excuse
Nothing to lose
Felt like the right thing to do
But I don't know what to do
I don't know what to do
And you'd probably hate me if I told you the truth
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8. |
Feels Good to Laugh
02:16
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Smoke billows behind me
From the burning heap of all I wrecked
But I know you, someday, will find me
And maybe we can laugh again
Feels good to laugh
Feels good to sigh
Good to hang my head low and cry
And, if nothing else
You'll find something else
Just give it some time
Waves lap at the shore
A couple inches from my feet
If I ever ask for more
Just smack my head and remind me
Feels good to run
Good to walk and skip and jump
Good to hold out my cup, no that's enough
And if nothing else
You'll find someone else
I know this, my love
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