1. |
The Bear
04:47
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in the back of a cave in the dark, dark woods
there's a man
there's an animal
who sits in place, doesn't show his face to the sun
he has connections
but no intention of living up to his obligations
he'd rather sleep for six months at a time
wake up! wake up from your sleep!
the sun is shining and the insects creep
how long has it been since you told your family you love them?
you have life to live and mouths to feed
but the bear replies:
"this is what i need!
it's the only place i can get a moment alone"
sometimes we can all use a moment of peace
a respite from the world where we can find some release
don't let your solitary nature take control
and hide yourself in a darkened hole
people need you, and they complete you
so find your way back soon back to the sun
wake up! wake up from your sleep!
the sun is shining and the insects creep
how long has it been since you told your family you love them?
you have miles to cross and promises to keep
but the bear replies:
"this is what i need!
it's the only place i can get a moment alone"
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2. |
Never at First
05:42
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alone - she wanted to be alone
both attracted and repelled by destinations unknown
static indifference was the only face she'd shown
he walked away
saved his decision for another day
is it a shame
to know her face but not her name?
again - he wanted to start again
h knew that he would see her
but didn't know just when
he felt his world was insecure every now and then
the idea of a fresh start was always his favorite part
is it a crime
to be in the right place at the wrong time?
i'm not a fan of how a fairy tale can be so twisted
i made believe our time was wrong
'cuz that's what you insisted
is it a losing battle to have you be my muse?
what is it that you're so afraid to lose?
at first
i never saw you standing right in front of me
at first
you never heard my voice louder than a distant sea
never would i ever
dream that we could be together
after all this time
together they were finally drawn
a shame that now she's gone
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3. |
Diving from Rooftops
07:35
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the stars above your head
make your face become a crown
or are you a goddess
shooting bombs of love
that wreak destruction when they hit the ground?
let's go up a little higher
i can watch your figure change up above
closer to the moon
we can feel its radiation
i don't know just where it starts
but i think i'm going to see it end
the air flowing up beside me
i know that it will hurt if i stop
flying on the edge of reason will corrupt me
when i feel the drop
good drugs
good friends
and then it all ends
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4. |
The Lowdown
04:52
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5. |
Apparition
03:51
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did i say ghosts?
i really meant one in particular
i can't see who is speaking
don't know if i really hear her
i feel like she's calling
a regretful shallow shade of grey
sometimes she seems to be falling
hardened in a shell of clay
are you still angry
at the way he left you all alone?
have you found a way to forgive
the act that left you on your own?
curse the day your heart was broken
even though you're gone
your spirit seems to carry on
would you tell me to stay strong?
or has it been pointless all along?
i'd gladly take your ghostly hand
if you can help me understand
are you still lonely
because he went so far away?
tenured visits barely started
summered sunsets on the bay
curse a child's arms left barren
even though you're gone
your spirit seems to carry on
would you tell me to stay strong?
or has it been pointless all along
if your spirit i remand
i may lose this vital strand
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6. |
Nightblind
04:46
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it must have been a desperate situation
you know that you can't see at night
driving blind, your fears ignite
nightblind
the stars aligned
to point you down that darkened road
disinclined to take the easy way out
was jesus in the trunk
and a demon at the wheel?
was it drugs or guns or lives undone
that tethered you to this ordeal?
nightblind
your hopes maligned
it seems you lost your sense of time
and that has made your choices grow so few
you sense a darkened exit off the freeway
so you take it
your nerves are raw
each breath you draw
you hope that you can make it
nightblind
you'll never find the innocence you left behind
you will be running now, forever
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7. |
Fencetalker
04:43
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it's not precisely clarified by sight and sound alone
the feeling runs much deeper
a gut reaction to what you say
the king of this country
his crumbling castle under siege
knows the words to get them angry
exactly what to say to bait them
citizen atlantic raging nearly at a panic
afraid to lose the little that he's holed away in his short life
(at) the border of the property
proposing a monstrosity
to keep the others out
but mostly just to keep his subjects in
the hydrogen and oxygen and sunlight
are the basis of all life
that binds us all together
you contrive separations that pull us all apart
when we destroy each other
it's no wonder that you rise to the top
make up your mind
get your shit in line
now is not the time
to walk that fence and cling to nonsense
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8. |
Phoenix
06:27
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i'm starting a new life
from this, your broken body
making it flower and grow
a field of poison ivy
when the sun shines through the leaves
i swear, i see your face
but missing all the anger that you gave
i'm starting a new day
from these, your scattered ashes
stealing what we thought was your eternal soul
when the clouds above us
become the truth around us
we'll give up all the anger that we've saved
don't live in fear of what you've made
you bravely built a monolith
memorial to your self-destruction
don't be afraid of what you've started
your heart was in the right place
even if this snarling beast has grown out of control
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9. |
Unreserved
04:56
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i've made no reservation for an afterlife
i'm still busy figuring this one out
but you can't help me find my way
i'm not lost
there's nothing you can say
to change the lack of direction that i'm following
cast out
smoke so thick
and then i crashed down
found myself in a dark place
evolved to be okay with what i am
syntax
you say baptize, i say drowning
i've already saved myself
i'm not anticipating the end of time
faith does not console me
quite the opposite
i'm content to know exactly how my halo's bent
i won't bicker
about who's god is bigger
the way you fight, the end will come quicker
than i'm hoping for
cast out
smoke so thick
and then i crashed down
found myself in a dark place
evolved to be okay with what i am
syntax
you say baptize, i say drowning
i've already saved myself
i'm not sitting waiting to die
if the sky gets really hot
and the air becomes too thin
and my skin feels like it's burning
and the light grows very dim
and i'm separated from all i care for
(then) the end is something i can't ignore
then i guess that i was wrong
and this has been my swan song
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10. |
Victoria
04:08
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ner ner ner ner
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