1. |
i'm sorry
03:33
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hold on
there’s something I can’t seem to say yet
I’m trying but my voice is breaking
I’m sorry it’s taking so long
stay there
a magnetic frame on the fridge where
we’d be like nails in the hardware
steady forever, I’m sorry
I gotta know if this is real love
nothing is worse than the feeling of
trying to keep what we’re used to
nobody hurts me like you do
Ok, so maybe it’s not what we hoped for
We’re sand in the glass tipping over
I’m sorry it’s taken so long
is this a real love
cause nothing is worse than the feeling of
trying to keep what we’re used to
nobody hurts me like you do
is this a real love
i gotta know if this is real love
nothing is worse than the feeling of
trying to keep what we’re used to
nobody hurts me like you do
maybe there’s something we’ll still have to show for
the beauty that we’ve always aimed for
steady, forever I’m sorry
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2. |
something better
03:14
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been a weird couple weeks
broke down in my car outside a Dairy Queen
called my mom for advice
Said it just feels like no one cares anymore
Met some promoter he showed up late
spoke in circles
no apology
I give my time like an autograph
& I’m always out of ink
There’s something better
There’s something better
Another calendar year
Back with the family for the holiday
Everyones all grown up now and
I play with the food left on my dinner plate
Constantly searching my brain
For something impressive
I could say
I told them you had an almost break
But we’re fine
TV is weird anyway
And there’s something better
There’s something
There’s something better
And I wish that I was different for ya
But this is all that I could be
There’s something better
something better
Something better
Something else
Just around the corner
Another opportunity
There’s something better
something better
Something better
Something else
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3. |
final scene
03:34
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held my breath for a minute or so
watching your eyes through a cloud of smoke
should've been scared, but you were holding me close
so close
looking back it felt more like a dream
there were so many close calls you wouldn't believe
living our last dance
our final scene
you held my hand
screaming running for our lives
under blankets of debris
but we had a lovely time
the sirens are singing
the ending is here
lying with you i am ready
the roads are on fire there’s nowhere to flee
dying with you is heaven to me
is it weird that you were all that i want
watching the world slowly falling apart
as long as you’re with me when everything stops
holding my hand
screaming running for our lives
under blankets of debris
but we had a lovely time
the sirens are singing
the ending is here
lying with you i am ready
the roads are on fire there’s nowhere to flee
dying with you is heaven to me
the sirens are singing
the ending is here
dying with you is heaven
to me
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4. |
famous
04:08
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here comes that feeling
i lied and said i knew
i thought i had been broken before i knew you
but i was wrong
and the words that you have spoken
they sing to me
when i’m having a hard time sleeping
and all of the kids light up out of school unarmed and unjaded
with all of the confidence in the world
nobody could shake it
alone in the dark when things are falling apart
that’s when you reach out and take em
we were just kids lined up trying to be famous
there goes my island
the one made out of gold
i watch the water rise around it
take a breath that i can’t hold
i can feel the wave
idk if i can take it
all the novacaine
they say you need it to make it
but all of the kids light up out of school unarmed and unjaded
with all of the confidence in the world
nobody could shake it
you’ll come without warning - nobody warned us
we were just kids lined up trying to be famous
tying to be, trying to be, trying to be
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5. |
quitter
04:31
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watching a rerun
calling out the neighborhood
you threw in the towel
holding onto hollywood
the doctor called with a new diagnosis
i think i wanna go back to college
in my mind it’s a movie premier
everyones a critic
a star a pioneer
oh my my
what a brutal atmosphere
everyones a quitter everybody hates it out here
im planning a party
calling up all my friends
and i know i’ll bailout the first chance i can
i don't know when i got so reclusive
lifes hard so i make up excuses
in my mind it’s a movie premier
everyones a critic
a star a pioneer
oh my my
what a brutal atmosphere
everyones a quitter everybody hates it out here
in my mind in my mind in my mind
i got a lot on my mind
i got a lot on my mind
i got a lot on my mind
i got a lot on my mind
gotta figure it out gotta figure it out
in my mind it’s a movie premier
everyones a critic
oh my my
what a brutal atmosphere
everyones a quitter
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6. |
ghost
04:06
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it’s so hard to imagine
some conventional life
three piece suite and a bowtie
couple kids and a wife
you pace around your apartment
there’s a hole in your floor
empty fridge, crowded hallway
no one knows who you are
if i ever lose you
if i ever lose you
i can see in the distance
you’re losing your fire
i wish i was an electrician
i’d have it all rewired
baseball cards in the closet
big dreams, childhood home
don’t let them steal all your magic
turn you into a ghost
if i ever lose you
if i ever lose you
i can never lose you
if i ever lose you
if i ever lose you
i can never lose you
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7. |
always
03:07
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maybe this is part of getting older
everyday's a little bit longer now
i’m always tired
and nobody said it would get easier
you’re right on my arm, but when i reach for ya
your hand missed mine
baby don’t give up
what’s one more time?
we’re learning it the hard way
forever is a dark place
nothings ever always
passively compassionate to everyone
every stranger’s hero
it’s a curse i’ve won
i had a terrible dream about a meteor
crashing to earth then when i reach for ya
your hand missed mine
baby don’t give up
what’s one more time?
we’re learning it the hard way
forever is a dark place
nothing is ever always
the best things in life are the hardest to hold
and the first to go
put your hand in mine
baby don’t give up
what’s one last try?
we’re finding out the hard way
forever is a dark place
nothing’s ever always
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8. |
state of mind
03:15
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i’m half asleep
and im losing my patience
tired of dreaming
i’m always waiting
for something more
is feeling fine just a wasted life
oh im always bored
can we just be honest
am i playing the fool? have i run out of time?
there’s a hole in the wall
we got nothing to lose if we’re all gonna die
i gotta believe that theres something bigger
i’m reaching my limit
someone give me an answer
is it all for show
who’s even qualified for the after life
oh i gotta know
can we just be honest
am i playing the fool? have i run out of time?
there’s a hole in the wall
we got nothing to lose if we’re all gonna die
am i missing the mark
are we living it right ? i’m scared of it all
can i trade in the dark for a new state of mind
i gotta know
can we just be honest
am i playing the fool? have i run out of time?
there’s a hole in the wall
we got nothing to lose if we’re all gonna die
am i missing the mark
are we living it right ? i’m scared of it all
can i trade in the dark for a new state of mind
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9. |
suburbs
03:39
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growing up in the suburbs
brick homes and shopping malls
we’d drive by the 7 eleven
fake IDs and cheap alcohol
looking back i’d never imagine
our fun would become your disease
we were just attending a party
till somebody called the police
you’d raise up your glass
hold up a match
and turn up the music loud
everyone knows when it’s time to go home
you were always the last one to walk out
or pass out on the couch
we all moved to different cities
lost touch we hadn't spoken for years
we grew up and grew out of friendships
moved on
started careers
i guess you never left, you got bitter
now your mom - i see her face when i sleep
the night they found your body
i heard your father had to call the police
raise up your glass
hold up a match
and turn up the music loud
let’s give a toast to the star of the show
i know you’re still holding it down
throw another one back
let’s make this thing last
turn up the music loud
everyone knows when it’s time to go home
you were always the last to walk out
or pass out on the couch
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10. |
bridgemill
03:49
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curtains and couches in burgundy
the glow of the TV
i melted into you
purple and blue
woke up in panic
shivering
i had the weirdest dream
suburban reality
we were out on the lawn
and i’m sorry
i just realized
i’m hopeless
starry eyed
this street and it’s houses
all feel the same
lit for the holidays
still three months away
but it’s kinda nice
charming and old like my parent’s place
the neighbors all know our name
and they love to talk
but we laugh it off
just tell me
read my mind
you’re helpless
starry eyed
what if i wanna grow old
there in the comfort of our home
let’s throw in the towel
slow it down
for a little commute
a yard with a view
what if i want it with you
curtains and couches in burgundy
the glow of the TV
i melted into you
purple and blue
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11. |
oktaha road
03:48
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i’m replaying ‘rewrite’
the whole way to denver in the night
you held your book through the house
fighting spirits
screaming out loud
the glass is empty
the plane is full
there’s a fly in the sink
resolutions, new year’s eve
you said it feels like a dream
and nobody knows
how it’ll go
a holiday waiting game
we’re all getting old
no one’s the same
in any way
i toss and turn through the night
i took your truck to the store
just to cry
seven miles to the house
wipe my tears
talk to myself
an old air mattress on the floor
another ham on the porch
burn the firewood
it’s supposed to snow
hang around by the phone
and nobody knows
how it’ll go
a holiday waiting game
we’re all getting old
no one’s the same
in any way
i’m replaying ‘rewrite’
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