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Once a Thief
05:15
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I stole a shirt today
noticed that it smelled just like you did
now I can't help but feel
like you're following me everywhere
frankly, there are worse problems to have
and while I don't mind at all
I sure could use a wall
to slump against and guide me through the fall
I stole a look today
at some pictures I keep very far away
now I can't help but feel
this version is the one that's really really real
something in those eyes demands I kneel
and while I don't feel sick
I sure could use a brick
to hurl a message through a skull that feels too thick
it's been a while since I've paid for anything
but now that's changing
they got my prints on file
I stole my day today
thanks to a dream where I was braver than I am
now I can't help but feel
like a troll under a bridge made out of steel
like all that I can do is squirm and squeal
and while I don't show my hand
I sure could use a hand
to pull me from the mud onto dry land
it's been a while since I've paid for anything
but now that's changing
they got my prints on file but don't worry now,
I'm not skipping town
I just need to calibrate and earn the right to speculate
then we'll have our day
but once a thief
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2. |
Waiting for the Sad
04:10
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read the room
and make sure you read into it too
because that’s what you do
it’s a novel now
don’t you wish that you could figure out how
to put it down
remember when we said
“if only we were stupider
then we’d find happiness”
well I feel dumb
just sitting around on my thumbs
waiting for the sad to be done
been living out this kink
pretending not to care
what anybody thinks about whatever
as long as they think that I’m clever
I might stand a fighting chance
it’s torture here
inside this rational fear
where I’m afraid to let you near
but at arms length
I still have a sparkle in my eye
and I can’t let that die
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lay me down
and let the moonlight lay me out
and let tonight become a picture book
toss and turn
the princess and the word
how many hours did I steal from you
sorry for not living more
think I was eight
when I first felt far away
couldn't sleep and had to ask my mom
"am I going to die?"
and she said yeah but not tonight
and probably not for a long long time
sorry for not living more
I can't help but screw myself
spent New Year's in the tub
full of shame and love
still don't feel clean
nail polish flaking off
an encore from the dogs
is this where you belong?
was that really me?
pick me up
and let the sunset have my stuff
I won't need it where I'm going to
don't watch the mail
just focus on your fairytale
and I say that with sincerity
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4. |
Am I Somebody
03:38
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thank you for telling me
that I'm not great at explaining things
it almost felt like a relief
I wish I could've given more
at the first but like I said before
I feel guilty just for living
and I'm not sure just what it is that I'm living for
am I somebody on my own?
am I somebody who you know?
if I can't let anybody in
who will save me when I get locked out?
not that I expect that
I'm just trying to protect myself
and I know that it's nothing but love
I just wish I had an explanation of
am I somebody on my own?
am I somebody who you know?
when we went swimming
I swear I saw a pair of wings
could have been the glare
but I still think about those things
wouldn't you say that Stevie's angels has a nice ring?
whatever helps you sleep at night
and whatever helps you sing
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5. |
Faith FM
02:55
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how could I not see disaster right in front of me
someone cut the high beams and now here we are
stuck down in the ditch with the snow just pouring in
someone must have tampered with the sunroof too
why don't I feel cold?
the wheels spin like boulders and there's blood along the shoulder
but it's totally deserted save for me and Faith FM
so I look in their glove and find a picture of
the very accident that's now strewn all across the road
why don't I feel cold?
why am I moving slow?
sure could use someone to tell me where to go
so I get in their car and put my foot on the gas
even though the whole thing's upside down
now I'm tearing through the night impossibly fast
even though the whole thing's upside down
and there's a town of cops in hot pursuit
who'd like to hand me my ass
even though the whole thing's upside down
so I shoot them a smile that says "aren't we having a blast?"
even though the whole thing's upside down
when I've lost them I pull over and finally ask
why do I feel so cold at last?
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6. |
Another Day
02:37
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I wrote that intro while you mowed the lawn
and the jets and the children were screaming
I should've been thinking about other songs to finish
now that you're leaving
not short on regrets but this one cut deep
and ever since I've just been leaking
but there's always been something broken in me
and I hope that's not why you're leaving
I'm sorry we both stopped reaching out
I guess there were factors at play
but the one thing I miss more than anything
is looking forward to another day
I'm sorry we both stopped reaching out
and there's a lot more that I want to say
but the one thing I miss more than anything
is looking forward to another day
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7. |
Sweeping for Years
03:35
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Gertie don't worry
you're in a good home now
thanks for eight months of friendship
and breaking me into eight million pieces
I'll be sweeping for years
and breathing free but choking back tears
Gertie don't worry
your mom is an angel in plain sight
one day you'll have someone to play with
maybe you can teach them the games that I taught you
I'll be sweeping for years
and breathing free but choking back tears
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8. |
Remember Lightness
04:21
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there's a fountain in the graveyard now
it's not that far from home but I get thirsty anyhow
watched the leaves change and fall into the ground
a bed of jewels to cradle all the dreams we never got around to
there's a fence up around my heart now
do all my loving from inside the ghost house anyhow
remember lightness and days lived free of doubt?
well I just lost a whole evening watching a star burn out
can't stop smelling all those rubies rotting in the ground
and now I'm listening to the darkness turn my life into a sound
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there's a moment when I wake up these days
that tapers off with a sigh
dress and nod toward the purple mountains
for watching over me all night
comb my hair and then my dreams for meaning
both getting thinner and thinner
before I even start to make my breakfast
I'm thinking of dinner
I'd love to leave some wisdom on your plate
but I'm feeling empty and small
as long as I can leave you something pretty
that's the only thing that matters at all
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10. |
End of the Runway
04:58
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grew my hair to be like Andrew
shaved my head to look like Will
took up smoking when the band took to the road
thought I could sing like Bill
used to scowl like my heroes
made their rage into my own
now my face is full of creases I can't shake
and I'm angry when I'm alone
you don't see airplanes in the ocean
you don't see redwoods on their knees
so if you see me in a suit that doesn't fit
cut me out of the coffin please
at the end of the runway
at the top of the tree
at the close of a long day
what do you see?
at the edge of the sunrise
at the break of the wave
at the gates of your own eyes
what do you say?
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11. |
My Man
04:07
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watching my man from the eye of the storm
where I am dancing with my jacket on
there's nowhere I'd rather be but I'm easy
and ready to leave when he wants
watching my man on the corner of grace and vision
gravity flush in his cheeks
there's a few things that I wanted to say
but I try not to make it about me
watching my man from the silence of tears and wishes
gotten so good at depriving myself
let this be a reminder
that I can't afford to lose anyone else
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12. |
That World of Yours
03:38
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feel my heartbeat in my teeth
wonder what is wrong with me
family doctor couldn't say
haven't got one anyway
remember when the cat would cry
underneath your grandma's eyes
maybe scared or maybe bored
maybe looking to explore
a world outside that world of yours
the only thing I know for sure
those paintings aren't here anymore
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