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HOUND'STOOTH
03:05
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I WAS WAKING UP FROM A NIGHTMARE, WASN'T I?
SHE WAS MAKING LOVE TO A ROOM FULL OF TIRED EYES
I FELL RIGHT BACK TO SLEEP
WHILE HER HEART KEPT THE BEAT
WE WERE JUKEBOX LOVERS BONDING OVER B-17
POUNDING OUT THE MOMENT LIKE THERE (WAS) NO ONE THERE
TO TELL YOU WHAT TO THINK
TO TELL YOU WHAT TO BELIEVE
WELL, I BELIEVE I FELL IN LOVE THAT NIGHT
I READ THAT NAME IN A RING OF SMOKE
THAT DRIFTED THROUGH THE BAR'S SOFT LIGHT
IT WAS JUST THE PATTERN OF HER COAT
I CAN STILL PLACE MYSELF IN SEPTEMBER
WHERE THE GRASS WAS DEAD AND WE BUILT A CITY
ON BURNING BLOODSHOT EYES
AND A MILLION OTHER TIMES
WHEN WE THREW OURSELVES OUT TO THE WOLVES
AND TOOK OUR SOUVENIRS AND PUT THEM IN A SHOEBOX
WE LOOK AT THEM SOMETIMES
WHEN WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO BELIEVE
AND I THINK THAT I WASTED ALL MY YOUTH ON ALL THE TIME THAT I SPENT WAITING
AND I KNOW THAT I CAVED IN SO MANY TIMES I SHOULD HAVE STOOD MY GROUND
AND NOW I'LL NEVER MAKE A SOUND AGAIN
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FLAG DAY (TEXAS MINUTE)
02:43
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WAIT...
ONE TEXAS MINUTE WAS ALL WE NEEDED TO SOLIDIFY THIS AND MAKE A MARKER ON THIS SHORT LIFE AUTOGRAPHS AND LONG SUMMER NIGHTS SOBER KISSES AND DRUNKEN LIVING FINDING LIFE IN EVERY SINGLE MINUTE WE REMEMBERED BUT WE'RE FORGETTING WHAT WE MADE OF THIS AND HOW WE LIVED IT
WAIT...
JUST LET ME FIND IT THE MISSING PIECES THE TIES THAT BIND US AND DRAW AND "X" ON THAT FACE REMEMBERED THE GIVE AND TAKE OF ENERGY THAT GAVE NOTHING TO YOU TO ME
AND I DON'T THINK I'M GOOD WITH THIS...I'LL NEVER BE
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SPADED
02:12
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TWO SUNDAYS PASSED SINCE WE LAST SPOKE
I'VE FORGOTTEN WHAT YOU SOUNDED LIKE
A VOICE THAT ONCE CRACKED ON THE PHONE
IS WAITING HERE SILENT TONIGHT
AND ALL THE GOLDEN SUNSETS
THAT WERE PROMISED BY MY LOVER
ARE NOW SETTING SOMEWHERE ELSE
ON SOMEONE OTHER THAN MYSELF
AND SUMMER'S COMING AROUND AGAIN
BUT I WON'T SEE THE LIGHT ABOVE ME
I'LL JUST GET DRUNK WITH MY OLD FRIENDS
AND HIGH WITH ALL MY FORMER LOVERS
I DON'T WANT TO SOUND DEFEATED
BUT THOSE ARE THE CARDS THAT I PLAYED
SO LET'S JUST CALL A SPADE A SPADE
I MIGHT HAVE HEARD YOU
BUT I DIDN'T LISTEN
I KNOW I SAW IT
BUT I DIDN'T GET THE PICTURE
I THINK I DIED THEN
BUT I'M STILL IN IT
THIS GRAVE...IT ONLY TAKES A MINUTE
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THE GAME (JUST LOST IT)
03:10
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REPEAT THE WORDS YOU USED TO SAY
BECAUSE I RAN OUT OF BREATH AGAIN
TRYING TO REMEMBER THEM
I GUESS THE SMOKE GOT IN THE WAY
MAYBE I NEEDED TO LOSE ALL THAT I HAD LEFT OF YOU
BUT I STILL BANDAGED ALL THOSE WOUNDS
RECALL THE LAST TIME THOSE EYES MET
CROSSING CRYING BLOODY RED
BLURRY, BUT I REMEMBER THEM
THE NIGHTS WERE LONGER IN MY DREAMS
THEY PASSED BY ALMOST INSTANTLY
WITH EVERYTHING I HAD LEFT OF YOU AND ME
AND ALL THOSE WOUNDS STILL BLEED
SO LOOK ME IN THE EYE AND TELL ME I DID IT RIGHT THIS TIME
IF YOU CAN SAY IT WITH A STRAIGHT FACE, I'LL GIVE YOU EVERY LAST DIME I HAVE
AND TELL ME I'M A FOOL FOR BEING SUCH A FOOL FOR YOU
I'M THINKING I'VE ALREADY LOST THE GAME
I NEVER WANTED TO PLAY ANYWAY
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VACANT
02:21
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MY HAND'S (HAVE) BEEN WRITING THESE LETTERS OVER AND OVER FROM UNDERNEATH THESE SHEETS OF CRUMPLED YELLOWED PAPER INNOCENCE LOST CUTTING MY TEETH ON THE SOUND OF SIRENS SCREAMING THROUGH THE DARK AND VACANT STREETS
ALL WAS LOST AND I WAS BLINDED BY THE THINGS I WAS DYING TO SEE....
MY HEAD'S BEEN CRUNCHING NUMBERS...
CALCULATING HOURS OF SLEEP AND I'M SICK I'M TIRED OF WAITING FOR THE DAY I MIGHT EVENTUALLY SPEAK OF SOMETHING BIGGER OF SOMETHING ELSE OF SOMETHING OUTSIDE OF MYSELF BUT I CAN'T SHAKE THIS I CAN'T LOSE IT ALL THESE NIGHTS JUST FOLLOW ME AROUND THIS TOWN
AND I REMEMBERED...
EVERY FIBER, EVERY CELL
THE WORDS THAT LEFT HER LIPS THAT NIGHT
THE WORDS THAT I REMIND MYSELF
CAN'T MATTER TOO MUCH ANYMORE
JUST LEFT THE PICTURES ON THE FLOOR
STARED OUT THE WINDOW AT THE STARS
AND TRIED TO THINK ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE...
LIKE I NEVER EVEN KNEW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF
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SOBER SUNDAY
02:52
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THE WHEELS DON'T STOP THEY JUST SET IN MOTION
A CHAIN OF EVENTS AND THE BAGS WE'RE LEFT HOLDING
A LONG, LONG WALK AWAY
ON A COLD WINTER NIGHT OR A HOT SUMMER DAY
AND THE CLOCK STILL TICKS LIKE A BOMB ON THE DOORSTEP
THE POST OFFICE CLOSED, WASN'T EVEN A HOLIDAY
I DREAMT OF DAYS GONE BY
WHEN I FROZE TO DEATH ON THE HOTTEST NIGHTS
AND I JUST STARED AT THE LIGHTS
DEEP BREATHS...TOOK ME A WHILE TO SHAKE OFF
THE ONLY TIMES THAT I NEVER REGRETTED
I FOUND A WAY TO KEEP
THE BEST OF US LOCKED UP INSIDE OF ME
AND THE CLOUDS UP THERE DON'T LOOK LIKE MUCH
BUT THEY ALL FLOAT THE SAME WITH THE BIRDS ABOVE
AND THEY ALWAYS FLY AWAY
JUST LOOKING FOR COMFORT AND HOPING FOR CHANGE
JUST TO FIND ANOTHER ESCAPE
JUST TO FIND SOME OTHER WAY
AND I DON'T THINK I CAN MAKE IT THROUGH THESE DAYS
THE TIME, THE LIFE, THE DREAMS, AND ALL THOSE PROMISES
WE MADE
BROUGHT ME TO MY KNEES SO MANY TIMES WITHOUT A PRAYER
BUT I GUESS I'LL LIVE...
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SILENCED
03:30
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IT STILL HITS EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE
WHEN I'M HAVING A DRINK OR WHEN I'M COUNTING THE MILES
ON THESE TRIPS THAT I TAKE IN MY MIND WHEN I'M DREAMING OF
LIVING A LIFE OR TELLING THOSE LIES TO MYSELF
DAYS JUST PASS
FEELS LIKE THERE'S NOTHING BUT TIME FEELS LIKE THERE'S NOTHING TO SAY...THOSE WORDS JUST FOUND ANOTHER PLACE
NOT LEAVING LIPS...NOT ESCAPING LUNGS
ALL THOSE BREATHS THAT WE TOOK BACK WHEN WE WERE YOUNG
BACK WHEN WE FELL IN LOVE
AND NOW NO ONE EVER SAYS A THING
ABOUT OUR HOPES OR FEARS OR DREAMS
TIME HAS MADE DEAF-MUTES OUT OF US ALL
AND I CAN'T SPEAK TO HOW YOU FEEL
ABOUT THE WOUNDS THAT NEVER HEALED
BUT I REMEMBER EVERY TIME I SAID I LOVE YOU
AND NOW NO ONE EVER SAYS A WORD
ABOUT THE THINGS WE NEVER HEARD
THESE YEARS HAVE LEFT US SILENCED ONCE AGAIN
AND I DON'T KNOW JUST HOW YOU FEEL
IF IT WAS BULLSHIT, OR IT WAS REAL
BUT I REMEMBER EVERY TIME I SAID I LOVE YOU
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THE KERRIGANS Mc Kinney, Texas
I WANTED TO CREATE SOMETHING WITH A LITTLE MORE IMMEDIACY. NOT AS MUCH FOCUSING ON WRITING A SONG, SO MUCH AS JUST WRITING. OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE STILL POP ELEMENTS WITHIN THE MUSIC, BUT THAT WAS NOT THE INTENTION OF THIS PROJECT. MOST OF THE MATERIAL WAS WRITTEN IN ONE NIGHT ON MY PHONE DURING SMOKE BREAKS AT WORK. THE OTHER PIECES WERE HASTILY CONSTRUCTED. WATCH YOUR KNEES. ... more
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