1. |
The No-Show
03:12
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Well, I wonder where you’ve been
I’m in town, so I came around
to begin
did you go down,
were you lost, were you found,
did you sin?
You would think that I might learn
feeling old, starting to fold
and get burned
could you be sold
on a lie, and never be told
if I turn?
I could go look for you but I won’t
you could just use the phone but you don’t
everyone’s been wonderin’...
Where have you gone (x4)
In the time that I’ve been here
it’s a cloud, of memories in doubt
that seem clear
were you without?
did you twist, for a shout
in my ear?
I could just yell at you but I won’t
you could just talk to me but you don’t
everyone’s been wonderin’...
Where have you gone (x4)
The scene repeats itself
as I search for someone to take your place
but I know
no one can fill your space
I’ll try your phone again
one more time before I have to go
well it rings and rings and rings and rings
and rings and rings and rings
just another no-show
just another no-show
Where have you gone (x4)
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2. |
Whiskey & Women
03:51
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You're such a fool
you even believe yourself
much like all the men who bow before you
and you make the rules
but don't give a damn about anyone else
with not one regret for the evil you do
I don't know how you sat around
and watched those people drown
I heard some people swear you're a good man
but just like whiskey and women
these things, I'll never understand
just like whiskey and women
it's you I don't understand
I can't explain
why your friends love the way you think
as if you're someone who thoughts occur to
And it hurts my brain
every time that I hear you speak
when you talk down like we don't deserve you
I do believe
you've lost all feeling
You anger me
simply by breathing
I don't know how you sat around
and watched those people drown
and inside your hollow, little town
you're still getting down
It kills me that you win even when you lose
and how you act so smug but always look confused
to keep us in line with fear, that was your plan
but just like whiskey and women
these things, I'll never understand
just like whiskey and women
it's you I don't understand
I can't comprehend your incomprehension
but I sure understand defiant pretension
I think I figured out how you get inspired
I just haven't done the amount of cocaine required
so I'll never know
I'll never know
I'll never know why you hate me so
And just like whiskey and women
these things, I'll never understand
just like whiskey and women
it's you I don't understand
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3. |
And I'm Not
04:13
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All around the room I feel the tension start to climb
and everything I've wanted to, I've tried to do in time
to even out the process, this only seems fair
especially when finding out the details that you spare
I wanted to
find out from you
but you wouldn't tell me
you couldn't tell me
you didn't tell me
I wanted to
find out from you
but you wouldn't tell me
you couldn't tell me
you didn't tell me anything
Found inside the attic when there was no one around
and it took everything inside to finally calm me down
as simple as a picture relieves you of belief
silence digs a deeper trench than the loudest deceit
I wanted to
find out from you
but you wouldn't tell me
you couldn't tell me
you didn't tell me
I wanted to
find out from you
but you wouldn't tell me
you couldn't tell me
you didn't tell me anything
Well, those other 30 songs
might've been for you
but this one's for me
and in fact
I'm taking all the other ones back
I try not to be disgusted
but it’s hard to be constructive
when I think of all the times you must have lied
though I love to be dismissive
after that you still resisted
and to think that all you had to do was try
And I try not to be disgusted
but I know when I’ve mistrusted
to this day you have the courage to deny
and you hate to be submissive
but you were when I insisted
that my future was about to pass you by
You’re uptight and I’m not
You’re not bright and I’m not
You’re too cold and I’m not
You’ve been sold and I have not
You’re of the world and I’m not
You’re such a girl and I am not
You’re so fly and I’m not
You’re untied and I’m a knot
You’re a pessimist and I’m not
You’re a bitch and I’m not
I am home but you’re not
You’re alone... and I’m not
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4. |
Losing My Patience
03:12
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We've never met
but I'd bet you think you know me
better than my mother
and I guess we both know that you'd be right
but I'm losing my patience tonight
Well it has been
about 10 years since 5 months ago
at least it seems to me
with everything I never knew I put you through
I'm losing my patience with you
And I know how much you hate it
when I ask you why you haven't written back
you say you just need a little
but all these things I always seem to lack
I've grown tired of this
I'm not tired of you
but if I can't command your full attention
maybe I'm not supposed to
I'm out of breath
what I have left is just a portion
and I still try to reach
but the color of your hand has turned to grey
your patience is slipping away
I thought we were doing just fine
I thought we were doing just fine
Nearly impossible to face it
I've resigned to embrace it
because I
never thought that I would see
you
lose your patience with me
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5. |
Eraser
03:08
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I never liked you
I never thought you fair
I didn’t meet your son
Or ever feel your stare
I don’t remember your face
I don’t recall ever finding my place
We never talked in the dark
& I didn't begin to find a place to start
I have been... defeated
It's a good thing... you’ve been deleted
If you give me one reason to invade me, I'll let you
But you better give me two more reasons to forget you
You never led me on
I hadn't felt like that in so long
I couldn't help myself
& I refused to choose advice from anyone else
I have been... defeated
It's a good thing... you’ve been deleted
If you give me one reason to invade me, I'll let you
But you better give me two more reasons to forget you
And three would make it easier, I know, I'd bet
Because I need all the help I can get
I never knew I was doomed from the start
It was your play and you nailed your part
I know your name was written down
Top of the page with a circle around
I need an eraser I think
Too bad you were
oh, you were written in ink
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6. |
Going To
03:21
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I've never been to Los Angeles
someday I'm going to
you haven't ever seen me lose my temper
one day you're going to
and I have never jumped out of an airplane
someday I'm throwing you
I'm throwing you
I can't say I've ever been complete
someday I'm going to
I've realized that I could never be yours
one day you're going to (too)
and I have yet to sink down to your level
and I hope I never do
I never do
I won't lie
I won't hide
I can't hide
I don't need to rule the world
but I would like to rule mine...
...And someday I'm going to
but you believe that I still cater to your whims
yeah, I'll see what I can do
just for you
I won't deny
I won't try
you can't slide
I don't mind
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7. |
Temperature
04:27
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You're getting warmer
I'm beginning to feel you
the cloud in this room
makes it harder to see through
I’m reaching for something
I want you to get there
but later is better than
the contrast is unfair
The heat of your moment, climbing and climbing
rhythm and breathing, feeling and timing
all of my effort is all that I’ve given to you
Lost in intention, searching to find it
leaving you thirsty, crippled and blinded
all of your voices are screaming to tell me it’s true
But the ease of deception is... taunting me
Your skin was colder
until I hit your switch
I put my finger on it, yeah
and sealed it with a kiss
My temperature is rising now
at the same time as yours
you will fall and rise again
I will beg myself for more
The heat of your moment, climbing and climbing
rhythm and breathing, feeling and timing
all of my effort is all that I’ve given to you
Lost in intention, searching to find it
leaving you thirsty, crippled and blinded
all of your voices are screaming to tell me it’s true
And the tease of your reception… is haunting me
I am alive, I swear I’m alive
the closer you come, the more I’m inside
you dig your fingers into my skin
Breathe
need to relax
gotta breathe
undo my patience and see
what my answer will be
I know what yours is
“check my forehead
tell me my temperature”
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8. |
What About Now
03:57
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Never is the right time
she said "maybe later"
but what about now?
what about now
I am a man impatient
I know I can't out-wait her
what about now?
what about now
I sure as hell am ready
I just need a green light
what about now?
what about now
a perfect chance presented
everything does seem right
so what about now?
what about now
What about that promise?
and what about your word?
everything you say is suspect
as far as I have heard
what about this feeling?
and what about my pain?
all the blood is rushing down
but was it done in vain?
I don't want to waste your intention
but you taste like perfection
better than anything I know
so far from the preview
when my lungs begin to breathe you
no other place I can go
I know we don't get along
but we can still get it on
what about now?
what about now
tired of your disinterest
we might as well just end this
what about now?
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9. |
Still With You
03:52
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She... she kills me when she sings
she is the key to greater things
she's the one that I'm waiting for
and you... you're the one that I can't stand
you... you're the one that I don't even know
you won't do what I can do
but she's still with you
Why
it's not fair
you're a temporary distraction
but you're still there
She... she stands still my time
she captivates my mind
she's the one that I'm waiting for (for now)
and you... you're luckier than you know
you... you can't even comprehend
you'll be gone when you are through
but she... she's still with you
for now
Why
it's not fair
you're a temporary distraction
but you're still there
Why
it's never fair
I could be her one
but I'm not there
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10. |
Christmas Card
03:43
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Just some ink and cardboard
maybe a picture or a poem
what could be more harmless?
I guess I should've stayed home
And I feel like the idiot that I am
Nervous tension in my hands
with the warmest smile reply
my chance to be famous
but now my eyes are dry
And I feel like the idiot that I am
And I feel like the idiot that I am
Keep the card
but scratch out my number
before you tear it up
I didn't even mean to write it down
so look away
pretend it didn't happen
my cause was lost
the very moment that you broke the seal
I am done
Can I have it back?
I'll take it back
give the card back
give it back
I am no longer who you think I am
I am no longer who you think I am
I've moved on
I've moved on
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11. |
Simply Because
03:40
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You've been holding my attention
for a while now
but I think you knew that
with your discretion, I'll say goodbye
like I often do
I find myself in competition
with the tricks up your sleeve
I hope I'm coming into view
What you see is what you get with me
but that has never been my plan
I wish I could tell you everything I know
but I don't
simply because I am...
critically shy
severely tongue-tied
but here with an open mind
You've been heading my direction
and it's all but over
with frightful tension, I decline
at the sight of you
needing to break from your addiction
and your grip on my throat
urgency is fighting through
What you see is what you get with me
but that has never been my plan
I wish I could give you everything I am
but I won't
simply because I am...
critically shy
severely tongue-tied
and easily losing time
Born the son of a salesman but I can't seem to hit my pitch
a moment of silence (please) for all the moments that led to this
I wonder how to get over, get past, and get on
sweating out the present, I swear it won't be long
no it won't be long
What you see is what you get with me
but that has never been my plan
I wish you would show me anything you have
but you won't
simply because I am...
critically shy
severely tongue-tied
and hitting outside the lines
critically shy
severely tongue-tied
but still here with an open mind
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12. |
My Sister And Her God
04:10
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Have you heard the one about my sister and her god?
she always seemed to think my viewpoint was flawed
her belief in him appeared to trump her faith in me
flesh and blood superceded by the unseen
Accusations in that condescending tone of hers
my conscious choice wouldn’t let her hear my words
a silent time and for a time, it only seemed to be
until his disease ended my silence for me
We all slip and fall
once in awhile
and do our best to help each other up
if we can
if we're around
if we care
Complications began to slowly take their toll
sensing the consequence, she even planned her own funeral
so keep all your holy bullshit about her winning some race
if I ever meet her maker, I will punch him in the face
Thirty-five
mother of two
sister of six
Loving partner
loyal daughter
no reason for this
Faith tested
never faltered
I don't understand it
Believe
I will
she's certainly missed
All fall down
wheels go round
all fall down
except for me
Have you heard the one about my sister and her god?
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