1. |
The Plan
04:08
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You say 'I love you' like a goodbye to an old friend
I wonder to myself how I let this happen again
If you check the door every night,
It's bound to be unlocked sometimes
and he will smile at the sight of me leaving from your mind
If the savior comes back
and forgets the plan
I'll whisper gently
while I still can
and sing of temptation
spark your fascination
and give you every chance
I keep your old notes closed
in boxes deep inside a closet
When I need them, I know
they're always right there where I hid them
Mom, I want to come home
but I'm not ready, understand me
It just feels too far and
too unfamiliar to walk back to
If the savior comes back
and forgets the plan
I'll be there to help you
while I still can
and sing of starvation
spark humiliation
give you my last chance
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2. |
Junkie Love
03:49
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We bleed a happiness too unfamiliar to see
Write of love like a dog to it's leash
Walk together over brick laid streets
Drop your head, never pick up your feet
Lean in close, spin a record for me
Pray to your god on your weary knees
Keep some good company
Take your pills after you eat
It's a junkie love
Couldn't get enough to keep it all for one
It's a cover up, and now you're stuck
You cut em up, said you don't touch the stuff, so we're back to where we started
You had enough, went and called my bluff
Stop the river, bury me
In a gold and silver effigy
Release the river over me
Never find my body underneath
Light a fire and go to sleep
In my dreams, it won't encompass me
Light a fire, go back to sleep
In my dreams, nothing bothers me
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3. |
Ancient History
02:56
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I’ll never hide you from the truth
Or stop singing for you
Show me a sign
It gets worse every time
You went begging for fools gold
Came back in a lasso
Spent the summer all aloneness
Kept up in a foxhole
Are we losing steam?
Are we finding fast just how hard it can be?
We’re somewhere in between
In love and a sex dream
You were living long ago
Then came the big snow
Spent the ice age all froze
Emerged as a fossil
That’s ancient history
And you’ll find it hard
Even just to believe
In something
You can’t see
Is it god or make-believe
And Tanner I’ll stop singing about sleep
If you stop singing about teeth
And everybody will get clean
When they are good and ready
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4. |
Find Your Own Way Home
03:27
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You're not alone
You'll find your way home
The things you can't say, they get in the way
but you'll be home soon
I've grown so old
My bones ache in the cold
I'm parting here soon, so what am I to do but sleep sound tonight?
but where do they go?
and how do they know to keep the time, to stay for a while, and then find their own way home?
Tried to drive between the lines, but the engines on fire
I could never learn how to cross the wires
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5. |
True North
03:09
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Well there's one too many lovers
Underneath your covers
One too many others
Rollin' in your bed
And there's one too many liars
Puttin' out you fires
While I'm fighting shadows
Livin' in my head
And the ones who fill your bed
You're lovin' them and feelin' free
You move and touch and laugh out loud
But I'm sure the joke's on me
The joke's on me but I ain't laughin'
The joke's on me but I ain't blind
A lovers heart's a shaky compass
And True North is hard to find
And the sinners now who cheat
All wrapped up in dirty sheets
Leave behind here all the saints
Halos smashed and bruised
So now I'll look you in the eyes
And ignore your many lies
While I lie awake at night
Feelin' broken and confused
And the ones who fill your bed
You're lovin' them and feelin' free
You move and touch and laugh out loud
But I'm sure the joke's on me
The joke's on me but I ain't laughin'
The joke's on me but I ain't blind
A lovers heart's a shaky compass
And True North is hard to find
A father's heart's a shaky compass
And True North is hard to find
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6. |
Never Suffer Fools
02:12
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Never suffer fools, it comes to haunt you
Never come back home, I swear to God
I don't make the rules, but you should listen
I will not repent when I've done wrong
You dance in the black light
You feel alright
After craving the spotlight
You purge in the dull night
Pat knocks on my door to walk to school now
Everyday from third to eighth grade
I wish I could turn back the dial
I wish we were playin' ball today
In every nightmare holding daddy, dyin'
Every day I'm waking up in tears
Picking up petosky rocks with Grandma
and counting up the years since I've been here
She forgets what we sound like
Always tries to get the names right
We always cry at the right time
When no one knows that it's all fright
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I know my way around
These streets that I came about
I chase you around like a child
We run around going wild
I spin around, you stay a while
I spin around, you stay a whole
I know my way around
This head that I carry now
This head that’s so heavy, how
Do you carry this round and round
We feel light when wet it down
Lucifer sleeps in my head
And he’s read all the books I said I would then
Says don’t waste your time they’re just what you’d expect
Says I’ll save ya time
It’s just what you’d expect
He says I know a way around heavens gates
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8. |
Pushing Daisies
03:46
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I think the tide runs high tonight
Lets swim while we still can
You made a mess of your mother’s dress
As we crossed from sea to sand
One day you’ll find that between the lines
The colors seem to shine less bright
And everytime you pray at night
Your wishes won’t appear in sight
We’ll be pushing daisies
Or disintegrating
In the backyard slow
But I’ll be laying next to you
Like I always was
It’s come apart a thousand times
And will until we get it right
We swim when we’re in desperate times
And swim when we’re afraid to fly
It’s all war for miles and miles
Been like that my whole life
We crawl across the broken sides
We walk when told to get in line
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9. |
Lovely
04:11
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What you can’t find here
You’ll find in Ohio
You were always near
Where did you go?
What you lost is gone
It won’t be back soon
Couldn’t keep it close
Let it slip from you
At grandma’s lake
We swam for hours
For heaven’s sake
Can we take us back there
On my last day
I will be thankful
For the things I saw
When I was a child
When I am dismissed
I will go gently
No angry fits
My life was lovely
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