1. |
The Hoveround
02:00
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Practice makes perfect
But, what’s the use in that?
We sit and we simmer
Comparing what we have
It’s obvious it’s not enough
And, nothing is okay
It’s obvious we’ve cleaned ourselves
With mirrors so opaque
Can you understand?
I was younger then
Flying like Peter Pan
It’s obvious it’s not enough
And, nothing is okay
It’s obvious we’ve cleaned ourselves
With mirrors so opaque
Can you understand?
I was younger then
Flying like Peter Pan
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2. |
Shooting The Breeze
03:11
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Singing to me
Like you’re shooting the breeze
It’s all I ever wanted
Laying in bed
With your voice in my head
I can fall apart just from it
To be honest,
I was fooled
But, it was honest
It was all I knew
You picked me out
You turned me on
You soothe my shout
Pull me along
Singing a broken song
Singing to me
Like you’re shooting the breeze
You casually pull from me
Nothing you need
Could be better than me
This grass as green as candy
You picked me out
You soothed my shout
Pull me along
Singing a broken song
Missing your voice
As I’m stuck in the noise
Drowning in the downstream
Nothing I’ve heard
Could compare to the words
Though poisoned, they seem to be
You picked me out
You soothed my shout
It was all wrong
But, let me sing along
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3. |
Road
03:07
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I’m feeling like leaving once again
The coldest feelings crawl across my skin
And, I’m feeling like my stasis is a sin
But, I really don’t know where I should begin
There’s nothing new when maps are made with ease
The edges just distractions drawn to tease
And, I’m pushing past them— blowing with the breeze
Cuz, I’ve realized that there’s no one left to please
As my face will change with the passing of light
Will my actions linger on?
If there’s nothing clear, can something be bright?
As my voice creaks out this song
Along this slow, uncertain road
These changing leaves explaining things to me
There’s freedom in our dying, can’t you see?
And, I’m feeling like I’m falling from the tree
But, the ground seems like a comfy place to be
As my feelings change with the passing of light
Will my passion linger on?
If there’s nothing wrong can something be right?
As my throat screams out this song
Along this slow, uncertain road
As my face will change with the passing of light
Will my actions linger on?
If there’s nothing clear, can something be bright?
As my voice leaks out this song
Along this slow, uncertain road
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4. |
Another Frozen Sun
03:24
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Fighting the feeling, so cosmically still
In your careful recollection that you change at will
Pushing past the precipice of pleasure and pain
As you laugh it off and softly scoff your sharp refrain
You should really let it go
It’s just another frozen sun
I don’t know…
I’m done.
The look of deception, the feeling of shame
In the lost lament of loneliness, it’s all the same
Something that is seething sings slowly and strong
When nothing feels right, nothing feels wrong
You should suck it up and smile for the show
if you can just pretend it’s fun
I don’t know…
I’m done.
Just push this all away
I know it’s comfortable, but you really shouldn’t stay
You never really know anything
But knowing is nothing except suffering in the end
It’s nothing new
Nothing is true
Just you being you
Naturally confused
A canvas unwritten, its nature divine
The clarity of consciousness when nothing is fine
I’m thinking that I’m sinking, but I’m full of hot air
I’m soaking up the broken cup; you sit and stare
See them all breathing in the hollow glow
I’m just another frozen sun
I don’t know
I’m done.
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5. |
A Verb
03:50
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Silence is a verb
Do Not Disturb
It comes in waves
I know the taste
And, when you told me
You would always come around
There was a part of me
Still startled by your frown
You didn’t say
You missed me
You didn’t say
You need me
Offered a word
You have not heard
It takes its place
With no delay
Taken by appearances
There’s nothing wrong at al
l
But, you would always pull me down
When you would take the fall
Wearing down like screws undone
The setting of our contrition
You didn’t see
Me grieving
You didn’t see
Me leaving
Persona non grata,
No, I was not your father
There is a space I cannot fill
Too numb to speak,
But I was underneath you
Within the hollow of a hill
I’m there still
I can’t leave
Serenity
Is fleeting
Infinity
Beneath me
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6. |
Found Me
03:16
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When I finally found me
I was lost completely
I was just a little boy
Understanding nothing
Wanting to be loving
Standing in as a decoy
But, I am a man
That is all I am
Nothing to mend
Or to defend
Now, I have to be me
Pardon me, it’s easy
I just have to clear my head
And, if I’m open minded
I will have to find it
I just have to break some bread
Cuz, I am a man
That is all I am
Nothing to mend
Or to defend
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7. |
Time
04:27
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Time: Our old friend
Shows us the end
Helps us begin
Marking the days
We start the race
And, it shapes our ways
Early to rise
Shown in the skies
All of our lives
Waste not a breath
There's not much left
Slow march the cliff
And, yes, I know that there is only so much I can see
But, I'll be damned if I will let the sun go down on me
As darkness falls
I stop to pause
Could this be all
Waste not a breath
There's not much left
Slow march the cliff
And, we all knew that there was only so much we could see
But, I can't help but watch it as the sun goes down on me.
Don't be scared
Of course you care
Just try to knew when you are there
And, don't get lost
Inside your sorrow
The Sun Will Rise Again Tomorrow
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8. |
I Saw
03:07
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And, when I saw you talking down
There was a furrow in your frown
The acolytes you’ve gathered 'round
They sing your praises with no sound
And, all the words they know are empty.
But, they will fill you up with time.
And, when I saw you lashing out
There was a silence in your shout
The hell that opened from your mouth
Vitriol leaking from the spout
And, all the words you know flow quickly
Back and forth across the line
And, if you saw me turning on
Don’t even take it that you’re wrong
I cannot stand your way for long
You would not understand my song
And, all the words I know within me
They will stay planted in my mind
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9. |
Spinning Like A Coin
03:24
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Bliss
The light that’s in your eyes
I finally realize
That there is no turning back from
This
You face the sudden truth
There’s nothing left to do
But, we are still stunned and slack-jawed
Kiss
This history goodbye
You gave it your best try
But, now we must take this prat fall
Can you tell me who I am
Can you treat me like a friend?
Is this too much to pretend?
I am, I am, I am, I am
I am a brand you cannot recommend
I understand it shatters in the end
I am the outline in the street
I am the people that you meet
I am complete when I pretend
I am, I am, I am, I am
Still feeling fine
I just can’t let die
Taking my time
I have to try
I am the hand that’s idle and awaits
I understand the sorrow that it takes
I’m still feeling fine
I just can’t let die
Taking my time
I have to try
I am the patience of the light
I am still waiting through the night
I am complete and whole within
I am, I am, I am, I am
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10. |
Putting on the Blitz
02:48
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They violate me by any known port of entry
As you just sit there shocked like some sort of sentry
Am I just pulling idle weight
Or, are you more than I can take
I was hoping you could stay
I want you to call out my name
Please, set my head straight
I’m pushing past dead fate
Tell me the way this is
I’m putting on the blitz
Like a shout from far away
You knew that I just couldn’t wait
But, I was hoping you could stay
Cuz, in my brain; you call my name.
Please, set me straight
Save me, I’m putting on the blitz
It’s all too much
When you scream, it’s like a scene straight from my dreams
Atonal notes from a hopeful throat, and it’s touching each extreme
But, how can anyone complain?
When, you knew I just couldn’t wait
But, I was hoping you could stay
From far away; you call my name.
Take a note, I want your voice inside my throat
With every breath, I’ll just take each step that we took with a soft hold
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11. |
It's Fine
03:05
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Have you had enough
You called me like a bluff
Taking me apart inside
Simply with your eyes
And, now I have no pride
It’s fine
You take me for a ride
Pull me in
Make me give
I can do much better
Taking me apart inside
Simply with your eyes
You mean no compromise
It’s fine
Pull me in
Make me give
I can be much better
I’ve done me pretty bad
What’s the worst luck you could have
Anyone could do much better
So, I will hang upon your every word
Just give me something that I’ve never heard
Give me something else
Do what you need
Just please
Don’t show your tell
Taking me apart inside
Simply with your eyes
It’s fine
You pull me in
Make me give
I could be much better
I could be much better
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12. |
Directions
05:47
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Standard procedure allows for a certain amount
Of variance in operation
After all, it’s in our nature
To do what you please.
Keep in mind that understanding comes with light and time
No need for rush or agitation
Please don’t try changing the station
It will all come with ease
And, It will happen for a reason
You will find the appropriate season
And, if you can find an empty, waiting bed
You should lay and rest your head
Within this hidden vision, resolution is clear
A diamond in the rough pretending,
A carnival that’s never-ending
I do what I please
You will find that understanding comes with light and time
A policy that’s worth defending
A pull off the maxim you’re tending
It will all come with ease
It will happen for a reason
I will find an appropriate season
And, if I can find an empty waiting bed
I will lay and rest my head
IBecause, I know that when the moment comes
I’ll just be standing there twiddling my thumbs
It could be hiding in my neighbor’s yard
Patiently a-wondering why we try so hard
Who can tell us if it’s good enough
Who says we never push when it gets tough
As we just cry aloud with all of our might
Because we know it’s always worth the fight
It will happen for a reason
I will find an appropriate season
And, if I can find an empty waiting bed
I will lay and rest my head.
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13. |
Used to the Light
04:33
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Another night spent out of my hole
My eyes can’t quite get used to the light
And now, I feel this world could swallow me whole
Before I get my head right, yeah, put on tight
You see, I can’t clean these muddy sheets
But, I’m getting used to these ugly stains
And now, I haven’t seen myself in weeks
We’ve gotta pull down the frame; we’ll see what remains
I know I’m floating off
In an endless spree towards irrelevancy
I just don’t want to be empty
Exterior still pillow soft
And my brain is just a mess of both joy and stress
But, at least I know that I’ve been seen
Whole lives could be led in belief
Just imagine what you could see
If you’d simply step outside
Life is waiting at the door
As you just sit asking for more
Do you want to take a ride?
Another try at getting out of my cage
I’d gotten used to it at an early age
And now, I feel this world could set up my stage
I gotta present my rage in the very best way
Whole lives could be led in belief
Imagining what you could see
If you’d simply step outside
Life is waiting at the door
As you just sit asking for more
Do you want to take a ride?
Oh, oh!
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14. |
This Life I Painted
03:14
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Another Fork in the Road
And, as my story is told
Am I bought and then sold
Or, am I left in the cold
I see other people in me
I see who I want to be
I see the changes I need
I see what others can’t see
But, I’m stuck in a rut
Undercut, and I’m so damn jaded
I’m lost in the dark
Stains so stark
In this life I painted
And, now I’m used to the pain
I travel down it again
The only things that remains
The same old tired refrain
That I’m stuck in a rut
Undercut, and I’m so damn jaded
I’m lost in the dark— stains so stark
In this Life I Painted
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15. |
Slipping Down
04:00
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Your hair is slipping down
Across your face and it hides your frown
And, your hands just can’t keep still
But, you still claim that you’ve got your free will
And, they can never take that away
Just press fast forward on another day,
And, tell them all you’re okay.
Your skin just can’t be tamed
And, so you want to change your name
Cuz, you don’t even know yourself
But, you still know all the things you felt
And, they can never take that away
Just press fast forward on another day
You just keep pushing on
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16. |
Mission from a God
06:33
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You will pull the shades back
Letting the sun in
You will try to forget about
The trouble you are in
Laying on the carpet
You push away all of it
You are not a simple comparison
You are not a thing that is held within
You will be the one who is breaking in
You will be the one who is controlling.
You will try to piece this through
The point of view you thought you knew
Laying in the garden
You push away, but it’s falling in
You are not a simple comparison
You are not a thing that is held within
You will be the one who is breaking in
You will be the one who is controlling.
Time has never ended
Sometimes, we surrender
And, then we break down
Life is never-ending
So, there’s no pretending
When we break down
So, let us pull the shades back
And take what is given
There’s only so much we can do
About the trouble we are in
As silent as always
We all obey
Dull complacence
Just sit and stay
And, take your time
You can look in it’s eye
We’re all living a lie
Just try to forget it every
Day or night, don’t sit and stare
Wrong or right, take what’s given there
But, it’s like a dull eraser,
It’s the soft smudge of fate
We are all just patients
Can we please operate?
And, pull the shades back
Let’s assess where we’ve been
Let’s think about all we’ve learned
From the trouble we’ve been in
Pointing out the things that you’ve cared for
All somehow less than you can ignore
Like a dull eraser,
Feel the soft smudge of fate
Trying to be patient
Can we please operate?
Time is never-ending
Sometimes, we surrender
And, then we break down
Life is never-ending
So, there’s no pretending
We all must break down
The function of action is breaking down
The processing of all things comes from destruction
The magic of life is that it’s all random
In the chaos and strife, we must build something
So, let us pull the shades back
Letting the sun in
There is nothing that we lack
No trouble we are in
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