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cannonball
02:28
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i don't care about anyone or anything at all
i don’t lose my creepy genes fast as a cannonball
i walk hazy down the street, broad daylight in the hall
don’t know what’s worse is it to be at fault or not at all?
not at all, not at all, not at all
not at all, not at all, not at all
life is tough and then you die and we jump around in joy
golden rings and other things you’d both learned to enjoy
i don’t care about creepy genes or bullets down the hall
don’t know what i’d give to get someone who’s got it all
got it all, got it all, got it all
got it all, got it all, got it all
and though my friends i’d love to leave here
i'm so afraid of walking out of my front door
when it ends will i still be here
happier than i have ever been before?
i could sing a million things you’ll never understand
guess that’s it you say i quit looking every bit a man
no you can’t, yes i can, yes i can
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2. |
original pagination
04:07
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absurdly and patiently
and not the slightest bit lovingly
you left as soon as you saw
the river that flowed from the ink in your notes
to the chipped paint on my door
like oh have i been here before?
calmly and narrowly
dodging the bullets you throw at me
clumsily i might add
a failed attempt at best
to capitalize on the success
of our former formal get together
oh have i been here forever?
and the library did not help like we thought it would
and our digital courtship has not done a bit of good
so why would your shoes on that bed in that photo
arrest my senses so?
between books you came to me
and just the slightest bit lovingly
i've kept the pages all wrong
the last few years have been short
the last few days have felt so long
waiting at your door
and I’m like oh have i been here before?
and the library did not help like we thought it would
and our digital courtship has not done a bit of good
so why would your shoes on that bed in that photo
arrest my senses so?
it’s sunshine glorious yellow out there
i could not live with you
it’s so unlucky to laugh before breakfast i know
at least you had someone to count on until
i let you down
did you let me down?no…
(dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb
dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb)
it did not help like we thought it would
and our digital courtship has not done a bit of good
so why would your shoes on that bed in that photo
arrest my senses so?
calmly and narrowly
you just couldn’t go through with me
we got the actors all cast
a real attempt at last
to count the days as they fly past
both our heads together
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3. |
song for snow days
02:29
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did you read that book with the klee on the cover?
the one that reminded me of ancient days,
our thieving ways, and all things truly fake
are these the phone calls i was destined to make?
did you think of me as a friend on the lam?
then add the rumours of promised lands,
your icy hands are more than i can take
is this the smile that i was destined to fake?
with the drawing of these boots
and the voice of this calling
no more sitting on the roof
while our snow day is falling
the feeling left through the cracks in the doors
and i thought every blue coat was yours
and the colour obscene
(are these the motions i was destined to make?)
with the drawing of these boots
and the voice of this calling
no more sitting on the roof
while our snow day is falling
the feelings left through the cracks in the doors
and i thought every blue coat was yours
you know what i’m talking about
how i wish i could have helped you out
the feeling left through the cracks in the doors
and i thought every blue coat was yours
and the colour obscene
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4. |
teleprompter
03:27
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so listen hey, we did it
we’ve got the lines you’ve got to know
this is a play and you’re in it
we’ve got this all under control
you saw a way to win it
to take advantage of the show
and that’s ok, you didn’t
just please don’t ask
how much we know now or how
we had ideas, we sold them
they weren’t much use here in our heads
we were out of control then
we let our minds change us
instead of dead love
maybe you can remind me
why I’m on stage not hiding out
where you would not find me
and you showed up the very – oh…
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5. |
andy just can't help it
04:24
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tie him to the kitchen table so he don’t forget
addiction is a motherfucker monster of regret
i said “andy, you’re killing me”
drowning in the irrelevancy
the frontman piqued with interest
he had alejandric charm
clench your teeth in protest as you shot it in your arm
listen, andy, it’s killing you
to never say the things you want to
andy dreams of standing in the spotlight
standed stranded blinded by that white, white light
and i know, i know, i know, i know, i want to
i know, i know, i know, you know he wants to too
but he can’t quit
andy just can’t help it
curse this wretched language like a bullet in my mouth
i guess it’s not the only thing i couldn’t live without
i said “andy, i'm not your friend,
don’t ever make the same mistake again”
andy dreams of standing in the spotlight
standed stranded blinded by that white, white light
and i know, i know, i know, i know, i want to
i know, i know, i know, you know he wants to too
but he can’t quit
andy just can’t help it
save me from myself so i can save myself from you
don’t feel bad for trying, there was nothing you could do
listen, andy, you never knew
what it really was you went through
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6. |
cities
02:19
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old songs, old music, covers of katy perry, church music, saturday night music, music for squares, music for teens, music for nothing, music for broke, mtv has spoke. finally getting some exposure on the big stage, finally setting off some fireworks, let’s not forget such a handsome man, let’s not forget how handsome he is!
new songs, new music, covers of katy perry, church music, oakville music, music from st. george’s square downtown, let’s not forget we saw him on the other end. him and his friends in the pub, people i didn’t know with the handsome man on the verge of success and how i longed to go up to him and shake his hand, how i longed to embarrass myself in front of all my friends! they knew him too before he was famous, in fact they do not know how famous he is.
we all sat on the rug and played a silly game, me and some of the friends i think i have made, me and some good looking people, some young people i am pretty sure i am in love with (the same young people as before). i love the one with the electric goofy grin and her eyes wide like diamonds, her teeth like porcelain china, speaks with her hands and the whole room is listening. we all follow her easy stories, easy weaving, threading this and that tapestry of colour, we sit on the rug enthralled by her engaging blue jean flower ease, her freckles and her manic her manic laugh.
tell me, are there any cities left?
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7. |
free will
03:06
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ooh let’s save this weekend
ooh any way we can
ooh come on i'm waiting
and ooh that’s all i'm saying
oh why do i feel this way?
is it a sign that jesus is on his way?
what has your horoscope been telling you lately? ooh
oh my life’s on replay
she took a stroll around the park on her wedding day
she shot a target in the dark and it got away ooh
free will take your time
free will make her mine
fear will take my mind
fear won’t make her mine
oh and i don’t blame science
for taking orders and a vow of silence
those guilty police sirens go ooh ooh
is this just another feeling?
same clockwork orange appealing
same as the other ideas i'm stealing ooh
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8. |
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you’re inept
i kept my clothes on as you wept
and you meant it too
i was already there
we were smoking on the bed
what did you care if i slept there too?
but you’re inept
so i kept my clothes on as you leapt
and i meant it too
not tonight
i have a boyfriend
not tonight
you have one too...
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9. |
small fire
01:00
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start the car chief
we’re running for the exit
we’re leaving at the earliest time
if you will have us then
we made a small fire in the woods
and broke into the ivey school of business
the cops surround our fortress and i swear
that i would be there
you heard a gunshot (lol)
you don’t deserve to die for this (lol)
you don’t deserve anything you got
you don’t deserve anything you want
you don’t deserve anything you got
you don’t deserve anything you want
you and your other roommates (lol)
passed out on the pull out couch (lol)
passed out at the earliest time
couldn’t have been 9 or 10 o’clock
you don’t deserve anything you got
you don’t deserve anything you want
you don’t deserve anything at all
anything at all
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10. |
two sisters
03:42
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two friends, two sisters
crossing the border in the cambodian heat
walked ten miles down the wrong side of the street
refusing help and haggling
'what price tourist visas?'
foreigners, daggers, thieves
on a broken down bus, an american twenty
two sisters, two canadians
too many reasons just to stay here
and you, you knew it well
you bleeding guests
in a shit hotel
she cleaned up her act to see
a presque non-reaction from the visiting brits
but all i get are pieces and bits of this
sense a hatred from chaque side of the silence
and my stoned stare across the room
oh so what if i'm not the same?
i'll always admire you, i'll always admire you
two friends, two sisters, two best friends
three cousins moving to vancouver
as early as this spring
my don’t you learn anything?
don’t you learn anything?
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11. |
thanks
02:03
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thanks but i don’t know what for
i guess for getting me out of doors for once
with swingsets and suns on our backs
thanks for not mentioning that
i was a tired and lonely kid
thanks for never saying what i did
just like i didn’t tell them that you
make a mess of everything that you do
hahaha
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