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Time
03:31
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I’m trying to work it all out, but I need more time
Maybe I need more money, maybe I need more fight
I can’t remember a birthday that wasn’t stuck in the heat
Maybe the earth got sick - its not all about me
I don’t want to get soft so I don’t cry no more
I gotta out-do my Dad, but I don’t know what for
I keep growing my legacy so I don’t have to die
Like anyone would notice one less star in the sky
When the last battery dies in the last clock you’ll be fine
Just think of me and I’ll think of you
You try to outrun the time, but it’s nice to stay behind
Just think of me and I’ll think of you
So what’s it gonna be now? Cancer?
How does God decide?
For about a decade thought it would be suicide
But the older I get I just wanna dance with me
Pull the invisible lasso around the world I’ll leave
Seeds in a sunflower- hey Fibonacci!
I need the map - kick us the car keys
Rain on a tin roof, warm body in the sheets
Childhood memories swimming ‘round me
I’m trying to work it all out and I don’t need more time
Dali, you darling - I think you got it right
When the last battery dies in the last clock you’ll be fine
Just think of me and I’ll think of you
You try to outrun the time, but it’s nice to stay behind
Just think of me and I’ll think of you
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I’ve train hopped through dimensions
Been a boxer in the ring
And nobody could knock their sense in
‘Caus I saw red every swing
I’ve been a lawyer in a courtroom
Scared of losing everything
And I’ll be a firefighter soon
If I don’t fix things up with you
I had to find the worst in me
To get the best damn view this side of the milky way
It’s so funny all the things you miss
When you’re blowing kisses from the airlock
I had to find the version you saw
So my family tree got the chainsaw
It’s so funny all the things you wish
When you’re blowing kisses from the airlock
I don’t see what you see in me
I’ve train hopped through dimensions
Been a puppet on a string
And I’ve loved to hold attention
’Til it wore me sick and thin
I sold snake oil to a widow
Told her, “this’ll fix everything”
My home it had no windows
It was all I ever knew
And then came you
I’ve train hopped through dimensions
Been the victim throwing stones
Fell in love with all the tension
And the feel of a microphone
You are my weighted blanket
And those wormholes are gonna close
I was always good with language
But talking can erode
What we think we know
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3. |
My Friend Rachel
02:48
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Flowers on posts seem to get you lately
Weddings and funerals, you’re staring at babies
A year like a guillotine in that pharmacy light
And you’re using your bodyweight to anchor the kite
You’re bold in your bed, soft skin on the sheets
Tell me how can I find somebody you can keep?
You’re a time, you’re a catch, don’t get burnt when you crash
Your mum would be proud, I see her when you dance
Holding your breath, toe to toe with your love
You’re asking it questions like ‘where did it come from?’
Drowning in wine hark the herald angels sing
Don’t you tie up your smiles like candy on a string
Just sit with me in the garden
I bought these flowers ‘caus they look like you
I don’t want you to be sad, best friend I’ve ever had
Swearing under your breath kinda sound like your dad
I’m so grateful, for my friend Rachel
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4. |
Rosie
04:26
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5. |
IFGSR
03:36
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She was my cool change
The ribbon at the marathon
But daddy’s a pessimist
In my head I was already gone
If you know a thing about witch craft
In the cauldron the gods had prepared
It goes something like:
6 pints then a dark room in underwear
Could I?
This time…
Have finally got something right?
I think I got it down pat
I’m a song away from feeling numb
That won’t cut it in the big leagues
There’s only so far you can run, son
If you know a thing about witchcraft
In the cauldron the gods had prepared
It goes something like:
floral print, red wine and summer air
I’ve been counting my lucky stars
What did I do to deserve you in my arms?
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6. |
Anti-Venom
03:52
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If I fall asleep tonight
I’ll owe you one
I promise I’ll be
Good forever
Pure of heart
Somewhere in me
There’s the part that is
Running through the field on a frozen wind
Clutching my blood trying to keep it in
Telling myself be strong for the twins
And whatever happens now you don’t give in
Rocks at the cars, gonna cave ‘em in
Nuclear warfare, well here’s the thing
The voice in my head is dying to sing
About all of it - I mean everything
I don’t want a trophy for the pain
I only want it to go away
You keep your ticket to heaven
I want the anti venom
If I don’t wake up
I promise
I’ll be watching everybody
I got my own second world
It came to me with Rosie girl
I cycle through the streets on a windless night
The air’s so still that I think it might
Split to make a portal, open wide
To a new dimension, space and time
Telling myself be weak let it in
And whatever happens now you just give in
Blowing kisses at the cars
Well here’s the thing
I love all of it - I mean everything
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7. |
Rule of 7
03:55
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2 brazen kids on a sideways skid
Climbing rung to rung and nothing defeated the fun
We shouldered in
Hell yeah we did
An unspoken love spurring each other to run
I swear there would have been a wedding
If it wasn’t for the rule of 7
I’m so checked out my minds made up this sucks
You wanted out, but not out loud for months
We both meant it at the time
The rule of 7 changed the tide
Move on and shine
The shoe still fits if you cram it in
And that’s what makes it hard that only a few things have changed
We gave ‘em hell
We made our mark
What kept us warm was just a spark
But some seeds only grow
Covered in charcoal
I don’t wanna take the shortcut
But we’re not slowing down
The rest is all just sawdust
You know that I need you around
A million ideas just now
And if you can make some sense
We might just make it out here
I feel us rising above all the rest
Move on and shine
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8. |
CW2
04:25
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If I wrote down the games
All the rules that would constantly change
The chapters I kept under dust
The things that I saw with my eyes when they shut
I learnt how to argue with death
How to gaslight the gods, to pray under your breath
You know my mirage was a hell
And I built it around all the guilt that I felt
Many creatures will feast on their young
But you are not what you’ve done
In forgiveness you finally become
Featherlight & upfront
I killed the prodigal son
Create problems to mend
C’mon, be my hero by default again
And then break me down to a storm
Tell me how that’s the real me transformed
The dirty secret I keep
Is that for years now, I had always agreed with you
Everything that I did, it was me
I just did what I did
Ill advised I’ve seen the worst in me
So I hide all the best of me
Euthanised, I put it all to sleep
But I’m alright now ‘caus I want to be
Ill advised I’ve seen the worst in me
So I hide all the best of me
Euthanised, I put it all to sleep
But I’m alright now ‘caus I want to be
Emulsified burn the centrepiece
And when I die please remember me
For the times that I sought for peace
That’s the honest me, that’s my apogee
Take my words out the gun
‘Caus the time now has come
To come clean with it all
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Projector
03:32
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I found a projector in the trash
Still has all it’s slides, I could sell this for cash
Let’s see if it works, hang a bedsheet out
The first thing that I saw, couldn’t open my mouth
Paisley sun strewn across eyes as white as a wave
Teeth gnashing for cuts at my cowering frame
Undercurrents of hope, pink smoke dancing through rain
And the smell of my mother on my pillows again
Timestamps fed by strangers, wings clipped now sterile
Doe-eyed, is it charming? So restless and wild
Spewing bile, trapped in corners so fearful of all
Of light and then darkness - now nothing at all
The youth in the friendships, the way that they moved
It put beauty in sadness, made you miss your bedroom
Now the glass on the frame has been taken away
And the light of my memory is making them fade
I don’t want them to fade
I should just look away
Projector, I think that I’ll protect ya
The bow has broken, branch has fallen
The past is gone, please stop calling
Shifting sands, grains in mourning
The past is gone, please stop calling
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10. |
Take A Seat
04:10
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Woke up to another bad omen
Stark white drained out and frozen
I trained up I was Rocky Balboa
But sunk so deep didn’t think it went lower
I was wrong, I was so god damned wrong
it’s taken my hands, every heartfelt song I loved
They all sound like trash
Every word I take it back - wrong
You want me tough, want me sad
Want me to soundtrack the bad
Want me to stay where I am
Bang my cymbals and dance
Not growing, you’re dying
Excuse us all for trying something new
I didn’t realise our old records got deleted overnight
So we must try to recreate them
Everytime we make a sound
I’ll turn ‘em up so fucking loud
This is my house I make the rules
And if I want to burn it down I got the tools
Think that hoodie makes you cool?
Think you’re in a little scene? Cool.
You consume whatever helps you wallow in the shallows
As predictable as sunrise, copycats in shadows
I have never written anything for you
To help what you’re going through
This is not a sermon it’s behind a curtain
You want distorted guitars, played badly in sticky dive bars
You want feelings through lenses self deprecated, offended
You want your brain in somebody else, want them to say your piece
And when they don’t you got keyboards, you got opinions, you’re weak, oh
Darling, it’s the other way around
We outgrew you first, it’s our sound
So cute, how’s your band going bitch? you stay true, keep filling out wish lists
Not what you expected - no shit
C’mon now honey dissect it
If you could choose the right move, our roles would be reversed and you’d be the dude
With the shows, the plans, the band, the fans, the heartfelt songs and the outro jams
The studio time, the synced up lights, the bottomless lows and the dizzying heights
But you’re not
Enjoy it
The backseat needs a little warming
Take a seat
Take a seat
Be my guest, take a seat, take a seat, take a seat
Take your seat
Ooo yeah I bet you like that
Sounds like all the records you have
Sounds like your mum and your dad
Telling you they love you in fact
I bet this sounds like a dream
Sticky wet in your jeans
Walking down all those streets
You grew up in didn’t leave
“Oh if that was me I’d be like…”
“They should have done something like…”
“Oh l you know I jus think like, it’s not my type”
Enjoy it
The backseat needs a little warming
Take a seat, take a seat
Be my guest
Take a seat
Take a seat, take a seat, take a seat
Take your seat.
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Rodeo
03:12
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You wanna see a trick?
I am a snails eye
I am the slight of hand
I’m gonna make you cry
You wanna be afraid?
You want an enemy?
Well I’m a punching bag
Filled with melody
You see the landmines?
You see those shot shells?
I am the barb wire
Running parallel
I like the tv
I like a long song
They’re gonna sing mine
When I’m all gone
Reservoir is kinda California
If you close your eyes
I’m whoring out a sirens song
If anybody cares
Lilac light, unhomogenised
There’s a brand new buck at the rodeo
They got a restless heart
It’s a martial art
it’s gonna kick you back to life
Wring the necks of all the gargoyles
Shallow burials
I’m drunk
How ‘bout one last dance at the rodeo?
Before they cave my head in
I’m in the trenches
I’m in the demo phase
I’ve skinned a few cats
In my dog days
I got a red map
I got a green soul
I got white hairs
But nobody knows
How about a stiff drink for the good times?
And the old ones
And the big vibes
On the yellow grass
In the summer time
I’m betting half your luck that’s a pretty sight
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12. |
You Came Along
05:29
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I remember when I saw your face
And something filled an empty space
The Summer solstice words escape
You came along
Bitter green and camouflaged
I get clean in screaming cars
Cymbal haze and old guitars
You came along
Smoke bush purple shallow breath
Hallowed be thy name in jest
Pressed against a crying chest
You came along
Shameful as a crying kid
Discipline unnerving wit
Hit me over hearing it
You came along
Latent hurtful hand me downs
Lusting never from the mouth
A masochist I can’t denounce
You came along
Christmas is a candied knife
Birthdays come and go all night
Boxed inside the old upright
You came along
Our wedding was a decade long
Turbulent but never wrong
You are the only honest song
You came along
Now the honeymoon begins
Dying for a dying wish
That’s just how my humour is
You came along
Twisting like an elm to shade
Apologies for coming late
The haunted halls of my estate
You came along
the stamina you wish on fools
Blackened broken chemicals
The ever reaching tentacles
You came along
Beeping from the metal beds
Cicadas singing life and death
Heaving hollow sacred breath
You came along
Funerals and baby showers
Happy tears expensive flowers
Heroes, punters, children, cowards
You came along
The lucky air that leaves our lungs
The day we fade into the sun
The same as nearly everyone
You came along
I thought God was just a ritual
Something cold contractual
But I never cut umbilical
You came along
I remember when I saw your face
And something filled that empty space
The Summer solstice words escape
You came along
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