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02:27
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Did you know that you're an open book with nothing written in it but a wish
And there's something in her story that you need to find but you really don't know what it is
Cause she's a mystery full of misery and man it's hard to follow the plot
So you swear on The Earth and the people you love there's something she needs that you got
Chorus:
And she said she's only holding on by a thread
Don't let it down don't lower your guard she'll only stop when you're dead
We walked into the diner fuckin four AM she said "What can I get for you sirs?"
I said "A gram of Coca-Cola and a can of coffee and a cup of cocaine can't hurt"
She said "I think you guys are a little confused" I said "that's one thing I can guarantee
And I don't mean to dine and dash but I misread the card that said 'buy ten get none free'"
Chorus
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Boiling Bones
03:35
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It was a decade ago we dug into the underground it took them a day to forget our name
We started a fire from here to the coast it took them a day to douse the flame
We came back home and said "why did we leave, there ain't no friends outside of these walls"
These tales of love and of peace of mind are so elusive and yet so tall
Now he walks through his old neighborhood like a cold cold breaze
Where they let the weeds grow and they hacked down all the old trees
They said "this ain't no retreat son, things change don't look so blue
I wouldn't want you to think there's nothing happening without you, but I know that you do"
Oh, tell me it's not true. Oh no we had a plan for you.
The old man said that it's time for you to go and I hope that you boys never stop
He said "life's like a big pot of boiling bones, you know the scum finds its way to the top"
But I've seen some in the bottom and some in the middle and some burning in the fire on the stove
So when you're out making friends take a look at their eyes not their hair, their car, or their clothes.
With no light in the night he can't see what he is to burn
No heat from a house and he's glad for a reason to learn
In the spark the obituaries, headlines, and old jobs for hire
He learns that yesterdays news is only good for today's fire
And today the present will learn that it's been used
And the bomb will try to blame the fuse
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Broken Glass
02:37
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The machine decided to decline her card
I told her richness can be measured in her art
Now she's finding out she's as broke as my heart
And that the bus don't take the same roads as her car
She's got an evil glare even when she tries to grin
She don't like advice about her situation
Now she's trying to take a dip from an empty tin
I told her people in this game can never win
I said "life won't always be great, sometimes you just should be glad you're alive
And it ain't easy for no one, but happiness is always worth a try"
She said "thanks for the advice man, I can't believe I'm getting it for free
But tell me, if you're so wise, what are you doing in the same place as me?"
So now I'm staying away from places that she might
Be stationed on the sofa for a night
Afraid of finding out that she was right
'Cause I never did learn how to take things light
But I still think of her after too much to drink
Importance surfaces when you can't even think
Do you distract yourself and find another fling?
Maybe fear and common sense are the same thing
She's got sheets over your windows, there's no clock but the TV's alway on
And the day that noise was missing, you found the thing smashed out on the lawn
Now the world keeps getting warmer, The Earth begins to show its brand new grass
And that light is so inviting, but is that morning dew
Or broken glass
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Faith
04:13
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I wish those bells could pick me up on a Sunday morning
And that the fear of hell was enough to keep me under control
I wish I believed any one could be forgiven
Oh I'd kill to believe some one could save my soul
Chorus:
I wish that I had faith and I believed any one could be saved I'd be such a holy man today
There'd be nothing I could ever fear with the strength of the lord always so near and I'd pray every day for you and me
End Chorus
I'd feel so bad about the sins I committed
But I wouldn't regret all the many I didn't
Life would be good 'cause when I die it'd be even better
I might believe there was one even though I sure as shit ain't met her
Chorus
Well I hear every thing you've been saying, I know you don't care
But if a man like you is denied lory it wouldn't be fair
Cause I've seen you love a friend like you were a brother
It goes to show you don't need faith in god to have faith in each other
Chorus
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Old Friend
03:25
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Not ours
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Hunger and Heartbreak
02:21
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I'm searching for an ashtray for a cigarette
I know it's only butts left but I'll take what I can get
I used to cry about you and pray for you every night
Now I can't remember what your pretty face looks like
I 'd have given up my car for you
I'd have given my guitar for you
But it's only now I've really understood
That this hunger pain makes a broken heart feel so good
Danny blames recession
Pablo blames his health
Everybody sais addiction's a disease but I only blame my self
The police will always ask me
Of any marks or tattoos
I just laugh when i explain the heart with me plus you
I'd have given up my job for you
Now I don't think I'm above robbing you
I've done a lot of things that I didn't want to do
I just wanna get back to the luxury of missing you
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Direction
03:51
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She said "it's fifth and sixth or sixth and fifth
I really don't remember which"
She said "call me when you're close, I'll come outside for a smoke"
But everything looked different when it started to snow
I can never remember what streets are what way
I can't see the city lights cause I'm too far away
She told me she's got money, I can just call a cab
I'm on some asian sounding street and some high numbered ave
I know I can ask for directions
From any stranger on the street
I know I got plenty friends I can call that know this city better than me
But who's gonna give me directions
When there's nowhere I can stand to be
Who do I call for protection, when I don't know whats threatening me anymore
You take a right at the bench where we first kissed
And a left at the stop we caught the bus as kids
If we fall in the river then I'll know where we are
But if we hit the rails I think we've gone too far
I think the address is 2033
If you drive past the curb you'll probably see me asleep
This isn't my home but I do live here
So give me a call if you're anywhere near
If you try really hard to remember
You'll know that moss grows north on a tree
Somehow you think that'll do you some good when your map runs out of batteries
Who's gonna give me directions
When there's nowhere I can stand to be
Who do I call for protection
When I don't know what threatening me anymore
I'm sorry for the last time you had to get me
If there was anybody else I'd have just let you be
But I love you so much 'cause you never tell me to change
But if you knew me better you wouldn't tell me the same
If you try really hard to remember
You'll know that moss grows north on a tree
With a little bit of love and a little bit of luck you'll find your better than me
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Charm
05:18
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There was painful picture that'd been pickled and preserved that popped up from a pocket in my brain
Where stolen smoke in my eye wasn't the reason I was crying and I was a little too late for the train
You know the ones that push you to this place before will be nice enough to save you a spot
But you know it don't matter if you're hooked to the hate
You'll find your way there, pushed or not
But you won't charm me again
You hoped that I'd never change so you'd always win
You ain't gonna charm me again my friend
I've been learning this lesson for so long, tell me when is it gonna end
I couldn't get lost enough that's when I turned my back on the map
I didn't listen when they said where to go, they didn't listen when I said relax
You know I hate this violent shit but I'll take another hit if it means I don't have to go home
Sometimes a kiss from a clenched up fist is still better than being alone
You ain't gonna charm me again
I keep my eyes wide to see the bright side and I wonder if it's ever been
You ain't gonna charm me again my friend
I didn't think I was the pessimist I seem
But I can't speak for my pen
So it was a restless Calgary Saturday night, where I know nobody's gonna be happy until they fuck or fight, and while the city was drying in its new coat of red I gotta tell you guys what this tough boy said, he said "let's go where's your friends?" I said " that's a good question, you wanna get a drink or something?" that's when he hit me with what I was guessing was a practiced right hook, or maybe a fist filler and all these fighters and no lover is gonna make me a killer and I know that you might think you're better if you ain't never thrown a fist, like there ain't so many more ways to hurt people than this, and I can't be around people that are causing pain for fun, I didn't believe in a soul until I saw you had none, I didn't believe in a soul until I saw you had none, I didn't believe in a soul until I saw you had none, I didn't believe in a soul until I saw you didn' have one.
You ain't gonna charm me again
You hoped that I'd never change so, you'd always win
No you ain't gonna charm me again my friend
I've been learning this lesson for so long
Tell me when is it gonna end
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Pissin' and Moanin'
03:48
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Like a search light outside your window
Your dreams will keep you up at night
There's no difference between lying and running
From a real star or a dream spotlight
You think it's just pissin' and moanin'
And it's all just about some girl
One thing that you may never understand
Some people weren't made for this world
We got pills to make us happy
And pills for falling asleep
All these pills have left a hole to fill
And I'm not sure who I'm supposed to be
You said maybe to answer every question
The world is too grey to know where you are
You could have had a ride in either direction
Now you're killed in the road by two cars
Sometimes life rips like a shotgun
You dust off and get hit again
Don't you know that this game is rigged
Sorry but the house always wins
We got bills to leave us hungry
And bills to put us to tears
Now I'm up on the ropes, with nowhere to go
We got bills to keep us for years
How do we get out of here?
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