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Childhood's End

by The Revenants

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1.
I can love but I’m not in love with you I am close but I’m miles away from you You are the one who never wanted to leave I need more space to be You came into my life We joined as man and wife And if I stay here now my life just wouldn’t be true And it wouldn’t be fair on you We make each cry Don’t blame yourself ‘Cause neither one of us takes the blame Nothing’s changed just the living end Forever’s far too long We gladly took our vows But it was just a lie You came into my life We joined as man and wife And if I stay here now my life wouldn’t be true And wouldn’t be fair on you We make each cry The time we spend together now Is killing us We're fading by the hour, day after day Is it a dream or is it real Depends on who you ask Depends on how you feel You need to let me go You need to let me go You came into my life We joined as man and wife And if I stay here now my life wouldn’t be true And wouldn’t be fair on you We make each cry
2.
Top Spot 05:19
Like an invasion Like an explosion into me Fight the invasion Strangulation won't let me breathe I start revolutions turning The hands of the people will set me free I make a conclusion I never stop until you make me bleed Stand up, stand up I'm gonna take you down I'm gonna fight until we can see the ground Stand up, stand up I'm gonna rise and rise and rise And knock you off the top spot Like an invasion Just a correction of my life I fight with conviction I got a million reasons you should make me cry I stop evolution changin' Would take all religion to stop the war I never forget the reasons The reasons I am fighting Even then I think about it Even then I try and do it I give it my best shot I give it all I've got I've got I've got
3.
Sunshiny Day 03:46
I can see it now Unfolding right before me Starkly vivid and picturesque Know just what it is Know just what it means It ain’t nothing if not Kafkaesque I can see clearly now the rain is gone I can see all obstacles in my way Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind It’s gonna be a bright sunshiny day I can see it now What I couldn’t see before When I was young and a fool Make no excuses Got no regrets I eat them all up like gabagool I can see clearly now the rain is gone I can see all obstacles in my way Here is the rainbow I’ve been praying for It’s gonna be a bright sunshiny day Shining through in scaffolds of light That illuminate all them dark reaches Turning the nighttime into the day Making the whole wide world just peaches I can see it now A sweet sight to behold So bright it hurts my eyes Can’t turn away Even if I could I'm too old and I'm too wise
4.
What do I know Don’t know nothing Save the world in your eyes That look, it cuts though me Takes me away breath-wise Wanna forget ‘em but that’s just dumb They’ll be with me forevermore Leave my loneliness unbroken Quit the bust above my door The world in your eyes The world in your eyes No rule applies To the world in your eyes The world in your eyes The big old world in your eyes The whole wide world in your eyes They are shining like a beacon I am blinded to all but you Can’t escape 'em, can’t turn away I'm a victim of your voodoo Wanna forget ‘em but that’s just dumb They’ve already left their scars They are perfect, they are creation My god they are full of stars They are calling out I can hear 'em They scream my frickin' name What can I do No nothing, nothing at all And that's the biggest shame Wanna forget ‘em but that’s just dumb They are with me now and for all time I give up, I give in That I love you is such a crime
5.
Can’t unknow what I know Can’t pretend to be naive Can’t be a useful idiot Can’t unweave what I weave It's the end of the innocence I can hear that final bell The end of the innocence Goodbye and farewell Can't deny what is happening Can't bend my reality Can't live in blissful ignorance Can't normalize normality I see things I shouldn't see And I can't turn away It's as insidious as can be And it has me in its sway I wish I could close my eyes And dream it into dust Head out in the morning Wanderlust Can't block out the light Can't pull down the curtain Can't live in Disneyland Can't change nothing is for certain
6.
Sleep Well 04:09
I'm so tired I haven't slept a wink I'm so tired My mind is on the blink I wonder should I get up And fix myself a drink Sleep well, sleep well I'm so tired I don't know what to do I'm so tired My mind is set on you I wonder should I call you But I know what you would do Sleep well, sleep well I'm so tired I'm feeling so upset Although I'm so tired I'll have another cigarette And curse Sir Walter Raleigh He was such a stupid git Sleep well, sleep well
7.
I am trying to see it from a realistic point of view Who do I think you are And who is actually you Are you a saint or are a scoundrel Or are you somewhere in the middle I don't know 'cause how can I know When you are an endless riddle Come to think of it You must be somewhere in between That's what I can make of it 'Cause I don't know what you mean I'm trying to understand Why I can't stop the way that I feel Not a second goes by When my feelings don't feel totally real If this is not love, if this is not passion Then what exactly is happening I've felt it for so long The feeling is so strong And it shows no signs of slackening There's a glimmer I feel And shines and shines and shines It has shot right through me Like an arrow through a valentines I feel helpless Like I can't control my emotion You have cast a spell on me With your strange and powerful potion How can you stand back And act so indifferent When you see me in agony Please do something 'Cause if you don't There'll be nothing left of me
8.
I ain't no kid No I ain't no kid I ain't no kid no more I am old but am I wiser Hey there mister senor I spend my days in contemplation 'Bout all the wrongs that I done And all the plans that turned to naught Everything under the sun This is the way it all winds down From all that I can comprehend Say farewell to every sweet little thing Here is your childhood's end I ain't no dummy No I ain't dummy No I am not at all dumb I see the end And it's coming up fast I see the final outcome I spend my days a-settling scores And cleaning up all my mess Just wanna get my old shit together Before I decompress I ain't no fool No I ain't fool I ain't no foolish old dude I can see clearly Nothing's in my way No need for me to delude I spend my days a-tossing out my crap And whittling down my pile Don't want to leave you a mountain of shit Want to leave you in style
9.
Locusts 05:18
It came out of the sky Or least it seemed that way at the time It’s not like we were asleep When presented with a new paradigm Kingdom of tomorrow, come into our waiting arms Kingdom of tomorrow, come into our waiting arms Into our hearts and minds Shut the windows, close the blinds Swept down like locusts Swept down like locusts Swept down like locusts Swept down like locusts Ate us alive, ate us alive I will never be one of them I will never be one of them No, no, no, no That voice that you hear in the dead of night Is on the telephone phone It wants to know when you’ll make Your leap into the great unknown Kingdom of tomorrow, come into our waiting arms Kingdom of tomorrow, come into our waiting arms Into our hearts and minds Shut the windows, close the blinds The past and the future are historically overbooked All the while the reality of the present is undercooked Kingdom of tomorrow, come into our waiting arms Kingdom of tomorrow, come into our waiting arms Into our hearts and minds Shut the windows, close the blinds
10.
Wanna go back to a place that never was A place I feel that I could belong Wanna build a home with four strong walls With the emphasis on strong Can you take me back to where I came from Can you take me back there Can you take me back to where I came from Wherever that is well I don’t care Wanna find a place that no one’s found Where the people don’t talk so loud Wanna do the kind of things that I like to do That’s what makes my world go ‘round and 'round Just wanna get away by any means I’ve saved up my nickels and my dimes Just wanna remember how it might have been For old times Wanna disappear in between some crack Where no one will ever find me Wanna lock my old life in a musty chest So nothing will ever remind me
11.
Never Land 04:46
I have a place where dreams are born And time is never planned It's not on any chart You must find it in your heart Never never land You'll have a treasure if you stay there More precious far than gold For once you have found your way there You will never, never grow old It may be miles beyond the moon Or right there where you stand Just keep an open mind And then suddenly you'll find Never never land And that's my home where dreams are born And time is never planned Just think of pleasant things And your heart will fly on wings Forever in never never land
12.
Home 05:22
Got my things all packed away Turned off the radio Took one last look around And told myself I'm ready to go I was born a long, long way From where I wanna be And now I'm, I'm on my way I'm on my back way home Got my ticket in my hand The train is almost here A wind blows my at my back My eyes let go a tear Scenes go floating by Like something from a dream And I let go a laugh This is not just what it seems

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“There were some things that only time could cure. Evil men could be destroyed, but nothing could be done with good men who were deluded.”
―Arthur C. Clarke, “Childhood's End”

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released December 15, 2023

Thanks to Dave Westner for playing bass on "Come to Think of It" and "Home."

Cover photo "Childhood's End" by Eliot Wilder

Songs written and performed by Eliot Wilder

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"It was hell," recalls former child.

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