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Stories to Tell
04:57
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I got a lotta stories that I like to tell
To anyone who’d listen
They reflect the way I see the world
They reflect my feeble vision
Do they matter
Well, you tell me
I got my stories to tell
To anyone who’d listen
I got my stories to tell
Wanna lay it all on the line
Here are my words
Here is my song
I’ll try not to make it long
It took me a while to gather my thoughts
Maybe forty or fifty years
But now I’m ready to put it all together
As ready as I’ll ever be
If you can’t hear me
Let me make myself clear
Don’t wanna bore you
Don’t wanna bum you out
Lemme make my old tale short and sweet
I live in a world I don’t know anymore
A world of lies and deception
No one tells the truth or ever keeps their word
They don’t have to anymore
Don’t wanna be a drag
And when I am please let me know
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Some days you never see the sun
And some days you just don't have any fun
Some days your piano goes out of tune
And some days the dish runs away with the spoon
Some days are just so blue
Some days you forget all that you learnt
And some days your toast gets totally burnt
Some days someone puts a hole in your ark
Some days you get mugged in the park
Some days are just so blue
Some days you wallow in your dirty room
Some days you fall down go boom
Some days you get a hole in your shoe
Some days your heart gets broken in two
Oh poppa, look at all the wonderful poppies
Can I pick some for you
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There Is Always Tomorrow
06:18
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I skipped work today, threw stones in the road
Smoked a cigarette, wrote my name in code
And I did it because I could
I ate a box of stars, cast fate to the sea
Walked a mile or two in Galilee
And I did it because I should
Am I bad or am I lazy
You bust your hump and I think you're crazy
Why do today what you just don't need to
Put it off until you must concede to
There is always tomorrow
There is always another day
And if you put your mind to it
Everything will work out OK
I gave blood today, they drained me dry
Just a sack of bones spread out over the sky
And I did it because I'm free
Found a cure today to all that ails
Made it taste real good and it tipped the scales
And I did it for posterity
Put my shoulder to the wheel
But it did not change just how I feel
Next time I'll take my time to see
What is in it for little old me
And I love to live so pleasantly
Live this life of luxury
Just lazing
Just lazing
Went to the beach today
Burnt my feet in the sand
Hid in a blanket
While everyone else got tanned
And I did it
And I did it
Am I dumb or am I brilliant
Am I weak or am I resilient
I'll know tomorrow or maybe next week
Don't bother me now I just want to sleep
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OK, You Win
05:07
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You're good, I'm bad
Yes that's been made abundantly clear
You're smart, I'm dumb
You live a life without fear
You're rich, I'm poor
I will never own a house on a hill
You're happy, I'm so sad
Wish you'd lend me some of your goodwill
But you don't give a care
Must be nice to breathe the air up there
OK, you win
I give up, I give in
OK, you win
You win
Nothing off my skin
You win
Yeah, you win
Your car goes fast
While mine sits in a ditch
You got no beefs
While all I ever do is bitch
You believe
You're blessed
And it appears that you are
I believe
I'm cursed
I never had myself a lucky star
Some people have all the luck
While others have lives that suck
If you want to be just like me
It's as easy as one, two, three
You must change all that you have been
Then maybe one day you too might win
OK, I win
Won't give up
Won't give in
OK, I win
I win
I have changed my skin
I win
Yeah, I win
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Blue Skies Ahead
05:49
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Who am I
An ordinary guy waiting for the end of days
The signs are here
The signs are there
It's no passing phase
The future beckons like a twisted finger
Come to me, come to me
Can't resist it, got no choice
What will be will be
Blue skies ahead
I live in hope
Blue skies ahead
I need it to cope
It's been so overcast
Hope that goes away fast
What do I do to get through
Who can I rely upon
Is no one here willing to help
Before the great denouement
Got no cash, got no goods
Mostly bads in my brain
Would be swell if I could get some vitamin L
Flush the poison down the drain
Move to an island, get fat and tan
Take a nap in the afternoon, get myself a plan
Watch the rain again and again
It never stops coming down
The willow tree weeps no more
Its roots have all but withered and drowned
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The Weakness in Me
04:03
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I have a lust
Deep down in my heart
I just can't quench it
And it rips me apart
I go to church
And I pray to my God
But He doesn't help me
Just tells me I'm flawed
The weakness in me
It won't let me be
No, no
The weakness in me
Yeah, yeah
I do what I want
I have free will
So why do I chose
To go for the thrill
I've learned no lessons
I've lived by my id
I shouldn't be shocked
By the damage I did
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In a Matter of Time
06:01
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Days turn into weeks
And there is no relief, no relief
I kind of wonder if I'll ever get
Past my grief
Everyone says I gotta be patient
But that just don't work
I'm in the type of pain that makes me
Want to go berserk
In a matter of time
I'm gonna find me some peace of mind
Weeks turn into months
And there is no change, no change
All this obsessing has gotten to be
Real strange
Everyone says that I gotta calm down
And do some meditation
But my mind is like a radio
With you in heavy rotation
Months turn into years
And there is no end, no end
How many more steps down
Will I descend
Everyone says I gotta let it go
But my hands are tied
She's like the yank of gravity
She won't be denied
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Los Feliz
04:01
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We had a little place on the East Side
We called it our sugar shack
Spent our days baskin' 'long the LA river
Watched the ducks go quack
We were the happy ones
Yippie-ki-yo-ki-yay
We were the happy ones
All the livelong day
We liked to watch all the skaters
And the street artists hard at work
Then the taggers they'd tag every square inch
That guy Manny, what a jerk
Oh the sweet life on Los Feliz
Those were carefree days
Oh the sweet life on Los Feliz
All the usual cliches
Loved our place on the East Side
Though the landlord, he was a dealer
And just for the shortest point in time
I felt like a big wheeler
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I Will Forget You
05:25
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Wish I knew then what I know now
That everything flees
Thought that I would always have it all
And I could do just as I please
All of my loved ones
And each and every friend
I will forget you, I will forget you
I will forget you in the end
I look at a faded photo
I don't recall the time or place
There is some girl in blue jeans
I don't recognize the face
I will forget the times we fought
I will forget when we reconciled
I will forget when danced so close
I will forget when we went wild
I will forget when we made love
I will forget our only child
What's the point in carrying on
When nothing remains
We think should not ever give up the ghost
As long as blood's in our veins
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Then Everything Changes
05:48
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I came 'round a corner
The scene was ablaze
The victims on fire
The city was razed
Then I heard a screaming
Echoed through the land
Heads were all turning
A town turned to sand
Then everything changes
In the blink of an eye
Then everything changes
Who can say why
Their guns were still smoking
They smelled like burnt hair
The men all looked molten
Their eyes said beware
My camera got broken
My cellphone got smashed
No way to tell my story
My whole life flashed
I lost all my papers
I tromped through the mud
I danced with insurgents
In a river of blood
There would be no winners
Only those who survive
And even survivors
Might not be alive
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I had been trapped here for a million years
When I thought of moving
I got blocked by my fears
The world outside was scary
People acting so cold
Waited so long to change
That in the meantime I got old
Tried to get going but I broke down along the way
Tried to take action
Tried each and every day
This is my declaration of independence
Been meaning to do this for a mighty long time
But all my schemes and plans
Were never worth a single dime
Then I got myself ready
To transform what I'd been
It was not at all easy
But I looked deep down within
Moved to Chicago and then out to LA
Then I moved to Boston
Then I turned gay
Then I got married
Then I got divorced
None of this would've happened
If I hadn't changed course
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Sleepy Head
04:52
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Good night my sleepy head
I'll see you in the morning
Sleep tight my sleepy head
This is my final warning
If you don't lie perfectly still
You will run out of my goodwill
If you don't shut your eyes
You won't get a prize
I read you your favorite tale
The one about a little bunny
He was sleeping in the woods
Woke up when it was sunny
You should be like the rabbit
It's a pretty good habit
Nighttime is for sleeping
Don't let me catch you creeping
Good night my sleepy head
No more of your whining
Good night my sleepy head
Keep it where the sun is not shining
I am feeling tired too
The day is totally through
The sandman is at our door
Dreams are waiting to explore
Goodnight, goodnight my sleep head
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