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Of Human Bondage
04:38
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One day all my dreams got squashed
By the madness of this world
I sit before you now a human wreck
A yarn of glide and purl
I got more stories than I can count
They swirl about me like a symphony
It’s at this point I’d like to interject
As humble as I can be
I’d like to make the smallest request
Won’t you hear my plea
Please set me free
The air down here don’t it smell so good
Like the devil’s been cooking up rotten eggs
People try to get on down, get on down
But they stand on wobbly legs
No one seems to know how they got here
But it feels like an eternity
It’s at this point I’d like to interject
As humble as I can be
I’d like to make the smallest request
Won’t you hear my plea
Please set me free
Well you know you hold the key
Won’t you hear my plea
Won’t you please set me free
Sometimes I think I died years ago
In that crash on Highway 46
It’s like an episode of the Twilight Zone
Where suddenly I didn’t exist
There was the before and there is the now
And there is no shared history
It’s at this point I’d like to interject
As humble as I can be
I’d like to make the smallest request
Won’t you hear my plea
Please set me free
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2. |
Tell Me What to Do
05:02
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I am easily confused
By all the stuff that's going on
And you're the only one
Who doesn't make me want to yawn
I can hear what you say
And what you say is OK
Tell me, tell me true
Tell me what to do
I need to tell you that the solitary life is not for me
I want to know that I'm connected to my family tree
I scratch your back and you scratch mine
Everything will turn out fine
Give me direction
Give me protection
I am lost if not for you
Give me a sign
Keep me in line
Tell me what, tell me what to do
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3. |
Where I'm Bound
04:27
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Where I'm bound
I am bound to lose
Where I'm bound
It's a place no one would choose
It's a rocky road
And my wheels they have no traction
I've been out here for such a long time
Looking for a little interaction
I call for help
But there is no response
People drive by
They drive on by
With a look of nonchalance
Brother, brother do you have a spare
I need to get back on the road
I could use a little air
Won't you help me with my load
The rain came down
And then a blinding snow
I got no coat
And it's almost twenty below
Can't you see me
I'm up around the bend
Can't you see me
My dear old friend
My dear old friend
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The September light is beginning to fall toward winter
A whiff of melancholy is stirring up the air
We are pulling down fences and planting our perennials
Packing up our umbrella and our crummy lawn chair
Here comes the Christmas trees
Here comes the twinkly lights
Here comes the ice and snow
Here comes the longest nights
I'm going down, down, down, down
The smell of burning leaves stimulates so many memories
The crackle of bark and a carpet of gold
It won't last long so we embrace it while we can
Soon the coolish days will turn to downright cold
Here comes the bags of salt
Here comes the sacks of sand
Here comes the hard black ice
Here comes winter's wonderland
I'm going down, down, down, down
The flaming glory autumn burns bright but oh so brief
Cherish it deeply for too soon it's gone
All the leaves are brown and the skies are gray
And a blanket of snow now covers the lawn
Here comes the itchy skin
Here comes the psoriasis
Here comes the thermal socks
Here comes winter's deadly kiss
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5. |
Can't Keep From Crying
04:31
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My heart goes out to all mankind
Except maybe one or two
I know how you feel, I know you're scared
I know what you're going through
And I can't keep from crying
My tears fall like rain
I can't keep from crying
I feel your pain
I can't keep from crying
I can't keep from crying
Boo-hoo
I know you're feelin' kinda lost
Don't know what's coming around the bend
But if it means anything at all
I'm here for you, my friend
The world we know is gone forever
The new one looks pretty bleak
It's survival of the fittest
So much for the meek
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I guess you probably think that I am a jerk
And I'm sorry if that's how you feel
OK well maybe I did one or things
Like not brush after every meal
I talked to my friends about making a change
And they said I should
So I say please don't hate me anymore
I promise I'll be good
Well you don't want to have to answer my call
And I'm sad you feel that way
I'll admit that I cheated a little
But it was a little, OK?
I went and had a word or two with my priest
And he said that I should repent
So I say please don't hate me anymore
I hope this makes a dent
I really want to understand your anger
I really want to make amends
Will I promise not to lie anymore
Well, you know, that all depends
I'm doing the very best that I can
And my best is pretty good for me
So I say please don't hate me anymore
I hope you hear my plea
What's that, you say you don't trust me
You shouldn't but what would it hurt
What's that, you say that you hate me
And I should get my just dessert
Am I really such a monster
Funny 'cause I don't feel like one
So I say please don't hate me anymore
This hatin' thing is not much fun
That's all
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7. |
Weep No More
01:44
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8. |
Long Day's Journey
04:22
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It's been a long, long day
And now the day is done
And the sun is sitting by my side
My back is a-hurting me
My heart is a-hurting me
And I feel like its the end of the ride
I want a sleep that's hard and fast
But I'm afraid it'll be my last
I will always be a stranger
Who never feels at home
Who does not really want
And is not really wanted
Who can never belong
Who must always be
A little in love with death
It's been a wild, wild road
And now the road's at end
And my car has run out of gas
I am out in nowheresville
Up the street from oblivion
Not the greener side of the grass
No place to check in for the night
Feeling impenitent and contrite
We are such things as rubbish is made of
So let's drink up and forget it
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9. |
Willow
04:05
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I got acid rain in my pockets
And it’s melting my jeans down to smithereens
The forecast is cutting into my routines
Bitter tears are coming down
Bitter tears are coming down
Bitter tears are coming down
Willow weep for me
The thermostat has melted on my windowsill
A fly is screaming, Let me in
Not by the hair of your chinny-chin-chin
Bitter tears are coming down
Bitter tears are coming down
Bitter tears are coming down
Willow weep for me
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10. |
I Feel Ya
05:16
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I see what you are going through
I hear what you're saying
I see you down on your knees
Yeah, I see you praying
Hope I can make it better
But even if I can't
I’ll just hold your hand
And listen to you rant
I feel ya, yeah I feel ya
Whatcha do, whatcha do, whatcha do
I feel ya, yeah I feel ya
Whatcha do, whatcha do, whatcha do
What you do
I see what you are going through
You don't have to tell me
I'll throw you my support
And all of my empathy
I won't give you any trouble
Won't make any demand
Whatever you're enduring
I want to understand
I get that it is difficult
I get that it sucks
It's the age we're living in
The shit is deluxe
I see what you are going through
I can feel your pain
Let me be your sunscreen
Your umbrella in the rain
When you are down and out
And no one's on your side
Yeah, you can talk to me
In me you can confide
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11. |
What You Mean
05:00
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If you can believe it I was once afraid
To have a kid of my own
Thought that I might mess her up
The way that my dad did
I still remember his look and his tone
He was mad and he'd hit me with the back his hand
Or a paddle made out of wood
Don't know why he did it but he did it and he did it
He did it 'cause he could
What you mean, what you mean to me
Shouldn't be so hard to say
What you mean, what you mean to me
I'm just glad you're here today
You're here today
When I got older I thought a lot about it
I thought how I might act if I were a dad
Would I be mean, would I be so hurtful
What would I do when I got mad
Would I punch my kid
The way that he did
Would I make her fall down and cry
But then I decided I'd rather not have a child
Than to be that man with the cold gray eye
Not saying I'm better
Just saying I'm different
Hope I learned a thing or two on the way
It took me a while
But your mom she was patient
Sorry 'bout all that delay
The day I first saw you everything in me changed
Yeah I know that's a really old saw
But it's so true as true as cobalt blue
It's as true as inviolable law
Now I got to tell you just how glad I am
And so lucky you came along
Things worked out, it just took a little time
And for your birthday I wrote this song
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Just when I thought I'd let go of you
I saw a girl with your eyes
She looked through me the way you did
The way that you hypnotize
I want you more than ever
I want you more than ever
I want you more than ever
And I bet I always will
When this girl yawned she cocked her head
Just the way you used to do
And when she laughed her mouth turned down
Like even joy could make her blue
When this girl yelled at her man
I could truly sympathize
Like me he stood and he took it
While he stared deep into her eyes
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13. |
Weepin' Song
05:06
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What if I'd been there for you
Would you still be alive
What if I had held your hand
Would you have survived
This is the weepin' song
And I weep for you
This is the weepin' song
Thirty shades of blue
What if I had listened close
And heard what you had to say
Would it have made a difference
Would you still be here today
So many nights I stay awake
And I rack my brain
So many nights I stay awake
And my tears fall like rain
What if I had read the signs
And acted a little more quick
When I think of what I might have done
It just makes my heart feel sick
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"It was hell," recalls former child.
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