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Live @ Rack'em 2​-​13​-​10

by David Groves

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Northeastern Daydream When I was seven years old I moved to Florida from a small suburb in New Jersey And when I turned 19 I moved to Boston for education and new scenery Some winters and some summers I’d visit family up north We’d take a train into New York City And recently you told me you plan on moving there I can’t say that makes me happy. So when you’re crossing over the Brooklyn Bridge don’t look anyone in the eyes Not because you’ll be jumpy or afraid You’ll be looking at the skyline or the boots that hold you feet or in the eyes of Lady Liberty And now all the gold of September is turning into sand, washed away by the Atlantic Ocean We’ll be dancing in the snow now with all the angels, wooed by winter’s handsome grin So just let me dream a little more Just let me believe this is something more Because every now and then I pretend that I’m already there and you’re there with me outside and you’re smiling And then you run, run, run, run, run, run with the wind in your hair
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Potter's Field(live) (free) 04:08
Potter’s Field Tonight’s the night I try to make things right So I pledged my allegiance to all of my dearest friends But specifically I had a memory, a memory of you made me understand The word honesty and what it truly means so now I keep it close to my side, close to my heart Because I don’t want to let you down, like I’ve done before because I’m just made up of excuses, shadows and smoke So I walk these tracks Back to my past and all I see is a young naive insecure boy But I could play guitar and sing a few melodies it’s the only way I learned how to speak But now I’m howling at the moon Don’t you worry baby it’s just the animal in me I could go on for days trying to find all the right words say, but I just need you, I need you, I need you. Because I’ve been low, I’ve been so lowdown Now I’m falling so just hold on There’s a storm coming, the clouds are settling Tell me girl, tell me you’ll be my light. You don’t have to call me darling if it’s raining I’ll be there I’ll meet you on the stones in potter’s field
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Oh, Scarecrow(live) (free) 04:09
Oh, Scarecrow The sun rises and the morning light shines down on my face My pockets are full of dirt and my shirts full of hay Oh I know I’m not so scary, well at least not today The crows will peck at my painted eyes and make a nest in my brains My clumsy arms sway from side to side, and my stitched mouth will say Oh I know I’m not so scary, well at least not today One night I saw a beautiful girl walking right towards me She smiled as she stared She fell asleep under the oak tree flowers bloomed beneath her body And every year, here I wait my affection can’t be deterred And I know that one day my true love will return Oh I know I won’t be scary at least not to her
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Umbrella(live) (free) 05:05
Umbrella Come on come all come out to the downtown district square where all the pretty boys can candy up their noses All the waifs with their tattoos they’ll all dance with you and then throw a promise down the drain We’re all falling from the car with our mouths full of fire Our fingers are shoveling up our graves here So go on and grab a cup the fountains full of mud And tonight we’ll drink our sorrows away All the puppets against the wall sip a glass of moonlight Then they kick open the cemetery gates So open up my ribs and everyone climb in and take what you can while I sleep Just stand with me underneath my umbrella keeps us safe from the rain
5.
Another Day(live) (free) 03:49
Another day My A/C is broken and it’s hot as hell so I put all the fans on high A glass of tap water with five ice cubes my shirts off because it’s summer time And I’ll smoke my last cigarette on the back porch while reading a few pages from an old saint’s book I’m learning new words to use and to say for my vocabulary and for my stuttering so maybe I wont shy away Another day You know you could come over for movies and ice cream you could even spend the night And in the morning I’ll make you breakfast, bacon, eggs and toast And all of Sunday I can dream you away remembering the first time we met Girl it’s true I’m falling for you so am I good looking enough or am I saying too much Or am I just scaring you away? Another day I phoned my mother I said, “hey what’s new?” She said “times are hard for us.” “We ain’t got no money, we won’t be celebrating Christmas, no eggnog or tinsel town.” Don’t worry about it mom we still have each other to hold, I know dad’s struggling to pay all the bills Under the tree it might be empty but I don’t care too much Mark and I are old enough we don’t need another holiday Because it’s just another day
6.
Dismantling Avian Bluebird, send me something sweet A wilted flower or a broken melody And I could, no I would set you free For the one that binds you promises no ring And If I do this could you leave? Hunters will hunt their prey But this thief will steal you viciously And wander forever in your eyes Tip my hat take a bow then disappear into the night And if I do this would you leave? Tell me why should we feel this way? If we kissed we would only want more So just imagine all you could do to me If we were behind closed doors Breath slowly, take your time, it’s all right I wont close my eyes because I’ll be afraid that you wont be here when I wake So listen, baby I’ll sleep when I’m dead in the ground Everything we have everything we know everything we build might just fall down So your decision is pending, if you want love you should stay with me, or you can just have me until the morning.
7.
The trouble with honesty Well we stood up all night and talked until the sun came up shining down on your black hair, pale freckled skin, The movie ended, blue somber T.V. screen and now I’m wired On the cold concrete with your head on my heart I say “After the stars go shooting by we should go inside because It’s getting pretty late” you said “Baby, I can keep you awake” and I’m just tempted So tell me now was I just a fool to share my bed with you? Maybe I should’ve lied and said I didn’t plan on moving so far away But I just keep thinking maybe tomorrow things may change Well everything changed when you told me we should just be friends, well I’ve got enough of friends so I guess that leaves us with nothing at all And I don’t care what you do honestly I wasn’t that into you I was just so lonely
8.
Summer Days(live) (free) 04:48
Summer Days Two dollars will get you over the bridge and in the comfort of good friends And all our twist and turns and how shady we can be weighs heavy on my head Looking out into the night, bright lights burst in the sky Lying in the street with no one to keep it’s the Fourth of July The ants on my jeans all get lost in the seams and I got sunburn on the left side of my face Oh, these summer days So let’s drink tonight lets be merry we’ll hold our glasses up real high Sing out your lungs all you dissonant birds Sing your songs tonight Because tomorrow will be just the same Another poor excuse for a day And everyone in this town oh hell they all get around and no one knows anybody’s names So you wear black I wear white you wear red and then tonight we’ll go out and play Oh these summer days I got both of my fists clenched Someone keeps messing with my friends My mouth starts grinning but head is spinning I can barely stand Oh no… Her hot wet mouth kisses my neck and immediately I fall in love And she’ll love me at night and then just put me away Until this dream comes undone We’re just dirty laundry blowing in the wind With our flesh neatly stuffed in Hanging from the line our skin’s dangling from our bones We’re funny skeletons So I belt some more till I fall to the floor I’m laughing I am insane Oh these summer days My fingertips just became cigarettes and I ran out of cool shit to say Oh these summer days

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Recorded live at Rack'em Spirits and Times, February 13th, 2010.

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released July 20, 2010

All songs written and performed by David Groves
Recorded by Jeremy Robertson

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