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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
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
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
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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.