1. |
Walking Cane
03:03
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moved out of your parents’ house.
we bought ourselves a queen.
i go only where you go.
settle down like normal folks.
try to take it slow.
i go only how you go.
there are days i get away to see what i can be.
but i only end up going lame without my walking cane.
i used to have opinions back when we met.
now i know only what you know.
up here on a mountain i keep my eyes closed.
so i won’t see what you’re not here to see.
there are days i get away to see what i can be.
but i only end up going lame without my walking cane.
you’re my walking cane.
i can’t go.
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2. |
Tenderest
02:05
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oh no… i keep forgetting the plan.
don’t go… taking on more than you can.
that’s all.
now i’m burying the key to my heart.
locking the door to my tenderest spot.
so tired of falling apart.
fed up pretending i’m someone i’m clearly not.
a request… forget you ever knew my name.
i’ll rest… i’m bowing out of the game.
that’s all.
now i’m burying the key to my heart.
locking the door to my tenderest spot.
so tired of falling apart.
fed up pretending i’m someone i’m clearly not.
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3. |
My Will Will Not
03:12
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my heart sets the pace
my eyes navigate
my hands orchestrate
my shoulders bear the weight
my mind calibrates
my mouth makes the case
my gut leads the way
but my will will not
no my will will not
no my will just won’t obey
my alarm clock awakes
my coffee motivates
my pills medicate
my drinks inebriate
my cigaratte contemplates
my needle penetrates
my talents go to waste
cuz my will will not
no my will will not
no my will just won’t obey
my wife advocates
my parents allocate
my sisters mediate
my brother educates
now i appreciate
now i appreciate
how hard it is to change
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4. |
Like Minded
03:24
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It’s so hard when you arrive
where you’ve been the whole time
in your struggle to find
the like minded
Why make the house up nice?
When there’s no one to invite
Where are they hiding tonight?
the like minded
Where is everybody? Where is…where is…everybody?
I’m missing the friends that I’ve never had
To laugh at my jokes so I know I’m not mad
I think that I’m mad, I think that I’m mad maybe
It seems the older I get
I’m stuck with the people I’ve met
Only strangers get why I’m upset
the like minded
I get lonely as can be
searching for somebody like me
understands without having to speak
the like minded
Where is everybody? Where is…where is…everybody?
I’m missing the friends that I’ve never had
To laugh at my jokes so I know I’m not mad
I think that I’m mad, I think that I’m mad already
the like minded
can’t find them
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5. |
Flat
02:35
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don’t show me what i want.
don’t show me what i’m not.
i won’t get my hope built up just to see it crushed.
ignoring what i want.
ignoring what i’m not.
i won’t get my hope built up just to see it crushed.
i’m flat.
i’m no longer reaching.
no longer reaching up.
i’m blind to what i want.
i’m blind to what i’m not.
i can’t get my hope built up just to see it crushed.
i’m flat.
i’m no longer reaching.
no longer reaching up.
ain’t reaching up.
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6. |
Bulldozzzer
02:34
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it’s been a day, a week, a month, a year since my breakdown
i can’t recall the brawl that set me off
i punched your lights out
i never bend … i just break.
full force ahead i pave my path like a big bulldozzzer
crush the trees, the leaves, the birds, the bees to get what i’m after
i never bend … i just break.
i never compromise till it’s too late
it’s too late
full force ahead i pave my path like a big bulldozzzer
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7. |
Little Girl
01:18
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oh little girl
you’re too small for the world
soon you won’t fiit in my arms
but for now you’re mine to guard
oh little girl
you’re too small for the world
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8. |
If Not For You
03:29
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If not for you …
I never stop to laugh …
I let the good parts pass by me
If not for you …
I don’t get out of bed …
I don’t get past my head …
past me
No longer looking for a fight …
I only want to do what’s right by you
If not for you …
I act before I think …
play too close to the brink …
I lean
If not for you …
I’m still seeking revenge …
still thinking I can win …
envy
No longer turning through the night …
I only want to do what’s right by you.
If not for you …
I’m still sick
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9. |
Last
03:18
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I’m the kind that thinks
himself into extinction
who makes a map to scale
with block letters and captions
This dance is for the young
what decade is this?
I’m calling all the shots
it’s not good for business
I’m so good at starting things
but I’m less good at finishing
I’m trying to say the truth in a way
It sticks and stays
I’m trying to make something that takes
your breath away
something that lasts
more than a while
something that lasts
on and on
i’m the kind that shoots
before even aiming
i want my name in lights
in a star set into pavement
i’m holding myself in
bloated like a blowfish
when will i burst?
will anyone notice?
I don’t know
I’m so good at starting things
but I’m less good at finishing
I’m trying to say the truth in a way
It sticks and stays
I’m trying to make something that takes
your breath away
something that lasts
more than a while
something that lasts
on and on
I wanna last
I’m so good at starting things
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10. |
Audience
03:38
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the painter he died alone
decades later they built his throne
proclaiming his great worth
while he was buried under all that earth
would have been nice to hear
while he was upright and breathing air
i heard someone joke
we’ve gone as far as we can go
no longer a difference ‘tween
those who watch and those being seen
fear I was born too late
no one left to hear what I say
There’s no one left in the audience.
Everybody wants to be in the show.
So what am I doing here?
I don’t know.
there’s a soiree out back
full of art school undergrads
they make great party hats
but not a one understands math
each does a one-man play
streaming live in 50 states
the critics now work from home
no longer paid to sing along
i miss their companionship
a steady voice amongst the frantic
just wanted art that’s true
just want to talk about the blues
There’s no one left in the audience.
Everybody wants to be in the show.
So what am I doing here?
I don’t know.
had a picture in my mind
but it’s gotten harder over time
to hold on to that dream
can’t deny what i see
and there’s no sadder sight
than the man who can’t call it a night
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