1. |
Bolts Over Boston
03:13
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I cannot see the light
You tell me I’ll be fine
But I cannot see the light
And you worry all the time
All the time
I only want to sleep
To you, I cannot say a peep
Cuz I only want to sleep
To you, a promise I will keep
I will keep
I made it another day
You made it another day
We made it another day
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2. |
End It Yourself
05:27
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A tear under your black and blue eye
I guess I might have imagined
The power above presented a test
I tried to pass, never have before
Maybe I got my money’s worth
I still have hope the message sent
And even if it never reaches you
It might be worth more than I spent
I’ll listen to you even if you’re not talking
Wipe the makeup for your health, but
I won’t pull your trigger, I see you balking
You’re gonna have to end it yourself
And I guess I don’t know you
Why do you only reach out when I’m not looking
And I guess I don’t know you either
Why do I only doubt when you’re already gone
I hope that train takes you to heaven
I hope my pain meets you at the gate
Or humor me one more time
Humor me and make it rhyme
Are you dumb or are you clever?
Don’t want to make me wait forever
And ever
In sickness and health
In brickness and wealth
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3. |
Maybe Vanilla?
02:33
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I had a feeling these years would be hard
Mistakes I haven’t made yet
I’ve never taken a shot and immediately cried it all out before
Either a waste of liquor or the best possible use
I love you but I don’t know what flavor
I am hoping for something rather boring
Maybe Vanilla?
Maybe Vanilla?
Maybe Vanilla?
Maybe Vanilla?
Stay inside all this summer
Filling out forms for unemployment
Found the oasis in the rental Hummer
Found out what organic soy meant (it meant...)
I love you but I don’t know what flavor
I am hoping for something rather boring
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4. |
Starting Uneven
04:02
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I shove my phone in my pocket
So I don’t text you no more
I’m hiding how much I want this
I’m blushing at the floor
Because if I come on too strong
Then you will surely decide to move on
I threw my phone out the window
The pocket didn’t work
There’s so much I wanna share with you
But for now I guess I’ll lurk
Because if you get scared away
Then I will never forgive myself
But I won’t blame you
I’d do the same
It’s not a good look
It’s really lame
You can’t start uneven
It’s just not fair
I’m trying my best
But I’m afraid
That we’re already there.
Is it already the end?
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5. |
Bittersweet
04:36
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Been a while, I’m missing that sugary hook
Come on down for a reunion of two tension-taut strings
And you can stay as long as you like, but I know what your flavor brings
Can I taste, just for a minute, even though it stings
When I see you again
Such a bittersweet feeling
I really treasure the meeting
But I know that you’ll leave me in pain
Now you’re gone, I’m grasping at empty sheets
Coming down from a high night, not the end of the show, no
And you could’ve stayed as long as you liked
Cuz I’m not strong enough to say no
And the taste, it still lingers, and it won’t let me go
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6. |
Bleached Out
05:07
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If there’s a lesson to be learned here
It’s falling on deaf ears
Can’t get through the morning shower
Can’t produce the tears
Thought that we were getting on
But you just gave up the battle
Maybe I’ll get back into video games
Maybe I’ll move to Seattle
It was all a lie
It was all a lie
It was all a lie
Or at the very least
Pretty deceitful
EveryhappymomentinvalidatedbythefalsepretensethatIwasunderasIfeltthebondstrengtheningbutactuallytherestofthesongisn’taboutthisbecauseyoudon'tdeserveImeanitdoesn'tdeservetobethesubjectofanentiresong
The rest of the song
The rest of the song
Is about
This lovely time that I
Had at the salon
Where I bleached my hair
I bleached my hair
I felt the burning
I didn’t care
Now I’m bleached out
I’m bleached out
Without a doubt
I’m better off without
All these pigments
I wish I had done this months ago
If I had, I’d have cut it off by now
And be ready for summer weather
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7. |
Defensive Writings
04:35
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Right now you’re thirty
Seconds away from death
If you can’t find a breath
Dear cells, we’re all in this together
So nice to have my distrust of people validated
I don’t think anyone ever expects what’s coming to them
No one ever expects to wind up in Montana
How many pennies are in my childhood home’s backyard?
They’re all unravelling
Reel by reel
Defensive Writings during a nightmare
Sit back into your own heel
Defensive Writings during a nightmare
Don’t think just feel
I don’t want solar, can I invest in sun?
The sun is clearly winning.
I didn’t see the fire hydrant that I hit with my car
But I still knew that it was there
I want to feel special, yeah
I want to feel the same, yeah
Part of the pile
Just on the top layer of bodies
So I can feel the sun
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8. |
Something Cool
04:39
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Hey
I just want to meet
You again but I can't
Can I talk to you
No, that's fine
You seem busy
OK
Thank you for the thought
Full of you in my head
Aching to exist
Frictionless I am fiction
Pull me from the page
Open me up spineward
Save me from my age
Reach me with a kind word
Pagemaster
Waiting for something cool to happen
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9. |
Maus
04:31
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Wake up tripping over the bodies
Fat covers the stairs
Glance at myself in the mirror
Spot a couple of light brown hairs
Walk to the bus
The ground has cleared
A beautiful summer day
A child boards and scans the barcode
There’s nothing I can say
I wasn’t the best
I wasn’t the strongest
I am 175113
I am 175113
I drew the winning ticket
I am Maus
It helps to sit in the front row
But some nights the ball won’t leave the yard
Assessing the damage
Becoming the image
My son, can you understand that
They didn’t deserve to die
But I don’t deserve to live
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10. |
Immortal Mom
02:53
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Have I told you about my Immortal Mom?
She deflects all attacks against her
Have I told you about my Immortal Mom?
She makes incredible enchiladas
She’ll be here a long long time
She’ll be here a long long time
She’ll be here for all time
Immortal mom
The whole town is jealous of my Immortal Mom
Their moms are pretty quality mothers
But their moms are only human
Flesh and blood
With outdated views on society
My mom keeps up with the times
My mom keeps up with the times
And she’ll be here for all time
Immortal Mom
F G6
An immortal mom is an eternal mom x4
That’s my Mom x3
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11. |
George
04:07
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George wears latex gloves
He has a shirt with his name on it
He hasn’t been suicidal
since way back in the 80’s
And that’s a direct quote
Oh yeah
Don’t worry George, it’s on the house
Don’t worry George, it’s on the house
George likes his jukebox
He waits for the Revenge of the Nerds sequel
He hasn’t been suicidal
since way back in the 80’s
And that’s more than I can say
Oh yeah
Don’t worry George, it’s on the house
Kid’s Minis, Kid’s Minis, Kid’s Minis
Atop a skyscraper
Chloroform cloth in hand
Inhale and set sail
Thanks George
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12. |
All My Devices Are Dead
03:35
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All my devices are dead
All my devices are out of juice
All my devices are dead cuz I
Chewed through the charger
Cut the cord, I
Chewed through the charger
Cuz I was bored, I
Chewed through the charger
Cut the cord, so
Now I’ll sleep
Now I’ll sleep
Now I’ll sleep
I’ll just sleep
All my prescriptions are empty
All my prescriptions I haven’t been prescribed
All my prescriptions, they don’t exist yet, and
I don’t know if I want them to
I don’t know me
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