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I never wanted it to be this way
It happened and there’s nothing that can change it
At sixteen or seventeen at the most
Something was broken
Everything was tinted with grey
No more daytime only night time
Like a Chaplin movie
But it wasn’t funny
Is there anybody out there that feels this way
Please tell me does it ever go away
No sleep for this restless beast
The monster is always at me
Trying to steal my life away
But I won’t give in
Is there anybody out there who feels this way
Please tell me does it ever go away
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2. |
I build bridges
03:39
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I build bridges
Then I tear them down
I can’t help myself
And it makes me feel down
Why do I do it
I guess I don’t love myself enough
Why do I do it
I guess I’m just afraid of heights
The river is so deep
And I just might drown
Happiness I’d love to speak to you
But I can’t make a sound
Why do I do it
I guess I don’t love myself enough
Why do I do it
Maybe I’m afraid to see what’s on the other side
I build bridges
Then I tear them down
I can’t help myself
And it makes me feel down
Why do I do it
I guess I don’t love myself enough
Why do I do it
I guess I’m afraid of walking in the light
I build bridges then I tear them down
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3. |
Trying to get by
02:45
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Trying to put together the pieces
So I can call this a life
Trying to see a future somewhere
So I can have the strength to keep on movin on
It’s all fucked up now
And it’s always been this way
I just keep on trying to get by
To get by
Trying to make sense out of everything that feels wrong
So I try and convince myself that it’s not all a lie
Trying to let go of the past to meet the present
So I leave my heart out under the blazing sun to fry
It’s all fucked up now
And it’s always been this way
I just keep on trying to get by
To get by
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4. |
It's already gone
03:34
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It hurts
It hurts when it hurts
I know
I know nothing when I know
Well it’s already gone
This feeling I’ve been dying to feel
Well it’s already gone
And there’s nothing that’s gonna bring it back
I’m low
I feel solo when I’m low
I’m high
I feel so high my head’s in the sky
Well it’s already gone
This feeling I’ve been dying to feel
Well it’s already gone
And there’s nothing that’s gonna bring it back
At home
I feel nowhere is at home
I’m bare
I feel so bare when you stare
Well it’s already gone
This feeling I’ve been dying to feel
Well it’s already gone
And there’s nothing that’s gonna bring it back
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5. |
What a fool
03:51
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What a fool
The minute I walk through the door
I lose myself and my mind
Become her toy the whole time
What a fool
She shows me just what she wants
She shows me just what she needs
To get me down on my knees
What a fool
She stares and smiles and I get hopeful
I won’t even get a mouthful
Definitely not something soulful
What a fool
You didn’t get it the last time
What a fool
The mermaid sings and you lose your mind
What a fool
You spent all the money you had
And now you’re feeling so sad
She’s lost that look she once had
What a fool
I’m stumble down the streets
And everyone that I meet
Makes me stare down at my feet
What a fool
I’m lying in my bed
She’s still swimming all around my head
The monster’s been well fed
What a fool
You didn’t get it the last time
What a fool
The mermaid sings and you lose your mind
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6. |
Did you think about me
04:44
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You were never there for me
When I needed you the most
You were never there for me
To busy chasing your ambitions
Cause you parents never loved you properly
But what about me
Did you think about me
My fragile mind was crushed
By your rejection
Did you think about me
Oh no
Now I’m all grown up
But my inner child is lost
Always looking for something
Like an endless thirst
My life is a desert
I drink too much
And I don’t know how to love
I can feel the weight of the blue sky
Coming down from above
Did you think about me
Oh no
Did you realize how much I needed you
No you didn’t
Now I’ve got a child
A child of my own
Sometimes it makes my head spin
Cause I can’t look at myself
In the mirror
But I got to get my feet
My feet back on the ground
Gonna make this relationship work
Just this one make it sound
Did you think about me
Oh no
Did you realize how much I needed you
No you didn’t
What a shame
Now you know
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7. |
Now and then it's over
03:07
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Livin on borrowed time
Feel like I’m losing my mind
Livin on borrowed time
How much time
I just don’t know
Feel like it’s my time
My time to shine
Feel like it’s my time
Then it’s over
I’ve seen it time after time
It’s like the same old line
I’ve seen it time after time
Nothing’s real only what I feel
It’s like counting up to ten
And you never know when
It’s like counting up to ten
And then you reach it
Then it’s over
Now and then it’s over
Livin in an endless dream
It’s never quite how it seems
Livin in an endless dream
Do I believe what I’ve ever seen
Acting out the same old scene
That’s all we’ve ever been
Is acting out the same old scene
As It rips at the seams
Then it’s over
Now and then it’s over
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8. |
Brother
03:55
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Brother won’t you tell me
Just why I can never find my way
Sister won’t you tell me
Just why I never see the light of day
What’s it all for
Brother won’t you tell me
Just why are we living today
Sister won’t you tell me
Just how you keep on smiling
What’s it all for
Oh won’t you tell me what keeps you hanging on
Oh won’t you tell me what makes you so strong
Brother won’t you tell me
Just why I can never find my way
Sister won’t you tell me
Just why I never see the light of day
What’s it all for
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9. |
Look at yourself
04:02
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Look at yourself
You’re such a disgrace
You’re killing everything
That wears your own face
Look at yourself
You’re such a disgrace
You say you love but you hate
A lot more then this
Look at yourself
You smile when you don’t even mean it
You talk and talk and talk
But you don’t ever do it
Look at yourself
You say you’re the one we should follow
But everything you’ve ever done
Has been hollow
Why do you think that everyone so miserable
Why do you think that everyone feels so lonely
Why do you think that everyone feels so empty
Why do you think that everyone feels so angry
Look at yourself
I know you don’t like it
But time’s running out
And you’ll get over it
Look at yourself
I know you don’t like it
But your life’s a joke
And nobody’s laughing
Why do you think that everyone is so miserable
Why do you think that everyone feels so lonely
Why do you think that everyone feels so empty
Why do you think that everyone feels so angry
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I'd like you to know
04:05
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I just want to be myself
Nothing else but myself
But it seems so impossible
To just be and to love what I see
I’d like you to know
That if all fails
I tried my best
I’m walking on a wire
Every step all the time
When I look into your eyes
All I see is your sadness
I’d like you to know
That if all fails
I tried my best
I just want a place in your heart
Can’t imagine us forgetting us
I just want you to be happy
No regrets no pity
I’d like you to know
That if all fails
I tried my best
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11. |
Reach for the sun
04:09
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Trying to make things right
Trying to step into the light
No one’s gonna help you tonight
You’re alone to fight this fight
You’re the only one
You’re the chosen son
You’re the only one
Who can march towards the sun
Reach for the sun
Cause you’re the only one
Reach for the sun
Cause the chosen son
In your heart
You’ve got a great big hole
In your heart
You’ve never found the pot of gold
Reach for the sun
Cause you’re the only one
Reach for the sun
Cause the chosen son
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