1. |
Morning In Chicago
04:11
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I'm moving on without you and i'm doing fine
some days that's my truth, some days just my line
those mornings in april were some of my best
so much of this since has felt more like a
test-ing
can you hear me?
am i breaking through?
don't let the fire inside me die
a dozen cups of coffee, a half a dozen more
another heart is broken but who's keeping score?
Midwest morning glory you're welcome to stay
hold onto what i can, come whatever
may-day
can you hear me?
am I breaking through?
don't let the fire inside me die
never let it die
don't fail me now
press on somehow
I swear I'm starting to feel the same
but you took a piece of me
and I'm not sure if I'll ever be whole
but i don’t think i need the pieces you stole
and i swear i'm starting to feel the same
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2. |
Soot Black
02:51
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was that a dream?
was that euphoria like i had never seen?
maybe euphoria is not a state of peace
like a stray bullet that my heart had to release
breaking away
where i can see your emptiness in light of day
and how you never back up anything you say
it's up to me to cut the loss and call the spade
but it's a long way up
it's a long way up...
I'm trying to wake up
I'm trying to forget the way you messed my thinking up
messed my thinking up
was that a dream?
your little character is not quite what it seems
you play the victim and the martyr to a T
selling to anyone who'll submit to the tease
it’s not about your shame
it's about a heart that couldn't get back what it gave
and not using that to make excuses every day
about everything and everyone that's in my way
but it's a long way up
it's a long way up...
I'm trying to wake up
I'm trying to forget the way you messed my thinking up
messed my thinking up
I'm trying to wake up
I'm sipping on this soot black cause i'm tired of feeling stuck
tired of feeling stuck, yeah yeah
I'm shedding the victim for problems i choose
what good are your words when i never have you
my handful of shit's surely filling it up first
and the hope in my other hand sure feels the absolute worst
I'm throwing this thing in reverse
I'm trying to wake up, trying to wake up
coffee my strength to carry on
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3. |
The Worst
02:43
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lost inside my mind, anxious all the time
not sure if you're coming or you're going flat insane
trying to maintain
any sense of control with the things i do
and do for you
you bring out the worst in me
and when you go there's left a person i don't wanna be
struggling to stay ahead, the best within me numb and dead
yeah, you bring out the worst in me
this is where it ends, there'll be no amends
there's zero use in telling you
of all i tried to do, it's meaningless to you
my kindness isn't weakness and I've had enough
your time is up
you bring out the worst in me
and when you go there's left a person i don't wanna be
you're used to getting your way but my tomorrow starts today
cause you bring out the worst in me
what's it like to be empty?
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4. |
Southside Serenade
02:45
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there's fancy lighting on the walls
high end tequila at the bar
I'm feeling good – a little stressed
I'll spill burrito on your dress
it rained so much that we almost had to swim here
band tee soaked but now your dress it sends me straight into space
still kinda wonderin’ what the hell I'm doin’ in Naperville, in Naperville...
if you hang with me i'll drive out from chicago
I mostly moved here to be close to el milagro
the coffee shop and lance's gym, phil's pizza on Sundays
you can hang with me on the southside one day
it’s getting late now and I don't wanna stay here
this hotel works, and we can even dance in the halls
I’ll smell your hair, and we won’t have to listen to singalongs of cover songs
I’m awake now, I promise that I’ll call you
Italian flag right next to your name in my phone
I won’t forget, I’d even recommend that you make a thrill…in naperville…
if you hang with me i'll drive out from chicago
I mostly moved here to be close to el milagro
the coffee shop and lance's gym, phil's pizza on Sundays
you can hang with me on the southside one day
you’re so great Antonia, little heartbreaker-onia
one day…
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5. |
Transparency
04:27
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6. |
Little Devil
03:13
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I wanna drive home, home to Chicago
my sweet and my sorrow I know will be waiting for me
there, there where she’s lying
it feels like I’m dying when I don’t know what to believe
there are many places that I’ve come back from
and I can’t relate to everyone
but I tend to take a road I’ve always traveled well
my back turned to the love that’s behind me
arms open for the sadness to find me
accessory to arson in my private hell
I wanna drive home, home to Chicago
my sweet and my sorrow I know will be waiting for me
there, there where she’s lying
it feels like I’m dying when I don’t know what to believe
it isn’t that the dark is where I wanna be
I can point the finger when it’s chasing me
sometimes it’s just that I want to feel something at all
but you don’t have to burn it all down
just to feel somethin real from the sound
there’s room enough in here without the need for a wall
i wanna drive home, home to Chicago
my sweet and my sorrow I know will be waiting for me
there, there where she’s lying
it feels like I’m dying when I don’t know what to believe
I wanna drive home, home to Chicago
my sweet and my sorrow I know will be waiting for me
there, there where she’s lying
it feels like I’m dying
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7. |
Song for Sadie
02:52
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i've been spending so much time thinking of words that i could say
you were always by my side from start to finish every day
maybe some day i'll accept that there are things that words can't do
like the beauty of your grace and kind of love i learned from you
i'm feeling down and lonely since you left
my one and only sadie you're the best
no matter what i'll keep you in my heart
until the end, until the end
i'll always have our sunday evenings and those best times that we spent
and regardless of my singing people won't know what it meant
i thought that i was helping you but you were looking out for me
just to have you my best friend made me the best guy i could be
i'm feeling down and lonely since you left
my one and only sadie you're the best
no matter what i'll keep you in my heart
until the end, until the end
but i don't want sulk and hang my head
just glad we were together in the end
the fact it's not forever is the reason we hold on
not sure if my heart will completely mend
or if dogs go to heaven in the end
but wherever you are i hope that you can hear this song
i'm feeling down and lonely since you left
my one and only sadie you're the best
no matter what i'll keep you in my heart
until the end, until the end
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8. |
Back Pocket
04:12
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i am buried by design, but i know that i'll wait for you
i'll interpret any sign, i'll carry any weight for you
i'm alone but we're both in it, until you want the game finished
i am buried deep inside, every shiver every shake for you
i know you're scared
i know you're scared so run away
you can put me in your back pocket and take me out when it feels right
you can warn me but i can't stop it and i won't drop it even though i've tried
always love the way you lie to me in the morning light
with your hips pressed into my side just right
give me a reason to go
do you even know what you're apologizing for?
is all of this noise you need?
and all of the nothing that i'm always waiting for
I guess this is how you leave
i know you're scared
i know you're scared so run away
you can put me in your back pocket and take me out when it feels right
you can warn me but i can't stop it and i won't drop it even though i've tried
always love the way you lie to me in the morning light
with your hips pressed into my side just right
give me a reason to go
nobody knows of the places you go, or whether you mean what you say
I swear to the sky if you’d meet me tonight then I’d vow to stay out of your way
i've had too much of the burn from the touch but i can’t get enough of the taste
it’s such a waste, and I can’t escape
you can put me in your back pocket and take me out when it feels right
you can warn me but i can't stop it and i won't drop it even though i've tried
you can put me in your back pocket
you can warn me but i can't stop it
you can put me in your back pocket and take me out whenever it feels right
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9. |
Bitter End
03:10
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10. |
California
03:24
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this is home, but I’m ready to go
take the red line to the blue
move fast, o’hare is tedious – soon enough, underneath us
I can’t wait to be with you
we can ride down to the cove, pretty lady
i’d spend a summer life with you
i miss my friends in California
i miss the water and the waves
no time apart can weaken us, they all would kill to be with us
southern california saves
ride along and sing to 80s songs
and i’d fight for your honor, too
chicago has my sanity, but now i’m with my family
laughing til our face is blue
we can ride down to the cove, pretty lady
i’d spend a summer life with you
i miss my friends in California
i miss the water and the waves
no time apart can weaken us, they all would kill to be with us
southern california saves
yeah – i miss the waves
yeah – take me away
I miss my friends in California
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11. |
Same Heart
03:55
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he’s got the post just right
he’s gonna be famous
got the perfect light
and he’s smiling at the lens
he’ll let em know, alright
about the pain that he came from
and all the reasons why
his story should be told
should be sold
but you and I have the same heart
and whether anyone knows
it beats the same on your island
as it does here in the snow
one of them can do the saving
while the other’s taking the blows
you and I have the same heart
together wherever we go
in your darkest night
in the hardest moments
when you’re feeling like
there’s nothing left to give
I will pick you up and put you on my shoulders
and tell you who you are, just like you did for me
did for me
but you and I have the same heart
and whether anyone knows
it beats the same on your island
as it does here in the snow
one of them can do the saving
while the other’s taking the blows
you and I have the same heart
together wherever we go
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