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Riverbed
02:58
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All gold fades to black some day
time taught me well that everything i love
will one day crumble and turn to dust
lines all collapse, hope starts to rot
death more frequently enters my thoughts
on the future have shifted, as I've grown older
I've learned to do without, I've learned
to turn my suffering to strength
to proudly watch as that bridge burns from beneath
on the river bank
just like the fire in my heart
that's always kept me going
it's the separation that's always kept me from the dark
time taught me well that the fight won't stop
for the tired and weak, desperate and lost
you've never been low til you've fallen through the ice
sunk through the riverbed and questioned life
all gold fades to black someday
it's up to you never to fade
there will be no time to think and if you're weak
you'll fucking sink
so sink
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Brookline
02:16
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Breathing out, it's all so clear now
these are the moments I've always starved for
back to the ground, I watched as the sky tore open
and I feel whole again
even if for only a moment
where i forgot that I'm so broken
hollow me out, it's getting louder now
that same broken sound
that's always kept me down
it's coming back around
it always comes back around
as time stands still, we're swinging from fixtures made of dreams
of things I'll never be, that you've always been
I'm not as numb when you're here with me
breathing deep, I'll let this all sink in
one heart, two shells
you'll never hear me say see you in hell
see you in hell
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Throwaway Kids
04:23
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his heart sank as the sun came up
he knew today was the day
shaky hands gripped a coffee cup
external signs of eternal pain
rose from his seat and drew the shades
to black out his slow decay
for six months he'd felt this way
desert leaves that begged for rain
it never came
misunderstood as a young man,
written off as a classic case
they thought his promise was a hollow threat
type two til his final breath
and there's plenty more just like him
there's a sickness in the world today
it's not something you can medicate
from broken hearts to broken homes
to all the kids who died alone in their rooms
you'll catch us swinging from the ceiling
cause they numbed us out
but hear me, those who fell can rise again
we'd do anything to dream again
hear me, those who fell can rise again
it's all thanks to you that
we're all throwaway kids
and there's plenty more just like us
there's a sickness in the world today
it's not something you'd understand
from broken hearts to broken homes
to all the kids who died by their own hand
you paint such a pretty picture
these afflictions are inscription
when death starts calling out your name
just laugh in its fucking face
the only thing that kept me from an early grave
was knowing I'm not alone
you're not alone
we're not alone, we're all throwaway kids
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Cursed Life
02:53
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oh my how guilt sets in its hooks
leaves you bent and broken
reminds you of all that you took
and the lives you split wide open
all in the name of saving face
but racing thoughts will never fade
you're living the cursed life
among snakes thieves and spies
on borrowed time til the day you die
your forked tongue spits venom lies
and can't you see?
you're barely scraping by
peel back your flesh, expose your lack of heart
and lie still til you bleed dry
the floorboards part and you're pulled under
sitting in the dark you're left to wonder
what the fuck brought you here
and how you'll never get out
I'll shed some light
you brought this on yourself
so say you're damned
the only truth to leave your mouth
you cry for help
but nothings coming out
all that you stood for,
all of that means nothing anymore
so just burn out, it's all you're worth
you're cursed
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5. |
Irish Goodbye
03:16
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I've fucking counted everyday
since I've seen your smiling face
I've got a lot of words that you'll never hear
and that's a lot to stomach
I feel just like you did back in 1972
it took you being gone for me to feel
the pain that you went through
just promise me this ain't some legacy
of men who hardly broke thirty
the suns going down, pain sets in, my heart slows
it's these moments where I need you most
I can still feel your ghost
just like you never left
I walk these streets as half the man i used to be
I never sleep, and never will,
you're always on my mind
time spent being so low has taught me patience
but I'd kill to hear your voice, or see your face
just one last time
I remember being young
back when i had clean lungs
the hot summer days
down at the reservoir
I remember the sun, the way it hit your smile lines
and those blue eyes, I've got the same ones
and I aspire to be
the man you were at your peak
you've got a home in my heart
and I'll push forward though weak in the knees
I've been down this road, it's one you may know
but I walked it alone, as I watched you erode
it's an irish goodbye to all the good times
all that's tall falls so hard
all momentum eventually slows
I'll never take another thing for granted
but hindsight's twenty fucking twenty
i hope you know i know you always loved me
if you can hear me
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