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Edward Tulane
03:56
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Father I am dying
Come save me, please
Everyone is trying
To fix my china teeth
And sew
Buttons into gold
I am listening
To unwound
In my basement home studio setup
Underground
And I find myself
And I find myself
You hold my hand
At the seams
The tower falls
In the last days of the king
Oh, but I'll hold you close
I will hold you close
Close
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3. |
The Suburbs
03:06
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The floorboards died under your
Three legged stool
And you cried because it was
Property of the school
I lied when I said that
I'd be here until you lost your hearing
The ground opened up and
Swallowed you whole
You ran butter knives against
Living room throw pillows
There came a time when I found the
Feathers inside were merely peanuts
In the sky
When I’ve washed your plates and
Cleaned your feet
When I have finished off the last cup of coffee
I’ve found
That we are just feathers
In the ground
My father told me not to
Lose my head
I spent my college savings on a
Life insurance plan
And I’ve learned so much
From his white picket fence
Picture perfect
Green painted lawns
All the old ladies are just
Trying to feel young
My father told me not to
Lose my head
I spent my college savings on his
Final breaths
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4. |
Worm Song
03:46
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If I was a worm
Would you still step on me?
Oh, who am I kidding?
You already have
And everyone’s done
Done, done, done with me
Oh I cant lose my head
The wall bleeds down the drain
I’m half an hour from home, oh
I hang my head in shame
As you cut down to the bone
Oh, but even a worm
Yes, even a worm
Must turn
I am not bait
I am not bait
I am not bait
I am not bait
I am not bait
I am not bait
I am not bait
I am not bait
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5. |
2 Minutes Out
03:25
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The warhead is coming
It’s headed our way
But I can’t be happier
That it happened today
This is your
2 minute warning
The bomb's gonna hit
And then you’ll be gone
Oh oh, oh
And I still remember
The way that she smiled
When I was around
And I tore it all down
But I wish
I could be better
I could’ve done more
To soften the blow
I don’t even know how I even got home
There’s still a few stars when I look out the window
Stay in the car
Until I’m not able
Cause I’m just another
Member in an ensemble cast
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6. |
Bears
07:19
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The sun will take you by the morning
But the dark blue clear’s all there seems to be
Tomorrow we’ll join the bears
But tonight you belong to me
And I don’t like the atmosphere
But you’ve got pretty ceilings
You ask me what I’m doing here
And I say that I was just leaving
I’m early to the party
A statue in your corner, please
And I’m not scared of dying
I just don’t want you to leave me
What was so easy in the night, has now got me confused
Oh, I watch the phone again
Like honey twisted through the weight of you
I’m freezing cold, and you look at me
Like I’m a beast
That’s older than I’m supposed to be
You’ll leave your pain in my paw
I’ll hold you in close
The woods hold their breath
And watch the door close
You brush my nose with
A stretch of thyme
The beasts walk past
They’re just friends of mine
You brush my fur and touch my paw
But you’re leaving anyway
Bring me to bed tonight
Since you’re leaving with the day
Your honey still stains my fur
I’ll hold it like an urn
I’ll hold you like an oath
I'll hold you
Like there’s no one else
I'll hold you
Like there’s no one else
I’ll hold you
I’ll hold you
Like there’s no one else
I’ll hold you
The only one here at this lonely party
Like an oath
Like you never left that morning before I woke up
I’ll hold you
God, I’ll hold you
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7. |
The Queen Is Dead
05:38
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This body has been done serving me for a little while
I can’t help but wonder if these hands had made her smile
I’m on my knees, and you’re still broken
Honey I will leave you
You know I won’t hold it against myself
Walk through the water, my feet feel like lead
Baby it’s just started, but I can’t help but imagine the end
My cheeks are bruised, my ribs are sore
Your arm is dragging me to the door
Your paper cuts are closing up
I’ll buy some band-aids from the store
And I’ll keep waiting, I’ll stay vacant
You cry all night, laying in bed naked
But I swear I’ve never wondered
I’m the same as when I died
Did you think you were a martyr?
Will I make it through the night?
Every time I think of you it feels like I have died
You don’t want to see me, I don’t know why I tried
Don’t hold my head in your hands like she did
Don’t say you loved me I feel like the kid that I was two years ago
Weeping, she drew her silver blade from my temple
Everyone is dying very slowly
The sword that I burned with you
Swears itself unholy
It pierced through the jungle
You wander clear, but stumbled
Her blood stains the bed of the river
We all start somewhere, so does the river
Your clothes are crimson just for show
Everyone dies on your cross
I get nervous when I see
The blood has also stained the sheets
I cry against semen stained breath
Everyone dies, everyone dies, everyone dies, everyone dies
Come home late, your family is dead
Everyone dies, everyone dies, everyone dies, everyone dies
Kill the baron, put the queen to bed
Everyone dies, everyone dies, everyone dies, everyone dies
She’s coming for my head
Everyone dies, everyone dies
Finally, the queen is
I count five weeks
She counts pixies
She found me in the dark
Now everybody’s talking
I count five weeks
She counts pixies
She found me in the dark
Now everybody’s talking
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8. |
She
05:08
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The oil jumped out from the pan
And bit me on the cheek
You found a bandage and
Put it on my knee
And I was an eagle before she came into my life
Oh I was a camera, and I’ve gone blind
Do you want to stay with me?
Do you want to stay with me?
Do you want to stay with me?
Oh but I hope that these words will turn themselves into a song
And I hope that she knows she didn’t do anything wrong
But I still see that girl
In her underwear
She is crying now
And she’s not aware
What she means to me
And I can’t deny
I am nothing now
Under flashing lights
When will my parents get separate apartments?
I’m tired of them and their current arrangement
And I am the salt that she ran through on the beach
I'll leave the city for somewhere close to the sea
Do you want to stay with me?
Do you want to stay with me?
Do you want to stay with me?
Do you want to stay with me?
And there’s something special about
Her faded red hair
And I love the way that you look at me
When I stare
I would’ve shot myself
Out of loneliness
Like a dying dog
Like a bloody lip
Oh, I can’t find the words
I think you were right
Dancing in the rain
While the lightning strikes
And I can’t see the road
My eyes crowd with tears
It’s so foggy out
But, god, you’re still here
In your arms I am
Where I belong
Everything is you
Everybody’s wrong
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9. |
Forrest Gump
03:47
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Sitting naked on the floor of the shower
Rendered breathless for another hour
Winsome smiles and tender cheeks
Make Edward’s knees grow soft and weak
Brace the canyon and strangers hand
Now we’re married, on life support and dead
My arm opens
My eyes travel the room
Somebody has left the groom
Did you know that
The last time that I cried
Jenny left me
On a bike?
Kill a dragon
In my name
I am sorry
I missed your game
Cause I can’t sing or
Play guitar
I can help you
Heal your scars
Two after 16
I wish it was me
Everyone is silent
I’ve been told that
I should die
The last few days
At least twice
I can’t feel you
I’ve been trying
I can’t be real
I am dying
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10. |
Swans
06:31
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I know that you can’t help it
But I’m yielding to nausea
Oh, your eyes, they fill the trees
And I am hiding from the setting sun
Oh, I know of what you speak
I know you’re trying not to let me down
Oh, everyone is dying
But I can’t say that I am not proud
Oh, I’m leaving myself behind, again
Oh you’re keeping me aside
Just to bathe inside your oxygen
But you follow me into the ocean
When I cannot breathe
I still fly away to Paris
When the water starts to swallow me
Oh, I am new
But I need you
I am new
And I need you
To the ocean with you
My body is done, too
Water we come, to
Water we bleed to
Water we come, to
Water we bleed to
Water we come, to
Water we bleed to
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