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Premonitions
02:21
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I saw sunshine but I knew it can't be true.
I saw sunshine but i knew it wasn't daylight.
Blame it on yourself instead of everyone.
Blame it on yourself instead of everyone else.
I saw clouds and everything else around,
and I saw my parents graves.
Reminding me that someday they will leave me here at home.
Reminding me, painfully that I will some day be alone.
Alone, Alone.
But not yet.
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I heard you crying last night and there's nothing I can do.
The memories of your love life
have left you scarred and bruised.
The screaming gets much louder
from that place inside your head.
So you drown it out with pillows, but it never works,
so you decide to try the pills instead.
I had a preschool crush from the moment that I met you.
The next couple days I just couldn't forget you.
Acting like a little girl, little boy, you stole my world.
And ran just like the champ you know you are.
But then you through it in my face,
the thoughts I had I cant erase.
Twisted, tumbled, cracked and burned.
Like a ship that's overturned
But then you through it in my face,
the thoughts I had I cant erase.
Twisted, tumbled, cracked and burned.
Like a ship that's overturned
So am I used, my heart abused?
or am I yours behind closed doors?
Don't let her know that you were with me.
Don't tell me she's your destiny.
I heard you crying last night
and there's nothing I can do.
The memories of your love life
have left you scarred and bruised.
The screaming gets much louder
from that place inside your head.
So you drown it out with pillows,
but it never works, so you decide to try the pills instead.
So am I used, my heart abused?
or am I yours behind closed doors?
Don't let her know that you were with me.
Don't tell me she's your destiny.
I have to wonder if I'm wrong
to wish your better all along.
The stress of life we can't reverse,
it's like our secret private curse.
I have to wonder if I'm wrong
to think your mine all along.
To look at you with hopeful eyes.
This is my stone's throw goodbye.
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Carpathia
07:00
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I checked my feelings at the door when I met you.
But we were nothing more than scattered love notes.
Pen and paper.
And I changed what I once knew, I did it all for you.
And I never made it through, with my stupid love songs.
Now there's nothing left to do,
I can't change who I once was,
my words will never make it through, your skull is hard,
and that's because the world is not your friend.
And neither now is anyone.
And everything will burn the flames will touch you skin,
It's just what you deserve so let the fire in.
Say it burns like my stupid love songs.
Just give me one good thought to have,
I started first but finished last,
I cast her bones into the sea,
good riddance, rest in peace.
There's nowhere safe or left to hide,
the whole damn world is after me,
you cant burn if you are drowning,
you can drown if you can't breathe.
And i remember and i believe.
I still remember. Rest. In. Peace.
Now there's nothing left to do,
I can't change who I once was,
my words will never make it through, your skull is hard,
and that's because the world is not your friend.
And neither now is anyone.
Now there's nothing left to do,
I can't change who I once was,
my words will never make it through, your skull is hard,
and that's because the world is not your friend.
That's why i changed who i once was,
the ship is sinking underneath.
Carpathia is lost.
We've ruined everything given to us and now it's gone.
I've been sitting around.
This is my cloud:
Carpathia.
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Derek Jolley Larksville, Pennsylvania
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