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Begin Again
05:58
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Everybody Wants to go to the party but nobody wants to drive
Everybody wants to go to heaven. but nobody wants to die
You say that your a work in progress but you never worked a day in your life
I guess success is energy plus time
Everybody wants a beautiful garden but nobody Wants to dig
Everybody's gonna write that novel but you haven't even started it
If you never dip your foot in, what hope do you have to ever SWIM?
It's gonna take some loss to ever win
Pre-Chorus
And I know I could walk away today
And it's more tempting than I'd like to say
Cause I'm swimming in the residue of an idiotic teenage boy
who believed that grief held more artistic value than joy
And went out of his way to avoid anything else
Chorus
So here I am again, sad as hell again
And Im starting to think it's just the person that I am
But every era has a start, and every era has an end
So Im starting to think that I need to begin again
Verse 2
Everybody thinks they know what they're doing but nobody has a clue
Fake it till you make till you start to believe till it eventually becomes the truth
A paper mache dam that's damned to crack and break when everything falls through
The truth is everybody's making do
Really I'm just tired of giving advice that nobody ever asked me for
Used to think the things I said were important but it's been said better before
So if you need me call me up and we can catch up on our ongoing wars
Try or don't - the choice is yours
Pre-Chorus
And I know I could walk away today
And that's why I choose to stay
So here I am again, sad as hell again
And Im starting to think it's just the person that I am
But every era has a start, and every era has an end
So Im starting to think that I need to begin again
Outro
Be who you are unless who you are is a big, dumb, piece of shit
In which case, be better, be better
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2. |
A Rude Awakening
03:59
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Did I do something wrong? Piss off some ancient God?
How do I keep fucking up when everybody else seems to get along?
Cause my friends are moving on and I'm just some tagalong
Yeah, man dont worry about me. I'm just here for the show and then I'll be gone
Yeah they say to follow your dreams
But be Prepared for them to lead into a nightmare
Or at the very least a rude awakening
That shakes you from your sleep, & into the air
Playing folk-punk music, it seemed like an easy gig
Just make some records and put them on Bandcamp and people will purchase it
But nobody ever did cause everyone's broke as shit
and anyways they've all got thier own CDs that they're posting to make it big
Oh, how I wish that I was a math and science guy
There's just more stability with thre abilities found in that kind of mind
Still I don't think that I would ever go back in time
I knew this was dumb as shit when I began; I accepted the terms
And I learned that, for better or for worse, this is my life
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3. |
Too Many Potions
03:56
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Barricade the door and wipe the sweat from your brow
Whatever it was that was chasing you is barricaded for now
Someone light a candle because I can't see a thing
A flicker, a strike lights up the night Illuminating everything
This room is filled with potions - tonics meant to bolster your resovle
So what's this rotten feeling in my gut that something here is terribly wrong?
Thunder fills the dungeon, shaking the earth at your feet
locks and chains bar the only door out, barricading something screaming in the deep
Chorus
So I'm just standing here
Having come this far
Taking my time, wondering
Whether to let the light burn out
Verse
Sometimes, I think I'd like to stay in this room forever
Never pushing forward and staying still
Some brave adventurer, 1000 years from now
Find my remains wasting away like some not so living will
Cause I'm just standing here
Having come this far
Taking my time, wondering
Whether to let the light burn out
Bridge
Sometimes fortune finds you when you need it
Just before the worst is get to come
Sometimes fate will leave you very far behind
Staring at the floor until your body goes numb
But I've still got dying left to do - I've still got options left to choose
If I go, I go, but I will choose how.
These chains will bear my strikes, these locks will taste my spear
This door will take my splinters, this beast will learn to fear
Because I am standing here
Having come this far
Taking my time
Wandering into the dark
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4. |
Black Water
05:18
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And when the darkness comes, I'll say "hey, where ya been?
I've been up all Night here darling. I've been worried sick
You say you've had a long day, that's ok my dear
Just take your time and when you're ready, I'll be waiting here
A couple hours pass, you stumble down the stairs
Pools of black were spilling out your mouth and eyes and ears
You took your seat in leather, stole my cup of tea
Regained your composure and then finally said to me
Chorus 1
"This world's got me worried, this world's got me scared
We're so close to death and no one seems to care
About everything that's coming, about everything that will be
Look me in the eyes and tell me where I err
Cause when I see all the folks in this stupid town
I know nobody here knows what they're talking about
And when I see the boulevards in the downtown
I can see them burning down, deny it if you care
This world is lost, this world is lost. I know"
Verse 2
The room was quiet for a while as the energy died down to standing still
And you sat with a crooked smile,thrumming with the thought of what's to come
As you were squirming in your chair, a mix of anger, joy, and fear
Eyes locked onto mine like mirrors, swirling pools of blackened spheres
Waiting for a failure to reply
Chorus 2
So I said: "I am also worried, I am also scared
But nihilism only gives you more to bear.
And you don't know whats coming, you don't know what will be
Look me in the eyes and tell me where I err
Cause when I see all the folks in this stupid town
I know that everyone is trying to work it out
And when I see the boulevards in this downtown
I can see them growing proud, ignore it if you dare
This world's not lost, this worlds not lost. It's you"
Bridge
WRATH RAGE FEAR were thrown around the room
"I don't give a fuck if this place ends up our tomb.
If this world doesn't, I'll bury you"
Outro
And then you were gone - shifted off into the night
When will I see you again? I hope you are doing alright
I hope you are doing alright
I hope you are doing alright
I hope you are doing alright
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5. |
Liminal Space
06:48
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I've been somewhat disappointed with the water calm at sea
Cause while it makes for smoother sailing, it's not what the ocean's meant to be
It was once a raging torrent, swallowed sailors where they dared to breathe
Beyond the sifting shoreline border where they had no right to be
But lately I've been looking at the waters, calm and flat and clear and everything
That makes me wonder if this way is better, and if that older rage should cease
I dont know if I want a storm or just minutes fucking peace
I feel like either would suffice, I feel like both would bring release
But what comes after the lightning? What's left in the wake of the waves?
Is the aftermath more than I can take? These old waters need a break.
These old waters really need a break.
These old waters really need a break.
These old waters really need a break.
I see an endless horizon of cresting waters that swell and break
I see an endless horizon, I see unlimited liminal space
I think that you pretend to not notice when I'm struggling at the end of my rope
I think it's easier for you to look away than stay and watch me choke
We can swing here forever, sure as nooses come and gallows go
And we'll just come back again and then it gets sucked into the undertoe
Tide out, tide in - we begin again
Tide out, tide in
Tide out, tide in - we begin again
Tide out, tide in
I am an endless horizon
I am an endless horizon
I am an endless horizon
I am an endless horizon
I am an endless horizon of cresting waters that swell and break
I am an endless horizon, I am unlimited liminal space
I am an endless horizon of cresting waters that swell and break
I am an endless horizon, I am unlimited liminal space
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Here Be Monsters Athens, Georgia
Here Be Monsters is an independent folk-punk project currently based out of Georgia consisting of one member. It delivers lo-
fi, emotive music through full band recordings and looper-based performances.
Digital downloads are free, but I'm still charging for CDs and merch. Donations are welcome! Thanks, y'all!
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