1. |
Really Really Far Away
03:20
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2. |
Truth and Hypnosis
05:09
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Well the truth is
I didn't want to be your friend
I had a plan from beginning to end
and I'm beginning to suspect
that you may have had one too
You'd turn away from me when I looked over at you
I was wasting all my time just thinking of you
you know
I didn't walk with you
by simple chance
[Lyricless vocal interlude]
Because I wanted more
Because I couldn't help myself
Because all's fair in love
and war
Because I'm not the type of person to admit defeat
even when it's staring right at me
And this time
It was looking at me right through your eyes
And I know, oh, ho oh
I coulda changed it all if I know
what I know now
but that's why I know it
And if I'd known it then what I know today
I woulda fixed all my problems
and made fewer mistakes
but that's why I know it
[Solo]
I didn't want to hurt you
I didn't want to make you
sad
Cause then you might have figured out my plan
But I shoulda been honest
Cause then you woulda been too
Instead of ripping out my heart
And taking it back home with you
I didn't know how cruel you were
And I know, oh, ho oh
I coulda changed it all if I know
what I know now
but that's why I know it
And if I'd known it then what I know today
I woulda fixed all my problems
and made fewer mistakes
but that's why I know it
And I know, oh, ho oh
I coulda changed it all if I know
what I know now
but that's why I know it
And if I'd known it then what I know today
I woulda fixed all my problems
and made fewer mistakes
but that's why I know it
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3. |
A Lullaby for Adults
02:44
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After years on this island
I'm starting to suspect
That my message in a bottle
that I sent out while shipwrecked
Didn't make it to the mainland
But it made it to the shore
Of some other desert island
Where some other poor soul
Saw it wash up in the sand
And he unfurled it in his hands
And he thought that God was giving him a chance
And he took it as a sign
That maybe he could swim to shore
And that maybe he could find the man
Who'd been shipwrecked there before
Well that man started swimming
And when he'd made it pretty far
He thought that he could see the mainland
And that it wouldn't be too hard
Then he thought about the bottle
And the man that it contained
He was sure someday he'd meet him
And that he'd know him
By his face
His focus was distracted
When he looked back to the shore
The waves had gotten bigger
And he couldn't see it anymore
I hope that if he makes it
He'd have the decency to share
Another message in a bottle
For the other ones out there
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4. |
Old Friends (Tonight)
03:08
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Tonight
I'll be knocking down your door
With all the answers
to the questions
that you'd asked me two nights
before
I got around
to responding to your texts
by leaving cryptically worded voicemails
Because you never
Pick up your fucking phone
I'll come by
next time
I'm home
I really miss you a lot
Sometimes
You know
Just called to wish you Happy Birthday
and say sorry that it's seven weeks too late
But I know you'll understand
How life gets in the way
I'll call you in a week
And tell you all about this crazy day
I had
It was
It was something like
when was it... shoot...
Last night
While I was knocking down your door
With all the answers
to the questions
that you'd asked me two nights
before
I got around
to responding to your texts
by leaving cryptically worded voicemails
Because you never
Pick up your fucking phone
I'll come by
next time
I'm home
I really miss you a lot
Sometimes
Well
It can wait until tomorrow
But I'd really rather talk to you today
It used to be so effortless to have you in my life
But then I went and moved so fucking far away
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5. |
Re: Tonight
01:53
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I'll just be here
Wishing I was where you're at
But ignoring all your snapchats
That you send me from back home
And I know that some other time
I'll be begging you not to go
But I must be getting home
I mean I really must be getting home
Tonight
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6. |
By My Side
02:39
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The world is not as big as it might seem
We're five hours apart
and in different seasons
But with the way things change
And the way people move
all around, these days
I know that I will see you soon
And even though we're far away
We still talk every single day
And it feels almost like you're right here
by my side
Ooh whoa oh oh
Ooh whoa oh oh
Ooh whoa oh oh
Ooh whooooa oh oh
Ooh whoa oh oh
Ooh whoa oh oh
Sometimes when someone's special
you just know
it doesn't always take a lot of time
for love to grow
In a flurry of connections
We walked and talked and drank and dined
And when the dust was settled
I was yours and you were mine
I wanna be with you for longer
I wanna get to know you more
And for that I need you right here
by my side
I wanna be the one you think of
As you go about your day
You are for me and I am for you
and that's how I want things to stay
I know it won't be easy
But I know we'll find a way
To make it so
we're by each other's sides
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7. |
Love is a Traffic Light
02:38
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Oh love can be a car crash
that kills everyone involved
leaving disembodied hearts
still beating by the side of the road
It works in the long run
nine times out of ten
the tenth time isn't always fatal
But this time it might have been
[solo]
Oh it could have been me
Me that wrapped you in my arms
Like a seat belt
pulled so tight
It crushed your heart
When the airbags came on
Love is a traffic light
At two intersection roads
Someone has to stop
And let the other person go
Love is a traffic light
that was red
when you drove by
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8. |
Fly Away
03:26
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It's been
One year, six months and two weeks now
Since I packed up everything
and hit the road
I tend to lean on randomness
In everything I do
But random doesn't always lead to new
Well it's been
one year, six months and a day now
Since the last time
That I knew what to do
Meanwhile, I'm filling up the space
In all my empty days
Until
I finally cave
And then I'll fly away
I know what to do
I know what to do
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9. |
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The only thing to eat here
are some shrimp puffs in my cupboard
that were put there by a girl I didn't love
But I saw here a lot
and she saw me a lot too
I haven't thrown them out yet
Even though they taste bad
Cause it seems like a wasteful thing to do
I'll just wait til they get stale
But that takes time
Even though I know
That it's all fine
The phone call when she told me
that she didn't want her shrimp puffs back
was barely more than 7 minutes long
I guess we both ran out of things to say
But now it's some weeks later
And I suppose it's only natural
But I'm lying on my floor
And drinking milk straight from the jug
Because all I've got to eat are stale shrimp puffs
Because you know
It takes some time
Even though you know
Before things are fine
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10. |
You Can Count on Me
05:06
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11. |
ttoo manny cloths
01:08
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No, really, I like it - it's just that
"I have got too many clothes" x 7
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12. |
Pilot Lights
01:58
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Look at the stars on such a quiet night
I think we got it right
coming here tonight
On nights like these
it seems we've all got stars inside our eyes
Looking out and shining on each other
And when the wine's all gone
And we've exhausted all our favorite topics
And know that it won't stay like this forever
Oh when the morning comes
All that's left are stars inside our eyes
Keeping on like pilot lights
Like pilot lights
Like pilot lights
Like pilot lights
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13. |
I and You
02:55
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I
I could jump across worlds
If I wanted to
Used to think that I would
When I could
Cause I wanted to then
Now I just don't
I
I could walk up and talk to people
That I don't know
But I don't though
Cause I got nothing to say
You say I've found
More freedom than you
But I don't see how
That could possibly be true
I save all my questions
For answers from you
But I guess you do the same thing
For me
Don't fuck up your stars
Don't fuck up your stars
Don't fuck up your stars
Don't fuck up your stars
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14. |
One More Fantasy
03:54
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I had been scrambling for some time
all the while
I was expecting to see
Who it was that created all this poison
and inequality
I had to tell them
to stop all of this
so that
the people
could be free
There's no king of the system
And if there were
It would be me
Are we powerless to fix this?
Is there any cause for hope?
Or will ashes once again return to ashes?
I am powerless to know.
There's no evidence
that we can back our world
up off the brink
no precedent
of past civilizations that did not collapse
after wrong turns at several critical junctures in the past
Are we powerless to fix this?
Is there any cause for hope?
Or will ashes once again return to ashes?
I am powerless to know.
One more fantasy
One more fantasy
One more fantasy
One more fantasy
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Axe Club California
Lo-fi indie folk/rock that sort of gets lost along the scenic route to the minor outlying islands of psychedelia. Axe Club is the project of San Francisco Bay Area based bedroom songwriter Collin Barnwell, who hopes you enjoy his music.
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