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Earthbound & Down
02:18
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Ever so slight is the slime in my throat
Lightly obscuring the words that it coats
My idea of a joke: drown to see if I float
And I'm laughing the loudest of all
I set aside my disaffection
But found respite in resentment
In rejection I found a semblance
Of comfort so I've only ever lived
At the top of this tower
There is a reason for all of this
This anger has impetus
I talk a big game
Stoke a big flame
But that doesn't mean I don't get burned
I draw lines between myself and everyone else
As a defense against impermanence
As an affront to my health
Still I am fine most of the time
Ever so slight is the slime in my throat
Lightly obscuring the words that it coats
My idea of a joke: drown to see if I float
And I'm laughing the loudest of all
And it's small
But there's a certain consolation
Involved in total alienation
For all
Of this self-deprecation
I'm not actually this jaded
Or obsessed with isolation
I just talk a big game
Stoke a big flame
But that doesn't mean I don't get burned
I draw lines between myself and everyone else
As a defense against impermanence
As an affront to my health
Still I am fine most of the time
Ever so slight is the slime in my throat
Obscuring the words that it coats
My idea of a joke: drown to see if I float
And I'm laughing the loudest of all
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Skyline
03:36
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If I never move again
Take me to where the skyline ends
And leave me with the trees
Should my heart start skipping beats
Believe
It is time to start giving back
I cycled through the tried and trues
But kept coming back to something new
I couldn't shake the deja vu
So I stalled a while and scrapped that too
And I ended back where I began
But with holes punched through my hollow hands
I may have never breathed before
There was something in the air that sat like lead
And it filled my lungs with pure contempt
The taste was equally saccharine
And bitter to my braying lips
What a still and quiet evening
As I watch the sun retreating
If I never move again
Take me to where the skyline ends
And leave me with the trees
Should my heart start skipping beats
Because maybe the greatest prize
Is to one day photosynthesize
So pick a myth or prescription
Fill your head with either one
The pills and the liquids
Or the we shall overcomes
Sleep safe in the suburbs
Sip your filtered water slow
And swallow the story
As the capsule's coating goes
That taste is still on my tongue
As the sound scrapes my aching gums
Heavy hands pressed against my chest
Singing the chorus of our lament
If I never move again
Take me to where the skyline ends
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