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this building is crumbling
but the tenants refuse to move out
stubborn like ghosts between the walls of a missionary post
and the natives are cruel
you always were the end of my means
you guarded me from my bad dream
i locked the door some came in but no more
i won’t fail them again
bruises for glass beads
clever savages ate our hearts out
you always were the tidal wave
washing down on my bad dream
i cannot let you go
i cannot let you know
the kind of monsters that come see me at night
i try to stand on my own i try to get what i know
befriend the monsters that come see me at night
i cannot let you go i cannot let you know
quit hitting the deep strings
little used to go a long way
i sat on my hands on your lap
watching sunsets on tape
in the back of my mind
you always were the sweet taste
in the gulf of my bad dream
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2. |
Glitter Band
01:16
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i caught your scent in the summer rain
i felt old and broken
went to a friend to measure the pain
left her old and broken
it took the jester a long time
to condemn the queen
i caught me looking for substitutes
that ain’t foul or taken
finally found out where that smell comes from
a place foul and taken
ran all the way to the bitter end
scissors in my pockets
i ran the whole goddamn way
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Dilapidated
01:13
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it's been a long way into town
when i got here
they got me tarred feathered crowned
king of an ancient empire
dilapidated
cause i did not care it's true
no i did not care it's true
a crinkle a crack
a stab in the back
after that hearts stop beating
i finally
i finally concur
it was me that set fire to the pyre
so dastardly conceived
it was you that was true
and it's always been
it was me
silently
treachery
so dastardly conceived
it was you that was true
and it's always been just you
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Hurtya
00:57
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between the lines
you read it white on white
there’s no need to pin the point
you can’t nail jelly
nor what’s on your mind
didn’t i say long ago
what cannot reach you doesn’t hurt you
all about the life i know
it’s hard to let go
so hard to let go
and all these times you took your time
every second creeping in like a promise
that went down the line
didn’t i say long ago
what cannot reach you doesn’t hurt you
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5. |
Nine43
01:10
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steer me up
against that thing in the sky
split my lips
and i will say that it never rains
on summer days
shedding skin ain’t i
bleeding hearts run dry
i banged my head
against the walls where we used to live
fucked it up
and i took years to find this out
it’s singular
shedding skin ain’t i
bleeding hearts run dry
getting old ain’t i
fade to dust goodbye
where can i go
when all i ever wanted
has come and gone
and I’ll stay empty without you
this world stays empty
without you
it’s always nine 43
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6. |
DC
01:29
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i learned to live without you and me
feelings sleep and decency
bleak wipeouts
no white clouds
scrutinized efficiency
my dragon coat that shabby thing
prevents remembering
at the seams it seems a little bit fuzzy
but it’s sitting real tight
says the pilot to the gunner
“we’re safe man”
you scared the hell out of me
you can consider me saved now
you can consider me now
juvenile the vintage type
a barren place but fortified
i sure ain’t prospero
there was no warning
when the sickness has burned itself
we’ll be safe man
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7. |
Coins for the Robot
01:45
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big boy and proud
he finally made it
got it warm and cozy
the storm outside rattles the shutter
so he dims the light and tells her to let go
he spurs it out
the fucker is happy
he's got reasons to be
it’s written down
in numbers
by many
like a fact ancient thingy
sloganized to rhyme
coins for the robot
tin on my head
walls made of paper of things someone said
beauty to look at and lies to be told
prey for the masses
and graves for the lonely
he once had a cure
but sadly he lost it
before the pain
this used to make sense
this used to be easy
now it feels like dreaming
when you cannot fall asleep
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scrape the scurf
it's sore and finally showing
something 'bout the glimmer life ain't right
i took the fire stairs
there's no way of knowing
how the mess i made will stand against time
head full of arrogance
as true as it's been worn out
bold against the drift of time
i don't remember me
i don't remember when
i don't remember that child
no
it's buried alive
it's buried for good
it ain't gonna thrive
i never thought it would
i'm picking fleas
from the monkey on my back
i call it friendship when i can
won't take that medicine
won't site the next of kin
i won't plunder that grave
no
i don't mind that
i don't mind
i don't mind at all
i don't mind that
i don't mind
[my voice in your ear is enough
to make you envy helen keller
even more than before
tone deaf in every sense
senseless
unawareness
spot the difference*]
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9. |
(I Killed) Laura
01:37
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it did not happen in dallas
it got no airtime
no headline news
she was careless and quiescent
he swore he did it in the blink of an eye
in a thundering silence
words got washed up and carried away
and evidence at the crime scene
was barely found and burked anyway
i killed laura
i killed her in my head
while i was out of my mind
hardly here
rewind in slow motion
he spoke about her with a sad little smile
there wasn’t any commotion
too much too late
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10. |
Erebus
01:51
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you’re too thin and the winter comes
who will keep you warm when you can’t hibernate
this land is bare and your bones are weak
and it takes a lot of effort
just to barely survive
you got a match and a fireplace
but who will cut the wood and keep the flame alive
that wound looks bad and when fever hits
you're gonna maunder with the shadows
just to barely survive
but if we fed off of each other
to the bones and undercover
warmed our shaking limbs like lovers
in the middle of the night
if we took a bite whenever
we get hungry and together
we could be laying here and waiting
for the other one to die
are you breathing my dear
are you still breathing my dear
you’re too frail and the winter comes
it's a graceful act of mercy
when I reach for your heart
you're too cold it won't hurt that much
icy bits of numbness
just to barely survive
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11. |
Trigger
01:49
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pull the trigger softly
let the echo take you there
unless of course it’s momentary
a toe in the gap as the kids are watching
we’re ticket stubs of former things
and void
an epitaph
here’s how it was
unfit to fit the ordinary
he burned his fuel and nothing left
he burned himself to death
man
i fully understand that set of strings
but i can’t play it
unless of course they sing along
bridges we’re burning
backs we’re turning
they are the ones
that we can’t leave behind
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12. |
Cheer Machine
02:03
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i built that machine to take me back
in time in shape to you on track
to that one day
the one that came before tomorrow
tomorrow’s when i missed my chance
i hesitated
to that one day
the one i should have stayed beside you
sanctuary
killing ground
the only thing that outdid time
cheer me up
while the batteries are fading
till the day that i can’t make it back
cheer me up
cause i’m not supposed to be here
but there’s no other place for me
under the glass you’re the queen ant
ruling a colony burning out
layer by layer
and spreading through the tunnels
a pyre in the name of love
and wrinkled black shells
layer by layer
like peeling skin
sanctuary
killing ground
the only thing that outdoes time
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Nosebleeder Cologne, Germany
short songs for busy punkrockers that dig Boxer, Lifetime, early Samiam & Snuff, Dag Nasty, Leatherface...
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