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Kemikal
04:24
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My whole life I've waited patiently
But now I feel this lack of love isn't enough
To blame on luck or godly karma
One two three and this night is failing me
These slow deliberate ticks keep slipping up my start
And calling out your bluffs
And I am inches from defeat
When I am in the solace of my lonely apartment
And I let the subtle logic of my brain
Dissect and analyze my heart
And tear my hopes apart
It's like a veil is raised and
Come what might this night is changing me
The carousel keeps spinning out of your control
And all the tricks you know cannot
Keep me from talking back
I've cut you too much slack
It happened way too fast
And finally I crack
It's because you made me worry
And because you made me wait
That you reached in expecting gratitude
But came out drenched in hate
And it's because you made me hope
And it's because you tricked my mind
That you thought I could move on
But found me in perpetual rewind
Like when you said you had a cold
So you made me take your hand
But the medicine I found you couldn't even make you stand
So I helped you shoulder blame but when it's time you tend to hide
I'm alright playing games but you have, you have to pick a side
The wheels in my mind
Like chemicals collide
Will slowly make me wise
It's almost time to leave
So I'm smiling underneath
And you're lying through your teeth
And there's sirens on the street
The sirens on the street
The sirens on the street
Come what might this night is changing me
The carousel keeps spinning out of your control
And all the tricks you know cannot
Keep me from talking
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2. |
Dorothy, Is It You?
02:58
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Dorothy, no is it you
Is it you, is this really what it comes to?
I never could have guessed yeah never would have known
I'm not one for taking chances
So why'd I take the phonecall
It's as if I had been waiting
Stark light, electric touch
In dreams, I feel you close
But how can I feel this rush
For a friend, just a friend
After all the years
Well that's just it
I do rush, I do
When I shouldn't, no I shouldn't
Rush to you, not to you
Well, that's just it
I do rush, I do
When I shouldn't rush to you
Dorothy, our film
Is it cracked, is it scratched
Will they ever understand you
Cause I am written in a language you don't read
Colors you should never see
Constellations saying "please, I want you now"
But you're just a friend, nothing but a friend
But that's just it
I do rush, I do
When I shouldn't
Not to you
Well, that's just it I do rush I do, my friend
But that's just it
I do rush, I do
When I shouldn't
Not to you
Well, that's just it I do rush I do, my friend
It's as if I had been waiting
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3. |
Come On, Kara!
04:02
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Yesterday I saw you
Then today you called my name again
Tomorrow's just another step to you
To you
My killer high, my killer low
Platonic lies will kill her slow
Inside my mind, inside my heart
They do, they do
And I can't abide by this gun by my side
Come on, come on, come on don't you want my
Come on, come on, come on don't you want my love
Someone someone someone has to get my
Someone someone someone has to get my love
Come on, Kara
I fall to you controlling this
Sick twisted lack of holiness
I wasn't yours, I never was
It's true, it's true
So this is my apology
For not practicing monogamy
This self-indulged atrocity is you, it's you
And I can't abide by this gun by my side
Come on, come on, come on, disconnect this
Come on, come on, come on, disconnect this love
Someone someone someone please protect this
Someone someone someone please protect this love
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4. |
Fragile
04:39
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I need a doctor
I need a lock and a key
I need a porcelain angel
It’s just precaution
It’s taking steps to be safe
Inside my guarded and monochrome world
Cause I don’t wanna feel, I don’t wanna feel anything more tonight
And I don’t wanna be, I don’t wanna be anywhere else tonight
Phone rings on
No! The current switch in me
Is sparking up the fireworks, the fireworks
It grows and rises up in me
I’m falling to the deep end
I’m weakened
Without you
Yes it’s you
I need distraction
I need to jam all night
And let the lights pound sense into my soul
Give me an answer
More than a dialtone
Don’t make me sleep alone in the cold
Cause I don’t wanna feel, I don’t wanna feel anything more tonight
But I don’t wanna be, I don’t wanna be anyone else tonight
Phone rings on
No! A shiver in my spine
Don’t hand me to the tigers, the tigers
Oh, I stepped right out of line
Like I was born a fighter
A fighter for you
Yes, it’s you
No! The current switch in me
Is sparking up the fireworks, the fireworks
It grows and rises up in me
I’m falling to the deep end
I’m weakened
No! A shiver in my spine
Don’t hand me to the tigers, the tigers
Oh, I stepped right out of line
Like I was born a fighter
A fighter for you
For you
I think I need a doctor
I think I need a doctor
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5. |
Isolate
03:46
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It's been so many years
And I'm slowly getting sick of all the lies
When we first grew near
I thought it could be overcome
But old ghosts, new tears
Have finally toppled compromise
And I've brought you here
To save us from being overrun
And I'm no revolution
But I'm looking to correct
To reach into dark
And isolate the disconnect
And isolate the disconnect
Painted all the walls
So many times that we've lost count
What we've pushed into the halls
Would have been better off never found
It's harder to recall
What always is and always was around
So you join me in the fall
With not a fight, and not a sound
So you join me in the fall
And it's a cruel solution
You've managed to perfect
And a fool's confusion
Has left us wrecked
I hold my breath
The words you said
The vicious red
You fell away
Oh join me in the fall
But I'm no revolution
And I wonder if you know
That's it's a fool's confusion
That brings me back
Back to life
Back to you
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6. |
Clover
04:52
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Clover
If you want to have a talk
Just take a deep breath
And retrace the steps that brought you down the fall
And over
In a corner of your head
There’s a small dark room with a lock
Where you remember everything I said
Careful
As we tread the fragile ground
Cause one wrong step and we tumble headfirst
All the way down
And this time
I want to do you right
Cause after all these years of frets and fears
I’ve lost my line of sight
And I don’t want to lose you
So far before the storm
And I just want to show you
That we are not alone
No we are not alone
No we are not alone
Clover
If it’s solitude you fear
Then feel my grip and know that
It will always hold me near
I know there has been so much goodbye
But meet me soon in the darkened room
In the corner of your mind
And I will tell you everything
That you want to know
And I will the person
That you call out for
And I will be the clover
That you’ve been looking for
That you’ve been looking for
That you’ve been looking for
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7. |
The Longest Drive
03:55
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When I grabbed you by the hand
And asked if you’d leave tonight
Forgive this town its wrongs
And drive till night took both of us
And I said I was not scared
I lied
But I saw those lovers in your eyes
And fallen down trees
And I can feel the sadness of
The dance of the highway lights
But you place your hand on mine
As I drive
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8. |
Stalker
04:06
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This is a night that can swallow you whole
So put on your dress and a long black coat
Get under my skin, my blood is your river
The devil can't hide anymore
These are the hands that will change in the moment
Your neck, like a swan's, in their grip, turns cold
Get off of your throne, my soul is your canvas
The queen drinks the poison I hold
I can sense you girl
I can sense you girl
That was the callous mind of a man
And you the shadowed end to his plans
Get over your conscience, my work is in motion
The blood in the dead of the night
I can kiss you now
I can kiss you now
I can sense you girl
I can sense you girl
I'm the devil now
You're a prisoner now
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9. |
Hallowed
04:53
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A hand on your heart
You looked for the words
That night on the porch, you told him
Your father’d be proud
If he was still here
You swear you still feel his eyes on you
Five years and a month
Two weeks and a day
You thought this was love
You thought this was safe
But marks on your skin
The withering soul
The callous and bitter suburban home
You are scared; you are alone
The promise was made
But promises break
The ring on your hand
Like the grip of a snake
It’s promise or life
But is it your choice
Is it really your life to enjoy
Is it really your life to enjoy
A nameless hotel
You can’t find your rest
The deafening thunder that beats
In your chest
Are you meant to be free
Would you give up your world
Are you still a good good Christian girl
Are you still a good good Christian girl
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The secret sound of your departure
The breakdown and the haunted score
You were lost and I couldn’t hold you here
Hollow head and a sense of urgency
My hands, the air they hold
I am lost, you disappeared
I’m talking about you in the halls
I’m looking for you when darkness falls
You built up a barricade in me
Metropolis moon, are you alone
Do you hear the stories that I’ve told
And when the city turns its back
Shine for me, just for me
Come stop the world from spinning
Come back and bring me home
Come make the damage feel less real
Suburban starlight, set your course
There’s no retreat, there’s no remorse
Was that the truth I saw in your eyes
Speak to me, just to me
I’ve never wanted you more
I’ve never wanted you more
Metropolis moon, am I the one
No matter how far I have to run
I’ll break the barricade in you
Look for me
Just for me
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11. |
The Cold Metropolis
04:10
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Oh when the world is not your own
When you’re farthest from your home
You can call on me
Did you know that in the color of the snow
In that pale and distant glow
Your city talked to me
And did you know
That when you told me you would run
Lost your faith in everyone
How I lost my sleep
Did you fly across the golden globe with me
See all the things you’d want to see
If we just dared to look
Oh the city turns to art
Etching lines across your hand
Took me years to understand
What you meant to me
Don’t go my love, my love
Don’t go, oh my love
My love, all you’d ever want to see
Was right in front of you to see
If you’d just cared to look
And I don’t know if another hundred years
Or a thousand lives could stop the tears
Silver tears
But when your feet slow down and the fire stops
And you look back home
Just know that I’ll be here
I’ll be here
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