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Tag Along
03:38
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standing outside your door
and everything I see's a metaphor
the kind of shit I need to get away from
if I could take my brain on a vacation
I like it here inside my mind
except for like a quarter of the time
when trying just to figure something out
does little to alleviate the doubt
and I know that if I wanted to
I could convince myself that this was true
until I finally figure out I'm wrong
my mind would merely tag along
I reserve the right to be confused
and I reserve the right to self-abuse
a pep talk couldn't do a thing
as long as I stay tethered to this string
and when the thing you're trying not to think of
becomes the only thing that you can think of
need someone to lobotomize my cortex
before I spiral deeper in the vortex
and I know that if I wanted to
I could convince myself that this was true
until I finally figure out I'm wrong
my mind would merely tag along
it seems it should be simple as a kiss
nothing so small should be complex as this
yet here I am and everything feels drastic
I'm winning medals in mental gymnastics
and when the thing you're trying not to think of
becomes the only thing that you can think of
it's getting pretty difficult to doubt it
and daunting even not to think about it
but I know that if I wanted to
I could believe the opposite was true
if I could just convince my mind I'm wrong
my heart would surely tag along
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2. |
That Light
02:21
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That light couldn’t go out
That light couldn’t go out, I would know
That light couldn’t go out, I’ve been keeping it on
I’m not afraid of the dark
I’m not afraid of the dark, I would know
I’m not afraid of the dark, I’ve been trying it on
I can convince myself of anything
And I can believe that it’s true
And I pick the memories I’m living with
And they do what they do
That ship has already sailed
That ship has already sailed, I would know
That ship has already sailed, I was there when it left
That water’s under the bridge
That water’s under the bridge, I would know
That water’s under the bridge, and there’s no water left
And I can believe that it’s true
And I pick the memories I’m living with
And they do what they do
I’ll keep a spark for myself
I’ll keep a spark for myself, so I know
I’ll keep a spark for myself, it’s a part of me now
That light couldn’t go out
That light couldn’t go out, I would know
That light couldn’t go out, I’ve been keeping it on
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3. |
With Birds
02:37
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if you had told me I'd be where I am
I would have thought you were lying
even if I had believed things could change
how would I go about trying?
I don't know anything at all
except for those words
I thought I'd seen this whole sky before
until I saw it with birds
reached for my phone for the ten thousandth time
thinking that I'd photograph this
I take the same photo again and again
as if I needed the practice
I don't know anything at all
except for those words
I thought I'd seen this whole sky before
until I saw it with birds
and then there's all that 'til death do us part'
turns out that's also some bullshit
really there's just a few forms to fill out
then get a court clerk to sign it
I don't know anything at all
except for those words
I thought I'd seen this whole sky before
until I saw it with birds
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Eligible, not too stupid
Intelligible, and cute as cupid
Knowledgeable, but not always right
Salvageable, and free for the night
Well my heart's runnin' round like a chicken with its head cut off
All around the barn yard falling in and out of love
Poor thing's blind as a bat
Gettin' up, fallin' down, gettin' up
Who'd fall in love with a chicken with its head cut off?
My wife doesn't understand me
Many dozens hope to land me
I'm for free love
And I'm in free fall
This could be love
Or nothing at all
But my hearts runnin' round like a chicken with its head cut off
All around the barn yard falling in and out of love
Poor thing's blind as a bat
Gettin' up, fallin' down, gettin' up
Who'd fall in love with a chicken with its head cut off?
We don't have to stars exploding in the night
Or electric eels under the covers
We don't have to be
Anything quite so unreal
Lets just be lovers
Well my heart's runnin' round like a chicken with it's head cut off
All around the barn yard falling in and out of love
Poor thing's blind as a bat
Gettin' up, fallin' down, gettin' up
Who'd fall in love with a chicken with its head cut off?
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5. |
Green Shadows
03:33
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i am remembering something that i once knew
these green shadows
how can a thing so familiar feel so new
these green shadows
it's not the yellow of the sun mixed with something blue
these green shadows
you are a stranger to me, just as i am to you
these green shadows
springtime will come around
takes time to come around, they say
i'm trying to figure out
just how long i've been away
it's like remembering someone that you've never met
these green shadows
but if it's new then you never had time to forget
these green shadows
so i am learning it's not as much trying to 'get'
these green shadows
as it is leaving a bit more room just to 'let'
these green shadows
springtime will come around
takes time to come around, they say
i'm trying to figure out
just how long i've been away
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6. |
Glossover
02:12
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don't say it
is what it
is that just
gives you an excuse to continue
don't say i
am what i
am sometimes
everybody needs to change
i know you
i know you
will not take
anything i'm saying to heart
it's ego
just kill your
ego and
we can work on trying to start
gloss over
make it all seem
better
gloss over
make it seamless
make you blameless
this blowhard
blown out of
proportion
nothing but hot air
we're crisscrossing
in conversation and
never getting anywhere
gloss over
make it all seem
better
gloss over
make it seamless
make you blameless
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7. |
Reps
02:12
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a writer who ain't writing shit
just never in the mood for it
if you force it will it fit?
if it doesn't will you quit?
there's no more rider now for you
there's nothing in the backstage room
i think that it's safe to assume
you can't push a plant to bloom
don't ask me if i've been writing
bad conversation to begin
that's just between me and my pen
water that i will not dive in
i'm not that into doing reps
or running out the simple steps
or treading water, swimming laps
doing homework only preps
you to do better on the test
and even if you do your best
you're left to deal with all the rest
and figure out what happens next
don't ask me if i've been writing
bad conversation to begin
that's just between me and my pen
water that i will not dive in
and practice makes perfect
and practice makes perfect
and practice makes perfect
but nothing is perfect
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8. |
Of The Sea
02:10
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when god lets my body be
From each brave eye shall sprout a tree
fruit dangles therefrom
the purpled world will dance upon
Between my lips which did sing
a rose shall beget the spring
that maidens whom passions wastes
will lay between their little breasts
My strong fingers beneath the snow
Into strenuous birds shall go
my love walking in the grass
their wings will touch with their face
and all the while shall my heart be
With the bulge and nuzzle of the sea
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Perhaps Hand Baltimore, Maryland
Taking its name from an ee cummings poem, Perhaps Hand is the songwriting project of Austin Tally, formerly of the Baltimore band Wing Dam. Sometimes it is a 3-piece band, but usually it is just him. The majority of PH releases are self-recorded, with Austin playing and tracking all instruments. ... more
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