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Coin Toss (Heads)
02:22
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I heard you’re not giving out any dates
Maybe you could save me a dance
If there’s a chance
Let me know, I don’t mind the wait
Wish I could have seen you in that red dress
It’s how I pursue you
I get so nervous
It’s how I decide
Against my courage
And maybe I don’t float your boat
Heads I’ll ask you out
And Tails I won’t
All I ask
Please save me a dance
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2. |
Situation Boomerang
04:25
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Let’s take a walk in the park today
Notice the artwork God creates
Let’s talk about our loves & loss
Let’s talk of us…about
I’m caught in my shame
I come to this place
I heard that I’d find grace
Come to wash my hands of you
Guilt ringing in my head
Of the things I’ve done
Things I have said
I’m seeking rest, is it here?
I’ve broken several hearts
And mine was broken every day
And oh, how they forgave
Now forgive me
I believe it’s for me too
Not just you…to drag my name
I’m laying in a golf course
Acres of green before me
I look up at the black layout
I think on the glitter in the black sky
Wondering if I’ll die
Alone with someone
I love to look up at these stars
I love to look into your eyes
It said to forgive and forget
So I forgave and forgot you
You said to forgive and forget
So I’ll forgive and forget you
Tables turn the golden rule
Everything and anything you do
Comes back to you
Situation boomerang
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3. |
Telescope
02:44
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There she stands a gorgeous globe
Flashing lighting like a strobe
Spreading soil for his seed
Her thunder is guaranteed
He is gorgeous, outer space
He gave Earth her beautiful face
Made an apple I had to taste
He is gorgeous, He is grace
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4. |
The Trophy Wife
03:43
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I should have known
When I signed the contract
I should have known
I didn’t think you’d drain me like that
And now it’s gone
You don’t share faith in these expressions
A simpleton
You think I’m way too simple, I am
But my heart & mind scream something different
Tell me now if this is how
We float on out of here
So I could just leave unrecognized
Tell me now if this is how
We float on out of here
‘cause I see I’m not noticed in your eyes
Hoped for the best
But these drops just keep soaking me down
If you hold your breath
And listen to the heavy rain pound
I should have known
As incognito as you’ve always been
Your cover’s blown
It was me who did you in
Now there’s no room left in your portfolio
Tell me now if this is how
We float on out of here
There’s not much left of me to invest
Tell me now so I could somehow
Just float out of here
And start cleaning up this mess
My heart & mind scream something different
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5. |
My Fervent Ghost
05:12
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I wanted to be your stepping stone
Ended up your stumbling block
How could you hear the knock?
I stood in the way
I can’t keep taking His place
I’ll keep in heart all the times that we danced
Like fools and all the songs that you sang
That were way out of your range
I enjoyed you…
Couldn’t wait to wake to you each day
But will I annoy you?
Will we love or just tolerate?
“You’re a good man.”
I hate when you say that to me
Makes me angry
To think that’s all you really need
I’ve sprung a leak, I trail off in smoke
Shake the sheets that you love to stroke
Blown out the windows to let oxygen flow
And inflate my lungs with things that aren’t so stale
I’ve touched enough to numb
Out of love you succumb
My fervent ghost is appeased
Candle lights bow to me
This house is clean
My fervent ghost is appeased
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6. |
Shell of Flesh
05:40
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On a medical bed
Lies an empty cadaver
His soul just fled
Through a corridor
And another woman’s wealth
Into herself
Wanting more and more
She gained her world
But oh, how she lost her soul
In this shell of flesh
Skin, blood, and bones
In this shell of flesh
I’m not my own
In heaven or hell
The soul shall live
But meanwhile the real me
Lies in this shell of flesh
Decorate me like a billboard sign
Put me on display
Advertising your punch lines
I have my imperfections
And I know I’m not all that
Dwell on your vanity
Against the skinny and fat
Dwell on your vanity
I’m not going to worry
Because I have a heaven, and a mansion,
And a new body waiting for me
In this shell of flesh
Skin, blood, and bones
In this shell of flesh
I’m not my own
In heaven or hell
The soul shall live
But meanwhile the real me
Lies in this shell of flesh
(I’m the monster underneath my own skin,
And I reside inside and will not invite you in)
My body’s a temple for you, Lord
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7. |
The Actress of Eden
03:57
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You are a dollar movie
Reeled though so many times
Been shown to everybody
I’ll clean you up and let you shine
You are the best actress around town
Oh, what a damn performance
We buy your dialog
Your stage on my emotions
Writing out your own tabloid lines
You are the worst actress around town
Took up in a stranger’s bed
Made the vow to her instead
Everything you ever did
Was always so seductive
How I wish things were like they were in Eden
Being with the one you’re meant to be with
Love is something I want to believe in
I know the one for me is the one I choose
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8. |
Lightning Thunder
03:05
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Lighting Thunder
Take place in life way too often
I’m taken under
The tide is high and I cannot swim
I’m feeling loaded
Like a gun being held by some trigger-happy
And I was voted
The misguided soul of the family
Can I borrow your car?
I promise I won’t go far
Just around the parking lot
Once, maybe twice
To be trusted feels nice
I grip the knob, select my key
Every alarm goes off in my routine
These movements so stationary
This sugar rush is exhausting
So light up my skies
To all my sadness I say my goodbyes
Put on this frail disguise
See it’s me, and I am happy
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9. |
Movie In My Head
04:21
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Sunshine lays on me
Your rays blind my eyes
Forgot what I’d seen by the
End of the night
I guess I made myself
Temporarily blind
I asked God to draw me near
And then I faced that broken fear
It’s not what I expected
I’m trying to be an over-comer
I’m trying to reach the top
So I just stack on box
Over the other
And when I need something
It’s always in the bottom box
Trust me, come over here and
Rest your head
If I could do anything
I’d see your soul in infrared
By the way, what are your prayer requests?
I’m interested, yes, I’m interested
Your situation came and went
You left me out to dry
You seem so much easier
When I stand outside your life
You feel independently mature
In decisions that you make
Your reasoning and dogma
Is far more than I can take
Was I that mistake?
No we’re not the same
Because I’m with God
Fallen back with my First Love
So you go off and leave your way
I’ll talk to you from far away
So here we are, hug you goodbye
I hope to drive and never die
‘cause it won’t win your sympathy
God forgive my enmity
My love and hate, I need to express
Or is the word ‘suppress’
Will my longing for an ocean depth love
Emerge to its surface
Your love is like a dream
I swear I have seen it somewhere
You floor it in your cars
You spent the night on mars
Well, here’s my broken heart
Can I let the credits roll up in
The romance movie in my head
Her love is like steam
I don’t want to fail this now
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10. |
Scarlet
03:46
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Tonight I want to run all the red lights
Ignore all the stop signs
Her streets all curve
Stop by for a couple of drinks
I will nurse you if you pass out
By the restroom sink
Tropical rum
Blue coconut flavor on your lips
Everything’s in an eerie hum
Your skin spins
You are scarlet to me
My heart it bleeds
And I would rescue you
If you would have me
I can’t look myself in the mirror
I’m wearing the title on my finger
Tie these beautiful red ribbons around my wrists
I hollow out and soon will know the truth of this
Half-truths all scattered about
I gather them up to mold my suspicions
Transfer these flickers inside out and these
Pixies have grown into demons
Nibbling my ear, kissing my neck
Then biting down until I submit
A shot of liquor drew me near
There’s an ocean behind my back wall
Toss the bottle there
You are scarlet to me
My heart it bleeds
All over my sleeve
My heart it bleeds
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11. |
Monkey
04:17
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Why do you dislike me so much?
It makes me want to forget it all
Wish I could go back to that playground
And stand my ground
Knock the other kid around
That’s where it all began
That spirit sang my entire life to me
This is all you’ll ever be
A silly me, a quirky monkey
I want to take him in my arms
And tell him everything will be alright
Gonna go hang out, I’m all decked out
And try to fit this square peg
As the bottle spins, it all begins
Recite the script in my head
Got something to say, I know you heard me
But you let me walk right through
The conversation like I was a void
Would you let me stay, try to impress you
Or just mark my place and I’ll observe
From my little corner
I want to befriend this kid
And tell him everything will be alright
There’s so much more to him
Someday he’ll learn to just turn on that light
(fearfully and wonderfully made)
You could take so much more of him in
Than you ever could of me
Am I really that empty?
Your eyes were wide and I was so visible
But I couldn’t maintain myself on that pedestal
When love is no longer beautiful
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12. |
Coin Toss (Tails)
03:01
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I heard you’re not giving out any dates
Maybe you could save me a dance
If there’s a chance
Let me know, I don’t mind the wait
Wish I could have seen you in that red dress
It’s how I pursue you
I get so nervous
It’s how I decide
Against my courage
And maybe I don’t float your boat
So Heads I’ll ask you out
And Tails I won’t
All I ask
Please save me a dance
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