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Common Fear
03:25
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As we spin around in circles laughing
only seeing the planets painted on the walls
As you look upon them you realize
There’s no need to pretend
These people can make you feel happy again
We’re still at the age where driving feels like flying
I never knew I could feel so free by the pavement
But the only thing that we have in common is the fear
Sitting here crying in the cold
the stars reflect my tears
Thinking about that night when you took me out
We painted these streets and called them dreams
We were high, but we’re coming down
My lungs try to escape through my mouth
I am petrified
As you look in my eyes
Am I lying or am I just confused
Is this what it feels like to be used
But the only thing that we have in common is the fear
Sitting here crying in the cold
the stars reflect my tears
Thinking about that night when you took me out
We painted these streets and called them dreams
We were high, but we’re coming down
But the only thing that we have in common is love, it’s so unclear
If I don’t remember and you don’t care
Then why are we still here?
There’s so much talk of which way to go
A single step has never felt so impossible...so impossible
As we spin around in circles laughing
only seeing the planets painted on the walls
As you look upon them you realize
There’s no need to pretend
These people can make you feel happy again
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2. |
Eye to Eye
02:58
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Voices in the night
Get the door and get the light
Toe to toe and eye to eye
We’ll never wave goodbye
We were eye to eye...
Airplanes above our heads
This is our best time yet
Dancing across my wall, your silhouette
Just silhouettes...
Just silhouettes...
Wish I could slow down
Wish I could slow down
Flesh shows and sleepy eyes
Your clothes in newborn light
Departure time is set
No time to miss you yet
Can I miss you yet? (x4)
Wish I could slow down
Wish I could slow down
Wish I could slow down
Wish I could slow down
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3. |
Teach Me How
04:12
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For one second
You’re still here
Breathing deeper than you have this whole year
I lie awake, haunted by change
And how little time there seems to be in each day
So teach me how to love more deeply
Teach me how to always reach for the ceiling
Teach me how to take a step over the line
And not live my life without daring to try
So teach me how to walk a bit taller
Lift my head up high and know that I’ve grown stronger
Do you know what it’s like to lose a daughter?
Shot down from the sky when she just learned how to fly
I try so hard to remember how to breathe
And how to feel the ground beneath my feet
I remember when she used to hold me
Her glow as warm as the sun beams
What I would give for her just to hold me one last time
But now she’s gone and all I have is myself and this fleeting time
So teach me how to love more deeply
Teach me how to always reach for the ceiling
Teach me how to take a step over the line
And not live my life without daring to try
So teach me how to walk a bit taller
Lift my head up high and know that I’ve grown stronger
Do you know what it’s like to lose a daughter?
Shot down from the sky when she just learned how to fly
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4. |
Petty Games
03:24
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Petty games never felt so wrong or so right
Burning letters just to keep you off of my mind for a minute
To forget you’re everywhere
Situations might’ve had us being friends
Falling victim to your deadliest sins
I see the mask that you wear
Take me by the bones and shake me
Your words won’t break me
Backstage star, a moth drawn to light
Words that feed you only come out at night
They’ll deceive you
Then they’ll leave you with the sunrise
Swallow your words
bitterness lines your tongue
Shoot me down there’s more where I came from
You’re mistaken
There’s no battle to be won
Take me by the bones and shake me
Your words won’t break me
Time will tell the truth
I gain nothing, when you lose
(2x)
Take me by the bones and shake me
Your words won’t break me
(2x)
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5. |
Demo Day
03:52
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Build it up brick by brick
Let's see how quickly we can mess with this
Tear down the wood beams
Throw them in the blaze like kindling
You always had a quick
trigger hand well use it now use it now
make it the end
Lay me down in the rubble and
take me now take me now
And we don't have to try
We were built to break, make no mistake
And we're all biding time
Me with you, you with me, just to get by
I can still find little hope
seeing you wrapped in that winter coat
As the cab pulls us away, and we head back to your place
And we don't have to try
We were built to break, make no mistake
And we're all biding time
Me with you, you with me, just to get by
And we don't have to try
We were built to break, make no mistake
And we're all biding time
Me with you, you with me, just to get by
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6. |
Snow
02:31
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Snow falling snow
How I betrayed you so
My tears leave their trail
In the snow, falling snow
White barren lands
Casting shadows with their hands
A once beating drum
Lies frozen, dead, and numb
Lead me to light
Free me from this plight
The games I chose to play
Have driven you away
Snow falling snow
How I betrayed you so
Your pearly winter’s light
Grows dirtied by the night
Lead me to light
Free me from this plight
The games I chose to play
Have driven you away
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7. |
Fairweather Friend
02:55
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Fairweather friend where has the wind gone
I’ve been waiting for the sun to come out and replace the moon
But the stars are still out and the sky remains blue
Well It seems nowadays the common theme at play
Is tear the children down, then leave them with the bills
These walls are getting taller
These words keep getting longer
But mostly it appears to me that
I am feeling smaller
Your fear, my pride
Rubbed together and the sparks fly
You can find me in the middle that’s
What I’m headed for
Will my name always be there in the back of your head
Will it mark up all the pages of the books you haven’t read
Your fear, my pride
Rubbed together and the sparks fly high
You can find me in the middle that’s
What I’m headed for
Screams and timers sound the same
Getting harder and harder to get away
From the voice that’s yelling inside my brain
You’re not good enough
Where does meditation go
When the things you thought you knew, aren’t so...
When you’re far from home and all alone
In who the hell knows where
Your fear, my pride
Rubbed together and the sparks fly high
You can find me in the middle that’s
What I’m headed for
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8. |
No Harm
04:20
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Expectations hold me down
Poison in the air, shadowed by a dark cloud
The arena, dimming lights
What’s your passion?
Sell it well
One number in a vast line
And we don’t mean no harm
It’s the charm
That you’re lacking
Knock on every door
The whole world is yours to explore
Doubt invades a quiet mind
A shield against the fall
Running with shoes tied
What fears do smiles hide?
All these years to get here
A race to some finish line
And we don’t mean no harm
It’s the charm
That you’re lacking
Knock on every door
The whole world is yours to explore
Try to reach so high
You may get burned by the sun
Fall so slow
Each second fills a hole
And we don’t mean no harm
It’s the charm
That you’re lacking
Knock on every door
The whole world is yours to explore
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9. |
Glamour Child
03:14
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He said baby let’s hangout
you know it's been awhile, since we've fooled around
But your kisses aren't the same
Your touch just brings the pain
That you leave behind
Each time I let you in my life
Well maybe I should run but I still keep the light on
Just in case you come home or knock on my door
My bed is getting cold I want you,
if not to have then to hold
I swear I won't cry when you’re gone
babe I know that you can't stay long
Just lay your head down, down, down
Well it's time for me to go y
ou've shown me all there is to show
By your disdain to the word “no”
I won't follow
Does time make it worse
Bad faith I want it, I want it
I swear I won't cry when you’re gone
babe I know that you can't stay long
Just lay your head down, down
silent car rides next to your pretty face and dead eyes
hurt pride and broken smiles
cut the teeth of a glamour child
Well maybe I should run but i still keep the light on
Just in case you come home or knock on my door
My bed is getting cold I want you,
if not to have then to hold
I swear I won't cry when you’re gone
babe I know that you can't stay long
Just lay your head down, down…
I swear I won't cry (x2)
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10. |
Seasick
04:20
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I swore to your mom
Looked your dad in his eyes
That I’d live my life
Cross this heart and hope
I wish I could be
Strong enough for me
I wish I could be
Strong enough for me
And I’m standing at my crossroads
And “choose your own path” is what they say
But my feet are getting heavier
Lost in the confusion each day
I wish I could be
Strong enough for me
I wish I could be
Strong enough for me
If I could be anything
I would just be
If I could be anything
I would just be
But as of late I’ll admit
That I might not know what’s best
I’ve been deeper than blue
Consider this my one request
I need you like you needed me
Like you needed me
Gonna give you every piece
Gonna trust that you can see what I can’t see
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