1. |
These Kids We Knew
02:28
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these kids we knew for so long
they don’t speak like they been spoken to
by governments or emperors
gonna line you up on the sidewalk court
ain’t proud of where we’re going
you say we can’t afford the slow down
but the skies won’t take it no more
so we’re gonna slowly pull the earth back together
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2. |
From The Back Of A Cab
02:47
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3. |
Unfold You
03:54
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spent the day in bed
running through my head
coming up the stairs
i hear your footsteps
coming up the floor
turn up at the door
I can see you smiling
underneath that jacket and
i’ll unfold you
whenever you want to
i’ll hold u
might be taking a risk
but i’m okay with it
i’m okay with it
staying at your place
underneath the bridge
laying down to sleep
don’t know what time it is
wake up in the snow
we can smell its cold
keep u like a 20 that i don’t let go of
i’ll unfold you
whenever you want to
i’ll hold you
might be taking a risk
but i’m okay with it
might be taking a risk
but i’m okay with it
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4. |
4Runner
03:49
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the first time they took me down
i went down swinging
second time, i didn’t put up a fight
i take the keys down from the hook
i pick you up from work
we stick to the straight roads up the west coast
and i feel a part of me slide
when the trucks drive by
i feel ‘em sway us side to side
you’re underneath a blanket on the backseat
i’m going station to station on the dial
don’t wanna be pretty like a girl
i think i’m pretty much your boy
you wear a baseball cap all the time
and keep a knife in the passenger door
***
sleeping behind the wheel
pulled over on the freeway
4Runner , stolen plates
long, long gone
take off a shift for me
i’m waiting down the street
take all the time you want
to come come come
***
last time we did it
we both knew it hit different
lying down across the front seat
used to leave you weightless and listless
when the trucks drive by
i feel em sway us side to side
i used to keep u up all night
u used to drive when i got tired
chorus
i think we’re getting close
i think we’re getting closer
we got this 4runner
and we been good together
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5. |
Changephobia
03:50
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i used to think that maybe it was better not to bother
to worry ‘bout the things that made me scared about the future
but looking back i didn’t want to stumble on a question
that might upset the structure of the world in which we lived and...
i might delay the outcome when i thought something should happen
i might disrupt my own life if it kept a thing in motion
i never had the chance to tell you what i really felt but
i figured we’d be okay when the dust had settled
was it just changephobia
that made you scared
of the future in front of ya
is it just changephobia
that makes us scared
of doing what we should
talking to myself i feel much better
than i ever used to before
didn’t wanna know what i was thinking
didn’t think that i should know
used to be afraid of what i felt
and what was coming up ahead
then i learned i wasn’t so strange
nothing i should hide from myself
was it just
changephobia
were you scared
of the future in front of ya?
is it just
changephobia
that makes us scared
of doing what we should
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6. |
Kinney
03:19
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we could turn the lights out
lying with the blankets up
listening to trucks pass
underneath the street lamps
we could sleep or stay up
wake up when the lights up
just before the sun cracks
over through the rooftop
this shouldn’t work but it does
didn’t expect to spend the night
but i’m in your arms
this shouldn’t work but it does
didn’t expect to spend the night
but i’m in your arms
your back seats piled up
with gym clothes and makeup
in your car I fall asleep
pass out in the front seat
on the pavement i was half-awake
half-ocean, half-sky, half-shore, half-tide
now i’m free
and we lived together
lived for three nights in a hotel
listening to traffic
underneath a blanket
we knew we could stay up
wake up when the lights up
just before the sun cracks
over through the rooftop
this shouldn’t work but it does
didn’t expect to spend the night
but i’m in your arms
your back seats piled up
with gym clothes and makeup
in your car I fall asleep
pass out in the front seat
on the pavement you were on my mind
half-ocean, half-sky, half-shore, half-tide
now i’m free
outro:
isn’t it just like life to tell you that your
not who you thought you were
it’s not what u thought it was
and you should feel free
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7. |
Bio18
04:01
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you said
speak from your mind
the words that it finds
come out of your soul
a part of the whole
you said
what does it change
both of us know
after tonight there ain’t no future
but i want you
and i want to
and i’m happy
when you’re near with me
yeah i want you
and i want to
and i’m happy
when you’re near with me
you said
what’s the emotion
that keeps you in motion
that keeps you
from staying by my side
you think i never needed anyone
i don’t know ... you might be right
but all of it is untold by the future
so i want you
and i want to
and i’m happy
when you’re near me
bridge
the aperture
opens up
to frame a photograph
that takes us out of us
the postcards edges
start to smudge
but it don’t change
the words we wrote down with love
cuz i want you
and i want to
and i’m happy
when you’re near me
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8. |
[interlude]
01:59
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9. |
To Communicate
03:27
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i changed my mind
about something
i racked my brain
i thought it thin
you said a discrepancy in style may account for a conflict between us
you said a discrepancy in style may account for conflict but...
…i was not
able to communicate
before
no, i was not
able to communicate
before
so i change my mind
you change yours too
now the future’s bright
horizon blue
you said a discrepancy in style may account for conflict between us
you said a discrepancy in style may account for conflict but...
…i was not
able to communicate
before
no, i was not
able to communicate
before
but i am now are you listening?
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10. |
Next Thing
04:30
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i was a sucker a long time ago
i ain’t a sucker though, not anymore
that’s what they all say
you’re just as bad as them
that’s what they all say
what makes think you’re any better
‘cause you’re not
take a seat take a slot
on the bus heading west
you’re gonna need your rest
next thing i knew i was in california
it didn’t feel strange at all
everyone said you’ve got to know that
you won’t be back next fall
i been sinning i been begging to get caught
i been waiting for my freedom from this cult
i was planning my escape like nonstop
got my ticket for the last flight before the sun
comes up again
over the bridge
it’s creeping over where i live
next thing i knew i was in california
it didn’t feel strange at all
everybody said you’ve got to know that
you won’t be back next fall
(california, california —)
[you never sent my stuff to me
but i don’t really care much
someone sold my shit for me
i guess i never really needed it]
red light at the top of the hill
i was stopped for an hour or two
took a while to adjust to the fact
i couldnt change even if i wanted to
to all my friends that are still in the city
are you waking up later and later
to the all my friends that are still my friends
i hope that’s all the friends i ever made
sweat through my shirt crossing the bridge
think i could maybe bum a change of attire
from an apartment on lafayette street
or a house up in brooklyn heights
pit stop on my way back to work
i hope i don’t get caught in the rain
even if i do it wont be so bad
or maybe bad enough that i’ll feel some pain
some pain is okay
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11. |
Starlight
04:06
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all the stardust in you
has been there before time
and when i get to see you
the glow slips in my mind
thats how
i float
when you’re near
earth slows
and i get a feeling like i’m coming up from underwater
‘cause it’s starlight
whenever you’re around me
starlight
whenever we hang out
starlight
a hundred sparks surround me
starlight
i want to slow it down
but i can’t
all the windows open
a breeze comes through the room
and carries me out gently
up towards the moon
thats how
i float
when you’re near
earth slows
and i get a feeling like i’m coming up from underwater
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12. |
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You said you’d stand by me when
Well tell me something I don't understand
You said you loved me and that's a fact
But then you left me, said you felt trapped
Well some things you can’t explain away
But the heartache's with me this day
You didn’t stand by me
No, not at all
You didn’t stand by me
No way
All the times
When we were close
I remember those days the most
I seen all my dreams come tumbling down
I can’t be happy without you ‘round
So all alone I keep the wolves at bay
And there’s only one thing that I can say
You didn’t stand by me
No, not at all
You didn’t stand by me
No way
You must explain why this must be
Did you lie when you spoke to me
Did you stand by me?
No, not at all
Now I got a job
But it don't pay
I need new clothes
I need somewhere to stay
But without all these things I can do
Without your love I won't make it through
But you don't understand my point of view
I suppose there's nothing I can do
You didn’t stand by me
No, not at all
You didn’t stand by me
No way
Did you stand by me?
No, not at all
You didn’t stand by me
No way
You must explain why this must be
Did you lie when you spoke to me?
Did you stand by me?
No, not at all
You didn’t stand by me
No way
Did you stand by me?
No, not at all
Did you stand by me?
No, not at all
Did you stand by me?
No, not at all
Did you stand by me?
No, not at all
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13. |
Fruits of My Labor
04:35
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Baby, see how I been living
Velvet curtains on the windows to
Keep the bright and unforgiving
Light from shining through
Baby, I remember all the things we did
When we slept together
In the blue behind your eyelids
Baby, sweet baby
Traced your scent through the gloom
'Til I found these purple flowers
I was spent, I was soon smelling you for hours
Lavender, lotus blossoms too
Water the dirt, flowers last for you
Baby, sweet baby
Tangerines and persimmons
And sugarcane
Grapes and honeydew melon
Enough fit for a queen
Lemon trees don't make a sound
'Til branches bend and fruit falls to the ground
Baby, sweet baby
Come to my world and witness
The way things have changed
'Cause I finally did it, baby
I got out of La Grange
Got in my Mercury and drove out west
Pedal to the metal and my luck to the test
Baby, sweet baby
I been tryin' to enjoy all the fruits of my labor
I been cryin' for you boy but truth is my savior
Baby, sweet baby if it's all the same
Take the glory any day over the fame
Baby, sweet baby
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