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All I See
02:22
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I know that I'll go blind
When the road no longer winds
Will you still speak to me,
When death is all I see?
Don't let them try and seize
The things we've built with ease
When I glance through hollow eyes
You are by my side
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2. |
Behind Your Face
03:13
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Well here lies my life
Was it a noble cause to fight?
And I've been so despised
That no one will stand by my side
No one by my side
And these walks get so cold
Oh, they get so cold
She'd rather be with the trees, than these buildings
They're tearing me down
They're tearing me down
Yes, I'd rather see you with me
The mask behind the face
When I watch you drown
The mask behind the face
The mask behind the face
Well there goes my pride
I can't see your face tonight
Oh, how foolish you've become
These masks and faces
They cannot define you
Only we can
Only we can
I've been thinking
About next weekend
And maybe we can
See what we can
We've never seen just what we could do
Oh, we've never seen just what we could do
She'd rather be with the trees, than these buildings
You're tearing me down
I'm watching you drown
Yes, I'd rather be with the trees, than these buildings
I made you a crown
Yes, I'd rather see you with me
The mask behind your face
I know it all too well
I know it all too well
Yes, I'd rather see you with me
The mask behind your face
Why would you want to hide that face?
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3. |
Love Is...
03:02
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Love is a losing game
There's no luck in the cards
It always ends the same
But you can still deal me a hand any day
Oh, love is a losing game
I keep losing bets to the voices inside my head
I'm afraid they'll tell you all my secrets
Like love is a losing game
Deal me in, for this I must proclaim
This tired, empty soul, rots without a name
No, love is a losing game
I will rot without a name
Ace up her sleeve, the face reveals
My diamond eyes, I must proclaim
Love is a losing game
Fold my hand, set myself aflame
So when I die, may I be assured
That love, love is a losing game
Love is a losing game
There's no luck in the cards
It always ends the same
But you can still deal me a hand any day
My love, your love, is a losing game
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4. |
Hello, Old Friend
02:40
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Hello, old friend
Just how long has it been
Since the days with golden skies
And your blue eyes were mine
The years have come and gone
But I still ramble on
Hello, old friend
Just how long has it been
Since I sat in your backyard
Couldn't catch you off guard
I'd try to catch you off guard
Hello, old friend
Just how long has it been
I still lay alone at night
And constantly recite
The years have come and gone
But I still ramble on
Hello, old friend
Do you remember when
The masks we wore
Were only to befriend?
Hello, old friend
Why am I alone again?
Of all the masks you graced
I always preferred your face
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5. |
Inside Out
04:39
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No motivation, hardly can try
My life's a complete mess, my mind is just fried
Rule it a suicide, if I should die
I think I'll just sit here, and watch the time fly past my eyes
Why must it be like this?
Why does everything feel so amiss?
Why do I feel this way?
Why is this life filled with total dismay?
Oh, I try and I try, always to no avail
I give it my all, and in turn I fail
I long for a good day, yearn for peace of mind
But I don't want to leave anybody behind
I am afraid
Push open the door to show
The somber world of reality
With haunting clarity
The bright rivers that flowed
For all of these years
Are now muddy ponds
Flooded with tragedy
I'm a fly on the wall
Inside my own head
Where all that I know
Is all that I dread
Imagination becomes all I have left
On the outside I'm blithe
On the inside I'm dead
Why must it be like this?
Why does everything feel so amiss?
Why do I feel this way?
Why is life filled with total dismay?
Oh, I try and I try, always to no avail
I give it my all, and in turn I fail
I long for a good day, yearn for peace of mind
But I don't want to leave anybody behind
I am afraid
I long for a good day, yearn for piece of mind
But I don't want to leave anybody behind
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6. |
Last Girl
01:13
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Something here is quite amiss
I am nowhere to be found
We did not know how to be brave
But you led me out
You led me out of the ground
You'll be the last girl I love
One way or another
Every time I look in a new direction
I can't go
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7. |
Le Paradoxe
04:52
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When will you stop trying to pretend
That the game we play will ever see its end
You wore that mask for too long
But I will never play along
Act one
Move in place as the curtain draws
You’re a blind fool searching through the light
You put your heart on display
And your emotions on stage
I can’t act out the feelings
They don’t quite portray
Caught in a paradox
It’s not your concern
Here is my desperate attempt
To be loved in return
Hey, where is your weariness of soul?
Your emotions are fled
You left them with the crowd
Behind the mask you’re just tired
But I’ve been torn apart
Act two
Performance by reflection
Your life is a chain of self-deception
Act three
Your mind is comatose
Step back and watch yourself decompose
You put your heart on display
And your emotions on stage
I can’t act out the feelings
They don’t quite portray
Caught in a paradox
It’s not your concern
Here is my desperate attempt
To be loved in return
You wore that mask for too long
But I will never play along
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8. |
Dive
02:41
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I slipped off the deep end
So I could start to think straight again
And all the things I couldn't do
Just stayed away
I'm stuck here at home
I slowly sank to the bottom
And let the pressure break me
Then all the thoughts that clouded me
Swam out to sea
I’m stuck here at home
Will you run back to me?
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9. |
Foolish Fire
03:38
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I would not save myself
If it meant saving you tonight
But my train is rolling in
And someone has to go out there and live
So let me know when reality struck you
Did it take your breath away, or did it choke?
The entire world has its eyes all on you
What is it you mean to say, or is it all a joke?
Living has not turned out to be
Anything that has to do with me
And when I lay alone in this city
I feel no one with me
I feel so damn empty
So let me know when reality struck you
Did it take your breath away, or did it choke?
The entire world has its eyes all on you
What is it you mean to say, or is it all a joke?
Those frozen hands of yours
Always told me where to go: alone
What if it all just stopped?
And time could be manipulated by me?
With your feet planted firmly in the marsh
The foolish fire shows the way to your grace
But you recede when you're approached
You are no saint you're just a ghost
Pulling travelers off their safe, worn out paths
But you recede when you're approached
You are no saint you're just a ghost
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10. |
...Better Left Unsaid
03:23
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I'm haunted by memories
Things that you're too blind to see
Lay down, stay close to me
We'll hold tight and go back to sleep
Shut down, go back to bed
It won't hurt to rest your head
Think on those things
Better left unsaid
My dreams are filled with dread
This heart is as good as dead
Like those things
Better left unsaid
She's been tortured in reverie
By things she's not supposed to see
My blood no longer close to me
A poor soul turned to split debris
I am a blind man gone astray
Wandered in the slums of my mind
When the old ghosts came hunting
There was nowhere I could hide
Shut down, go back to bed
It won't hurt to rest your head
Think on those things
Better left unsaid
My dreams are filled with dread
This heart is as good as dead
Like those things
Better left unsaid
Love is...
...Better left unsaid
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11. |
December
06:36
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I stand alone on a street, barely noticed
The leaves on your tree aren't falling just yet
Love lost in a town where the air is so cold
And my prayers don't get answered anymore
I've never had a heart
Is this what it's like
Living with a void in your life?
Nothing's worth dying for
And I can't sleep in my own house
Without hearing all those familiar sounds
I've never, ever had a heart
I walk alone through a life that's been broken
Time on your knees will not help anyone
Resolution is found buried deep in your chest
No one will help you; just pull yourself out
Pull yourself out
On one cold December day
I came and saw you one more time
Snow was falling down
From the big, gray clouds
You can never leave the town where we grew up
Guilt runs through my veins
Just like the blood we share
Is this what it's like
Living with a void in your life?
Nothing's worth dying for
And I can't sleep in my own house
Without hearing all those familiar sounds
I've never, ever had a heart
I know that I'll go blind
When the road no longer winds
Will you still speak to me
When death is all I see?
Guilt runs through my veins
Just like the blood we share
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Town Crier Suncook, New Hampshire
We are a two-man acoustic/folk rock music project from the great state of New Hampshire. Our debut full length, "Masks and Faces," is available now!
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