1. |
Underperforming
04:13
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On the eve of my decision
I know I promised to call
But when I woke up in the morning
I didn't do anything at all
Now who's this lazy condescending
Spirit that haunts my body now
Well I can't seem to shake him and he keeps
Underperforming under pressure and he's
Always in mourning
Over the reason for the distance between you and I
I know that we made plans here
I even wrote it out on my arm
But when I laid down at four in the morning
I didn't set an alarm
Now are these conscious and intentional
Decisions that haunt my body now
Well I can't seem to shake them, they keep me
Underperforming under pressure and they're
Always in mourning
Over the reason for the distance between you and I
In my dreams
I saw radiant beams of sunlight
The cornerstones of my life in succession
And down below
In the valley of my memories
You stood amongst the greenery
And your mouth, it said let it go
When I saw you at the grocery store
I couldn't look in your eye
My nerves all overcame me
And so I went to the car and cried
Now are these actions my true feelings
I swear that they haunt my body now
And I can seem to change them, they keep me
Underperforming under pressure and I'm
Always avoiding
Every reason for the distance between you and I
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2. |
Vitamin D
04:21
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I'm balancing ultraviolet rays and vitamin D
I'm determined to defeat my depression with heat
And regular sleep, I need
Sunscreen lotion to allow my emotions to breathe
Or all this time I spend inside is going to kill me
I'm balancing ultraviolet rays and vitamin D
On these sunny Sundays, proverbial Mondays will creep
And jump out in front of my eyes
Like fluorescent lights buzz and whine in the ceiling
There's always time for it to rain
But today I'll get my dose of vitamin D
I'm balancing ultraviolet rays and vitamin D
If I'm not careful, it'll make my skin peel and sting
Until one day I'll open my eyes to not feeling quite right
With the doctor in front of me
Telling me all of his stories of patients like me
And how I need to stay positive, but
How am I too beat a thing
If I can get my dose of vitamin D
I'll be patient with the sun
With all her fickle contradictions and her bleeding love
I'll keep waiting for the one
Single day when she'll display herself
And I'll fall asleep in the canopy above
I'll be drinking every drop from her cup
I'm balancing ultraviolet rays and vitamin D
I need to be persuaded to unglue my eyes from the TV
And lay down face-up to the sky
While the passage of time moves around and in front of me
And the robins are singing a melody
And I'll be able to sleep
There's always time for it to rain
But today I'll get my dose of vitamin D
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3. |
Cowboys
03:38
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Day in, day out
Who's going to pick up the slack around this town
Today I know I say it's over
My call, it's my thing
I don't care about what anybody thinks
In 1912, I'm still a cowboy
If I could figure out these bones
To never roam again where they've been told
Who are you? Stealing away my time
And should you push away my keys
Every room that they lock be full of useless things
Leave them to rot and ride out east
Harper, Harper
I can't focus for longer than an hour
So take my money while you have me
Eighteen-eighty
Put me back on a ranch and make me clean
I'll watch the glaciers carve the valley
It's getting harder every day
I'm watching every friend of mine move away
Calamine and rosebud tea
Do we break down and push aside
Everything that we own into a crumbling mine
We'll lock the doors and ride out east
If I could figure out these bones
To never roam again where they've been told
Who are you? Stealing away my time
And should you push away my keys
Every room that they lock be full of useless things
Leave them to rot and ride out east
It's getting harder every day
I'm watching every friend of mine move away
Dynamite your six-month lease
And who will reign this horse of mine
Sooner or later my stable'll be a crumbling mine
I'll lock the doors and ride out east
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4. |
Winter Leaves
04:35
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Well I tried, I tried on giving up on you dear
But if there are days enough for counting
Then there's time enough for you
And it hurt my heart to hear you cry like you did
Over spotty cell reception, like it's only once a year
We get to talk for a while
When the leaves turn from yellow
Then from yellow to brown
And it smells like December
Is there enough here for the both of us or to go around
Is the sand in my pocket just the
Cremated remnants of my great-great-grandmother
It's making me wonder
Why I'm here, so stuck in a timeline
So all I'll wonder is what you're doing tonight
Well the rain, it came like cats and dogs and needles
You were watching clouds condensing
As I watched the stars in you
And all the trees and reeds, deciduous and barren
You were pointing at the skyline
But my eyes were full of tears
From when we talked for a while
When the leaves turn from yellow
Then from yellow to brown
And it smells like December
Is there enough here for the both of us or to go around
All the vines on the trees twist and tangle with leaves
As they dance into infinity
I don't want to disappoint you
But lying here so stuck in a timeline
I'll rot and wonder what you're doing tonight
If we get to talk for a while
All the water in the sound and the ocean and ground
is a life and a funeral
Is there enough here for the both of us
Or to go around
And all the snow in the air falls and rests in your hair
As you lie upon my shoulder
It's making me wonder
What I'm doing here, what I'm doing
All the leaves turn from yellow
Then from yellow to brown
And it smells like December
Is there enough here for the both of us or to go around
And all the space in the sky as the albatross flies
Is the end and the beginning
I don't want to disappoint you
But lying here so stuck in a timeline
I'll rot and wonder what you're doing tonight
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5. |
Daisy
03:52
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Daisy you're home, you should come over
You told me last week you'd be visiting your family
Now I find out that wasn't true
I'll make some bread, we can watch TV
I'll show you my coins, I've a limited collection
I have a penny from '42
And you can proceed to tell me your story
Every boy that's handsome or boring
I'll have questions and answers for you
Whoa my days, our days are numbered
So won't you come over Daisy O'Summer
Won't you come over
Daisy I'm crushed, there's smoke in these mirrors
I saw you last week, we were celebrating birthdays
We had a drink too many or two
Tell me what's wrong, I can make it better
I'm making soufflé with a recipe from GG
Can I confirm I'll share it with you
And we'll fall asleep under the skylight
I'll read a book and you'll play guitar like
BB King in 1972
Whoa my days, our days are numbered
So won't you come over Daisy O'Summer
Won't you come over
Yeah won't you come over
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