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Undone
02:48
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I was pulling hard at the seams
And the whole thing came undone
“Happy New Year!”
Someone said to me
And the whole thing came undone
Hey!
I won’t lead the party today
I have nothing new to relay
There is only sadness
It always ends this way
I was facing into the crowd
And the whole thing came undone
“Taco Tuesday!”
Someone yelled at me
And the whole thing came undone
Hey!
Not all beasts that battle are brave
One by one we march to the grave
There is only sadness
It always ends this way
I was scratching after the itch
And the whole thing came undone
“Hallelujah!”
Someone prayed at me
And the whole thing came undone
Hey!
What the fuck you trying to say?
Teardrops just get lost in the rain
There is only sadness
It always ends this way
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2. |
Anchor
02:40
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I was desiring to tell you the truth
That the sum of the parts is the base of the root
And I don’t mean to shout
And I don’t mean to shoot your ideas down one by one
Most of the time I’m just running around
Beating back all the fires and imaginary sounds
That you hear in the dark
Hear like nobody else
You’re a mystery to me
Shadows on the ceiling
Will you be my anchor?
Will you be my half?
Spiders on my windshield
Will you be my anchor?
Will you be my anchor?
Deep in the depths of the dark of the night
An infuriated woman curses everything in sight
If it creeps it could crawl
If it crawls it may bite
And I just can’t deal with that
Once there was nothing but then I was found
L’avventura Belisama I need you around
To dispense with excitement, I will follow your sound
Every island’s not alone
Static on the channel
Will you be my anchor?
Will you be my half?
Sleeper on my shoulder
Will you be my anchor?
Will you be my anchor?
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I don’t know why she ran away
Just when it seemed we were getting
A little bit closer
As each night fades to day
She seemed to fade in her own way
Hold me
Don’t hold me
Just hold me
You think you know who I am?
You don’t know me
I’m sorry
I’m not sorry
I’m sorry
I gotta figure this out
I don’t know why she ran away
Just when it seemed we were getting
A little bit closer
As my hair turns to grey
She seemed to turn in her own way
I miss you
I don’t miss you
I miss you
I only wanted to talk
Maybe kiss you
I need space
To digest
What we’ve been through
I gotta figure this out
Don’t stay
Baby please stay
You can’t stay
Every night of my life
Ends the same way
I want to
And don’t want to
It’s both true
Why can’t I figure this out?
I don’t know why she ran away
Just when it seemed
We were getting
A little bit closer
As a beast follows prey
She seemed to follow her own way
I don’t know why she ran away
Just when it seemed
We were getting
A little bit closer
As her sentence was stayed
She’ll always be in her own way
A little bit closer
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4. |
Moonbeam
02:21
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I can hear the rain
Butcher up the streets again
I belong to you
I can barely feel you breathing
Gone are the lives that we used to know
Time is a bastard like that
Lately I can tell
Shadows of our former selves
Are we almost there?
Waiting is the hardest on hearts
Somewhere the light seemed to flicker out
Somehow a darkness shone through
These just a few things I storm about
But I’d catch a moonbeam for you
I’d catch a moonbeam for you
I’d catch a moonbeam for you
I’d catch a moonbeam for you
I can hear the rain
Choking out what still remains
Steady as she goes
I can almost feel you somewhere
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5. |
Ready Player One
02:30
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Think what you will,
I was never as bad as they said
Ok, maybe I was, but back then I was out of my mind
Now I’m all put together,
each quivering section of spine
And I’m here to adhere like I never could ever before
‘Cause I was afraid
but now I’m ready
I’m ready
I’m ready
I just don’t think you’re ready
To hear what I’m saying to you
Darlings of distance,
caught splitting
the difference again
If I’d reached out for something other than the something I had
We might not have to do this each summer, each winter, each fall
Oh, just cut me to pieces
Red ribbons
Red ribbons
The end
‘Cause I was afraid
but now I’m ready
I’m ready
I’m ready
I just don’t think you’re ready
To hear what I’m saying to you
Yeah, I was afraid
but now I’m ready
I’m ready
I’m ready
I just don’t think you’re ready
To hear what I’m saying to you
I don’t like this anymore
We keep drifting apart
There’s no constant anywhere
Every time we restart
Do you like this?
I can’t tell what’s real or what’s not through the weight of this storm
No, I don’t like this anymore
We’re just floating in space
I was afraid but now I’m ready
I’m ready
I’m ready
I just don’t think you’re ready
To hear what I’m saying
‘Cause I was afraid but now I’m ready
I’m ready
I’m ready
I just don’t think you’re ready
To hear what I’m saying to you
I was afraid
But now
I’m ready
I was afraid
But now
I’m ready
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6. |
I'm A Liar
04:27
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Though I don’t know where I’m going
I’m just glad it’s over
Spent a whole life in the distance
Just shrugging my shoulders
Now that I’m finally ready
I’m several years older
No, I don’t know where I’m going
I’m just glad it’s over
For now
I’m a liar
I can’t tell the truth when I’m with you
Undecided
Just tell me what I’m supposed to do
Caught a bad case of the quivers
Pushing that boulder
Every daydream makes me tremble
I just want to hold her
Tie it off quick
Stop the bleeding
I’m barely a whisper
Still, I don’t know where I’m going
I’m just glad it’s over
For now
I’m a liar
I can’t tell the truth when I’m with you
Undecided
Just tell me what I’m supposed to do
Loneliness lies in the dark
Waiting around for a signal to spark
I’m a liar
I can’t tell the truth when I’m with you
Now that I’ve finally floated away
I can see clearly,
clearly there’s nothing to hold onto
Nothing but the thread of a dream
A dream I once thought I needed to find my way through
Now I’m over the ocean
I’m over the mystery of you
I’m a liar
I can’t tell the truth when I’m with you
Undecided
Just tell me what I’m supposed to do
Loneliness lies in the dark
Waiting around for a signal to spark
I’m a liar
I’m a liar
Though I don’t know where I’m going
I’m just glad it’s over
Though I don’t know where I’m going
I’m just glad it’s done
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7. |
Sooner
03:24
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Locked down
Hiding your emotions
Made you feel alright
I won’t ever understand
At best I’ll be feeling sorry for you
Maxed out
Never had a nation
Took me by surprise
Damn that devil of a noose
Got a hold on me swinging harder every night
I’ll never know how it feels to be you
I only wish you had told me the truth a whole lot sooner
I always knew there was something not right
I only wish you had told me everything about that night
Crash land
Smothered in devotion
No one seemed to know
I’ve got layers underneath
There’s a chance this could bring me closer to you
Gone dark
Darker than the ransom
Coursing through my veins
Carve me out of something new
‘Cause the truth doesn’t fit the canvas anymore
I’ll never know how it feels to be you
I only wish you had told me the truth a whole lot sooner
I always knew there was something not right
I only wish you had told me everything about that night
I’m terrified of the horizon
I never know quite where to look when I’m alone
I’m terrified of the horizon
I never know quite where to look when you’re around
I’ll never know how it feels to be you
I only wish you had told me the truth a whole lot sooner
I always knew there was something not right
I only wish you had told me everything
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8. |
Shoulder The Weight
02:26
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I used to feel things
Then I got older
Peeled off some layers
Now I must shoulder the weight of it all
Cut to the quick
When my narrative changed in the fall
Hemorrhaging out
Over pictures that hang on her wall
Biding my time
Wading deeper
Into it all
Clearly a no show
Yeah, distance will do that
I bet on a long shot
So now I must holster my half of the haul
Sobering out
Over notions I can’t quite recall
Buried the years
But the feelings are starting to crawl
Biting my tongue
Just a little bit longer
As I drown
Yeah, you really shook me down
While you’re waiting for the war
I’ll come knocking at your door
Yeah, you really shook me down
And I’m reeling from sound
While you’re waiting for the war
I’ll come knocking at your door
And you’ll see
We’re the same
You and me
Yeah, I used to feel things
Then I got older
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9. |
In The Drink
01:41
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Caught a bad case of rental sting
I’ll consume nearly anything
Shovel me up and take me home
Parasite blue on broken back
Doubling down on their attack
Nowhere to run just watch us
Choking down the long December
Filled with things no one remembers
I can’t wait to shove you in the drink!
Needled to death as oceans bleed
Same as before, but now it’s seen
Tried and defended as we
Sever all the ties that bind us
Just to find more ties behind, thus
I can’t wait to shove you in the drink, man!
Can we get a bit of distance
From the ugly arm of violence
Twisted truth and lack of conscience
Nothing more than endless silence
Do we have the strength to fight it?
Count me in, I’d be fucking delighted
I can’t wait to shove you in the drink, man!
Can you dig that?
Come and gets some if you think you can
Yeah, you don’t get to call me that now
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10. |
Goodnight Hiroyuki
02:32
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Hit the lights and get to bed
It’s been a long, long, long day
Shadows, they’ll still hang around
We just won’t notice them
Dark needs light for it to play
It’s very complicated
Complicated is a word
That means it’s time for bed
‘Cause I am out of breath
And someone needs to stop asking “why?”
But if you try me tomorrow
I’ll tell you everything I know
Someday soon you’ll fly away
And we’ll be all, all, alone
Popsicles and ladybugs
Will just be memories
Can I squeeze you in my arms
A little longer my dear?
No, I can’t?
Just go away?
I guess it’s time for bed
‘Cause I am out of breath
And someone’s making me start to cry
But when you reach out tomorrow
I’ll tell you everything I know
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Justin Courtney Pierre Minneapolis, Minnesota
'Ghost World' EP out November 12
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