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Creosote
03:54
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i'm back where the creosote grows
dry river, dead wash and murder cove
saw steel and concrete and five minute strolls
saw trees and wheels and championship gold
saw friends and laughed and loved and screamed and rolled
everything stayed the same
while i changed
creosote
did i change
or am i just a bat in a cave?
did i bawl and blow desperate kisses
or did i just wave?
can't tell if i caught a bug, try to swallow
but i lost my face
stuck in a vice, lightning strikes,
creosote sways
am i happier than i was last time i was here?
married to the road but i forgot how to steer
funny how a great time can make the next days so unclear
too much to chew,
i wasn't blue
before you
porches will glow
drinks will flow
creosote will grow
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Fast As U Can
04:18
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gotta go as fast as u can
be there on time
gotta get an early twitch
rub that salt into my eyes
i make the sun break in half
light my socks on fire
i'm a man with no plan
but i gotta go as fast as i can
gotta make a sonic boom
but no one's watching you
baby you got no sense of truth
couldn't respect a loon
man i miss the days of the womb
some days
always need a brand new type of frame
man, where's the time go
clearly not into my padded tennises
your sister looks at you like you're a fake
are you gonna be late again today?
honey i've got a life to hate
sister, that's not some half-time gig -
i've got a whole lot of hiding to do
if i don't face my shit
i'll move to fucking california
please don't let me move to fucking california
i don't wanna move to fucking california
i wanna face my shit
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Here Comes the Wall
02:54
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here comes the wall
the great moving wall
you are moving, i am moving
and it is moving
move within a room
my bed is on the floor
your world's through a door
i never enter anymore
here comes the wall
the one the writing's on
the one that's stayed with us
when we were traveling, when we were dancing
when we were talking
when we were swimming, when we were laughing,
when we were shopping
i see the wall
smooth out your hair
work at the same time
time is a construct,
i've been deader, baby
baby i can try
the way i have for some time
we can live that life still
it's not impossible
just like flying to the moon
and never dying
just like walking,
just like talking
without fighting
i see the wall
don't look up now
the sky is disappearing;
stature of the wall
here comes the wall
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Fake Reality
02:58
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fake reality
you're living in a fake reality
can't you just be someone on a bench
can't you just be someone in the world
can't you just be someone in a bar
let yourself slide a slow slide
scream from the top of your bike
in the middle of the night
strap
my gloves on as tight as they will go
pretend to see yourself in front of you
and swing
don't stand too much for positive action
these days
don't stand too much on my own ground
fake reality
you're living in a fake reality
i blame the guy sitting next to me
i blame my mom
sole crusher
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Last Train
03:38
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last train hands around my neck
late night body getting glued with friends
ride down the hill and over bumps
past where i used to wear nice suits
talk to somebody you would rather be
realize based off the slapback
who you are fits into a space
it's out of hand
left it all around
wood floors, got a band
can i squeeze myself in with no demands
can i be heard
gotta take a walk
can't handle all the pressure
'didn't do a good job'
black lie and i know better
will i always be like this
are there people that get by
constantly avoiding crowds
and loving one heart at a time?
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Made A Mistake
03:27
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made a mistake again
in the dark
under the inefficient fan
away from the parks
made a beeline
as if i knew
where i wanna go
what i wanna do
get clear and instructive thoughts
and let them roll down the side of my head
something broke
something's bottled up
and needs to pop
and dribble out
today i am not a man
like i've maybe never been
one time
couldn't bargain
one time couldn't walk
none of that makes my cereal
none of that sparkles the way
that life should
[solo]
had a great promise imparted here
moments beginning to hold weight again
made a mistake again now i'm not fine
horizon is visible all of the time
we need to smash something
but i don't know what
close my eyes really tight and begin to cut
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Brutal Now Electric Me
03:11
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shadowboxing on my way home
i start talking when i'm alone
hop the hop and sink the heart
been too long we been apart
what will i find
what will i be
i am waiting
look up to the sky and die
what a finite time to be alive
did u fall / can i help u up?
am i fit / will i be good enough?
what will you say
how will i crumble
i am waiting
i can't keep waiting
i can't not keep waiting
simple man with a simple walk
with nothing to lose and time to talk
smoke until your neck breaks free
brutal now
electric me
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Ocotillo
04:42
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ocotillo
it's nice to see you again
last time i saw you
was before the bayou
that i fell into
- what a mistake
bet you've seen some rain
bet you've slightly swayed
bet your roots have stayed grateful and pure
can i see you later?
today i woke up the right way
not like all those other days
but i'm not going crazy
i'm not losing my mind
i'm not in denial
i'm not sitting here pulling my hair out
i'm not calling everybody
i'm not moaning out loud every morning when i wake up
i'm just here out on the porch, patient and quiet
i'm just here in the driver's seat, totally serene
can't seem to feel good when everything is good
i would be u ocotillo if i could
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