1. |
Black
03:21
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i could never be the blue boy
of whom you would dream
i can't shift my image out of me
and everyone that everyone would love
on their tv
never came close or even looked a thing
like me
no i'm the background character
i fear there's something wrong
with everyone i know
but really it's my fault
to be as honest is a graceful gesture
i can't do
anymore than i would try and believe
that it was you and not me
i'm a black boy in this room
looking for a place to lay my head
somewhere where i belong
i'm the shoujo boy in this place
looking to feel alive
expressing emotion
for the first time
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2. |
Letthemknow
03:32
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with smoke in your lungs
you evaporate
behind glasses and your crooked frame
you tended the bar
hoping he won't recall
the way you tripped
and forgot your name
and you sat by the silence
of the silent part
and he would ask
if he could bum a light
and if you love 'em
then you love 'em
let them know
because a light lasts as long
as a smoke
chances are slight
but you'll take what you can get
cause in this economy
it's all fucked for you and me
but in your head she's molly ringwald
dressed in pink and impressed
you're just an ugly duckling
who grew too tall
and if you love 'em
then you love 'em
let them know
because a light lasts as long
as a smoke
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3. |
Yr outfit
02:33
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when the rain falls
and memory makes light
of all accomplishments
hid in plain sight
of all those cheering
their sound seem very faint
as you pulled into work the other day
slap a card on your forehead that says
another disappointment anyway
as your boss he pats you on the back
and he tells you, "you're doing very great."
but your outfit
didn't match mine
as we danced to slow jams in the night
and you pulled close
and whispered in my ear,
"nobody gives a shit."
and your outfit
was beautiful that night
as we passed by
smoking boys in the light
i could tell who
you're gonna dream of
tonight
do you feel the same?
do you feel the same?
and your outfit
was beautiful that night
as i clumsily tried to take it off
but we fell asleep
in drunken stupor
as i dreamed of
my accomplishments
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4. |
Field medic
01:43
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i watch you smash all your favorite records
up against the wall
and i'll sit in silence
waiting for you to talk
about anything
it's better than nothing
tell me the books that you used to read
when you were only fifteen
i wanna know you
i wanna know
i want to know you
i wanna know
cause when i was young
i'd wish i could read my mind
(and in the end it was a waste of time)
when i was young
i'd hope that i'd go blind
(i never wanted to see the sun)
when i was young
i'd wish that i was white
(blame it on my insecurity)
when i was young
i'd hope to god i'd die
(i rather like you, please just try staying awhile)
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5. |
Dazy hazy interlude
01:22
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(instrumental)
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6. |
The plan
03:34
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Whatever hope was in your bottle
you'd throw it out the interstate
driving to someplace new
i admit i only was
just another jacket in your closet
that you'd pull when you needed to
please don't mistake me
i'm not complaining
i'm happy i had some use at all
but tell me is this
what you wanted then?
i could feel much better
if that was the plan all along
if that was the plan all along
and there is nothing keeping me
from doing anything
there is truth there is belief
there is promise in you and me
but we had to go our separate ways
yeah we had to go our separate ways
i know that you know that this world is a fuck
i could believe in anything
i choose to believe in one
but tell me is this
what you wanted then?
i could feel much better
if that was the plan all along
if that was the plan all along
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7. |
Behind the curtain
04:41
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the dancers
prepare for the winter show
as i stand behind the curtain
dressed in black
last night
i received some photos
form overseas
and dream in wonder
until you would tell me,
"it isn't working."
i've got a job to do
so i won't worry
let's pull the curtains up
and dim the lights
and watch dancers
dance like little music boxes
as i make sure
all the wires are connected
in the ways that i wish i was
and then it's over
they curtsy and the curtain drops
and i hang back
to pull it all apart
there's that one part in every song
that couldn't be too long
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8. |
Sabrina
02:00
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my cat Sabrina
lays on the hardwood floor
during the summer
asleep and alone
i wonder if she dreams of being
a kitten years ago
i wonder if she was happier then
or even if she knows
the fact of everyone in this world
i watch walk around
trying to jump on kitchen counters
failing halfway through
Sabrina's getting old
i like to sit and watch her
move around the room
that's she's lived in
for years.
my cat Sabrina's getting old
and so am I
but that's all alright.
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9. |
I am fine
03:53
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maybe you will see in me
what i saw in you
cause lately sleeping in
produces results
and keeps away
and keeps from trying
all these thoughts i'm having
little jonny blue failed his sats today
now he's got a wave of anxiety
that he has to face
with his fist to the sun
he whispers,
"i've been one.
i've never been the one,
but what's it like to wake up
knowing there's someone
who reads your mail
and says things like
did you hear the news
this coffee is terrible
do you wanna go
and fall in love in a Barnes and Noble?"
maybe you will see in me
what i see in you
someone who is
good enough.
and what's it like
to wake up
knowing there's someone
who reads your mail
and tell you their thoughts?
and when the shore closes in
don't talk.
don't say anything at all.
just look to your feet
and pretend that you're moving on
i am fine
(i am fine)
i am fine
(i am fine)
i am fine
(i am fine)
i am fine
(I AM FINE!!!!)
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shoujo - a genre of japanese comics and animated films aimed primarily at a young female audience typically characterized by
a focus on personal and romantic relationships
boy - a young man who lacks maturity, judgement, etc.
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