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Cactus
03:03
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I’m not wrong
Just a little bit less than right
Bite your tongue for too long
And see it tied
You only let me pass by
When all I want is to stand and linger
If you could free the thorn from my side
Would you be ever so kind?
I’m not tall
But I could still grow higher in time
My head was always more comfortable in the clouds
It doesn’t rain like it does on the ground
But you only let me pass by
When all I want is to stand and linger
If you could free the thorn from my side
Would you be ever so kind?
Take a break
Throw it off of your shoulders
Say “nothing was my fault
I have only been passing by”
You always shut the blinds
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2. |
Bottom Feeder
03:26
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There are too many people in the world
And not enough faces for them to wear
I couldn’t believe the amount of love
At the bottom swelled up in dust
Something I would like if there’s time enough
I’ll go back down for a better look
I’ll stay low
It’s a lesson best learned from the ground
So get back to me once you form a thought
An opinion on whether or not if you’d like a spot
At the table you’ve turned
I’ll shake your hand with smoking fingertips and own up to all that they burn
Look either way; I’ll still know which way you’re leaning
I don’t want to watch you walk away from everyone you believed in
But there you go again, taking advantage of my apologetic state
Light up your fingers and point them my way
I’ll shake your hand with smoking fingertips and own up to all that they burn
Stay low, it’s a lesson best learned from the ground
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3. |
Dirty Clocks
04:25
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I’ve come to hate birthdays
And appreciate loss
Tell me how your days been
I seem to have missed it I slept too long
Do you have any good reads?
Could you send them my way?
I’ve been running out of original ways
To spend my day
But just because I closed my eyes once
Doesn’t mean I’m blind
Discomforting condolences bring my mind up to speed
But I’ve been trying not to think fast thoughts
It’s been easy with dirty clocks
My hands can’t help but move slow
I’m tired of holding burning ropes
But I’m too tired to let them go
Just because I closed my eyes once
Doesn’t mean I’m blind
Do you still wear my t-shirt underneath his old sweater?
Is there something else behind your heart?
Minding your tongue when you know that you’re wrong
At least you have the decency to stay far
I know what I won’t ask of my new friend
And I will only speak in half-truths
Time hides more than it heals
Mend the glass on your watch, if you want time to heal
Time is hiding everything
Don’t worry, don’t wait
I’ll run into you again
But just because I closed my eyes once
Doesn’t mean I’m blind
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Tapes
04:06
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Young ages and bottles
Looking back at those years on tapes
Taken by my father
I hope someday I can recreate them
We try to clear the air
But it only makes things cloudier
And it’s annoying but its fair
We know the rules; we don’t know all the players
Young ages and bottles
Looking back at those years on tapes
Taken by my father
I hope someday I can recreate them
But even when you find your heart
I’ll be looking for something to replace what was on my sleeve
And when you come back home
I’ll leave you alone, if you leave me alone
It’s like wet cement on a busy street
There’s always something new pulling down at my feet
And on the night that my brother won the lottery
I got struck by lightning
And when the storm comes back you’ll find me
Hiding underneath the tallest tree
Playing my numbers at every thunder
I’ll leave my hair in your bed
For a change, while yours turns grey
And I’ll leave the luck to my brother
I’ll stay out of it for now
Young ages and bottles
Looking back at those years on tapes
You look just like your father
A dirty mouth on a freckled face
And even when you find your heart
I’ll be looking for something to replace what was on my sleeve
Go on and find your own
I’ll leave you alone
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5. |
You Want it All
03:32
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In my eyes you see your reflection
With the rest of the world at your fingers
With a turn of your wrist you throw me off
Discover all of the beauty you’re made from
Porcelain glass on the mantle
Unspoiled worth
You don’t need it all
To lose it all
You’re never going to be what you are
In your mind, don’t try
You’re blinded by your own dirty thoughts
And cheap wine
You don’t have to be made up every night
You want it all
But the way of the world should let you know
You’re way over your head
Further you fall, you want it all
But the world is too small
I know all the ways to say let it be
But I was hoping for a little common courtesy
And I know you still pretend you can’t see me
As if there’s always something better for your eyes to see
Well now I’m alone I don’t want to see you go
Bury seeds in someone else’s fertile soil
Whispering back and forth
You’re always asking for more
(Now I don’t know, which way we’re going to grow
Now I don’t know)
But you’re never going to be what you are
In your mind, you live life
Like everyday you’re one more day past your prime
Am I right? You don’t always have to be made up
You want it all
But the way of the world should let you know
You’re way over your head
Further you fall, you want it all
but the world is too small
You don’t need it all
To lose it all
No matter how you try to say it
It’s still the reason why I wouldn’t come back baby
And now as you go on and say it
I don’t want be the reason why that you lost it all
Whisper back and forth
Tangle up your words
Tell them what you tell yourself
Whispering back and forth takes too long to get your point across
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6. |
Compare This To Me
02:59
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Don’t tell mom but I’m rather sick
I’ve got shit in my blood that the doctor missed
I didn’t lie when he asked if I felt better
I just nodded and smiled and said, “I’ve never felt better”
That can be taken two ways
Like the way we cut ties
I’m not trying to make sense
I’ve cut too many ties, am I right?
I’m going out so sick
I’ll be gone come the morning
The leaves in my hair have all hit the ground
Keep in touch with my conscience
It didn’t mean to let you down
I know it will go on
But if I’m wrong center yourself where you want
That can be taken two ways
Like the way we cut ties
I’m not trying to make sense
I’ve cut too many ties, am I right?
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7. |
Snap Dragon
05:12
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I need more water to douse the fire in my eyes
The morning couldn’t come sooner
I didn’t mean to interrupt your sleep
But I couldn’t stop screaming
It’s all the rage to be giving up these days
But it gets hard to give in when you’re the only one saying I’m wrong
But everyone’s starting to open their mouths again
And I’m not trying to talk
It’s hard to look cool with tears in your eyes
I’m not taking your side
I grew into whatever you
Were always feeling
When it didn’t go my way
When it didn’t go my way
I didn’t mean to impose
Share my frights with yours
But it didn’t go my way
No it didn’t
I had more to share
I had more prepared
I had more to show you
It’s all the rage
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8. |
Unemployed
02:50
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Take a break; throw it off of your shoulders say
“Nothing was my fault and I have only been passing by”
Shut the blinds; let me sleep for the day
When I’m awake, your world won’t have me
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9. |
I Donned A Shade
04:14
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I donned a shade
And killed the flowers in your hair
When they sprung quickly
Catching me unprepared
I didn’t have all that it took
To nurture every blooming bud
Or the will to keep them strong
Once your crown had fully grown
Pieces fell all over the floor
And made a carpet of your sorrow
I rolled it up and tucked it under your arm
The hard wood flooring was no place for our problems
And later on we laid it out
And slept on it
“I’ll get back to you in the morning” I said
Promising love after sleep
You made it look easy
It wasn’t easy on me at all
Turning pillows over in my head
Looking for what I missed
I can’t seem to find anything
Anywhere, anyways
I was standing on the tip of my tongue
Until I found the words at the back of my mouth
At the root of it all it was only love
And what I was afraid we swept under the rug
So I’ll tell you everything that I know
So easy said, but better left untold
I’m losing all the touch in my toes
From sitting on the fence for too long
I hope you find the shade that I found
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10. |
All My Lucky Senses
03:09
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My chest is swelling
From an operation gone badly
Did you leave something inside me?
Stitched me up now, it’s a part of me
Something’s not working
A bodily function I was born with
But I can’t afford to let something so small effect
Everything else that I haven’t bothered with, yet.
Everyone’s starting to open their mouths again
The man I have cursed I have been time and time again
Everyone’s starting to open their mouths again
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Big Lonely Burlington, Ontario
Big Lonely is a testament to the resilience of friendship and hardship, with a tendency to transform open sores into hard- hitting indie-rock, and a consistently honest edge. Close friends navigating the distance and complexity of growth. With two releases under their belt since forming in 2012, Big Lonely has another full-length album up their sleeve. Draw the curtains, “Bad Magic”. ... more
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