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Close Your Eyes, Keep Talking

by Big Lonely

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Kain Aré It's near-impossible to capture my attention for an entire album these days but these guys are one of the few who've managed to do so. So refreshing to hear an album that resonates with me so well. Favorite track: Bottom Feeder.
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1.
Cactus 03:03
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
2.
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
3.
Dirty Clocks 04:25
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
4.
Tapes 04:06
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
5.
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
6.
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?
7.
Snap Dragon 05:12
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
8.
Unemployed 02:50
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
9.
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
10.
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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Thank you to Adam Rankin, Justine Belanger, Taylor Boumeester, Kevin Luyten, Brandy, Gennaro Santoro, Pavel Soltys, Rita & Mario, and all of our IndieGoGo contributors. Without your help this album would not have been possible.

We would also like to thank all of our family and friends, including: Keith Heise, Kim Heise, Robert Heise, John Bowman, Sylvia Bowman, Katy Bowman, Stacy Rankin, Ryland Dartnell, Kim Mortillaro, Chris Mortillaro, Derek Downes, Vivian Downes, Connor Downes, Claire Downes, Andrew Donofrio, Drew Mattiacci, Kyle Robertson, Olivia Borkosky, Taylor Lucas, Mary Luciani, Hayden Gould, Jeremy Panda, Matt Pinn, Wilderness Chris, Jordan Morrison, OL'CD, The Kerouacs, and everyone else who has made a positive influence on our lives.

Special thanks to Jordan Heise for the fuel.

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released December 5, 2014

Jake Heise - Vocals / Guitar
Cole Mortillaro - Drums
Ciarán Downes - Guitar /Vocals
T.J. Bowman - Bass

Written and performed by Big Lonely.

Recorded and mixed by Taylor Lucas.
Produced by Ciarán Downes and Taylor Lucas.
Recorded at Woodstreet Studios in London, Ontario.

Album art by Mary Luciani

Mastered by Harris Newman at Grey Market Mastering in Montreal Quebec.

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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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