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Sail Away
03:30
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Looking over the waves along the starboard side
I count the rays protruding from the dying shine
I'm disconnected, I wear my heart down on my sleeve
Glance back to port side, it's almost time to leave
You know things are gonna change for us
You know things won't be the same for you and me
You know we will see a brand new sun
But tomorrow I'm gonna sail away
Running over I take my place upon the helm
I feel the deck shake, pull on the lines, time to get the hell
Out of this place, we were just meant to be the ones
Who're separated unknowing to what our future holds
I know things are gonna change for us
I know things won't be the same for you and me
I know we will see a brand new sun
But tomorrow I'm gonna sail away
I stand upright and alone as I've always seem to have been
But that's okay cause I've put my faith in all my aquatic friends
And I can't stay here, I can't take another day where I feel low
From the bow I see the path I'm sailing home
I know things are gonna change for us
You know things won't be the same for you and me
You know we will see a brand new sun
But tomorrow I'm gonna sail away
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2. |
LittleBoy/Jake
05:15
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Maybe sometimes I have trouble expressing how I feel
But that's why I write songs so I can dump out all the words
I didn't say when I wanted to while retaining my good will
As the chords give context to my state of mind
I just want to be like the heroes that I listened to as a kid
But Axl Rose was an asshole I hope I don't turn into him
The Beatles all did acid and Clapton was a drunk
But because I don't like their actions does it mean I can't like them?
I used to put my faith in music and movies that I love
But now I'm not sure who I am because people change
I used to look on the screen and think, "Hey Pink, I get you"
It's easy to let characters represent you when you're young
LittleBoy's a quiet kid
He never speaks up
Jake's a loud guy
He can never shut up
I used to listen to Ryan Seacrest but the songs sounded the same
Then I picked up a guitar and gave it a feminine name
Sometimes I feel I'm smarter than other people my age
But I also wonder if I think this so I can justify my rage
And I'm still waiting for Lola to say "LittleBoy I'm gonna make you a man"
Cause I don't feel like one now so if we could speed this up that'd be great
But Jake doesn't want to grow up, he feels that childhood is gone
And before adulthood starts up there's lot's of shit that needs to get done
I don't subscribe to labels cause they don't properly describe me
Humanity exists on a greyscale, It's complexity
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3. |
Life of the Party
02:24
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Well I know that he's suffering in droves
So I drove to the sea
Where he could see my professionality
He lacks guidance and he's got no rationality
He's angry at his parents and he spews out profanity
He can't see what his talent's supposed to be
So he skates through the park
Hiding under trees and smoking in the dark
He hasn't eaten and he's looking thin
It's not so easy eating when you live behind a trash bin
His bum of a dad just blames the economy
They have a standing ten year dichotomy
It's a drill that keeps eating away at his mind
He's walking around like he's lived through lobotomy
Picks up a wallet off the ground and it's a good find
It's got a hundred bucks and a brand new giftcard
This seems a good start for him to make some changes
He goes home lays down and rearranges himself
He was the life of the party
But now he's go to go home
Since the party was his lifeblood
He can't stand to be alone
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4. |
Nuclear Family
05:00
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This whole world seems pretty fucked but they all seem to know
Just how to bury it again and again
We sit in living commons all dreaming of the power
To justify and make our own amends
But they keep on driving home these social do's and don't's
No matter what we're all the same
I want to show off my expressionality
(That's not a word)
I won't let them tell me what to do, how about you?
Now we live in the modern age as a nuclear family
I already know what tomorrow holds it's been written in my script
There is no change to my future as far as I can see
So let's all take a moment and and dry our faces
I took a trip with Mary Jane last night for the first time
I didn't know exactly what to think
We sat and talked for a couple minutes then I kissed her on the lips
She sat up quick and punched me in the gut
And as she walked away I watched my vision closing in
I stumbled over to group of shrubs
After closing my eyes for a while I began to feel real sick
I doubled over and let go of all the excess shit
Now we live in the modern age as a nuclear family
I already know what tomorrow holds it's been written in my script
There is no change to my future as far as I can see
So let's all take a moment and and dry our faces
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5. |
Innermonologue
04:22
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Don't listen to a word I say
I've been biting my tongue all day cause I don't feel like
Feeling at all so I fall back into my own head
Don't speak to me I'm not in the mood
I can't stand you're company anymore
I just need some room to breathe
I'm not that good at making friends anymore
Don't listen to what I say
I think I'm finally losing it, losing my mind
I just want to go to bed and leave these feelings behind
And when I wake up, well if I wake up that's fine
It's not atypical in this digital age
To let out your feelings to an internet page
But that doesn't sit quite right
My communication skills are pretty poor
Don't bother me I'm all on my own
I never want to go back there, that place ain't my home
And it's getting hard to tell if all the people I know
Are the crazy ones
So I lay down in silence melting into my bed
As all this and more races round through my head
Time to shut up and turn out the lights
You know that sometimes life can be a chore
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6. |
Our Godfather
04:23
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Each night and every weekend I knew where I wanted to be
In the back garden of our godfather waiting around to see
Who had made it through the day without suffering a horrible fate
Overrun by average Joe's screaming "God forbid you're a second late"
Under the cover of night we meet
Careful to make sure that no one who isn't us should see
And we share the stories of people who've done us wrong
And they'll know the name on the back of my hand
That was tattooed on when I joined this clan
I don't care too much for people who never earned a cent of their share
And night when I see our godfather we make a list of those who dare
To oppose a regime so innocent and mean and not pay respect to a family tree
Who have worked their way from the bottom to the top off of nothing but the goodness in our hearts
"It's payday LittleBoy, open it up and see
How much money did you lose to taxes this week"
"Don, I got fucked over by Social Security"
Yeah, they'll know the name on the back of my hand
That was tattooed on when I joined this clan
When I was just seventeen looking for someone
Who would understand what I mean
Without being too clean
Sustaining a life off of a diet of brownies and beergaritas to wash the down
Is this the start of another season, man fuck the gentry those high school clowns
Let's sit in a circle and I'll tell you about Jesus as we listen to Kanye West's new song
Don't burn your big mouth on the frozen pizza, this game of Sorry's gone way too long
Yes I'm a member of the (indiscernible) family
I encourage you not to fuck with me
Cause I'm loyal to our godfather and his friends
And they know the name on the back of my hand
That they branded me with when I joined this clan
When I was tired and bored of hanging home alone
So I tried out for the team
And now I'm living the dream
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7. |
What If
04:24
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Last night I kept on drifting in and out of sleep
Having dreams split into pieces like a puzzle in my mind
Driving back from North Adams I got a message from that girl
I haven't seen in four years, she just said "Hi..."
"...LittleBoy I'm back in Rotciv and I know it's been a long time,
But if you want to see each other I'll be free tonight"
I don't remember how I got there, but I know the place we met
Was the same one where we said our last goodbye
The two of us sat side by side in a court with water fountains
And up high a skylight showing us the midday sun
I don't remember what we talked about, or faces placed within the crowd
Or her smile when I talked, it's fading faster than I thought
"You know, a lot changed around here when you left"
"Everyone we knew is different"
"I'm different"
"You know, I think a lot"
"Like what if Jake was there"
"Could this have been us?"
"Probably not. This is just a dream"
"What if?"
"What if a lot of things?"
What if you never moved?"
"I don't even think we would have been friends"
"Wake up!"
"Wake up LittleBoy!"
"Wake up!"
I can't help but feel that Njorun played me like a drum
Beating images into my head so real it makes me feel that I've
Just had a chance encounter with the one I must admit is
My biggest what if...
"Jake?"
"Jake it's time to come out"
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LittleBoy Rochester, New York
Hello. My name is Zach and I'm the dude behind the music. I write, play, record, produce, and (sorta) sing on everything. I also have a YouTube channel that has some stuff related to the project, feel free to check that out! www.youtube.com/channel/UCDCkl3O08LOxhtp4sYB2iPw ... more
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