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Space and Time
01:52
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You know, somebody asked me once:
"If you could go back in time, what advice would you give to your younger self?"
So I thought about it, and
I came to the conclusion that I couldn't answer it.
Because if who I am today went back in time, right now,
Whatever I say to the younger me could potentially have such an effect
That the younger version of me could never make it back to this moment
Where they were asked:
"What if you could go back in time?"
See, if I could go back in time,
I'd prefer to let the younger me speak
So that I could listen to what they have to say
Because surely, along the way,
For as much as I've learned,
I've also forgotten
I've forgotten how to be free of my insecurities,
I've forgotten how to live in the moment,
How to stop worrying so much about the future...
Why is that?
I've become jaded in my years
But if I had to give the younger me any bit of advice,
I would say this:
"Call your mother.
Call your father.
Tell the ones you love just how much you love them before it's too late.
Because, surely, the older you is listening to this conversation
In a memory.
And, boy, do they wish they could travel back to this moment
Right here,
Right now."
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One Way Ticket
06:01
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I’ve spent so many nights lost in the pictures
I’ve held my fists so tight my knuckles crack
I scream so violently into my pillow
But nothing that I do will bring you back
I’ve scribbled out these words too many ways now
I’m such a hypocrite, I feel so weak
So quick to call religion just faith in science fiction
Yet here I am now praying on my knees
But I don’t need a god, I need more of your time
And it’s selfish that I feel left behind
No one knows why we don’t always get a warning
I just hope that soon enough I’ll get a sign
Cause I can’t go where you’re going
So just promise you’ll come and visit
It’s not fair never knowing
Where you went on that one-way ticket
I wonder where you are, if you can hear me?
You light up all the darkness in my mind
I feel you from a distance like you’re near me
I wish that I could see you one more time
So many different questions that I’d ask you
I really need to know that you’re alright
No clue what I believe in apart from what I’m feeling
And it feels like you’re still here at my side
But I don’t need a god, I want more of your time
And it’s selfish that I feel left behind
No one knows why we don’t always get a warning
I just hope that soon enough I’ll get a sign
Cause I can’t go where you’re going
So just promise you’ll come and visit
It’s not fair never knowing
Where you went on that one way ticket
I know you rest in peace
But now I can hardly sleep
I just need a couple good hours
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Unspoken, Unbroken
05:11
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How many times are we gonna do this?
Can you tell me why I should keep on trying
I think you like to put me through it
We only make up so we can keep on fighting
So if I'm better off without you why do I keep on showing up at your door?
I feel weak when I'm around you but I only keep going back for more
So what am I supposed to do everything that we've been through
I can't just let go now
I know I made my own mistakes and my friends say I should make a clean break
But I don't know how
No we can't take back all the hurtful things we say
And we can't unbreak all the promises we made
We could try again but it's best we walk away
Oh I wish it could all be unspoken, unbroken
I should've learned to be more patient
You never let your anger get in your way
No matter how your heart was breaking
You always knew to find the right words to say
So what am I supposed to do everything that we've been through
I can't just let go now
I know I made my own mistakes and my friends say I should make a clean break
But I don't know how
No we can't take back all the hurtful things we say
And we can't unbreak all the promises we made
We could try again but it's best we walk away
Oh I wish it could all be unspoken, unbroken
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4. |
Romantic Comedy
03:50
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I’m so tired but I just can’t sleep
My eyelids are like movie screens
When they close I get a front row seat
To the feature length story of you and me
The final scene in the coffee shop
You broke the news and you took right off
I saw him waiting in the parking lot
What a funny little twist in our simple plot
We moved fast but it still felt right
It didn’t fall apart overnight
Looking back, all we did was fight
I should’ve seen it coming but love is blind
I’ll try hard not to hold a grudge
I know I’m stubborn and I’m hard to love
But it worse to be thinking of
The way it could’ve been or the way it was?
You wanna be friends but you can’t right now
You wanna talk through it but you don’t know how
So spare me all the drama, please
It’s gone on way too long for me
This love is a joke but there’s nobody laughing
in this romantic comedy
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Georgetown
03:47
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Midnight on the boulevard
On my way right back to you
Devil lurking in the dark
You twist her like you twist the truth
It’s such a shame, she’s beautiful
She never would’ve played those games
But who can tell if she’s the one
Who let it all go down in flames?
Liar, liar, liar
I know I shouldn’t play with fire
Fire, Fire, Fire
But I’m preaching to the choir, preaching to the choir, yeah
On my way to call you out
Let’s finish what we started soon
Devil in a haunted house
I’m here to make a deal with you
It’s such a shame she’s beautiful
She never would’ve played those games
But who can tell if she’s the one
Who let it all go down in flames?
Liar, liar, liar
I know I shouldn’t play with fire
Fire, Fire, Fire
But I’m preaching to the choir, preaching to the choir, yeah
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She’s got a really big day at the hair salon
She’s cuttin’ it short and goin’ french fry blonde
She’s getting tired of being strung along
Just to give away her heart and get cheated on
And hooking up is so overrated
Cause even when it’s good she’s still gotta fake it
I heard a rumor she was leaving town
She doesn’t need the drama cause she’s single now
She’s really, really not that into you - so just deal with it
She’s really, really not that into you - so just deal with it
You gotta listen to your heart when it beats, yeah you gotta feel with it
Nah she’s really, really not that into you, so just deal with it
She wasn’t gonna wait around, gonna wait around forever
I bet it really burns bad knowing she might deserve better
She might’ve given it a shot if you would just drop your ego
But she’s tired of waiting
But it’s all that she wants
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7. |
Saltwater
04:30
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Just a shipwreck in your ocean
And I’m stranded in your shades of blue
But I don’t know how I got here
I was trying to sail away from you
Say the wrong thing, make the wrong choice
Suddenly someone’s hurt
All the intention slips right through the cracks
Swallow our pride, give it some time
Maybe we’ll make it work
But some things can’t be taken back
You’re the only thing I see everywhere I turn
No sign of any land or shore
If I need you for survival it’s a deadly curse
Saltwater I can’t drink you anymore
Do you feel the way that I do?
Do I drown you in your quiet now?
When the waves crash all around you
Is it hard to find your lighthouse?
Say the wrong thing, make the wrong choice
Suddenly someone’s hurt
All the intention slips right through the cracks
Swallow our pride, give it some time
Maybe we’ll make it work
But some things can’t be taken back
You’re the only thing I see everywhere I turn
No sign of any land or shore
If I need you for survival
It’s a deadly curse
Saltwater I can’t drink you anymore
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8. |
New York Minute
04:25
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Lower Madison Avenue is where I first laid eyes on you
I still remember your jacket
Red riding hood in Manhattan
You took a job in LA, you were only here for two more days
And somehow 48 hours later, we’re fighting back tears at JFK
But I won’t stop you so I walk you to your gate
Check your bags in - did I see you hesitate?
Have a safe flight, I hope it gets delayed
But when the wheels left the runway I couldn’t help but laugh
I’ll come and visit someday cause you came and went too fast
That’s the thing about a New York Minute - there’s just no getting it back
That’s the thing about a New York Minute - there’s just no getting it back
It’s not like we can’t keep in touch but different time zones make it tough
I’ll send you messages about stupid shit that only you and I would get Maybe I’ll come surprise you, but maybe that’s too much?
I wonder what you’re thinking and is it about us?
We only had a weekend but I can’t help but feel like I know you, need you, miss you
But when the wheels left the runway I couldn’t help but laugh
I’ll come and visit someday cause you came and went too fast
That’s the thing about a New York Minute - there’s just no getting it back
That’s the thing about a New York Minute - there’s just no getting it back
But when the wheels left the runway I couldn’t help but laugh
I’ll come and visit someday cause you came and went too fast
That’s the thing about a New York Minute - there’s just no getting it back
That’s the thing about a New York Minute - there’s just no getting it back
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Let Go Of Me
03:53
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I drove by place that we used to call home
and my heart skipped a beat turning onto the road
I thought about knocking but who would open the door?
Did they find that broken promise that we carved in the floor?
I've seen some of your pictures, seems like you're doing fine
I'm keeping my distance but I'm frozen in time
So let go of me, let go of me, you're not mine but I'm still yours
Let go of me, you're controlling me, I can't go on like this no more
Yeah I sound so lame but you've got me chained and I refuse to let you know
So I wish you'd let go
Yeah I'd call but I'm scared that you'll pick up the phone
And I'm trying my hardest to leave you alone
I thought about texting - would you leave it on read?
I don't want to annoy you, I'll say nothing instead
I feel like your puppet, you're pulling my strings
I just want to ask you for one final thing
So let go of me, let go of me, you're not mine but I'm still yours
Let go of me, you're controlling me, I can't go on like this no more
Yeah I sound so lame but you've got me chained and I refuse to let you know
So I wish you'd let go
I don't want to be the one to let go first
Don't want to be the one, don't want to be the one
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Holier Than Thou
04:39
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Hand on the bible
I swear this is true
I’m your disciple
What you command I will do
Just don’t ask me to leave now
We can still make this work
I’m down on my knees now
Your heart is my church
Your love is holier
Holier than thou
Your love is holier
Holier than thou
Whenever I stumble
In all of my mistakes
For you I am humble
I bow in your grace
I’m hardly an angel
But you give me wings
Without you I’m lost, so just name your cost
I’ll die on your cross
Cause your love is holier
Holier than thou
Your love is holier
Holier than thou
Down on my knees I will stay
Unto your heart I will pray
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Saltwater (Instrumental)
04:30
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The Bad Dreamers Los Angeles, California
The Bad Dreamers are a retro pop outfit from Los Angeles, CA.
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