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i stepped out just to kill time but time is something much more divine than me
so the day that i no longer have a home is the day that i’m no longer a fraud and a fake
i hold my own hand
like it’ll run away
i’m more excited by the prospect of changing than the approaching of change
the objects in the mirror
are closer than they appear
so slow down if you don’t wanna die
i let go of my hand
and it hangs limply by my side
move to catch the ball just out of the nick of time
i stand in the corner too afraid to go out and spend my life
and instead turn what i hear other people saying into rhymes
and on the way home i see
the traffic lights flashing
the orange hands blinking in unison saying
slow down if you don’t wanna die
i don’t have the guts to argue anymore
why should i scream and cry
because i’ve learned it’s better to shut up and work
then object and ask why
i think for a little longer and then i can’t stop worrying about all the lines
i kinda hate the way i write because i still have to look you in the eyes
all my heroes are heading out
so maybe i should be heading out
but i gotta take my own advice ill tell me
slow down if you dont wanna die
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I lost a staring contest with a model skull today
Its empty eye sockets stared into mine as I heard noise from inside my brain
And I figured I could find myself
In the bottom of a Tim Horton’s hot chocolate cup
Which is still far to sweet for bitter old me
Maybe I could live in the costco fridge next summer
And I’ll hide up on the shelf so the employees won’t see me
I’m so sick of them but your so lovely
An example of course of cold shower theory
Oh happy birthday (is it your birthday)
So happy birthday (is it your birthday)
So happy birthday (is it your birthday)
So happy birthday (is it your birthday)
could you live inside my brain
i’ll carry you round every day
we all know snails can never step out of their shells
could you live inside my brain
only if you need a place to stay
there’d be plenty of room if it wasn’t occupied by you
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Sofa King/The Theme
03:34
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Sofa King:
you left the light on when you moved away
the building was asking me “what will today bring”
maybe hanging out with my barely friends
that i’ll probably never see again
and waiting for people i know to come back from wherever
but if you got no one there’s no one to stop you
if you got no one there’s no one to stop you
if you got no one there’s no one to stop you
if you got no one there’s no one to stop you from doing what you want
but if you got no one there’s no one to stop you
if you got no one there’s no one to stop you
if you got no one there’s no one to stop you
if you got no one there’s no one to stop you from doing what you want
you’re way cool
you’re way cool
and you’ve got nothing to do
so you become a rockstar with your dad’s piggybank and a little bit of trust
but what’s sex drugs and rock and roll
dying young and dying alone
i guess i’ll see you later but at this point i don’t know
but if you got no one there’s no one to stop you
if you got no one there’s no one to stop you
if you got no one there’s no one to stop you
if you got no one there’s no one to stop you from doing what you want
but if you got no one there’s no one to stop you
if you got no one there’s no one to stop you
if you got no one there’s no one to stop you
if you got no one there’s no one to stop you from doing what you want
if you need to feel refreshed
grab a glass of water
you don’t need to be like me
you don’t need to be colder
I’m cross-eyed I’m tongue tied
I’ve got my arms crossed
I live at the bottom of the ocean not just under a rock
and i’m the sofa king bored with everything
i’m the sofa king bored with everything
i’m just sofa king bored with everything
i’m just sofa king bored with everything
i’m the sofa king bored with everything
i’m the sofa king bored with everything
i’m the sofa king bored with everything
i’m the sofa king bored with everything
but i’m not a man
The Theme:
i’m emotionally destroyed by things that make me happy
i’m a parasite dumping all my problems
expecting you to have something to say
everywhere i go
feathers are sure to follow
in the most delightful way
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I'm hiding under the bleachers to take shelter from the wind
It didn’t work and the wind found me anyway
None of my clothes fit anymore
Cause I did them the disservice of being able to grow
Everyone wants a different life but no one wants to change
But when I look at myself I can confirm
I make an average boy but a terrible girl
I look at myself and I can confirm
I make an average boy but a terrible girl
I’m tied down to the flagpole while the hair ties kick me in
And my neighbor the judge tells me that I should die
Adults are evil
Kids are cruel
And no matter where I go
Replicas of them will trail behind
But when I look at myself I can confirm
Someday I’m gonna die someday you’re gonna lose that girl
But when I look at myself I can confirm
I make an average boy but a terrible girl
I make an average boy but a terrible girl
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5. |
Trash Can Blues
02:25
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I never said they wouldn’t kick us out
But you can’t live without yourself
They’re waiting for me outside with what sounds like a tape measure
I’m doomed
I’m doomed
I’m doomed
Oh people hate it when artists change
I’m people I hate it when artists change
Please never change for anyone
Please change for me
Don’t have enough words to fill this space
Don’t have enough pictures on my wall
I wanna scream I wanna yell I can’t even stand myself
Like to keep my options open
I like to keep my dumb mouth closed
Everybody hates a hero
Running out of expectations to subvert
Falling through the floorboards of a rickety old house
The best album by the worst band in the world is coming out
They saying to die like a man
I’ll die cowardly just because I can
Why would I want to dig through the debris
Of a bunch of stuff that doesn’t belong to me
Or doesn’t anymore
Like all the things I used to adore
Don’t have enough words to fill this space
Don’t have enough pictures on my wall
I wanna scream I wanna yell I am so insufferable
I just wanna write something original for once
Before I die before I die before I die and rot
1+0 1+0 10/10
We’ve been over this but we’ll go over this again
1 2 got you
Isn’t that something else
5 6 7 8 they said to just get out
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The Clone Song
04:43
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if i had a clone then i’d know someone exactly like me
i’d rename her maybe a name that starts with the letter g
but she’ll already have been 2 steps ahead of me
because we have the same ideas then we would always agree
if i had a clone id start a band with myself
and if i had a clone i wouldn’t need anybody else
but what if i’m everyone that i don’t want to be
i’d finally see myself the way that everyone else sees me
and if i had a clone then it’d be two months younger ideally
or maybe two months older so i can have the older sibling
figure collect figurines
complain about leaves in the trees
i’m just making all of this up because i’m incredibly lonely
if i had a clone id start a band with myself
and if i had a clone i wouldn’t need anybody else
but what if i’m everyone that i don’t want to be
i’d finally see myself the way that everyone else sees me
i just had a vision of falling backwards through the shower door
nearly ripping it off of its hinges and slamming my head off the wall
i cry out for my dad but he doesn’t hear me the sound of music drowns me out
the door is locked and he can’t get to me but it’s too late to change it now
i’ve met no man as gracious as him and i wonder why he would leave
even making friends with a clone of myself wouldn’t be enough to save me
do i hate myself enough to hate myself well i think i do
seeing as i look at myself in the mirror and think oh my god who would want to be you
if i had a clone id start a band with myself
and if i had a clone i wouldn’t need anybody else
but what if i’m everyone that i don’t want to be
i’d finally see myself the way that everyone else sees me
if i had a clone then i’d know someone exactly like me
i’d rename her maybe a name that starts with the letter g
but she’ll already have been 2 steps ahead of me
i’m just making all of this up because i’m lonely
and if i had a clone than i wouldn’t need anybody else
but i can’t just talk to no one that isn’t myself
and if i had a clone than other people would be useless to me
and if i don’t talk to people
i’d be better off honestly
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I don’t want to hear about your exploits anymore
I don’t wanna hear about how you are god lest I leave and slam the door
“There’s no talent, we have no future! Things aren’t what it used to be”
You’re not special and aside from your circle of aging fake hippies everyone agrees
Rock n roll is dead and I couldn’t be happier
You’re never gonna gain back that charm
Your wannabe guns and roses band isn’t gonna save rock and roll
Who cares who cares who cares
“Rock has lost it’s balls we’re gonna bring back rock n roll”
Bring back what? The dated genre where everything’s been done before?
The things you criticize are more present for a reason
You’re not starting a revival not starting a revolution
Rock n roll is dead and I couldn’t be happier
You’re never gonna gain back that charm
Your wannabe led zeppelin band isn’t gonna save rock and roll
Who cares who cares who cares who cares who cares
If I could give advice to younger me
You can’t do that for anyone
Recording music in your bedroom isn’t gonna make you special
And neither is elitism
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I Could Be a Waterfall
02:50
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Do you want me to stay
Or do you want me to go home
“Everything must go” that’s pretty ominous of you man
How could you be so confident
To put your gender in a song
To be honest I’d jump around much more if I didn’t have to sing
I could be a waterfall
Waterfalls have nothing to worry about
Nothing to think
Nothing to come out of their mouths
They’re a place no one dares to go
And by no one I mean me
There’s a thing everyone dares to say
Speak up when you sing
Speak up when you sing yeah
Every time i try
To purge disturbing thoughts from my mind
It only resets over again in time
Like mutilating my bones
And body and mind
But if I don’t feel pain of course it isnt real
I could be a waterfall
Waterfalls have nothing to worry about
Nothing to think
Nothing to come out of their mouths
They’re a place no one dare’s to go
And by no one I mean me
There’s a place no one dare’s to go
And by no one I mean me
Fall into a skatepark bowl
Get an x-ray without your phone
Be sad about christmas day
Too bad it’s coming anyway
There’s a place no one dares to go
And by no one I mean me
There’s something everyone dares to say
Speak up when you sing speak up when you sing
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Newton!
03:06
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all my words are bad
it’s all worthless
and by saying anything i make it still worth less
and i got something to say and i repeat it every day
but i forget the words so the speech is improvised
and i keep dropping
cue cards with the words you’re supposed to sing along
and fill in all my songs
and make it easier for the machines to get along
i just feel so down
all the damn time
it’s like mosquito bites without reason without rhyme
i just feel down
all the damn time
and i guess it’ll be like this ‘till the end of the line
i’m bugging out
i feel like a shadow
all they can see
is a tall dark figure standing behind the
everything i think or say they keep asking me for more
why do i keep putting clothes i hate back in my drawers
i’m not scared of you
i’m not scared of you
there’s nothing to be scared of at all why would i be scared of you
i’m not scared of you
why would i be scared of you
i swear to god there’s no reason to be scared
i just feel so down
all the damn time
it’s like mosquito bites without reason without rhyme
i just feel down
all the damn time
and i guess it’ll be like this ‘till the end of the line
i’m bugging out
I used to feel like background noise but now i’m like a backyard show
slightly more noticeable but still more alone
it could be someone’s birthday
it could be spring break
but if you’re have a party get a reason to celebrate and where is that
it’s like mosquito bites without reason without rhyme
i just feel down
all the damn time
and i guess it’ll be like this ‘till the end of the line
i’m bugging out
gimme gimme never gets you anything
but the people love you most when you have something to hold
gimme gimme gimme never gets you anything
but if you’re waiting for something what are you waiting for
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