1. |
Repetition
03:16
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I wake up
And I always have a hard time getting you to wake up
The wedding wreath still hangs over our bed
Though the leaves have all turned brown
I walk across the house to the other show
'Cause the knob in ours is broken
I let the water run over my head
'Til I feel like I could drown
Now it's time for us to leave for work
And we've hardly said a word
I don't have much to say to you anyway
But I'm still dying to be heard
You text me
And ask me what we need from the store
And I can't think of anything
This must be all that we deserve
And now we can't decide what to eat for dinner
Even though the fridge is full of options
I can't seem to get you to tell me
What it is that you'd prefer
So you spend all night staring at your phone
While I stare at the TV
It's a war between my narcissism and your anxiety
I fall asleep
And you always have a hard time falling asleep
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2. |
Sex and Cake
03:19
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I am a constant victim of my appetites
They chase me around all day
And keep me up at night
They come between me and God
Blur the line between wrong and right
It's almost as if it's somehow out of spite
But I go on from day to day
Trying not to lead myself astray
And I remind myself that I was made this way
And I'm ok
I got married at 22
That was probably a mistake
But I wanted God's approval
Like I wanted sex and cake
These days I live in fear
That everything I have might break
Look at me now, God
I'm wide awake
But I go on from day to day
Trying to remember what not to say
And I remind myself it's always been this way
And it'll be ok
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3. |
Dead End Job
03:13
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I spent the last twelve months in a dead end job
Taking home my hard earned pay
I spent the last twelve months doing grunt work for the man
Maybe some day soon I'll finally get a raise
I spent the last three years in a dead end job
Where I have to deal with assholes all the time
I spent the last three years loading lumber onto trucks
Where's this so-called ladder I'm supposed to climb?
As a younger man I dreamed of fame and fortune
Of a freer life somewhere out on the road
But the longer I spend here in this crummy little town
The less likely it becomes that I'll ever go
I spent the last thirty years with a hateful bitch
Who treats me pretty much like shit
I spent the last thirty years getting pushed around and whipped
And today's the day I've had enough of it
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4. |
Mice
03:46
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So you've built yourself a home
With a place for all your things
And you're satisfied
And it all feels so secure
The walls are strong and thick
So you stay inside
But the mice crawl into your cupboard
And they gnaw at you
Gnaw at you
Gnaw at you
Gnaw at you
You'd better start setting traps for them
Or they'll multiply
You thought you'd filled in every hole
That could possibly be filled
And your work was done
So you kick back and relax
And you take things as they come
Now you're having fun
But the mice crawl into your cupboard
And they gnaw at you
Gnaw at you
Gnaw at you
Gnaw at you
You'd better start setting traps for them
Or they'll multiply
Now it all feels so useless
You cannot fill the void
You're afraid if you try to
This home could be destroyed
So you fantasize another life that you could have pursued
And you keep an eye on the walls so they don't come unglued
The mice crawl into your cupboard
And they gnaw at you
Gnaw at you
Gnaw at you
Gnaw at you
You'd better start setting traps for them
Or they'll multiply
The mice crawl into your cupboard
And they gnaw at you
Gnaw at you
Gnaw at you
Gnaw at you
Gnaw at you
Gnaw at you
Gnaw at you
Gnaw at you
Gnaw at you
Gnaw at you
Gnaw at you
Gnaw at you
Gnaw at you
Gnaw at you
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5. |
Marriage
03:33
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We've been together
For so long I can't remember
What the point of all this was originally
I still love you
And I know you still love me too
And I used to think that'd be enough, but it might not be
These days you seem angry and cold
And I can't seem to reach you at all
Meanwhile I'm a self centered control freak
With a lack of empathy
But I'm gonna stay right here
Even if things don't get better
They probably wont get better
But we'll wait and see
And this'll go on and on and on
Until one of us is dead
That's what we signed up for
And I'll hold you to it
As long as you hold me
'Cause that's what marriage means
No one gets to leave
Maybe we need some counseling
At this point I'll try anything
'Cause I've grown so accustomed
To having you next to me while I sleep
And if we split, our parents
They'd be so disappointed
And we've have to choose which of our mutual friends
Each one of us would get to keep
Well now this is gonna take a lot of work
And I can't tell you that it isn't gonna hurt
And we'll never get back the feeling
That we had at age nineteen
But I'm gonna stay right here
Even if things don't get better
They probably wont get better
But we'll wait and see
And this'll go on and on and on
Until one of us is dead
That's what we signed up for
And I'll hold you to it
As long as you hold me
'Cause that's what marriage means
No one gets to leave
And it doesn't make much sense
But if I had the chance
To do it all again
I probably wouldn't change a thing
I'm gonna stay right here
Even if things don't get better
I hope they get better
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6. |
Taylor
03:39
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This song is not a Diet Coke on a sunny afternoon
In a well-appointed hotel suite
This song is a cluttered basement at 3 AM
After half a bottle of Jameson
Followed by six cups of coffee
And she's asleep in the next room
But you don't want to wake her
'Cause you're afraid for her to hear
What you're writing about her
So you're barely touching the strings
And you're trying hard not to break things
In this house, there are no perfect nights
In this house, there are no perfect nights
It's been so long since anything's been right
In this house, there are no perfect nights
Wouldn't it be nice if you could still believe the lies
That all those pop songs told you as a teen
But there are no guarantees that everything will be alright
No matter how long you keep dancing
And you think "Romeo and Juliet,
Those suckers got off easy
I wonder how pure their love would've been
By their seventh anniversary?"
Now the devil's at your door
So you write a few lines more
In this house, there are no perfect nights
In this house, there are no perfect nights
And I haven't felt twenty-two since Two Thousand and Nine
In this house, there are no perfect nights
You'll get about an hour of sleep
And in the morning
You will dress up like a model employee
And you'll try not to think so much about your dreams
Or what they mean
In this house, there are no perfect nights
In this house, there are no perfect nights
Now there's nothing left to do but turn off all the lights
In this house, there are no perfect nights
But maybe everything will be alright
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7. |
Murder Ballad
03:06
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Gun in my left hand
Knife in my right
I'm standing over
My bleeding wife
Blood on my hands
Mud in my eye
I swear to god, I won't be waiting here to die
Ask me why I killed her
I'll tell you I don't know
Wanted it to last
So I did it slow
Watched the life
Drain from her face
And wondered what I saw in her in the first place
Now I'll go down to the river
Where the water's green
Tie some rocks to her body
And wash my hands clean
I'll let myself shed a single tear
And when they look for me tomorrow I won't be here
On a dusty road
To who knows where
Guess I'll know
When I get there
Feel no remorse
Got no regrets
I've already started to forget
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8. |
Wake
05:40
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You made me a promise
And I made one to you
But things haven't worked out like we were hoping
God knows I've tried
But you're unsatisfied
Your heart is broken wide open
I know your heart can't be tamed
And I ain't trying to
I just hope I'm still the place your heart is leading you
You can do what you want
And I can do what I want
But all I want is all of you
And you don't know what you want
And I don't know what you want
So I don't know what else to do
And I don't know how much more I can take
Or how much of this has been fake
But I want you here when I wake
So now is the time
For us to decide
Whether what we've got is worth holding onto
It would be a shame
If it were all in vain
After the pain and the loss that we've gone through
But if is the end, I guess that's how it has to be
Please don't just stay because you're scared of hurting me
You can do what you want
And I can do what I want
But all I want is all of you
And you don't know what you want
And I don't know what you want
So I don't know what else to do
And I don't know how much more I can take
Or how much of this has been fake
But I want you here when I wake
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9. |
Out Is Through
04:49
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Remember when we went through Todd's haunted house
With all our friends that cold October night
You flipped out and ripped my favorite jacket
From holding onto it so tight
You pleaded with me to go back to the beginning
But that's the one thing we were not allowed to do
So I said shut your eyes and hold me tighter
The only way out is through
So keep on moving forward
Don't be paralyzed by fear
We'll come out on the other side of this together
Nothing will hurt you while I'm here
The day the test results came back
The news they gave us couldn't have been worse
So I closed the blinds and curled into a ball
While I listened to A Blessing and a Curse
And I wished that we could go back to the beginning
But no shooting star could make that wish come true
You took my hand and we stepped forward into the darkness
And you said the only way out is through
So keep on moving forward
Don't be paralyzed by fear
We'll come out on the other side of this together
Everything will hurt, but I'll be here
The only way out is through...
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10. |
Wedding Song #4
05:12
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You're a bridesmaid and I'm a groomsman in this wedding
And we've been married for four years already
And things aren't going quite as well as we'd been led to expect
We've lost a certain amount of passion and affection
Our intimacy level is moving in the wrong direction
No matter what we try we don't seem to be able to connect
And I feel so far from you
But I don't know what to do
I look at the bride and groom and see their warm and tender glow
Once upon a time we had a love like that. Where did it go?
Where did it go?
Tonight they'll drink champagne, they'll dance, they'll make love 'til dawn
While we go home again and fight about what show to turn on
It seems our moment is a long time gone
The pastor drones on reading First Corinthians 13
And we're supposed to contemplate just what love really means
But you and I have already been doing that for several weeks
I remember back when we were younger and less jaded
When our ideals about romance weren't so dry and cracked and faded
We examined one another and we couldn't find a thing to critique
But time can change your point of view
'Til you lose the things you've held onto
I hate my tuxedo, you can't stand that frilly dress
They're a plain representation of a feeling that amounts to less and less
I guess this is what it feels like to be blessed
Now our friends are making promises and they're exchanging rings
But vows are only words and golden bands are only shiny pretty things
In the end what consolation do they bring?
Now I can see the tears in your eyes
As we hear "I pronounce you man and wife. Now you may kiss the bride."
The music starts
You take my arm
And we walk side by side
Hold onto hope
Don't let me go
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11. |
Fused
02:43
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Hey why don't we try something new
I'll try to be me
And you can try to be you
Now I realize what a difficult task it is to complete
Walking around all day
Supporting the weight of two people
On only one pair of feet
I didn't realize what I was doing to us
Everybody told us that's what love was
We fused our lives, and I ate you whole
I guess I thought I needed control
But you lost yourself, so I lost you
And I ended up losing myself too
But I promise that all of that is through
I think I'm ready to disagree
So don't be afraid
Tell me all about what a jerk I can be
We can't go on
The way things have been
It's been like a mad scientist movie
Where you're locked in my cellar and I'm sewed to your skin
And that's not a good idea
I don't know why I thought it would be
I screwed up
Baby, please forgive me
We fused our lives, and I ate you whole
I guess I thought I needed control
But you lost yourself, so I lost you
And I ended up losing myself too
But I promise that all of that is through
I love it when you hold me
But I don't need you to hold me
I need to learn to hold onto myself
Hey why don't we try something new
You can stop being me
And I'll stop being you
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12. |
Sticks
07:26
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He rows across the river in a stolen boat
She's in his blood like poison, there's no antidote
He says "I'm not sure what I'm doing here
I just couldn't bear to stay
In that dark house in the middle of the woods
And I'd do anything to bring you back to life
I would cut a path through hell to lead you home
So stand behind me, hear my voice
Come back and be my wife
This place is empty without you
And I can't hold myself together on my own"
Leaves fall heavy on the roof, the ground grows thick with thorns
As he slowly trudges up the path and through the door
And he wonders if she's following but he doesn't dare to look
He says aloud "I'm scared you'll disappear for good
And I'd do anything to bring you back to life
I would cut a path through hell to lead you home
So stand behind me, hear my voice
Come back and be my wife
This place is empty without you
And I can't hold myself together on my own"
Weeks pass
He leaves the lights turned off
Now there's dust on every surface
And the walls are cracked
He reaches for her in the dark
And he feels nothing
But decay and despair
So he whispers
Into the cool night air:
"This place was built to fall apart
So let's get out
Let's get out
I wanna burn it down
This place was built to fall apart
So let's get out
Let's get out"
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13. |
A Fire
02:55
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We started a fire
With just a few sticks
We found on the ground
We gradually added more wood
And it started to grow
Which made us so proud
So we invited everyone
To come and see what we'd made
Oh what a glorious sight
The neighborhood stared open-mouthed
At our marvelous tower of heat and light
The smoke was visible for miles around
And it was beautiful
We barely noticed
When our house burned down
We bought a new house
In a different town
With a bigger backyard
Where we found a circle of bricks
That someone had built
Which caught us off guard
But we felt inspired
So we started a fire
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The Dangerous Method Nashville, Tennessee
The Dangerous Method is an indie alt-rock power trio based out of Nashville, Tennessee.
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