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The Hounds
02:52
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send your soldiers into play
you never know when they will expire
light all your candles in the day
rituals to rob the night of its power
broken teeth, secrets bleed
load your gun with silver bullets
send your soldiers into play
you never know when they will expire
light all your candles in the day
rituals to rob the night of its power
take a bite, take a bite of your beloved
indulge that piece of your darker nature
werewolves didn't let it stop them and neither should that voice in you
tough, tough, every bit was so tough until he finally succumbed into what you know you all want to become
don't fight it if you know it's true
my soldiers don't know what it's like to lose
all you gotta do is choose, yeah
send your soldiers into play
you never know when they will expire
light all your candles in the day
rituals to rob the night of its power
they say fake it til you make it
but you made it and now you gotta fake it
doesn't that make you mad?
they've got silver bullets with your name
silver chains for the same; a muzzle for your service
doesn't that make you sad?
lighting candles don't protect you, rituals are fake
I've set the hounds on his trail and you don't have to wait
take a bite, take a bite, you know you want to see
if you wear depravity as well as it wears me
send your soldiers into play
you never know when they will expire
light all your candles in the day
rituals to rob the night of its power
broken teeth, secrets bleed
load your gun with silver bullets
take a bite, yeah
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Bathing Pool
04:34
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use your imagination, imagine happiness
I know it's possible, I've tried it
take my hand in yours, is that real enough for you?
you know I'm nervous, you feel it, but
I'm still here, I'll conquer your fear for the both of us, let it fall away
you blend right in to the falling leaves
come out to me and play
let's go to your bathing pool
the one you said fits two
I know you want to let me in
touch me, I said you could
do all the things you want to do
don't convince yourself it's not for you
dive in deep, dive in
the water's running blue
dive in deep, swim with me
promise it's all true
I'll be floating
I'll be waiting
I'll be floating
I'll be waiting for you
I don't get the way you look at me
what do you see when you close your eyes?
is it me or do you let someone else run wild?
what do you want this time?
you can have it, I'm just confused
you say this, and then you want that
and all I ever wanted was to keep up with you
so what am I supposed to ask
let's go to your bathing pool
the one you said fits two
I know you want to let me in
touch me, I said you could
do all the things you want to do
don't convince yourself it's not for you
dive in deep, dive in
the water's running blue
dive in deep, swim with me
promise it's all true
I'll be floating
I'll be waiting
I'll be floating
I'll be waiting for you
the one time you told me
"don't let this fall apart"
I wanted to tell you
I didn't think I had the heart
but let's go to your bathing pool
the one you said fits two
I know you want to let me in
so let yourself in, and I'll be waiting for you
dive in deep, dive in
the water's running blue
dive in deep, swim with me
promise it's all true
I'll be floating
I'll be waiting
I'll be floating
I'll be waiting for you
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Not Like Myself
03:19
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every tuesday night we'll meet up by the river
you'll call it love and I'll say that I believe ya
every tuesday night you'll fuck me under the bleachers
and I'll fill your holes too, the ones that fit your feelings
don't you dare look down now that you've jumped so high
I'm tired, you're tired, but your hand's between my thighs
I will trust you when there's no one left in this town alive
but right now I'm too drunk to care about your gun against my spine
you make me feel like I am not myself
you make me feel like you love someone else
so much, so much left unsaid but
let's just, let's just play pretend that
I could leave and you would let me
though I don't care anyway
if I want to find myself a silver lining
I'll crawl back home from work and think about us hiding, 'cause
no one needs to know what you do to me in private
and I have fun with it, I think I am an addict
don't you dare look down now that you've jumped so high
I'm tired, you're tired, but your hand's between my thighs
I will trust you when there's no one left in this town alive
but right now I'm too drunk to care about your gun against my spine
you make me feel like I'm not myself
you make me feel like you love someone else
so much, so much left unsaid but
let's just, let's just play pretend that
I could leave and you would let me
though I don't care anyway
that I could leave and you would let me
like we are that kind of play
like I'm not me and you're not angry
and I don't care anyway
don't tell me it's not nice
just say that we look great together
watch your language, what's your vice?
just look away; fuck you, whatever
don't tell me to love myself
self-care is having fun forever
I promise I'm having fun
we're having so much fun together
because you make me feel like i am not myself
you make me feel like I am someone else
so much, so much to be said but
let's just, let's just play pretend that
I'm not me and you don't mind the
mess we're making in your bed
that I could leave and you would let me
like I could leave and you would let me
like I'd know what to do without you
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it isn't hard to leave marks on skin
it's so much harder to leave them within
you know I wanted to leave them in you too
you told me I'm the one that you've been waiting for
so many words and I always want more
getting sick, choking on your cigarette love
but wait for me, just wait
I'll catch my breath someday
so much for the second wind, so much for everything
three cheers for lonely love and an audience of one
it's the silence after the shot
did you leave the damage or not?
loving you is like looking down the barrel of a smoking gun
and I do it for fun
never mind the way you looked at me before
though I'd like to see it come around once more
burning with abandon, warming up my heart
now you play with the dogs, and when you look at me
I see the same expression, and the truth hits
I'm just a plaything, not someone you would miss
but wait for me, just wait
I'll catch my breath someday
and be enough to keep you from walking away
so much for summer love, so much for wanting us
three cheers from my deepest heart, your audience of one
it's the silence after the shot
did you leave the damage or not?
loving you is like looking down the barrel of a smoking gun
and I do it for fun, something is very wrong with me
better not miss a moment
the moment that'll soon be gone
tell you every piece is broken
that'll give you a bit of fun
never ask what I'm holding
I did it all for love
my heart might be breaking
but that's what I want
I promise it's what I want
you left your mark within
burns that smell like sin
but wait for me, just wait
I'll catch my breath someday
so much for the second wind, so much for everything
three cheers for lonely love and an audience of one
it's the silence after the shot
did you leave the damage or not?
loving you is like looking down the barrel of a smoking gun
and I do it for fun
I do it for fun, I did it all for fun
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Actaeon
04:40
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I was sitting in the car
trying to tell a story 'bout my life and your life too
and it was mostly lies; just prophecies and things
but a part of me thought it was true
a part of me thought it was true
so, I wake up in the morning, and I wake up in the night
and I wonder if it's possible to hurt too much to try
then you crown me with antlers, tell me to run and hide
I've seen a god naked and won't make it out alive
I didn't mean it
you didn't see it
I never thought I would destroy myself for you
so, make me feel it
I don't believe it
what did I do to make you think that I betrayed you
so, I wake up in the morning, and I wake up in the night
and I spin wheels of dreaming that dissolve in the light
and I touch myself to sirens that speak of my demise
did I want this from you all along? I think I saw it in your eyes.
feel the body heat of everything you've ever loved die
feel the baptism of sweat that's rolling down your spine
your halo that marks me as a saint
don't protect me from the horrors you leave in your wake
I didn't mean it
you didn't see it
I never thought I would destroy myself for you
so, make me feel it
I don't believe it
what did I do to make you think that I betrayed you
just sitting where I was, just sitting
I can't escape from your love
you know me too well, dragged me through hell
and I know it's just a game you play
but I was never good at games
so, I wake up in the morning, and I wake up in the night
and I know that it's possible to hurt too much to try
then you crown me with antlers, tell me to run and hide
I've seen a god naked and won't make it out alive
I didn't mean it
you didn't see it
I never thought I would destroy myself for you
so, make me feel it
I don't believe it
what did I do to make you think that I betrayed you
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if you're going to break into my house tonight
don't twist the knife halfway and leave me here alive
there's no place for a cripple in this land
so, smash my spine and break my neck and make sure that I'm dead
chase me to the bitter end
don't back away now that you've built this bed
lay down in it, let the blood soak through
face to face with your crime, no need to be more cruel
(your dogs did some dirty work but they didn't do it all)
in this world or the next, not
held to half-existence
don't twist the knife halfway
you might as well burn all that's left
so if you're going to break into my house tonight
don't twist the knife halfway and leave me here alive
there's no place for a cripple in this land
so, smash my spine and break my neck and make sure that I'm dead
I'm done asking why, I just want it to be over
don't care about my pride, and I won't face my death sober
you think my fear is tasty, so I won't make you hunt
face to face with your dream, just don't make it hurt
(please just don't make it hurt)
in this world or the next, not
held to half-existence
don't twist the knife halfway
you might as well burn all that's left
everything looks so beautiful from here
up above, everything is so clear
if you're going to break into my house tonight
don't twist the knife halfway and leave me here alive
there's no place for a cripple in this land
so, smash my spine and break my neck and make sure that I'm dead
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you sent your soldiers and I thought they were mine
I remember when you said "everything is fine"
when I look out my window it's a siege of attrition
when did that happen, and should I have listened?
I'd fight for my freedom, stand up for my pride
but you sent all the soldiers that I thought were mine
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8. |
Dead Man Walking
03:28
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deeper into the woods
alone with the crying of wolves
oh, brothers, there's no help for me here
oh, sisters, will you collect all my tears
lead me into the night
branches hiding me from the light
'cause I am a dead man walking
broken beyond my years
and nobody listens, 'cause nobody grew
I woke up in pieces and nobody knew
brothers and sisters running out to work
and trampling over my corpse in the dirt
so, no more hanging around
six feet under the ground
deeper into the woods
alone with the crying of wolves
oh, brothers, there's no help for me here
oh, sisters, will you collect all my tears
lead me into the night
branches hiding me from the light
'cause I am a dead man walking
broken beyond my years
and my antlers get caught on the low-hanging moss
and with every breath, I know you're not far
chasing me until my lungs burst again
you never were a gentleman
but you like me this way, so this way I'll stay
deeper and deeper and deeper remain
deeper into the woods
growing into my roots
dead man walking, but I'll walk no more
bloody feet planted in bloody dirt
you want me alive only after I'm dead
and all that I wanted was a place to rest
deeper into the woods
alone with the crying of wolves
oh, brothers, there's no help for me here
oh, sisters, will you collect all my tears
lead me into the night
branches hiding me from the light
'cause I am a dead man walking
broken beyond my years
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Romanus Boston, Massachusetts
I make a somewhat messy chimera of bedroom pop/chamber pop/alternative/folktronica. Hope it makes you feel something. I also make music with my sibling under the name Charlemagne's Angels, check us out!
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