1. |
Alive
04:03
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I
will take
the time
to make
you mine
if you
will stay
and let
your fears fall to your waist
settle
for what
you know
you deserve
you’re the sound
I hear when silence fills the air
I am sick and tired of feeling this way
I just want to feel alive
so take my hand, soon you will understand
that this life is meant to be enjoyed
I just want to make everything okay
because I know that you know
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2. |
Decor
03:59
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A reluctant memory
that fades or collects
like the dust in the
apartment I left
only time will tell
I moved all of my things,
you moved all of your things in too
You let me utilize
a room to myself
in exchange for the decor you loved
You made it seem simple
I stressed a lot
I tore down the paintings
the ones we’d just bought
You entered a drought,
shutting your loved ones out (including me)
I tried to tread water
while feeling the coral
brush up against my feet
When one thing ends
another begins
or stalls in the doorway
without words to say
A reluctant memory
that fades or collects
like the dust in the
apartment I left
only time will tell
I’ve been in love with the idea of it
rather than the reality of what is and what could be
that one too many times I'd let my alcohol induced eyes
form possibilities instead of room for longevity
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3. |
Summer
04:17
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I’d like to say
a valiant effort was made
but who’s to say
inevitable change won’t take place
I’d like to start making progress,
instead falling short,
with every failed attempt I’ve had
at finding love,
can you really be in love
with anyone at all?
I read the numbers on the clock,
different now than when I last looked
a half hour passed,
my heart awoke to the emptiness,
the longing
summer I let go
summer I let go
summer I let go
summer I let go
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4. |
Interlude
01:20
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5. |
Weighted Key
02:52
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The sun has set
sunlight dispensed
I felt your lips, grace my neck
The amount of time between arguments
had left me anxious and discontent
I felt something evil in me
something too overwhelming
I pushed it down with an unwinding frown
and slept until my lungs gave out
Your’re a weighted key
a rusty string
a dusty shelf
an unread book
There are bookmarks
throughout
the pages
I’ve read
Lightning crashed in the rearview mirror
a retina exposed to the atmosphere
a bolt of lights, telephone wires
came in the form of screeching tires
I felt something evil in me
something too overwhelming
I pushed it down with an unwilling frown
and slept until my lungs gave out
Your’re a weighted key
a rusty string
a dusty shelf
an unread book
There are bookmarks
throughout
the pages
I’ve read
I’ve read
I’ve read...
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6. |
Step Back
03:49
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I took the time that was needed
to reset and refresh
to cleanse my exhausted mind
that rested, without reason
To help bring an equation to light
that this path I've chosen
Will hurt the ones around me most
When I've let demons surround their host
You see i had to take a step back
before i knew i could come back
In pitch black winter air
you could feel a draft
when the shutter door was left
unlatched the night before
pouring in from the octagon windows
my father installed above
the cedar
burning
fireplace.
I made a promise
to the lover that I had
that I would make more progress
with one less drink in hand
if you know of a solution
please let it out
because the direction we’re headed
is coated in doubt
You see i had to take a step back
before i knew i could come back
In pitch black winter air
you could feel a draft
when the shutter door was left
unlatched the night before
pouring in from the octagon windows
my father installed above
the cedar
burning
fireplace.
Fluorescent lights
seeped into my body at night
You see i had to take a step back
before i knew i could come back home
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7. |
Rotten Woods
02:26
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We flew down, from the petals of giant lilies
in parachutes, I swear my harness was tearing
Our fear was once a black hole,
every hope seemed to seep on through
I swear I hardly knew you
The only evil around
were the roots on the ground
that were forced out, then left out
for the air to kill
we formed our own opinions
We flew down, from the petals of giant lilies
in parachutes, I swear my harness was tearing
Our fear was once a black hole,
every hope seemed to seep on through
I swear I hardly knew you
The sky was on putting on a light-show
not from us but from volcanoes
as we played hide and seek
In rotten woods,
In rotten woods,
In rotten woods
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Emblems Chicago, Illinois
This iteration of Emblems has been together since 2016 and the band has grown into its own blend of rock, inspired by artists from the last five decades.
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