1. |
House on Fire
03:07
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The rooms in your house
Pitch black and cold
The lights won’t turn on
You’ve tried every bulb
On the kitchen counter there’s a rose bowl matchbook
Alone at the edge
Of your quiet street
You run out of reasons
You pour gasoline
You strike a match
And drop the flame
‘Til you're surrounded
I’d be the first to arrive
I’d knock down the door
Never wanted to be there
For anyone more
Crawl thru the smoke
Pull you up off the ground
I’d carry you out
Of a house on fire
Before it all burns down
We’re one silhouette now
Damaged and burned
The sound of the sirens
Arrive just like birds
I’ll do the talking for you, don’t say a word
Cause we’re surrounded
I’d be the first to arrive
I’d knock down the door
Never wanted to be there
For anyone more
I’d crawl thru the smoke
Pull you up off the ground
I’d carry you out
Of a house on fire
Before it all burns down
Ashes fill the air
As we both disappear
Blame it on a busted smoke alarm
We couldn’t hear
Before it all burns down
Before it all burns down
Before it all burns down
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2. |
Space for the Stranger
02:54
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Do you remember late night in Boston
Good streets to got lost in
We were fooling around we were finding
Our sound and in the winter losing both our motel keys
Down south in Tennessee
We shut down the bar, yeah we slept in the car
All the places we can't be love
Now that she's lying here between us
Making space, making space, making space,
Making space space for the stranger
There was a poster up on the wall there
We took it down when she got here
It was a band that I loved I used to see in the clubs
And the blanket from that first time in Sweden
That she's wrapped up in dreaming in
Is keeping her calm as the night carries on
All the places we can't be love
Now that she's lying here between us
Making space, making space, making space,
Making space space for the stranger
I don’t wanna be down some city street
When she’s reaching out
She’s reaching out
She’s reaching
‘Cause in no time, there will be some day
We'll be there in the driveway
As she waves from the car driving off somewhere far
All the places she will go love
When she’s no longer between us
Fill the space, fill the space, fill the space
The space where the stranger was
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3. |
Harley Davidson
03:13
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It's 10pm and I'm walking again
With the dog ‘round the block, on my street
I hear the sounds of the engines howl
As I reach for the keys in my jeans
I try over again
To forget the feeling I felt then
The leather tight and close against my skin
And I'm up at night still wondering if i'll ride again
On a pitch black Harley Davidson
I'll never ride again
I let it go, I let i go
It's 5 am In the garden again
And my coffee’s getting cold
I could be halfway to anywhere with you
But I'm watching these flowers grow old
I try over again
But no matter how much I pretend
To forget the person I was then
Yeah I'm up at night still wondering if i'll ride again
On a pitch black Harley Davidson
I'll never ride again
I let it go, I let it go
On a pitch black Harley Davidson
I'll never ride again
I let it go, I let it go
I remember concrete under me rushing by like water
Now I see the clouds above me drifting slowly by
As I try over again
But no matter how much I pretend
To forget the feeling of the wind
Yeah I'm up at night still wondering if i'll ride again
On a pitch black Harley Davidson
I'll never ride again
I let it go, I let it go
A pitch black Harley Davidson
I'll never ride again
I let it go, I let it go
A pitch black Harley Davidson
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4. |
Rusted Sign
03:41
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Can I take more of this
What if I just confess it
Running on empty isn't for me
I need something fulfilling my needs
With every mile I go
It disappears with the road
That feeling I used to know
But I’m still hoping to find beyond
These dashboard lights even one rusted sign
And I’ll be fine
If I could shed my skin
Unpack the bags I’ve been carry-in’
Maybe I’d switch lanes, maybe I’d turn into
Somebody brave enough to tell you
That every mile I go
It disappears with the road
That feeling I used to know
But I’m still hoping to find beyond
These dashboard lights even one rusted sign
And I’ll be fine
No roundabouts no intersections
On my own with one direction
Maybe breaking down
Will be the break that finally leads
Every mile I go
It disappears with the road
That feeling I used to know
But I’m still hoping to find beyond
These dashboard lights even one rusted sign
And I’ll be fine
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5. |
Becoming Ghosts
03:18
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When I look back
I can see under the cracks
In every frame
Hanging crooked on the walls
If I listen close
I hear your music playing low
But only sometimes in the morning
Do you?
Can’t pretend this isn't happening
It’s obvious we’re becoming ghosts
Drifting in and out of focus
But if you see me
We're not invisible yet
Invisible-visible-yet
We parked our cars
By what became our favorite bar
I made a joke
As you paid the broken meter
I asked your name
Just before you walked away
I play this moment back in my mind
Do you?
Can’t pretend this isn't happening
It’s obvious we’re becoming ghosts
Drifting in and out of focus
But if you see me
We're not invisible yet
Invisible-visible-yet
If there's still room
Left to grow
Beside each other let me know
I get scared
We're losing time
And I'm haunted by the sight
I can’t pretend this isn't happening
It’s obvious we’re becoming ghosts
Drifting in and out of focus
But if you see me
We're not invisible yet
Invisible-visible-yet
Invisible-visible-yet
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6. |
Good on the Other Side
04:02
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Let’s go for a walk now, yea
Maybe let’s go that way, yea
Past the old apartment
Woman in her garden
Shouting at the pigeons, yea
Maybe then I’ll lay it on the line
Save me from my spiralling
If I let you inside, I promise
I won’t hide all the shit in my head
I’ve got some stuff but if you can look past it
There’s good on the other side
There’s good on the other side
Good on the other side
Don’t you go make up your mind
There’s good on the other side
I can feel the drinks now, yea
Ask me any questions, yea
Tell me ‘bout your mother
Oh don’t even bother
I’ll tell you ‘bout my father, yea
Maybe then you’ll say what’s on your mind
Save me from your spiralling
If I let you inside, I promise
Not to hide
All the shit in my head
I’ve got some stuff
But if you can look past it
There’s good on the other side
There’s good on the other side
Good on the other side
Don’t you go make up your mind
There’s good on the other
It’s a rollercoaster what I put you through
Up and down are you having a good time
Having a good time
Having a good time
Let me inside
I won’t hide
All the shit in my head
I’ve got some stuff
But if I can get past it
I’m good on the other side
I’m good on the other side
Good on the other side
Don’t you go make up your mind
I’m good on the other side
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7. |
Somebody Right
03:18
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There was something artificial from the moment that we met
And the way you’d make me kiss you right in front of all my friends
The nicknames and the messages felt forced and insincere
The pictures of you naked standing sad in the mirror
When it’s real supposedly you know
Someone makes you feel a little less depressed
Someone calls you pretty in your thrift shop dress
Someone knows your down writes you late at night
Being somebody to someone doesn’t make somebody right
Someone makes you feel a little less alone
Takes you out holds your hand but you already know
That if they walked away you wouldn’t put up a fight
‘Cause being somebody to someone doesn’t make somebody right
Right
Somebody somebody right right
Somebody somebody right right
Somebody somebody right
Up in your apartment it was like a movie set
Street lights casting shadows thru the curtains on your neck
Faded polaroids on the shelf but I was thinking about someone else
Still I hoped it was real
Someone makes you feel a little less depressed
Someone calls you pretty in your thrift shop dress
Someone knows your down writes you late at night
Being somebody to someone doesn't make somebody right
Someone makes you feel a little less alone
Takes you out holds your hand but you already know
If they walked away you wouldn’t put up a fight
‘Cause being somebody to someone doesn’t make somebody right
Right
Somebody somebody right
Right
Somebody somebody right
Right
Somebody somebody right
Right
If I let this go
Am I better off being alone
On my own
I don’t know
Someone makes you feel a little less depressed
Someone calls you pretty in your thrift shop dress
Someone knows your down writes you late at night
Being somebody to someone doesn’t make somebody right
Someone makes you feel a little less alone
Takes you out holds your hand but you already know
that if they walked away you wouldn’t put up a fight
‘cause being somebody to someone doesn’t make somebody right
Right
Somebody somebody right
Right
Somebody somebody right
Right
Somebody somebody right
Right
Somebody somebody right
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8. |
Like Children Do
02:49
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Eleven eleven on the dot
I held my breath and watched the clock
Until it stopped
Birthday candles on the cake
Every penny tossed in a lake
The same wish I would make
I'll never look back and wonder where you came from
I looked for you in every single crowd
Before I saw your face, knew your name
It was written in the stars behind the clouds
I wished for you
Like children do
Slow motion in the snow
On my knees years ago
I let you know
“The world stops and I see birds”
That’s what you said, you’re such a nerd
But if it still does, then I still do
I'll never look back and wonder where you came from
I looked for you in every single crowd
Before I saw your face, knew your name
It was written in the stars behind the clouds
I wished for you
Like children do
I wished for you
Like children do
Looking up I’m staring into space
I float away
On a star that’s shooting ‘cross the sky
I wished for you
Like children do
I wished for you
I still do
I wished for you
Like children do
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9. |
Therapy
03:37
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They said I should talk to somebody
But something about this feels funny
See I don’t wanna sit around and be called out
This is an awkward position
You over there in your chair just listening
Why don’t you tell me what I should talk about
Between you and me
I don’t know what to say
Don’t know if you care anyways
I’ll just talk
I have this recurring dream where
I’m out of control on a bike with no handlebars
Between cars and I’m driving the cars
Every car
And I’m swerving
The highway signs are passing quickly
A friend I lost roller skates beside me
It’s always nice to see him when he appears
And I hear a honk from behind
So I speed up at exactly the wrong time
I hear my mom I see a truck then I wake up
Thankfully
It’s just a recurring dream
Where I’m out of control on a bike
With no handlebars
Between cars
And I’m driving the cars
Every car
And I’m swerving
What do you think that means
Why does it feel so real
I wish that I could stop and maybe just start walking
What do you think that means
Am I making any sense
I see that I’m out of time
But can I just keep talking
I don’t know what to say
Don’t know if you care anyways
I’ll just talk
I have this recurring dream
Where I’m out of control on a bike with no handlebars
Between cars
I have this recurring dream
Where I’m out of control on a bike with no handlebars
Between cars
And I’m driving the cars
Every car
And I’m swerving
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10. |
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I don't mean to sound dramatic
This place just breaks my heart
The smoke, the mirrors, the lines of traffic
People sleeping in their cars
San Fernando's hanging by a thread
And I'm just bummed out in my bed again
When the room starts to shake
From another earthquake
How is it that nobody knows
When the big one will arrive
Who will survive
I'm tired of playing make believe
Maybe it's time to
Leave Los Angeles for good this time
I just got a call this morning
I might need to stay awhile
It's not a sure thing but it could be
Someone said they liked my smile
San Fernando's hanging by a thread
And I'm just bummed out in my bed again
When the room starts to shake
From another earthquake
How is it that nobody knows
When the big one will arrive
Who will survive
I'm tired of playing make believe
Maybe it's time to
Leave Los Angeles for good this time
Everytime I try
I just turn around
It's no better in some other town
That's what I tell myself at least
I tell myself maybe it’s something else
San Fernando's hanging by a thread
And I'm just bummed out in my bed again
When the room starts to shake
From another earthquake
How is it that nobody knows
When the big one will arrive
Who will survive
I'm tired of playing make believe
Maybe it's time to
Leave Los Angeles for good this time
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11. |
It Takes a Lullaby
02:48
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A million things run through my mind
Like are you worried that I won’t get this right
That I’ll be tongue tied or have to hide
The sadness that I feel once in a while
A lullaby for you and I
Still strangers in the corner of this room
A lullaby late at night
Dung softly underneath the painted moon sometimes
It takes a lullaby
Someday you’ll be out on your own
Hard to believe this is your temporary home
When you get out there, if you’re scared
When shadows follow you this will be there
A lullaby for you and I
Still strangers in the corner of this room
A lullaby late at night
Sung softly underneath the painted moon and the sky
It takes a lullaby
And on the nights when you’re tangled up inside
Turn off the lights close your eyes and remember sometimes
It takes a lullaby
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Jim and Sam Los Angeles, California
Jim and Sam are an LA-based husband-and-wife duo who congregate around wistful
harmonies, intimate lyrics, and unshakable melodies.
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