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Like A Medicine
03:12
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well I like summer when it rains
a jewelry box for all our pain
its like a medicine
I take it every day in the dark
and I liked you in a flower dress
with your garden shoes and your face a mess
its like a medicine
to take a walk with you in the park
there on matlack in the sun
I swore it was as good as done
and maybe you could feel me
growing stiff
and there in jakes a haze of smoke
I couldn’t here you when you spoke
and maybe you could feel me
growing small
and I call Matt from City ave
he knows we’re late and strapped for cash
its like a medicine
to smoke a pack of ports on the stoop
and I like summer when it shines
when Philly really shows its grime
its like a medicine
to bum a bum a port in the park
and there we were on Cecil B.
I could’t hear what you said to me
thought maybe I was going sorta deaf
and there we were at twelve steps down
I couldn’t see what you had found
and maybe its much better that I left
well I like spring when it likes me
the city had it’s charms it seems
its like a medicine
to think about that time as we were
and I liked to drive to maine from there
or really drive to anywhere
its like a medicine
to let the wind hit me in the face
there on matlack in the sun
I swore it was as good as done
and maybe you could see me
fade away
and there we were on Cecil B.
When I finally heard what you said to me
thought it made me really wish I was going deaf
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2. |
St. Peter's Village
03:17
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well if it started when we met in the stairwell
then it ended when I left that show
back onto wharton st
and south eighteenth
though at the time I didn’t know
and if I wanted to become a new person
I know where they hides the key
though the light in those woods
grows thin and pale
since 2017
and in the back of saint peters village
there is a house thats made of sticks
and I used to know the people there
yeah I used to know those kids
floating body
in the water
god please come
and claim your daughter
sir are these your cans of twisted tea?
freezing body
in the graveyard
cops please come
and claim the wayward
do you want to tell use what you eat?
well if it started when I got to our building
then it ended up with me on the floor
though to tell you the truth
all that stuff is a blur
I wish that I’d wanted more
and if I tried to be up in the morning
then I’d be falling with the sun every time
through red and green, like nicotine
way out behind the tide
and if I float when I fall in the river
then let it carry me out to sea
though the water there
grows awful cold
since 2017
call a car for the folks we invited
tell the rest to all get lost
I’ve got a date in mind
for when I’ve got time
besides the time it’s cost
floating body
in the water
god please come
and claim your daughter
sir are these your cans of twisted tea?
freezing body
in the graveyard
cops please come
and claim the wayward
do you want to tell use what you eat?
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3. |
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where is my money
I’m self employed
and I haven’t had a job in a month
and every day I’m closer to running out of food
eat potatoes in the graveyard for brunch
and I dont think im gonna see a red cent
no I really dont think I will
got a letter from the IRS the other day
but it wasn’t my check, it was a bill
oh but jokes on them
I cant pay
Im all tapped out
at least till may
and then they’ll say I owe them even more
and I cant work
cause its not safe
I wear a mask though anyway
when I have to go to the store
and where are my friends
they’re all inside
exactly where they’re suposed to be
if I have to see another fucking protest sign
I will drop kick my TV
oh and where is my money
I’m self employed
and cant employ myself
And the Russian revolution sorta sounds mighty fine
Cause no one in power wants to help
oh and jokes on us
there is no plan
the people we elected couldn’t give a damn
they’ll be fine, yeah they wont feel the loss
and I talk shit
but raise no hell
cause I cant help people from a prison cell
and even I’ll admit, I like my boss.
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I take an umbrella when the sky is grey
have two more dollars then yesterday
matching my stride to you my lord
won’t you walk with me a little longer?
I measure it like a counterweight
put my blindfold on when its time to pray
a call’s been placed to you, my god
won’t you talk with me a little longer?
and death is a man with a broken heart
got a long way to go but a good head start
and he follows me and he’ll always say
won’t you walk with me a little longer
and Ive got grace but he has style
Ill meet him once, in a good long while
and shake the hand rising from the grave
wont you sit with me a little longer?
love in person
makes this worth it
faced with blackness
keep a little wind at your back just for practice
so important
baby’s perfect
still just ashes
dust to dust for all of us exactly how they planned it
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5. |
Pawn Shop Ferrari
02:54
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well my love has a pawn shop ferrari
and they buy all their clothes at the mall
and every day I feel so sorry
I cant afford to buy new things at all
and my love has a diamond connection
they wear five rings for each of their hands
and If I dont get this infection
I’ll go knock on their door
see if there’s any more
I love them so
but I cannot give them any more
I know you know
we have both been here before
oh baby
please understand
I am out of IOUs
out of my hands
lord I give it up to you
well my love has an infinite temper
they thrash in the seat of my car
and frequently I cannot remember
who I used to be or where we are
and my love has the most perfect body
entirely made of blown glass
and I do my best to tread lightly
all my nightmares the same fragile crash
and in the right light they’re an angel
though thats true for most people I know
pretend you’re an innocent stranger
you cannot look away
but you also cant stay
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6. |
Into the Void
02:03
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i started your book on a thursday in may
I finished it in october, the first frost
and between the pages
thought I heard someone say
aren’t you tired of writing those old songs
and if I could go back in time
I’d try to be stronger
and if I can’t love you better
can I please love you longer
and I fell asleep
with the candle beside her
and God if you cant make me better
can you please make me kinder
and we cut the record on a Sunday in maine
sold out half price at the show
and the tulip bulbs you got me are still sitting in my drawer
I want to plant them when there’s no more snow
and if I could go back in time
I’d try to be stronger
and if I can’t love you better
can I please love you longer
and I fell asleep
with the candle beside her
and God if you cant make me better
can you please make me kinder
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7. |
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its time to go
i want to leave
and besides my dear I think you parked illegally
go get your coat
I have your keys
Im beginning to think this job just isn’t meant for me
and I wanted to grow old with you
but you aren’t getting any older
and I want to have your kids some day
but your crying on my shoulder
and there are folks with expertise
just sitting by their phones
I’ll kiss you lover, one last time
take one more for the road
I need a box
for all my shit
you can keep that polaroid I cannot look at it
I need a ride
to the new house
I won’t be right until I can iron all these wrinkles out
and I want to grow old with you
but you aren’t getting older
and I want to have kids some day
but your crying on my shoulder
and there are folks with expertise
just sitting by their phones
I’ll kiss you lover, one last time
take one more for the road
and I wanted to live life with you
but you don’t live for yourself
and I gave more of my love to you
you still would not get help
and there are folks who’d love to be
exactly what you need
I’ll kissed you once, already
but now you have to leave
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