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#1Bb
01:10
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Ronnie called me up and said "i'm in your town, lets fucking rage
Let's do it like we used to
lets do it like we used to"
he said, "I just got off of house arrest,
and I'm about to beat my girlfriend's ass,
come on don't let me down.
You're the only friend I've got left in this town."
Ronnie pulled up with a bottle in hand and a song on the radio and said,
"do you remember this one?
Do you remember this one?"
He belted out some Third Eye Blind, tipped the bottle back and with a glimmer in his eye, "tonight's our night,
tonight we're gonna try
to out drink the midnight sky
and pack our noses til we can't get high.
Tonight let's do it all
tonight, let's do it all before we're old
Stumble down to the bars six shots deep
stumbling over people's feet
through all the bathroom lines
yeah, all the bathroom lines
Ronnie rolls up with a round of Rumpleminz
man, all these girls see through our shit, but
every once in awhile
I catch a little smile
and we
out drink the midnight sky
and pack our noses til we can't get high.
Tonight let's do it all
tonight, let's do it all before we're old
Man, all of these years are catching up
and all of these drinks are kicking in
and all of these songs I'd like to sing along with
for one more year before I give in
then Ronnie sang,
he said, "I gotta tell ya something, friend"
he said, "I'm sick of hearing about the real world, yeah"
So, let's out drink the midnight sky
and pack our noses til we can't get high.
Tonight let's do it all
tonight, let's do it all
Let's out drink the midnight sky
and pack our noses til we can't get high.
Tonight let's do it all
tonight, let's do it all before we're old
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Snow Day
03:40
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Wake up from the silence
imagine my surprise when
the window tells a tale of another year gone by
when did our summer end?
when did this snow begin?
when did I start believing all of my own lies?
waking up to sunday mornings
tired of making choices
but what can I say
there's no one left to blame
I guess I'm taking this one for the team
Won't someone come and stop me
this all feels so familiar
like I lost control of all those moves I've always failed to make
I'm sure that I won't miss this
I've never been so sure of anything
Fuck all these rotting, fading memories
waking up to Sunday evenings
tired of fucking breathing
how can I explain
how much I hate each day
that I'm not part of something more than this
Won't someone come and stop me
this all feels so familiar
like I lost control of all those moves I've always failed to make
I'm sure that I won't miss this
I've never been so sure of anything
Fuck all these rotting, fading memories
Wake up from the silence
imagine my surprise if
the window tells a tale of another year gone by
when will our summer end?
when will the snow begin?
when will I stop believing all of my own lies?
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A Soothing Melody
04:13
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what should you say
what should you do
when it all comes down to you
factor in
the countless sins
the "I wants" and "I'm coveting"
All my friends,
I'm your thief
Stilling your phrases as I please
but, it's not so bad to be the robbed as it is to do the job
trust me
unlike these visionaries and all of their visions that they see
I'm not visible until I get six or seven inside me
like this bottle thats so empty
like the conversations in this room
and if it's so plain to see
how come no one leaves
procrastinating but I'm doomed to your death
these ties form a noose around our necks
cutting off circulation to what seems to be our so called friends
useless in the end
I've been lazily dying
I do not dare say Ive been trying
and if this picture screamed a thousand words
I guess a thousand words have gone unheard
I've been lost
in this rhyme
that is taking all my time
and there's a carpet pattern stuck behind these bright blue eyes
if I ever asked what's missing
I am sure you'd come a guessin'
I'm known to lack some sort of ambition
a drunken voice says to me
"this thing feels empty"
well, I tried to be everything you'd need
a soothing melody
a sticking summer breeze
my soothing melody,
please don't let me become a fading memory
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Hellfire & Brimstone
05:32
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another year of telling stories
another year of telling lies
another year of telling you what i think you want to hear
so, line em up
lets put them down
keep them coming all night long
on't worry, baby, I ain't drinking no Rumpleminz tonight
i'm just having one or two
here
so line them up
lets kick them back
keep them coming just like that
see my girl thinks that I'm just having one or two but she don't know
the Boys are back in town
but one day she'll get closer
to finding out the truth
one day she'll have so many questions
that I guess I'll have to answer to
but I'll just say "I don't remember"
"I get just as drunk as you"
I'll just say I don't remember anything
hell, that ain't far from the truth
so line them up
lets knock them down
one hundred proof shots all around
if you keep pouring
i'll keep drinking
if you keep chopping
i'll keep sniffing
my loyalties away
but one day she'll get closer
to finding out the truth
one day she'll have so many questions
that I guess I'll have to answer to
but I'll just say "I don't remember"
"I get just as drunk as you"
I'll just say I don't remember anything
hell, that ain't far from the truth
one day you'll get closer
to finding out the truth
one day you'll have so many questions
that I guess I'll have to answer to
but I'll just say "I don't remember"
"I get just as drunk as you"
I'll just say I don't remember anything
hell, that ain't far from the truth
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I'll Be Damned
04:29
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These rooms are always changing
but, these cells the look the same
my cellmates come and they go
my sentence still remains
these rooms are always haunted
but I'm the only one who knows
I can't believe I'm back here
as a rat I saw no ghosts
these canon balls hit their mark
as these walls come tumbling down
I've kind of always wanted
to see this side of town
I scratch another line into my cell wall
before I make my great escape
I spent so many years here thinking this place would be my grave
So, I wait for the moment
and I'd die to feel alive
and I wonder what this world looks like
through someone else's eys
I wonder what I'm thinking
and what in the hell am I doing here
I'm a walking, talking consequence
I'm the rat of the year
I'll be damned
It's been almost a year now
as I look into this mirror
sometimes I'll get to thinking
maybe this could be my year
but I know that they're still out there
the ghosts I never saw
and I know they won't stop haunting me
until I give them what they want
Still, I wait for the moment
and I'd die to feel alive
and I wonder what this world looks like
through someone else's eys
I wonder what I'm thinking
and what in the hell am I doing here
I'm a walking, talking consequence
I'm the rat of the year
I'll be damned
yeah, i'll be damned
if I get caught
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Knights In Tallahassee
05:16
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knights in tallahassee
stumbling through yards
days in Minnesota
drowning in bars
I have never stopped yearning
for those nights we used to share
and I can't wait to get back to you
i can remember boarding ship
and i can remember setting sail
i can remember how it felt
running my fingers through your hair
i remember when you were here
i can remember where we stood
and i can remember where fell
i remember loosing grip
and i remember when you slipped
i remember finding hell
as captain of this ship i've sank so far down
i can't believe, no I can't believe that you're not around
i've been traveling from coast to coast
from sea to shining sea
every coast line's got a story about me
I can remember cursing God
i can remember being told to move on
I remember lying there
as a darkness filled the air
I remember moving on
and I can remember coming back
I remember those four hospital walls
I remember being told
that I was lucky to be alive
I remember growing old and alone
as captain of this ship i've sank so far down
i can't believe, no I can't believe that you're not around
i've been traveling from coast to coast
from sea to shining sea
every bartender's got a story about me
I swear I see your face
when I wake up from these dreams
I swear if I reached out
yeah. I swear if I held on
I could keep you hear with me
like knights in tallahassee
stumbling through yards
days in Minnesota
drowning in bars
I have never stopped yearning
for those nights we used to share
but I can't seem to get back to you
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I'm busted
hungover
on this lazy afternoon
I'm fearful
and awaiting
my verdict to come through
I've spent so much time
pretending I'm fine
if nothing else
I've become a good liar
Now, I'm wasted
and paceless
and now
I'm outta booze
I've just been sitting here
thinking about you
and all of the times
that you saw me through
now i've got all of these pictures
but I don't have you
Oh, world,
won't you sing me a song
pass me that bottle
and i'll sing along
heartache
and dispare
I know all too well
I've got nothing but time left
so what the hell
Now, i'm heartless
yet heart-broke
as I lye on the floor
surrounded by people
that I could care less for
I'm certain I'll die
never feeling alive
I catch a glimpse of your body
and I chop another line
Oh, world,
won't you sing me a song
pass me that bottle
and i'll sing along
heartache
and dispare
I know all too well
I've got nothing but time left
so what the hell
EVERYBODY
Oh, world,
won't you sing us a song
pass us that bottle
and we'll sing along
heartache
and dispare
we know all too well
we got nothing but time left
so what the hell
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Jordan Carr Minneapolis, Minnesota
Despite the darkened nature of some of Carr's songs, hope shines through. Armed with a beat-up guitar and a cutting grin, Carr has traveled the globe and spread his tales of heartbreak, incarceration, empty bottles and full hearts.
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