1. |
Way Back East
04:04
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Way Back East
Sick and tired watching mornings come
as I lie down
Exit Stereo
Slippin' Through my fingers
as I swear
I got it this time
Begging please
remembered to fall in love
forgot the elbow
grease back East
and now the sun
is setting
heading West now
not West enough
it's always Dark
around here
and it's never too late
to reInvent yourself
bury the old you
inside of new
walls to heal
I am the oldest
dog new trick
I still love
to feel like this
never
seen that smile before
Old
GlOry's
nEW Again
time's a lie
it feels so good
to cry
fade
right into
the next scene
this is
just the beginning
think we been listening
long enough
it's time to speak up
use this voice
there's still
so much
room
endless melody
written
by posterity
to pave us
into the future
choking on
the same train of thought
in darkest tunnels
I know where
I'm not
a sip of water
and a new destination
where I'm content to walk
go as slow
as I please
can't live your whole life
planning for a rainy
day in the sun
Run Sally Run
If you live long enough
it's as hard to quit
as it is not
to give up
Time's a lie
it feels so good
to cry
fade
right into
the next scene
this is just the beginning
use that pain
to hold
the next one hurting
don't you let that go
that's what makes you
I am
the oldest
dog new trick
we don't
have
to feel like this
you've
been working
on that smile
since way
back
East
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2. |
Line Going Out the Door
03:45
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Line Going Out the Door
and this world is shit
but you're stuck in it
don't go along
don't go along
it's so much better
living in your song
it'll reach them
when they need it most
probably right
as you become a ghost
you never know
how far you've come
if you could just
see the beginning
it's so much more
than enough
just to know
you really care
I'm the quitter
always running inside
whenever it gets too real
for this method actor
lost in the role of
a movie
that never
sees the light of day
you can't even
explain it
for me to fake
there ain't no drug
strong enough
to break me
the way I need it to
with
out
stealing my soul
there ain't nothing
here to fix
it's real
it's real as
high
it's me
this world
is mostly pain
please be kind
you're still the one
that can bring me
back
this world's ok
sure there's lots
I'd change
but at least
I'm healthy enough
to be loud
and complain
while some folks
are so darn good
leave ya feelin'
like a humble jerk
love
never dies
it's not the same
for the will
to fight
doing the right thing
is hardly ever
doing the thing
that feels all nice
I'm the quitter
disappearing
from the stage
when the magic
dissipates
and they're no
longer
this illusionist
so disillusioned
with all of this
been peeping
behind the curtain
draped
in uncertain
there
ain't no drug
strong enough
to break me
the way I need
it to
with
out
stealing my soul
there ain't
nothing
here to fix
it's real as
real
as high
it's me
this world
is mostly pain
please
be kind
you're still the one
that can
bring me
back
this world is great
but you can't stay
there's a line
going out the door
and we all
know what for
since we're
already late
fall in love
while we wait
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3. |
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Drinkin' Through Your Heaven
Driver
take me anywhere
I'm tired
and unprepared
ready for everything
there is no place
far enough
to outrun
what's
catching up
go on
take all your fear
gather 'round here
unveil your secret dreams
then we disappear
careful here
oh fragile love
choices left
unmade
dig an anxious grave
where your
soul can't
ever
sleep
this could have been
our second
honeymoon
this could have
been
our second
honey
moon
a shoulder on the road
her head on your shoulder
older hold her closer
oh how sweet it is
a record on the floor
barely worn and warm
your best friend
by your side
it's rock starts in our minds
till we open our eyes
keep our eyes
freedom's the sound
of the taste of a casket
you can't stand what's everlastin'
people care
more than they'll ever say
it's hard not to
hide through the day
we all we got
and we know it's a lot
to hold it all
together
but you don't always have to
trust in us
to keep it too
sometimes the shoulder's
not enough
run into the woods
just to get stuck
no doubt about it
sweet incomplete
always there
just like me
it's comforting
to always
be in need
if you stick around
you'll get
just enough
of a taste
in the night
it's all too clear
forever facing
down the fear
live in secret squeakin' by
I just dream of
saying hi
and we all
we got
and we know it's a lot
to hold it all
together
trust in us
to keep it too
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4. |
Rowdy Head
03:52
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Rowdy Head
Following
the anger here
that's when I started
to disappear
five years dry
and I'm still shaking
off the last
high I'm on
I'll always be sick
but I can live like this
fallen leaves
in an autumn song
are all I need
to keep this
record on
Quiet Space
Rowdy Head
Second Act is
Where it's AT
even when the sun shines
it's always dim
yesterday's hangin' on
I can't
be here today
too soft for the punks
too loud for the classical
I don't wanna fit in
if I can't stand out
part of this disease
the reasons never leave
I ran and ran
out of steam
till I felt
love serene
we'll always be scared
hearts racin'
mind aware
abandoning
the anger here
I think we'll start
to reappear
Carve out Space
keep Our
Dreams safe
stay on shore
digging graves
even when the sun shines
it's always dim
yesterday's hanging on
I can't be here today
too soft for the punks
too loud for the classical
I don't want to fit in
if I can't
Stand
out
think I'll go on
an errant drive
throw this numbness
in desert skies
reverse this heart
as I can
into mind's
gravity
so love
can float us
into space
and let our dreams
play
a gentle reminder
you're near
far from grave
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5. |
Reunion Dance
04:36
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Reunion Dance
if this starts to end
don't you worry
I'll rush by your side
to clasp your hand
tell me anything
lean it all on me
they way I leaned on you
before I even knew
what a mercy
it was
to be loved
proud son
before the shame
thought I had
mastered
the masquerade
of stoic
solitariness
now I'm running out of gas
and I'm going way too fast
to pull
over
hope it will
hope
it will
find us here
that's what I'm
afraid of
love
won't let me
disappear
thanks Mom
a decade's easy livin'
left me hard pressed
for anything more than
empty
emptiness
it always feels
like the best days are behind us
till we know for sure
today's of yore
falling into faithlessness
I could not face this love
hello I best be leaving
goodbye
I'll stick around
the fractions in between
your show stealing scenes
reunion dance
you don't look
gray to me
honesty
will set you free
full of
pain
one's own guilt
is just enough
to crush
the whole
world
don't tell us
what to let go of
my love
my mess
I tried to bury
the prologue
but you're
always there
so I recycled
the fabric
of anguish
and made
a pretty dress
I confess
just how
content
I am
today
Mom
you'll never
gray
to me
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6. |
Forgotten Tune
05:12
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Forgotten Tune
I went down
to the river
and cried
even though
it was the best
day of my
life
so much left
under the bed
of a pink and purple sky
sunset goodbye
a vacation
taken too late
but we made it
and we know
but can't say it
stuck
rambling away
glued to pieces
of each other
that we'll never
get back
still I'd rather
not forget
the best vacation
we never took
your love was so pure
I forgot
I never knew
what forever meant
now tomorrow's
come instead
to collect the debt
of my promises unkept
mercy her
mercy her
days steal sunshine
moon steals the night
married to
highway blues
and a gas tank
full of
nostalgic you
my fleeting
frequency
searching pacific waves
to ease my
Westward soul
before the sun sets
and the moon steals
my borrowed heart
from you
your love was so pure
I forgot
I never knew
what forever meant
now tomorrow's
come instead
to collect the debt
of my promises unkept
I loved so hard
I ran out
set her
set her free
I'm beggin
begging please
set her
set her free
I'm begging
married to
highway blues
pacific souls
drowning
in Westward frequencies
of forgotten tunes
trying
to catch up to you
before the sun sets
and the moon
steals
our last
pieces
of each other
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7. |
Gentle Ears
05:51
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Gentle Ears
Since there ain't no escape
I think I'll be a door
open all the time
gentle ears
spending endless nights
drifting out the window
searching for the waves
to take us to a shore
that's long since washed away
and keeping us from
the open sea
sweet pacific souls
a death
where we don't hide
cuz everyone is
an open door
with endless room
to breathe
sick of
sick of
sick of reasons
it's all the same
we all
we all
got it so wrong
one day
we'll listen
perfection's such
a dreary dream
dizzy boots
drawn out dance
at the rodeo
these little joys
are big enough
to share this
dying last
with you
we lose
the voice to sing
the day we stop
listening
gentle ears
a holding hand
as your soul
drifts out to sea
hold on
hold on
to nothing
and you've got room
she gives us a chance
all the air that we breathe
all she ever wanted kept driftin away
she gives us a chance
all the air that we breathe
all she ever wanted kept driftin away
she gives us a chance
all the air that we breathe
all she ever wanted kept driftin away
her children's songs
lead to ruin
of dead ends
dead roads
adorned with mirrors
reflecting everything
I thought
I'd got
away from
tired of
owing more
than we could ever
own
come
and take it
now
then let us
go
perfection's such
a dreary dream
dizzy boots
drawn out dance
at the rodeo
these little joys are
big enough
to make this
dying last
with you
we lose the voice
to sing
the day we stop
listening
gentle ears
and a holding hand
as your soul
drifts out to sea
she gives us a chance
all the air that we breathe
all she ever wanted
kept driftin away
she gives us a chance
all the air that we breathe
all she ever wanted
was a song for change
for gentle ears
sung by the kids
whose love's the only
thing that's sane
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8. |
Fool For Too Long
05:35
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Fool For Too Long
I've been the fool
for too long
it keeps me
from moving on
it's been so long
since you've been seen
you forgot
that you're around
even the dust looks good
in your shade
there is no bad
in you
there are places
we need to go
alone
meet me
by your side
even if this can't last
I wanna
start
with you
my best friend
even your brightest moods
feel blue
and your darkest minds
feel bright
always kind
I've been the fool
for too long
I wanna hide out
in our love
watching our dreams
grow too big
time keeps
moving
on
I wanna stay
stuck with you
writing over
the writing
on the walls
"Love forever"
I'm not
the fool
today
dull unrelenting
numbness
keeping us
from our sky's dream
if we could just
fall back asleep
and picture all
the magic
your fingers weave
elating all
the children we are
no matter how
clean
I get
I can't keep these dreams
from turning into sweet
almost memories
I can't recover
all we lose
through a hole
in us
filling up
with emptiness
it's easier
to make
you let me go
than to let you
down
no shore is West enough
can't lose it in the woods
closeness
of the open sea
hell is standing next to me
I can't move at all
No shore is West enough
can't lose it in the woods
no star
shines long enough
Heaven's close enough to breathe
but I can't leave
this dead end life
staying stuck
with you
Way back East
we never had to move
all we did was dream
safe inside our love
and that
was just enough
that was just enough
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High Pony Brooklyn, New York
Never in style but never played out either. Honesty, rawness, sincerity and real instruments are always pretty cool.
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