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Graduation Day
02:56
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he skipped graduation
in the finest tradition of teenage suffragettes,
and rock n' rollers
stretched his limbs across every crevice of his room
inhabiting every available space
thriving in the isolation his empty attic
fell asleep beside himself
where did you go, darling?
where did you go, promise?
where did you go, patience?
where did you go, silence?
her dad wrote on her wall
'always live with poise' with a felt tip marker
she was a great actor
they say you cant ell if someone's smile is real
if you look them in the eye
but you couldn't tell with her
maybe i never thought to look
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2. |
My Sleeping Heart
02:10
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who will wake my sleeping heart
that has laid upon this bed far too long
who will draw the blinds to let the sunshine in
the lights so bright that i can hardly see
and who will wait til morning comes again
oh maybe i'd begin to fall in love again
and who will chase these praying thoughts away
teach me how to pray for the strength to stay
who will calm my nervous heart
my hands tremble with every doubt that races by
whho will guide me to the river
where i can wash away the evil on my tounge
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3. |
Palm Reader
02:31
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i didn’t like my fortune
so i carved myself another palm
i was restless i was waiting
all the silver in mouth was gone
you can see through everyone
but i intend to prove you wrong
i wouldn’t feel like the other
if i thought you’d understand
some kids are born lucky
while others they are born cursed
i was born beneath a bad sign
and the devil saw me first
you can see through everyone
but i intend to prove you wrong
i wouldn’t feel like the other
if i thought you’d understand
i’m in the middle of it all
you’re a palm reader
i’m in the middle of it all
you’re a palm reader
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4. |
Waiting for a Ride
03:57
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waiting for a ride by the exxon-mobil sign
the ghosts are out in the cemetery but i don’t mind
there’s a cold wind blowin, i button up my coat
yeah i can’t help it, i don’t believe you
i don’t got time for that now
oh the question comes into my head
why get outta bed
oh there’s nothing here
that keeps me up right now
but still i don’t believe
in any of my dreams
my body’s on the dishes
my heart’s in the microwave
i got a sadness the size of kansas
in my way
oooo
waiting for a ride, i count my quarters and dimes
grab a bottle of coke yeah, get myself on line
the car’s pullin in yeah, i hop in the back
yeah i can’t help it, i don’t believe you
i don’t got time for that now
oh the question comes into my head
why get outta bed
oh there’s nothing here
that keeps me up right now
but still i don’t believe
in any of my dreams
my body’s on the dishes
my heart’s in the microwave
i got a sadness the size of kansas
in my way
oooo
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5. |
Ash Wednesday
04:15
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meet me by the gates tonight
they’ll never see your face again
the headlights of my car shine bright
and the radio always understands
kill your parents and take their money
drink their blood fill their mouths with honey
this town
should burn down
i’ll draw a cross on your forehead
with the ashes
this town
should burn down
cuz they never gave a damn
about us
we’ll drive all night down empty streets
our path will be drawn on the snow
when dawn breaks we’ll be at the beach
we’ll be baptized by the quiet sea
and if the snow should bury our bones
i hope to god i don’t die in this home
this town
should burn down
i’ll draw a cross on your forehead
with the ashes
this town
should burn down
cuz they never gave a damn
about us
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6. |
My Friends
03:10
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well i’ve spent half my life
with this thorn in my side
trying to tear out the fangs
of my fathers pride
i can show you the streets
that i have walked down
trying to find my way out
of this miserable town
yeah we'd hide in the woods getting stoned all day
searching for words we all want to say
yeah i thought i told you not to show your face again
you sneak in through my window and i just can’t pretend
don’t act like i don’t know what you did to my friends
the scars may fade but their hearts may never mend
we all sit there in silence
on a new york bound train
and those tracks cross the river
like those scars cross your veins
no one ever says nothing
no one talks about the pain
they just put on blank faces
and stare up at the rain
yeah we'd hide in the city getting drunk all day
searching for words we all want to say
yeah i thought i told you not to show your face again
you sneak in through my window and i just can’t pretend
don’t act like i don’t know what you did to my friends
the scars may fade but their hearts may never mend
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7. |
Silence Reign Over Me
00:59
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i need to know
i just can't tell
whats this feeling
my head is frozen
my hearts in hell
nothings revealing
there's no sound across the street
silence reign over me
try to find the mistake
i was lost in the first place
i just need the time to grow
out of sight
out of mind
distance follows
you're comatose
you're outta time
darkness swallows
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8. |
Phoebe
01:58
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well I read your poems again
i didn’t get them then
i didn’t understand how you
could feel that way for me
why would i change your name
Phoebe i’m not ashamed
i rearranged my letters and now
they look a lot like yours
her name like mine
and did you know
smokin out the window
that all the rain
has fallen here before
has fallen here before
on a million other faces
and all their tears
have fallen here before
have fallen here before
i was in my car listening to box of rain. the windows were rolled down and an old man smiled at me, i think its trite but i know its beautiful. it rained on graduation and we joked that it was like shawshank redemption. if you cringe its okay, I just wished i could write a song half as great as your poem, to show her half the ache i feel. i didn't understand
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9. |
Holiest Fool
04:27
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yeah terror was your first name
hiding in the closet of my parents room
and father stalked the empty halls
said if he couldn’t, you would find me soon
and i’d lie awake upon my bed
i’d quiver and i’d shake
the whole night through
the whole night through
i thought if i’d die in my sleep
coins on my eyes
would lead my heart to you
my heart to you
and i would stay home sick from school
call myself the holiest fool
and i would stay home sick from school
feeling like the holiest fool
yeah silence was your second name
the language of my mothers tears
and mercy is the strangest word
i wonder if it means all that much to you
yeah i’d lie awake upon my bed
painted halos over my head
they’d shine so bright
they’d shined so bright
i thought if i’d die in my sleep
coins on my eyes
would lead my heart to you
my heart to you
and i would stay home sick from school
dressed like the holiest fool
and i would stay home sick from school
wishin i was the holiest fool
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10. |
I Cut My Hair
02:00
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I wore dark clothes
i cut my hair
i had my words
i left them there
i turned the lights on
but
the beast was still asleep
i wore dark clothes
i cut my hair
please don't cry
its not me
its just my mind
i got a devil
in my throat
i got a thorn
in my side
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11. |
Teen Bedrooms
02:01
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12. |
Kismet
07:21
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I divide you into
the shapes that you’re made of
and i was frightened
by the baggage that our parents gave us
you know it’d be easier
if i was just born again
i wouldn’t choose to
rely on someone else to save us
and it gets darker
the deeper we crawl into winter
and as it gets colder
you find you have no love to give her
the saw you used
to cut your house in two
has left scars
on her arms that now begin to shiver
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Miguel Gallego New York, New York
NYC / NJ rockin rollers w/ a lotta heart ya know??
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