1. |
The Queen's Wino
08:23
|
|||
|
The dollar is weak against major currencies
At the mini mart it's gold
Gary's stop and shop has all you'd ever need
If you can name it, it's been sold
You see him walking town with all his guards abound
If you see him you would know
He's in his royal gown, he's knighted by the crown
He's the one they call The Queen's Wino
The Queen's Wino
Oh, The Queen's Wino
If you look in his eyes and ask him real nice
He'll gift a story to your ear
It's been told more than twice, he'll ask you for a beer, but it's something that you'll wanna hear
It was 1943, he a sad and lonely teen, holding on by his final breath
And this sweet young girl, she gave him all the world and her name was Elizabeth
There he goes, the last true backstreet hero
In grand costume, you can't assume, but people passing still label him a zero
The life he's lived, the times he's had all seem so grand, but nobody believes him
Local drunk or global hunk, we'll never know, but to this town he'll always be The Queen's Wino
Oh, The Queen's Wino
She had noble ancestors, he never would have guessed her, but he loved her for her loyalty
He was from Rochester, son of an investor, but nothing close to royalty
He said run off with me, but her house still possessed her, he was left with a final plea
She said come be my jester, so his laughter could infect her, a drunkard working for the queen
Working for the queen
There he goes, the last true backstreet hero
In grand costume, you can't assume, but people passing still label him a zero
The life he's lived, the times he's had all seem so grand, but nobody believes him
Local drunk or global hunk, we'll never know, but to this town he'll always be The Queen's Wino
Oh, The Queen's Wino
|
||||
2. |
Honeycomb Sun
07:21
|
|||
|
Fly like a beetle or fall like a stone
If you float in the middle you’ll float all alone
The silly king sat on a funny bone throne
Beneath the beating sun composed of honeycomb
And the silly king said whatever came to his head
And the funny bones rattled like a dance of the dead
But the dead don’t know that the king can’t run
And the bones all bleach in the honeycomb sun
Ultimately, gravity, pulls us all together as one
Eventually, predictably , we’ll all collide into the sun
When a wave comes dive or take it for a ride
But if you let it decide then you’ll be bound to the tide
The foolish prince floats on a boat from his home
On a sea beneath a sky composed of honeycomb
And the foolish prince goes to find what nobody knows
To bring his father fortune for his funny bones
But the prince can’t see that it’s all been done
Apples fall from trees grown in honeycomb sun
Ultimately, gravity, pulls us all together as one
Eventually, predictably , we’ll all collide into the sun
Crawl down in a cave or fly through the sky
On the surface you’re imperfect and you’re bound to die
The silly king died and nobody cried
And the funny bone throne it slowly lithified
The throne now made of stone sinks down in the sea
And the dead dance away back to apples on trees
The prince turns to king and the king turns to bones
And the world turns to music made from honeycomb
Ultimately, gravity, pulls us all together as one
Eventually, predictably , we’ll all collide into the sun
|
||||
3. |
You Still Do
05:27
|
|||
|
You tell me its raining
Like I couldn’t feel the drops
Ain’t no use complaining
About a thing that none of us can stop
But you still do, you still do, you still do
That’s why I’m packing my things and walking away from you
You tell me that it’s freezing
Like I couldn’t see the snow
Ain’t no use complaining
About a thing that you can’t control
But you still do, you still do, you still do
That’s why I’m tying my boots and walking away from you
You made me breakfast
But you ate it all
Damn
You tell me it’s gorgeous
Like I couldn’t see the sun
Ain’t no use keeping on
With something if it isn’t fun
But you still do, you still do, you still do
That’s why I’m packing my things and walking away from you
Passing through
Passing through
But I ain’t passing by you
Passing through
Passing through
But I ain’t passing by you
Passing through
Passing through
But I ain’t passing by you
|
||||
4. |
Doctor My Eyes
05:33
|
|||
|
Doctor, my eyes have seen the years
And the slow parade of fears without crying
Now I want to understand
I have done all that I could
To see the evil and the good without hiding
You must help me if you can
Doctor, my eyes
Tell me what is wrong
Was I unwise to leave them open for so long?
'Cause I have wandered through this world
And as each moment has unfurled
I've been waiting to awaken from these dreams
People go just where they will
I never noticed them until I got this feeling
That it's later than it seems
Doctor, my eyes
Tell me what you see
I hear their cries
Just say if it's too late for me
Doctor, my eyes
They cannot see the sky
Is this the prize
For having learned how not to cry?
|
||||
5. |
Vitamin D in the Shade
07:20
|
|||
|
Look at all these pieces
Building me
Tiny building blocks
That I’m learning to see
Growing into self
Into who I wanna be
Finding my my core beliefs
And what makes me happy
I want vitamin D in the shade
I want people to come to my aid
I want to gather the town and then just sit around, that’s okay
I want vitamin D in the shade
I want to sit in the world that we made
I want to build from the ground, show you all that I found, that’s my way
Searching for sound as the world turns around
Building me up just to come tumbling down
Nothing could stop me or ever get in my way
Once I find vitamin d in the shade
Pick up the pieces of reality and it bring it on home to me
Mine my essence ore by ore and sell it all for free
Oh, Amore amore I want you more and more, but I need to find the one for me
I’ve got the love to take, just need the love to make, and then connection will set me free
I want vitamin D in the shade
I want people to come to my aid
I want to gather the town and then just sit around, that’s okay
I want vitamin D in the shade
I want to sit in the world that we made
I want to build from the ground, show you all that I found, that’s my way
Searching for sound as the world turns around
Building me up just to come tumbling down
Nothing could stop me or ever get in my way
Once I find vitamin d in the shade
|
||||
6. |
Halfway to the Edge
05:13
|
|||
|
Got me running in circles
Got me turned right around
Can’t find my way back home
Don’t recognize this side of town
Well I’m trying, but I can’t seem to get my feet back on the ground
Cuz I’m flying, flying away, and I can’t fly myself back down
Got me missing the crosswalk
Wires crossed, now I can’t talk
I’m jumbled up with a screw loose
I’m helpless with nothing to do
Well I’m trying, but I can’t seem to get my feet back on the ground
Cuz I’m flying, flying away, and I can’t fly myself back down
Oh this thing that’s ailing me
I’m losing time, I’m losing weight, I’m tempting fate, oh there’s nothing left to be
Got two left thumbs, got both feet wrong, can’t get along, now I’m sitting singing this song
Oh what I am, what I’ve become, all feels so dumb, oh now that you have come
It’s you
Got me out running errands
Hopeless standing in line
I cant seem to stay ahead, girl
Now that I’ve seen you’re behind
|
||||
7. |
The Bull Goose Loony
10:52
|
|||
|
I said take me to The Bull Goose Loony
There's something that he aught to know
I'mma to tell him to watch the movie
Because he ain't The Bull Goose no more
Your currents are flowing through me
But I'm the one that's in control
This place, it made us gloomy
Gonna break us out and that's for sure
Shock me
A wild jerky puppet thing with mad mechanics soldering
The circuit board inside his head
A psychiatric sycophant who's searching for a seed to plant
Inside a mind as though a flower bed
His sanity in questioning, who pulls the strings? The question being
The answer, I already know
The battle axe befuddling what lines to cross and muddling
The meaning of when we say no
Choose wisely your stool to stand on
And the planet you land on
Pick well the shoulder you cry on
And what hill that you want to die on
Can't you see? It wasn't for me
You don't get to choose who's weak and who's strong
All along, you were writing the words while singing the song
And then you wonder why I couldn't play along
I said take me to The Bull Goose Loony
There's something that he aught to know
I'mma to tell him to watch the movie
Because he ain't The Bull Goose no more
Your currents are flowing through me
But I'm the one that's in control
This place, it made us gloomy
Gonna break us out and that's for sure
Listen here, looky there
Their eyes and ears are everywhere
They watch us, to keep us scared
Convincing us we need repair
But I'll fight back and face despair
What's the worst that they could have prepared?
I said take me to The Bull Goose Loony
There's something that he aught to know
I'mma to tell him to watch the movie
Because he ain't The Bull Goose no more
Your currents are flowing through me
But I'm the one that's in control
This place, it made us gloomy
Gonna break us out and that's for sure
|
||||
8. |
Maybe I'm Amazed
03:43
|
|||
|
Baby, I'm amazed at the way you love me all the time
And maybe I'm afraid of the way I love you
Maybe I'm amazed at the way you pulled me out of time
You hung me on a line
Maybe I'm amazed at the way I really need you
Maybe I'm a man
Maybe I'm a lonely man who's in the middle of something
That he doesn't really understand
Maybe I'm a man
And maybe you're the only woman who could ever help me
Baby, won't you help me to understand?
Maybe I'm a man
Maybe I'm a lonely man who's in the middle of something
That he doesn't really understand
Maybe I'm a man
And maybe you're the only woman who could ever help me
Baby, won't you help me to understand?
Maybe I'm amazed at the way you're with me all the time
And maybe I'm afraid of the way I leave you
Maybe I'm amazed at the way you help me sing my song
You right me when I'm wrong
Maybe I'm amazed at the way I really need you
|
||||
If you like Joe May, you may also like:
Frantic Semantic EP
by Grow Rich
Fuzzy and swirling shoegaze soundscapes from Indonesia full of emotion and DIY spirit.
go to album
House Show
by Grandaddy / Jason Lytle
Raw, wine-fueled recording of former Grandaddy frontman. Intimate versions of tracks, new and old.
go to album
A riveting jam session from Pittsburgh, Pa. folk band Wisbands, who infuse classic Americana with jazz and psychedelic rock.
go to album
A Stranger That You Met Before
by A Day Without Love
A love letter to the DIY music scene.
go to album
Small Comforts
by The Chairman Dances
Winsome and winning indie pop songs on the latest from The Chairman Dances, where erudite lyrics are cradled by gorgeous arrangements.
go to album
Tender and gorgeous songs from this Brooklyn duo, “and then all over” is a striking, evocative work full of hushed beauty.
go to album
With “In Silver Halides,” Lowpines have created a collection of rich, textured, deeply-felt rock songs abounding in small sonic details.
go to album
