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It came and went
Without a second glance
Hitching on the roadside
Looking for a path
That just made sense
I could never figure out
The ways around
Untimely circumstance
Even if we caught a ride
We'd end up in the same
Place we began
Cause its
Filling up my soul
(He's not done yet)
Filling up my soul with holes
The front row's saved
For you to watch me
spill out on the
center stage floor
My last shred of decency
Was faltered by my pride
The only place that I find peace is
Where you broke me and put
My feet to the fire
I'll never leave here
And I'm hoping that you've
Got me dead to rights
Its ok to feed desire.
I just couldn't wait to see
Your face
when i rose
From the dive
There wasn't much oxygen
So I did what I did to survive
How could you ever leave me now?
I need you around
Be my legs as i stand for a fight
I guess I'm just hoping
Your reasons for
Keeping me breathing
Weren't lost with the season
And I wasn't fleeced by a lie
I've been patching up my soul
(He ain't dead yet? )
Patching up the holes they're sown
The trap doors set
For you
To watch me fall
right through
The center stage floor
Watching headlights gaining
At the rest stop
You left me waiting
Where'd you go?
Watching tail lights fading
In the rest stop
I've been waiting
Where'd you go?
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2. |
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Metal tearing in and out of muscle
constellations
Under constant patrol
Bomber sights dialing in
Cratering grounds
That we were digging ourselves in
And part of me lost all sense
From turning it off and on
And off again
The cost to leave is a mint
But it's worth paying it
So I'm paying it
I'm paying it
We're better off sowing up
Pieces of ourselves,
Frail and old
And god said
"Hopefully
You believed
In the lies
That you've been told"
I seek only relief
From life
I seek holy release.
Diving in and out of foxholes
It's all the same to us
We've been here before
Stepping on the bodies of friends
Trying to find the source.
Where the rain of lead begins
Was shot in the face
Trying to cross the line
And back
Again
The cost for me is a sin
And it's worth paying it
So he pays for it.
We're better off sowing up
Pieces of ourselves,
Frail and old
And god said
"Hopefully
You believed
In the lies
That you've been told"
I seek only relief
From life
I seek holy release
We were buried too far down
To concentrate the ground
Their prayers were just
muffled sound
Yeah, we were buried too far down
Buried too far down
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3. |
Inga Von Smitton
03:35
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Fading in and out now
I'm constantly caught up
In everybody's self doubt
I'm drawn in, they call my name
Treat me like I'm torn down
Lost souls in wooden frames
Build me into something else
Watch them shift the blame
Phase me out
Break me in
Treat me anyway that you see fit
Cause I'm a little late
And I shouldn't keep you waiting
I shouldn't keep you waiting...
But I'm freezing up now
I'm caught in the onslaught of
Changing into someone else
Forced choice of love or shame
Breathing hard I can't come down
Caustic and full of pain
Gutted like a scorched house
Flames quenched in the rain
Phase me out
Break me in
Treat me anyway that you see fit
Cause I'm a little late
And I shouldn't keep you waiting
Fix me up
and break me down again
As many times as you want
Cause I'm a lost cause baby
And I wouldn't wanna lead you on
Fill me up
Drink me in
Pour me back up to the brim
Draw my face
Paint me out
You've been waiting for this
For hours now
I belong in pieces
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4. |
I'll Call Ya A Hearse
04:01
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There's an old hope
Deep inside my stomach
It's been holding out for the chance
That I've been waiting
Ready, set, mark.
And I know
I know If I could get past it
I would last here,
But I'm not looking to cross
My heart.
I'll still hold
On to anything
That you can't
Take away from me
I'd trade my own soul for a drink
But if so weak
How am I keeping
My body upright?
You came to see if I was
Still passive
But I wasnt willing to call it off yet
So I tried to play it off
Like I'd recovered
I clinch my teeth
I'm too tense to save us anyhow
They see more than I can see so I
guess calling it off for now
I'll still hold
On to anything
That you can't
Take away from me
I never meant to come across
As stubborn,
But if you're still here
Then you outta be used to that
By now.
You've been more than I could be
And really I
I just wanna sleep til
the sun goes down
I'll still hold
On to anything
That you can't
Take away from me
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5. |
Busy Signal
04:24
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Til its empty
I tell the man
Behind the bar
And he fills my glass again
I float on
Tell the river ends
And the ocean begins
I fall asleep all alone
On the promenade
I lost my job and my car
So I had to walk
And I stumble home
To dial the numbers in
But it's busy instead
I call every single night of the week
It's fine,
I just make part of my routine
I, I try to believe
I call every single night of the week
It's fine,
I just make part of my routine
I, I try to believe
That you'll be calling back
For me
Same old story I tell my friends
I kinda lost it a few months back
I guess
But I never loved any other man
Say I'm crazy
I could give shit
I tried to find him at the dive
Where he usually sits
Then I drove home
To dial the numbers in...
But it's busy again
If you're calling, and I'm calling
You must have felt,
If I'm lost and your lost we could find ourselves
I couldn't let it end
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Rtist Cincinnati, Ohio
Rtist has been active in the midwest music scene since 2013. They have toured all over the midwest and east coast. Check out their new EP Buried Too Far Down
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