1. |
I Am Sad
04:20
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Curtsy past my tight lipped teeth
Dazzling lights won’t let me be
Dance it off and let them see
Only ever part of me
Shake your hand and flash a grin
You’re far too quick to let me in
I feel your fear it hurts my chest
I too am fighting loneliness
I’m sad to say that I am sad
Had to say that I’ve been had
I’m sad to say it, but I’ve done the best that I can
Just had to say
My best is sad
All day it’s grace I dissertate
I’ve done it in forty four states
It’s love I want to saturate
No time to heal or hesitate
Steal your words and bite my tongue
Cus every story’s now been sung
Observe it all in fading light
One more plagiarist on stage tonight
I’m sad to say that I am sad
Had to say that I’ve been had
I’m sad to say it, but I’ve done the best that I can
Just had to say
My best is sad
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2. |
Blue House
04:36
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When I woke
The sun was new
The fever broke
I had sweat through
And now those words
Resembling stones
Break like feathers
On my bones
Now time to leave
It took so long
The good the bad
The jeweler’s song
And even ink that marked our height
Will be repainted out of sight
It all must go under the knife
Every dent from making life
So box it up
Bring it out
Last of my things
From the blue house
Except the stains
And willow tree
But i won’t cry
I could foresee
The fall of Rome
Was bound to be
Not to endure
Eternally
And even ink that marked our height
Will be repainted out of sight
It all must go under the knife
Every dent from making life
Now it’s time to leave what we know
Chase the new and let love grow
And when we arrive then it will show
It’s more than bricks that make a home
It’s more than brick that make a home
And even ink that marks our height
Will be repainted out of sight
It all must go under the knife
Every dent from making life
A black slate for what’s to be
A canvas for new family
To make their own scuffs on the walls
As tiny feet pound down the halls
A little girl to make-believe
And she now rules my willow tree
She’ll learn to love and all it’s ache
And how to mend after it breaks
And how to chase after what’s true
In the house I learned those too
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3. |
Hold Me
04:13
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Well I’ve been sitting around since a quarter to three
Don’t have a voice in my head that I wouldn’t believe
Ain’t found a god for whom i’d fall to my knees
But I haven’t had a half bad time
I won’t win an award for what’s inside of my brain
Just found out New Jersey was a U.S. state
But i’ve got you on my arm as we walk in the rain
So I guess you’d say I’m in my prime
If you just hold me
Let your arms enfold me
Baby tell me once more that you’re mine
May be losing all my sanity
To the hunger of humanity
If you’re losing it right next to me I swear I’ll be just fine
Woke up from a nightmare of a big blank page
Barely made it through college with a passing grade
But my mouth will run itself right into first place
So I guess that I’m doing ok
Bought eighteen jeans just to find the right fit
I crashed my car more than I’d care to admit
But you love me still can’t seem to change that a bit
Wouldn’t have it any other way
If you just hold me
Let your arms enfold me
Baby tell me once more that you’re mine
May be losing all my sanity
To the hunger of humanity
If you’re losing it right next to me I swear I’ll be just fine
Once broke my nose just from falling down
Well my talking voice is as loud as my shout
Throw out the map I can lead us through town
At Least well enough to lose the way
I’m trying to keep it together as I’m falling apart
Forget to lead with my brain and not just follow my heart
But I find you to be a work of art
Need no one else to share my days
If you just hold me
Let your arms enfold me
Baby tell me once more that you’re mine
May be losing all my sanity
To the hunger of humanity
If you’re losing it right next to me I swear I’ll be just fine
I am standing here just watching all the people going round
Seems no one else is doing better at figuring this out
We’re all stumbling around and picking ourselves up
But I went tripping into madness and falling into love
Oh just hold me
Let your arms enfold me
Baby tell me once more that you’re mine
May be losing all my sanity
To the hunger of humanity
If you’re losing it right next to me I swear I’ll be just fine
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4. |
Haint Blue
04:38
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Lovely evening
Table set for two
I sing your praises
To the waning moon
I hear you join with me, our voices fill the room
When I turn to see that voice it ain’t coming from you
Because I’m haunted and so are you
Although we smothered all our ceilings in that bright haint blue
It’s only in my dreams where he lets be
You see I’m waking up to find that the ghost is me
Time won’t let us be (won’t let us be)
Sniffing out our tracks in the leaves
It’s always been just Wisdom and me (mm that’s right Boy)
Dancing past the Sycamore tree
We’re on borrowed time since you set me free
When I turn to catch your eye it’s not you I see
Because I’m haunted and so are you
Although we smothered all our ceilings in that bright haint blue
It’s only in my dreams where he lets be
You see I’m waking up to find that the ghost is me
I’m haunted, haunted, haunted
And so are you
I’m haunted, haunted, haunted
Can’t you see him too
I’m haunted, haunted, haunted
And so are you
I’m haunted, haunted, haunted
Can’t you see him too
Because I’m haunted and so are you
Although we smothered all our ceilings in that bright haint blue
It’s only in my dreams where he lets be
You see I’m waking up to find that the ghost is me
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5. |
The Haunting
05:30
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We keep repeating the same words
In heightened speech, with cutting verbs
Don’t you know by now, I speak and you will learn
If I don’t hear, your words won’t hurt
Never put up any fight
Except when it’s in my own mind
Like a smothered storm my thoughts they go unknown
Patch the boat, mind the water, make it home
But I drink you in, spit you out
Build you up, tear you down
It’s just the back and forth to let you know
Seasons change so things may die then grow
Things must change
Say my name
I’m so scared I’m the one that is to blame
Little Lion let me be
Little liar is it me?
Lying in bed where words like “fine..”
Roll out like steam
But lies will rot the heart and thoughts
And never shield me like I think
But I drink you in, spit you out
Build you up, tear you down
Pull you close, and push you out
Someday we’ll learn to shut our mouths
It’s just the back and forth to let you know
Seasons change so things may die then grow
Things must change
Say my name
I’m so scared that I’m the one that is to blame
Over and over and over it goes
With the wine playing tricks and the room spinning slow
I hope that you enjoy the music I chose,
The candles I lit, they’re just part of the show
And I’m trying to focus and show you I notice
Your eyes perfectly match the dress that you’ve chosen
I’m standing here frozen--missed out on the moment
Maybe I should just give it up
But it’s the love that keeps the haunting in my bones
The ghost that hunts me daily, and won’t leave me alone
And if you’re saying that you love me--say it slow
And I’ll need you to show me
I need you to show me
I need you to show me
I need you to show me
I need you to show me
I need you to show me
I need you to show me
I need you to show cuz
It’s just the back and forth to let you know
Seasons change so things may die then grow
Things must change
Say my name
Now I know I’m the one that is to blame
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6. |
Enough
04:17
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Like swirling wind through my head
The wicked whispers that I put to bed
Threw the mattress out without a thought
Woke to find we share a twin sized cot
And I hear it
And I see it
And I breathe it
It echos, echos
Round it resounds without end
Sometimes I don’t know if I am loved
You are
Sometimes I don’t know if I’m enough
You are
Sometimes I don’t know if I am loved
You are, You are, You are
He turned his face to lock my eyes
All my sins were tallied up that night
I sighed and let his words pass through
‘Not even God could love someone like you’
And I hear it
And I see it
And I breathe it
It echos, echos
Round it resounds without end
Sometimes I don’t know if I am loved
You are
Sometimes I don’t know if I’m enough
You are
Sometimes I don’t know if I am loved
You are, You are, You are
I’ve been trying to retrace my tracks
Hoping to find my way back
when the only running was tag
When you know being it won’t last
Leaning low on handlebars
When skinned knees were my only scars
Never questioned if it were true
No need to challenge the love I knew
Trying to retrace my tracks
Hoping to find my way back
when the only running was tag
When you know being it won’t last
Leaning low on handlebars
When skinned knees were my only scars
Never questioned if it were true
No need to challenge the love I knew
No need to challenge the love I knew
Sometimes I don’t know if I am loved
You are
Sometimes I don’t know if I’m enough
You are
Sometimes I don’t know if I am loved
You are, You are, You are
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7. |
Blessed Boy
04:09
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Up on the hill just a boy and his feet
Singing I have no one to care for, no one to need
And only when running am I ever free
I’ll fly to the moon and I’ll never return
There I can rest as I watch the world turn
I’ve seen nothing beautiful grow in the Earth
But blessed boy I’ve heard your voice and I know they’ve done you wrong
In between your fitful dreams will you learn you do belong
Blessed boy
It was a yellow rose that first heard his tune
She said it takes more than moonlight to cause you to bloom
Come to the garden there’s plenty of room
For a blessed boy I’ve heard your voice and I know they’ve done you wrong
In between your fitful dreams will you learn you do belong
Blessed boy
He planted a seed, he was hoping for fruit
He got caught up with weeds too deep to unroot
He felt cheated by soil that wouldn’t produce
But up from behind him the orchard had grown
And shaded his back as he’d weeded and sown
More fruit than he ever could eat on his own
While that yellow rose sang see you’re never alone
For blessed boy we’ve heard your voice and we know they’ve done you wrong
In between your fitful dreams did you learn you do belong
Blessed boy
Blessed boy
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8. |
You Are Gonna Miss Me
04:29
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Always had this feeling that your hearts not really mine
And that some perfect lover was always on your mind
One day I saw the truth that confirmed my deepest fear
When I found you in bed with your mirror
You are gonna miss me
You will miss my face someday
Watch your float go by on the loneliness parade
You’re still dancing to your own beat now you’ve gone and cut the strings
But you know baby I don’t mind I need someone who can swing
Oh my darling boy I was looking up to you
Well not physically except when you put lifts inside your shoes
Boy you did me wrong how could you let me fall
Couldn’t catch me with hands that were that small
You are gonna miss me
You will miss my face someday
Watch your float go by on the loneliness parade
You’re still dancing to your own beat now you’ve gone and cut the strings
You know baby I don’t mind I need someone who can swing
But baby baby baby
My life it ain’t a game
You want to make all my decisions
But I don’t want the same
I see why everyone is leaving
Their not doing what they’re told
In the end you’ll only have your cats to hold
Cuz you are gonna miss me
You will miss my face someday
Watch your float go by on the loneliness parade
You’re still dancing to your own beat now you’ve gone and cut the strings
You know baby I don’t mind I need someone who can swing
You are gonna miss me
Miss me when I’m gone
When the curtains rising when those lights go on
You’ll be standing in the crowd thinking you’ll buy a drink for me
But honey this is my show here I always drink for free
You are gonna miss me
Miss me when I’m gone
You are gonna miss me when I'm gone
You are gonna miss me
Miss me when I’m gone
You are gonna miss me when I’m gone
Baby I don’t mind I need
Someone who can swing with me
Baby I always drink for free
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9. |
Salt
03:56
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Told myself against her I could stand
But buckled beneath pressure by her hand
Hold on tight
Dig myself a home inside the sand
But tide will rise and reclaim her command
Hold on tight
Mother I’m scared your waters are much too high for me
Your changeable ways throw me for days as if lost on the sea
I float on your waves tossed in the salty spray
All of my limbs attempting to swim past debris in my way
Scratching through the silt I surfaced slow
Coming to the terms of what I know
Hold on tight
The water’s calm but still I cannot rest
While storms are ever raging in my chest
Hold on tight
Mother I’m scared your waters are much too high for me
Your changeable ways throw me for days as if lost on the sea
I float on your waves tossed about in the salty spray
All of my limbs attempting to swim past debris in my way
From her I was made with love and care (from her I was made with love and care)
But by her hand I’m scattered everywhere (by her hand I’m scattered everywhere)
Hold on, Hold on
Hold on, Hold on
Hold on, Hold on
Hold on, Hold on
Tight
Hold on tight
Hold on tight
Hold on tight
Leaning back the water holds my weight
Now it will be my turn to create
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10. |
Lulu
07:00
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When the wonder is over
No more laugh lines to trace around my eyes
I see no way will I hold her
Like the cinema told me to try
Lulu when I look at you
I see no chance of pushing through
And I must be the one to say goodnight
For all our technicolor dreams
Our names aren’t rolling down the screen
Some wishes made are wises left behind
She kissed me so sweetly
And she promised me nothing but sweetness to last
Now I’m seeing in color
Our film full of color now I’m striking that match
Lulu when I look at you
I see no chance of pushing through
And I must be the one to say goodnight
For all our technicolor dreams
Our names aren’t rolling down the screen
Some wishes made are wises left behind
Never quite vivid enough dear
To ever have me stay
Will you write me in color?
So when they read my name
They see me in color
Like you saw me every day
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Good Morning Bedlam Minneapolis, Minnesota
Good Morning Bedlam is a folk-rock duo from Minneapolis, MN made up of Isaak and Tori Elker. Their shows are known for their wild energy and stunning harmonies. Winners of first-place title at the John Hartford Memorial Festival Band Competition, and finalists at the NWSS Band Competition. Now in 2023 the band is touring their brand new EP Dear Day Dear Darling. ... more
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