1. |
Alpacas
02:50
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She took off again to take care of alpacas
And she told me to say they said hello
But you’re in a pub watching a soccer match now
And he’s stewing about it alone
Can’t pick up the phone without divulging what I know
Can’t discuss our home without indulging his control
It could be that I let him off too easy
Attempting to relate and equivocate
Getting tired of watching the display
When I have demons that haunt me in similar ways
Can’t pick up the phone without divulging what I know
Can’t discuss our home without indulging his control
Well it’s so clear to me that what comes up must come down
And auger into the ground lower than you start out
Well it’s so clear to me that what comes up must come down
Well it’s so clear to me that what comes up must come down
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2. |
Arm's Length
04:07
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You froze up and then you couldn’t breathe
I got so scared thought it was happening to me
The ice pack brought you back from the dead
But I’m left wondering what my eyes said
Yours still haunt me
What have they seen?
We’re
So afraid of looking into a face
We can’t even love each other at arm’s length
So afraid of looking into a face
We can’t even love each other at arm’s length
What she did didn’t give me a say
And so the worst of her is stuck on replay
But the tape isn’t immune to age
You know the good and bad will both decay
Did you mean to
Set me free?
Here we’re
So afraid of looking into a face
We can’t even kill each other at arm’s length
So afraid of looking into a face
We can’t even kill each other at arm’s length
The only way that I can tell you is to make a joke
Choking on my words because it hurts to be injured
It might sound absurd but I’m still yearning to be heard
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3. |
Dear Mom
03:31
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Dear mom
Sorry I couldn’t stay long
You gave me fifty percent
And I’m scared to admit I was wrong
To give into the weakness of fear
And sweep it under the rug
Staring the end in the face
Brave like the blind are in front of a gun
No matter what, I’ll love you forever
And with this, it’s literally
I’ll love you for good
Don’t have a choice, I’ll love you forever
And even if I did
I’d love you for good
I’ve learned that being like you is no curse
You’ve given me all of the care
That I swear I don’t fully deserve
When the terrible things that I’ve said
Leave me feeling deadened again
Can I be the friend that you need
Or do we bleed out from anxiety?
No matter what, I’ll love you forever
And with this, it’s literally
I’ll love you for good
Don’t have a choice, I’ll love you forever
And even if I did
I’d love you for good
What kind of son would up and run?
There doesn’t have to be a hell to hate what used to be fun
And the memories of the selfish things you’ve done
No matter what, I’ll love you forever
And with this, it’s literally
I’ll love you for good
Don’t have a choice, I’ll love you forever
And even if I did
I’d love you for good
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4. |
Fatal Accidents
03:45
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I passed three fatal accidents on one long drive
And here I am just bitching about the length of time
When I’m alive and they just died, a smear of red that once was a mind
I held you on the other line, and everything was going fine, just fine
Then the pickup flipped and licked the pavement with a grind
the passengers fled down the street
and a beauty flashed her lights
She took me out, then proceeded to read Miranda Rights
She kept my piece but let me be, ‘cause justice isn’t blind
Woah, woah!
Who am I to survive?
What’s keeping me here?
Woah, woah!
You will lie to my face
Saying that we won’t disappear
Ev’ry hour counts ‘cause life is only one take
And your mistakes will pave the way for later greatness to be made
So hear me now, shouting loud, ‘cause this is how I need to speak
I’ve danced with death and disease, a malady that isn’t easily seen
Woah, woah!
Who am I to survive?
What’s keeping me here?
Woah, woah!
You will lie to my face
Saying that we won’t disappear
But we will and that’s okay
If you’re hearing this then I got my say
We will be gone and it’s alright
breaking apart, the heart returns to sunlight
Woah, woah!
Who am I to survive?
What’s keeping me here?
Woah, woah!
You will lie to my face
Saying that we won’t disappear
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5. |
Tunnel Vision
04:22
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Can I get so pale that I lose my reflection when I’m sealed away?
Coffin breath and a garlic tongue frosting empty glass
And when I pass this space where my face used to be
I think what did you do with the kid who became so cold he froze those that he knew?
Immortal isn’t normal
And it shouldn’t be
Immortal just isn’t normal
Obsession become disease
Can I march so hard to a different beat that I rise up to the moon?
What’s the point of a decoration if no one ever sees my room?
With such tunnel vision I will funnel self-abuse
Into a flask that I put to my lips with a kiss when I need to feel my lies are true
Immortal isn’t normal
And it shouldn’t be
Immortal just isn’t normal
Obsession become disease
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6. |
Someone New
04:54
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You’d think a taste of happiness would make it go away
But it’s not and you thought it once, too
It’s the reason we connected so soon
And why I’m terrified to decide that I love you
How can I begin with someone new
And then sentence them to life with my loose screws?
What if our matching attraction pushes us
Violently apart like magnets forced to kiss would do?
Maybe this dream is fantasy?
To think that I could be just as sweet and complete
of a man as my dad was for me
Hard to take care of one; imagine a mouth to feed
How can I create someone new
And then sentence them to life with my loose screws?
What if our matching distraction pushes us
Violently apart like magnets forced to kiss would do?
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7. |
Why Hide?
03:02
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I burn like UV rays
Piercing a hole through the gray
But I can’t stay fixed on anyone’s gaze
Maybe they should lock me away?
Can you hold two opposing thoughts in mind at the same time?
Yeah! If we could project our dreams
Heaven knows they won’t be clean
Yeah! Truth is soon to go extinct
So why hide anything
I’m like a half-written sign
I’ve gouged out my third eye
So hard to arrive on time
when you find no meaning in lies
Can you hold two opposing thoughts in mind at the same time?
Yeah! If we could project our dreams
Heaven knows they won’t be clean
Yeah! Truth is soon to go extinct
So why hide anything?
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8. |
Stockholm Friendship
03:46
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Even though I know only villains rush to blame
livin’ with Stockholm Friendship is emotionally draining
No one made of skin and bone could say they haven’t sinned
But when you stay opaque you fail to see the fault within
So up above and down below
There’s a troll who rolls the dice to decide
whether the dark in our hearts grows
And if you tell me that it’s Two
Well, the Other’s just a reflection laughing back down at you!
And if you tell me that it’s Two
Well, the Other’s just a reflection laughing back down at you!
Now we have to cringe when a memory still burns
You apologize for everything but I thank you in return
There is light and there is void in every soul I’ve seen
But you can’t fill a hole with waste and expect it to be clean
So up above and down below
There’s a troll who rolls the dice to decide
whether the dark in our hearts grows
And if you’re selling me a hoax
Then no creator could design a bleaker punchline to the joke
And if you tell me that it’s Two
Well, the Other’s just a reflection laughing back down at you!
And if you tell me that it’s Two
Well, the Other’s just a reflection laughing back down at you!
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9. |
The Prince
04:07
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I told you that some people act like The Prince
No sympathy for the Machiavellian
So keep an eye on those who only want to win
This zero sum game makes us all villains
Nobody gets away
Play the way you must obey
They don’t know you
You don’t know them
I’ve spent too long as a pessimist
When my gut yearns for a more positive spin
Too old to be someone innocent
Not born with but practiced original sin
Nobody gets away
Play the way you must obey
They don’t know you
You don’t know them
You don’t know you
They don’t know them
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10. |
Summer Sheets
03:30
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I swapped for summer sheets
The winter comforter was far too warm
Instead of counting sheep
The heat had beaten us and sent you home
But now we’re diving deep
And oxygen is running low
Pressure is squeezin
I’ll be your breathing
I’ll be your breathing
I’ll be your breathing
The way you’re beautiful
Transcends the sensory and visual
Gut punch ahead of me
Your calming certainty converts the blow
But now we’re diving deep
And oxygen is running low
Pressure is squeezin
I’ll be your breathing
I’ll be your breathing
I’ll be your breathing
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11. |
Being Right
02:43
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Is this fact or crucifixion?
The way you argue’s not unlike
Being held up with a knife
Such contempt for what’s outside your mind
And what you think is best always yours and never mine
So obsessed with being right
That you keep your gate held tight
So obsessed with being right
And you know it’s not too bright
Is this truth or an opinion?
The way you choose your hill to die
Based on some misguided pride
I know that most of us are semi-blind
But a horse goes crazy when it sees both of its sides
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12. |
Hindsight
01:40
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13. |
This Feeling
03:45
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Yeah, I’m happy for you
Yeah, I’m happy for you
It’s true; so why do I feel bruised?
You know I can’t tell you what to do
No I can’t tell you what to do
But it’s moot; you never asked me to
Yeah, this feeling sucks
I just wish it was us
Microscopic judge
Makes me nervous to touch
Tortured by my jealousy
Tortured by my jealousy
It disgusts me (but I can’t be free) venomous envy
You’ve engaged in blasphemy
You’re engaged according to a
Creed of arbitrary needs
You put a deadline on my future
And there isn’t a debate
If you’re picking at a suture
It’s a self-fulfilling fate
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14. |
Stay Here
05:11
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Let me begin by being clear that I find no glamor in this
I need no slap on the wrist to be sure that my life is close to perfect
But maybe that’s what hurts the most about this very verse
I’d be the first to admit it’s ridiculous to think my pain is worse
Or even worthy of your time
I’ve been so far away from being close to someone for so long
I forgot how to do it right
But when did I ever know, with a youth spent staring out the car window
In the same catatonic state that I find myself in today?
Hey, this isn’t a video game
And when the dawn comes along you’re not gonna respawn
Stay here--you’ve only got one shot
Face your fear that nothing near is real
Do you ever get that funny feeling when the hair on the back of your neck
Is standing erect like you’re detecting an imminent threat?
Well, I expect to be subjected to this on a daily basis
Stuck in stasis, weightless, when a year shrinks down to a week
And an hour becomes one blink
Hey, this isn’t a video game
And when the dawn comes along you’re not gonna respawn
Stay here--you’ve only got one shot
Face your fear that nothing near is real
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tiger rider Seattle, Washington
tiger rider is a 3-piece indie rock band from seattle
nick (guitar/vocals) heather (bass/vocals) patrick (drums)
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