1. |
Brevity
03:23
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It's hard to speak the truth
When what you say could be the proof
That someone uses to dispute
Your neat facade
And what I am is what I show
So it's impossible to know
How I'll stand up to all the blows
That hit too hard
It's a little close to call
But maybe one day I'll be all
That I might need
But until that day occurs
I'm subject to the road du jour
So I plead
Please let me be
Please let me be
Please let me be
Please let me be
It's too scary to identify
With what my mother's watchful eye
Derided with her every sigh
And tsk
I'm tasked with authenticity
But patch it up with brevity
And cross my fingers, hopefully
It fits
It's a little close to call
But maybe one day I'll be all
That I might need
But until that day occurs
I'm subject to the road du jour
So I plead
Please let me be
Please let me be
Please let me be
Please let me be
If only I could sate both sides
Of my mind
If only I could have the reason
And the rhyme
It's hard to speak the truth
When what you say could be the proof
That someone uses to dispute
Your neat facade
Please let me be
Please let me be
Please let me be
Please let me be
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2. |
Ammunition
04:09
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The new normal
Is camped out in our clubs
A hotel full of guns
(The entourage)
The new normal
Is hiding in the streets
With dead man at its feet
(But looming large)
Call it what you will
We're all dying on this hill
Leave the ammunition in the junk drawer
It's what it's used for
The bits and bodies mingling
Over-stimulation takes the blame for
What we aim for
When every piece starts blending in
The new normal
Is fear of fear itself
It's growing with our help
(And taking sides)
The new normal
Is male fragility
It's lashing out and we
(We justify)
Call it what you will
We're all dying on this hill
Leave the ammunition in the junk drawer
It's what it's used for
The bits and bodies mingling
Over-stimulation takes the blame for
What we aim for
When every piece starts blending in
It's killing us
In festivals and clubs
It's killing us
The mama and the cubs
It's killing us
It's killing us
It's killing us
Leave the ammunition in the junk drawer
It's what it's used for
The bits and bodies mingling
Over-stimulation takes the blame for
What we aim for
When every piece starts blending in
Leave the ammunition in the junk drawer
It's what it's used for
When every piece starts blending in
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3. |
Do What I Want
02:50
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Hide your little girl in fluffy dresses, pretty curls
And soon enough she'll learn to go along
Sure, she doesn't like the feeling of those itchy tights
But beauty can't afford to get it wrong
So we're always told, and I was comfy in the fold
Until our clothes became commodities
Took what I had left, my goosebumps naked and bereft
But suddenly I had the chance to see
And now I do do do do do do do what I want
Now I do do do do do do do what I want
Yeah I do do do do do do do what I want
And it's better
And it's better
Expectations had me dangling and strangling my life away
Its very plain to see
Left its mark around my neck but now I'm all about the consequence
And what it means to me
And now I do do do do do do do what I want
Now I do do do do do do do what I want
Yeah I do do do do do do do what I want
And it's better
And it's better
Keep it simple, darling you're an
Educated girl
Everybody's wondering why
You aren't staying still
But now I do do do do do do do what I want
Now I do do do do do do do what I want
Yeah I do do do do do do do what I want
And it's better
And it's better
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4. |
Little Ball
03:44
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A pretty day gone down the drain in moments
The mood, once high, is playing hide and seek
The heavy fist of sudden disappointment
Has settled in my stomach and it's coming down my cheeks
The sentiment I'm sure was meant to injure
The way your eyebrows came to life on cue
I took the stage direction, it's become my sole obsession
And now all I know is nauseating truth
It's scrounging for its surety
Made up of insecurity
And maybe if I'm lucky
It'll leave
This simple trend is sure to end in anguish
My worried mind, a pantomime of fear
And maybe that's because I can't distinguish
The difference between what could've been, and what is here
This little ball is squeezing all my comfort
It's extricated any safer space
I do my best to change it, but I can't rearrange this
Tiny bundle in its current tangled state
It's scrounging for its surety
Made up of insecurity
And maybe if I'm lucky
It'll leave
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5. |
Hey Steve
02:35
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Tripping happily along
Humming every morning's song
'Til I get the feeling that you're looking at me all wrong
I'm being objectified!
I can see it in your eyes
In the way you're forming salutations as I walk by
No, just let me be
So I can focus on my feet moving in front of me
Hey, Steve!
Why don't you shut up?
I'd tell you "good luck"
But I don't wanna wish you anything
Hey, Steve!
Don't say "good morning"
This is your warning
And I'm not gonna give you anything
No I'm not gonna give you any
These days I avoid your block
Had to find a different walk
Just to circumvent the deer-in-headlights vibe when you talk
Now I say "good morning" to
Men who are older than you
And guess what? None of them suck!
So maybe this is your cue
No, just let me be
So I can focus on my feet moving in front of me
Hey, Steve!
Why don't you shut up?
I'd tell you "good luck"
But I don't wanna wish you anything
Hey, Steve!
Don't say "good morning"
This is your warning
And I'm not gonna give you anything
No I'm not gonna give you anything
No I'm not gonna give you any
Call it an overreaction
But it hurts to be reduced to a distraction
Your unwelcome attention
Has nothing to do with my actions
No, just let me be
So I can focus on my feet moving in front of me
Hey, Steve.
Why don't you shut up?
I'd tell you "good luck"
But I don't wanna wish you anything
Hey, Steve!
Why don't you shut up?
I'd tell you "good luck"
But I don't wanna wish you anything
Hey, Steve!
Don't say "good morning"
This is your warning
And I'm not gonna give you anything
No I'm not gonna give you anything
No I'm not gonna give you anything
No I'm not gonna give you any
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6. |
Same Routine
03:00
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Morning, every morning is the same routine
And it’s starting to affect my mind
Waking to a phone that never seems to ring
But I always have it by my side
(Why, why?)
Keeping up the contents of my dossier
So I’m ready if the mood should strike
Some may say it’s early or that it’s a waste
But at least that represents my life
Just take a breath
Let it escape
Get it to dissipate
Get it to dissipate
Just take a breath
Let it escape
Get it to dissipate
Get it to dissipate
Warning, there’s a warning lurking in my eyes
And it’s getting stronger every hour
Gorging on the intricacies undefined
Til my turpitude begins to flow’r
Just take a breath
Let it escape
Get it to dissipate
Get it to dissipate
Just take a breath
Let it escape
Get it to dissipate
Get it to dissipate
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7. |
Some Soothing
04:01
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It's raining, it's pouring
I'll worry 'bout the morning
When it gets here
It's simple delusion
I'll make my resolution
In the new year
Now, I've tried so hard
Yes, I've tried my best
But I need rest like anyone
Now it's been so long
And your one request
Is that I address what's going on
No, no
It's raining, it's pouring
I'll worry about the morning
When it happens
It's knee-jerk reaction
I know it's nothing more than
A distraction
Now, I've tried so hard
Yes, I've tried my best
But I need rest like anyone
Waited for so long
And your one request
Is that I confess that something's going very wrong
So I need some soothing
You think I'm using my excuses
To excuse myself from responsibility
So I need some soothing
Go on and soothe me
But it's simply not that simple, not that simple, not that
No, no
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8. |
Eternal Sunshine
02:41
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So, let's talk about the weather
It's not getting any better
Like a ball that's bouncing back and forth
Now the winter's getting warmer
And the spring and autumn storms 're
Wreaking havoc in the south and in the north
Some days it feels like summer in April
I wear shorts and complain
How this weather's insane
But the sun's out now (and I'm feeling kinda lovely)
But the sun's out now (and I'm working on my tan)
But the sun's out now,
So I guess I better catch some rays while I can
So let's talk about the seasons
In the present there's no reason
To delineate between the four
Spring is all but disappearing
And the autumn is receding
Now that summertime is taking o'er
Some days it hits the 80s near Christmas
I wear shorts and complain
How this weather's insane
But the sun's out now (and I'm feeling kinda lovely)
But the sun's out now (and I'm working on my tan)
But the sun's out now,
So I guess I better catch some rays while I can
Now the epidermal evidence
Suggests that we should go to Paris
Fortify the skin on earth's bones
We've burned away our innocence
The radiation's here upon us
And whether we accept it, it's our home
But the sun's out now (and I'm feeling kinda lovely)
But the sun's out now (and I'm working on my tan)
But the sun's out now,
So I guess I better catch some rays
Better catch some rays
Better catch some rays
Better catch some rays while I can
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9. |
11 Until 2
02:57
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I do everything I can to be a perfect gentleperson
It’s not workin
I try to lead by example but but my neighbors ample noise
Has got me lurkin
Why can’t I just sleep
Like my best friend down the street?
All my neighbors do
Is crank it to 11 until 2
In the morning
And it’s getting kind of old
I’m getting ready to move
I’ve been waiting for the day when I can fin’ly say it’s gotten
So much better
But instead I write the co-op asking them to say “stop” in a
Formal letter
Why can’t I just sleep
Like my best friend down the street
Where that pre-war plaster works it magic?
So fantastic!
But my walls are thin as plastic
All my neighbors do
Is crank it to 11 until 2
In the morning
And it’s getting kind of old
I’m getting ready to move
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10. |
Hideaway
03:45
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The clouds are closing in
The sky is dark again
Just as I found my warmth
The rain is threatening
To wash the city clean
Just as our hands came forth
I need a hideaway
A hideaway
I need a hideaway
Hideaway
With rivers in the streets
The cats and dogs retreat
To safer, sheltered ground
Indulging in the depth
As wider heaven wept
To see us rats all drown
I need a hideaway
A hideaway
I need a hideaway
Hideaway
As dusk settles down
Like a mantel to the ground
I find my full release
The changes to come
Are friendlier than some
And shows the path that leads
To a hideaway
A hideaway
I need a hideaway
Hideaway
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11. |
Sleep
03:15
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Sleep, sleep
Soothe your troubled mind
Try to just unwind
Sleep, sleep
Sleep, sleep
Let your worries fade
As your thoughts regrade
Sleep, sleep
Just lay your head on your pillow and dream
Nothing's so frightening as they make it seem
I'll hold you still
And remain here until
You sleep, sleep
Sleep, sleep
Rest your tired limbs
As the lights go dim
Sleep, sleep
Just lay your head on your pillow and dream
Nothing's so frightening as they make it seem
I'll hold you still
And remain here until
You sleep, sleep
Sleep, sleep
Close your eyes and slowly
Make your dreams less lonely
Sleep, sleep
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Punch The Sun New York
PTS is equal parts noise and sensitivity, with introspective lyrics and irreverent shout choruses, revelling in dancy anti-man-splaining anthems, dreamy thunderstorm ballads, and yellin’ about guys named Steve.
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