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Voice of Reason
03:57
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VOICE OF REASON
voice of reason, hearts aflame
my thoughts are burning, a century's weight
all things end but only time and feelings change
feels like I've put a lifetime in, just to start and start again
all truths are not self evident
between the muscles and the verbs
my voice of reason, a choir of birds
a voice to guide my every word
and then I'll stand tall as I can, find peace in the whirlwind
at best the truth's indifferent
oh my God, it must be so draining
to bow to all your sacred cows
time to make up some new vows
so, don't look now, but my faith is failing
and putting words into my mouth
you would think I'd know by now, know by now
pull your hands up from the mud
starry-eyed, and starved for love
fingers crossed, halo undone and done
and then I'll stand tall as I can, find peace in the whirlwind
all truths are not self-evident
it feels good when my head is racing,
I fell heavy, I feel strange,
it could be the fear of change
I get stuck in all this pointless navigating,
then get choked up on these thoughts
you would think I'd know by now, know by now
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2. |
Best Laid Plans
04:01
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BEST LAID PLANS
you have the means, but not the ways
you count the weeks, but not the days
tell me when push comes to shove, tell me I'm thinking too much
you like the twists, but not the turns
you like the rub, but not the burn
tell me I'm talking too much, tell me it wasn't enough
you like the feel, but not the weight
you like the time, but not the place
show me what you call your crutch, when the going gets tough
you like the wheel, but not the shape
you love the look, but hate the face
sleeping the sleep of the just, in ashes and dust
sooner or later it'll all come together in my hands
why can't I decipher, or even remember,
the best laid plans of mice and men
you like the plans, but not the schemes
you have the hopes, but not the dreams
you feel like you've lost your touch, so what's left to trust
it may be best for all concerned
that this just be left as a lesson learned
enough is enough, show me the right stuff
sooner or later it'll all come together in my hands
why can't I decipher, or even remember,
the best laid plans of mice and men
ain't nothing changing around here
ain't no one needs saving here
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3. |
Taste of Victory
02:40
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TASTE OF VICTORY
easy come is an easy break as far as I'm concerned
things may take the time they take, but we just want what we think we've earned
we hate those awkward answers,
makes our blood boil, and heads spin
we're waiting for someone to
turn the lights on
yeah, that's a lie that you live on
that taste of victory proves you wrong
making friends with my D.T. shakes, and my feelings unresolved
trying not to get in my way, drunk on questions I can't solve
I hate those heavy answers, separate virtue from sin
I'm waiting for someone to
turn the lights on
yeah, that's a lie you're taking on
that taste of victory proves you wrong, you're just wrong
you know much more than you let on
so kill your darlings and move on
there's nothing left for me to figure out,
because I'm so lost in my head
why would I choose lost over wide awake
when the answer's right in my hands
I hate the actual answers, that put me in my place
I'm not waiting for someone to
turn the lights on
yeah, that's a lie that I deserve
this doesn't mean a thing, they're just words, they're just words
yeah that's a like that you live one
that taste of victory proves you're wrong
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4. |
Hearts & Minds
04:06
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HEARTS & MINDS
it makes me want to wake up, when left to change or fade
that's when I realize either way there's a price paid
it makes me want to shake out, every ache and pain
when all my asides mean I'm living in the same day
but the times have changed, all been rearranged
all been death-defied, tiny voices amplified
it makes me want to climb up and right out of my skin
I'm feeling lower than low but pasting on this stupid grin
it makes me want to break up everything that you make
when each decision you make is only made for the sake of it's own sake
but the times have changed, all been rearranged
all been death-defied, tiny voices amplified
a million cities bleed and die without you,
because you were busy winning hearts and minds
and it doesn't matter what you think I meant, cause it's all been done before
it makes me want to tear up, raise my voice and arms and rage
against this slow decline in the face of this new age
it makes me want to shut up, and no longer hesitate
when I see you tonight, and you know that I can't wait, I can't wait
but the times have changed, all been rearranged
all been death-defied, tiny voices amplified
so what ever your reason is, time will take you back down a peg
truth is, the reason is, you only play at helpless
a million cities bleed and die without you,
because you were busy winning hearts and minds
and it doesn't matter what you think I meant, when it's all been done before
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5. |
Everything is True
05:37
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EVERYTHING IS TRUE
plainly, my mouth got away from me
my heart burning in effigy
what did you want from me
hardly, was the time that we got to be
a soft kiss on your apple cheek
asleep by your memory
so let the light, burn my eyes
all that to say, surprise
if I were to stop and tell you everything is true, everything is true
with me, you are always here with me
but I'm fighting with gravity
awash in lost frequencies
slowly, should have done everything slowly
but how can you blame me,
you were like nothing I'd ever seen
so let the light, burn my eyes
all that to say, surprise
if I were to stop and tell you everything is true, everything is true
with everything going by too fast,
me with my list of things that never last
say my prayers and pull my weight
better a bird in my hands than in the hands of fate,
or none too late
if I were to stop and tell you everything is true, everything is true
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Letters Become Words
03:38
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LETTERS BECOME WORDS
letters become words, and when we converse
I start sliding fast, so look out, look out
if there's a point to anything, it's that words then become things
that over time define you
and the shaking in my hands,
means that I don't need you
I'll go there and back again,
if only just to get through to you
from where do I go, when there are words that I don't know
how do I describe what's true
my tongue twisted with letters, that swim and melt together
you know, that I know I should know better
and the shaking in my hands,
means that I don't need you
I'll go there and back again
if only just to get through to you
and the screaming in my head,
means that I don't hear you
I'll go down and out again
if only just to get through to you
moving slowly, falling further, taking stock of everything I've done
so where did I go wrong
my time will come, what's done is done
who's right, who's wrong
just stop and give me more that I could want
this is no time to be at a loss
not a loss for words
my thoughts become birds
and with just one word
they all fly away
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7. |
Feverish
03:50
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FEVERISH
I move backwards through the hours,
trawling through the dark, looking for clues
I feel awkward, I'm punching water,
blindly throwing cards, putting dirt in my shoes
can you show me what you're after,
can you tell me what it is you do
my words come out but they're backwards,
and here come those black dog blues
that's why I feel tired and frustrated
I don't mind, I feel wild, I feel naked
don't ask me why, I'll swear this fever is contagious
it makes me take the truth and bend it into shapes I can accept
inside voice keeps getting louder, I guess that we could talk,
but what would that prove
been trying to act smarter, but my brain lights up at night,
blurring my view
and my heart keeps beating faster, as the light is shifting red to blue
I look forward to disasters, cause it makes me feel
like I'm paying my dues
that's why I feel tired and frustrated
I don't mind, I feel wild, I feel naked
don't ask me why, I'll swear this fever is contagious
it makes me take the truth and bend it into shapes I can accept
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8. |
All Things End
05:09
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ALL THINGS END
hey, what's your name, does it always work out, or does it feel the same,
in these remains, don't tell me you've lost your way
there's mud, mixed in my blood
I'm all shook up and it's getting hard enough
to feed the bud, while asleep in the arms of the flood
there's the warmth of the sun that tugs at my bones
and the size of the ocean, when I sink like a stone
keep filling my head with things I should know, like
all things end, and then they start again
all the same, no complaints,
though it seems my faith, may have been misplaced,
this lacks grace, like and tell me it feels the same
come clean, because in between, is no place to work on everything you feel,
all is revealed, and burned up like Catherine wheels
there's the warmth of the sun that tugs at my bones
and the size of the ocean, when I sink like a stone
keep filling my head with things I should know, like
all things end, and then they start again
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