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Confusion (Acoustic)
03:59
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Am I crazy
If I’m not sure what to think anymore?
I’m the wreckage of a mental war
Am I hopeless
If my hope is in uncharted lands?
Cuz my hope is to hold your hand
Tried to ask my conscience how it felt about this
No answer, so I’m pretty sure my conscience quit
And judging by the silence that I get from logic
I wonder if it’s best if I just not to bother it
Take a bow, exit stage
Illusion...
I prayed
But maybe that was my first mistake
I did it for your sake with everything at stake
Long nights, wide awake as if the night before a wake
In the wake of a feeling that I hope isn’t fake
Give me a break, I’ve got confusion like a leveled-up Butterfree
Which makes it really hard to see you standing right in front of me
But apparitions tend to fade and I can tell it’s getting late
I prayed, but maybe that was my first mistake
Trying to convince myself this feeling is a lie
Trying to convince myself this feeling shouldn’t die
Take a bow, exit stage
Were you an illusion?
Cuz I’m not down for darker days
Hear me out, I’m drowning down now
Take a bow, exit stage
Were you an illusion?
Cuz I’m not down for darker days
Hear me out, I’m drowning in confusion
I’ll hold on tight, and maybe this will come to an end
Take a bow, exit stage
Were you an illusion?
Cuz I’m not down for darker days
Hear me out; I’m drowning down now
Take a bow, exit stage
Were you an illusion?
Cuz I’m not down for darker days
Hear me out, I’m drowning in confusion
Hear me out
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I saw you there
I saw your glowing face
Saw the sirens in your hair
Heard the bullets in your pace
And I've been changed by the burning and her stains
I'm too scared to stay in place
And I'm too strong to stick around and hear your name
I bet you know you look so cool with that smile on
It draws them all to you, it makes them proud of who you've become
You know the words to make them sing along
They think that's always you, 'cuz they're not there when you turn it off
So here's my empathy
For your debauchery
I used to be as good as you at faking purity
We're all the same 'cuz everybody's wrong
I gotta say, I feel so fake with this smile on
Behind unsteady eyes
At least you care enough to make a nice disguise
I wonder what you think
Maybe you'll tell the truth after your seventh drink
I'll make sure you don't know
When I'm feeling useless, abandoned, and terrified
'Cuz it just never made much sense to you
And it'll never make much sense to you
Up here all alone
So you can have time to prepare every single lie
Because I never meant a thing to you
And I will never mean a thing to you
(Nothing to you)
They talk around it and assume I'm fine
But I can't verbalize enslaved emotions you left behind
Flew to the moon and did it all alone
I'll melt this love I had so I can fuel my way back home
And now I'm just like you
I'll fuel the darker parts of me that no one knew
To see the life I'd choose
Between a moral vanity and moral truth
Behind unsteady eyes
At least I care enough to make a nice disguise
I wonder what you think
Maybe you'll tell the truth after your seventh drink
I'll make sure you don't know
When I'm feeling useless, abandoned, and terrified
'Cuz it just never made much sense to you
And it'll never make much sense to you
Up here all alone
So you can have time to prepare every single lie
Because I never meant a thing to you
And I will never mean a thing to you
Don't waste your breath, your life's the one you wanna save
Just paint the scars a different color so they call you brave
I'll make sure you don't know
When I'm feeling useless, abandoned, and terrified
'Cuz it just never made much sense to you
And it'll never make much sense to you
Up here all alone
So you can have time to prepare every single lie
Because I never meant a thing to you
And I will never mean a thing to you
Apology, how sweet the sound
Comet crashing down
Tell me now, do you feel a bit defeated?
I'm just as lost as I am found
Can you hear me now?
I can't pick you from a crowd, do you feel cheated?
I'm just a kid kicking rocks on the sidewalk
I could have sworn I walked away with guilt enough for both of us
Months pass, hours pass, you finally show your face
I don't want to speak
I just want you to leave but I'm still stuck with something to say
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Is it safe to say
That I haven't made too much of an impression?
Well, anyway
I built you a palace in my mind that I can't speak into existence
So you'll never know, but
No worries, it's cool
I'm melting all over. I'll try not to get it on you
Your hair looks amazing; nice weather we're facing
I wish when you had a thought, a thought bubble would float above your head
I'd just read it and I wouldn't have to guess
Never know what you are thinking of
And I wish every time I spoke, a time machine would grab me by the head
Set me back, and reverse everything I said
Never know what I am thinking of
It's safe to say
That I'm overthinking to the point of nonsense
Just yesterday
You said "hey" and used my name, and clearly that must mean something
Or maybe I'm just daydreaming and nothing never means nothing, oh gosh
This stain on my ego is really quite painful to wash
Your heart makes me smile; I'll stay here a while
I wish when you had a thought, a thought bubble would float above your head
I'd just read it and I wouldn't have to guess
Never know what you are thinking of
And I wish every time I spoke, a time machine would grab me by the head
Set me back, and reverse everything I said
Never know what I am thinking of
If I said what's going on in my brain
Would you freak, fight or flight it?
If I read your thoughts like right off a page
Would I try to rewrite it?
I'm a freak
I'm an awkward little dude, in a weird mood
Always second-guessing, although here I am confessing
And I never should have said anything that day we met
Yeah, I'm upset but I wouldn't fret if we just never speak again (seriously, don't talk to me.)
And I wish when you had a thought, a thought bubble would float above your head
I'd just read it and I wouldn't have to guess
Never know what you are thinking of
And I wish every time I spoke, a time machine would grab me by the head
Set me back, and reverse everything I said
Never know what I am thinking of
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Exiting atmosphere
Far away from all your fears
Just like you wanted
Notice the planet as it’s
Starting to lose its grip
From the window of your little spaceship
Among the moon and sun and stars
You’re the introvert with the giant question mark
Take my hand
We’ll show this place just how to dance, I’ll
Take this chance
To prove to you the true romance right now
This is not the ending you expected,
Let’s be honest, here
You were supposed to turn at the last second
Surprise everyone as you walk right in there
Either that, or you would sit here
And you’d write a song
So proud of how you were different
Both those guesses were quite wrong, so
Take my hand
We’ll show this place just how to dance, I’ll
Take this chance
To prove to you the true romance right now
Take my hand
We’ll show this place just how to dance, I’ll
Take this chance
To prove to you the true romance right now
Why would you hip-hop
When you can rock and roll?
I’d rather lose myself
Than lose my soul
(Don’t step out of the light
‘Cuz you’re on fire tonight
And don’t step out of my sight
‘Cuz you’re on fire tonight)
((Am I malfunctioning?
I think there’s something wrong with me now))
Let’s turn this thing around
Find your way back towards the ground
Notice: your heart’s changed
Notice the gravity that’s
Starting to pull you back
Feels just like a heart-attack
Among the clouds and sun and sky
You’re the chosen one, with the wide, bright eyes, so
Take my hand
We’ll show this place just how to dance, I’ll
Take this chance
To prove to you the true romance right now
Take my hand
We’ll show this place just how to dance, I’ll
Take this chance
To prove to you the true romance right now
Right now
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Tornado
04:33
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Does everything end
With a tragedy somehow?
Well, I'm starting to feel done with it
Everyone's looking my way
But the person they see
Isn't the person I know I am
Can't say I'm surprised
I know I have what it takes
I'm getting stronger every time
It's all crashing down on me
But the ruin it leaves
Creates a path I never knew I could climb
It's building all around
But I won't let this break me
Between the sky and ground
And everything they see
Tornado raging now
But I'll stand in the center
And I believe in life
Because you believe in me
And it's not your fault
These consequences that burden us, 'cuz
After all, this world is screwed up
I'll carve my way with love
'Cuz it's the only tool I've got
It's the only one that's lasted this long
Had to learn a lot
Before I saw an end I could defend, befriend the battles I fought
Whether I thought it or not, you saw the value in me
I'm not a casualty and you are not the witness
Back from the dead, guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree
I'll carve my way with love 'cuz it's the only tool I need
And when I make it home, I'll find the light of love that you bleed
It's building all around
But I won't let this break me
Between the sky and ground
And everything they see
Tornado raging now
But I'll stand in the center
And I believe in life
Because you believe in me
I'm not so desperate
I'll get so far over this
Oh my God, this is it
I'm always home, wherever I go
It's building all around
But I won't let this break me
Between the sky and ground
And everything they see
Tornado raging now
But I'll stand in the center
And I believe in life
Because you believe in me
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Circlebrooke Hingham, Massachusetts
Rock project by RJ Barnett with elements of emo, pop-punk, and post-hardcore (The existence of additional band members from parallel universes can neither be confirmed nor denied).
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