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Start a Revolution
04:28
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And the truth is
While you were talking about the weather
I was thinking about god
The city's not always this cold
God is not always so far
You can not start a revolution
You can not start a revolution
The thing about it
While you were complaining about the government
I was thinking about my old man
He gave me everything he had
But somehow he was so far away
He did not start a revolution
He did not start a revolution
You can not start a revolution
(You can not start a revolution)
You can not start a revolution
And I have never ever ever been so ignorant in my life
And I have never ever ever felt so sure about anything
And I have never ever ever been so ignorant in my life
And I have never ever ever felt so sure
So sure
Here’s how it goes
I am not talking about money
I am speaking about the chance
I know that I had more of both but
We all want more than we have
I can not start a revolution
I can not start a revolution
You can not start a revolution
(You can not start a revolution)
You can not start a revolution
(You can not start a revolution)
You can not start a revolution
With a thing in your hand
It’s gonna take a raised fist, man
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I turned into a river
And cut right through the hill
That I was prepared
To die on
I muddied your good ground
Right beneath your feet
I was not formed
For you to rely on
You don’t get to drag me down with you
You don’t get to put me through
Everything you think you do
What to do escapes you but
That does not make you free
You’re a lot of things to me
Why make me your enemy?
Why make me your enemy?
You folded and reshuffled
Just to play the same damn game
You better gamble to win
When you deal the devil in
Cause you don’t make better odds
Just by pushing in more chips
And ignoring your debts
Ain’t gonna settle them, no
You don’t get to drag me down with you
You don’t get to put me through
Everything you think you do
What to do escapes you but
That does not make you free
You’re a lot of things to me
Don’t make me your enemy
Don’t make me your enemy
Don’t make me your enemy
Why make me your enemy?
Don’t make me your enemy
Why make me your enemy?
Don’t make me your enemy
Why make me your enemy?
And when my stillness shattered
I would no longer reflect
Your terrible beauty
And flickering pain
So when we parted ways
It was like Moses parting water
And then you cried for relief
And waited for rain
You can’t float your troubles down my back
I won’t wash away your shame
Or carry to you what you lack
You can’t float your troubles down my back
I won’t wash away your shame
Or carry to you what you lack
Or carry to you what you lack
Don’t make me your enemy
Why make me your enemy?
Don’t make me your enemy
Why make me your enemy?
Don’t make me your enemy
Why make me your enemy?
Don’t make me your enemy
Why make me your enemy?
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Black coffee, straight whiskey, and unfiltered cigarettes
I've got my ways to speed the days up
And pry my mind away from
The grips of regret
But baby's got a mind of her own
Everybody's got their own way of losing control
I got a steadier hand
Since I cut back on the wine
My heart’s still black as the sea
Something is twisted inside
I do not trust my own mind
No longer love the tricks it plays on me
Mmm
The first one is to take the edge off
The second's cause the first tastes so good
The third one, that’s for fun
Why take the edge off now? Take my whole head off, oh
Baby's got a mind of her own
Everybody's got their own way of losing control
I got a steadier hand
Since I cut back on the wine
My heart’s still black as the sea
Something is twisted inside
I do not trust my own mind
No longer love the tricks it plays on me
Mmm
Baby's got a mind of her own
(Baby’s got a mind of her own)
Ah, baby's got a mind of her own
I got a steadier hand
I cut back on the wine
My heart is black
My heart’s still black
Something is twisted inside
I do not trust my own mind
No longer love the tricks it plays on
I no longer
Have a steadier hand
Since I cut back on the wine
My heart’s still black as the sea
Something is twisted inside
I do not trust my own mind
No longer love the tricks it plays me
Yeah I got a steadier hand
Since I cut back on the wine
My heart’s still black as the sea
Something is twisted inside
I do not trust my own mind
No longer love the tricks it plays me
Mmm
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4. |
Ten Feet Tall
05:30
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Well I admit to it all
I know I acted like I was ten feet tall
I know that but for the wrath of god
Go us all
I dreamed of this life
Both sides of my eyes
Then I learned the truth
This dream has a price
Maybe we'll break
Or bend all the rules
There's so little difference
Between masters and fools
And we're barely not each other
After all
Well I admit to it all
I know I acted like I was ten feet tall
I know that but for the wrath of god
Go us all
I know I’m small
Now I’m on my way
And I cut a wide path
I needed somewhere to go
So I could turn back
And she said, "What'll you have?"
I said, "I don't think I should
Just because it goes down easy
Doesn't mean it's good”
And we're barely not each other
After all
Well I admit to it all
I know I acted like I was ten feet tall
I know that but for the wrath of god
Go us all
I know I’m small
I admit to it all
I tried to run before I learned how to crawl
I know I acted like I was ten feet tall
I know I’m small
I know I’m small
I know I’m small
I know I’m small
I know I’m small
I know I’m small
I know I’m small
I know I’m small
I know I’m small
And I admit to it all, yeah
I admit to it all
I admit to it all
I tried to run before I learned how to crawl
I know that but for the wrath of god
Go us all
I know I’m small
I know I’m small
I know I’m small
I know I’m small
Well I admit to it all
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La la la la la
La la la la la la la
La la la la la
La la la la la la la
The city sets the pace
The city sets the pace
And I put my pencil to the drive line
And take my place
I know I’ve made mistakes
I know I’ve made mistakes
And I made the biggest one by
Shedding my red blood for this place
Cause there’s too much noise in this town
And there are too many ways to drag a man down
I only thought I could help you
Cause I thought I’d stick around
But there’s just too much noise in this town
La la la la la
La la la la la la la
La la la la la
La la la la la la la
To everyone who's seen me around town
I told more lies with my eyes than with my mouth
I tried to hear you out
I tried to hear you out
But every time you reassure me
It leaves me more doubt
Cause there’s too much noise in this town
And there are too many ways to drag a man down
I only thought I could help you
Cause I thought I’d stick around
But there’s just too much noise in this town
La la la la la
La la la la la la la
La la la la la
La la la la la la la
La la la
La la la
La la la
La la la
La la la
La la la la la
Cause there’s too much noise in this town
And there are too many ways to drag a man down
They only ever want you when you’re not around
But there’s just too much noise in this town
The city sets the pace
The city sets the pace
The city sets the pace
And I know my place
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6. |
Lies On Your Lips
03:29
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One lucid thought
Crashed into my mind
Something I'd avoided for a long time
I don't think you see me as I am
There were no boundaries
We had distance
A line of sight along the lines of least resistance
But I don't think you see me as I am
Well I've got something to say
But it gets in the way of my outsized pride
Whenever I try
They collide
And you’ve got lies on your lips
But there’s truth in the tips of
Your outstretched fingers
Whenever I’m near
So I hear
But I don't think you see me as I am
Well I've got something to say
But it gets in the way of my outsized pride
Whenever I try
They collide
And you’ve got lies on your lips
But there’s truth in the tips of
Your outstretched fingers
Whenever I’m near
So I hear
So now permit me to me to grip
What I used to let slip
And I don't miss much
So we'll stay in touch
If you must
But let's dispense with the myth
That we live to exist
Like a bone and surgeon
There's nothing to mend
No wounds to attend
Well I've got something to say
But it gets in the way of my outsized pride
Whenever I try
They collide
And you’ve got lies on your lips
But there’s truth in the tips of
Your outstretched fingers
Whenever I’m near
So I hear
I don't think you see me as I am
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7. |
All That Running Around
04:28
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I used to think to be all by myself would make me stronger
But all that running around it only wore me down
So when it came time to get mine and take flight I was unsound
I could reach no height and I ran aground
I ran aground
The complicated question of where you're from
Depends on where we are when you ask
Doesn't really matter where I'm from
Every time I lift off I land
I used to think to be all by myself would make me stronger
But all that running around it only wore me down
So when it came time to get mine and take flight I was unsound
I could reach no height and I ran aground
I ran aground
I am from a long line of lonely men
With deep set eyes and secretive hearts
Far too familiar with abandonment
Nothing special, set completely apart
I used to think to be all by myself would make me stronger
But all that running around it only wore me down
So when it came time to get mine and take flight I was unsound
I could reach no height and I
I ran aground
Oh, to the ground
I could reach no height and I
I ran aground
Straight to the ground
The stony ground
I could reach no height and I
I can only see you in stark relief
All the details obscured
I never seen what your mama seen and I
Ain’t heard the voices you heard
I used to think to be all by myself would make me stronger
But all that running around it only wore me down
(It wore me down)
So when it came time to get mine and take flight I was unsound
I could reach no height and I
I used to think I could reach those heights but I ran aground
I used to think I could
I used to think that I could
I used to think I could reach those heights but I ran aground
I used to think I could
But I ran aground
I ran aground
Straight to the ground now
I could reach no height and I
I ran aground
Straight to the ground
The stony ground
I could reach no height and I
I ran aground
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8. |
I Woke Up Like This
03:15
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We were once strangers
Isn’t that strange?
I guess it worked out
I guess something worked out for a change
I woke up like this
With the bones and the guts of our love
Wrapped around me
And this loneliness
That I nursed like a wound, and I dressed like a fist of a fighter
Passed like a storm
I was a cynic
Playing a saint
You were the first time
You were the first time my dry roots had tasted rain
I woke up like this
With the bones and the guts of our love
Wrapped around me
And this loneliness
That I nursed like a wound, and I dressed like a fist of a fighter
Passed like a storm
I woke up like this
With the bones and the guts of our love
Wrapped around me
And this loneliness
That I nursed like a wound, and I dressed like a fist of a fighter
Passed like a storm
I woke up like this
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Bijou Noir Los Angeles, California
Alt-pop singer-songwriter.
Moody electro productions, big
choruses.
Bijou Noir is a genre-defying mix of intelligent pop, post-punk, new wave, electronic, and indie rock, with a strong lyrical center.
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