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Was I Ever Really There
04:57
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Something in the way that you whispered
Every time he came around
Something in the way that you quivered
Made me scared to make a sound
Something in the way that you lingered
Something in the way that he stared
Oh, I have to ask, I have to wonder
Was I ever really there?
Was I ever really there?
Was I ever really there in your arms?
Was I ever really there in your heart?
Something in the way your lips trembled
Every time he said goodbye
And when he turned, your eyes, they followed after
Well, it was more than I could bare
But was I ever really there?
Was I ever really there in your arms?
Was I ever really there in your heart?
Something in the way your last ember
Dangled from your cigarette
And as you faked a smile
and sat there alone for a while
Like his fingers were in your hair-
Was I ever really there?
Was I ever really there in your arms?
Was I ever really there in your heart?
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2. |
Hole
04:24
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Down with disease, give me a moment, please
To get back on my feet again
Was this a mortal sin or just some hole in the skin
To put me back on the street again?
Please forgive me if I’ve stayed too long
Please forgive me if I’m coming on strong
Call me a fiend for the American dream
But now my ecstasy's about to show
And I’ll be tattooed in vice and feeling oh so nice
Is this the boy that you used to know?
Please forgive me if I’ve stayed too long
Please forgive me if I’m coming on strong
Just give it time; I’ll remain on the line
For you to call my name and let me come in
‘Cause this hook that you’ve been placing in me
Leaves a hole in the skin
Call me a priest, you know I shall be released
From the hell my body’s going through
When your communion wine drips straight off the vine
Yes, I’ll be waiting for you in the pew
Please forgive me if I’ve stayed too long
Please forgive me if I’m coming on strong
Just give it time; I’ll remain on the line
For you to call my name and let me come in
‘Cause this hook that you’ve been placing in me
Leaves a hole in the skin
Just give it time; I’ll remain on the line
For you to call my name and let me come in
Ooh, you know you’re all that I need,
But I feel as though I’m starting to bleed
From this hole in the skin
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3. |
Mother
05:32
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Tell me dear mother: was it all in vain
Standing here, caught out in the pouring rain
When a thousand miles away there’s a face I’ll never know
And in the ground you lie these flowers grow?
Don’t wait for me to get lost in these memories;
These fantasies that I was never born to be
When a thousand miles away there’s a place I wept alone and prayed
The birds up in the sky would know this grave
And with darkness drawing nearer
All the pines are singing clearer
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Where does love and life begin
For a child you bore in sin?
Can you take me as I am;
He who’s still unwanted man?
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4. |
The Body
03:50
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Blacked out by 10:38
The taxi’s left the house and you can’t see straight
You’re lost somewhere in the groove
Your body aches and you’ve got to move it
And when you get the chance to move your body
You start to lose control
But you’re singing:
“I keep on dancing and I keep on moving
And I wont think about you until the end of the night
‘Cause when I dream it’s you that I’m pursuing
And I wont think about you until I turn out the lights”
Each time the beat takes you in
You forget about the way that she’s breaking you in
You got the rhythm, oh you got it in your bones
You start to shake and then you start to lose control
You’re in the kitchen, you’re dancing for nobody
It may be all you know
But you’re singing:
“I keep on dancing and I keep on moving
And I wont think about you until the end of the night
‘Cause when I dream it’s you that I’m pursuing
And I wont think about you until I turn out the lights”
And tonight when the words call out your name
You’re gonna hold tight so these moves are not in vain
Saying, “I dont need you anyway”
“I keep on dancing and I keep on moving
And I wont think about you until the end of the night
‘Cause when I dream it’s you that I’m pursuing
And I wont think about you until I turn out the lights”
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5. |
Separation Song
03:58
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I watched from afar in the seat of your car
In the neon light
Just another date that you had to take
On another Friday night
Wake me up when it’s over
At this point I'd rather not go
When you take one puff of your cigarette
And tell me you’ve got no regrets in the morning
You take one puff of your cigarette
And look to the sky and damn the world you were born in
It’s just smoke and darts and breaking hearts
The Italian way that I knew from the start
And like my mother said I’d be better off dead
Than traipsing around with the likes of you
Wake me up when it’s over
At this point I'd rather not go
When you take one puff of your cigarette
And tell me you’ve got no regrets in the morning
You take one puff of your cigarette
Like you’re father did before you
And your father’s father did before him
And your father’s father, oh
Is this why I sleep alone in the night
Is this why I still can’t see the light
Is this why I lie on the concrete floor
Begging for answers and searching for more?
When you said goodbye there were tears in my eyes
In the morning
Just a child you bore in this endless war of love
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6. |
Down
04:42
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“I’m tired of living and I’m tired of giving”
Says this voice inside my head
The road I’m traveling it starts unraveling
And I cannot see straight ahead
What’s the point of living in fear
If I don’t get the wheel to steer
‘Cause every time I think it through I start to lose control
And it goes down into my soul
Maybe I’m regretting what’s worth forgetting
And I have my whole life to learn
But the road is bending and it’s never ending
And there’s a cliff on every turn
What’s the point of feeling so alive
If I don’t get the wheel to drive
‘Cause every time I think it through I start to lose control
And it goes down into my soul
And when I don’t know what to do it cuts a little hole
And it goes down into my soul
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7. |
Piece of Heaven
07:01
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She’d seen it all before and carved it on her bedroom floor
One wicker word is all we found
And there beneath the lights that held her in the august night
We heard the cries and the lullabies to save her from this town
When breathing is bereft and looking down mean’s nothing’s left
Her fingers cleft were giving way
“So do the things you please and leave me with my damn disease
That snares the young and spares the ones who’re lost within the sound”
Just take a piece of heaven following you down
Take a piece of heaven to the ground
Just take a piece of heaven to the ground
I’d take a piece of heaven following you down
Take a piece of heaven to the ground
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8. |
Stars
03:59
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I’ll close my eyes ‘til I see you again
And sleep when the evening is my only friend
Cause these nights in Texas, they seem to roll on forever
I’ve traveled this earth and all that I’ve found
Is loneliness scattered wherever I’m bound
And you say that these, these are the moments
That I’m supposed to treasure?
Well, I’d give them all away
Cause what good is heaven and all that it holds?
What good is living for silver and gold
When it’s plain to see that you could be
All of the stars in my sky
Shining brightly for all the world to see
Yes, I’d give it all away
‘Cause what good is fire without a reason to burn?
What good is the sun when my world doesn’t turn
When it’s plain to see that you could be
All of the stars in my sky
Shining brightly for all the world to see
Shining brightly for all the world to see
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9. |
Hole (Single Edit)
04:17
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Down with disease, give me a moment please
To get back on my feet again
Was it a mortal sin or just some hole in the skin
That put me back on the street again
Please forgive me if I’ve stayed to long
Please forgive me if I'm coming on strong
Call me a fiend for the american dream
And now the ecstacy’s about to show
And I’ll be tattooed in vice and feeling oh, so nice
Is this the boy that you used to know?
Please forgive me if i’ve stayed too long
Please forgive me if I’m coming on strong
Just give it time, I’ll remain on the line
For you to call my name and let me come in
Cause this hook that you’ve been placing in me
Leaves a hole in the skin
Call me a priest for I shall be released
From this hell my body’s going through
When your communion wine drips straight off the vine
I’ll be waiting for it in the pew
Please forgive me if i’ve stayed too long
Please forgive me if I’m coming on strong
Just give it time, I’ll remain on the line
For you to call my name and let me come in
Cause this hook that you’ve been placing in me
Leaves a hole in the skin
Just give it time, I’ll remain on the line
For you to call my name and let me come in,
Oh, you know that you’re all that I need, yeah
but I feel as though I’m starting to bleed
From this hole in the skin
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