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Intro
01:21
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From a restless bed I sink too deep
Into a place that’s far away from sleep
And as I chase these ghosts, I plead the night
Will bring the kind of dark that scares the light
But don’t get so bent out of shape
When I’m climbing down the fire escape
‘Cause it’s way too late
You’ve been through every room inside my head
Except the one I keep my secrets in
And baby if I die before I wake
It’s just another pill you’ll have to take
But don’t get so bent out of shape
When I’m climbing down the fire escape
‘Cause it’s way too late
Every night, it comes and it goes
This feeling inside like I’m gonna explode
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The Long Goodnight
02:31
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I’ve been waiting for the long goodnight
All my days have been a waste of light
I’ve got nothing to prove but everything
It’s my fault that your ears ring
I’ve been waiting for the long goodbye
Guess you’ve always seen it in my eyes
I’ve got nothing to lose but everything
And now everybody sing
Too much of this won’t help me out
Too much of this won’t help me out
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Artificial Hearts
03:44
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Every smile is a whisper under their breath
And every word is a lie
While they're staring at you like you're out of your head
But never look in your eyes
You hold your breath 'til it's over but it never is
When you're walking alone
Down the street that you lived on for so many years
But never called your home
They say when it rains, it really pours
But hell I wouldn’t know
‘Cause they’ve got a way to completely ignore
The artist and the art, the artificial hearts
It's hard to see you're a victim bound to the floor
Left to wait in the wings
Just like a marionette without anyone
There to pull on the strings
Well the seasons are changing as fast as they can
Winter's coming around
If you think that we're lost then maybe we are
But we won't be found
They say when it rains, it really pours
But how was I to know?
'Cause they got a way to completely ignore
The artist and his art, the artificial hearts
I went off like a loaded gun
I went off like a loaded, I’m the only one
Like a loaded gun
Like a loaded
Hearts explode
Am I the only one?
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Lonely Lungs
02:58
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If you ever had a song inside your lonely lungs
But you waited too long to decide and hold your tongue
Well everybody knows it’s far far too late
For you to hesitate, so strain out your voice
You’ve got no choice
Don’t let this go too far
Getting lost in your mind
You’re getting lost in your mind
There are so many of them
But you’re only one
If you ever spent a night drinking your liver dry
But you never get it right ‘cause time doesn’t stop it goes by
And no one really knows you’ve so much to say
Well take it to your grave and bury it deep
It’s yours to keep
Don’t let this go too far
Getting lost in your mind
You’re getting lost in your mind
There are so many of them
But you’re only one
So don’t wait too long
You’ll get lost
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It's Only Her
04:09
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Take your hands away from me
I won’t let you fall in love
I’m alive and you could be
A vampire to the scent of blood
It’s only her until I die
It’s only her
These four walls are closing in
As the room begins to spin
But I can only be myself
Right here on the bottom shelf
I never wanna be the one you love
I never wanna see you again
I never want a chance to make it right
‘Cause I’ve done nothing wrong
I’m so (baby yeah) so loaded I can’t stand
My night is over
It’s over now
It’s only her until I die
It’s only her
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The Bad Nights (Demo)
02:58
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All the brown-eyed girls never want to be alone
And the black hearted man with their future set in stone
Words they fill my head like a manuscript
And I don’t know what they mean when they leave my lips alright
All the call less times (?) and I just don’t where to go (?)
And the ones that you meet are the ones you cannot show
Words they fill my head like a pile of bricks
Don’t know what they mean when they leave my lips alright
Do you remember the bad nights
Yes I remember the bad nights
But you knew we would be alright
And you knew we would be alright because
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Conversation Piece
03:03
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A time and a place of your own
How will you make it all alone?
Well somebody turned out your lights
How will you make it through the night?
You get high
You’re a conversation piece of work
You’re a liar just like me and it hurts
Well how many days will you spend
Thinking of ways to make it end?
‘Cause somebody filled up your mind
With all of those thoughts there were unkind
You’re a conversation piece of work
You’re a liar just like me and it hurts
Yeah it hurts
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17
03:12
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When I was 17 years old
I should have hit the road
With only just the clothes on my back
But I made a mistake
That I have yet to shake
It’s keeping me awake in the black
‘Cause I threw away my only chance
When I turned my back on me
Is it true they say that what you are now
Is all that you’re meant to be?
Meant to be without a cause
Been working on my flaws
And holding for applause way too long
You see it in my eyes
That this is my demise
And I’ll apologize if I’m wrong
‘Cause I threw away my only chance
When I turned my back on me
Is it true they say that what you are now
Is all that you’ll ever be?
When I was 17 years old
Oh I should have hit the road
With only just the clothes on my back
I made a mistake
But you cannot take it away
It’s keeping me awake at night
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Tear My Heart Out (Live)
04:47
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Sunday morning on the wrong side of the bed
I felt somewhere between the living and the dead
An open window screaming out the night before
I drag my legs off of the bed onto the floor
Into the hall a sullen look into the mirror
Is that anger on my face or is it fear?
I can't remember what it was that tied my tongue
But it doesn't work the way it did when I was young
It won't tear my heart out
Will I be alright?
It won't tear my heart out anymore
Well down the stairs I went and stumbled to the door
It's all a game and I can't play it anymore
With the television drowning out the radio
There's got to be another place that I can go
It won't tear my heart out
Will I be alright?
It won't tear my heart out anymore
They're saying in the streets that rock and roll is dead
I hope it's true then I can finally rest my head
If it's all the same to you then I'll be moving on
I doubt that anyone will notice when I'm gone
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It Happened So Fast
02:57
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Stepping out into the dark
A fire caught be a spark
It happened so fast
The evidence I left behind
It burned with the pines
As it spread through the grass
And then to the town below
Feel the flames as they grow
It’ll only get worse
I tried to wait out the night
When sober eyes hit the light
They found me in chains
The warden said with a smile
They’ll be no need for a trial
But you’ll feel no pain
And so with a rope
Hang me up with the hope
That it won’t ever catch fire again
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Shape of the Sun Columbus, Ohio
An obsessive-compulsive indie/alt rock musician. I write and record songs in a basement after the kids go to sleep.
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