1. |
In the Wake
02:43
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We are so young, so much time to waste.
Going nowhere with such haste.
We are so lost, we float in space.
Watch us fall in and out of place.
I've been awake for so long now,
But I've never felt more aware.
I could stay here forever,
and I've never felt more alive.
We are broken, we disintegrate.
Unaware of our fragile state.
We are sorry, we can't compensate.
...
I've been awake for so long now,
But I've never felt more aware.
I could stay here forever,
and I've never felt more alive.
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2. |
Dreamscapes
02:39
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Dreamscapes.
This is my reality.
Escape.
This is me, finally.
And may we be awakened by more than instinct.
And pray we keep wondering - can we listen?
Dreamscapes.
This is my reality.
Escape.
This is me, finally.
And say you will forgive me - it's all I ask for.
And may we keep our promise - every last word.
Dreamscapes.
This is my reality.
Escape.
This is me, finally.
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3. |
Pass Us
01:20
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4. |
Pennsylvania
04:42
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Hidden by the byway, nestled in the backwoods.
Terraform and tear apart.
I will drive away from you.
(You'll never see me again)
I will thrive away from you.
(You'll never see me again)
Age-old storytelling, but we told it backwards.
You transform before you start.
I will drive away from you.
(You'll never see me again)
I will thrive away from you.
(You'll never see me again)
Here the day's enough
When the sun comes up
The trees erupt
The dirt is soft,
and red,
and beautiful
When the tempest strikes
I'm out of sight
dead to rights
We knew it
had to end
eventually.
Here the day is done
The heavens dusk
The buildings rust
The sky is dark,
freckled,
impossible.
And then midnight strikes
I'm out of sight
dead to rights
We knew it
had to end
eventually.
Fifty-seven avenues it took to get to you.
Manhattan doesn't forgive, does it?
I will blame it all on you.
(You'll never see me again)
I still blame it all on you.
(You'll never see me again)
You'll never see me again
Lead me away, I'm on my way.
I might be astray, but I know a place.
Moonshine burning on your face;
Sunlight yearning for embrace.
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5. |
Mississippi
04:16
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All my favorite singers write about Milwaukee.
I've been all the way East, but I've never ventured far enough into that state.
Should have at least driven by when I had the change.
Now it's too late.
It's what I always thought, but I never dared to say.
You'll slip away while I just sit and wait.
It isn't fate, just the distance, the timing.
Milwaukee's so far away today.
Minneapolis is too familiar.
This'll be the last town I drive to on this roadtrip.
I'll never come back here again.
Let me drive alone tonight on the 90.
Break lights to the sunset.
Someone should have told me this would be the last time.
Now it's too late.
It's what I always thought, but I never dared to say.
You'll slip away while I just sit and wait.
It isn't fate, just the distance, the timing.
Milwaukee's so far away today.
Minneapolis is too familiar.
This'll be the last time that I cross the Mississippi.
I'll never write about you again.
Leave me alone tonight at the banks.
My back to the sunset.
Someone should have told me this would be the last song.
Now it's too late.
It's what I always thought, but I never dared to say.
You'll slip away while I just sit and wait.
It isn't fate, just the distance, the timing.
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6. |
Defect
02:53
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I know this town has changed so much
The places, we should keep in touch
The faces of the such and such
Excuses, we let go the clutch
November, it was such a rush
We never said goodbye because
December, she had had enough
Remember, we're still lined in rust
Leave
Leave
Leave
Fall
Fall
Fall
Reject
Defect
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7. |
In Effect
02:21
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8. |
At A Loss
04:53
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Like the sour whiskey making its home on my bitter lips
Looking like you'll miss me, but the words are weighing on your fingertips.
Outside it's still snowing, Duluthian air's gotten to your brain
It's been nice knowing, and you'll become superior, I'll stay the same
You're not just at a loss
I think you're just lost
The lights at the square
Used to stop time
Now you don't care
Now you don't care
Still feeling Minnesota, she longs for your tracks on the interstate
You're living out the coda, he makes his last remarks on this winter state
She sips on her moscato, he's still best friends with Jimmy Beam
Just another bottle glaring at the jukebox blaring Billie Jean
You're not just at a loss
I think you're just lost
The lights at the square
Used to stop time
Now you don't care
Now you don't care
Staring at the meadow, still taking cues from the Eastern wind
Letting out a bellow, raking out the ice, but it's blistering
You're not just at a loss
I think you're just lost
The lights at the square
Used to stop time
Now you don't care
Now you don't care
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9. |
Freezing Point
03:22
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The morning comes and the girl is gone and the city is a mess
It's all in your head and the trees are gone and the world is out of breath
Look around, it's bursting at the seems.
Little town, they wonder how it teems.
At the lake, they break, the branches sink to Whiskey Ditch.
I hear your voice, I'm sorry you're poised to burn this bridge.
Take your time, it never hurts to breathe.
Look around before it's time to leave.
The blackbirds, they perch, they don't find shelter from the rain.
I hear your voice, I'm left with no choice but to feel the same.
The morning comes and the girl is gone and the city is a mess
It's all in your head and the trees are gone and the world is out of breath
This is home, I think it's all I need.
To rest my head, you know I would concede.
The swallows fly low, there is a place to rest their wings.
Wanna hear your voice, I don't like the noise that silence brings.
Take your time, it never hurts to breathe.
Look around before it's time to leave.
The blackbirds, they perch, they find shelter from the rain.
I hear your voice, I'm left with no choice but to feel the same.
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10. |
Tomah
02:08
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Greyhound couldn't take you quite far enough.
Glare at every city; sleep on the bus.
Interstate floating
on.
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11. |
Elliott Bay
04:09
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So, what's beside you?
You think it's beneath you.
It's bottled inside you.
It's brewing to reach you.
Now you're back on the West Coast.
With holes in your denim.
You wore out your best jokes.
And ripped out your welcome.
You know I won't leave you alone.
They'll always receive you at home.
And take it from me, you're not missing out on anything.
Hey, can't you see you're kissing goodbye your innocence?
Elliott Bay, you hear the sound.
Underwater, city round.
"Cheap hotels
And sawdust restaurants with oyster-shells"
Cityscape, you can't escape.
Gushing waves, the city's cape.
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Darling Drive Minnesota
Darling Drive is a solo acoustic music project from Minnesota. You can listen to my fist self-produced and now self-released album, entitled Shipwrecked.
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