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The Deluge
02:00
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Tara
04:26
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The phone is ringing: it’s two AM
Nobody knows about the shape I’m in
Long day: need my rest, need to get away
But the phone is ringing and she's calling me just to say...
She's so sad: had a bad, bad day
Her boyfriend's left her and she's got no place else to stay
Knew I'd be sleeping, but she called here anyway
She's sorry, she's sorry
And everybody's got their cross to bear
But now I find out that she wants to share
I'm not gonna carry that cross
She's gotta figure out that everything's not lost
Oh, Tara, don't you dump your love on me
We've been through this, but you still can't see me
Don't need your problems, got enough of my own
To you, I'm just another voice on the telephone
Twelve AM: there's a knock on my door
She takes a step in, throws her stuff on the floor
I'm way too tired to care anymore
The bed is taken: have to sleep on the floor
And in the morning, a goodbye kiss
And she turns and gives me a look that I just can't miss
I'm a guardian angel, just biding my time
'Till she figures her life out and she wants to be mine
And everybody's got their cross to bear
But now I find out that she wants to share
I'm not gonna carry that cross
She's gotta figure out that everything's not lost
Oh, Tara, you're tearing me apart
We've been through this, but you still can't see me
Don't need your problems, got enough of my own
To you, I'm just another voice on the telephone
And when you tell me you love me
We both don't know how to feel
But you know that you need me
And that need is real...
And everybody's got their cross to bear
But now I find out that she wants to share
I'm not gonna carry that cross
She's gotta figure out that everything's not lost
Oh, Tara, don't you dump your love on me
We've been through this, but you still can't see me
Don't need your problems, got enough of my own
To you, I'm just another voice on the telephone
Oh, Tara, you're tearing me apart
We've been through this, but you still can't see me
Don't need your problems, got enough of my own
To you, I'm just another voice on the telephone...
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3. |
Red Light/Green Light
04:13
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Looking out my window, I can see the red lights of the city
And a single traveler waits in the darkening night
A single destination, but he's held up from his mission
Waiting for the neon green in the traffic light
Imagine me in my car outside your heart, baby
Just waiting for the signal, for the light to change
My engine is idling, and everything is riding
On your heart: baby, don't be so strange
I'm just here waiting for the go ahead
But I can't wait forever: I'll just turn around instead
Baby, if you want my love
You gotta let me know, you gotta let me know
Baby, if you care at all
You gotta let me through, you gotta let me through
Baby, I've been hoping, and since I'm out here in the open
I'll run a red light to get through to you
I'd like to think that I can handle rejection
I've been through this more times than I can count
You gotta roll with the punches, you gotta play the hand you're dealt
You gotta roll the wheel of fortune when you're down and out
But baby, I ain't never been held back like this
Just getting through your green light is my only wish
Baby, if you want my love
You gotta let me know, you gotta let me know
Baby, if you care at all
You gotta let me through, you gotta let me through
Baby, I've been hoping, and since I'm out here in the open
I'll run a red light to get through to you
But baby, I ain't never been held back like this
Just getting through your green light is my only wish
Baby, if you want my love
You gotta let me know, you gotta let me know
Baby, if you care at all
You gotta let me through, you gotta let me through
Baby, I've been hoping, and since I'm out here in the open
I'll run a red light to get through to you...
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4. |
Hold On To My Heart
05:07
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They shipped us out in the spring of '83
Sent off to fight with some unseen enemy
This land is not my home, but the pay is fine
"Come back in one piece", they said, and this land will be mine
So hold on, hold on, hold on to my heart
I'll be back for it someday
Hold on, hold on, hold on to my heart
I'll be back for it someday
Don't cry for me, 'cause your tears will be wasted
I wont kiss you goodbye so I won't remember how it tasted
I had a dream where I was awash in blood
From all of the hearts I'd pierced and the throats I'd cut
Bodies lined up along the coast as far as I could see
As I wandered closer, all the corpses looked like me
So hold on, hold on, hold on to my heart
I'll be back for it someday
Hold on, hold on, hold on to my heart
I'll be back for it someday
Don't cry for me, 'cause your tears will be wasted
I wont kiss you goodbye so I won't remember how it tasted
There's something sinister waiting in those trees
Something frightens me: I go weak at the knees
The sound of a musket shot and I hit the ground
All these years of fighting and this is how I go down?
So hold on, hold on, hold on to my heart
I'll be back for it someday
Hold on, hold on, hold on to my heart
I'll be back for it someday
Don't cry for me, 'cause your tears will be wasted
I wont kiss you goodbye so I won't remember how it tasted…
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5. |
Just The Same
09:46
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It's snowing hard outside: I looked outside my window
I guess I'm not quite sure what I expected to see
The pines are laden down with their angelic burden
The icy virgin snow reminds me of you
Perhaps it is the frost and the promise that it holds
It always looks so soft, but it always ends up cold
Or the blindness that you get from the reflection that it gives
And I wish I had you here to have and to hold
Sometimes I touch the darkness in vain
Sometimes I try to look beyond the pain
I've found it helps to try and pass the blame
But still I miss you just the same
The fire's going out: it just can't fight the cold
The flicker of the flame grows dimmer by the hour
Although the fire's out, still the embers glow
Somehow the ashes' light reminds me of you
Perhaps it is the light they continue to leave
Or the warmth that they give or the magic that they weave
Or the time that it takes for the firelight to die
A smoldering ember, just like you and I
Sometimes I touch the darkness in vain
Sometimes I try to look beyond the pain
I've found it helps to try and pass the blame
But still I miss you just the same
The wind is growing strong: I can hear its ghostly howl
As it bangs against the window, pleading to get in
And the trees, though they struggle, bend to it's will
And the season's sultry whisper reminds me of you
Maybe it's the way it caresses the air
And with its subtle methods reminds you that it's there
Or maybe it's the way it makes changes to your day
And as quickly as it came, it swiftly goes away
Sometimes I touch the darkness in vain
Sometimes I try to look beyond the pain
I've found it helps to try and pass the blame
But still I miss you just the same
It's snowing hard outside: I looked outside my window
I guess I'm not quite sure what I expected to see…
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6. |
Where Love Leads
06:09
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In a lowdown bar on a Saturday night
I was going through the motions and setting my sights
I was nursing my scotch and my wounded pride
She sat down beside me, adjusted her skirt
She asked what I was drinking and I ordered one for her
And naturally a conversation followed and I noticed her eyes
And in the course of an evening, our hearts poured together like whiskey
And in a moment that was noticeably thoughtful, suddenly she told me:
"Where love leads, you go
If you're gonna dance, you gotta do it real slow
Nobody waits forever for more than a night
You're a big man: you think you gotta be strong
But tomorrow in the evening, when it's all gone wrong
You can sleep in my arms: it'll be alright..."
I took her up on her offer: what was I supposed to do?
I figured that one cab was better than two
And maybe we could heal each other, if just for an hour or two
Much to my surprise, she was a miracle cure
And now I know that any time I walk through that door
I can leave my cares behind and live life anew
And in case you think I’m using her for my emotional welfare
She's been hurt, too, and the scars fade a bit when I'm there
Where love leads, you go
If you're gonna dance, you gotta do it real slow
Nobody waits for tomorrow for more than a night
She's a big girl: she thinks she's gotta be strong
But tomorrow in the evening, when it's all gone wrong
She can sleep in my arms: it'll be alright
Where love leads, you go
If you're gonna dance, you gotta do it real slow
Nobody waits for tomorrow for more than a night
You're a big girl: you think you gotta be strong
But tomorrow in the evening, when it's all gone wrong
You can sleep in my arms: it'll be alright
Love leads, you go
Love leads, you go
If you're gonna dance, you gotta do it real slow
If you're gonna dance, you gotta do it real slow...
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7. |
Go Away
04:37
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When I look into your eyes, I see nothing but a blank disguise
I can't talk to you: I see no need to try and hammer through
When I search your face, all I seem to find is frank distaste
If your love has gone, I find no reason to keep going on
So if your heart has turned has turned to stone
And you need to be alone
There is nothing left for me to say: go away
And if you really hate me that much
And if you're that afraid of my touch
There's no reason for you to stay: go away
I turn to you, just like I always used to do
But I find that the price is that I turn into a wall of ice
Your fury is a fire that seems to build up a funeral pyre
One for passion to lie on and for love to die on
So if your heart has turned has turned to stone
And you need to be alone
There is nothing left for me to say: go away
And if you really hate me that much
And if you're that afraid of my touch
There's no reason for you to stay: go away
And if you really hate me that much
And if you're that afraid of my touch
There's no reason for you to stay: go away...
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8. |
Postcards To Paradise
04:43
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I hope you can get a message
Wherever you are today
That I'm still here and I'm holding on
And I'm still doing okay
But the road is long and so hard to travel
And I've many miles to go
But I'm writing ahead where you'll be waiting there
Sending postcards to Paradise: wish I was there
I can't keep regrets for things that I didn't do
Or things that I meant to say
'Cause like I told you before, if we ran out of time
Now you know everything that I felt anyway
But the road is long and it's so hard to travel
And I've many miles to go
But there is one thing that I still need to say
Sending postcards from Paradise: wish I was there
What is a child without his mother?
How am I supposed to keep moving on?
Everyone says that life goes by too fast
But mine just seems to drag on to long
When will I see you again?
Will you be waiting and what will you say?
Once we've conquered death, our tears dry away
Eternity waits for the one will who just walk away...
They'll never convince me that there is no soul
Not after I watched yours depart
And there is still one last thing that we both know
You'll always be with me, here in my heart...
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9. |
Further On Down The Road
04:33
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I tried to be your friend and I tried to be your lover
And at least now I can say I never lost you to another
I lost you to myself, and that's a burden I must bear
But such is life, and who said that life was fair?
And though I'm down, it isn't like you even care
But you'll find out further on, somewhere
For all the talking that we do, there's so many things unspoken
Like touchy subjects we avoid and the promises we've broken
I won't apologize for the times I've broke your heart
But I'll say this: we should've known it from the start
You must own up to the things that were you part
You'll realize it further on, somewhere
Further on down the road, everything becomes clear
The lonely miles remind you you're alone
And burning bridges blinds you, and turning tables bruise
The gain reminds you of the things you lose
Like Bengal tigers in a cage, we strain to hurt each other
Like some pathetic stand-up act, I make jokes about your mother
I guess I'm just a clown, but the circus isn't funny
I'm waiting for the rain, but it always comes out sunny
And all my standard lines always seem to come out crummy
I guess I'll learn further on, somewhere
Further on down the road, everything becomes clear
The lonely miles remind you you're alone
And burning bridges blind you, and turning tables bruise
The gain reminds you of the things you lose
Further on down the road, everything becomes clear
The lonely miles remind you you're alone
And burning bridges blinds you, and turning tables bruise
The gain reminds you of the things you lose …
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10. |
Winter Of Our Discontent
07:57
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The snow was softly falling as we walked along the street
To the centre of the city where the shopping districts meet
And I reached out for your hand before I thought about the price
Our fingers locked together as our hands began to numb
And I knew that in that moment you were underneath my thumb
But the fire in your eyes was not enough to melt the ice
And deep beneath the frozen arctic of a thousand unshed tears
Is a fire that hasn't burned bright for so many years
And sometimes I think that maybe I could set that fire alight
But the spring will not come early, so we lie here in the winter of our discontent
Sometimes I think that I should just give up and walk away
Then I see a light inside your eyes that makes me want to stay
And I feel the weight of an ice age being lifted off of me
And as the snow began to melt, our heart began to do the same
And we stopped our pointing fingers and trying to pass the blame
And we poured our hearts out as the waitress poured our coffee
And deep beneath the frozen arctic of a thousand unshed tears
Is a fire that hasn't burned bright for so many years
And sometimes I think that maybe I could set that fire alight
But the spring will not come early, so we lie here in the winter of our discontent
And deep beneath the frozen arctic of a thousand unshed tears
Is a fire that hasn't burned bright for so many years
And sometimes I think that maybe I could set that fire alight
But the spring will not come early, so we lie here in the winter of our discontent
Under that ice, under that snow
Lies the heart that once so well I used to know
Under that ice, under the frost
Lie the reminders of the things that we have lost
What kind of ice age froze your soul?
I swear that thawing it out is my goal
Under a glacier, barely alive
Love waits for the promise of spring to arrive…
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11. |
Closing Time
05:18
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My heart is like some kind of boozy café
Were the patrons hide whiskey in jacket side pockets
It's worn out and used up, and at four in the morning
The owner should pack it up and call it a night
My heart is a refuge for junkies and bloody booze-hounds
When they're too drunk to stay in the bars
It's a second-rate tavern with speak-easy tendencies
Give the waiter a dollar and he'll slip you a gin
So if you want another shot of bourbon
If you want just one for the road
Better make it a double and then be on your way
It's closing time at the Lovesick Café
My heart is a place where the counter is stained
With a hundred or so black cigarette burns
The upholstery is lifting and the windows are greasy
But nobody ever complains
'Cause the sort of people that frequent this café
Are not looking out, nor looking ahead
They're watching the Yankees on the ten inch TV
A conversation piece to distract them from me
So if you want another shot of bourbon
If you want just one for the road
Better make it a double and then be on your way
It's closing time at the Lovesick Café
But the hour is late and the coffee is stale
And the regulars doze at the counter
He switches the sign and cleans off the tables
While the owner counts his take at the register
So if you want another shot of bourbon
If you want just one for the road
Better make it a double and then be on your way
It's closing time now at the Lovesick Café
It's closing time now at the Lovesick Café...
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Kyle Trimper Halifax, Nova Scotia
Born and raised in Bear River, Nova Scotia, Kyle Trimper has been performing and writing songs since age
six.
Kyle’s influences are varied, ranging from Nova Scotia traditional folk, to pop, rock, jazz, classical, synthpop and avant-garde music.
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