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Did Not Wake up Today
03:56
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Behind my eyes I felt a burning
Sam said a change was coming
Endlessly trudging up the hill, more like a mountain
How long now I've stopped counting
I did not wake up today, I got no sleep last night
The golden gilded mask has corroded
A rusted orange silhouette is emerging
Like sewage backing up making way for the surface
Out of sight for a little too long for anyone to notice
Did not wake up today, I got no sleep last night
I was genuinely afraid but kept it all inside
Now why don't I just say what I want
Who really cares who I hurt
Fuck your feelings
I remember it's because all of the people who look like me
Are already consistently seen as guilty
Before I ever open my mouth
Now I think about my momma
Born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama
Old enough for her to remember
Not having the right to justify my existence
I did not wake up today, I got no sleep last night
Genuinely afraid but kept it all inside
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2. |
Parking Lot at Night
04:11
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So do what you like
As you drive drunk on your way home tonight
Just don’t be surprised when your luck runs dry
If you wanna feel small I suggest you look at the sky
And what are words
Besides a cloak to hide what should really be heard
Just like those clouds would make the moon light blur
Was it really this night or maybe the one before
[chorus]
It’s kind of like
A parking lot at night
The way the light
Shines on the thin
Faded white lines
Reminds me of you
In the dark
Nobody really has to talk
Just made their way back up the hill through the park
Searching for the light or the hint of a spark
[chorus]
No need to get upset about it
It’s what I’ve come to expect living in this town
And when I saw you I sure didn’t doubt it
You had lost control and were falling down
Falling down
[chorus]
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3. |
Through the Air
04:37
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2AM
Where has my life been all this time I just don’t know
She comes in
I watch as all the lights go dim and their voices cut out
In my head
Are alibis that I know just aren’t the truth
So go to bed
And dream a dream where everybody feels just like you
[chorus]
When you’re sitting next to me
And you say something that you really mean
But somehow without being there
It’s so magical how all of your words just fall
Through the air
And down to the ground
Keep a smile
Not because you’re happy
But because you know it’s the right thing to do
And ramble on
There’s a thousand stories and I want to remember them all for you
I’m unaware of what just happened right beside me in the dark
So sit and stare into next morning
Cuz the ride home just feels too far away
[chorus]
I’ve found
If I don’t tell you how I feel then someone will
I just hear the sound
Of a million little voices that would kill
To get out of my head
And move past my lips
[chorus]
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4. |
Keep Me Away
06:00
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Why would I dig deep inside
Drag the past alive
Just to prove who had it harder
I didn’t let you know
Cuz I let it all go
What is it that they all say about bridges and water
She has two legs to carry her weight
But walks with a cane and just carries the pain
What a bother
Even though I try to stand up straight
And walk on two legs no I still don’t got
Perfect posture
But I will not be defined
By who I was nine or even five years ago
Sanity like the settings sun
Suddenly slips away just a little too fast
With you we’re walking on eggshells
Or hopping across shards of broken glass
So just keep me away
Keep me away
Cuz I will not be defined
By who I was nine or even five years ago
So keep me away
I’ve got nothing else to understand
How you felt or how you feel
And what’s actually real
Keep me away
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5. |
Simply Said
04:25
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Plastic stars that glow in the dark
Get stuck to the ceiling
Come unstuck but still leave a mark
Where they once were beaming
You know I think it means the galaxy
Falls apart in my dreams
Cold and gray and here to stay
Do you really think we go there
[chorus]
Simply said
I’m alive you’re dead
But honestly we’re just specks of dust
In an otherwise clear sky
Pick me up
Dust off
Brush me away
Far away from the stage
A nameless face among many
Lost and alone
Looking for my ride home
Cuz I don’t want them to see me
The friends of friends I didn’t even know back then
Tell me how they feel about you
Just have to say everything’s ok
Smile then walk away
[chorus]
When I’m looking up
And I can see inside
When I’m looking up
I see both our lives, our lives
When I’m looking up
I can see inside
When I’m looking up
I see both our lives
When I’m looking up
I see a darkened sky
When I’m looking up
I see you and I
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Zion Rodman Boston, Massachusetts
Zion Rodman is a versatile musician who spends most of his free time singing and playing the guitar, bass, piano, and drums. He grew up in Cape Cod and lived in Boston, where he developed as a musician and recorded his first album and EP. Zion currently lives and performs in Chicago, and makes frequent visits to Massachusetts. ... more
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