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Whatever Happens

by Zion Rodman

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1.
Twisted 04:28
Deep in my bones, deep in my soul Deeper than the catacombs I loved them all Now taller than the tallest tree, High above the canopy That love still grows But suddenly all the doors were locked The shades went down and the lights went off And I was left in the cold And all these voices in the dark Still trying to tell me where to go Are growing old How they get me so twisted How they get me so twisted How they get me so, so twisted To my eyes, to my face, You told me that I had a place Inside of your life I'd be lucky even if I got to hear All the real reasons why you never wanted me here But then I wouldn't have to ask why You got me so twisted I wouldn't mind, I wouldn't care If you just told me why You didn't want me here
2.
Someday 04:46
Do I want the love I've been hearing of from above Or has it just been far too many movies and bad TV 'Cause there's a love next door who fights and roars from behind closed doors But I can still hear everything So I decided to put my faith in something I could see But what I do depends on you And everything we are and hope to be What I choose weighs heavily on you It might as well have just brought you to your knees Every day it makes me think that If I ever needed anything It would be for me to stop wanting One day Someday I decided long ago I can't live my life justified if I'm Comfortable but resigned To doing something that I won't like for just a little while For it all to end I understand how absolutely lucky I am to be able to stand and say that If I ever needed anything It would be for me to stop wanting One day Someday I wonder how I came to feel this way I wonder if all of you still feel the same
3.
Crowded Room 04:46
On a scale of 1 to 10 How much would you say you actually understand About the souls you meet Like grains of sand in the wind I picked some pieces up and I find I'm just back where I started Back in the corner of a crowded room Not knowing what anyone wanted I could sing about love But it would not be what you were thinking of I gave you the keys To come inside a long time ago But like a blade of grass poking through the cracks of the concrete I won't stop until everyone knows that I tried I tried and failed But that's alright I'll just pick myself up, breathe in, and exhale singing, "I could sing about love But it would not be what you were thinking of"
4.
Another One 03:23
How much, how much, how much is enough How long, how long, how long can I keep it up How can I make plans for forever when I begin middle out and end up where I began again You say, you say, you say something synonymous With a way, a way, a way out of all of it I love you when I wake up Day in day out, I'll just sleep it off But after this one I'll want another one Dark days, dark days, I can't see four feet in front of me Hallways, hallways are closing in around me It's only you with all the lights on I'll write another one But after this one I'll write another one It's so easy to see right through these Past hangups and insecurities You give me a moment of clarity Like looking in the mirror and Seeing what everybody else sees How much, how much, how much is enough How long, how long, how long can I keep it up How can I make plans for forever when I begin middle out and end up where I began again But after this one I'll want another After this one I'll want another After this one I'll want another one
5.
First Person 04:10
Walk away, you don't deserve to be happy The mirror said, and I don't completely disagree when you were Standing there right in front of me With your door open wide All there was left for me to do was Fucking walk inside Instead I stood underneath electrical sky So much more used to all the rain I'll come to you in the first person So you can see who I really am inside I'll come to you in the first person All will be revealed in time Could have inched my hand in a little closer Could have brought my face down to yours Even as I tell you now, the sun is still shining I just had to wake up and turn around See that the light was blinding So I'll come to you in the first person So you can see who I really am inside I'll come to you in the first person All will be revealed in time All the voices inside my head are loud I can't tune them out, I can't turn them down When I spoke to you, it wasn't by myself I just tagged along with a ghost of my former self Really should have known, comes as no surprise I'll just show you who lives inside my eyes And come to you in the first person So you can see who I really am inside I'll come to you in the first person All will be revealed in time I'll come to you in, I'll come to you in, I'll come to you in the first person All will be revealed in time
6.
Empty Space 04:25
I took a pride from the strangers passing by When she outstretched her hand It would only take one glance from across the street For one of them to think she was with me I know it's small, petty and trivial to want All the approval from people I don't know, but That's just my way, I fall in love I want the world to fall down with me But I'll just float away To an empty space Now I'll never be whole Somehow I know that's okay She took a plane 3000 miles away I did not have much to say when she called me on my birthday Even though this heart migrates it eventually finds its way back to me Now it's here to stay And it's too late Now I'll never be whole Somehow I know that's okay And it's so strange How I could fall back to a routine, and not think about you until it hits me The very first words of a song I'll show you now I took a pride from my soul deep down inside When she outstretched her hand It would only take one glance from her eyes Into mine To see that time made me forget about you I forgot about you, forgot about you, I forgot about you
7.
I don't mind if this is all I'll ever be I'll spend my time waiting patiently I can't force you to come with me But there you are When I close my eyes It's like a crowded city street The birds that fly sing a song above me Of a dream away from the chaos at our feet But there you are And whatever happens I'll look back on us and smile That even if I'm all wrong I'll know I was right for a little while I've seen how easy it is to walk away I'm connected only by a thread of string But the arms I give you are intertwining There you are But whatever happens I'll look back on us and sigh A breath of fresh air How did I get here Summer in the city Just like a movie Just like a song Rise up in beauty Come back to Earth gracefully It's there, and then it's gone, and you're the space between And whatever happens I'll look back on us and laugh At how my future fades into the past Whatever happens, you're here now Whatever happens, you're here now You're here now
8.
No Fun 04:35
I said I was gonna leave When you said you need a minute to change, it implies privacy But you asked for me to stay Why would you still find it necessary to turn yourself away Why would you do this to me Was I the only one You say you're playing a game Why aren't I having any fun Now all my friends, they need to know Why I let you linger on inside my mind So long, and never let you go 'Cause part of me knows you know I need those eyes to be like windows And my words like rocks to throw How could you do this to me Was I the only one You say you're playing a game Why aren't I having any fun At all Sank to the bottom of the ocean But I found a pearl Took me by the hand, brought me back to land Now I know why you did this to me Wasn't the only one I played along with your game Just didn't know which side I was on
9.
You're Mine 05:11
Couldn't help it, couldn't help it if he tried He knew that he must have you He knew that he must have you She couldn't keep it, couldn't keep anything inside Had to tell everyone about you We all had to hear about you But when we got together and we found there's nothing better than the comfort that you found in each other's arms There's me, outside watching you just fall apart And I bet you didn't know that my house was haunted And I didn't mean to leave you so broken hearted What it is you fail to see is that the ghost inside, the killer is me, And tonight, You're mine So much more, so much more you'll never see What it takes to say "I love you", what it takes for you to trust me How could you just move along so easily If I'm not the only one to blame for everything And I bet you didn't know that my house was haunted And I didn't mean to leave you so broken hearted What it is you fail to see is that the ghost inside, the killer is me, And tonight, You're mine
10.
If I were religious, I'd say God brought you to me If I were scientific, I'd say chemicals are reacting But what if I know I'm nothing to be, or not to be Just the end result of thinking inwardly I'll open my mouth to meet you Such a pleasant sound Keep my eyes upon you 'Cause I want to keep you around Though I don't quite know you You belong with me We could go to Montreal Or Tennessee I've got nowhere to turn to I'm surrounded on all sides From the endless depths of the ocean To the infinite height of the sky We could go down together If that were your thing We could try and live forever If only I knew what to bring Though I don't quite know you You belong with me We could go to Montreal Or Tennessee Up on a plane, up in the sky, you're in the sea Flying away, under the waves, into the deep Under street lights, in the back seat One and the same, what's in a name, what does it mean One and the same, what's in a name, what does it mean One and the same, what's in a name, who are we Though I don't quite know you You belong with me Where the hell'd you come from Where do you belong Where the hell'd you come from Where did you belong Though I don't quite know you You belong with me We could go to Montreal Or Tennessee
11.
And whatever happens I'll look back on us and smile 'Cause even if I'm all wrong I'll know I was right, for a little while

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released May 11, 2020

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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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