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Ev'rybody Wants to Be a Catastrophe

by Zansman

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1.
Ev’rybody Wants to Be a Catastrophe Verse 1 Years from now I'm gonna look back And years from that I'm gonna look back again On how I lost my track And tried to find my way back again I captivate those thoughts Imprison them and impeach them But as soon as they are caught I don't think I'll ever reach them Pre Chorus It's a fairytale The Grimm reaper oh yeah It's adventure time but I guess it's deeper oh yeah oh no Chorus I've tried so many times to read between the lines but I don't think my brain really got there I thought I would've known it where I was at the moment but it turns out that I was not there Now I gotta think of another way Look at it differently as they say Maybe I will get a different answer Because what I do now just won't work And I the more I try the more I hurt And who knows what I'm really after Verse 2 Some years ago tried to look forth And things never turned out as I imagined And time after time it all fell short Like a loser in a beauty pageant And I must revisit all my goals and my biggest mistake and what caused it And search through my pocket holes I'm sure I had something there before I lost it Pre Chorus It's a tragedy Shakespearian daydream oh yeah It's a travesty A wake up call for those who may dream oh yeah oh no Bridge I guess it's just a parenthesis Nothing more and nothing less I don't know what I meant of this It's not much, I guess And it's just an apostrophe A hammer on the nail Everybody wants to be a catastrophe But nobody wants to fail
2.
Found a Penny Verse 1 Found a penny in my wallet Put another flower in my hat One could say the sky was starlit or whatever you might call it when the night looks just like that The smell requires, the air proposes An engagement you've been waiting for It''s nothing like a bouquet of roses It's much less, yet so much more And I don't mean to pry No need to make us cry It's only the fools that play it cool Sure I'm not one of the kings and you can take me for a lot of things but you wouldn't dare to take me for a fool And when it's sad and done you're either out running or you're on the run Verse 2 And though it's possible I can't pretend that the spark is fading with the night I sure don't want it to end but I don't know if I can defend putting darkness into someone else's light The day declines, the night's arriving Could it then be something that's unsaid? What a time to be alive in Full of envy of those who are dead And if it means something It might not be a dumb thing it might not be anything at all You understand you won't stand under a sky that's filled with bliss and wonders But how did it get to be so blissfully wonderful? And when it's all been said Can anyone blame the living for not wanting to be dead? Verse 3 And if the night ends with a kiss Will it just be another show? Can we just end up like this? Ignorant of our own bliss Unaware of all we do not know Maybe lying is more honest Cuz the truth hurts, and hurting's bad And if that's so I'm gonna promise that I'll lie just to not make you sad And no one carries more deceit And no one is more sweet than the moon when there's no one around Cuz if it works out for us There'll be no more doubt for us Just a chorus without words or sound
3.
Changing the game (With Every Card) Verse 1 You know I trusted you Everything seemed right at the time Who disgusted me disgusted you And you seemed out of sight in my mind But now I see through your lies See through the entire masquerade And I realize you cannot pay back all that I've paid Trust should go two ways Agreement should be mutual I expected unexceptional Got the usual Now you're the king You still keep keeping on Still think you can move me Like I'm some kind of pawn Chorus I believed every word You gave me meaning A string of hope and something to believe in And every morning I wake I have to tell myself this: Though you couldn't have less help You don't have to feel helpless Verse 2 Every little word you'd say I found so much truth in it I know it was just a game you'd play and I'm the one that's losing it A game of poker and the Jack is making every move seem hard And you're the joker in the pack changing the game with every card Trust should go two ways Agreement should be mutual I accepted unacceptable Became neutral Now you're the king You still keep on Still think I'm being moved Like I'm some kind of pawn
4.
Minnie Mae 03:54
Minnie Mae Verse 1 Well I first met her back in April when the pink carnations started to bloom and it was unthinkable not to be romantic cuz she's unsinkable like the Titanic and I wonder how it looks in her room And now I know I want to hold her Tell her that she means everything I can talk for hours with her as I watch her flowers wither waiting till they bloom again next spring Pre-Chorus And though they have reached the South Pole No one's ever seen a heart so cold as mine when I know I'm not with her and that I'm getting cynical and old Chorus But the last century has slipt away We had the industrial revolution are other revolutions on the way? In this era of confusion? I'm not sure if I worry that much About the latest news of the day cuz my mind isn't occupied with such I just want my Minnie Mae Verse 2 She listens to Alexander's Rag band but I don't know songs like that They are way too modern just how much can God earn if his kingdom is so rich when times are bad? And she talks about Huckleberry Finn and I can't believe how close we are We're unstoppable when we're together and it's a love that will last forever just like the Russian Czar Pre-Chorus And though they stole the Mona Lisa No one can steal her smile Cuz she's a girl with roses in her hair and no one can top that lass's style Bridge She was born in the 1800s and her life is filled with joy and wonders But sometimes she cries at the moon like there is a war coming soon My Minnie Mae hey hey hey I'll tell it on the telegraph She’s the only one that can make me laugh
5.
How Much It Would Take Verse 1 I've heard so many songs about not belonging But I think I might have found the right place to be wrong in And I know years have passed and I'm still stuck with nothing If I make it home at last I'll know there'll be earthquakes erupting Verse 2 Well I've tried so hard to figure out my own meaning Instead of clinging on to someone else's I found nothing to believe in And though that's nothing new, I know we all have our struggles I'd just like to find something to do, to make me get away from all my troubles Chorus Well my finger's on the trigger and my phone's speed dial/hot button is a disorder-line And if this shit gets bigger I can promise myself I'm turning borderline And I gotta use my time Even if every second might be a mistake and if I'm about to lose my mind at least I know how much it would take Verse 3 I thought I could relate to someone else that felt the same way And I waited so long, still the moment they came they figured out in many ways that I'm pretty much unstable And though I try to keep a poker face I have all my cards on the table Bridge And every new thought is a new variety of another long gone anxiety and every old fear has turned into a new one And every adolescent quirk seemed like something I grew on (but I didn't) Seems like I should get a grip Instead of letting every moment slip How much will it ache before I've taken 'nuff crap? How much would it take till I finally snap?
6.
Things You Can't Remember Verse 1 I once heard it said that we make up our own lives Wives make up their husbands, husbands make up their wives Everything's a story if you're brave enough Put your money in the bank with interests trying to save it up Rose-tinted storytelling is our worst addiction You know the best day of your life is mostly fiction A version of reality you make up to make life more comfortable Living off a lie, you never thought was possible Chorus A memory loss is everything to us Those times can never last forever We all suffer from Amnesia to trick your mind or to please you You spare yourself from things you can't remember Verse 2 Some time ago I read that you forget most of your memories Then enemies turn into friends and friends make up their enemies Repression is a necessary tool if you want to lead a healthy life And your past will catch up on you if you open up your eyes Your memory is filled with scars, but the first cut is the deepest Life's full of endless stories, yet you always choose the cheapest Your own life is a tale, no longer that relatable Conceited, but not completed; a brain once so impenetratable* Bridge (spoken) The things you can't remember are often things you should forget And thoughts that will last forever probably haven't happened yet And suppression is a necessary tool Hold it to yourself so dearly Remember: It's yourself you fool when you remember things so clearly Last Chorus A memory loss is there for a cause Those times can be lost forever We all suffer from Amnesia to confuse or appease you You spare yourself from things you can't remember *I think I just made up a new word!
7.
Where Time Stands Still Verse 1 When the sun's shown up in the place I've grown up It can really be such a thrill When I'm at home and I don't feel alone It sometimes feels like time stands still Chorus Where time stands still Where my thoughts can move on their own Where I stand up like a daffodil And I can feel at home The world stands still And the past will go one forever I feel like it always will Time stands still Verse 2 Look at old photographs, pick 'em up, start to laugh I feel like the fool on the hill Cuz I find something strange in things always changing even where time stands still Chorus Where time stands still Where it's got nothing to prove time to spare and time to kill but it won't be moved The world stands still and I can get myself together I feel like it always will Time stands still Bridge And life keeps changing in the strangest ways So it's weird to be somewhere it all stays the same of course it's an illusion, a trick of the mind I think I see the forest for the trees, but inside I'm blind Chorus But where time stands still I can lie awake and sigh I almost feel a chill just thinking how much time's flown by The world stands still I feel like it's getting better I feel like it always will Time stands still
8.
Lying Awake 03:40
Lying Awake Verse 1 I tried to lie to myself and mixed in a dose of truth I've gained some wit and wisdom And some stuck under my tooth I lie here half asleep I cracked and I broke I tell myself some lies I wouldn't believe when I'm woke Chorus I'm lying awake I'm lying asleep Some lies are shallow Others are deep I'm lying in bed I'm lying on the floor And when I tell the truth I'm not even sure Verse 2 Sometimes I wake up And the truth is out But all those lies have just turned into doubts I'm turning down the lights and I feel sleep is on the way but I'm lying to myself again And then I turn away Bridge Has anyone ever told the truth lying awake? Verse 3 I'm telling the truth now Look into my eyes That's how you see where the truth lies
9.
Witzelsucht 01:24
Witzelsucht Verse 1 Getting caught off guard The guard's written ritual Old habits die hard Didn't know Viagra was habitual In your dream you swim upstream Then you start to crawl It's really nothing at all No rest left for the wicked....UP! The fly on the wall started flying off the wall The phony phone on telly gave you a call It's a phony telephone, you gotta pick it up Verse 2 I'd get up in smoke but I don't smoke in bed My hair is a joke that went over my head PH.D level is a PH level devil A justice isn't one to judge Amsterdamnation: a word from Dutch Wouldn't do it any less, couldn't do it anymore It's the untouchable that always touch Found the time, on my watch I eat the rich with every drink I poor A good thyme oregano
10.
Drømmen 03:13
Drømmen Vers 1 Mørket har lagt seg på en ellers solfull aften Munnen ligger tørket Og du kan fortsatt kjenne kraften og flekkene fra saften som på gulvet ligger størknet Vers 2 Slukk øyet og skyll det Hvis du føler at det brenner Så kommer Jon Blund eller Ole Lukkøye Og du kan føle noe blender Du får ro i dine hender der du ligger i din hengekøye Vers 3 Tømmer meg i tankene Nå kommer freden Kroppen føles ømmere Jeg forstod forleden at jeg ble kastet ut av Eden men forble i et paradis for drømmere Vers 4 Om dagen tenker jeg Mens verden rundt meg dømmer meg Er det noen som er ensommere? Og om natten drømmer jeg om ting som ikke sømmer seg selv på fuktige sensommere Vers 5 På toppen av pallen Gullmedalje i alle rittene Drømmen sier aldri stopp Bortsett fra marerittene er søvnen nesten smittende Ingen grunn til å våkne opp Vers 6 Strømmen renner ut i en elv ved siden av meg Se på han, men ikke døm ham Nå går det ingen annen vei For en romantisk drømmer er nå jeg og jeg liver fortsatt i drømmen

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All songs recorded in the basement in June-July 2017.

It's a double EP with two sides: track 1-5 is "On the Safe Side" and 6-10 is "On the Wild Side"

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released July 27, 2017

The cover art was drawn and made by René.
Produced and mixed by René.

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