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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
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Found a Penny
03:39
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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
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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
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Minnie Mae
03:54
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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
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5. |
How Much It Would Take
03:38
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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?
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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!
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Where Time Stands Still
02:52
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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
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8. |
Lying Awake
03:40
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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
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Witzelsucht
01:24
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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
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Drømmen
03:13
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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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