1. |
My Little Anchor
04:28
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my little anchor, you're dragging me down
the weight of that look, the weight of that frown
my little anchor, you sink like a stone,
smell like hell, and feel just like home
I love you, babe
I'm not sure why
I love you, babe
I'll keep on trying
my little anchor, you're keeping me calm
my head's in a storm
you are still like a psalm
my little anchor, you're not keeping pace
can't ask a wave to stay in one place
I love you, babe
I can't deny it
I love you, babe
I'll keep on trying
my little anchor, how can I stay
there's iron in my belly, rusting away
my little anchor, it's you that I love
more than the sea or stars up above
I love you, babe
I can't deny it
I love you, babe
I'll keep on trying
I will try and try and try again
I will try
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2. |
Down and Below
04:20
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gave this city all my youth
ground it down with loud
and crowds and soot and truth
gave this worry all my life
held it's hand for years
until it asked to be my wife
down and below again, again
gave my courage to a queen
she smiled so beguiled
said she didn't need a thing, but him
gave my conscience to a king
held it out with meaning
as if it meant a thing to him
down and below again
down and below again, again
nowhere to go but down and below
gave you my final thought
cleared out all the corners
just before they fell to rot
gave you my final words
tossed them into nothing
watched them scatter like scared birds
down and below again
down and below again, again
and I won't deny I don't stand a chance
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3. |
The Only Hammer I Have
04:13
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breaking at the seams
splitting my head with red laser beams
driving way too fast
gave it all I had, then I gave it more
gave all I had, what I had before
gave it all I had then I gave it more gas
on a record day, I will find the words to say
bow and pray until there's nothing that I am
I will simply fade away
on a mountainside, I will drive into the sky
climb so high until there's nothing but blue, blue sky and I
I will fly
I will fly
I will fly
floating lighter than air
if there's something going on out there, I don't care
driving over the edge
too bad the only hammer I have is a
too bad the only hammer I have is a
too bad the only hammer I have is a sledge
on a mountainside, I will drive into the sky
climb so high until there's nothing but blue, blue sky and I
I will fly
I will die
I will fly
fly, fly, fly, fly
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4. |
Snake Skin Teeth
03:22
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all I see
snake, skin, teeth
is this eating me
all that I could be
is vanishing gradually
all I fear
it's right here
is this all me
floating out to sea
a cement symphony
all these lessons
ripe with sting
red, wet weapons
glistening with me
it's what I need
to be free
it's all I can see
all I am
hologram
just a smear of me
smiling docilely
a spiritual amputee
all these lessons
ripe with sting
red, wet weapons
glistening with me
it's what I need
to be free
it's all I can see
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5. |
Whiskey Sea
03:31
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I cannot leave
but this job is killing me
feeding the machine
makes me drunk and mean
I'm lost in a whiskey sea
it's drowning drunken me
I can't quite reach
I am slurring all my speech
stumbling over feet
wobbling tower of meat
I'm lost in a whiskey sea
it's drowning drunken me
I cannot see
my life beyond the factory
stumbling over feet
wobbling tower of meat
I'm lost in a whiskey sea
it's drowning drunken me
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6. |
Mortal Moment
03:04
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mortal moment, please leave me weak in the knees
let me see the forest and the trees
holy hunger, show your appetite for what to know
show what I require if I am to grow
tiny terror, rise from my lungs and clear my eyes
let me see myself at my true size
wakeful wonder, be in everything, including me
fill the air, the emptiness that I breathe
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7. |
Little Pieces
04:38
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long thighs
longing eyes
could tell by the way that you stared
neither of us was prepared
to say our goodbyes
all of my words in pieces
all my will at bay
all I've hid in creases
these little pieces
open, on display
have your way with me
long life
I'm the wife
I put every piece in its place
fill every gap in space
I make things okay
Everyday
brittle bones
I burnt the scones again
will you leave me today
shiner eye
lie upon lie
we have our roles to play
to play
long day
what's to say
we never talk anymore
maybe if I play the whore
you'll me more
like before
all my world in pieces
all I have in play
all that I am decreases
by little pieces
every day you're away
please stay with me
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8. |
Reason For The Beast
02:55
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there must be a reason for the beast
did the hate in his heart final release
she never left him like she always said
she might have loved him
she might not be dead
how was she to know
just how far he'd go
there must be a reason for the beast
there's blood in his eyes
and a sense of deep relief
he said he loved her
he loved everyone
he said he loved us
then he turned his gun
how were we to know
just how far he'd go
there must be a reason for the beast
there must be a reason for the beast
there must be a reason
the truth is hard to see
our barbarity
the beast in you
and the beast in me, in me
there must be a reason
for that kind of treason
there must be a reason
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9. |
Old Friend
02:55
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old friend
have you seen my daughter
looked high and low and
still I'm without her
old friend
where is my daughter
like nothing's left
she's a shell filled with water
maybe I'll start with her lips
decipher the words and marks on her hips
maybe I'll read her face
follow the lines and each step retrace
maybe I'll muddle her mind
wipe out details
and put all this terror behind
give her the gift to rewind
old friend
where is my daughter
did you take my sweetest lamb out to slaughter
maybe I'll start with your eyes
pluck out one for each of your lies
that went by far too quick
I will whittle each bone down to a stick
maybe I'll flay you alive
cut tip to tail and pull out all that's inside
I'll tan your traitor hide
old friend
where is my daughter
like nothing's left
she's a shell filled with water
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10. |
Can't
03:26
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I can't
I can't
I can't do it
I've already tried
I can't help it
it's on the inside
I can't make it
it's suicide
I can't make it
I won't
I won't
I won't quiet
I'm not too loud
I won't worry
at least not out loud
I won't let you
you're not allowed
I won't let you
you can't
you can't
you can't drown me
I'll learn how to swim
you can't burn me
I'll grow new skin
you can't break me
I'll learn to bend
I'll come back stronger
than you've ever been
you can't
you can't
you can't
you can't
you can't
you can't
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11. |
Counting Pennies
03:52
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no snapshots of life flashed before my eyes like they all said
no tunnels of light calling me on my death bed
there was black
there were tears
lack of air
you were there
I guess this is the end of my rope
not as exciting as I would have hoped
more of a thump than a splash
more of a limp than a mad last dash
I'm counting my pennies now that the reckoning's come
was it all worth it, now all is said and is done
all the lies
and the pain
and the mud
and the love
I've left you many times in my head
wished you out on your ass and out of my bed
but I guess that I've left you now
know I would stay if I only knew how
I cannot stay with you
and I could not get away from you
my final moment spreads before me without end
my blanket of thoughts, just the same ones they've always been
what comes next
who am I
will this end
where do I begin
I guess this is the end of my rope
not as exciting as I would have hoped
more of a thump than a splash
more of a limp than a mad last dash
I cannot stay with you
and I could not get away from you
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Bone & Bell Portland, Oregon
Led by artist and musician Heather C. D. Smith, Bone & Bell makes precisely crafted indie-folk songs that combine haunting vocal harmonies, finger-picked guitar, and swirling instrumentation. Her gorgeously honest voice is the perfect counterpoint for her distinctive melodies and vivid songwriting. The result is a dissonant prayer, both heavenly and tension filled. ... more
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