1. |
One Side Of The Story
02:54
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As I make pain poetic
Results could well be pathetic
The view from the other side
Is the one I want to know
I tell my tales of glory
But it's just one part of the story
If I knew the other side
Then I may not feel so good inside
I want to feel the way I made you feel
So purely
If truth can set me free
Then frame of mind
Can cure me
I give the world my explanation
But there's no cross-examination
I get to plead my case
And you never get to set it straight
I take no pride
What I say is true
They're on my side
Nothing I can do
This whole thing
Is mine to lose
There's no way to be objective
But I could sure use some perspective
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2. |
Never Really There
02:50
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Silence fills my ears
And time is at a crawl
What was once complete
Now is nothing at all
You said no more
I was so sure
You can only turn it off
If it was never really there
Far away from where
I felt safe before
Don't invite me in
If you're just gonna slam the door
You gave me a hollow
Pill to swallow
You can only turn your back
If you were never really there
Bury me under a thousand distant words
As you grow small
And disappear
Like you were never really here
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3. |
No Home But Here
04:16
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Inside a ring of my own making
Find myself here time and again
With scattered pieces left to sift through
I walk in circles that will never end
Searching for peace in every corner
Under my feet and from above
Waiting my turn, but the line goes on for miles
And the people all around me push and shove
I have no land, but the ground I walk on
I have no safehouse, in from the clear
There is no place that I can fall back on
I have no home but here
Along a shaky bridge I wander
Nightmares can guess at what's below
No turning back, and even if I reach the end
There's no guarantee of what I'd have to show
I close my fist but nothing's in my hand
With fingers clenched, I'm making my demand
I lie awake at night and wonder
I look for light in every day
With every dusk comes the writing on the wall
With dawn another slate that's wiped away
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4. |
Empty Nest
02:23
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5. |
Emily
02:34
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Were you disappointed when I made that choice?
Sitting on my shoulder I could hear your voice
Emily, I thought you'd never leave
You're part of me, but I feel so relieved
After all this time I felt resigned to fate
This must be what it feels like to stand up straight
You have your place
But your name was written on my face
I needed space
My guilt was written on my face
Shaking off the rust but its a welcome change
Excorcised your demon now I turn the page
Emily, I thought you'd never leave
You're part of me, but I feel so relieved
Loving you, it feels like years ago
Now it's true, I've finally let you go
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6. |
No One Like You
05:08
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If I had a job to do, now it seems so clear
Preserving what was lost
If it's harder than before, I won't shed a tear
It's worth the extra cost
'Cause I have nowhere to go from here
But straight up
'Cause I used up all that I knew
Before I happened upon
What would prove to be true
And I wanna keep feeling new
Don't wanna see when you're gone
There'll be no one like you
If I had to use my head, the cynic would hold true
Cause nothing lasts for good
I could ruin everything if I just think it through
Anybody could
So I want to be here with you right now
And that's all
I could see me getting dragged through hell
I could leave today and save myself
Why should I preoccupy my time
Fearing what could no longer be mine
If I had it up to here, would I call it off?
It doesn't matter
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7. |
Under The Thumb
04:16
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Manic episode
Out on the road
In another world
They secure the locks
You think inside the box
Out on your own
Sheltered and grown
But you are living
Under the thumb
Over the top
You're made to look like fools
Though you're playing dumb
More often than not
You don't even know the rules
Of the game you're playing
Pieces straying
Aimlessly across the board
You don't need it anymore
You'll accept no blame
It's all the same
Through robotic eyes
Nothing personal
It's just what I saw
I wish it was fair
So unaware
That you are living...
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8. |
Just One More Time
05:34
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Shouldn't pay for someone else's past
It's hard to avoid when all the old scars last
All of the lessons I've learned
So many ways I've gotten burned
But just one more time
I'll let myself believe the lies
I'll give it one last try
Cause it's time I got this right
Shield myself from anything invasive
But loneliness and love are equally persuasive
I'm getting harder to crack
I hope there's a way of going back
Can't let things come undone
I'm the only one
In my hands, all or none
I'm the only one
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EVBRO Los Angeles, California
EVBRO is a composer/songwriter/guitarist. His guitar playing was featured in the cultural phenom video game Guitar Hero as well as the the slightly-less-of-a-phenom Sony/Screen Gems film The Roommate as a member of Shaimus. Now he's struck out on his own to write alt-rock songs. Actually, "struck out" really isn't a very flattering phrase to use here, is it? It's say "blazed an intrepid new path." ... more
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