1. |
Love in 1982
04:04
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You got lost in the houses
Looking for something you could cling on to
So show me what you’re made of
Telephone wires or gorilla glue
And you know just how it feels
With my heart dripping at your heels
When you feel empty and faded
Serenaded in the witching hour, I’ve given up surrender
So meet me on the edge where the land runs out
And we can realign together
Don’t give up on me
When your bones get brittle
And your skin cracks from all the summers
And when you find the sun
Will you still remember the night
All the power lines and wires
Seem to string together to me
It’s like these houses are on life support
As they tumble into the sea
Empty driveways crumble to bits
When the streetlights shine on you
Empty windows dimly lit like a lonely pair of strangers in the dark
When your bones get brittle
And your skin cracks from all the summers
And when you find the sun
Will you still remember the night
Let me inside your head
‘Cause there’s something I wish you knew
That I’m not all I’m cracked up to be
But baby neither are you
And you’re cool as the sea when you slip from the light
And you drift like a phantom, let’s be lovers tonight
And you’re cool as the sea when you slip from the light
And you drift like a phantom, let’s be together tonight
When your bones get brittle
And your skin cracks from all the summers
And when you find the sun
Will you still remember
To find your way back home in the dark...
When your bones get brittle
And your skin cracks from all the summers
And when you find the sun
Will you still remember the night
When your bones get brittle
With the little grains of sand all in your shoes
Know love is hard to find
Just like that song from ‘82
Stay awake at the station
‘Cause if he doesn’t love you, you know where I’ll be at
‘Cause if he doesn’t love you, you know where I’ll be at
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2. |
The Last Waltz
03:58
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I dreamed last night of a city stripped to its frame
I ran through the tunnels till I uncovered your name
Etched on the walls was your voice addressed to me
The chalk in the black glowing blue and green
Lend me your heart and a hand, ‘cause I’ve had enough of dreaming
Lend me your bricks, understand that I can’t breathe with the roof on my lungs
And I’ve found a way to hide my soul
To wade in the dark and find that place rearranged
But since that summer sweet Marie you still remain a mystery
I miss your letters and your breath in the mist
Whispers in rooms with the fire we hid
But since the spring of ‘83, you still remain a mystery
The wind in the shadows, the sea and your hair
Escaped through my teeth and froze up in the air
Windows and doors to foreign rivers extinct
Adrift in the ocean every time I blink
All this sorrow on my tongue
Can’t compare to when my love was young
And I’ve found a way to hide my soul
To wade in the dark and find that place rearranged
But since that summer sweet Marie
You still remain a mystery
I miss your letters and your breath in the mist
Whispers in rooms with the fire we hid
But since the spring of ‘83, you still remain a mystery
And Marie, I remember the docks that night
I remember the glistening towers alight
Bridges and beams, the streets of stone
This is the last time I shout at the moon alone...
This is the last time I shout at the moon
And I’ve found a way to hide my soul
To wade in the dark and find that place rearranged
But since that summer sweet Marie you still remain a mystery
I miss your letters and your breath in the mist
Whispers in rooms with the fire we hid
But since the spring of ‘83 you still remain a mystery
Yeah since that summer sweet Marie, you still remain a mystery
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3. |
True Shame
03:11
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True shame, blue flame
Curling the corners of my room
Two frames, one name
This image I put my fingers through
And then the mirror comes apart
Dual engines screaming in the dark
As they race out of control down some distant boulevard
They ignite and go slip sliding away
It's a true shame
Full moon, bright night
Carnival colors and fairground light
Joy ride, hold tight
Crowd cuts apart at the werewolf's bite
And as the swings spin around, the panic cuts through the crowd
The barker rings the alarm and the sirens sound
No one's safe
Mothers and fathers astray
They swing into heaven all the same
Feeling the weight of these chains
Drifting over the plains
Women and children all the same
Their spirits adrift in the waves
I'm chewing the bars on the cage
Feeling the heat of the rising flames
Creeping through drowsy passageways
So inviting, I go slip sliding away
It's a true shame
This world, so cruel, feeling the edges of the pool
New day, same fool, blood spots and shards obscure my view
It's a true shame
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4. |
It's All Right
04:49
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If I could write you a song
To explain myself and everything
You could say anything you want
But it wouldn't mean anything
Because I know I walk on thin ice
Every time you're near
And my actions will never suffice
And these words you're never hear
'Cause I live across the water
Miles away from you
And you, a northern daughter
You're forged in heat and blue
Am I good enough for you
Am I good enough for you
I wished it wasn't true, the second face you grew
Am I good enough for you
I never thought it through
Now it's tearing me in two
Am I good enough for you
Steal me a miracle, a promise cold and true
'Cause your soul is so spherical, an entity askew
But we'll never join together
Just not how it works out
You soaked my mind forever
In gasoline and doubt
And I know it's not your fault
Just like it's not mine
But we're constantly under assault
By this world that's so unkind
I wanna be no one and everyone at once
I wanna be someone
Someone else for once
Am I good enough for you
Am I good enough for you
I wished it wasn't true, the second face you grew
Am I good enough for you
I never thought it through
Now it's tearing me in two
Am I good enough for you
Sometimes I mean well
Sometimes it doesn't work out
As far as I can tell, you don't know what I'm about
We like all the same bands but there's a
There's a disconnect
In our respective lands, we'll never intersect
I can't sleep at night
Not because I'm scared but because I've got so many thoughts
Living in my head
And I'm wondering if they'll matter when we're dead
'Cause it's not all right
You feel differently about it, but I can't go on this hungry anymore
And you're not the one
And you never were before
Am I good enough for you
Am I good enough for you
I wished it wasn't true, the second face you grew
Am I good enough for you
I never thought it through
Now it's tearing me in two
Am I good enough for you
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Outer District San Francisco, California
Outer District is a post-garbage alternative dump rock band based in San Francisco, CA. The band’s music is a visualization of different points of interest in the Bay Area, including Emergency Beach and Dump City. They released their first EP, “Scenes From Emergency Beach” in 2019. ... more
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