1. |
Burning the Thread
05:17
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Hello again
I never thought I'd see you here, my friend
If I test the water
Whether or not it's wet, I'll see the end
Every time I try, I go right back inside
Retreat from the battle lines
But I'm still human
I'll learn my lesson when I'm bound and chained to the wall
I'll be
Waiting for the day to come
Where I can be like the oblivious ones
Sleeping soundly, safe and warm
With someone who holds my heart
But you know me, I'm burning the thread
My refuge is the ash that blackens the bed
The ice, it melts
The trinkets all lined up along the shelf
Are the silent alarms
That help remind me of myself
I gave up on the time, but still I see the lines
Of faces I left behind
I'm snapping my strings again
Replace the broken with the new ones, play them til I
Reenact the end
I'll be
Waiting for the day to come
Where I can be like the oblivious ones
Sleeping soundly, safe and warm
With someone who holds my heart
But you know me, I'm burning the thread
My refuge is the ash that blackens the bed
I wanna be done
With faltering love
The roots are diseased and they
Tainted my blood
I wanted to be
The man on the screen
But it all fell apart, living
Behind the scenes
Now I'm
Waiting for the day to come
Where I can be like the oblivious ones
Sleeping soundly, safe and warm
With someone who holds my heart
But you know me, I'm burning the thread
My refuge is the ash that blackens the bed
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2. |
Good Morning
04:31
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We do the same thing maybe once a year
Each time believing maybe this could be the change
But isn't it funny just how safe it feels to hear
The old familiar notes chopped up and rearranged
She looks so lovely when she's lying there
No ill intentions, just an angel from a dream
A static picture paints the perfect incomplete
But it's a broken frame
And I know I'm gonna hear her say
Good morning, entertain me
I'm waiting and wondering why you went away
Good morning, can you hear me?
I know that you can turn it on
So lose your lonely, give me diamonds
I'm not so innocent, won't shift away the blame
And I've lost track of my mistakes
But every time I throw myself into the deep end
I'm coming up for air to see
Another cold blank stare, she sings
Good morning, entertain me
I'm waiting and wondering why you went away
Good morning, can you hear me?
I know that you can turn it on
So lose your lonely, give me diamonds
Complications
Common til the end
Maybe there's no deeper meaning
Just on repeat, it's bittersweet
Good morning, entertain me
I'm waiting and wondering why you went away
Good morning, can you hear me?
I know that you can turn it on
So lose your lonely, give me diamonds
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3. |
Moth
04:18
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Half an hour past the time I said that I would go
Where we used to meet
The place is looking like an old friend
Who didn’t know the show was ending
If we do the math, I guess there’s still some time that I
Could pick up the phone
Make up a story that I’m running late
But I’m bad at lying, how should I explain?
You’re just the latest in a string of cancellations
Not a single outlier
I don’t mean to write you off, it’s just that
I’m feeling like a moth without a flame
And I don’t trust the game
If there’s a prize I’ll let you beat me to it
I'm sorry if I seem just a little distant
But lately I've been thinking
I might be frozen in the same place
And just didn't know it
Let's go to the beach, it's easy laying in the sun
Maybe take a hike
No need to worry, only trees around
The leaves alive until they fall down
It's such a mystery,
So simple just to write a word on a calendar
But when it comes around the doors are closed
Why should they open if my mouth won't?
I'm sure there's someone else who can do
Everything for everyone
But I'm too tired
I don’t mean to write you off, it’s just that
I’m feeling like a moth without a flame
And I don’t trust the game
If there’s a prize I’ll let you beat me to it
I'm sorry if I seem just a little distant
But lately I've been thinking
I might be frozen in the same place
And just didn't know it
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4. |
Psycholitary
04:06
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I don't wanna know
I don't wanna know
I'd be rid of the mystique if I
Knew what you mean
But it's better if I don't
The cracks in the walls
The cracks in the walls - look like
Colonies of life, out the
Corner of my eye, but the
House is holding up
I'm in the habit of letting my mind run wild over
All the possibilities
Settle on a story that I tell myself
Make my own reality
Tell me it's okay, it's just a long way
To find the ending to the fantasies they told
And I'm sure that - when they're all laughing
It's not at anyone - it's just a way to
Light the fire inside to fight the cold
No conspiracy, just the
Thoughts that wander, lost within the limits
And I can't stop - or change the locks
It's just an endless back and forth
I feel it on my skin
I feel it on my skin
It's not something you can see
But it burns and it freezes like a
Thousand little pins
I swear I'm not paranoid I'm just hypersensitive
Don't look at me like I'm crazy, maybe
I'm your parallel, it's all relative
Outside, the living lights
Mix together to a brighter shade of gray
But inside your home, you're on your own
And with the colors you create , you can happily forget the mess you've made
Friendly faces - buried under made up memories
I'll reintroduce myself, just to say goodbye again
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5. |
Sandbox
04:21
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I see you
Playing in your little sandbox
Doesn't matter what the day is
Cause nothing changes
The phone rings
Whoever's calling, you don't
Need to call them back
Cause that comes later
You don't need to worry yet
Or wonder when the conversation's gonna end
You don't know how good you got it
Haven't seen that the sky is falling
But if it all comes down it'll get picked up
But who's gonna be the happy one
I lost my lines, I learned too much
Cause if we can't go back, better circle round
And at the end when you lay me down
Baby bury me in the sandbox
They say just give it time
All these problems have a way of working out
When the morning comes around
The sun comes
And I'm only getting memories of those days
Floating, swimming, knowing only
Simple things
And unaware of any need for spreading wings
And when it all comes down it'll get picked up
But are you gonna be the happy one
I lost my lines, I learned too much
I guess we can't go back, better circle round
And at the end when you lay me down
Baby bury me in the sandbox
It's all coming down
I'll pick it up if I'm still around
But I learned too much
And there's no going back
I better circle round
And at the end when you lay me down
Baby bury me in the sandbox
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6. |
I.W.I.W.Y.
04:41
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I can’t think of any reason
That I shouldn’t ruin everything
I’m not hurting anybody
But it's better if we play it safe and stop at the beginning
I find my comfort with no consolation
Maybe I'm missing something
Cause it's all about love and sex and happiness
So why do I only wanna shut you out
You’re stripping me slowly
Down to my breaking bones
Keep killing me slowly
Cause I, I wish I wanted you but I don’t
I spilled the coffee on your counter
Left an imprint in the bed
And if my record shows, the imperfections tend to grow
So I'll save you from the rest
Burning bridges
You learn to love the smell of smoke
Pretty funny
How normal it feels by now
You’re stripping me slowly
Down to my breaking bones
Keep killing me slowly
Cause I, I wish I wanted you but I don’t
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7. |
The Bend
06:10
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I always wanted you to come back
But not like this
It's like the medicine fixed
Everything but my perception
Now I'm watching your lips move
And all I'm hearing is the rain
Drowning out the
Phrases that'll never sound the same
I will, I won't
They said, we don't
I promise, and we need it
Well you made compromises
And I'm happy you don't mind it
But when everything looks different
All the memories seem to fade
I took a drive and fantasized
What if I could be content
With simply knowing I'm alive
But I can't wait to see if
I might change my mind
Take me back to when
None of us knew better
Maybe I'll forget
If I just wait out the weather
Ooh
I'm coming around the bend
Ooh
But I can't see the edge
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8. |
Tiny Letters
05:21
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I wait for someone
The same as times before
I may have missed it
When my eyelids briefly closed
The clouds are changing color
Is it the sun or the smoke
I don't remember waking
If I catch fire I guess I'll know
Tiny letters
Tied together
Form the phrases
That keep me floating
I float away
Sometimes I hear things
And I can't tell where it's from
Cause nobody else can hear it
I guess I'm the lucky one
Does the story matter
If the ending stays the same?
The days are all repeating, what's the
Difference when we get washed down the drain
Tiny letters
Tied together
Form the phrases
That keep me floating
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9. |
Your Name
07:06
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I was barely listening
But I caught the meaning all the same
Just another version of the
Words I've heard before
Go along and play pretend
Ignorance is walking with the wind
Who knows where we started out
It's only when you've gone
I see that I forgot to hold on
To your name
Forgotten to some lonely page
There’s something about you
I can’t recall, it gets further every day
But your name
It sits on the tip of my tongue
And I wonder how long it will stay
I've been running through the halls
Trying to find the pieces to the puzzle of it all
Cause every time I'm settled with the feeling
I find I'm only dreaming, and the
Morning brings me back to being
Blinded by the fog
Maybe I wasn't meant to remember
But I'm still getting visions of the letters
In your name
Forgotten to some lonely page
There’s something about you
I can’t recall, it gets further every day
But your name
It sits on the tip of my tongue
And I wonder how long it will stay
And your name
Forgotten to some lonely page
There’s something about you
I can’t recall, it gets further every day
And your name
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10. |
The Open Ending
05:37
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Tell me a story in bed
We have to speak softly
Though the day has reached its end
The night is listening
So let's hide away
I don't wanna lose you again
Every time my eyes close
I remember when you left
But now I feel you near me
If I never go back they'll know
Anyone who comes here
Sees the signs that line the road
And I'm just looking
For the voice that's calling me
You're the last in a long list undone
The lines erasing
Til I remember only one
You're the open ending
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Ryan Jordan Boston, Massachusetts
Ryan Jordan is a Boston-based singer/songwriter/multi-intstrumentalist. A graduate of Berklee College of Music, Jordan's musical career has bridged genres, from folk/alternative, to funk/soul, to new wave/synthpop, and most recently to indie rock.
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