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Jack of Trades
04:33
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It crawls in at any time and I see this little face
And it cries and it wants me to further my mistakes
I give in to its plea and a demon takes its place
God didn't make me this way
God didn't make me this way
I can point to times that killed my innocence
I tried to make it better, man
But fuck the therapist
You'll feel better if you pray to God
Stop spouting that nonsense
God had no hand in this
God had no hand in this
Well, I don't care what you think about me, truly
But if I told you, you would probably hate it
I hate myself because I cut no slack
A jack of trades, a masochist, that's just what I am
My keys are playing at the speed of light
And the click-click of the thunder goes into the night
This ain't music, this ain't love, this ain't where I rest my head
They say I'm better dead
Would I be better dead?
Call up the doctor and take what he prescribed
But it's taken by a world that always strips me of my pride
So I'm back to where I started from, a circle through and through
I blame it all on you, I blame it all on you
Well, I don't care what you think about me, truly
But if I told you, you would probably hate it
I hate myself because I cut no slack
A jack of trades, a masochist, that's just what I am
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Otherwise
02:59
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It's like a knife in my gut
It's like a gun to my head
I'd take a bullet for ya'
But I've never stuck out my neck
I watch you cry
What swims beneath the surface of your frosted-over eyes?
30,000 leagues below
In my mind I can't let go
But my voice said otherwise
I'd like to state for the record
My blood's all been rearranged
I wouldn't be surprised if the me you knew had gone and died
A switch just flipped in my brain
Now all the things that surround me
I see your face in them all
I killed your heart but your ghost still haunts me
Drowning me in alcohol
I watch you cry
What swims beneath the surface of your frosted-over eyes?
30,000 leagues below
In my mind I can't let go
But my voice said otherwise
Why won't this die
The love is frozen over but my heart's still stuck inside
Strangles all my arteries
All that's left is artistry
'Cause my voice said otherwise
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The Next Day
05:27
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Hide my bad decisions in the next song
Love and war and chaos they all go wrong
A fool will take eternity to speak
Hide my inclinations under my tongue
There's more than meets the eye but you won't get some
A vibrant bird with trash behind its beak
I swear I'm a good man but I get no chances to prove it
So I dig myself deeper 'cause bad ones are much more convenient
And I fuck up and fuck up and fuck up
Hide it away 'til the next day
And the next day and the next day
Leave it to the construct of a daydream
The kids are not alright although it might seem
Anchored they may be but anchored to issues is all
Leave it to the conduct of the mainstream
A little claustrophobic with the unclean
Another way to take the pain away
I swear I'm a good man but I get no chances to prove it
I try to be better but static is much more convenient
And I fuck up and fuck up and fuck up
Hide it away 'til the next day
And next day and next day
For a little while I felt like I was on fire
Loved by the ones that hurt the most
For a little while I felt broken up and tired
Now it's time to go, time to go
I swear I'm a good man but I had my chances to prove it
If love had a body then I'd be the first to abuse it
And I'd fuck it and fuck it and fuck it
Hide it away 'til the next day
And the next day and the next day
Hide it away 'til the next day
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Dolores
05:21
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Dolores
"You can always count on a murderer for a fancy prose style"
Oh my sweet Dolores why do you need to be rude?
My heart skips a beat when I see you not ever being prude
I know that I shouldn't
You say that I should
I know that it's wrong but it feels so good
I saw you at your mother's place
Wearing satin, silk, and lace
Your fragile purity in an ocean of debris
You said your name was Lo
Grabbed my hand and came in so close
"Don't let my momma' see"
I swear this isn't what it looks like
You know she's just my little girl
I'd do anything to please her
Dolores Haze controls my world
Oh my sweet Dolores why do you need to be rude?
My heart skips a beat when I see you not ever being prude
I know that I shouldn't
You say that I should
I know that it's wrong but it feels so good
Ever since your mother died
You and I have been riding side by side
Taking extra long drives
When you left for summer camp
That was something I just couldn't stand
I did what I had to do
I swear this isn't what it looks like
You know she's just my little girl
I'd do anything to please her
Dolores Haze controls my world
Oh my sweet Dolores why do you need to be rude?
My heart skips a beat when I see you not ever being prude
I know that I shouldn't
You say that I should
I know that it's wrong but it feels so good
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Elucidate
05:14
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I'm thinking 'bout us
Thinking 'bout who I was
And who you are today
I'm thinking about dusk
Trying to stay up
Waste away
And who would have thought that a man like me
Could fall into such insecurity
From your touch
In your arms every day
Am I free?
The older your heart gets the more you can see
The people who hurt you get harder to reach
They'll take and they'll lie and they'll fake
Not the real thing
Oh, this is my dying wish
Give me your broken soul
Give me your kiss
Oh, you want a heart of gold
Shielding the burning cold
Then what is this?
I'm thinking 'bout trust
Thinking 'bout making off with money from the bank
Oh, I'm thinking 'bout lust
Thinking 'bout giving all my sins up to the saints
And I never thought I'd be in this deep
Your body keeps beckoning
I try to sleep
Wide awake, eyes agape
And the horror starts to bleed
"You cannot have me"
I scream in my head
'Cause the person I hate is not lying in bed
In my mind, doing time
That's where all the problems stem
Oh, this is my dying wish
Give me your broken soul
Give me your kiss
Oh, you want a heart of gold
Shielding the burning cold
Then what is this?
What is this?
I give it my all
Only to fall
Gotta' get up, gotta' get up
Gotta' just keep on moving
Break my wrists
All of this for future kids
Oh, this is my dying wish
Give me your broken soul
Give me your kiss
Oh, you want a heart of gold
Shielding the burning cold
Then what is this?
After all is said and done
Broken hearts become as one
The dusk will neatly turn to dawn
Elucidate
E l u c i d a t e
E l u c i d a t e
E l u c i d a t e
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