1. |
Circle in the Square
04:49
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Son of son, born to lose, toxic views since he was born
Hard to find space to fill, can’t sit still, anger, boredom
Anxious feet, liquid eyes, escalate, shapes are not right
Mouth turns frown, everything’s upside down, embers ignite
Son of son, go to school, be a man, stop your sobbing
Fall in love, shoot a gun, have good skin, poison pattern
Be a man, has no tools to comply with the demands of
A shattered world thought is crime bought and sold Armageddon
Despite all the algorithms and the exorcisms
And the tears and the schisms
And the tantrums and the prisons
We gotta stand tall during the rattle and the shake
From the beat of our hearts, to the beat of the drum
Put the needle on the record hear the feedback and hum
There is beauty in decay beauty in disarray
And for all the sons of sons that were thrown away
Like trash on the dustbin of unwritten history
It’s fine to be a mystery
When the shapes don’t fit, and you’re running out of time
Loss of control is near and they treat you so unkind
And you’re terrified of all the things that you might find
Put the circle in the square, circle in the square, circle in the square
Don’t get frustrated
Put the circle in the square, circle in the square, circle in the square
Get liberated, got to get elated
Put the circle in the square, circle in the square, circle in the square
And dance all night, keep those records spinning now
Put the circle in the square, circle in the square, circle in the square
And dance, dance good God, won't you help me now
I wanna see community outside society
I wanna see community outside society
I wanna see community outside society
I wanna see community community community community yeah
Yeah
Uh huh
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
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2. |
Don't Call an Ambulance
05:00
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God-damn it I’m talking about my heart
I don’t know how I could live this life without you
In complicated times that can tear us apart
We’ve been through the battles, the war, the détente, and the truce
Let’s take a deep dive into the fire and flame
Immersed in ashes, burnt eye lashes, emboldened, and chained
All of my love and my heart to you
All of my heart and my love to you
All of my bruises and scrapes to you
Elude the ghosts of the past with you
I don’t know how I’d live this life without you
Don’t call me an ambulance if I’m feeling weak
I don’t have a fever, or a cough, and my breathing is deep
They opened up the city gates and sang us a song
The king and the sycophants, the cult of “it’s time to move on”
The hammer of seclusion beats deep in our chests
But we got what it takes to elude the ghosts of the past
All of my love and my heart to you
All of my heart and my love to you
All of my bruises and scrapes to you
Elude the ghosts of the past with you
I don’t know how I’d live this life without you
These are the days of plague and sorrow
Inside your kiss I feel distress
You know that you’ll wake up tomorrow
In a world of chaos and unrest
I’ll breathe my wind into your fire
When everything’s out of control
I’ll be the fight when things are dire
I’ll be the scream inside your throat
All of my love and my heart to you
All of my heart and my love to you
All of my bruises and scrapes to you
Elude the ghosts of the past with you
All of my love and my heart to you
All of my heart and my love to you
All of my bruises and scrapes to you
Elude the ghosts of the past with you
I don’t know how I’d live this life without you
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3. |
So Long Underground
05:01
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So long Underground
It's been nice
So long Underground
Been a while since I've seen the light
You have been a home
Where the music scene could come to life
You have been my home
Where I learned how to burn down the night
Thumping kicks
Screaming amps
And all the singing
Getting lost in the loop drone
With all the feedback in the mic
My ears are ringing
One more song and we'll go home
So long Underground
We had a good time
So long Underground
Totally gonna romance the grime
And all the bleed
Sneaking into all of our recordings
And all the weed
Enveloping cacophonic exploring
Thumping kicks
Screaming amps
And all the singing
Getting lost in the loop drone
With all the feedback in the mic
My ears are ringing
One more song and we'll go home
So long Underground
I owe you a beer
So long Underground
Helping me to battle all of my fears
And when the lights have all gone off
We will sing
The story of
The smelly basement over flooding with dreams
Ooohh
Thumping kicks
Screaming amps
And all the singing
Getting lost in the loop drone
With all the feedback in the mic
My ears are ringing
One more song and we'll go home
One more song and we'll go home
One more song and we'll go home
Home
Oooh aah
Oooh aah
Oooh aah
Aah aah aah
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4. |
Mental Breakdown Weekend
06:12
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Saturday night and I’ve got my rock pants on
I’m halfway out the door and you said that I gotta stay home
That’s ok, me and KG and the Bunny-man
We’re gonna get rowdy and stay up as long as we can
Then I’ll take the F train to the Lower East Side
Gonna go to Lit Lounge and dance til I’m alive
I’m gonna get on down to that rock n roll sound
From Brownies to Pianos to the Mercury Lounge
Cuz it’s a mental breakdown weekend I can’t go to the store
It’s a mental breakdown weekend you’re the one that I can’t ignore
The one I adore
Oh yeah, here comes my breakdown
Oh yeah, here comes my breakdown
Oh yeah, here comes my breakdown
Oh yeah, here comes my breakdown
Oh yeah
Aahh aahh
Aahh aahh
Sunday morning and I’m checking the portal again
Halfway out of bed and I’m trying to shed my skin
That’s OK me and KG and the Bunny-man
We’re gonna put on X Ray Spex and do the bounce dance again
We got that vinyl spinna-spinning our heads in a daze
From 1999 to Purple Rain to Purple Haze
We’re gonna get on down to that rock n roll sound
From the crib to the pack n play till we're out of bounds
Cuz it’s a mental breakdown weekend our heads will collapse to the floor
It’s a mental breakdown weekend and he’s running out of the door
1 2 3 4
Oh yeah, here comes my breakdown
Oh yeah, here comes my breakdown
From the subway to the office to the panic attack
From the sofa to rehearsal, I’m a midlife hack
It’s another mental breakdown weekend heart attack
And it sure seems like the good times are never coming back
Is that a fact?
Aahh aahh aahh aahh
Aahh aahh aahh aahh
Aahh aahh aahh aahh
Aahh aahh aahh aahh
Get down break down with those back dues
Honey, I know your game
Move on groove on with those bad blues
We’re breaking our strings again
Get down break down with those back dues
Honey, I know your game
Move on groove on with those bad blues
We’re breaking our strings again
Oh yeah, here comes my breakdown
Oh yeah, here comes my breakdown
Oh yeah, my mental breakdown
Oh yeah, here comes my breakdown
From the subway to the office to the panic attack
From the sofa to rehearsal, I’m a midlife hack
It’s another mental breakdown weekend heart attack
And it sure seems like the good times are never coming back
Is that a fact?
Hang down break down hang down
Hang down break down hang down break down
Hang down break down hang down
Hang down break down hang down break down
Hang down break down hang down
Hang down break down hang down break down
Hang down break down hang down
Hang down break down hang down break down
Hang down break down hang down
Hang down break down hang down break down
Hang down break down hang down
Hang down break down hang down break down
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5. |
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We’re not unhinged
That’s just a word for the national front to abuse
Are we just bodies for the nervous machines to use?
Riding on the subway with the faceless clones we succumb
Rendered void of color, void of vision, void of thought we are numb
Automatons on the shop floor
Clock in, clock out, clock in, clock out
Routine takes us over
Medicate when alone
Were we more aware sober?
Here you go again
Inciting us with your mutiny
Here you are my friend
With your industry and your scrutiny
We’re not outraged
That’s just a method to control all the bots on the page
Have the antibodies in the antidote become disengaged?
Stuck on the highway with the faceless drones we ride on
Rendered void of passion, void of feeling, void of soul we are done
This lift is going down, down, down, down
She says these are the tensions of consumerist life
These are the creations of the bland and the trite
Here you go again
Inciting us with your mutiny
Here you are my friend
With your industry and your scrutiny
Here you go again
Crushing our hopes of recovery
Is this the end?
Have our minds collapsed into atrophy?
We rode an elevator to the end of time
We saw a nuclear sunset and we thought it sublime
We danced like banshees in the poison rain
With our faces fully masked and the plague in our veins
Don’t you know that this where the wild things go
To evade the colonizers and to watch the trees grow
He didn’t wanna leave he wanted to stay
So we put him in a cell and threw the key away
Here you go again
Inciting us with your mutiny
Here you are my friend
With your industry and your scrutiny
Here you go again
Crushing our hopes of recovery
Is this the end?
Have our minds collapsed into atrophy?
Here you go again
Inciting us with your mutiny
Here you are my friend
With your industry and your scrutiny
Here you go again
Crushing our hopes of recovery
Is this the end?
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6. |
Separation Anxiety
03:58
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One more distressor for you Mr. Fairytales
I don’t wanna go to school in the morning
I can hear the pots and pans boiling over
I can feel the tremors and quakes of disorder
You know this makes no sense to me
I know this makes no sense to you
And now the whole world’s lost its head
And that’s the truth that I brought you to
When we’re wearing our hearts on our sleeves
Separation anxiety
When we cry so hard we fall asleep
Separation anxiety
When I’m always staring at the phone
Separation anxiety
When we just can’t face this world alone
Separation anxiety
One more disappointment for you Mr. Barricades
I don’t want to fight for a little more freedom
It’s been a month or two since the tragedy
You know this makes no sense to me
I know this makes no sense to you
And now the whole world’s lost its head
And that’s the truth that I brought you to
When we’re wearing our hearts on our sleeves
Separation anxiety
When we cry so hard we fall asleep
Separation anxiety
When we’re always staring at the phone
Separation anxiety
When we just can’t face this world alone
Separation anxiety
Uh-oh separation anxiety
Oh no, Separation anxiety
Freak out! Separation anxiety
One more last chance for us Mr. Mental-case
I can feel the things that you do in the worst way
So close your eyes in the face of calamity
Coregulate or we’re both going under
You know this makes no sense to me
I know this makes no sense to you
And now the whole world’s lost its head
And that’s the truth that I brought you to
When we’re wearing our hearts on our sleeves
Separation anxiety
When we cry so hard we fall asleep
Separation anxiety
When we’re always staring at the phone
Separation anxiety
When we just can’t face this world alone
Separation anxiety
When I’m always thinking of you at work
Separation anxiety
God-damn I feel like such a jerk
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7. |
Storefront Reflections
07:09
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Please tell me if I am okay
I think I might not be today
Please tell me if it’s a good shade
Of red painted on my face
Please tell me if there is a way
To leave cuz I really can’t stay
Please just walk and leave me sitting here
I think I just need to be alone
And I know the heart beats slow
But it feels so fast
And I know the heart beats slow
But it feels so fast
Put the finger to the lips
Feel it bumping
Through my veins
Feels exactly like you’d expect it
Hey can you take a look at my shirt
It feels like I’m sweating through
Hey can you take a look at my hair
It has been an especially windy day
Hey can you please hold on to this thing
Need my hand to make a little change
Hey I just want to say sorry
I know I ain’t being very fun right now
And as the sun goes down
The mind fogs up
And as the sun goes down
The mind fogs up
This is when I know
I am alive
Even though I know
It takes its toll on you
Just hold me to the things I talk about
I know I don’t take my own advice
Just hold me to the things that come out my mouth
I know I am massive hypocrite
Just know that I try to shape my life
I know I ain’t doing so great
Just know that I feel every pain
Every failure is my personal badge of shame
And I know the song goes on
The song goes on
Yeah I know the song goes on
Right now
And I know the song goes on
The song goes on
Yeah I know the song goes on
Right now
And I know the song goes on
The song goes on
Yeah I know the song goes on
Right now
And I know the song goes on
The song goes on
Yeah I know the song goes on
Right now
I know the song goes on
The song goes on
Yeah I know the song
Goes on right now
I know the song goes on
The song goes on
Yeah I know the song
Goes on right now
And I know the song goes on the
Song goes on
Yeah I know the song
Goes on right now
I know the song goes on the
Song goes on
Yeah I know the song
Is ending now
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8. |
Red Petals Fall
05:18
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Long knives cut deep
The elders sleep
Red petals will fall around us
Heart attacks and traffic lights
Exit signs and plagues and blights
There’s a war going on, going on inside us
One day up another down
Chaos turmoil all around
How many times will we rebound?
Again, and again and again and again
Long knives cut deep
The elders sleep
Red petals will fall around us
Crypto-bomb going tic tic toc
Writing novellas when I’m on the clock
Anything that we can do to ease those management blues
War and peace and fruit and flowers
Time destroys what we don’t devour
Anything that we can do to calm each other’s abuse
Long knives cut deep
The elders sleep
Red petals will fall around us
There came a war, and we went underground
We found our broken hearts in the lost and found
I opened my mouth and wailed a wicked sound so ghostly
I remember in December when
The wind was cold, but we made the rent
Our hearts were on fire, but our souls were at the end, so costly
Long knives cut deep
The elders sleep
Red petals will fall around us
We did the dance of circumstance
The prophet said that it was our last chance
He built a bridge but he got the bends
His actions offended his last true friends
Now he’s beaten down and he’s at the end
He told them off and he clicked send
Oh no
Hell of a way to go out
Hell of a way to go out
Hell of a way to go out
Hell of a way to go out
Oh no
Hell of a way to go out
Hell of a way to go out
Hell of a way to go out
Oh no
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9. |
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There were ashes in a jar in a house of the dead
People told silly stories to deflect from their dread
An injustice had happened, but they just didn’t know
Whether to acknowledge it and just how far could they go
There was a knife in my cranium, and I just couldn’t sleep
Blood rage in my eyes cause the thing cut too deep
All I could think of were the words I never said to you friend
Cause it’s a terrible thing to never see you again
When you can’t forgive the wrong
We can’t say it so we let it be sung and it’s a given
That I just can’t let it go
And the filler clowns shuffle along
They’re not forgiven
You said this destroyed you the last time we spoke
You said you’d take steps you were going for broke
But it’s a one week, a two week and you’re laughing again
And I’m so angry I’m shaking, you’re who you’ve always been
When it’s wrong, it’s wrong, it’s wrong
The poison people laugh all night long and it’s a given
That I just can’t let it go
So I’ll say it I’ll put it in song
They’re not forgiven
The elasticity of toxicities un-responded
Led to the tragedy of a life absconded
We elevated the jaded in our community
And now we suffer the dissonance of disunity
So let it count for something this fucked up insanity
Are masters of self or slaves to our vanity?
It’s time to face life
It’s time to out-live our enemies
There were ashes in a jar in a house of the dead
People told silly stories to deflect from their dread
An injustice had happened, but they just didn't know
Whether to acknowledge it and just how far could they go
When you can’t forgive the wrong
We can’t say it so we let it be sung and it’s a given
That I just can’t let it go
And the filler clowns shuffle along
They’re not forgiven
They’re not forgiven
They’re not forgiven
They’re not forgiven
They’re not forgiven
They’re not forgiven
They’re not forgiven
They’re not forgiven
Aahh
Aahh
Aahh
Aahh
They’re not forgiven
They’re not forgiven
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Nervous is the convergence of an eclectic group of NYC musicians whose resumes range from downtown punk to psychedelic rock to accordion orchestras
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