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Plan B
02:06
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Sad songs and IPAs
Sound machines and blackout shades
First dates, old and new
Laying out what we've been through
Swipe left or swipe right
Either way it's a lonely night
Insta-likes and page views
Anxiously avoiding news
There's a brave new world
That's raging inside me
Those pretty girls
Always got the best of me
I tried so hard
Now I think I know
I'm pretty sure
I can make it on my own
All my time's been taken up
By making up and breaking up
I'm still amazed after all these days
So much has happened but nothing's changed
So I'll learn the words and shout them out
Or cut my wrist and bleed it out
Write a song and sing it loud
I hope I make my mother proud
There's a brave new world
That's raging inside me
Those pretty girls
Always got the best of me
I tried so hard
Now I think I know
I'm pretty sure
I can make it on my own
I'm desperately in love with everything that was
And everything that is, the pieces don't quite fit
I tried holding on, but feeling too far gone
The better part of me is ready for Plan B
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Lorena
03:54
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Red Roses
03:20
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I'm watching red curtains fall
Straight down the cracks of those tile walls
And I've never seen so much before
Red roses blossom on the floor
So cut yourself wide-open too
So I can see what's inside you
It's pouring out like a love song now
I'm feeling things and I don't know how
To say
That I've never felt this way
There is no east and west
There's only me and you
There is no North or South
Just pages to read through
Directions on a map
They only seem to prove
The only way to die
Is to live and to bleedthrough
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5. |
House of Vans
02:00
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Finding comfort in driving around Greenpoint tonight
Nothing but the water and the skyline on my right
I don’t know where I’m going and I’m not sure what to do
That metaphor's not lost on me and I’m sure it’s not on you
Five hundred punks standing out on Franklin street
Waiting for the band that they’ll never get to see
Dressed all in black, they scream and shout
That band they love has just sold out
Oo-oh oh can’t you see? (oh can’t you see?)
Everything I love (everything I love)
Is dead to me
I put my phone on vibrate because I can’t stand the sound
One more fucking message and I’ll smash it on the ground
Anxious as fuck, i’m freaking out
Everything I love, has just sold out
Oo-oh oh can’t you see? (oh can’t you see?)
Everything I love (everything I love)
Is dead to me
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I'm Alright
02:20
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I had the fastest times in the slowest year
Still not sure how I ended up here
But I’m alright, I’m alright
The day you left it rained and hailed
I drank so much that my liver failed
But I’m alright, I’m alright
I spent my time in this maze
I feel like I’ve been walking for days
But I’m alright, I’m alright
I’m filled with grief and regret
For every girl I’ve ever met
But I’m alright, I’m alright
I’m sick of writing all these songs about all these girls
And how they mean the whole damn world to me
No one knows just how this ends
But still we roll with our team of best friends
It’s all we can ever do
It’s always been me and you
I had the fastest times in the slowest year
Still not sure how I ended up here
But I’m alright, I’m alright
The day you left it rained and hailed
I drank so much that my liver failed
But I’m alright, I’m alright
You said this once before
May 2004
Everything was different then,
But it left me wanting more
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7. |
Ride The Sky!
02:21
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Down near the Bayou I wrote you a letter
Southern heat brings out the profiteers
I wish you were here...
'Cause we met a man selling homemade medicine
Took a chance and followed through
Because why wouldn't you?
(You'd said)
Ride the sky! Ride the sky!
The world looks different from such great heights
Ride the sky! Dare to fly!
Nothing really matters when you're up so high
Out in Chicago where it all began
We walked the burning streets
Without a care or a plan
We met a man trying to peddle medicine
Just a bit of adrenaline
To get you through the day
(You'd said)
Ride the sky! Ride the sky!
The world looks different from such great heights
Ride the sky! Dare to fly!
Nothing really matters when you're up so high
Ya dead man!
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8. |
American Dreams (part 1)
03:12
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She came in like a storm
Born straight from the seas
Ripped the heart clean from my sleeves
Put shake in my knees
I built her up
Like American dreams
Like the promise of home and work
That we'd never keep
And I'll have to hold
Hold steady
‘Cause you’d take the earth from me and
Run, run through the night
Just like at thief
Made your getaway clean
Ohhh oh ho
Maybe I can see
A little too easily
But what is a man without a vice?
It's heartache for me
You don’t know what it’s like
You couldn't see
When she waltzed through the room, I swear
Would you show me some mercy?
And I'll have to hold
Hold steady
‘Cause you’d take the earth from me and
Run, run through the night
Just like at thief
Made your getaway clean
Was she waiting for someone to sweep
Her right off of her feet?
Carry her through the chorus
At at times let her take the lead
There are some nights
When her voice gone
From signing along to her favorite songs
And the boys all want to sing along.
If you see her in Brooklyn tonight, tell her I tried
If you find her in Brooklyn tonight, remind her I tried
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No Man's Land (part 2)
03:52
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First time her heart broke really took it's toll.
A wild ride, she never liked to lose control.
There's an undeniable pride burning in her eyes.
Some sort of comfort that she carries... an inviting light.
Oh, she loves to run
Back to a place where she is safe and sound.
Back to No Man's Land,
Where she know no troubled sleep.
A place where you and I can never reach.
She keeps her cards close and she holds on tight
To mistakes she never made, they drive her empty for a country mile.
Sometimes there's a sadness hiding in her eyes
But she won't let you see her cry.
Oh, she loves to run
Back to a place where she is safe and sound
Back to No Man's Land
Where she knows no troubled sleep
A place where you and I can never reach.
Oh, she loves to run
'Cause it's easier to ignore all the sounds
All the burned out throats, with their tired weathered speak
She don't need to hear your sympathy
Once upon a time I could've swore I believed
That you and I would chase American Dreams
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The Walk
02:40
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Walking down these neighborhood streets
I love and hate everything I see
All of these neon trees
These signs, these lights, I'm so lonely
Is it the dark or is it me?
Is it the walk or is it me?
I don't know which way to go
Yes and no, or maybe so
Drinks and friends are all I know
But drinks and friends, they come and go
Is it the dark or is it me?
Is it the walk or is it me?
Open up my eyes but I can't see
Is it the walk or is it me?
Because I don't know anymore
Why we don't talk anymore
I just can't walk anymore
When my fucking heart is on the floor
I gave up
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A different country everyday
Is pretty good for my mental state
My anxiety has no passport
I'm writing postcards in my mind
To everything I left behind
And the fear and the guilt and everything that made me this way
Once I get on that plane
Everything will be the same
I'm heading back home to start again
I wish this airplane would crash into the ocean
Let the waves swallow me up in one motion
Then everything will be quiet again
Then everything will be quiet again
Maybe it will be ok
I tell myself that everyday
But if time heals all wounds, I'm years away
I guess part of it is shame
And not knowing who to blame
It's time to leave it all and start again.
I wish this airplane would crash into the ocean
Let the waves swallow me up in one motion
Then everything will be quiet again
Then everything will be quiet again
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friedchickenrecipe.pdf
02:31
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There's no need for an honest man
You've gotten used to the lies
You know the steps to this dance
And you're done with drying your eyes
And you say a little prayer before you lay down at night
Asking for forgiveness and for simple things
A pair of steady hands
And solid ground to stand
But you never could decide
When you wake up to the eyes of a total stranger
If the hearts you're holding make you feel alive
Ain't it precious
The way you try?
All those moments on film and a half-hearted smile
Say you're alright
But you cannot hide
That you grew a little tired of them lonesome nights
And the bottle
Is a kiss from a friend
When you're buried in sheets
It's hard to breathe in the end
Curled your fingers
Into delicate fists
You're worth more than this
So much more than this
But you never could decide
When you wake up to the eyes of a total stranger
If the hearts you're holding make you feel alive
And the pain will fade
Any day, any day, any day
And the pain will fade
Any day, any day, any day
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13. |
Love Letter
01:46
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Spoiled livers
Sunken eyes
Endless days of
Drunken nights
But then I found you
Maybe you found me
And that was all that
I'd ever need
Hard to explain just
The change you made
If I'm alive now
Then I was dead
Flying above in
In my shape-shift
Just like a pane of
Ice, it's a gift.
I want to wake up in the morning next to you
I want to see that ray of light come bleeding through
A little orange coming through the window pane
Helps to illuminate the things I cannot say.
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14. |
Greene Park
02:33
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The RBs New York, New York
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