1. |
If It's Important to You
03:27
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2. |
Ashes on the Water
02:33
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Breathing in the soot and smoke and
Ashes on the water can't get you back
Look back to the side you came from
You'd really better like it where you're
at
The end of a new beginning
Beginning to think about the way things were
No regrets You just can't help wondering
Now you're wandering through the ashes, so black
Ashes on the water, so black
It'll take a miracle to get you back
Sifting through the soot and sand and
Ashes on the water washed up on the shore
Burn your hand on a glowing ember
That's what you get for coming back for
more
Or less in the same position
The same situation with a different view
Regret sets in, you need to get back
Now you're wading through the ashes, so black
Ashes on the water, so black
It'll take a miracle to get you back
And as you're wading through
The ashes stick to you
And they burn your skin
That's what you get for diving in
You make it back to shore
Can't fight it any more
And as you fade to black
You feel the ashes on the water so black
Lapping at your ankles, at your back
It took a miracle to get you back…
Coming to, your vision's blurry
Wipe the soot and sand away and grimace at your burns
Gather strength, you rise to your feet
You always knew that you would get your
turn
Your back on the crumbling rubble
The ashes on the water from the bridge you burned
Your hand closes 'round a book of matches
If you need to you can keep them far back
Ashes on the water, so black
It took a miracle to get you back
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3. |
Cary's Here
02:38
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It's 5 o'clock in the morning
Sunday, my day off
The sun's still down but you are up
You start to babble and then you cough
And your eyes must be open now
Because you start to cry
My bare feet make the floorboards creak
As I get up to find out why
It's all right now, Daddy's here.
I dim the lights
Before I turn them on
And I say, "Shhh, it's okay"
Your eyes light up when they meet mine
And a smile crinkles your face
Then my heart starts swelling up
Until I think it's going to burst
The sight of your face makes it skip 12 beats
Missing you is the worst
But it's all right now, Cary's here.
And I never knew that I could never know...
Now it's Monday morning
And I'm going to work
You're still sleeping when I leave
I don't get to kiss you, 'cause I don't want to wake you
We'll let your Mommy get some sleep
Though I know why I'm leaving now
It's still not easy to do
But when I come back home
The first thing I see is you
And it's all right now, Cary's here.
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4. |
Miles From Monday
03:58
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5. |
Bound to Fail
03:35
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6. |
Don't Speak
02:03
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7. |
False Start
03:15
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I studied all my books
And I thought I knew what to be
It seemed so easy
It seemed so easy
But the second I got my chance
I fell flat on my face
I got out of the race
I got out of the race
It seemed to me like the only thing to do
I thought I heard the gun
And so I started to run
But got called for a false start
And now I'm back at the gate
But it's getting late
And I'm afraid of the dark
And I would try to run, but I planted my feet in the ground
Bring me the mortar
And I'll go grab my trowel
We'll build a wall
We'll build a wall
Count off a hundred yards
And, again the race is on
Hit the wall head-on
Hit it head-on
Well, it seemed to me like the only thing to do
I thought I heard the gun
And so I started to run
But got called for a false start
As a penalty
They put nails through my feet
And then one through my heart
And I would try to run, but I just keep falling down
I studied all my books
And I thought I knew what to be
But it's not for me
It's not for me
I think of all the things I've done
And everything I've said
I can't get out of my head
Get it out of my head
I guess that I'm the only one to blame
I thought I heard the gun
And so I started to run
But got called for a false start
I took the gun from my head
And I aimed it, instead
At the wall I built in the dark
And it didn't come down, but at least now I know where to go
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8. |
And to Think...
02:12
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1.
My feelings grew and multiplied
But I'm not sure I'm justified
It's not as if I've really tried
To earn it
So now I shake and shudder
Maybe she will find another
Who will help her to discover
What she's needed
CHORUS:
But then I come to my senses
And she helps me remember
Things have never been better
And to think...
That I thought I knew
All the things I could do
The things you could do with love
2.
So now my heart is sinking
What if she has done some thinking
And her thoughts now find her linking
To another?
She'd try another on for size
And leave me lying paralyzed
All alone and terrified
I need her
(CHORUS)
Bridge:
It all comes flooding back to me
A cursed flash of memory
And all my paranoia comes back in a rush
To put my troubled mind to rest
I just lean back and take deep breaths
I can't help but to make this junk up
3.
And as I sit here pondering
She could be out there wandering
I know I might be squandering
My last chance
Could I give her what she's needing
Or now am I just a feeting game
Until she goes off speeding
To another?
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9. |
Suckers
03:13
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10. |
I Do
02:15
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11. |
I Got it Back
02:07
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I looked at myself, with my own eyes
And said, "You'd better do something"
I took my life in my own hands, and felt its weight
And then I threw it as far as
I could
Feel my hot breath on my neck
And I put that all aside
I got shook down
When I looked around
I found I'd lost my life
And I had to get it back, but didn't know where to start looking
So I wandered aimlessly, saw some old friends
But they didn't know me
So, I broke down
Sat on the ground
And I heard something snap
Then, I got up and, sure enough
It was broken
But I got it back
I got it back
And now I watch it twice as hard, in doing that
I think I'm losing
What I've been dedicated to, and cannot lose
Because I'll never find it
Again
I'm lost
And I know this time
I'll never get it back
It was held too tight
With all my might
And now it's more than cracked
But I got it back
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12. |
For My Friends
03:25
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Open up my guitar case
In the polished wood, I can see my face
Over and over and over and over I’ve seen the same thing
It’s not pretty
Time has left its mark on me
Look a little closer, you can see
Over and over and over and over I’ve been worn down
It’s not pretty
But my friends have picked me up
When I have fallen down
And I’ll do my best to return the favor
My friends have picked me up
When I have fallen down
Don’t worry about me
I’ll be fine
Sunday night I drift to sleep
Has it really been another week?
Over and over and over and over I’ve seen the time go
It’s not pretty
But the weeks turn into months and years
And each hour I have to face my fears
Over and over and over and over I’ve been terrified
It’s not pretty
But my friends have picked me up
When I have fallen down
And I’ll do my best to return the favor
My friends have picked me up
When I have fallen down
Don’t worry about me
I’ll be fine
©2004 Todd Leiter-Weintraub
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13. |
Hop On Pop Chicago
Currently recording and releasing 1 song at a time, for the ever-evolving HoP album One-By-One.
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Hop On Pop is singer/songwriter/guitar player Todd Leiter-Weintraub and drummer/multi-instrumentalist David Kling.
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