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Iceland
03:42
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Clutching to memories and handlebars
Tying a rope, 'round my open scars
As hard as it is to admit that it is just how it is
You're always in my heart
No pedestals, no fibs
Why are the greatest lessons always with letting go?
Finding I'm scared to death and gripping to control
I don't blame you for why you left
Your spirit was shattered; It was what you were given
What a hypocrite I would be to hold you to the same standard as me
I know you love me even if you don't love me
Why are the greatest lessons always with letting go?
Finding I'm scared to death and gripping to control
Why do I want what I can't need?
Why are the greatest lessons always with letting go?
Soiled diapers aren't enough to fuel a mothers love
When lines were cross by ones they trusted
Wouldn't it be nice to suffice with vices?
It's easier said than done to be the healthy one
But eyes, no longer shallow
But instead as deep as valley that casts shadows
Why are the greatest lessons always with letting go?
Finding I'm scared to death and gripping to control
Why do I want what I can't need?
Why are the greatest lessons always with letting go?
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I Know Your Tricks!
03:37
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He comes to me with a tailored appearance
He knows just how to make me smile
Only problem, it's a rubbish experience
Too bad it only lasts a while
Lurking in all the shadows of my patterns
Finding ways on how to run that mile
He walks away to find the next one
Only time will tell when he returns
I know your tricks!
He offers a box made of diamonds
Asks me to go and peak inside
All the while he shares of all it's contents
Tells me it's paradise before my eyes
Fell for the tricks and I heard him from the distance
Laughing until his sides were tight
Holding in my hand a box of ashes
And a note that reads, "I got you this time"
I know your tricks!
I know that you see me as a fool
This could be true
It would be that if you were good at
Your own tactics
But the light of day comes around again
You were not a friend
Try to take my worth, crush it in your hands
You can't take my soul again
I know your tricks!
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Writing on some paper in the middle of my room
Listing all the items that I'll leave here for you
You can have it all
I know you'll use it well
I looked at a card on the shelf above my bed
Reluctant to read it but what I saw it read
"You'll never be alone"
I'll choose today to take a walk, get busy
I haven't done that in a while
Make the decision to feel like I'm pretty
Even when I don't like myself
Feeling so small you compensate with dreams that are large
A full house, but an empty heart
Could it be true that nobody likes you?
I could take a bottle of pills, that would surely help
Or maybe fall into my death as I look up at the stars
The only thing that speaks louder than art, is the idea of touching someones heart
But then they get too close, and I'm scared of it all
I'll choose today to take a walk, get busy
I haven't done that in a while
Make the decision to feel like I'm pretty
Even when I don't like myself
In a crowded room but I feel all by myself
I'm sorry about my failed attempts to cry out for help
I'll choose today to take a walk, get busy
I haven't done that in a while
Make the decision to feel like I'm pretty
Even when I don't like myself
Stop blaming others for feeling gritty
For a change I could smile
Make the decision to keep living
Even when I don't like myself
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Villain From The Past
04:18
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I, in the mirror finally looked up
Today you are my portion you are my cup
Been told to "hold my head up" and "now it's time to use more than my mouth. I'm not a victim now"
Feel as old as a colonial house
Waiting for someone to buy it out
There's so much to work on, better yet just tear it down, too costly by now
Why is my worth based on how much wear and tear is found?
Found a silver lining in my pain now
So let it rain now
I will not be that child
Running from the villain from the past
I, in the mirror finally looked myself straight in the eyes
A person I now recognize
Been told I'd be wise if I just covered up my sharpened mouth
I was just a child
Running from the monsters in my house
Instead of playing barbies, I was taking off my blouse
If you play mommy, I'll play daddy, I'll show you the bodies in my attic
Why are you crying and screaming, "see everyone I told you she was just so crazy"
"No worries if you just please wouldn't speak a word of this. Could I have just one last kiss?"
I will not be that child
Running from the villain from the past
I gained a sense of normalcy
After 21 years
I will get there
I will get there
I will not be that child
Running from the villain from the past
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If I'm Being Honest
04:47
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Venom
05:50
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Home, ain't quite a home
What you've had was
Venom
You, say you need to see
For you to believe
It's venom
Time for you to cease all your non sensible speaking
It looks like you're having a ball for a soul with no purpose at all
Take your head space and fill it with faith
But it's all in vein
Love, ain't just love
You were bit by the bug
It's venom
You, say you need to touch
In order to feel love
It's venom
Time for you to cease all your non sensible speaking
It looks like you're having a ball for a soul with no purpose at all
Take your head space and fill it with faith
But it's all in vein
Massive gardens of fruit trees, surpassed all those before me
It was all in vein
All that my eyes desired, consumed in fire
It was all in vein
Chasing after the wind
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Soul Ties Charlotte, North Carolina
I am a musician, singer-songwriter, composer, producer, and mixing engineer located near Charlotte, NC. I have a unique voice, my musical scope is vast, and my music ranges from pop, indie pop, electronic, soft rock, to orchestral.
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