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Flatlining, flatlining…
Flatlining in the pejorative present
Unable to apply those lessons
As humans we rely on instinct
And mine faded away long ago
CHORUS:
So I tripped and I stumbled
And I broke my back
On a plain-paved path
Leading up the wrong track
Tried listening with my heart
But it doesn’t give a damn
Flatlining, flatlining…
Flatlining into the common agenda
Playing the same part as the great pretender
As humans we rely on instinct
But yours was never part of my plan
CHORUS
BRIDGE
And I could feel it’s right for me
Through the parting fog I’d see
Your solid form, intrepidly
Rely on instinct and you’ll flee
Flatlining, flatlining
CHORUS (x2)
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Losers keep on living
While the prices keep on ticking
You lose a house of pain
Before you learn to smile again
Good times come, bad times roll
Don't matter when, gonna take the fall
Bleeding heads and stuck on ears
Won't you please create more fears?
Waiting 'til it's right to say...
CHORUS:
I wanna give up everything
For a ride on the train
To somewhere better
I'm gonna give it all I've got
For my chance but
It ain't too clever
I wanna give up everything
For a ride on the train
To somewhere better
Sick of being what I'm not
Ready to take it
It's now or never
Those that battled through the lies
Have disappeared like flies
On a hunger strike to a pile of shit
Are we prepared to just sit on it
And waste away while the judges say
It's never gonna get better
But I challenge them to the simple task
Of lifting a humble feather
Waiting for a time to say...
CHORUS
The train is coming...
Are you gonna get on board?
Waiting for a time to say...
Waiting for a better day
Waiting 'til it's right to say...
Waiting but I refuse to play
CHORUS (x2)
Somewhere better...
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Eggshells
04:01
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Crawling out the windows
They're crawling out the closets
Ain't no money in his wallet
He ain't making a deposit
There's nothing in his home
Nothing in his jeans
He struggles day by day
Not knowing what it means
CHORUS:
Because the powers that be
Are sitting on eggshells
They don't care about a thing
Unless it sells
The powers that be
Are sitting on eggshells
There's no hope for you nor me
Our voices redeem themselves
Hear her crying like a banshee
Her squeals pierce straight on through
Her baby's merely fed
And her rent is overdue
There's no beating this despair
There's just being fed to the wolves
A smiling face is rare
When you live by different rules
CHORUS
Fear is just a product
Fear is what remains
When you're sold into a city
Where profits drive the pain
Stand up and be counted
Where there's a will, there's a way
Is there really truth in cliches?
Is there anything left to say?
CHORUS
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One Night/Four Months
03:36
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You spent one night in my bed
And never said sorry
You spent four months in my head
And gave me this story
Now I sit here and wonder why
I'm so lonely
And I'm contemplating every night
If only...
My stupid, overactive head
Is set on love and perfection
My difficult reaction to this
Sent you in the other direction
It's been years since you left my thoughts
But now you're back
And it's hit me like a tonne of bricks
Feels like I'm under attack, yeah...
The rain falls down on me
Quick and hard
The stupid thing about it all
Is my heart
The rain falls down on me
To drench my love
This wasted saving grace in me
Lifts above
You spent one night in my bed
And never said sorry
You spent four months in my head
And gave me this story
Now I sit here and wonder why
I'm still lonely
And I'm contemplating every night
If only...
Yeah
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Buyer Beware
04:05
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Could be the moon shining brightly
Could be me smiling politely
I don’t know
And quite frankly, I don’t care
Could be that I’ve submitted
Could be that you’re not committed
I don’t know
And quite frankly, I don’t care
‘Cause when the dust all settles and falls
I’ll still be there
And in the shadows of it all
I’ll be there
Could be the new beginnings
Could be the hard decisions
I don’t know
And quite frankly, I don’t care
Could be the mental fallout
Could be the emotional shut-out
I don’t know
And fuck knows I don’t care
‘Cause when the sun shines in the morning
I’ll still be there
And when the bells ring out their warnings
“Buyer beware”
I could call you a liar
I could say you set me on fire
But I don’t want to
‘Cause baby, you know I care
Don’t wanna be me no more
Don’t have any sense in what it’s good for
I don’t know
And quite frankly, I don’t care
‘Cause when you are on my mind
I’m not there
And I cannot read the signs:
“Buyer beware;” “Buyer beware…”
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Josh Forner Adelaide, Australia
Josh Forner is a two-time Australian Songwriting Contest short-listed artist
originally from
Melbourne.
Forner released his first album, the 11 track full-length LP, ‘Leading to
Nowhere,’ in March 2013.
He continues to work towards the creation and release of his
second full-length album, ‘A Crooked Point of View,’ from his new home in Adelaide.
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