1. |
Rearranged
03:38
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Bring on your angry cries
I’ll lean in to every rusty knife
I am not afraid
And they need not be disguised
They said that it had been ten years
When it had really been thirteen
But it didn’t seem to bother them
And it didn’t mean that much to me
There were bigger problems still at hand
Other things I couldn’t change
But I tilted against their windmills
I rattled in their chains
And it’s all the same
Only the names and faces change
But they change every day
How many ways can things get rearranged
I left bandaged, bruised, and broke
Just like all the rest
The last one to get the joke
But laughing enough I guess
The open road in front of me
The past not far behind
And most weren’t coming with me
But watch them say they tried
And it’s all the same
Only the names and faces change
But they change every day
How many ways can things get rearranged
And the clock
On the wall
Has been ticking all along
But it ain’t
Ticking
For me
And it’s all the same
Only the names and faces change
But they change every day
How many ways can things get rearranged
And it’s all the same
Only the names and faces change
But they change every day
How many ways can things get rearranged
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2. |
New Names
02:59
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Shaking every last penny
Out of that beloved corpse
Always putting that same old saddle
On every unbroken horse
Tell them to keep the money
I ain’t taking it with me
Tonight or later
Now or ever
I have no needs
So forgive me
If I don’t shake hands
With the organ harvester
When he comes to collect
I’ve been digging up tools
I’ve been wearing out grooves
I’ve been taking my lessons
On carving this heaven
Deep into wood
We’ll cut out a place
We’ll be happy to live in
We’ll smooth out the edges
With nickels and clothes pins
And spread out the stain
So forgive me
If I don’t shake hands
With the organ harvester
When he comes to collect
Because these days don’t wait
These things won’t change
We could give ourselves new names
And we’d still be the same
So forgive me
If I don’t shake hands
With the organ harvester
When he comes to collect
Because these days don’t wait
These things won’t change
We could give ourselves new names
And we’d still be the same
So forgive me
Just forgive me
Please forgive me
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3. |
Run for Cover
04:06
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Tethered to darkness like a dead horse
Always drenched in apathy
And dying to be interesting
The life of the party
Pledging all your weaknesses
And praying prying eyes were noticing
And you say they’re gonna love you
If they never get to know you
Like this life’s a favor someone owes you
And you can never call it in
While you scream and run for cover
And the sky it shakes above you
I guess some things they just weren’t meant to last
You came in dressed like the weather
I was soaking in the scenery
Of another boring western
You begged them for the truth
You wouldn’t let them see
And my bargain bin heart tore at the seams
And you say they’re gonna love you
If they never get to know you
Like this life’s a favor someone owes you
And you can never call it in
While you scream and run for cover
And the sky it shakes above you
I guess some things they just weren’t meant to last
And the outline of the leaves
Like maps to where I’ve been
That I can’t read
And the falling rain it screams
An unfulfilled belief
That this life is more than what it seems
And you say they’re gonna love you
If they never get to know you
Like this life’s a favor someone owes you
And you can never call it in
While you scream and run for cover
And the sky it shakes above you
I guess some things they just weren’t meant to last
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4. |
Easy Way Out
03:14
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I was born on a dead end road
I’ve been running away now that I know
That everything ain’t like it was back home
Oh darling it’s a great wide world
I was born with a heart that broke
I was born with brittle little bones
But I was not born to be a ghost
Oh darling it’s been time to go
Hey baby
I heard them say
There ain’t no easy way out
But I think I found one
You keep your eyes open wide
And you keep your head down
I was born a memory
I was born a broken dream
Just a heartache with a heart that beats
They made me want what nobody needs
Hey baby
I heard them say
There ain’t no easy way out
But I think I found one
You keep your eyes open wide
And you keep your head down
All the songs they wrote
I never tried to sing
But every note we stole
I still hear them ring
Hey baby
I heard them say
There ain’t no easy way out
But I think I found one
You keep your eyes open wide
And you keep your head down
Hey baby
I heard them say
There ain’t no easy way out
But I think I found one
You keep your eyes open wide
And you keep your head down
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Christopher Gold Appleton, Wisconsin
Christopher Gold is a Kentucky-born songwriter living in Wisconsin. He has written and recorded folk songs, country songs, rock & roll songs, and everything in between. He travels primarily as a solo act, carrying on the folk tradition of performances that blend music, storytelling, and humor. ... more
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