1. |
Came Up
03:10
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I cane up alone
I came up
I came up a
I came up alone
My parents used to argue
I’d go run into my room
I came up alone
I’d pick up my guitar
and play the chords of gloom
I camp up alone
The scene was always happening
but I could never fit
I came up alone
There’s something in my head
That I could never quit
I came up alone
I came up
I came up a
I came up alone
I came up
I came up a
I came up alone
You came with your crew
but they turned on you
I came up alone
Never had an army
I became an army
I came up alone
I click and I clack
with the cliques on my back
I came up alone
Ready to ward off
the next freak attack
I came up alone
I came up
I came up a
I came up alone
Might be a perception
but my impression
is you diminish me
Since my inception
Got no reception
so you can’t finish me
Came up alone no help
Came up alone no help
Came up alone no help
Came up alone no help
Came up alone no help
Came up alone no help
I came up
I came up a
I came up alone
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2. |
Every Minute
03:18
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I’m willing to face my face
I’m willing to close my case
I’m my own reason for my fate
I’m ready to hit the door
‘cause I can’t take much more
with justice always running late
So hard to get to you
Don’t know what else to do
I ruin every chance I get
I’ve got no one to blame
It’s always been the same
I walk away with my regret
I never know
know which way that it might go
I think to long
I miss what’s been going on
Can’t give into my fear
Can’t give into my fear
I control what’s in here
Can’t give into my fear
Can’t give into my fear
I control what’s in here
Too late to keep my pride
I cast it all aside
I’m only here for just so long
There’s still so much inside
I cast it far and wide
Maybe one day I will belong
cherish every minute
cherish every minute
I cherish every minute with you
cherish every minute
cherish every minute
I cherish every minute with you
I never know
know which way that it might go
I think to long
I miss what’s been going on
Can’t control what’s in there
Can’t control what’s in there
Can’t control what’s in there
Can’t control what’s in there
Can’t control what’s in there
Can’t control what’s in there
in there in there in there
Cherish every minute
Cherish every minute
Cherish every minute of the day
Cherish every minute
Cherish every minute
Cherish every minute of the day
On earth we’re heaven bound
Everything circles ‘round
We take it all in soul to soul
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3. |
Back To The Farm
03:54
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I might act meek
Don’t assume that I’m weak
I don’t live life by someone’s critique
Who am I?
What have I become?
I tried to run
but my feet are numb
I snatched defeat from jaws of victory
I’m caught forever in recovery
Afraid of going blind I struggle just to see
One day I’ll write my symphony
How much more of this can I stand?
I’d go back to the farm, but mother lost the land
I listen to tracks
they’re from 40 years past
Nothing in life should go by that fast
Nothing in life was ever built to last
Ever since we’re born
The dye is cast
They say be serene with what you can’t change
and don’t shoot at things that are out of range
Some people make it and I watch them thrive
but we’ll never get out of this world alive
How much more of this can I stand?
I’d go back to the farm but mother lost the land
I’d go back to the farm but mother,
she lost the land
she lost the land
she lost the land
she lost the land
she lost the land
she lost the land
she lost the land
she lost the land
I’m blastin’ Bach
It’s New Year’s Ever
the bill collectors are on reprieve
Still all I wanna do is grieve
There are certain places I can never leave
Another year
Another scar on my face
Unending fear all over the place
Something somewhere’s bound to explode
I close my eyes, I see Jesus down the road
How much more of this can I stand?
I’d go back the the farm but mother lost the land
I’d go back to the farm but mother, she lost the land
she lost the land
she lost the land
she lost the land
she lost the land
she lost the land
she lost the laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand
I’d go back to the farm
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4. |
It's Only Music
03:20
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There was once intelligence in music
There was once transcendence in music
“It’s only music” the children they say
“It’s only music” aha
I rehearse and curse
I struggle for the verse
I live and think and breathe it
conceive it and receive it
“It’s only music”” the children they say
“it’s only music”
Woah woah woe
I get infuriated with music
Focus group Pop they call music
“It’s only music” I say to myself
“It’s only music” that’s all
Spoon fed slop
Diarrhea Hip Hop
We can’t make it stop
God, just make it stop
“It’s only music” the children they say
“It’s only music aha ha ha
It’s only music
Critics will pontificate on music
Critics rarely know how to play music
“It’s only music” I hear what they say
“it’s only music” huh
Hits me when I’m down
I slip within it’s sound
Chords calling me
but everybody’s telling me
“It’s only music” that’s what they say
“It’s only music” hey
I was singing in the chorus
the director, he ignored us
The phrasing was all wrong
We massacred the song
“It’s only music”
I was singing in the chorus
the director, he ignored us
The phrasing was all wrong
We massacred the song
“It’s only music”
I was singing in the chorus
the director, he ignored us
The phrasing was all wrong
We massacred the song
“It’s only music”
I was singing in the chorus
the director, he ignored us
The phrasing was all wrong
We massacred the song
“It’s only music” the children, they say
“It’s only music” hey now now now
There was once intelligence in music
There was once transcendence in music
There was once intelligence in music
There was once transcendence in music
There was once intelligence in music
There was once transcendence in music
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5. |
Pay To Play
02:02
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Pay to play, pay to play
Now you’re gonna pay to play
Pay to play, pay to play
Now you’re gonna now you’re gonna
Pay to play
So you wanna be a Rock and Roll star
as if that still exists
At least you could play the big bars
you know you can’t resist
Rock is dead, music is free
Twenty First century
You wanna take the stage
to ventilate your rage
W’e’ll give it to you for a fee
We want money up front
We take what we want
Money up front
We take what we want
Money up front
We take what we want
We take what we want
Pay to play, pay to play
Now you’re gonna pay to play
Pay to play, pay to play
Now you’re gonna now you’re gonna
Pay to play
All the young Brooklynites who play indie guitars
Who need to play what few want to hear
in back room Brooklyn bars
Youi’re gonna play for the other bands
Their girlfriends and boyfriends too
Their eyes are rolling, but you’ll be rolling
in revenue
We want money up front
We take what we want
Money up front
We take what we want
Money up front
We take what we want
We take what we want
Pay to play, you’re gonna pay to play now
Now you’re gonna pay to play
You’re gonna pay to play, you’re gonna pay to play now
Now you’re gonna
Pay to play
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6. |
Chasing The Dream
03:27
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Life is short and goes by fast
Follow the dream, yeah, follow the dream, yeah
As much as you want it, nothing lasts
Follow the dream, yeah, follow the dream, yeah
Bobbling along like I never belong
Running a dream, yeah, running a dream, yeah
Maybe one day I’ll write a hit song
Living the dream, yeah, living the dream, yeah
I’m hearing what you mean
You think I’m in a pipe dream
Chasing the dream, yeah, just chasing the dream, yeah
Well, it’s very extreme
but it’s more than it seems
Chasing the dream, yeah, just chasing the dream, yeah
Born with a gift
Born with a gift
Born with a gift that feels like a curse
Plenty could be better, but plenty could be worse
Work everyday to make your way
Follow a dream, yeah, follow a dream yeah
In everyday you pay just to play
Running a dream, yeah, running a dream
I started out with accordion at age four
Living a dream, yeah, living a dream, yeah
Then I got a guitar and blew down doors
Chasing a dream, now, just chasing the dream, now
I want the world to hear my sound
Chasing the dream, now, chasing the dream
It’ll heal you baby, make the lost feel found
Chasing the dream, now, chasing the dream, now
Born
It’s in my fear
With a gift
I know it’s near
Born
I can’t let go
With a gift
Why do I do it?
Born
It’s in my fear, when I question my ability
With a gift
I know it’s near, then I question my stability
Born
I can’t let go, but I gotta let it go anyway
With a gift
Why do I do it? I don’t know I do it everyday
Everyday
When you never got yur shot at the starting line
and no on e wants to hear you whine how you’re wasting your time
Follow a dream, yeah, follow your dream yeah
Chasing the dream, yeah, Chasing the dream, yeah
I put it all aside and hide my pride
and keep my smile about a mile wide
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7. |
Run It Out
03:20
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I’m going down
I wanna doctor doctor
I’m out of town
I’m out of vodka vodka vodka vodka
I’m bound
They tied me to a stretcher
I come around
and I know what it gets you
and where it gets you
Run it out
I’d rather run it out
I’d rather run it out
I’d rather run it out
I’m outa time
so I go what I’m after
It’s in my mind
and it’s the only factor, the only factor
Run it out
I’d rather run it out
I’d rather run it out
I’d rather run it out
I tried to breathe now
All that we weave noe
I tried to leave now
Appreciate now
Down
Don’t want a doctor doctor
I’m out of town
I’m out of vodka vodka vodka vodka
I’m bound
They tied me to a stretcher
I come around
and I know what it gets you
and where it gets you
Run it out
I’d rather run it out
I’d rather run it out
I’d rather run it out
I’d rather run it out
I’d rather run it out
I’d rather run it out
I’d rather run it out
I try to see now
All that deceives now
I tried to leave now
Appreciate now
I’d rather run it out
I’d rather run it out
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8. |
Can't Fight
04:08
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Can’t fight the feeling in my life
I wanna let it go
Can’t fight feeing in my life
Can’t fight feeing in my life
Can’t fight stealing in my life
No one’s digging in my life
No one’s digging in my life
No one’s digging in my life
Wait till it’s over
Too late when it’s over
Wait till it’e over
Under the clover
DNA feelings fueling my dealings
DNA feelings hitting my ceiling
Can’t fight the feeling in my life
I wanna let it go
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9. |
Girlfriend In My Head
03:18
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My girlfriend’s in my head
Filling me up with dread
We text our love, exchange our pics
She likes to talk a lot about dick
I think I saw her once or twice
We hung out in a park
We started to make love
but some dogs began to bark
Now what could go wrong?
How how how long
can this go on?
Until she comes along
Girlfriend in my head
Got a girlfriend in my head
I swear that she’s so real
My girlfriend in my head
Got massive appeal
My girlfriend in my head
She’s blowing up the scene
Got a girlfriend in my head
radiating from my screen
She’s talking in her sleep
Her face glows in the dark
She’s sounding oh so sweet
but she feels way too hard
I’m falling apart at the dreams
I’m living a life like a tease
I feel like I’ve been under siege
Baby, just come back to me
Girlfriend in my head
She looks so pretty when she’s selling jewelry
in a live Facebook feed, she’s got way more than I need
A hundred thousand views
I got her on my screen
I’m slammed with her Instagram
She’s going to my head
My girlfriend’s in my head
She writes stuff to me
My girlfriend in my head
How I can I get free?
Girlfriend in my head
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10. |
I Want Nothing
02:56
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Be a gentle soul
not an asshole
Don’t want your thing
I’m beaten down and sore
ready to take more
I want nothing
I’m keeping you at bay
but you just don’t go away
Give me nothing
Dogged by you for years
You’re triggering the fear
Expect nothing
And all I want to do is give
and live it on the positive
So sick of your divisive words
Your theater of the absurdity
All I want to do is give
and live it on the positive
Don;t want your thing
Sick of your divisive word
and your theater of the absurd
I want nothing
Everybody everybody everybody
for themselves
Everybody everybody everybody
for themselves
You’d rather be wrong about me being right
Give me nothing
Than me being right about you being wrong
Expet nothing
Everybody everybody
Everybody everybody everybody
Everybody everybody everybody for themselves
Everybody everybody everybody everybody for themselves
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11. |
Poisoning The well
03:13
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Well
Poisoning the well
I saw you poisoning the well
No, don’t believe what you see
You’re always poisoning the well
Yes, only just believe me
i caught you poisoning the well
With no reposibility
You’re always poisoning
You’re always poisoning the well
One by one
One by one
One by one
Divide and conquer
One by one
Divide and conquer
Divide and conquer
So much confusion to make
You’re always poisoning the well
I bend the rules that I break
You’re just a poisoning the well
I tell you everything is fake
I caught you poisoning
You’re always poisoning the well
Look at that man over there
You’re always poisoning the well
Look at that blank, empty stare
You’re always poisoning the well
Got something to get him scared
You’re always poisoning
You’re always poisoning
You’re always poisoning the well
Muddy the waters with piss
I saw you poisoning the well
I can’t believe all of this
I bet you poison all the wells
It’s like we don’t even exist
You’re always poisoning
You’re always poisoning
You’re always poisoning the well
One by one
Divide and conquer
Look at that man over there
You’re always poisoning the well
Look at that blank, empty stare
You’re just a poisoning the well
Got something to get him scared
You’re always poisoning
You’re always poisoning
You’re always poisoning the well
Muddy the waters with piss
You’re always poisoning the well
You won’t believe all of this
You’re just a poison all the whales
It’s like we don’t even exist
You’re always poisoning
You’re always poisoning
You’re always poisoning the well
No, don’t believe what you see
You’re always poisoning the well
Yes, only just believe me
You’re always poisoning the welll
With no reposibility
You’re always poisoning
To you
You’re always poisoning
You’re always poisoning the well
Well well, well
You’re always poisoning the well
You’re always poisoning
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12. |
A Mix b6
02:22
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Joe Bendik New York, New York
Longtime East Village NYC Rock Musician, Performer, Songwriter & Producer since 1986.
Pittsburgh Post Punk/Hardcore from (1979-1985). Other works include soundtracks and scoring.
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