1. |
The Traveler
03:35
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I set my world on fire to see what’s inside
And in the ashes, there was nothing left to hide,
Nothing to tie me down
With every step I shudder, crawling up my spine,
It was so easy to follow the same design,
No way to turn around
You can't stop me now
So many paths to take, and none are sure to hold,
No way to know what will come when it’s time to go
I hurry anyway
It’s hard to welcome the weight of uncertainty.
But I know that in time I will find the space to breathe
Taking it day by day
I will find my way
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2. |
Hello
03:06
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Hello, I know this isn’t normal
I’m not one to be formal, but it’s just so hard
For me to talk in a way that’s see through
I know I shouldn’t speak my truth, let down my guard
But you’ve got to know what I’ve got to show
The way that my heart goes
Though I know it’s not important
Please know that I adore it when you do
Things the way you do
And I hope it’s not a crime how
I’ve thought so for some time now
I like how
You make me so happy
I couldn’t say what revelation
Gave me the inspiration to reveal to you
But no matter what I had for reason
I know that it’s in season to explain my view
Now is the time for sharing the love
So I will share with you
Though I know it’s not important
Please know that I adore it when you do
Things the way you do
And I hope it’s not a crime how
I’ve thought so for some time now
I like how
You make me so happy
When I’m not with you, I always miss you
Even if I don’t tell you that I do
And if you could see, you still wouldn’t believe
The way you turn my sky blue
I’ve got no kind of expectations from any
Conversations just between us two
I just want you to know
That you are so beautiful
And all the world can see it too
I don’t know if I’ll convince you it’s so
But I want you to know
That even though it’s not important
I really do adore it when you do
Anything, everything you do
And I hope it’s not a crime how
I’ve thought so for a long time now
I like how
You bring the best in me
Oooooh,
I hope that you know,
You make me so happy
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3. |
Who Could Want More
04:45
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As I was walking by the creek today
I saw a shimmer in the blue
The sunny dazzle swam before my eyes
And filled my heart with something true
Something so bright, it was like, somebody turned on the light
I looked above me and the sky smiled
With puffy clouds across its face
I looked around me, everything was so alive
And I was grounded in my place
But at the same time, I was lifted, lifted so high
I know that I am the luckiest guy,
Who could want more?
What can I say
Never seen it before,
But now it’s a brand new day
I can’t believe it took me so long to see
What was right under my nose
But now I’ve got it and it’s oh so clear to me
That I will never let it go,
Oh heaven knows, and I believe, it is exactly what I need
Oh yes indeed, like living a dream
Who could want more?
What can I say
Never seen it before,
But now it’s a brand new day
Oh my god, the world is so beautiful
Who could want more?
What can I say
Never seen it before,
But now it’s a brand new day
Now it’s a brand new day, yeah
The world it is so beautiful
Every day, in every single little way
It’s beautiful
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4. |
What Do You Do
04:39
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It’s been a long night
Everything has left your mind
As you’re trying to piece together
How your heart can take another rejection
Each sigh, another relapse
Each thought, another heart attack
Do you know where to go
When you feel like there’s no tomorrow
As the lights pass
So do the flashbacks
Everything was right so why am I left with no chance
It’s rushing over me now, this sinking feeling so how?
What do you do when you need someone, but you want to be alone?
What do you do?
What do you do?
What do you do?
You put your voice to the pipe, but the lovers are gone
You let your sorrows die, but it’s where we belong
What do you do?
What do you do?
What do you do?
Wish I could sleep instead of this
So I wouldn't have to ponder this mess
Hit the reset on my tired brain
So my paranoia would go away, just for a day
What do you do when you need someone, but you want to be alone?
What do you do?
What do you do?
What do you do?
You put your voice to the pipe, but the lovers are gone
You let your sorrows die, but it’s where we belong
What do you do?
What do you do?
What do you do?
I don’t know why I can’t leave this state of mind
I wish I wasn’t burdened by thoughts of that kind
I know I’ll be fine tomorrow
No more pain and sorrow
But until then, how do I deal with this time
What do you do when you need someone, but you want to be alone?
What do you do?
What do you do?
What do you do?
You put your voice to the pipe, but the lovers are gone
You let your sorrows die, but it’s where we belong
What do you do?
What do you do?
What do you do?
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5. |
Summer High
03:53
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Lone tree silhouette in bright night sky
Late night life, no I won’t say goodbye
I feel the grass as it grows beneath my tree
I feel the earth as it flows beneath my feet
Daytime troubles try to lay me low
But I won’t break, I’m never letting go
Some nights I don’t want to close my eyes
Times that fly in my ideal design
I know I’ll go blind inside your light
But I don’t mind, I’m in a summer high
I float skyward in the evening breeze
I am leaving but it’s all I need
I reach the moon and I yearn for higher rest
I reach the stars and they burn inside my chest
In this night is life I never knew
All I need is to keep sight of you
Some nights I don’t want to close my eyes
Times that fly in my ideal design
I know I’ll go blind inside your light
But I don’t mind, I’m in a summer high
I’m higher than an angel
Heaven is far below my feet
In the summer, I don’t even need wings
To fly into the highest heights of me
Some nights I don’t want to close my eyes
Times that fly in my ideal design
I know I’ll go blind inside your light
But I don’t mind, I’m in a summer high
Some nights I don’t want to close my eyes
Times that fly in my ideal design
I know I’ll go blind inside your light
But I don’t mind, I’m in a summer high
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6. |
Oh Simple Time
02:04
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Saw you today for the first time in years
Brought back traces of my old hopes and fears
I guess I hid them like some ugly souvenirs
But I can’t hide when you’re here
I remember your car that quiet night
Sea breeze sweeping through your hair in clear moonlight
If I only knew, all the things you needed me to
Oh simple time, your hand in mine
Safe above the ocean’s thunder
What could it be that I couldn’t see
Do you still pace the shore I wonder
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7. |
Sputnik Sweetheart
03:32
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Sputnik Sweetheart
Satellite around my mind again
Oh when, will you
Fall down to earth, oh,
Sputnik Sweetheart
Never found the time to make it work
It hurts, how you
Circle so closely
Late night, summer’s come, to an end
Drawing our time out, not lover’s, or friends,
Shoulder to shoulder, but our hands, never met
Couldn’t know you for long, but I miss the/those moments,
Sputnik Sweetheart
Satellite around my mind again
Oh when, will you
Fall down to earth, oh,
Sputnik Sweetheart
Never found the time to make it work
It hurts, how you
Circle so closely
Maybe it’s selfish, to live in the past
Gossamer dreaming of love that can’t last
And I’m on a current, divergent from you
No reason to doubt the paths we came to, but
If we collide we’d be a beautiful mess
We’d search for some meaning inside of the wreck
Not much to be done since the train’s left the station
but I’ve lost my patience, I’m waiting right here, for you
Sputnik Sweetheart
Satellite around my mind again
Oh when, will you
Fall down to earth, oh,
Sputnik Sweetheart
Never found the time to make it work
It hurts, how you
Circle so closely
Circle so closely, to me
Closely to me
How you circle so closely, to me
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8. |
Dance With Me
04:15
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The you I used to know,
And I, who never seemed to find
A way to align
The good, the bad, the trying,
We made it work, for just a while,
But we can’t stop the tide
Though we know somethings don’t last
Nothing wrong in looking back
Cause oh my gosh how we’d light up
As we’d dance through autumn leaves
Searching for a place our own
Somewhere we could only dream
Oh, when you’d come and dance with me
Oh, when you’d come and dance with me
We wanted something more,
Than what was in each other arms
It hurt to understand
Those cherished memories
I had to walk them off my mind
Wishes in the sand
Cause oh my gosh how we’d light up
As we’d dance through autumn leaves
Searching for a place our own
Somewhere we could only dream
Oh, when you’d come and dance with me
Oh, when you’d come and dance with me
We walked in youthful bliss
But we were only kids
In time we found that we weren’t meant
To work out in the end
But I’d still like to be your friend
Yes I think we could still be friends
Cause oh my gosh how we’d light up
As we’d dance through autumn leaves
Searching for a place our own
Somewhere we could only dream
Oh, when you’d come and dance with me
Oh, when you’d come and dance with me
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9. |
Icarus
08:48
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House of brick and mortar
It’s different when you’re older
The rust around your rain pipes
Only makes me love you more
I’m floating with no lifeline
I’m stuck in shoes that aren’t mine
I wish I could just go back
To how things were before
Life in limbo
I want to go back home
Lost and low in this town
I flew too high and fell down
Now every day’s the same shade
Of a grey that doesn’t cease
This weary climb is not for me
I want to go away and sleep
And dream that I am somewhere safe
Where I can be at peace
Life in limbo
I miss the simple things
Maybe this is not for me
Cause every day it’s/gets hard to see
The part of me that wants to dream
But I’m still here
Maybe I should just go home
Or maybe should I stay unknown
Until I find a place to go
I’ll stay here
Each days the same, only me, to blame,
The one that keeps me up at night, the one who’s putting up a fight
And I, don’t know, how far, it goes,
and i don’t see just where i stand, but how could anybody know
I saw it online, just one week ago,
10 tricks to be happy that you oughta know
There’s room for mistakes if you let yourself grow
But someone forgot to tell me
I should have known
Maybe this is not for me
I should have known
Simple doesn’t mean easy
I should have known
But at least it’s worth a try
I’m a fucking wreck, but I still got plenty of
time
I used to spend my days in bed, tangled up in all my dread
Had no handle on the weight, so worried I’d be stuck in place,
But I don’t need direction, to believe, oh no,
That all the shame will pass me by, no use looking for a sign
I took some time to believe
That everyone fucks up, not only me
I made my mistakes but now I can see
I should have known
Maybe this is not for me
I should have known
Simple doesn’t mean easy
I should have known
But at least it’s worth a try
I’m a fucking wreck, but I still got plenty of
time
I should have been more mindful of the choices that I make
I should have taken chances instead of taking breaks
I should have been more careful when it came to my own life
I should have bought this jacket in a color that I like
And all these thoughts are racing in my head, they never stop,
And all these insecurities, I learned them on the job,
But none of them can frighten me from flying to the sun,
I’d rather crash and burn instead of sleeping when it’s done
And all these thoughts are racing in my head, they never stop,
And all these insecurities, I learned them on the job,
But none of them can frighten me from flying to the sun,
More Icarus than Sisyphus than everything is done
All these thoughts, racing in my head, they never stop
I learned them on the job
But I’m not frightened, flying to the sun
I’m not done, No I’m not done
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10. |
So Far
04:01
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I’ve been stranded, a stranger on the shore
Mainland calling, hated that I wanted more
I felt like I had less - the world was so unfair
Too afraid to swim if I had to lose a little air
I’m more of a diamond now,
No longer in the rough
The winds wore me down, but now I know
That I am enough
You know, you’re coming around
Learning to stand when they’re keeping you down
You know, it’s taken a toll
Jump in the fire to temper the soul
You know, it isn’t the end
But you’ll be alright
You know, you come so far
Proudly gonna wear the scars
Too many days I’ve spent alone inside this room
Too many nights I’ve wasted crying to the moon
I know that these thoughts of mine can drag me to my knees
But each new day is better than a host of memories
I know it’s not over, oh,
The next storm is on its way
The winds wore me down, but now I know
That I will be okay
You know, you’re coming around
Learning to stand when they’re keeping you down
You know, it’s taken a toll
Jump in the fire to temper the soul
You know, it isn’t the end
But you’ll be alright
You know, you come so far
Proudly gonna wear the scars
So if you’re burning out
You need to know
There’s brighter lights
Down the road---
You know, you’re coming around
Learning to stand when they’re keeping you down
You know, it’s taken a toll
Jump in the fire to temper the soul
You know, it isn’t the end
But you’ll be alright
You know, you come so far
Proudly gonna wear the scars
You know, you’re coming around
Learning to stand when they’re keeping you down
You know, it’s taken a toll
Jump in the fire to temper the soul
You know, it isn’t the end
But you’ll be alright
You know, you come so far
Proudly gonna wear the scars
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Indigo Elephant Oakland, California
Award-winning* Bay Area indie rock
Contact us at indigoelephantband@gmail.com
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