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"it was twelve-ten"
01:06
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I was packing up the car, getting ready to leave about noon,
And i got on the road and at...
As i was driving, the wind was picking up
And it looked like there was going to be a storm
That kind of was blowing through.
And, uh, it started to rain and i was, uh,
About half a mile from i-94 --
Which would be the expressway i would take
To head first to the east and then south to
Dayton. and, uh, a tree limb had fallen in the road.
And my last memories are two things:
An suv climbed over the branches of the tree
On the lane coming toward me, but the limb
Was so large in my lane that there was no way
I was getting over or around it.
And so i pulled off to the side,
Parked my car,
Pulled the parking brake,
And it was twelve-ten.
And that's the last memory i have of that day
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2. |
Tupperware for Glass
04:25
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I know i never call you on a work day
And i'm gonna call your sisters after this
We're not quite sure what happened
We're calling it an accident for now
There isn't more that we can do
I'll call you back when we got
A bit more news
I only drink high fructose on occasion
I traded all my tupperware for glass
And that's all helpful stuff
If we live long enough
I guess we'll improvise the rest
As it comes up
They don't know how long
He's gonna lie there
And he's too weak to use the telephone
It's looking pretty dire
Could come right down to the wire
And i don't wanna say goodbye alone
So get some sleep make some coffee
And hit the road
Drive up tomorrow morning
I pray to god it's boring but if not
I'm gonna need to see my son
I'm driving on the highway crying northward
Praying you'll be there when i pull up
And the campus parking nightmare
Feels more corrupt than healthcare
When i swipe my credit card
To see my dad
Hold my breath and echo down the hallway
Right before my fingers touch the door
I see every song unspooling
Rearranging and retuning
Til they settle on
The only things we know
We live and we die
And in between we grow
I only drink high fructose on occasion
I traded all my tupperware for glass
And that's all helpful stuff
If we live long enough
I guess we'll improvise the rest
As it comes up
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3. |
In the Corner
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4. |
"trying to be helpful"
00:42
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So
I mean
I think there's this
Underlying investigation
Of my memory
And my knowledge
And my decision making
And in some ways it
Felt over time as if
I was always being tested
Uh, like
Tested
Will I make
The right choice
Or
Will I make
Another wrong choice
And the worst part
Of the whole accident
Was that I don't
Even know what I did
Wrong to have myself fall
So I couldn't confirm
Or guarantee to anyone
That I wouldn't do it again
Cause, I was
Like
Just trying to be helpful
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5. |
Church
03:53
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When we go out to the church
And we file in the pews
So an older man
With silk soft hands
Can tell us what to do
I try to fold my hands
Like a good young catholic can
And do my best to pray
But that won't make him stay
If today's the day
When our loss makes us confused
Our emotions melt down too
And they run like watercolor inks
In red and green and blue
And I laugh when I should cry
Cause I know we're gonna die
But I never imagined it
Would be by accident
Is it happening
But god can't keep you here
If it's your time to go
But he might sand the edges down
And keep your soul at peace for now
And I know the best case scenario
Gives us eighty years or so
There's just no way to know
You built your kids a fort
Out of screws and two-by-fours
But halfway through it fell on you
And it split you like a sword
Your friend took you inside
And your wife came home to find
David on his back
With a housemate stitching a crack
With his air force first aid pack
But love can't keep you here
When it's your time to go
But it might hold the cold at bay
And fill the potholes in your way
And I know the best case scenario
Gives us eighty years or so
I just don't want you to go
Til we're all unbearably old
Songs won't keep you here
When it's your time to go
But they can stand here in your place
And keep some of your memories safe
And I know the best case scenario
Kicks the can on down the road
But I just don't want you to go
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6. |
Sale Today
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7. |
Dinners I
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8. |
Sale Today Canon
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9. |
"so, why?"
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10. |
Couch Song
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11. |
To Keep Him Here
06:08
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Sticky notes
By the basement stairs
Tell him not to go down there
Cause if he falls
One more time
He could vanish
She drives them down
In drywall with
A slender old dark nail
Doubtless picked up
Some years back
A steal at a yard sale
It'll take some time
Till he goes for a drive
Hems and haws and haggles hard
Til the price is right
It could be years
Of hopes and fears
Doing everything we can
To keep him here
Lead him to the toilet for
The first time in my life
White knuckles grip my shoulders like
A theme park safety bar
When he sits down
He looks so small
A fragile hollow shell
So we talk tiny
Crack a joke
Thankful he can't smell
It'll take some time
Til he skates on ice
Shoots and scores
And pumps his fist
Comes home late at night
It could be years
Of hopes and fears
Doing everything we can
To keep him here
It'll take some time
Til he skates on ice
Shoots and scores
And pumps his fist and
Comes home late at night
It could be years
Of hopes and fears
Doing everything we can
To keep him here
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12. |
Dinners II
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13. |
Tough Luck
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