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Flies in my Teeth
03:05
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you should know that I'm a piece of shit
I get sad and don't know how to cope with it
I flake out on the people that I love
they say "give it an hour"
they don't understand that an hour's not enough
when you passively wanna die every day of your life
and there's this side of you that desperately wants to live a full life
but when you were just a kid
you never saw yourself making it past 18
if you even got that far
and it's hard to breathe with holes in your heart
said it's hard to breathe with holes in your heart
when you're halfway to 23 and living with friends
and the city took your car
hard to breathe when you hate where you are
you should know that I'm bad at staying in touch
and you should know that sometimes I really hate being touched
so just back the fuck up please
I need a 3 foot radius of space around me
'cause I'm drowning in overstimulation
I know you hate it when I get this way
but I promise you I hate it more
and I don't like to lie
but when I tell you the truth
it's not good enough for you
so lying becomes what I do
any excuse that I could use
to get out of the plans I made again
guess that makes me a terrible friend
and it's hard to breathe with this fucking apathy
filling up my lungs like mucus so thick and green
it's hard to breathe with these flies in my teeth
buzzing around my lips just waiting for something to feed on
hard to breathe when you're me
I said it's hard to breathe when you're me
and I swear this isn't personal
yeah I swear this isn't personal
but you make it fucking personal every time
every god damn time
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Modern Alchemy
02:46
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Life lessons learned the hard way every time
Trying to keep this chin up and focus on the grind
But my nihilistic mind is always ripe with things to say
about the capitalist dystopia
we've accepted as the way things have to be
And people just keep dying in the street
while I'm collecting tear stains on my sheet
'Cause I can't bear to stand upon these aching, dried out feet today
Life lessons like a softball to the socket
How do I make food out of the crumbs inside my pocket?
It's the alchemy of the modern age
We've given up on the chase for the American dream
Yeah, I'd sooner believe in Santa Claus
And so-called friends just keep dropping off like flies
Truth be told, I'm so used to people leaving I can't bring myself to cry
'Cause all the self-awareness in the world won't help determine why I can't keep anyone close to me
And the days go by faster all the time
These circles 'round my eyes could tell you things that blow your mind
And so the void grows larger every night
If I'm lucky, I'll implode before I ever fall in line
If I'm lucky, I'll implode before I ever fall in line
If I'm lucky, I'll implode
If I'm lucky, I'll implode
If I'm lucky, I'll implode
If I'm lucky, I'll implode
If I'm lucky, I'll implode
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"Fuss"
02:20
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a room, curtains drawn
jacket draped over the television screen
you don't want anyone to hear or see
you being vulnerable, chaotic, and excitable
said this is an audition
is that why you're all nerves?
break a leg, because you're up after this verse
the mystery of you and me
I like your energy
but you say we're on two different wavelengths
and I guess that's true
nevertheless
just wanna be close to you
a night in the dark
we're meditating--you don't wanna talk
but your eyes give you away
'cause you are vulnerable, chaotic, and excitable
if you could do it over
it'd never leave the ground
honeyed lips, take a sip
trying to wash all this down
the mystery of you and me
I love your energy
but you say we're on two different wavelengths
and I guess that's true
nevertheless, just wanna be close to you
there are things I'd like to do
I know you feel it too
you've been watching me
I know you like the view
you like me liking you
nevertheless, nevertheless
NEVERTHELESS
Just wanna be close to you!
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Mug I Brought from Home
04:31
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I'm going out to have one last smoke before I refrain for the rest of my life
and I'm going out to write poems while I sip espresso
from a mug that I brought from home
'Cause even when I tell them I'm drinking here,
they insist on giving me styrofoam
But our planet is dying
You're lying to yourself if you think that anyone
can afford to be apathetic these days
I'm going to work 'cause I'm a cog in the machine
And these bills I never asked for won't pay themselves
But I'm smiling all the time 'cause I know it's just a means to an end
I'll pass out those napkins, and cans, and straws
It'll give me all sorts of inspiration for my cause
'Cause our system is flawed, but our logic doesn't have to be
Repeat after me:
Say "I am capable of anything"
"I possess the tools to tear this world apart and rebuild it"
"To take it back from the corporate Fat Cats who get paid to kill it"
I'm writing this song 'cause I just feel so small
And sometimes I feel it's all I can do in the moment
Spreading hope and hopefully helping others
feel a little less invisible and alone
and powerless
To give you inspiration for your cause
'Cause our system is flawed but our logic doesn't have to be
Repeat after me, say:
I am capable of everything!
I possess the tools to tear this world apart and rebuild it
To take it back from the corporate Fat Cats who get paid to kill it
We are capable of anything!
We possess the tools to tear this world apart and rebuild it
To take it BACK from the corporate Fat Cats who get paid to kill it
They're paid to kill it
They've taken out a hit on you, me, and everyone in between
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