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Island
03:14
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sitting with the sting of separation
forgotten how to be on my own
all the unused muscles i now need
to hold myself together
i was a self-sufficient being
a sorrowful mercurial thing
till your hands found my strings
and you taught me how to fall open
frightened but still i surrendered
ive got to be an island
cant open up like this again
cause i gave it all away
this unrelenting silence
it has never felt so strange
still missing our golden days
never wanted to play the game
but i really thought i would win this time
thought id walk away all flushfaced and vindicated
now im headed into the night with my dunce cap
and a pocketful of dreams given up on
gonna make some bad decisions
dont call me till the morning
how am i supposed
to recover what ive given
words hang in my throat
unsaid because i learned you i listened
when is it too late
to turn back to myself
i am now losing faith
in the concept of somebody else
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Burning
02:18
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the house we built is burning
but i dont know who set the flame
and i dont want to point a finger
at somebody who doesnt deserve the blame
my eyes had fallen shut or else
id be able to lay it all out plain
our little house is burning
though its always stood on unsteady feet
thought if i put enough energy into hope
i wouldnt notice the foundation had grown weak
and wed still smile and glimmer
like the other happy houses on our street
the house we built is burning
and im too attached to be sensible
youll have to drag me out by my ear
im a toddler in a tantrum knotty and terrible
we have sustained so much damage
we were indefensible
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hayden casey
hayden casey is a musician and writer living in arizona.
his next album, ISOLA, will be released in march 2024.
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