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Since Pangaea

by David Lee

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1.
You know it's been a long time now Since Pangea I'd like to think That the whole world started to fall apart And whole hearts started to sink And people are making a big fuss of it Like we're all headed to our doom But this storm's been raging for a long time now Why am I the only one who sees that it ain't nothin' new? Oh, nothin' new So some joker asked me my opinion And so I asked him, "What's it to you?" So he says, "I dunno, nothin' really" So I says, "Guess we share the same point of view" I don't take to believing in anything And I don't read too much into things these days I mean, it was just the other day that you needed the Man to make a break Man, times have changed Oh, they've sure changed Speaking of days gone by Because you know how we love living in the past It was just the other day I saw the former love of my life If I only knew then that nothin' ever lasts Like all the hair on my father's head I'm sure he misses it now that it's gone For now, I guess I'll still take these luxuries for granted Like I always say, use'em while you got'em While you still got them I try not to worry 'bout anything, really I mean, what's the point in stressin' over spilled milk? Quit your cryin' and just mop up the mess, son We don't got all that much time left to kill I guess if there's one thing I do believe If there's one faith that I can preach If there's just one lesson that I would teach Just go have some fun already Just have some fun While you're still young
2.
You're saying it's just one more murder No one'll care how bad you'll hurt her She's just one more notch on your belt It's her own damn fault that she fell You've got grace and you've got poise It's always been their own choice You've got money and you've got charm Now if you only had a heart Mary never had a chance against the likes of you With your warm words and your smooth moves Mary never had a chance against the likes of you Look out, Mary, there's a snake on the loose And there ain't no lie too cold No There ain't no blow too low No And there's no being too cruel to any fool trying to be pretty enough for you Mary never had a chance against the likes of you With your warm words and your smooth moves Mary never had a chance against the likes of you Look out, Mary, there's a snake on the loose Oh, Mary, Mary, what are you gonna do? Mary never had a chance against the likes of you
3.
And I Was 02:57
Something has just been brought to my attention over what we fought I never ever say what I probably ought, it's always leaving your eyes a little bloodshot But let's not lie that you're any better what with you always acting so red letter Measure each tremor multiplied by Richter, but sweet tea shouldn't taste so bitter I don't know why there needs to be something wrong, but there does I guess it's proof that you can only be happy for so long, and I was Until you made a claim for some time and space, to which I could only acquiesce Pack up my things and head outta this place, but I should've known you'd never give up the chase So am I really the one who's crazed when you're the one who seems to think conflict's so great Like folding while holding a pair of pocket Aces, the joke's on us I don't know why there needs to be something wrong, but there does I guess it's proof that you can only be happy for so long, and I was And I was We can always come to a compromise But we can never give up the fight We can always put our burns on ice but we'll shortly blame the freeze for our next blight If we can maintain a peaceful state of mind, let's heal up these cuts and bruises or at least try I don't know why there needs to be something wrong, but there does I guess it's proof that you can only be happy for so long, and I was And I was And I was
4.
I can't see through the static on my TV All this white noise buzzing erratically The shapes and the colors all seem to bleed I can't see through the static on my TV Why do I feel like I've been here before? It's the same road, traveled twice more But this time at a price they won't have to afford When the map's already been charted before Has the well run dry? Or have we lost the will to try something new? I can't listen through the static on my radio All these poets emptying out the secrets of their souls While their chords blend into a tried and true 2 note joke I can't listen to this cookie cutter FM radio Has the well run dry? Or have we lost the will to try something new? Has the well run dry? Have we come across the time where there's nothing left to do? I can't listen through the static on my radio Can't listen through the static on my radio FM radio I can't see through the static on my TV All this white noise buzzing erratically The shapes and the colors all seem to bleed I can't see through the static on my TV I can't see through the static on my TV I can't see through the static on my TV
5.
Got an itty bitty song in my head Got an empty paper and a confused pen Can't write it down, can't dictate it Can't get it out despite inspiration I meant to write it as a testament true I meant to write it for one such as you I meant to write it but I can't find a start I meant to write it but it's suddenly so hard It was a love song that didn't involve me or you It was a love song that took a Shakespearian cue It would've been easy if I knew Shakespeare more But I'm not an educated playwright hailing from Oxford Unless you go to Oxford to study something else Then I guess I need a new excuse for myself I could claim it's a trivial and useless anciently outdated piece But then you'd just get angry at a notion that I don't really believe I can listen to all the right songs To help me focus on what I want To develop an art to entertain you Something superficial and overused I guess in my lyricist's block I wrote something else A song that I'll probably have shelved Like a record mogul owning an artist's soul Who doesn't find the art too marketable Or maybe I'll find a use for it and find a place I guess I can save it for a rainy day I guess I can save it for a rainy day I guess I can save it for a rainy day
6.
Dolly Dolly 03:41
Well well well oh what the hell Seems it's only been a spell since she last rung my bell Driving me up and down, Dolly Dolly, you keep me flailing around The hell do you want and the hell are you on? The room keeps spinnin' like my head has been kickin' it Oh why don't you stick a brick in it before I start breakin'... The girl's gone crazy like she's got a score to settle Here she comes now, like a bat outta hell Somebody hide me, somebody help! The girl's gone crazy The girl's gone crazy Droppin' the line and losin' the phone Packin' my life and leavin' my home In the futile hope that she won't know Where the hell to go when my face won't show But she knows just where to find all the secret places I hide Like a god damn sleuth or a private eye From Bangkok to Beirut, from Kaohsiung to Timbuktu Dolly Dolly, there's no escaping you
7.
My dear friend, won't you come around And have a seat by me Seems something's turned you upside down Got you feeling weak Won't you come and have a seat by me Let me see if I can give you what you need Shadows cast themselves so unexpectedly Even in the brightest sun But my dear friend, there's no need to run When you've got a shoulder you can lean on My dear friend, won't you recall eleven numbers And have a chat with me A friendly ear isn't all that costly to offer It could help put your mind at ease My dear friend, call and have a chat with me Let me see if I can give you what you need My dear friend, come have a seat by me
8.
Hey there, baby, take a look at you Looks like you're dressed to kill The poor boys'll never know what to do You'll leave those suckers faint and ill Go ahead and blow them a little kiss You'll have'em all under your thumb You'll have a chance to clench an iron fist Before they realize they should've run Roses are red, and you are, too With your little horns and a pitchfork to boot Now tell me tell me, honey, tell me it's true You're the only one who means anything to you I suppose I could be a gent and try to warn you Before you go off and take it too far You keep this act up with all these clueless fools They won't be the only ones with battle scars 'Cause it's only a matter of time before the dumb get wise They'll find the pattern in your rhymes and find a way to reply And you ain't gonna like it, I ain't gonna lie They'll team up and turn on you, leave you hangin' high and dry When they find you're just a parasite Roses are red, and you are, too With your little horns and a pitchfork to boot Now tell me tell me, honey, tell me it's true You're the only one who means anything to you Roses are red, and you are, too With your little horns and a pitchfork to boot I'll tell ya tell ya, honey, tell ya it's true Pretty soon it'll all catch up to you
9.
What's going on with my world today? Is it something profound or is it simply strange? I really can't tell, so might you suggest an easy way to help me make sense of this mess? It's okay if you can't, I've been here times before; I survive each time and there'll be many more It just takes a strong will, or a stubborness; I've got the latter but is it all worth it? You tell me, "YES!" but I just can't concur when all the world talks about is, "who got hurt?" And speaking of hurt, why do you still stay? Dealing with a fellow who is clearly not sane These thoughts consume me and make me stay up real late Thinking of failures and choices I hadn't the strength to make I remember you and those of who that I looked up to once And now I can't help but wonder where have all my heroes gone? Remember the time that I disappeared? No one does and that's a point that I've always feared Since my conception as a human being, birthed from a woman who claims she loves me But how can I know if it's the truth or not when I've been lied to before like with the Santa Claus Who still brings gifts to those who disbelieve hoping that maybe someone someday will return the deed But givers can't receive, they only seem to lose despite being the greatest of people who do prove You don't need a reward to be considered good; it's a reward of the heart, I know this much is true These thoughts consume me and make me stay up real late Thinking of failures and choices I hadn't the strength to make I remember you and those of who that I looked up to once And now I can't help but wonder where have all my heroes gone? I lost the point somewhere inside these words but does it matter if it's a point that no one heard? A tree falls in the woods and then someone dies, or maybe that's just the leaves telling us all lies I don't believe there's a way we can ever know so we might as well start up the car and go Somewhere far away where the crazies can play; a place where I can feel at home and not feel insane It's a haunted feeling of being completely trapped; it's time to escape and break free of this lapse And maybe make the world a better place for me and you; It might help me out to do something good These thoughts consume me and make me stay up real late Thinking of failures and choices I hadn't the strength to make I remember you and those of who that I looked up to once And now I can't help but wonder where have all my heroes gone? Where have all my heroes gone?
10.
Playback 03:12
At first it seemed so great, it took a single serenade And I was as good as laid Didn't matter if they were hot, had a steady guy or not Three chords later they were caught By a soothing song and strum that outmatched Apollo You could call it bragging rights, all my friends throwing high fives Everybody asking for advice But now I'm not so sure if it's a blessing or a curse After twenty missing shirts And the phone calls that just won't stop Play the game and the game will play with all your fame until it takes all you've claimed You play the game and the game will play you back I never thought there'd be a time that every conquest would get wise And turn adventure into crime I never planned a contingency, now I know Hell really hath no fury Like a hundred women out to get me They're all up in arms and now I'm as hot as a leper Play the game and the game will play with all your fame until it takes all you've claimed You play the game and the game will play you back You play the game and the game will play you back And another fifty more who won't let me forget their names
11.
Blindsided 04:24
Living with the lights out lends a satisfying ignorance Some might even call it bliss Looking through the glass and onto the other side The view makes me want to hide But I can't turn around There was never a warrant out for your spark to arrest But I'm not asking for the check Desire seems to direct this energy into waves unsound But I can't turn around I never wanted this, but now that you're found I can't turn around I can't turn around This little globe keeps me spinning about I was hoping my world would stay flat But all I've known has been turned upside down Yet you left all the monsters on the map Poised to attack Combination cracked Senses has been sacked No turning back No turning... I never thought of this I never bought up this I never wanted this, but now that you're found I can't turn around I can't turn around Oh, now that you're found I can't turn around
12.
Could you pass me the bottle and pass me a glass So we can make a toast to the fact that all things must pass Now that the moment has come for the two of us at last Could you spare a minute to sing along with one last track It's hard to give up a treasure once the X has been found So let's just hang on to more time than we've been allowed Try to stretch out the now 'til we collapse passed out Just let me wake in the morning in the arms of an empty couch Because you know it's so hard to say goodbye Trying to survive the ravages of time But I'll make sure to keep you in my mind Until the day you walk back into my life I could spend all my time wishing for just one rewind But that train of thought is such a cliche line And it's not like we'll never share another rhyme So I'll save you this match next time you need a light 'Cause this door we all walk through swings both ways So you won't find me wasting time counting down the days Because it's not like my feet are cemented in place And I know I can always try to shorten the range Because you know it's so hard to say goodbye Trying to survive the ravages of time But I'll make sure to keep you in my mind Until the day you walk back into my life You'll find time is a wild river that always flows true You can divert it but you can't keep it from rushing through It'll run its own course no matter what you try to do But don't let that futility discourage you 'Cause time not only flows but it does something more Sometimes it comes along in the form of a revolving door One big wheel that brings us all back to where we were before So I'll watch for your ship to sail back to this shore So while it's so hard to say goodbye Trying to survive the ravages of time I'll still make sure to keep you in my mind Until the day you walk back into my life Because you know it's so hard to say goodbye Trying to survive the ravages of time But I'll make sure to keep you in my mind This revolving door'll bring you back on the rewind So I'll do my best to survive the ravages of time Until the day you walk back into my life
13.
So I catch it on the TV and it's callin', it's hollerin' right back, back to me Or back at me, I can't remember Maybe it's just that I'm not really sure What do you want? I ain't got no time for talk And if I wanted to talk, don'tcha think I woulda done it by now? So I catch it in my fish tank I'm tellin' ya, hook, line and sink, like monkeys in a barrel Who you callin' a monkey, anyhow? What do you want? I'm asking you, what do you want? I ain't got no time for talk And if I wanted to talk, don'tcha think I woulda done it by now? Maybe I'm just tired, but it doesn't hurt to speak these things No it don't, but I don't wanna talk No, I don't wanna talk No, I don't wanna talk, you can't make me talk, you can't make me Oh, what do you want? I ain't got no time for talk I'm asking you, what do you want? I said I ain't got no time for talk C'mon now, what do you want? I already said I ain't got no time for talk And I if I wanted to talk, don'tcha think I woulda done it by now?
14.
Where was it that you said I was supposed to draw the line? Before the ashes of good intent blot out every last inch of white? These hands were built to repair our bridges that fell But all I can hear is the blaring silence of the bells And while I wear this halo upon my head It seems my direction was mislead I've burnt down what I set out to save So often I've been misconstrued But I never gave up for fear of what I might lose Until the marble cracks, then what will I do? I'll carve it into something new I'll wear this halo upon my head Though my direction was mislead I burnt down what I set out to save But I'll bring it up from the ashes I'll bring it up from the ashes I know I lost my rhythm and rhyme I know I fell short so many times But I can feel this energy on the rise And this time I think I can bring back our sunshine So I'll wear this halo upon my head I'll let my direction be misread I'll wear this halo upon my head I'll see this lake of fire to its end Even after it burns down what I set out to save I'll bring it up from the ashes I can feel this energy on the rise And this time I'll bring back our sunshine
15.
Zephyr 04:44
Sitting in the cafe with a cup of coffee to my name Observant of all things dead and mundane, watching all the children play Grey sky monotony breaking up the harmony Of a lackluster astrology, another triviality In the grand scheme of things Disenchanting humility Wake me from this dream Insects on a single plane, riding on a one way train Looking for proof it's not all in vain, just a way to kill the pain Waiting for a westward wind that'll send me onward to the fringe Allow myself to abscind, trying to find some deliverance From feelings of significance Disenchanting humility Feel it flowing from the east Won't you set me free? Wake me from this dream Opened eyes that finally face what looks a truly wondrous place Full of vibrant color and sugar taste, a melody that resonates Stars that only ever guide the direction home and not my life The only thing that will decide where my future will arrive The place that my heart resides Disenchanting humility Feel it flowing westwardly Won't you set me free? Wake me from this dream Won't you set me free? Wake me from this dream Won't you set me free? Wake me from this dream Wake me from this dream Wake me from this dream

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released June 22, 2010

composed and produced by Chris Thompsen and Tim McCabe.

mixed by Connor Hayes and Andrew Maccabe.

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