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Sanctuary
02:06
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Black sea, bleak horizon
A tempest in her reflection
I want her, no I need her to contain me
Melting ice, spreading like my hand across her belly
Her Sanctuary
Green fields, Greek impressions
Thunder in the mountains
And I want to see her, want to feel her
Want to be with her
Melting ice, spreads like my hand across her belly
My sanctuary
I want to find her, no matter what I do or say
I need to find her, no matter what time, night or day
Melting ice, spreading like my hands across her belly
She is my sanctuary
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Descending
04:03
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Up from the mouth of grace
Where the night has no teeth
Children slipping into space
Over disenchanted sleep
Distant dangers lie in wait
Hoping for the light of day
The brush of fate passes faith
Of children lost in the shade
Open your heart, open mine
Let me touch you, you touch me
Lost in the light, we can't unwind
One sweet song of dreams to be
Welcome to the Endless dream
I think it's time you left the stream
There's an answer in the dark
Tresses put on by a lark
Feeding on the morning dew
Velvet kisses of the Earth
And dark and weary tones of blue
Reach up for the light of birth
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Another Space
05:11
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Break away and I will set you free
The day goes down in flames
Take away all of your memories and I know you'll feel the same
Disappear inside your fantasy and I'll go back in time
What you fear inside your fantasy is what I crave in mine
And now I know how your paranoia grows
And now you fade into another space and time
Another day to dwell on your mistakes
Another day to wait
Another night to toss and turn and shake
Another night awake
Sleight of hand, you told yourself to wait
But now you cannot find an escape
And now I know why your paranoia grows
And now you fade into another space and time
Find a way to set your conscience free
I'll find a way to save mine
Try to breathe and feel your memories
And I'l find a way to feel mine
A sleight of hand, you told yourself it's safe
But now you can't find a way to escape
And now I know how your paranoia grows
And now you fade into another space and time
Disappear inside your fantasy
And I'll go back in time
Disappear inside my fantasy
And I will change your mind
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War Zone
04:54
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Broken highways, shattered buildings, empty faces wander alone
There are children in the rubble, I hear them crying out from their homes
Can you hear them? Can you find them before the darkness covers the sky?
Will you save them from evil tyrants, or will you watch as they suffer and die?
There are families going under
It doesn't matter how hard they try
Economics as a weapon
There's no violence, but people still die
Can't you hear them? Can't you see them before the darkness covers your eyes?
Will you save them from evil tyrants, or will you watch as they suffer and die?
Can you hear them? Can you find them before the darkness covers the sky?
Will you save them from evil tyrants, or will you watch as they suffer and die?
Broken promises, shattered people, empty gestures from a war zone
There are children in the rubble, I can hear them crying out all alone
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An Ending
05:08
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I want to find a way to make it through the day without you near me
I want to be the one who has to face the Sun without you near me
I want to feel the pain, I want to taste the rain without you near me
I want to find a light and make it through the night without you near me
I want to run- I want to hide
I want to feel the burn inside
You never told me that you could disappear
A breath, a tear, a sigh, a voice
At night, a life without a choice
A call, an echo goes unheard
A dream undisturbed
I send to you my hopes and fears
I listen as you disappear
Stripped to the bone- an empty lot
Hoping for everything
A teardrop falling in a foreign land, I fly
I want to find a way to make you come back again
I want to make you help me understand
A life, a story left untold
No light, no gift or hope to hold
A life, a dream I have today
You threw away
And I want to tell you, I want to be with you
I want to run
I want to hide
I want to feel the burn inside
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Shared
03:33
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You'd tell me everything was going to be okay
And I could make it through another day
I would believe you even when you lied to me
There's something about suffering that satisfies
I remember when your scowls were smiles
And your anger was playful
And the light in your eyes reflected in everything we did together
Maybe it was safety in numbers
But for a time we found comfort
It wasn't something I said or anything you did
We just fell away
You moved on and I moved back
Sometimes it's easier to suffer alone
You still tell me it's going to be okay
And I, I still believe you
And even though there's no going back
To the things we had and the way we were
I face the Sun everyday and thank Her for you
And the times we shared
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December
04:39
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December, you left and I cried
Remember, I burned when you lied
I felt empty and I felt used
Friday, a year has gone by
This is my way of asking you why?
I feel angry and I feel abused
Empty, angry, and confused
Maybe there's nothing I can do
But I still feel you, and I still lose
I never meant to see you again
But life never happens the way you plan
December, bewildered and amused
I remember, I was the one you refused
But I still feel you, and I still lose
December, I feel alone
And I want to find you
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I Trusted You
04:58
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I trusted you, I thought you knew that everything was cool between us
Then I turned around to find you dancing on my grave
I thought I knew you
I trusted you, I thought you knew that everything I do reflects
The generosity and pain that died inside of you
But I was a fool
That's not you
I trusted you, and then you threw everything away that kept the dreams alive
Inside of me
And then you burned away my soul
I trusted you, I felt that you believed that everything I did
Was just a way of keeping you from living your own life
But that's not you
I trusted you, before I knew that everything I do was just a prison wall
Or an empty gesture, wasted in your eyes
Before I knew you
I trusted you, but now I know everything I do should be a gift for me
And not for you
Because that's the way it goes
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A Whisper Hurricane
05:30
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Where does my shadow run to get out of the shade
Does it think I'm overdone? A jester renegade?
Does it trace upon my heels, or does it try to conceal me?
When I stand out in the rain, the only sound I hear
Is a whisper hurricane, and my shadow disappears
It hides behind my eyes, and listens to my breath
The glasses hide my lies, and it feeds on my regrets
Staring at the sea, the Sun begins to rise
My shadow takes its leave, to find an alibi
The twisted webs I weave are not to be believed
Staring at the sea, I welcome the Moonrise
My shadow finds reprieve inside a new disguise
A path across the Moon, a journey to the stars
A winter storm in June, a riverbed on Mars
And fire can only eat you in your dreams
Where does my shadow hide to get out of the rain
Does it find a way to shun this jester renegade?
Does it lurk beneath the Sun, or does it try to reveal me?
I'm standing in the rain, and the only sound I hear
Is a whisper hurricane, and my shadow disappears
It hides behind my lies and smokes a cigarette
The glasses shade my eyes and fill me with regret
And fire can only eat you in your dreams
And your shadow will take it to the furthest extremes
Staring at the Moon, the sea begins to rise
My shadow takes its leave to find an alibi
The twisted webs I weave are not of my design
Standing in the sea, I welcome the Sunrise
My shadow finds relief inside a new disguise
A winter storm in June, a riverbed on Mars
A path across the Moon, a journey through the stars
And fire can only eat you in your dreams
And my shadow will take me to the furthest extreme
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Strange Talking Animals Springfield Township, New Jersey
Born in raised in Madison, WI. Transplanted to Brooklyn, Jamaica, and finally Springfield. Versed in chamber pop and rock, psychedelic and prog, and expanding musical horizons to experience electronic and ambient musics and experiment with modular and chaotic synthesis.Overfed with science fiction and fantasy and actual science. And stay-at-home dadness. ... more
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