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Running out of things
Things that make me happy
I would do anything just to feel anything again
Like the palm of your hand
Just something other than
My newly lifeless head
These holes I dig myself
Are exacerbated by everybody else
You're of no help to me
I guess finally we'll see
Who makes it alone
These holes I dig myself
Are exacerbated by everybody else
People expect so much from you
They don't seem to realize
They don't seem to realize
The toll it takes
The toll it takes on you
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Hang On To Your Souls
04:18
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Sometimes
It's good to reevaluate your own life
Or else everybody's gonna leave you
Don't want to put up with your act
Who's gonna be to blame for that?
I'm finally finding my own way
Seems the only way out is going further in
And though I gave you all of me
You still found ways to demand that I do everything
Like find out how
You're using all you have on hand
To avoid any real world responsibility
You can't play god and control everything
I view that past as my most tainted memory
Won't be different this time
You're in for a wild ride
Take it from me it's all for show
To lure you back and never let you go
If I even had the option to stay
Your constant nonsense drove me away
How easy do you think it is?
Putting up with someone who only knows how to quit
And strike down what everyone else says
You show respect to both no one and nothing
Everyday a tidal wave of complaining
Comes crashing down upon all of the poor heads
Of anyone who's listening
So I'll conclude
You show the worst of you
And when they realize it
You'll have the best day yet
Feeling the freedom breeze
Hold them and let them breathe
There's nothing wrong with you
Do what impassions you
Don't let the evil win
Just start opening your eyes
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Norman
03:54
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Had to act in self defense
The whole town thinks it was an accident
Never been apart
Together we'll build ourselves a new start
Can't go on as-is
Pay people off to keep things hid
She held me close and said,
"Norman you're not like other kids"
I try to make new friends, she says,
"That's not necessary"
And every time I bring them home she says,
"You know they're dirty"
Don't try to hide it
She knows everything
When I'm alone it seems
I'm forced to live in my own dreams
Always outside the rest
But mother says it's for the best
No one for company
I try to love, she intervenes
Always shows up to say,
"Why would you need anyone but me?"
Says they've got troubled heads
But I think they're just lonely
Stay out of my head mother
I know what I'm doing
Don't try to hide it
She knows everything
If there's a secret she'll find it
If there's a body she'll hide it
When danger's coming to end me
She's always there to protect me
Oh what would I do without her?
She calls, I answer
She's my higher power
She knows what's best
So I'll do anything
It's looking cold out there
And by the way you're dressed
You look unprepared
Here's a key, you're in room 8
Enjoy your stay at Motel Bates
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Suspend Your Disbelief
04:03
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I didn't think it possible
To find what you are
Thought the light inside your eyes
Was reserved for just the stars
So suspend your disbelief
And you'll see what I can see
Right in front of me
I'm watching myself go stark raving mad
To say out loud what I know
You make nature want to sing
And defy everything
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Trust & Believe
02:59
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You know we all want it
But no one will ask for it
All my life
These desperate feelings were a one-seat ride
I'm dying for someone to hear me write
How it just takes a second
And she'll change your mind
With the bat of an eye
Completely change who you are inside
You'll go against what you know is right
And pretty soon you'll find
That those once by your side
Are now nowhere in sight
Oh, with everything that you try
She falls deeper inside
And in her absence you'll cry
In the dead of the night
I would be lying if I said that when we were friends
You weren't the reason that I turned out the way I did
In truth you were the biggest part of me
"Give it up," they say, "time to move on"
I said "no I can not, it isn't easy"
But I don't like
Having these knots eat me alive
Gonna own the rest of my life
The way I dream it up
And I can't change what you did to me
But I'm the only one who can set me free
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Night Drives
02:10
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Hold on,
I don't want you to fall out
Of this vehicle
Slammed your head against the ground
Wonder how long you were still there
I wonder if you could hear my last words
Because of this you'll never know
And I don't wanna make it out if you don't
It's late
Roads were bad, I should've known
That something wouldn't go quite right
But I had to get you home
I'm captivated by your charms
We should have slept in each other's arms
If it occurred to me
That this is the last time we'd ever breathe
I'd tell you what I felt for you
Before they sent teams out
Searching for our bodies
Waited to long to let it show
But I'll hold your hand buried in the snow
This is the end
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Hi Positive, I'm Dad
02:34
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How could I not know?
The entire time, you were miles past the line
Living two lives
Building up a lie
That you knew would destroy my life
Always the one you think it is
You can't help but go back to them
They've got a hold stronger than sin
Won't be surprised when it happens again
Fooled too many times,
Used me as a ticket for the ride
How the fuck does this happen twice?
Know when to let go,
Enough is enough,
You know you can't go on like this
Won't stand for it, no
And if I see him one more time
You know I'll kick his teeth in
How could you let him in like that?
I see him ravaging your body
I almost cut my eyes in half
To save myself from ever seeing again
I'll take a bus to god knows where
Because anywhere is better than here
And if I see you, full speed ahead
And the collision will send you both down
Down in the dirt where you belong
And you'll both finally be home
Deep in hell in each others' arms
Alone at your funerals
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Tainted Memories
03:13
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Feel the conflict surrounding me
Watch them crawl right in
Make their homes under my skin
Lost my trust in me
Try to conversate
Cannot find my safer place
With you anymore
And I don't like the way it is
No healing, just crying
And I watched them walk right in
You let them walk right in
Gonna need a doctor when you go
Been stripped of all my rights
Get no sleep without a fight
And it'll stick with me forever
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The Ol' Razzle Dazzle
03:36
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And all they say just isn't fair
Which do you want more?
Shove the words back in your mouth
And pick one thing
That's important enough to talk about
Like why put up with
Anything less than what you wanted?
Do for yourself what you feel compelled
You feel it now and you know it's coming
You try so hard but it's not subsiding
Give em the ol' razzle dazzle
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Open Your Window
04:09
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Pumping gas for the first time
Without you in the seat next to me
Demanding that I leave the keys
So you could listen to the radio
And I know that driving doesn't seem to help
But it's better than waiting
For calls that are not coming
I take long walks around 6 o'clock each night
Reliving that day when I was too late
Now I live in sunset purgatory
Waiting for our spirits to leave our bodies
To unite once more on top of
Old trees growing new leaves
And I see everywhere
From way up here
You gotta let go before you grab hold
We're fixing your heart and healing your soul
When the sun gets low it's your time to go
Let your spirit fly out the window
Open your window
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Today's the day
I'm gonna find out something
Throw you into your own game
I wanna see how you can play
When the pressure's on
You'll wonder how I dealt with it so long
You'll know how I felt with you in my life
When you wake up screaming every night
Well it's sad and you know
That it just goes to show
You're never gonna get the chance
You try and you fall
Your legs break, so you crawl
Drag along what's left in your chest
Feel the spikes in your head
Wipe the blood from your eyes
Should have never gone outside
Now I'll sit back and wait
In the same chair that you did
Rocking myself back and forth
As you scramble for the pieces
You told me you believed in heaven
So why did you bring hell up here?
A life of impure intentions
I swear you'll never make it there
Well it's sad and you know
That it just goes to show
You're never gonna get the chance
You try and you fall
Your legs break, so you crawl
Drag along what's left in your chest
Feel the spikes in your head
Wipe the blood from your eyes
Should have never gone outside
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