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i probably fell too fast
but you know sometimes you will
honestly, you had me
at everybody chill
your hands feel so cold
but you don't seem like a freeze
and i'm over here burning up
so if you need to steal some heat
steal my heat
been running since i was young
always setting my own pace
but i'll try to stay in step with you
because you, oh you, you've got my favorite face
once i got to know you, my soul let out a sigh
said i been waiting for you for all my life
i was excited to see where this might go in time
but you changed your mind
and never said why
been running since i was young
always setting my own pace
but i'll try to stay in step with you
because you, oh you, you've got my favorite face
your kindness is killing me
why you can't you just be mean?
why can't you turn and run
just like everyone?
(if i could go back
in time and warn
myself i'd be
careful what i wish for)
been running since i was young
always setting my own pace
but i'll try to stay in step with you
because you, you've got my favorite face
this silence is killing me
how could you be so mean?
how could you turn and run
just like everyone?
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Perfect Human
05:00
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i thought i died that night
and heard the angels singing
but i was just face down on the floor
with julien in my earbuds again
and now i listen at the risk of getting hurt
you're the weirdest key change my life has ever heard
i'm sorry i flew so near you
with wings made of wax
before you knew you were the sun
before everything went black
every hand i know is frenetically reaching out
they all slip as if my grip defers
as if my fingers know and my palm confirms
the only hand i wanna hold right now is yours
so many hours on the phone at night
you made it an easy choice
all of my troubles had their sound turned down
every time i heard your voice
but now i listen at the risk of getting hurt
you're the weirdest key change my life has ever heard
i'm sorry i flew so near you
with wings made of wax
before you knew you were the sun
before everything went black
every hand i know is frenetically reaching out
they all slip as if my grip defer
as if my fingers know and my palm confirms
the only hand i wanna hold right now is yours
i'm always kinda tired
and i'm always kinda late
so i'm always kinda sorry
and i'm always kinda thinking of you
and i'm always kinda thinking of you
yeah i'm always kinda thinking of you
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Echo in Me
05:32
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i don't wanna run anymore
i don't know, maybe i do
but one thing i know, i know for sure
is if i'm gonna run, i wanna run with you
if you catch me looking
i don't mean to stare
and you gotta know
i'm not going anywhere
and if you're feeling scared
take all the time you need
and if you need to
let your sadness echo in me
most of the time i don't know, know what to do
and i'm not the strongest man you'll ever meet
if i could write the words to heal the cracks in your heart
to make up for the ones who wanna rip you apart
if it's killin you, put what you can on me
if you catch me looking
i don't mean to stare
and you gotta know
i'm not going anywhere
and if you're feeling scared
take all the time you need
and if you need to
let your sadness echo in me
i'm sorry for the way i seem to drive
everyone i love to change their mind
you left me here to stare at my hands
and now i miss you more than i can stand
if you catch me looking
i don't mean to stare
and you gotta know
i'm not going anywhere
and if you're feeling scared
take all the time you need
and if you need to
let your sadness echo in me
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Boys of Bummer
04:03
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i'm just scared to let go of this sadness
even if it's overdue
because it breaks my heart to lose this sadness
when it's all that i have left of you
i swear i'll fix this somehow
cause who i was just wasn't working out
and if these pills make me someone else
i can think of worse things to happen
and when i think about the hand i'm dealt
and god i don't really wanna think about
all the people who walked away and then
never came back again
i need to give my friends a hard earned break
cause i've been more than anyone should be asked to take
i can't count the nights i almost drown in this flood
or the times i begged for the pressure of my blood
to put an end to this
i swear i'll fix this somehow
cause who i was just wasn't working out
and if these pills make me someone else
i can think of worse things to happen
and when i think about the hand i'm dealt
and god i don't really wanna think about
all the people who walked away and then
never came back again
i've accepted this silence
instead of your sound
we fell into each other so fast
we burned up before we hit the ground
i swear i'll fix this somehow
cause who i was just wasn't working out
and if these pills make me someone else
i can think of worse things to happen
and when i think about the hand i'm dealt
and god i don't really wanna think about
all the people who walked away and then
never came back again
never came back again
and i can see you, your brown skin shining in the sun
you got your hair pulled back and those wayfarers on, baby
and i can tell you, my love for you will still be strong
after the boys of bummer are gone
and i can tell you, this heart of mine will still remain
after this god damn depression has waned
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Jason Guy Smiley Gainesville, Florida
Indie folk from Gainesville, FL.
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