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1.
Downer, Dude 03:04
Now you say "don't be such a downer, dude" I don't mean to brood It's just that everywhere I turn I feel I learn a little bit more about myself Which inevitably teaches me Just a little bit more about everyone else And that's exactly why I've lost my faith in the human race Don't get me wrong, I've got no qualms It's just that everybody dies And what we leave behind is not impressive or sublime It's just a dissappinting speck On a spectral point in time Not that I mind But we decorate the spineless Commemorate the mindless And deify the limitations of our own imaginations And if there isn't anyone or anything out there Besides me, and we, and us Then I've lost my faith in the human race
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It takes the tallest type of person To crawl about my feet And show me wonder In the smallness around me Freaking out so hard On the living room floor And laughing afterwards Just crying out for more Those days are over But to me you'll always be A twisted little heater Snuggled up to my heartbeat It's like taking your first two steps At the ripe old age of three It's falling in love with everyone to meet And seeing something in them They'll never see Lately I've been having trouble Sleeping Without waking woeful About You and the pain that you're in With legs like little ladders You're just bound to scale the walls Of no's and never's That the experts built so tall It'll take a little time for me To figure which is bigger Your mouth Your mind Or your heart It makes the things I think are special about you Feel a little trivial When every move you make Is a miracle Lately I've been having trouble Sleeping Without waking joyful About You and and the shape that you're in
3.
Saturn Daze 03:54
Sweet is the wake Of darkness in waves Universe and starring bursts Beyond my mind but mind you I'm aware Of everything, obviously All ready now For tearing and clout Fathers, mothers, and sons One by one -- back to the sun All energy And gnashing teeth All hell-fire And brimstone You're so perfect in your curtains (Location, Location, Location) When There wasn't there anymore, Here felt right where she should be. All the toing and froing, coming and going, had finally arrived -- and they'd felt at a loss for direction. "I just don't see this going anywhere," he had said. Here stared aimlessly out the second story window, thinking of all the other places out there -- without There. "Yes, but where does that leave me?" She asked. "Oh I'm sure you'll find someone, somewhere," he said. After all, anywhere is possible.
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There’s a hole in my heart in a dream that I had All the good things fell out and filed with bad things instead My skin crawled with ants and a man with no eyes Swallowed us both for an inside sunrise (ooh!) There's a hole/whole in my heart There's a big empty chasm/empty nothing/sad zero And a whole/hole in my heart With our hands in his hands holding haunches and thighs Came quick without warning waxed warming and white We set sail for unknowns lay laden with lace To rest nestled within the softness and grace Of your palace, your highness, your majesty, your grace
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Cigarettes and wine breath Calloused hands and small breasts In a whirl of a world where we multiply Choreographed in small steps Golden gowns of sunsets Lost in the midnight of your dark eyes It was the sweetness of a face that brought me to my knees Tenderness and grace that kept me on those knees And if I ever stand it will never be to leave Summer nights and dream-girls Go-kart rides in all curls Flat on our backs beneath the stars Now wherever we go You and me we both know Some part of us will always be there With one look you held me, you hold me still All my life I've wondered how I’d live or die without you by my Side by side is how I prefer to rest in peace
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When I look into your eyes I see life When there are clouds on the horizon You're my sunshine All the world stops There's just you You can call me anytime I'll be right there by your side If there is something on your mind I'll be one you can confide in All the world stops It's just us two We'll make make this house a home And keep you safe and warm We'll do our best to help you grow And try to teach you what we know All the world stops It's just us three
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A Forest 03:17
Why should I be expected to believe anything? If all I've got are senses, which in a sense, is limiting Within one's self, without one's self, you'd think would be the key But I'm not we and frankly, I wouldn't want to be Would a forest be a forest if you couldn't see the trees? Would the bees buzz more or less without the use of knees? And why I fall apart at the thought of being free From day-by-day and night-by-night for all eternity? Verse, chorus, verse -- then again in reverse And in the bathroom, on the floor Through the window, out the door Tumbling something violent through the street Till mile after mile of black, white, and grey And finally the city gave way to sandy beige and blue Let fall your feathers and headdress All leg, thigh, and breast Foaming at the mouth Spray salting, cold, and wet (the decorator's lament) It's all emptiness and grief Pain and disbelief The growing unknown without respite or relief It's all wailing and despair Unraveled and threadbare The painful sting of solitude and caress without a care Dagger drawn, and weak Fading fast, and bleak The last straw, the final call, take a bow And weep

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released February 4, 2015

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