1. |
Never Meet Your Heroes
03:47
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Took the night train out of town
You went where you could not be found
You meditated for one hundred years
A life dictated by your wildest fears
Tie me up and tie me down
You know I love being pulled around
You spat casual cruelty as you smiled
How could you think those things about a child
Never meet your heroes, baby
Color me in disbelief
You always were a charming thief
You took whatever you could lay hands on
You said no one will ever know it's gone
I held you in the highest regard
You broke my heart and broke it hard
You imagine my surprise when suddenly
The victim of your noble crime was me
Never meet your heroes, baby
Should I look more deeply
Is it right to try to learn to love your flaws
What are the limits of forgiveness
Should I permit you to heal the pain you caused
You held me in your deepest heart
You never could tell us apart
You traverse the distance of a galaxy
The black hole's mouth is just a map to me
Tell me how your love song goes
You look so silly in your clothes
You never will have to pretend again
Forget about the people you have been
And never meet your heroes, baby
Should I look more deeply
Is it right to try to learn to love my flaws
What are the limits of forgiveness
Could I ever heal the pain I caused
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2. |
Blood Moon
03:43
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Who's gonna scream us all to sleep
Who's gonna crack my spine
Who's gonna keen and make me weep
Who's gonna pour my wine
Blood moon, I'm not heeding the call
Blood moon, I don't need you at all
Blood moon, say you're coming home soon
It's helpful and it's bad for me
It makes me laugh and cry
I sing and set my spirit free
Until my throat is dry
Blood moon, I'm not heeding the call
Blood moon, I don't need you at all
Blood moon, say you're coming home soon
'Cause who's gonna tell me fear is real
And nightmares justified
Who's gonna confirm all I feel
Ringing true inside
Blood moon, I'm not taking the fall
Blood moon, I don't need you at all
Blood moon, say you're coming home soon
Who's gonna be as sad as me
Now that you've gone away
Who's gonna meet my misery
Let it not be okay
Blood moon, I'm not heeding the call
Blood moon, I don't need you at all
Blood moon, say you're coming home soon
Blood moon, on a bright afternoon
Blood moon, say you're coming home soon
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I love you
But I don't love Seether
And that's a problem
Because you really like Seether
And it's not that they suck
I just can't get into them
And you play them all the time
In your room or on a drive
Baby I
Love you
But I don't love Seether
I can't stand
Billy Corgan either
I mean don't get me wrong
Old school Smashing Pumpkins was great
But you're really into the reunion era
Like the stuff they've been making since 2007
And it's retroactively
Ruining Siamese Dream for me
Baby I
Can't stand
Billy Corgan either
No, no, not anymore
Anyway
Back to Seether
I know I said it's not that they suck
But I changed my mind
They suck
I'm so sick of Broken
Sold Me's a little better
But it still sucks
And I love you so much
We've had so much fun these past ten years
But this Seether thing
I want a divorce
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4. |
I Want Out
03:29
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Your expectations were unrealistic
You shouldn't have asked me to do you a favor
I never deliver
I never pull through
You should know that by now
I've told you before
But you still insist on guilting me into
Continuing this self-righteous odyssey
I don't know why I hang around you
When I don't agree with you
Even half of the time
I want out
Of the obligation
Out of the contract you wrote
I want out
Of the complication
I don't care if I rock the fucking boat
I want out
Of everything about you
There was a time
I still remember
When it wasn't so bad
You were more open
And I was gentler
More optimistic
We were able to listen to each other's ideas
But now you are so rude
I don't think you care
What I think about anything
You have your ambition
And that's all you want
You'll push it forever
And I am so happy where I am
And that's why I want out
Of the obligation
Out of the contract you wrote
I want out
Of the complication
I don't care if I rock the fucking boat
I just want out
Of everything about you
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5. |
Well Here We Are
03:37
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Here we are at the end of the record
I hope you enjoyed it
It took a lot of effort
You learned a lot about me
I didn't learn about you
'Cause I'm a recording
And that'd be hard to do
There's one more thing now
I want to say
My deepest desire
I've kept locked away
You're the first person I've told
Or maybe the third
I have no way to know
Because again
I'm a record
Anyway as I was saying
It's confession time
Time for my secret
That will blow your mind
I'm the fucking best
I'm the fucking greatest
I know that's a lot to take in
But hey, it's just true
How lucky are you
That I sing and you get to listen
I am the next step in human evolution
I am Homo deus
Einstein and Da Vinci
Look up to me
And so do Jesus and Zeus
I'm the best there is
Don't argue
It's no use
I wanted to write
A song you would like
But couldn't figure out the right way
I had a talk with myself
Said, come out of your shell
What's keeping you from seizing the day
And that is when I realized
I shouldn't compromise
I am so sensational
You could never understand
The power in my hands
Why try to be relatable
When I'm fundamentally different from you
And our brains are not compatible
So now you know I'm the best
I can tell you're impressed
'Cause nobody is better than me
And everybody is worse
It's not your fault you're cursed
To always live in utter envy
So what will I do next, you ask
Well it's a noble task
I will cull the timid
I will flood the earth and redesign
This whole species
In my own image
Because I'm just that good
Yeah that's definitely the reason
It's not 'cause I'm insecure
And can't deal with my feelings
I don't just make up all this shit
'Cause I feel inadequate
It's not like I'm scared to be real
That if I were to reveal to you
That my heart is messy
You would only reject me
Ha ha that's just silly
No, it's 'cause I'm the king
And destroying the lower beings
Is my royal privilege
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Joey Hines Las Vegas, Nevada
Joey Hines is a Las Vegas-based singer-songwriter. Inspired by classic alternative & indie artists, as well as the unconventional perspectives of outsider musicians, Hines blends a knack for memorable melodies with an imaginative & heartfelt lyrical style. Listeners might be reminded of the unfiltered emotion of Daniel Johnston & the eloquent rhymes of The Magnetic Fields. ... more
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