Hello everybody,

We've had a pretty heavy stream of requests for the lyrics to "Stop Heartbeat" as well as some funny attempts to figure out what the heck I'm saying on different tracks (as if I didn't enunciate clearly enough...). So, here they are:



A Concealed Weapon

We came in from our walk last night
We've never ever been afraid before
Somebody cut the power to the lights

The darkness and the shadows were
Ghosts, predators of this we're sure
Turn around and get back to the house

You can't brave life concealed
Sometimes it feels like it's impossible
But it's like wine and I can drink
But not all the time

The lights upon the tree are sure
We've never ever had a fire before
The stories and the songs have turned our ears

Unto our father, who is near
We've never ever had to brave the sea
It's you and me and we are still learning

You can't brave life concealed
Sometimes it feels like it's impossible
But it's like wine and I can drink
But not all the time

You can't climb all the trees
Sometimes it feels like you against me
But it's like wine and I can drink
But not all the time

We've never had to brave the sea, not until now
We've never had to brave the sea, not until now
We've never had to brave the sea, not until now
We've never had to brave the sea, not until now


Strength early

Blood cell count
I could not look as he drained it
Into some vials

Things aren't right
I can't explain
But it feels like pain
What does that mean?

I want you to know
I'm not prepared to go

Stop stop draining my heart
You've taken apart my strength early
It's what I really need

Please come near
And breathe on me
And I'll feel right
It's all that I need

I've not been
A faithful son
I've been running
It stops my heart

I want you to know
I'm not prepared to go

Stop stop draining my heart
You've taken apart my strength early
It's what I really need

Things aren't right
I can't explain
But it feels like pain
It stops my heart



Business casual

It felt so nice
To be amazed
I got ten thousand ways
To be afraid

I got sun in my eyes
And UV rays
O come on, o come on, come on

We just wanted to see what it's like, see what it's like
To lose one's life and to feel what it's like, feel what it's like

This is no way to go
This ain't no business casual
There is no way to go
This ain't no business casual

So stop with the
Forgiving face
It's not like I designed
The means of grace

And I am not the kind
To leave my place
But come on, come on come on

We just wanted to see what it's like, see what it's like
To lose one's life and to feel what it's like, feel what it's like

This is no way to go
This ain't no business casual
There is no way to go
This ain't no business casual

To see what it's like see what it's like
To feel what it's like feel what it's like



The Life Highrise

Your apartment
On the sixteenth floor
It's like nothing I've seen before

The wiring
And the pipes are all
On the walls and floors

I never said I would
You probably heard that
But those aren't the words I said

The doorman
Gave warning as
I entered the complex, on his hand

Four fingers
And a dagger and
From there I ran


The mayflower compact

Can't feel my arms
My hands my legs
And darkness has enclosed my eyes
Am I stationed in between the sky
And the earth?
Will I survive?

I can't lie
Feel I'm tongue-tied
All my life
All my lifetimes
I've been trying
To feel like I'm alive

When I awoke the people that I love were staring down

I can't lie
Feel I'm tongue-tied
All my life
All my lifetimes
I've been trying
To feel like I'm alive



It's Not Effective

I can't deny I'm willing but I
Was fool enough, slow enough
To arrive, and I was on time

The dying trees prevented the breeze
The militant thrill that I
Thought I wanted with ease

Merciful It's so meaningful, I'm willing

Stop thinking of me, this cold reaction
Has blown my traction, brown eyes

Stop dreaming of me, you're so deceptive
It's not effective, Now

You're born of man, and born again
You're smooth enough cool enough
That they'll want, they'll want you to stay

"will you still be a friend If I leave?"
"supportive, and sensitive if I choose to remain?"

Merciful It's so meaningful, I'm willing

Stop thinking of me, this cold reaction
Has blown my traction, brown eyes

Stop dreaming of me, you're so deceptive
It's not effective, Now

Don't mourn for me, I've probably killed someone I loved
It's really sad
Don't sing for me, I've probably ruined someone I said
I'd never wound, But I'm on my way

Stop thinking of me, this cold reaction
Has blown my traction, brown eyes

Stop dreaming of me, you're so deceptive
It's not effective, Now

It's not effective now…..



That's getting personal

Stop heartbeat
Talk about history
It don't feel right
Talk about ones you've loved

Father to his son
You better listen now
You think you're fine
You better run

Ask me how I feel but now
That's getting personal
Ask me how I feel but now
That's getting personal
I know

You don't have to
Tell me if secret
But I'll find out
Talking to ones you've loved

Father to his son
You better listen now
You think you're fine
You better run

Ask me how I feel but now
That's getting personal
Ask me how I feel but now
That's getting personal
Ask me how I feel but now
That's getting personal
Ask me how I feel but now
That's getting personal
I know

Are you really fine?

It don't feel right, it don't feel right…



Don't I know the way

Lie beside me
Breathe upon me I pray
Curse the night and
Blessings upon the day

I wanted to be so fun
Everyone seems so young
Like I want to be

Now I'm here it's strange
No miracles
Don't I know the way?

I can't see your face
So spherical
Don't I know
Don't I know
Don't I know the way?

Today I woke
All dark in the eastern sky
There's no voices
coming from rooms inside



The Pure in Heart

We're thinking our lives
Are moving on
We're building tomorrow and beyond

We'll find out our house was built upon
A flood plain unknown to everyone

56 more
years to go
years to go

56 more
years to go
years to go

we gather some things
made out of wood,
plastics, and raw materials

you'll find out you're barely scraping by
and falling behind

56 more
years to go
years to go

56 more
years to go
years to go

what happens if I beg for more?