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Phantom
03:23
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Lyrics:
Am i here today? did i wake in a dream?
it's so hard to say if i trust what i see
always questioning, "am i real when no one is looking?"
take away all the noise that i make
and i'm scenery, just a face in a frame
i'm constantly in the background of the room
i'm a phantom, you can see right through me
write a sad song like i always do
i hope you hear it and you stop to think of me [x3]
(to think of me, to think of me)
I miss every shot that i try to take
feels like i'm wandering i circles, make the same mistakes
continuity is something that escapes me
no consistency in anything around me
you set the bar so high on who i want in my life, but if i'm being transparent then i guess you saw through me
i'm just a phantom in your sheets
lead me into the light, i'll follow you blindly
lead me into the light, i'll follow you blindly
lead me into the light, i'll follow you blindly
i'm a phantom, you can see right through me
write a sad song like i always do
i hope you hear it and you stop to think of me [x3]
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Maybe It's Me
03:24
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Lyrics:
i said i was feeling empty, you said fill yourself back up for me slowly
i know i'm going through some shit right now, but good god it gets lonely
you smell like february, a time when things were different
let me go back to december when i was worth the distance
overthinking everything, every moment gets reflected
i keep expecting a small connection, but introspection has me thinking-
maybe it's me, and i'm sorry for who i've been this week
love is a complex instinct i tend to misuse
when the surface is damaged i always press on the bruise
can't compete with a stable person
try to see through the blackout curtains
ignorant to the ones i'm hurting until it's too late
living like a goddamn phantom
melancholy anthem
reveal yourself when it's too late
you're always too late [x4]
you smell like february, a time when things were different
let me go back to december when i was worth the distance
overthinking everything, every moment gets reflected
i keep expecting a small connection, but introspection has me thinking-
maybe it's me, and i'm sorry for who i've been this week [x2]
i am just a jar of memories, expired on broken seal
a passing thought or a silent laugh, little tattoo on the heal
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Self, Centered
03:02
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Lyrics:
Hey, did you lose yourself again?
did you run away from everything?
have you stopped taking your meds?
hey, you should get out of your bed
take a walk away from everything that keeps you in your head
it's not self centered
go and get yourself centered
please don't surrender when the clouds are turning gray
they say it gets better
you agree to disagree
so you tie the knot and look right through to the thing you think you need
i didn't get in the car 'cause i was feeling unsafe
feeling like i might disregard the pylons and lines meant to keep me in my place (my place)
hey, no i didn't get out of bed
i didn't do a goddamn thing
i got lost in my head and i let the dusk light fade into frame
i didn't get in the car 'cause i was feeling unsafe
feeling like i might disregard the pylons and lines meant to keep me in my place (my place)
Hey, did you lose yourself again?
did you run away from everything?
have you stopped taking your meds?
hey, you should get out of your bed
take a walk away from everything that keeps you in your head [x2]
it's not self centered
go and get yourself centered
please don't surrender when the clouds are turning gray
they say it gets better
you agree to disagree
so you tie the knot and look right through to the thing you think you need
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Afraid Of The Dark
03:22
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Lyrics:
Streetlights peer through open curtains
leave the light on in the kitchen so i don't feel so alone
i like my dreams more than my own life
i am death, sleep is my closest friend
everyday i question, "is today the day?"
i use my belt for something other than my waist
ignore the guardrails and take a leap of faith
maybe you can see it in my empty eyes and weathered face
that i don't feel at all connected to this unforgiving place
are you afraid of the dark, why don't you go find out?
is the story hard to start when you know what it's about?
are you afraid of the dark, why don't you go find out?
is there no air in your lungs when you wanna call for help?
(this is me calling for help, this is me calling for help)
I need to steady my footing
for the next sidewinder
i'm tired of "i don't wanna live" being my daily reminder
you're not the only one who feels the barrel of the gun pressing cold against the back of your neck
with your conscience on the trigger, your anxiety gets bigger and it corners you inside your head
it says "sit down and shut up" and you follow along
you lost all control, don't know where you went wrong
maybe you didn't have it all along
i leave a night light on and i'm aware that's the type of shit that kids do
but it feels like you're a baby when these depressive lows start to hit you
are you afraid of the dark, why don't you go find out?
is the story hard to start when you know what it's about?
are you afraid of the dark, why don't you go find out?
is there no air in your lungs when you wanna call for help? [x2]
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You Were A Light
04:54
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Lyrics:
The last time that i saw you was at my car out in the snow
you said it wasn't easy for you
we stood forever like i didn't have to go
but i knew it wasn't me that you belonged to
I flicker like fluorescents, fleeting like my presence
flip the switch and leave me on my own
you were a light and i hid inside your shadow
your brightness was too much for me, i couldn't stand the sight
you were a light, wish i saw it when i had you
but, darkness gets the best of me, my hindsight's 20/20
the next time that i saw you, i swore to god i thought you were gonna stick around but i knew something wasn't right
i had the intuition that the wick was near the bottom
it was slowly dying out and we would have to say goodnight
I flicker like fluorescents, fleeting like my presence
flip the switch and leave me on my own
you were a light and i hid inside your shadow
your brightness was too much for me, i couldn't stand the sight
you were a light, wish i saw it when i had you
but, darkness gets the best of me, my hindsight's 20/20
(I was afraid and now i'm sorry)
(wish i learned to shine like you)
(i was afraid and now i'm sorry)
(i wanna learn to shine like you)
(wish i learned to shine like you)
I was afraid and now i'm sorry
(ohohoh)(you were a light, you were a light) (i was afraid and now i'm sorry) (i wanna learn to shine like you) (wish i learned to shine like you)(i wanna learn to shine like you) (i was afraid and now i'm sorry)
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