Listen to the album here.
Tracklist:
1. Not the One
2. Vampire
3. Mr. Smith
4. Lost in Waste
5. Xanthan Gum 200 Mesh
6. Executive Privilege
7. Jazz Voice
8. Heidi's Happy Song
9. Inconvenience
10. Detour
11. Quitely Quit
All songs written and recorded by Jacob Grippen 2008
1. Not the One
your mother will be happy to know
that I'm not the one you're marrying
your father will be happy to know
that I don't own the ring you're wearing
how did you fare?
did you make it to your life on time
how did you wake up
and discover that the words weren't right
your mother will be happy to know
that I'm not the one you're marrying
your father will be happy to know
that I don't own the ring you're wearing
how did you fare
did it make the time go by
how did you hear that
did he make it to your room on time
your mother will be happy to know
that I'm not the one you're marrying
your father will be happy to know
that I don't own the ring you're wearing
now, life isn't fair
but the words made it out this time
now that I woke up
now that I woke up
how did you fare
now that I woke up
2. Vampire
falling up the stairs again
caught between the lines my friend
hold your eyes until I've gone
call it what you will and I will bend
it seems my joy is like New York snow
at first its white and clean and pure
but soon it turns into a wet brown slush
this is how I fall in love
if you're waiting I wouldn't hold my breath for this
focus now and I will raise my glass to you
oh 'cause you keep f***ng up
oh oh 'cause you keep f***ing up
replaced our heads with pocket change
leave your numbers out of this
feed the hand that once bit you
this is how you'll win without raging on
if you're waiting I wouldn't hold my breath for this
focus now and I will raise my glass to you
oh 'cause you keep fucking up
oh oh 'cause you keep fucking up
the world sucked us dry
the walls they're built so high
information, that's a lie
and I will be glad when it all comes to an end
if you're waiting I wouldn't hold my breath for this
focus now and I will raise my glass to you
oh 'cause you keep fucking up
oh oh 'cause you keep fucking up
3. Mr. Smith
People are so
people ready their minds
we can't live
with no soul inside
you find me
and the world will find its self
damned if I do
and a dam if I don't
soon we'll see
that Paine can take us down
follow the signs
they point the way to go
you find me
and the world find its self
sign my name
but the rest is up to you
I'm a lost cause
I'm a lost cause
I'm alone
I'm a lost cause
I'm a lost cause
I'm alone
ready yourself
for the blow we're about to take
Clarissa you see
tunnel can't keep us in
you find me
and the world can find its self
hear my voice
I can't believe I'm come this far
but, I'm a lost cause
I'm a lost cause
I'm alone
I'm a lost cause
I'm a lost cause
I'm alone
you find me
and the world can see our truth
you find me
and the world can see the truth
4. Lost in Waste
take these pictures
snap them onto a
wall of waiting
can't be more than all that's paid
comfort waning
fight to realize
it seems the ones who cry the loudest
are the ones with the most to hide
oh this city
freely flowing in this
space we covet
longing for a road to ride
if you're looking for your faith
well, it's not here
calmly walk away and let it sink into the soul
weight by this worry, takes a lot to find some space
stuck inside these memories, waiting for a voice to say
I'm leaving this place
in my mind, in my mind
fraud found fading
freely flowing in the veins
flawed steps taking
build it up to make your case
take for granted his breathing
it all been fit to sides
stuck inside this two bit town
the choking begins its reign
if you're looking for your soul
well, it's not here
frequent are the steps that we let slide
in pursuit of gold
weighted by these worries takes a lot to find your place
stuck inside these memories, longing for a voice to say
I'm leaving this place
in my mind, in my mind
in my mind. . .
5. Xanthan Gum 200 Mesh
dust collector collects dust
and so do my pictures of you
crossing bridges with matches
and my bucket of gasoline
"you don't have to hold so tight"
"but, you don't have to lose your grip"
and how will I wake up
and how will I put myself to sleep
triage our memories
contemplating all that we made right
say the words you stole from me
I could always hear your voice grow weak
you were always in a better way
hoping I could be better
than you
be better than you
my computer collects dust
and so do my memories of you
summer gazes at me
and so does the sight of rain
didn't want to hold too tight
but I guess I just lost my grip
and why didn't you reveal this
and now I can't let it go
did you overestimate
or did I underestimate myself
wasn't half as bad
as I made it out to be
you were always in a better way
to think more of me
is to think less of you
you were always in a better way
hoping I could be better
than you
be better than you
and how will I wake up
and how will I put these dreams to sleep
6. Executive Privilege
your mother was right to deny you the world
your mother was right to deny you your food for thought
who are you to tell me what I can do
your mother was right to deny the world inside your mind
they make the rules and you break them when you can
but different are the rules that were meant to be broke
you do not know which ones to break this way
that is why the world will treat you without respect
I'm not here to tell you how to live
I'm just here to suggest, weather
when you step outside
you get wet in the rain
you get wet in the rain
you get wet in the rain
I'm not here to tell you how to live
I'm just here to say that, weather
when you step outside
you get wet in the rain
you get wet in the rain
you get wet in the rain
your father was wrong to teach you to rule this world
your father was right to keep his mouth shut
when will you see that you are wrong
your mother was wrong to let you into this world
7. Jazz Voice
I don't like your face
I don't like your shoes
I don't like your voice
but I love the way you sing the blues
I don't need your words
and I don't need your time
I don't need your peace
but I want to wake us up inside
all the world can see our faults
as we sell ourselves short
falling in a well of wrongs
piss on the world and its love
it's all been done before
it's all been done before
we don't need their words
and we don't need thir time
we don't need their truth
and we don't need their cliched lives
it's all been done before
it's all been done before
we fall to the world once more
it's all been done before
I don't like your face
I don't like your shoes
I don't like your voice
but I love the way you sing the blues
8. Heidi's Happy Song
Do you remember when we used to waste our time
in the backs of our minds
pickin' songs with one another
And now I'm sitting here with you again
oh my favorite friend
listening to the weather
I'm comin' home
I won't be alone
warm ourselves with dulcet tones
pour your soul in mine
And we could radiate with a big ol' smile
one to last a while
sippin' on our suds
I'm comin' home
I won't be alone
warm ourselves with dulcet tones
pour your soul in mine
I'm comin' home
I won't be alone
warm ourselves with dulcet tones
pour your soul in mine
And now we radiate with a big ol' smile
one to last a while
sippin' on our suds
sippin' on our suds
sippin' on our suds
9. Inconvenience
I'm quite fond of breathing
I'm quite fond of your breath
of all the things I apologize for
I haven't done most yet
truth be told to power
yet power wails its truth
all the things that I've done wrong
are more than what she knew
these four words
these four walls
telling tall tales and sad stories
of the web that I'm caught in
as I wander through this world alone
thoughts stretch across my mind
we could all be free from sin
but we just don't have the time
these three words
these four walls
is it they that are killing me
or do I hang myself by their hand
'cause I'm inconvenienced by the truth you tell
and I'm quite annoyed with the image I sell
and you're so good, and I'm so bad for you
play on
play on
Is it wrong for me to wonder
these held together times
I turn my head from a forward path
the past wrote into rhymes
these four words
these four walls
I'm done with the guilt that's plaguing me
no exchange of lies for mine
'cause I'm inconvenienced by the truth you tell
and I'm quite annoyed with the image I sell
and you're so good, and I'm so bad for you
move on
move on
10. Detour
what do you suppose I'll do now
since they've taken my arms
I won't see them in the morning
you made that call
trying so hard not to remember
its so easy to cry
finding this thought stuck in the moment
you will share these walls
you say to me
they say to me
what do you suppose I'll do now
since you're on your own
I'm a sour payment
I'm a happy shell
took a little time into a mirror
found a person there
what is this thing that surrounds me
I can't find the light
you say to me
they say to me
I, I
I blame you
I, I
I blame you
what do you suppose I'll do now
since we've been knocked down
trying so hard to speak kindly
it's so easy to lie
11. Quitely Quit
Said goodbye with her eyes
and the small talk that reigned through the night
gave up on me
wrapped up in our lots
people do the strangest things
whatever the reason
the truth will find its way
and what am I looking for?
like small stems on a tree
lost the battle with gravity
snapped down to the ground
away from the branch where first we started
fruit falls not far
space found between you and me
therein lies the past
it fell inside my lies
so what am I looking for?
what am I looking
for you've taken too much time on this
and you saw the world write you off
will you wake up when your sand runs out
wear the wrinkles of this battle scar
the rain falls down
wear it out
wear it out
the rain falls down
say goodbye with your eyes
pick up your new disguise
you found your name
you found your name
you found your name
