LYRICS

THE MOMENT THAT I KNEW YOU

Strange in L.A.

i can’t shake the unusual things i’ve seen
california keeps happening to me

UV salons still trying to sell me melanoma
while boardwalk clinics claim i have glaucoma
and bel-air housewives crashing their humvees
good thing their faces now come with a warrantee

we’ll go, oh, we’ll drive down hollywood
now tell me who’s out of place?
i think i’ve seen, oh, my waiter on TV
i’m feeling strange, strange, strange in L.A.
strange in L.A.
we’re all just stranger in L.A. x 2
strange in L.A. x 2
we’re all just stranger in L.A. x 3

the noise from lakers motorcades
the homeless sing like marvin gaye

the geriatric rockers still dressing like rotten
they haven’t changed their hair since london came calling
and hipsters looking like big game hunters
the biggest gun they’ve seen gogo danced in boys’ town

now we’ll go, oh, we’ll drive down hollywood
now tell me who’s out of place?
you’ll get the swag, oh, even the mayor’s in SAG
i’m feeling strange, strange, strange in L.A.
strange in L.A.
we’re all just stranger in L.A. x 2
strange in L.A. x 2
we’re all just stranger in L.A. x 4

strange in L.A.
we’re all just stranger in L.A.
strange in L.A.
we’re all just stranger in L.A.
i think i’ve seen, oh, my waiter on TV
i’m feeling strange
you’ll get the swag, oh, even the mayor’s in SAG
i’m feeling strange, strange, strange in L.A.
strange in L.A.
we’re all just stranger in L.A. x 2
strange in L.A. x 2
we’re all just stranger in L.A. x 3

The Moment That I Knew You

i know the sun’s too much for my protection
i feel you there in the sand, we are impressions
i tell you secrets, i might wash away
arms open, your lonely rented room, unspoken
the moment that i knew you x 4

we’re chasing moments ‘till there is no light out
we’ve gone from the smokestacks back to our hideout
we need each other, we were locked away
i kiss you, our skin confirms the need to continue
the moment that i knew you x 4

the dawn will come but in your arms i will stay
we’ve begun
we’ve begun
the moment that i knew you x 4

Heartsink

(tell me we’ll be erased
tell me when you’ll be satisfied
you can’t just walk away)

i wear it like an emblem
nostalgia in the A.M.
we’re buried in the playlists
i only have my hoarding heart to blame
a sea of broken pieces
i dive before it deepens
i’m drowning in the weekend
i never thought i’d wash this year away

i don’t want to feel my heart sink
i’m bailing but the walls keep leaking
tell it to the sleepless evenings
we can’t go back, we’re falling

i don’t want to build a time machine
i just want to fill this void i feel
deep into the night, i’m begging
we can’t go back, we’re fading

put up another barricade
we can’t keep out yesterday
when my resolve has weakened
i just can’t form the words that i should say
all the broken pieces
they’re looking like my demons
and sounding like your reasons
they’re hiding where the photos fade away

[chorus]

(tell me we’ll be erased
tell me when you’ll be satisfied
you can’t just walk away)

[chorus]

Fairbanks

worn recliner
could be finer
ever the fighter
it’s rarely cold
like the man it holds
like the man it holds

the years are settling

smell of metal
years have settled
summers mellow
children grown
with sons of their own
with sons of their own

the years are settling
keep remembering
keep remembering

midnight sun
yard overrun
the generations
the old man smiles
but the boy’s eyes are wild
the boy’s eyes are wild

the years are settling
keep remembering
keep remembering

The Long A.M.

(we’ll find it now, my love
here in the short forever
we’re alright now, the last call
we’ll make it home together)

the last warm plate in sight
a fairfax shrine
we fell through time
the deep end of the night
the swimmers out
a sundry crowd
you were nonchalant
the loveliest around
diner shangri-la
we sat for hours and hours
moments never aging out

maybe we will find our right now, my love
(here in the short forever)
maybe we’re alright now
we’re out beyond the last call
(we’ll make it home together)

we walk out mystified
the headlight strobe
our coupled form
illuminates the signs
we gravitate
our hunger waits
for the wherewithal
you’re right where i belong
past your camouflage
we stood there overwrought
where we parked an afterthought

maybe we will find our right now, my love
(here in the short forever)
maybe we’re alright now
we’re out beyond the last call
(we’ll make it home together)

right now, right now, my love
right now, right now, my love

maybe we will find our right now, my love
(here in the short forever)
maybe we’re alright now
we’re out beyond the last call
the last call, the last call

right now, right now, my love
right now, right now, my love

SINGLES

Counterpart

i love her bleeding heart
and how she worries for the weakest of us
how she’s my bodyguard
she keeps me healthy when i’m self-destructive
she’s my substance
when i’ve lost my own

even if i’m underground
you know i will never let you down
i tell her, don’t mistake my heart
you’re my missing counterpart

i love her fingertips
they rescue me when i am trapped in limbo
the way her eyebrows twitch
whenever i say something she can’t handle
she unravels
when i show my love

even if i’m underground
you know i will never let you down
i tell her, don’t mistake my heart
you’re my missing counterpart
so don’t fall apart
nothing will ever change who we are

even if i’m underground
you know i will never let you down
x 3

On the Run

darkness burrows in when we fall
morning will reveal us after all
curtains wide, say you’ll run with me
captives we were called, but now we’re free

we won’t stop until we say we’re done
we’ll return the world to what it was

stuck behind, it’s not a flaw
they don’t understand the webs we are

we won’t stop until we say we’re done
we’ll return the world to what it was

glacial thoughts, they linger, then they die
grateful we were not sold for price

we won’t stop until we say we’re done
we’ll return the world to what it was

we won’t stop until we say we’re done
we’ll return the world to what it was
they will never catch us on the run
we’ll return the world to what it was

Tastes like Victory

fly with me
fly with me

[x3]
fly with me
sun through the trees
fly with me
tastes like victory

THINK OF TOMORROW

Think of Tomorrow

when i walk this town, i’m not alone
i’ve left my stories there in stone
the valley, the empire
the hills to the promenade
at times it’s so crowded
they drown my remaining thoughts

(if you’re hollow, think of tomorrow)
i’ll follow, wherever you go
(you know you’re not broken, this is not your end)
we’ll write it together, wherever we land

like extras moving, indistinct
always in the shot, but not the scene
the concrete, the excess
it’s midnight, i’ve lost the thread
i can’t feel the present
i think of the past instead

(chorus)

i can make it back if i’m with you
let’s get away to someplace new

(chorus)

I Will Always Be Your Constant

when i see you sleep
like the child that used to be
(would you hold me?)
i would hold you

and in that moment after waking
when we’re lost
(i’m your compass)
i’m your constant

when you’re staring out
into infinity
(further than that)
i’ll bring you back

when this all feels daunting
how we live on borrowed time
(i’m your moment)
i’m your constant

when that drifter sang to us, sweet child of mine
called us a pair, i caught your look of masked delight
people, places come and go, they chance through our lives
but you’re the anchor, i’m the bedrock, i will always be your constant

when you need escape
i’ll drive you to the central coast
(where the sun sets)
we won’t forget

when you lose your balance
i’ll be there to catch your fall
(i’m your moment)
i’m your constant

when that parking lot pirhouette reminded
that man of love he told us he would race home to find it
people, places come and go, they chance through our lives
but you’re the anchor, i’m the bedrock, i will always be your constant

(i will always be your constant)
i will always be your constant
(i will always be your constant)
i will always be your constant

i will always be your constant
(x3)
you’re the anchor, i’m the bedrock, i will always be your constant

Old Life

a whisper from
endless summer
endless summer

you were all there
my foundation
my foundation

cry out, old life
weekends, we fly
cry out, old life
summer, goodbye

our cul-de-sac
we were heroes
we were heroes

we can’t go back
i remember
i remember

cry out, old life
weekends, we fly
cry out, old life
summer, goodbye

Footsteps

i dreamt a lodge on the outskirts of town
my brothers and my father and the quiet so loud
a crowd of the faceless, the glow from the screens
the bombs will be dropping soon, on me

footsteps, wait for us
before we turn to dust
the emptiness fills with snow
the further from us you go

escape to the north, we must not turn around
my brothers and my father, and the quiet so loud
under his hood, snow in his beard
i call out to wait, he’s too far to hear

footsteps, wait for us
before we turn to dust
the emptiness fills with snow
the further from us you go

the figure loses form, we can’t go back
we run from the world ‘til we’ve lost the tracks

footsteps, wait for us
before we turn to dust
the emptiness fills with snow
the further from us you go

we can’t see you
(x5)

When the Lights Go

bright moon, ever further, we are
midnight for the tourists, flung far
trapped here, quiet the fear
echoes, walls too near

when the lights go
when the lights go
when the lights go

give me another moment made whole
feed it to the torrent, the pull
memory, forced to flee
endless, you’re with me

when the lights go
when the lights go
when the lights go

last along, almost gone
the will to carry on

when the lights go
when the lights go
when the lights go

YOU AND I COULD RULE THE WORLD

Eye of the Storm

[chorus]
Tonight we’re the eye of the storm
On the dance floor, on the dance floor
We’re moving to the, to the same rhythm
With the same soul
We’ve got the power to leave this place transformed

We’re falling in love
On the dance floor, on the dance floor
You know we’ve got the, got the same rhythm
And the same soul
We’re burning at the center of our own storm (yeah)

Tell me if you feel like acting out
And I’ll show you where the mad ones get down
Moving in circles, but there’s always a straight line
We feel affected every time that we collide

[bridge]
Deep tones, undertows
Don’t know how far this ocean goes
Deep tones, undertows
Don’t know how far this ocean goes

[chorus]

Show me how to read between the lines
And I’ll be an open book for you tonight
I’ll share a secret, you know, it’s always in the eyes
When they sink you, and drowning seems like paradise

[bridge]

[chorus]

Work This Out

Stay where you are now
While I work this out, while I work this out

There’s the phone
But where’d you go?
It’s vertigo
Stuck in the boat now
Hope this’ll work out
I’m still going to row

[bridge 1]
We’re just a fraction
What happened?
We dream of desert skies
And who we used to be
But no reaction
I want traction
I want to feel the momentum affecting me

You’re an animal
And I’m impossible
I see us toe to toe
You’re persistant
But I’m distant
I know where this goes

[bridge 2]
Without a single doubt
I tear your wall down
And watch the glowing ashes fill the street
But no reaction
I want traction
I want to feel the momentum affecting me

[chorus]
(Hey! Hey!)
Stay where you are now
While I work this out, while I work this out
I know you hate silence
But girl, there’s no science
To living while we’re dying
Stay where you are now
While I work this out, while I work this out
I know you hate science
But girl, there’s no science
To living while we’re dying
To living while we’re dying

Where’s the phone?
I shouldn’t go
It’s vertigo
Just one oar now
I’ve got this beat down
I’m still going to row

[bridge 1]

[chorus]

A Girl From Mexico

I’m back in the spot where I hang a lot
It was eleven o’clock on a Hollywood block
I went out to explore
After I thought I was staying indoors

She was new in town, being shown around
It was a first class crowd that her cousin had found
Different than where she’s from
In Ciudad Obregon

She was looking to impress in a summer dress
I saw her walk across the room with a certain finesse
That’s so hard to describe
Like a bird in flight

Later that night when the press was tight
I turned around and I was pleasantly surprised
She was next to me
And we found the beat

[chorus]
One night in July a year ago
I danced with a girl from Mexico
And it was (oh) it was wonderful
She had an interesting name that I couldn’t spell
And eyes so bright that they overwhelmed
But then (oh) she had to go (she had to go)
She left for home

We danced to a song with a beat like this
We bobbed to each side and added a twist
We couldn’t get enough
We were diamonds in the rough

I asked for her number but she had no phone
She was only here to visit from Mexico
So I memorized her name and her eyes
I’d find her, I’d try
‘Cause I’ll never forget that-

[chorus] x 2

She left for home
She left for home

You and I Could Rule the World

See the light on the horizon
It’s a brand new day
See our flag’s rising
Our colors still fight the wind
But we, we rule everything we see

I open my eyes, it’s just a dream
But I know it’s not the first battlefield we’ve seen
I was an upright king
And you were my soldier queen
So rally the troops and we’ll do it again
You and I will write the plan
I’ll start in the west if you start in the east
And baby, someday we’ll meet in between

[chorus]
Polish your sword, pull the chord
You and I could rule the world
Nothing can hold us down
I don’t want to stay here in this sleepy town
If you want more, I’ll go to war
You and I could rule the world
Nothing can stop us now
So find me once you’ve found yourself

I open my eyes, it’s just a dream
But I hope that’s not the last of you I’ve seen
I was an upright king
And you were my soldier queen
So rally the troops and we’ll do it again
You and I will find a way
I’ll start in the west if you start in the east
And baby, someday we’ll meet in between

[chorus] x 2

I Walk With Ghosts Today

I walk with ghosts today
Feel the touch of winter rain
And what I left behind

I see a girl in a knee-length coat
And a boy who had to say hello
I shadow them through time

To a bench in a quiet grove
Where they sit and freeze their bones
Just to be alone

And to a table in a dining hall
A few steps back against the wall
Where they see the best reflections

And flights of stairs in great supply
That solve their differences in height
When they want to show affection

Oh, but then they go
I watch them go
Oh, but then they go
I watch them go
I watch them go

As I walk with ghosts today
In this cold, familiar place
I can almost feel you near

Like shapes burned into sight
After seeing too much light
We slowly disappear

But as the seasons slowly pass
We’ll still be lying there in the grass
Until the day we die

We’ll walk away the night
Your fingers wrapped in mine
We’ll never say goodbye

Oh, but then they go
I watch them go
Oh, but then they go
I watch them go

I watch them go
I watch them go
I watch them go

Look Alive

I can feel what you need
So kick your feet, kick your feet
I learned to count on old cassette tapes
One to four, one to four

I see you there in the corner
I’ll dance with you, dance with you
This night ain’t over, I like your smile
So look alive, look alive

Look alive
Oh, oh, oh oh,
Look alive
Oh-a-oh

I can feel what you’ve been missing
So show some teeth, show some teeth
We live forever or die too young
We’re in between, in between

I see you there in the corner
I’ll dance with you, dance with you
This night ain’t over, I like your smile
So look alive, look alive

Look alive
Oh, oh, oh oh,
Look alive
Oh-a-oh

More Than Friends

We looked through telescopes in the city heights
When the sky was dusty with man-made light
The stars were veiled from our seeking eyes
But you know there was another in plain site

We posed against a glowing landscape
Which your camera then formed into blurry shapes
That nice old man had pressed the button too late
But you told him that the picture looked perfect anyway

[chorus]
Tell me why, when you were around
It always felt like we were something more
We’re both aware of it floating there
The thought that maybe we’d be more than friends
Tell me why when I left town
It felt like we were both missing out
We’re both aware of it sitting there
The thought that maybe we’d be more than friends

I packed my life in boxes bound for northern climes
Then I picked you up before my fateful drive
We went out on the town even though I was tired
And tried not to think that it would be the last time

We drove to a bar I’d often been to
Where we were both as bad at using pool cues
The more than I drank, the more that I began to lose
But I was just happy to be there with you

[chorus]
As I dropped you off at your place in the city
You told me that you were really going to miss me
I didn’t say it, but you were so pretty
I don’t know what I would have done had you kissed me

Like you did when we were valentines
The kind of kiss that keeps you up at night
And makes you smolder like a campfire
The kind that you remember when you say goodbye

Tangled

Expectations fold in the wind
When hearts are made from paper, we’re much too thin
Your eyes are roads that loom ahead
I can point to where you start, but not your end

You’ve seen tangles in string, all the knots and the ropes
You want color in life; I’m as pale as a ghost
But instead half-awake, you whisper, “I know you”
You were watching the ocean, I came out of the blue

[chorus]
If you’re divided, then let go
If you feel tangled, just let go
If you need somebody, then let go
But if it’s me that you’re missing
Then let me know
Just let me know
Let me know

Steam ahead, I know that train of thought
We’re dead when we’re both quick on the draw
But I dream of places I can’t visit alone
I’d rather melt my wings than never go

I’ve seen the brightest lights and I’ve stared at the sun
I’ve been blind to the world, I’ve seen it all undone
But rather than bend, I stand up and say, “Here I am”
Tangled in your moment, I saw it all again

Siren’s Call

Little girl, I had you pegged from the start
You knew my mind, but I knew your heart
You’re dangerous, a siren in the spray
I should have listened to my thoughts that day
They said I’m walking on the bones of other men
Couldn’t even see the moon overhead
I was blinded by the way you move
Should have known not to fall for you

[chorus]
Baby girl you know I’ve got to run
Got to go where this mess can be undone
Never thought you’d be another one
But I’m not going to drown while you have your fun
Is that what they always hear?
You say, “Romeo, Romeo”
Before I drown, got to disappear
Don’t try to tell me I shouldn’t go
The siren’s call
The siren’s call
The siren’s call

Girl you told me timing’s everything
But your heart gave up when your mind said fling
You were fascinated by my voice
With you I never really had a choice
You don’t know how bad I was falling for you
Even though you pull back the way you do
Over and over but I couldn’t stop
It was a train-wreck but I had to watch

Shine

It’s simple, you don’t have to make it complicated
We’re human, we’re excessive but we try our best
Hey listen, don’t you worry if the world will end
‘Cause maybe it doesn’t matter if you find a friend

Do you remember
A kiss in a car, jazz music in a bar
And laughing at the same moment
It’s easy to ignore the weight of the world
With a little bit of romance

So shine
And you’ll be alright

I know you and the sun aren’t on speaking terms
You’re too busy trying hard to learn what you can learn
But listen, there’s light hidden all around
I’ll show you, I’ll flip the switch once I’m back in town

Do you remember
I was singing in my car like that crooner in the car
Trying not to be embarassed
But if we never used our lips
All those moments would be missed
We have to be fearless

So shine
And you’ll be alright
So shine
And you’ll be alright
So shine
And you’ll be alright

On the Far Side

I glance behind as I go
But empty space is what I know
Embattled hearts kept apart
Beat the tempo
That they make when reaching for more

And while I pound these oars
We both carve teardrops from stone
You should know just how much
I have been missing you

[chorus]
Cannons call and trumpets blare their song
From the far side of the world
While I’ve been silent for too long
On the far side of the world
I hear your laugh and see your smile
Sounds and shapes in surf and foam
Dreams of knocking at your door
Fill the night when I’m alone
On the far side of the world
On the far side of the world
The far side of the world

Three false starts and then we’re gone
I tried to swallow what went wrong
And like a volcano flow, we lie dormant
‘Till the fates shake us loose and send us home

I can still feel you there
Wanting to make time stand still
You should know just how much
I have been missing you

[chorus]

Heavy waves rour
Crashing towards
The edge of everything
All that we know
[x4]

[chorus]