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Oh Well
03:45
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In the summer, it's too warm to ever think a single thought. I am bound by the sweat and the songs trapped in my head and I'm bound by the little things I'm not.
Every bone inside my body screams in fear of the unknown and every atom sings out well oh well oh well oh well.
I'm scared of trying cause I don't know.
I'm scared of asking cause I don't know.
Scared of admitting that I don't know.
I'm scared of knowing what I don't know.
I'm scared of something, well I don't know.
Scared of the future cause I don't know.
Scared of the future cause no one knows.
I don't know.
No, I don't know.
I don't know.
Well, no on knows.
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2. |
Maya
06:45
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I’ve seen the sun go down as pretty as before, while every second since has been an utter bore.
I am so unconcerned with my sappy statements since that night. I can hear your breath in my heaving chest. Well every coward counts all his moments left. I don’t know my mind. I don’t know the rest.
Well, if you wonder how it feels when I flee, it’s another dance stumbling over plans.
Maya, I..uh, I…uh. Maya, I…uh, I…uh.
I…uh want, I…uh want, I…uh want. I wanna take your hand.
I’ll try ya, try ya, try ya. Maya, I…uh, I…uh.
I…uh want, I…uh want, I…uh want. I wanna take your hand and place it in mine.
I’ll fumble with my words as you gather speed. I can see your eyes, maybe I’m seeing things.
Somehow I’m unaware of how unaware you choose to be. And if you look too close, you’ll find there’s nothing there.
Please don’t catch my eyes, please don’t catch me stare. Please don’t catch me stare.
It’s hard to see the silver lining past the glare.
And to realize that only every soul is scared.
If you know now how it feels when I retreat, It is a wonder, babe, what you’d even say.
Maybe you’ve been as apparent as can be and maybe I just can’t content myself to see
That the distance between us lessens with each beat, but I keep muttering.
As every melody comes swelling past the seats and all your fingers feel like simple, major keys
all my confidence betrays the songs I sing cause I keep stumbling.
Maya, love, I know I wander through the streets like a motive; I just circle and repeat.
Well, if you wonder how it feels when I flee, now quit your wondering. Now, quit your wondering.
No more wondering. Wondering. Wondering. Now quit your wondering. Your wondering. Your wondering.
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3. |
Aaghh!!!
03:46
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I called it off, I threw my records away.
I sold my coats, I’ll write it in my memoirs.
I called my dad, its so painful anyway.
I made the most, cause every time we scream its like....
Aghhh!!
I’m the worst thing ever made.
Aghh!!!!!
I was made in a test tube.
Aghh!!
Born to remain dismayed.
Aghh!
I was made in the image of you.
Pulled you aside, I told you all I think about.
I took your time, I’m sorry, I apologize.
You said, “don’t try, now, blameless anyway.”
I don’t agree, but every time we dream its like...
Aghh!
Im the best thing ever made.
Aghh!!
I was made in the best mood.
Aghh!!!
Born to feel all the love gave.
Aghh!!!
I was made in the image of you.
“what is gone can never be recovered
that wonderful continent of
film cameras and first loves
photographs that would later
have to be ripped up in a rage -
answers dissolve into questions
the wishy washy way adults have
about them
is the illusion of knowledge
masking the wound
where innocence was ripped out -
a
necessary surgery
never fully recovered from” (from Kelly)
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4. |
Don't Be Upset
04:48
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Pacing the floors of my home, screaming at my guts to get a grip
Waiting, I’ll just lie prone. Tell me if you know how to cope
Just don’t be upset with me now. Don’t be upset with me now
Don’t be upset with me now. Don’t be upset with me now
Meeting my stomach for lunch at hours of the morn’ you shouldn’t touch
And greeting the reasons I jump. Tell me what they want, tell me what what they want
Don’t be upset with me now. Don’t be upset with me now
Don’t be upset with me now. Don’t be upset with me now
Waiting for all this end. And I’m hoping my stomach stops bending
Is it fate for my hair just to thin? I can feel my scalp slipping away
Waiting for you to give in. And I’m hoping my chest stops collapsing
Is it fate for my life just to end? I can feel myself slipping away
But don’t be upset with me now. Don’t be upset with me now
Don’t be upset with me now. Don’t be upset with me now
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5. |
In Your Hair
04:35
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Something's gotta give inside your heart
I've been screaming in the fridge for weeks
Parking in garages, crying soft
We are sculptures in the streets
The killers with their coats and their teeth and their arms
They'll never keep me up at night
Cause I keep dreaming. I keep dreaming about this
With the weight of the world in your hair, in your hair
The weight of the world, tangled up in your hair
And I'm sorry, I'll try to be there, to be there
With the weight of the world in your hair, in your hair
Something kinda small is stuck in my throat
I've been choking on my thoughts for days
Keep me in your prayers and keep me in your notes
Coughing seven hours straight
The killers with their coats and their teeth and their arms
They'll never keep me up at night
Cause I keep dreaming. I keep dreaming about this
I keep dreaming. I keep dreaming about...
The weight of the world in your hair, in your hair
The weight of the world, tangled up in your hair
And I'm sorry, I'll try to be there, to be there
With the weight of the world in your hair, in your hair
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6. |
To Do
02:50
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You may as well settle down, among those lovely clouds
To remember you is hard to do, when I'm gone
I'm sworn to this life I lead, and I don't think I can leave
To remember you is hard to do, when I'm lost
I'm not the best at names. I can't put them to their face
But I'll try to learn, and I'll try to learn again
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7. |
Anything Else
05:41
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Meet me soon by your door.I'll be here, waiting
I don't know where I've been. Lost a while, in cowardice
Now, ease my sway. Fill the time between the wants and worries
I don't care where you live. It's always been a hop and skip
Well, you stole, like a thief, my whole mind from its peace
I can't think about, think about anything else
I saw you smile across the bay
Your teeth were clinched behind your lips
And every word I'd thought you'd say, just spread right out like fallen limbs
Well, you stole, like a thief, my whole mind from its peace
I can't think about, think about anything else
And I pine for the day when I'll realize what you meant
I can't dream about, dream about anything else
I can taste every pause and I'm not sure what's real. Cause it seems to me dear, all this time never heals
Well, I’ll wait for the moment. Your hips start to sway
They move as my mind does, ceasing the chase (I'll wait for the day)
When I’ll hold you
Maybe I'll hold you
Darling, I'll hold you
Honey, I'll hold you
Well, you stole, like a thief, my whole mind from its peace
I can't think about, think about anything else
And I pine for the day when I'll realize what you meant
I can't dream about, dream about anything else
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8. |
Black Hole
03:10
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I’m gonna pull you in and leave you out
I’m gonna reappear and not explain
I’m gonna fall apart and settle down
I’m gonna be the same and fizzle out
I’m a black hole
I’m a black hole
I’m a black hole
I’m gonna write you songs I never sing
I’m gonna take your tears and give em back
I’m gonna kiss your cheeks and run away
I’m gonna start a fire I’ll say you made
I’m a black hole
I’m a black hole
I’m a black hole
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Summers close, don’t you see?
Why don’t we wait for the end of this madness to think?
I’ve been circling late
But I’ll come pick you up and you take you back
If you drive off the road
If you drive off the road
Someone would find you and notify me
But I wouldn’t know till you were fast asleep
If you drive off the road
If you drive off the road
There won’t be gardens and parks
There won’t be movies and talks
There won’t be coffee to drink
And loose opinions to hold
If you
If you
If you
If you
I don’t mind driving for miles and miles
And laughing to not go insane from the sadness
And letting the lumps in our throats get unraveled
And getting all choked up when nothing resolves
And I wish there were answers to why we’re alone
And I wish we had columns to hold up our chests
And I wish it we had answers
I’d like some myself but please don’t scream at me friend, at least till we’re parked
Please don’t drive off the road
Please don’t drive off the road
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10. |
To Be
02:52
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Slow down your mind
Slow down your mind
Wherever we go, we'll know what we know
Don't our brains slip past their time
Slow down your mouth
Slow down your mouth
All of our words, filter and merge
Swinging and falling through the sound
And we try to do what we can
And we say about anything
To make it what it wasn't mean to be
Say what you mean
Say what you mean
I know who you are
What you keep in your drawers
Don't let it linger any longer
And we try to do what we can
And we say about anything
To make it what it wasn't mean to be
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11. |
(A Scar)
02:31
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I don't wanna be a scar
I cannot be a scar
I don't wanna be your scar
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12. |
Pretty Sure
03:50
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And oh your words are much to sweet
For me to cycle on repeat
Well, I'm... Well I'm... pretty sure
I'm... Well I'm... pretty sure
And all the songs I ever wrote
Are random words I gave some notes
Well, I'm... Well I'm... pretty sure
I'm... Well I'm... pretty sure
I don't know
No I don't know
I don't know
I still don't know
It seems I've stumbled on your cheeks
Your face more real than certainty
So I'm... yes I'm... pretty sure
And I'm, well I'm pretty sure
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Hudson Freeman Brooklyn, New York
Born to Evangelical missionaries, Hudson Freeman started writing songs upon a radical break at the age of 13 when his family
suddenly moved from the suburbs of Dallas to The Kingdom of Eswatini.
Inspired by Midwest folkheads like Sufjan Stevens and Bon Iver, 26-year-old Hudson Freeman continues to record and perform songs equal-parts resonant, reflective, and poignant.
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