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HSwMS
07:53
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There's a shadow of salt on my skin
Three long, lonely months away from my kin
Oh, the twisting slopes
Oh, the winding coasts of home
The ocean takes so much from men
Then the loneliness takes more again
I'm sick of boats
I'm coming home
Where I rule via liquor and fists
Woman fooled with a snicker and kiss
Here I rule via liquor and fists
For a man so frightened of drowning
You would think vodka would hold some fear
Why do I still wait for him when I know what's coming?
The Russians should attack and sink him down
There he can drink himself to death
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Erik & I
02:17
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Erik and I have been sharing our lives for the last forty years
And for all of this time I've been standing beside him through the worst
He's leaned on his spirits and wine just as much as he's leaned on me
Then on one summer night, we had just had a fight
And he walked out the door
He fell down the stairs and he struck his poor head on a garden gnome
His life wasn't lost but the cost of that drinking and violence
Has made him a giant that doesn't say much
Now he only wants food, he needs help getting dressed in the mornings
He treats me with a quiet, disinterested respect
Maybe he's ashamed?
Now there's damage to his brain he's not the same any more
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White Stork
04:38
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This morning I watched a white stork gather sticks
Clean it's wing and catch a fish
I had time to wonder...
Had it been carrying a newborn in a sling?
And then I shared a laugh with the crisp morning air
I can feel myself trying to be unhappy
Reminding myself of the guillitine
But you're not getting past the door where you are now
Tomorrow I might go for a swin
Bare-breasted and watch my bruises heal
I'll have time to wonder if the stork had found a mate for it's nest
And I might might sing out loud at the evening star
I can teach myself how to be happy
Reminding myself of my freedom
And maybe I'll think about visiting you soon
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Börje
06:15
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Find me now as I am
Know me now from my depths
Rediscovered
I was pulled from the mire, from the void
Rescued from the void by the man next door
But I'm holding out
Since I've been living in the dark for so long
I've forgotten what it's like
To know the faint tremor in my heart
But it's there, clear as day
But I'm holding out
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Gentle Giant
06:14
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Remember when you'd lose your cool?
You'd push me up against the wall...
Oh, the look in your eye
And I'm on the floor again...
I saw you in your room today
You smiled and said my name
And you asked me how I was
But your eyes were far away
How far the mighty fall while I still stand tall
Remember when you'd touch my arm
In a field of butterflies?
I'd dream about life ahead...
A dream from long ago.
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Pedant
04:38
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Where have you been all my life?
How could we not have crossed paths?
We could've raised a family of our own
If only we'd met fifty years ago...
Try not to think of who I might have been
Try not to blame this man for finding me
I've got some time until the bell tolls
The coda sweeter than the movement
My time is running low
That's why I look for you
I can't afford to be coy
That's why I'm at your door
I thought I wasn't prone to pedantry
Decades of fear taught me to leave things be
I must allow myself some selfishness
Now that I've found you I feel real
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Twin Snakes
06:14
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Under the pressure of it all I blew apart
And he said "calm down..."
But I don't think words will soothe this crumbling rage
And he said "calm down..."
And in the quiet womb of night
My tired eyes are open wide
Sometimes I walk into a room and forget why I was there
And he said "Clara..."
And I keep putting things down and then wonder where they went
He said "oh, Clara..."
And I don't think words will soothe my broken heart
And he said "don't cry, Clara, don't cry."
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Lewy Bodies
02:48
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The Great Fade
08:03
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I have dreams of shooting stars
The subtle pall of crowd control
What's your name? I know your face...
Can you take me from this place?
Breaking bread with strangers
Forgotten souls in photos
I've no friends, I've no control
Can I come if you go?
The great fade
How cruel to all who fall into its web
The great fade
My kingdom for a bullet to the head
I have dreams of my past
A little girl in a distant world
I recall my family
The way I felt when they smiled at me
A humble house, our happy dog
Chasing birds by the pond
I'm turning in, I'm closing down
But I was these things, I'm still them now
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Benediction
02:30
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True, that the power and beauty of space just ignores us
True, there's no prayer or procedure to save us from dying
And though our Clara had to fade
Before she saw her final day
The touch to her heart was more than enough
To lift a broken woman up
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