1. |
All Your Dreams
03:32
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All your dreams
Where have they been?
Well I’ve been putting mine off for a while
Life has such a funny way
Of making all your glory days
Feel like they’ll always be around
But if all my dreams came true
I’m not sure I’d know what to do
All your dreams
Keep you alive on the inside you know it’s okay
If all your dreams
Don’t go as planned
Maybe they’re just lights that lead the way
All your dreams
In kerosene
But you don’t need to set them on fire
You know that I’m just like a dog
Happy to be chasing cars
To feel my face against the morning sun
But if I got my rope around the moon
I’m not sure I’d know what to do
All your dreams
Keep you alive on the inside you know it’s okay
If all your dreams
Don’t go as planned
Maybe they’re just lights that lead the way
All your dreams
Keep you alive on the inside you know it’s okay
If all your dreams
Don’t go as planned
Maybe they’re just lights that lead the way
To another day
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2. |
40th Floor
03:28
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Going up to the 40th floor
The concierge says hello at the door
The first time I came by it wigged me out
I’ve never been somewhere I felt so caught out
I’ve never been known as scene stealer
I bet your neighbours think I’m your weed dealer
I’ve never seen such a beautiful view
I’ve never met somebody quite like you
Well do you wanna talk about it?
Do you wanna stop and give it back?
You only wanna be without it
You’re always gonna see me as a drag
Now do you wanna talk about it?
If you want some from me just ask
Can we get on a call about it?
Hang up but you keep calling me back
Take the elevator down with my houseplants
The concierge lets me out with a side glance
Walk past the cafes with my backpack
Drive away in a car I have to give back
I’ve never been known for my scene stealing
Girl from the north country free wheeling
I’ve never left such a beautiful view
I’ve never loved somebody quite like you
Well, do you wanna talk about it?
Do you wanna stop and give it back?
You only wanna be without it
You’re always gonna see me as a drag
Now do you wanna talk about it?
If you want some from me just ask
Can we get on a call about it?
Hang up but you keep calling me back
Hang up but you keep calling me back
You keep calling me back
Do you wanna talk about it?
I just wanna talk about it
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3. |
Sink or Swim
03:51
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You came to me in the night
With surrender in your eyes
On the front porch in the cold
Standing barefoot in a robe
Telling me no one can know
How the Oxy's taken hold
Kept a secret hard to bare
You knew I’d keep it because I care
And I tried to fix you up but it’s never enough
To stick
Then I tried to lighten up using all of my useless tricks
I thought that I had control
That I could help you work it out
But I’m sadly mistaken, mistaken
And everything that I put in
Didn’t make you want to live again
And I’m tired of breakin’, breakin’
Have to let you sink or swim
Have to let you sink or swim
All the years kept rolling by
Had to let you die and die
Have you ever grieved someone
Who’s still alive and having fun?
Now every ounce of weight
That you put on I hope it takes
You are worthy of your love
You are worthy of your space
And I tried to fix you up but it’s never enough
To stick
Then I tried to lighten up using all of my useless tricks
I thought that I had control
That I could help you work it out
But I’m sadly mistaken, mistaken
And everything that I put in
Didn’t make you want to live again
And I’m tired of breakin’, breakin’
Have to let you sink or swim
Have to let you sink or swim
Have to let you sink or swim
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4. |
Too Tired to Talk
03:12
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I’ve been told I should wait
You’ve gotta give it time about a couple of days
You’ve gotta be patient
Don’t give off desperation
But it’s not like that at all
Will it turn you off if I’m just eager to call
I’m so tired of pretending
Do you get the message I’m sending?
Maybe I should come to my senses
I’m gonna say it now I know it’s not recommended
But I don’t wanna make you wait
I just wanna see your face
If you’re still up when I’m off
I’ll come out in my car
And we can drive til’ we're too tired to talk
Oh I know it takes time
I like how this feels did you just steal my line
Scroll up and see it
I’m just happy you mean it
Now what’s it like to live here?
This neigbourhoods changed so much in a year
Where’s that cafe we met at?
Can we start over again now?
Maybe I should come to my senses
I’m gonna say it now I know it’s not recommended
I don’t wanna make you wait
I just wanna see your face
If you’re still up when I’m off
I’ll come out in my car
And we can drive til’ we're too tired to talk
One night gone to a marathon
Talk about a time and place
One night on in an exchange of songs
Every small reaction gauged
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5. |
Read My Bio
03:44
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Why am I afraid to tell you
Who I am?
Some vague combination
Of traits good and bad
What am I really afraid
That you’ll find out?
Nothing really offered here
That you can’t live without
In the morning
In the gloaming
In the evening
In your bed
Take my thoughts from me running
Take the chaos from my head
All replaced with empty space
Read my bio to me
Do I read as real here?
I don’t mean to misrepresent myself
But I’m a little weird
Why am I afraid to be in charge?
Panic in the moment with death still looming large
What do I really want from all of this?
Someone that accepts me
Something that exists
In the morning
In the gloaming
In the evening
In your bed
Take my thoughts from me running
Take the chaos from my head
All replaced with empty space
Read my bio to me
Do I read as real here?
I don’t mean to misrepresent myself
But I’m a little weird
Read my text back to me
Is that really how I sound?
I don’t mean to misrepresent myself
I wanna stick around
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6. |
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Time it rolls on
Close your eyes until it’s gone
Sitting in the cafes
Reading on a rainy day
Walk out in the streets
Where nobody looks at me
There’s a big wheel not turning
Where the river isn’t churning
There's a worm inside my head
Repeating everything I said
Fingers driven through the streams
Moments passing in between
I just wanna
Dance with somebody
It’s you
I want a body to talk to
And I just wanna do away
With my body
For you
Here’s a body that loves you
Shrugged against the tide
Struggled with the urge to die
No such thing as too much coffee
Need to get those irons off me
I’m a worm you cut in half
While I’m watching my head laugh
My body wants the earth
Once it’s exchanged for all it’s worth
I just wanna
Dance with somebody
It’s you
I want a body to talk to
And I just wanna do away
With my body
For you
Here’s a body that loves you
And I just wanna
Dance with somebody
It’s you
I want a body to talk to
And I just wanna do away
With my body
For you
Here’s a body that loves you
Now reach out your hands
‘Cause you're wonderful
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7. |
Falling
04:26
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I'm in my bed
And you're not here
And there's no one to blame
But the drink in my wandering hands
Forget what I said
It's not what I meant
And I can't take it back
I can't unpack the baggage you left
What am I now? What am I now?
What if I'm someone I don't want around?
I'm falling again, I'm falling again, I'm falling
What if I'm down? What if I'm out?
What if I'm someone you won't talk about?
I'm falling again, I'm falling again, I'm falling
You said you care
And you missed me too
And I'm well aware I write too many songs about you
And the coffee's out
At the Beachwood Cafe
And it kills me 'cause I know
We've run out of things we can say
What am I now? What am I now?
What if I'm someone I don't want around?
I'm falling again, I'm falling again, I'm falling
What if I'm down? What if I'm out?
What if I'm someone you won't talk about?
I'm falling again, I'm falling again, I'm falling
And I get the feeling that you'll never need me again
What am I now? What am I now?
What if you're someone I just want around
I'm falling again, I'm falling again, I'm falling
What if I'm down? What if I'm out?
What if I'm someone you won't talk about?
I'm falling again, I'm falling again, I'm falling
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8. |
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I will always be your friend
I know it’s been a while since we’ve last spoken
Can we do it over again?
Can we do it over again?
A few words said that we never meant
A few too many down
We lost count of the rounds
At the end of the night
You said “it’s alright”
From the moment we parted ways
And until this very day
It just hasn’t sat right
I’m afraid that reaching out
Won’t get you back in my life
I just want you to know that
I will always be your friend
I know it’s been a while since we’ve last spoken
Can we do it over again?
Can we do it over again?
I will always be your friend
I know it’s been a while since we’ve last spoken
Can we do it over again?
Can we do it over again?
Yeah
It’s been many years
Full of joy and tears
Celebrations and let downs
And us just hangin’ round
Without you
It just hasn’t felt right
I just wanna say hello
And we can keep it light
Either way just know that
I will always be your friend
I know it’s been a while since we’ve last spoken
Can we do it over again?
Can we do it over again?
I will always be your friend
I know it’s been a while since we’ve last spoken
Can we do it over again?
Can we do it over again?
You know that I’d do just about anything for you
For you
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9. |
This Time Next Year
05:08
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What are the wishes you make
When you blow out candles on your cake?
I’ve heard you’re not supposed to say your wishes out loud
What's that all about?
So I’m keeping mine to myself
Even though I still have my doubts
Sometimes you have to live without
What gets you by and you can only try
Don’t be embarrassed
This time next year you’ll be dead
Or you'll be in Paris
Past the bastille with a book in your hand
What are the wishes you make
When you’re in bed does your mind race?
I’ve heard you’re not supposed to say
That stuff aloud but it comes out
Well I was keeping mine to myself
I could maybe live to see it out
I'll come visit and you can show me how
You’re getting by, you make me wanna try
Don’t be embarrassed
This time next year you’ll be dead
Or you'll be in Paris
Past the bastille with a book in your hand
Your professor was right
Your past life
They don’t understand
Setting alight on the edge of a knife
You’re a wicker man
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Blue J Vancouver, British Columbia
Blue J may or may not be a reference to a baseball team, a melancholic person who's name begins with the letter J, the loquacious bird, a comic book character from The Justice League or simply a blue coloured J.
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