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Weathered
04:32
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I was afraid. Afraid of the storm. Afraid of the tumble, and the fall and the weight of the world. The world on my own; the world when you left me, distressed & upset we decided to go.
I will be the shelter in the night
The sunlight in the morning
But what about this
Constant sense of emptiness
Of only you?
I swear you're the same
As you were all those years ago,
Just a little more plain
Just a little more weathered
But just a little bit better, you say
Just a little more weathered
But you swear that you're better these days
And I remember you sayin
I will be the shelter in the night
and your sunlight in the morning
But what about this constant sense of loneliness inside my head
and why are my friends warning me?
And what about the little scars and broken parts
And hurricanes and tidal waves and oh
What about the little things that no-one knew
The polaroids and stick & poke tattoos?
God I only think of you.
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2. |
Next to Me
03:23
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[Verse 1]
The cold wind blows
And I already know
That I'm gonna leave you
You pour the champagne
You take off your clothes
But I'm gonna leave you
[Chorus]
Even though we fight and try to make things right
I can't heal the harm
Your temper's like a hurricane & all your blame's
Tucked inside your palm
I'm figuring we can't begin to fix these things
It's such a shame but it seems
That I feel all alone even though
You're sleeping next to me
[Verse 2]
The dawn is coming
And in the cold light I knew
I don't think I love you
Like I used to
Wanna start the fire
But you can't find the fuse
Things are going nowhere
I know
[Chorus]
Even though we fight and try to make things right
I can't heal the harm
Your temper's like a hurricane & all your blame's
Tucked inside your palm
I'm figuring we can't begin to fix these things
It's such a shame but it seems
That I feel all alone even though
You're sleeping next to me
[Bridge]
It's hard for me to do it but I know
We're trying but the truth is we should know
That trying to make love last
While living in the past
Ain't gonna work you know
'cause you can't just start again
[Chorus]
Even though we fight and try to make things right
I can't heal the harm
Your temper's like a hurricane & all your blame's
Tucked inside your palm
I'm figuring we can't begin to fix these things
It's such a shame but it seems
That I feel all alone even though
You're sleeping next to me
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Landslide
02:41
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“Dream on man”, that’s what you told me when I said I loved you in that park inside the city. You said, “I don’t mind if we take our time but you know I’m not one to take chances.”
So I wrapped it up & set it down again, and I said, ‘I can’t help it; it’s the way that I’ve been feeling’. So I stood by your side with my hands in my pockets, wishing I’d never said anything at all.
But it’s alright. It’s okay.
When the cold wind blows you know you’re gonna weather it away I guess in time, it’ll work out just fine.
I just hope you’re waiting for me when I cross the finish line.
I spend most evenings here pretending, that you’ll hear the little hints I drop in conversation & I pray some nights that they don’t put you off me. Each and every good time happens over coffee with you.
But I’m near exhausted from this running, and in the distance i see the ending line approaching so I shut my eyes, clutch my alibis, while I hope you’re there waiting in the distance.
The critics are calling it a landslide; a standing ovation for first time in a long time
When I closed my eyes and your lips met mine and we talked about trading this future for our past.
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It’s getting close to 6:05, I’m staring at the dawn’s clean light. While you stir in your sleep, I come apart at the seams Hoping that God saves your life
Your heart is a centrifuge; its rhythm raining down on you Don’t be so alarmed, they mean you no harm,
Just do what they’re telling you
Sometimes in the setting sun, it’ll feel like it’s all gone wrong All you’ll see in my ghost, feel the lump in your throat;
it’s a temple of siren’s song
It sounds like a lullaby, hear the whispers when you close your eyes Don’t fall for its call, but don’t feel guilty at all
if all you do is wait up all night
Am I the ghost in your picture frame, or the mark on your camera lens? What truly is better, that I’m with you forever
or that I’m in a peaceful place?
Sometimes in the setting sun, it’ll feel like it’s all gone wrong When you look in the mirror, there’s nothing but fear No-one to rely upon
That’s when you’ll find me.
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2009
03:39
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It was city streets & symmetry
I think you knew that I should leave; Heard you talking in your sleep
so cut your losses & you’re free
I know it’s wrong to admit but I never deserved this
So break your neck to pull me in; break your back to feel at home
In that moment, I realised
2009 was the best year of my life
and I can’t watch movies shot in black & white Because I know all the actresses have died
It’s a battle between my head and everything that’s in front of me So tell me do you remember the nights spent in my bedroom
we listened to The Smiths and you said i love you too
In that moment, I realised
2009 was the best year of my life
and I can’t watch movies shot in black & white Because I know all the actresses have died
You break your neck to pull me closer; I start again a different person
In that moment, I realised
2009 was the best year of my life
and I can’t watch movies shot in black & white Because I know all the actresses have died
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6. |
Casanovas
04:01
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Grass-stained jeans, ruby necklace on my TV screen, or in my papers
I had never seen
something like you
Every breath you drew
filled my magazines and all the
folk you knew said from limousines that soon you’d be
on top of the world
sequin skirt, dressed to masquerade in matched your silver shirt used to hide your delicate frame
and all the crooning caws crowed by casanovas
kept your worried thoughts soft and gently hidden away
you were on top of the world on top of the world
but how I knew
It wasn’t true
I watched you every night, filmed by passers by
to your private drive
living in the heights alone so alone
and how at 10PM you’d fill your favourite glass through my camera lens
i saw you weep again and again
i knew i could make it right
if only you could see the signs i see you each and every night i know i could make it right
but you’re on top of the world
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Waiting
04:11
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Caught inside a snowstorm, tucked behind my collar I know, I know
You say your love is back home, so tease a little I’ll go You know, you know
It’s a symphony of sorrow, misery & cum
Inside this dark mind, I am so hopeful
But this silence is violence; cut me open
and you can look into my soul like a porthole But you’ll burn me up & spit me out
I’m caught inside this rat race; pressing up on my frame Hear me. Can you hear me?
You’re caught inside my pleura darling;
My pleasure and my harming
and inside this dark mind, I am so hopeful But this silence is violence, you cut me open and you can glide into my soul like an angel up and off the walls at an angle
I am waiting
I am waiting for the ground to swallow me down.
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Abyss
04:14
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Could never understand why I never could belong
These days & nights go by while the future rests unstirred Though I’m balled up like a child, sleeping on its back
In the darkest nights, we’re running just to collapse.
I’m lonely without you, and I swear that it’s the truth You’re in everyone I find & I ain’t fine & I’m
Reaching out for you; a heap inside our room
Who will reach into the abyss and pull me from this mess?
I remember Northern Spain, how the culture was not mine
You would make me feel appeased; I would make you feel uneasy. The silence rectified by words so sharp & plain, like,
‘I’m leaving us alone’, and like, ‘I’m leaving you this way’.
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Casualty
04:42
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The indignation; the revelation that all this time, was for you to sweep me aside. Anticipation for centre stage and receiving this instead.
Casualty, carry me; make me one with the city streets. For in my dreams I’m the evergreens; the scent that leaks through your window, makes you stand to attention.
I will drown
I will drown in your eyes, if you let me.
For I have found, that on this ground that I lie You’re the scenery, gently entering my body.
Retaliation, you tell your tales and resonation will stab me in the side Your motivation, your only motivation is seeing the sight of my wounded pride.
Casualty, that is me - one with indignity.
But in my dreams, I’m the evergreens; the scent that leaks through your window, makes you stand to attention
I will drown
I will drown in your eyes if you let me
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Kreuzberg
02:14
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I still see you by the willows out in Leipzig. I still feel you everywhere.
I sensed your cold in cattle-market Kreuzberg. In the way that people stop & stare
At my English bones, do I look far from home? Or not quite far enough? Who have I become?
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"James Walker is one of the rarest types of songwriters. His music is intelligent, introspective, and yet melodious and
infectious." - Overblown Magazine
"Stunningly lovely" - The Huffington Post
New singles Sane and Chasing are out now via Kobalt/AWAL, Maximal Music Sync and Music Table South Korea.
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