1. |
Waiting
02:59
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Waiting for you
You asked me to
Wasting your time
I make it mine
Scraping my feet
I'm nervous, see
Tasting your neck
Your pulse so quick
In the morning
I fart myself awake
Roll out of bed
I guess it's your turn to sleep in late
Wake me if you
Have a bad dream
Half conscious, I'll cuddle
You back to sleep
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2. |
Chestburster
03:05
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Caught between a rock and something harder still
Waiting for the day when I can puncture through this wall
Burrowed deep inside this claustrophobic hell
Til I leave behind my living breathing prison cell
I'll bust outside
Into the light
With nothing left to hide
I'll scratch and crawl
My way out of this hole
This hated house
I'll turn it inside out
Trapped inside the body of an alien
Insides bitter, slimy but I keep on swallowing
Gnaw my way through this flesh tomb I'm buried in
Choke but I keep chewing til I taste sweet oxygen
I'll bust outside
Into the light
With nothing left to hide
I've been here for the longest time
But now I'm gonna take what's mine
You won't take what's mine
I'll scratch and crawl
My way out of this hole
This hated house
I'll turn it inside out
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3. |
Creamed Corn
02:32
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I lived here once
That was enough
It never stayed how I wanted it to
You grab my hand
And let me drag
I never stayed how you wanted me to
I disappear
I wasn’t here
Until I screamed
How you needed me to scream
I forget it must be me
That you needed for this
I slept here once
That was enough
It never stayed how I wanted it to
Down through the woods
Used to be good
I never stayed how you wanted me to
Into the dream
Where have I been?
But I still scream
How you needed me to scream
I forget it must be me
That you needed for this
I was the product of a man (I lie here with arms bent backwards)
But I am more than just a plan (I lie here with arms bent back)
You set a trap
I’m more than that
I never stayed
How you wanted me to stay
But I’d never get away
I’d just wait here for this
I was the product of a man (I lie here with arms bent backwards)
But I am more than just a plan (I lie here with arms bent back)
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4. |
Own
03:25
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You hold my world
In your hands
And piece by piece
You take from me
Reach into my life
Pick off what you like
This body is not my own
It is claimed by you
This house is not a home
It is my waking tomb
You twist my arm
Until it breaks
You grip my throat
So I can’t speak
No shame, no remorse
No thought for what I’ve lost
This body is not my own
It is claimed by you
A puppet in your control
You pull my strings
Take my life
You take my life
This body is not my own
It is claimed you
Paying rent on my own skin
The sack you drown me in
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5. |
Sunday
03:50
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I slot in
To this routine
See how it comforts me
Watching from
My window-ledge
Cover up my pale flesh
Stare as long as time allows
And then shut my eyes somehow
I thought it
Inside my head
Felt how I’d feel instead
I locked it
Behind a door
Covered over with moss spores
A secret caught in my throat
Yeah, I know enough to choke
The day just slips away
And nothing takes its place
I keep myself awake
Clutching time as it fades
I swallow
I keep it shut
It swims around my gut
I wait for
The sound of plows
The sunlight’s fading now
I just wanted you to know
Now that mossy door won’t close
The day just slips away
And nothing takes its place
I remember your face
Clutching it as it fades
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6. |
August
02:24
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I tried my best and that was enough
I’ve only got two friends but I love them so much
And we take my car out down to the lake
Lay out in the sun until my skin aches but its over
Well I tried
I tried my best and that was enough
I’ve only got two friends but I love them so much
And we fall asleep on my living room floor
And we dream that we became so much more but it’s over
Well I tried
This won’t be for too long
It’s not even us
We’re just over
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7. |
Jangly
02:39
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I got sick of walking ‘round
Wearing my skin inside out
When you touched me I would scream
Salty fingers in my seams
Peeled it off and turned it ‘round
Hid myself inside that shell-
coloured trouser-suit you liked
Now I’m mature, now I’m nice
I was never there but I tried
I was never there but I tried
Tried to pack your lunch, tie your tie,
dry your eyes
Wear my face like Bobbie now
Drive to the market in town
Push my trolley round the aisles
See a friendly face and smile
I think I must love you now
Otherwise I can’t see how
I would take the time to care
About the outfits I wear
I was never there but I tried
I was never there but I tried
Tried to pack your lunch, tie your tie,
dry your eyes
You told me I
Was volatile
Well I heard you
Were make believe
I heard you were make believe
I hide inside
Wait all day ‘til you arrive
Ringing in my ear
Lets me know that I’m still here
Fall back asleep
Wake up just as you leave
Brush your fingertips
I keep trying but I miss
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8. |
When It Snows
02:00
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I sleep in late, can’t seem to start the day
Feels like the cold weather freezes my brain
I know that I’m so lucky I have a hand to hold in the night
Sometimes I cry, I feel so happy from all the gifts that don’t go under a tree
My dad has his share of bad days, but he’s got my mum and they’re okay
I think about them everyday
And when they think of me I hope they know that I’m grateful
And when I go outside after the snow has fallen on the ground, there’s always people gathered round.
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9. |
Plan
03:11
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I’m trying to be nice
I’m trying to be kind again
I’m trying to be nice
I’m trying to be a good friend
This isn’t all I am
I don’t know how I got so far away from myself
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10. |
Purple
02:40
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Be with me
How you wanted this to be with me
Now you’re burning all the time
For something you can’t even feel
Feed on me
How you wanted this delicacy
Now you’re retching all the time
And I can’t make up my mind
Keep a note of all these answers, line them up and read them backwards
I take my time
You weren’t trying hard enough
You won’t even try
Be with me
How you said you’d always needed me
Now you’re burning all the time
For something you can’t even feel
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11. |
The Captain
03:04
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Know I’ll wait
Know I’ll stay
Know I’ll wait,
You’ve done a lot for me
The captain went down with the ship; I don’t know what started it
But I can’t sleep by myself anymore
Know I won’t go away
I will stay
You’ve done so much for me
The captain went down with the ship; I don’t know what started it
But I can’t sleep by myself anymore
If your skin rusts up right to the bone, know that you won’t rust alone
I’m taking a look at myself all the time
(Please take me home)
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Junk Whale Oxford, UK
Tru young emos.
Josie (they/she) - vox/guitar
Hannah (she) - guitar/vox
Ali (he) - drums/vox
Jenny (she) - bass/vox
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