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1. |
Revolve/Rotate
06:30
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REVOLVE/ROTATE
look out for reason
you’re still given doubt
your head is too cold, baby
you can’t live without
all the lies inside
your two grey eyes
meet me somewhere in the sky
c’mon, let it rain down
i laughed at Genevieve
she spilled her drink
and passed out in the snow
so cold
she said “it’s not mine, child,
so take your gold
and make love on your way
don’t wait until you find the rain”
the day before I met her god
she stood away from all the lies and hate
the pain’s still on it’s way
and yesterday I killed
ten thousand men
who stood on higher ground
don’t judge before you hear the sound
revolve
rotate
just let it go
-May 1997
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2. |
Wake Up, Sally
03:49
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WAKE UP, SALLY
wake up, sally
these days are diamonds
i wait - my solitude
shrouds my living ground
i fly - i fly
my wings are burned and tattered
just give me hope
or another day
another time
another way to say
"my friends, i'm leaving now"
wake up, sally
i'm tired of throwing
lies to everyone
my face is scarred
my mind is lost
i can't think anymore
and solace leaves no shame
i played my life
and i lost my only name
the days go by
and another beggar cries
"my friends, i'm leaving now"
wake up, sally
these diamond days
can't make me laugh again
i'm tired and i'm wired
and the flame's still burning
down my only home
save for the words that she wrote
on the back of the note
that i left when i ran away
and i never stopped to pray
for another day
another time
another way to say
"my friends, i'm leaving now"
throw it away, throw it away
throw it away, throw it away
my friends, i'm leaving now
and she never stopped to pray
and the door was closed today
she's rolling down the hill
so you better move out of the way
and her father's in the grave
and her mother's on the street
take my advice, no, no
you'll never meet them again
the sky is falling down, my friend
don't fence, don't steal, don't sink, don't swin
the days grow long and the nights grow weak
don't ask, don't touch, don't feel, don't speak
throw it away, throw it away
throw it away, throw it away, my my my
for another day, another time
another way to say
"my friends, i'm leaving now"
-May 1997
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3. |
"six"
04:27
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"six"
stay between the lines
the lies you read are indescribable
another one-way sign
down the road another year or two
and the she called out "why
are you the same as
no one else could be?"
and then she closed my eyes
and dreamed of this thing
happening again
what a time we had
thirty years from now
and what a time, so sad
her faith was drowned
in absolution
what a time we had
picking from the rose
she'd torn in two
what a time we had
dancing on the string
when we died
talk or listen in
the silence that you see
is thickening
i think out loud
and when i move toward this
i lose past again
she'd never fall away
or dream of losing
what she had to say
she'd always stop to play
another song of
sage & saturday
what a time we had
thirty years from now
and what a time, so sad
her faith was drowned
in absolution
what a time we had
picking from the rose
she'd torn in two
what a time we had
dancing on the string
when we died
think about this now
you're drowning in your
sea of sunshine
and smiling makes no sense
when faith has torn away
your innocence
it could never hurt to pray
but to me, it's nothing
more than fantasy
i tossed the book away
and cast the madman
back into the sea
what a time we had
thirty years from now
and what a time, so sad
her faith was drowned
in absolution
what a time we had
picking from the rose
she'd torn in two
what a time we had
dancing on the string
when we died
-February 1997
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4. |
Change
04:05
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CHANGE
oh, the last time i fell into this room
the lights were dim, she stank of gin
the days left walls surrounding
all my thoughts within
oh, the last time she fell into the soon
yeah, pretty soon she'd fall
again, it's all
too much to hide
to leave it all behind
on the outside
all the love is spent again
on the outside
their worlds collide
in bloodshot eyes
commisserate, regulate
assassinate and recreate
the world's too thin, too over you
i cannot change or rearrange you
oh, the first time, i could hardly see
in front of me
my mind would wanter
strolling avenues
of forgotten luxury
oh, the first time
i saw these words
and played the game again
just let me in
it's been two thousand years
with just two eyes to see
on the outside
all the love is spent again
on the outside
their worlds collide
in bloodshot eyes
commisserate, regulate
assassinate and recreate
the world's too thin, too over you
i cannot change or rearrange you
oh, the last time i passed away
a chance to practice faith
i ran in circles, laughing
this is not the "me" you see today
oh, the last time
i heard her scream again
the wall's too thin
i left her kneeling
by the back door, waiting
he will come again
on the outside
all the love is spent again
on the outside
their worlds collide
in bloodshot eyes
commisserate, regulate
assassinate and recreate
the world's too thin, too over you
i cannot change or rearrange you
chasing paper
floating in the air
above the scenery
she came too late
i swore, it's not the time
or place for me
commisserate, regulate
assassinate and recreate
the world's too thin, too over you
i cannot change or rearrange you
-May 1997
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5. |
This
03:26
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THIS
the sun will never
take away the years
the end, a simple target
for your fears
i tried and tried
to ride the wave of grace
slap a grin across my face
i'd never wait in line for this
innocence betrayed
what's left to see?
a million lies are
gathered under me
some will sail
and some will waste away
the sea's still dry
what could you say?
i'd never wait in line for this
it's only just a moment
in this place
but watch the lines come
gather on my face
some will grow
and some will fade away
the day's still young
what can i say?
i'd never wait in line for this
-December 1997
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6. |
White-Wash
05:33
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WHITE-WASH
come take a walk with my ambition
it tastes like mire on your tongue
let go of all your inhibition
and melt your faith into the sun
the moon has eyes, they watch your every move
but in the shade, they'd never get to you
behind the trees there lies the
key to all your senses
what you gonna do?
you always lock the door behind you
it's not too silent in these parts
you spray your face shades of humility
and somehow try to call it art
no i never had time to complain
nor did i have time to say hello
and these lines, they build
like a white-wash on your faith
another band plays in the alley
their eyes are closed, but they're not alone
the audience, they'll sneer and snicker
til the curtain falls, dry as a bone
but i never sowed my seeds on this crowd
i never shined my light on these walls
i'd never shit the truth
just to keep myself from falling out
and the voices in my head are singing
so out of key, i barely know the tune
and the telephone just keeps on ringing
but i left my body way too soon
no i never had time to complain
nor did i have time to say hello
and these lines, they build
like a white-wash on your faith
-spring 1998
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7. |
Down³
03:08
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DOWN³
i've been waiting for this season
and i have wasted all my time
and i have tasted every reason
and what i've found here
is hanging on the line
and this house
is burning all the way
down, down, down
well, i was talking to the preacher
when i told him, this mess i'd found
he said "keep walking -
lord, i ain't your teacher
but i can save you if
your soul is still around"
and i just turned and ran
laughing all the way
down, down, down
in this house
she leaves a letter
in this house
she's peeling from the floor
on this day, i'd left to spend
up all the demons on her chin
like some, we'll laugh again
down, down, down
-Fall 1997
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8. |
Long Way To Go
06:46
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LONG WAY TO GO
call me when you come back down
last night, i left this town
i slept beneath the lights that shone
sometimes you leave it all alone
it's a long way to go
paint my name across the sky
some cons, you'd never buy
i walked, the fields are overgrown
sometimes you leave it all alone
it's a long way to go
though these eyes can hardly see
through the demons on your sleeve
some memories face
and time keeps passing slow
it's a long way to go
kiss your name across my face
i never stepped on grace
her lights were on but no one home
sometimes you leave it all alone
it's a long way to go
saint or sinner, so i've read
these thoughts fly through your head
and lies that turn your god to stone
sometimes you leave it all alone
it's a long way to go
though these eyes can hardly see
through the demons on your sleeve
some memories face
and time keeps passing slow
it's a long way to go
call me when you come back down
these days, i'm still around
in every spirit that you know
sometimes you leave it all alone
it's a long way to go
though these eyes can hardly see
through the demons on your sleeve
some memories face
and time keeps passing slow
it's a long way to go
to leave it all alone
-November 1997
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9. |
Walk-Out
02:10
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WALK-OUT
call it what you will
but the thrill is gone
it wasn't long
don't remember
to talk about angels
don't remember
to talk about grace
just remember the
sight of her walking out
with the lies that she
stole from his face
call it what you will
but the thrill is gone
it wasn't long
-December 1997
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10. |
Turn Me On
03:40
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TURN ME ON
i wanna look outside my window
at the rain on a sunny day
you know i left it far away
i wanna turn out all the pages
and the lights keep on shifting
another flood is lifting me out
but it don't mean a thing
if she's singing or breathing
turn me out or turn me on
i wanna write an open letter
saying no, i never saw you
i'm only thinking of a place
where i can shut out all the images
that follow me when i go mad
and leave my conscience underground
but it don't mean a thing
if i'm singing or screaming
shut me out or turn me on
and she keeps sliding down
every day - i wake, i steal, i breathe
oh, what else, one could say
as one could hold the years away
and practice faith
revolving on a plane, everyday
-June 1997
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11. |
One And The Same
05:39
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ONE AND THE SAME
and when in the morning
she took up her bags and left
i never knew that leaving
was son hard on my head
hard on my head
and she's gone
and then, in the evening
i saw her three times again
everywhere i looked
i can't imagine the pain
imagine the pain
and she's gone
you know, i still remember when
we used to claim
we're one and the same
but time has gone and
now i hardly can
remember her name
or play that damn game
"one and the same"
i walked out of heaven
i turned off the lights and ran
she's chasing me through
some shred of a memory lane
i know it's too late
and she's gone
you know, i still remember when
we used to claim
we're one and the same
but time has gone and
now i hardly can
remember her name
or play that damn game
"one and the same"
i dreamt the next morning
she came to my door and begged
i know my life was easier
before my mistake
it wasn't just me
yeah, she's gone
you know, i still remember when
we used to claim
we're one and the same
but time has gone and
now i hardly can
remember her name
or play that damn game
"one and the same"
-June 1997
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12. |
Talk
05:58
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TALK
your talk is cheap
but when you talk
you never hear a word i say
you never talk about
the life you never
chose to give away
what did you give
when you promised me
the heaven and the higher ground?
what did you say
when you walked away?
you couldn't even talk around it
your talk is fooling
no one i can see
outside my weary head
you talk in colors
spitting out in words
another shade of red
what did you see
when you looked into these eyes
that stung and bled for you?
what could you do?
when you talked around the walls
they tumbled down on you
keep on talking out loud
i hear the voice in my head say
"shut up for a minute and hear me
lie down for a day and
look up, look out, and look around again"
your talk is grand
the words you say
are nothing short of misery
i got my feet in the clouds
i laugh at all your insincerity
what did you mean
when you went on about how it
was just another day?
why did you cry
when i washed my hands of you
and threw it all away?
keep on talking out loud
i hear the voice in my head say
"shut up for a minute and hear me
lie down for a day and
look up, look out, and look around again"
you talk is silence
words could never throw
another spell on me
you talk, i'm looking away
you know i'm leaving
this old used-to-be
why do you talk
when everything you talk about
is over me (you go over my head)
how could you lie
and say that everything had
come to you so suddenly?
(take a look around your head, pal)
keep on talking out loud
i hear the voice in my head say
"shut up for a minute and hear me
lie down for a day and
look up, look out, and look around again
-7/31/97
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13. |
Trying To Fool A Clown
03:30
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TRYING TO FOOL A CLOWN
she had the mouth of an angel
the morals of a clown
the lies of the children
she keeps dragging them around
uptown - downtown
half-alive in san francisco
can't remember new orleans
got lost somewhere in memphis
right before she cashed her dreams
she said "how - how can you trust me
while now, i made that same mistake"
i'm trying to fool a clown
the words keep spinning
but i'll never come around
i can't get higher
but i'm never coming down
my feet don't touch the ground
i'm trying to fool a clown
she closed her eyes like a gypsy
and stole out through the night
her bark was made of cheap wine
and i never done seen her bite
no relief on the back porch
just paid-for tales and lies
i stopped believing when
she waved her hands
and cut me down to size
she said "how - how can you trust me
while now, i made that same mistake"
i'm trying to fool a clown
the words keep spinning
but i'll never come around
i can't get higher
but i'm never coming down
my feet don't touch the ground
i'm trying to fool a clown
-Fall 1997
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14. |
Once In A While
03:28
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ONCE IN A WHILE
i waited for the rain to come
and wash away the distance
dividing all the times i tried to smile
once in a while
i saw her lying in the field
her dress was in the trees
a bit disturbing
i awoke to see no face
once in a while
i've seen it blowing in the trees
i've seen it on the roadside
and the lights are chainging
every other mile
i've seen it in the barroom
lying naked on the floor
in time to spend another night
out on the tiles
once in a while
her face was like a sheet of glass
her skin was like the sand
i looked around and saw that
seasons never end
once in a while
i could have stayed to take another turn
or ran before my time
i tried to change like change
was going out of style
once in a while
i've seen it in the buildings
i've seen it on the roadside
in the alleys, all the cars
begin to pile
i've seen it blowing in the breeze
and rip right through the walls
and all the ladies on the billboard
stop and smile
once in a while
i waited for the sun to come
and shine across my face
i'll take my place in line
and stay a little while
once in a while...
-Fall 1998
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Chris Anderson Alexandria, Virginia
Chris is a wildly prolific songwriter who has hovered among the outskirts of the music world for over 30 years. On his own
label, Flying Dachshund Music, Chris has released 154 CDs, 96 of them being full-length albums. That's just the tip of the iceberg and there are no signs of stopping. Ever.
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