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future sight
02:35
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well the future kinda freaks me out
but I don’t really think about it all that much
but who the hell has so much time
to weave away the tapestry of their life
much you were less a page
more a chapter in the whole of my book
I put my faith in outer space,
underwater, and standing rock
drift it back to “95
but I think that I got lost in the calamity of the city
you missed out on all the warning signs
though, doubtful you’d have noticed even if they were neon lights
much you were less a scene
more a leading role in the whole of my movie
I put my faith in the north country,
great poets, and the cosmic sea
I were walkin’ down the line
when an unexpected phone call threw me off of a cliff
didn’t take me too long to decide
whether rock bottom was the descent or the decline
fell amongst the rocks below
and the vultures picked off the skin from my bones
found myself a taxi ride
and with that I condemned my neglection of future sight
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unburnt
04:06
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like sitting in a fire
almost in defiance
I could not complain when the flames
engulfed the inner workings of my mind
oh too unkind
oh so mistimed
the heat took to me like the moon took to the tide
but how will it come?
you ain’t no chosen one
I can only watch and weep as I see my people get sucked into the swamp
I came out unburnt
like combustion cleansed my person
all the masters must have heard
about my burning emergence
they told me the space had been divided
by a force as cold as the night is
make sure you concentrate on nature
before it falls foul to homo sapiens
be careful you don’t overheat
set ablaze by the concept of disunity
it’s common sense to think in present tense but sad to say I’m thinking about the future
so how will it come?
no foundation is yet set in stone
I can only watch and wonder as they’re paving over the empire of the sun
well I came out unburnt
like combustion cleansed my person
all the masters must have heard
about my burning emergence
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waterlines
04:37
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I was fallin’ beneath the water line
trying to get away from the people on the promenade
then the moon rose up and it brought out the tide
the water left me, without even sayin’ goodbye
so I retreated from the water and took the bus upstream
and while I was waiting, I got lost in a reoccurring dream
disappointment invokes when the buses arrive
cause it’s a sign, that you gotta carry on with your life
I wanna stay in but I wanna go out
just another dilemma of the nineties’ crowd
I don’t wanna go out but I don’t wanna stay in
come on, tell me where to even begin
I think I’ve found the reason I can't sleep at night
tv show addiction will be my demise
and there’s a thousand different places I ain’t ever seen
sometimes I’d rather see them on a television screen
I wanna stay in but I wanna go out
just another dilemma of the nineties’ crowd
I don’t wanna go out but I don’t wanna stay in
come on, tell me where to even begin
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consolation prize
03:42
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what even is sleep?
I accomplish more awake than I ever could in dreams
if you never come in first place then I could be your consolation prize
and blame it on biology
you could put your belief in fate but this is what makes up you and me
if you never come in first place then I could be your consolation prize
It would be absurd of me to really say what is on my mind
I were just thinking of circumstances in those other thousand million lifetimes
like a ship on out at sea
the waves they may be rough but that’s nothing compared to the routine of the week
if you ever lost that motivation then I could be the one to steer you into the light
well he said “don’t believe everything you read”
but it’s better than that TV screen which holds you to hate everything you see
if you ever followed that direction then I could be the one to be right by your side
It would be absurd of me to really say what is on my mind
I were just thinking of circumstances in those other thousand million lifetimes
well truly do the wolves have easy prey
I saw it in the way you graced the pavement and they followed you just like a leech
if you never get to shake their tail then I could be your consolation prize
and if your sails never again unfurl then I could be your consolation prize
and if you’re ever wondering how I’m feeling then that would be the confrontational reprise
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pennine dream
06:18
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they came crawling in from the mountainside
I guess it were inevitable that there’d be no place left to hide
and I thought I saw them marching down that car pavement
discussing achievement and the proper way to be present
but it ain’t like that man
when you know you don’t know jack
so what did you need me to be?
I sunder myself upon solidarity
and the rabble quickly formed into riot
incited by the divide that were caused by all of the lying
well I am the sum of what each of my qualities deem me to be
been trying to play it cool but anxiety runs all around my bloodstream
keep trying to play it cool, oh, does it even matter entirely
I floated in, like an epidemic disease
ain’t no use in trying
when you look back at the history of it all, the victors were always the tyrants
and then Socrates he walks in and he’s just begging the question
should a man be honoured on his moral achievements or his subtle intentions?
well ain’t it such a shame my friend
that every act of hatred is also one of intent?
well then the county commissioner he comes by and he says
you know, boys, it ain’t too hard to live within the law
but we all get bored, so bored
so underwhelmed by the vision for us all
well I am the sum of what each of my qualities deem me to be
keep trying to play it cool but anxiety runs all around my bloodstream
keep trying to play it cool, oh, does it even matter entirely
I floated in, like an epidemic disease
I floated in, like an epidemic disease
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lunar cycle
04:18
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I’ve been having trouble sleeping over the past twenty eight months
I can’t tell if it’s a case of somat serious or just getting too much
when your dreams revolve in a slowing navigation
I think it’s reyt about time i get away from this situation
another story about my generation painted in a bad light
well you know we’re all in the same boat, we’re just trying to get by
on the day when your mentalities shine through your personality
you know it can’t be solved by a cigarette and a decent cup of tea
when the television stations tell you what to think
and all the newspapers seem to drain your dreams
you know you had no idea about closing time
you were just a ghost etched into the face of a stranger’s mind
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maple fear
04:37
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and oh canada, i’ll be coming back to you
just as soon as this night is through
and I ain’t ever sure I know what to do
that very statement just broke me in two
you don’t know what it’s like to live without a place to call your home
and oh lover, you didn’t ever treat me right
try as I might, you lived in your own fantasy of men
surrounding you, oh, calling you their friend
when in fact, I can see they’re all filled with lust
you don’t know what it’s like to live in this world all alone
and oh England, you are the soil beneath my feet
and the concrete that makes up these streets
what I see in the faces of the people that I meet is not nice
I always heard that you can’t make a first impression twice
you don’t know what it’s like to be a stranger in the land where you’re from
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michael webster Manchester, UK
Alternative rock singer-songwriter based in Manchester, England.
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