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Don't Remember EP

by Jonny Harrison

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1.
There's a man A stick to his face And he's staring, at you and me. There are pictures, of some far off place. And bullets that we will never feel and We will never see And you said I don't mind, no I will not worry any more But then these planes keep crashing over heads and falling to the floor And you said I won't mind, no I will not worry any more But there are people on the TV fighting, what are they fighting for? There are flowers, shining like the sun But they're turning their faces away From these remains, each one someone Who's waiting to be sent home today And you said I don't mind, no I will not worry any more But then these planes keep crashing over heads and falling to the floor And you said I won't mind, no I will not worry any more But there are leaders on the TV smiling, what are they smiling for? There are little white flags, little white flags, little white flags For every life, that hit the ground. There are toys in fields, toys in fields, toys in fields And bodies, waiting to be found. And you say I can't handle this now And I don't know what to say But things like this happen every day And there are little white flags, little white flags, little white flags For every life, that hit the ground. There are toys in fields, toys in fields, toys in fields And secrets, wanting to be found.
2.
So I'm falling asleep and then I’m asleep and I’m falling And hearing all these voices and suddenly I’m recalling All these broken memories Like worn out tapes and scratched CDs Are they mine? 
Because these things never play as clear as when they’re brand new My mind is full of all these drawings someone else drew And I want to stop this desperation Worn out feeling of frustration Are they mine? Because I don’t think so Well not right now I was never certain Anyhow I can’t tell you Well not today I don’t remember… So I’m lying in the bed of someone I know quite well With my eyes closed just so I’d say that I look quite peaceful But eyes can only trick and fool you I wake up I scream I Call You
Are you fine? Because I don’t think so Well not right now I was never certain Anyhow I can’t tell you Well not today I don’t remember Anyway
3.
It might be surprising But I’m still awake And I’ve just remembered A simple mistake A look in your eye Your lips as they break A trick of the light A simple mistake Some misinformation Just a simple mistake A moment of madness It’s probably nothing My mind’s in a state And you weren’t to know this A simple mistake A misread intention I was hasty to take Forgive my excitement A simple mistake And forgive all these ramblings That keep me awake And though you can’t hear them They keep me awake The silence remind me A simple mistake The silence that keeps these Strange voices awake Your silence...
4.
She stares out the window 
Sees the boats, sees the docks Sees waves trying to disappear Like pages torn from a book Then cast to the wind Just to break on a rock While he drowns his sorrows And looks at the clock But he knows that it’s too late The boat lurches then rocks And he almost had to wait. She told her self this story Enough times for it to be true Now all that separates them Is that black Atlantic blue Which is scrawled out between them Claiming a life that can change and renew She hears her father’s voice In the gloom He takes off his belt and tells her “I can show you something true”
And she always had to wait. Now she still sits by that window She’s anchored to her blood The dockyard’s just a memory Which has thickened to mud While an organ grinder sparks A feeling she never understood Her mother’s voice calls out to her What she would and should and could If she’d only found her partner Joined the Arc Braved the flood She’d never have to wait.
5.
It started a year ago or so I don't know when exactly But I know where precisely And that is something I will never disclose You took my hand Put it to your pocket Put your own to your heart You thought I could unlock it Then a strange fear gripped me And never let me go Now it's a weird kind of hatred we need A weird kind of life that we lead A weird kind of hatred we share A fair-weathered lovers' despair A weird kind of hatred You wanted something you know that I couldn't provide Completely and lord knows I tried Well... maybe I didn't try hard enough And honesty, I suppose, is something It's not much but it's better than nothing And I don't suppose that this song will change anything But it's a weird kind of hatred we share A love that can never compare A weird kind of hatred we need You smile but we'll never be freed From this weird kind of hatred we share A fair-weathered lovers' despair A weird kind of hatred we need A weird kind of life that we lead A weird kind of hatred And I hope that you don't forget me And I hope that you can forgive me And I want to mean this sincerely But I know that you can't let me

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Recorded in Market Drayton @ LoveSpanner studios. All instruments played by Jonny Harrison.

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released October 26, 2015

All songs written, performed and produced by Jonny Harrison. All songs mastered by James Creed at Hogan Studios. Illustration by Amy Flanagan.

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Jonny Harrison England, UK

Singer-songwriter based in the Midlands.
Influences: Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, Sufjan Stevens, Villagers, Bright Eyes, Nick Cave

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