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Starlight & Cicadas

by The Unamused Kraken

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1.
Waking up mid-afternoon Out the window are skies of blue Every moment shiny and new From this simplistic point of view Birds are singing and the sun's out We're finding shapes in the clouds Laying in grass and wildflowers Aimlessly losing track of the hours Doing nothing It's another lazy day Don't care what happens We won't notice anyway But the world keeps on running As time slips away While we're doing nothing On another lazy day There's a strange simplicity In quiet tranquility Like branches blowing in the breeze Every moment has its peace But sitting staring at the sky One thought can't seem to leave my mind There has to be more to this life Than just watching the world pass by Doing nothing It's another lazy day Don't care what happens We won't notice anyway But the world keeps on running As time slips away While we're doing nothing On another lazy day All too soon we head back into town As the sun start sinking down There's colors blazing all around But still I hear the doubt resound Why can't I fall into this State of ignorance and bliss It should bring only happiness And yet I feel something's amiss Doing nothing It's another lazy day Don't care what happens We won't notice anyway But the world keeps on running As time slips away While we're doing nothing On another lazy day Doing nothing It's another lazy day Don't care what happens We won't notice anyway But the world keeps on running As time slips away While we're doing nothing On another lazy day
2.
Storm moves in and starts blackening the sky World illuminated by lightning strikes With each clap of thunder I wish you were here by my side Not quite asleep but I'm also not awake Have this feeling that I just can't seem to shake Then I see you standing outside in the rain What's happening here? Do you want to escape? Your eyes betray a fear That it's already too late And to just disappear Feels like it would be tempting fate See you dart away and I risk going outside Follow as you take off into the night You turn when you reach the limits of my sight Our eyes meet while you are picking up the pace And I watch as twisted torture starts to eat your face This image will haunt me for the rest of my days What's happening here? Just want to escape Forget this growing fear That it's already too late But to just disappear Feels like it would be tempting fate Please let this just be a nightmare I'll forget The moment I wake up in my familiar bed I don't want this to have to be the end Because now you've disappeared and I don't think that you'll return I don't know what I can do but try to burn Every memory so I don't have to mourn What's happening here? It's time to escape Despite this growing fear That it's already too late Have to just disappear Though it feels like I am tempting fate
3.
Head out under cover of darkness Till I reach the edge of town Always moving, never stopping To turn around I'm far enough away from you To never be found But I could never be so far away To forget that sound Screaming out for help Your face wrenched in pain No matter what I did The outcome would be the same All I hear's the wind blowing All I see is pouring rain I try so hard to let it go But I still hear the echoes of my name I keep running till I'm past All that I've ever known or loved You're all I can think about As the storm pours from above I don't care what happens now All I cared about mere thoughts Trapped within my memories Of this shattered reality we lost Screaming out for help Your face wrenched in pain No matter what I did The outcome would be the same All I hear is the wind blowing All I see is pouring rain I try so hard to let it go But I still hear the echoes of my name Why can't I escape? Will I always have to suffer this pain? How could I stay And suffer this day after day? I keep running till I'm past All that I've ever known or loved You're all I can think about As the storm pours from above I don't care what happens now All I cared about mere thoughts Trapped within my memories Of this shattered reality we lost Screaming out for help Your face wrenched in pain No matter what I did The outcome would be the same All I hear is the wind blowing All I see is pouring rain I try so hard to let it go But I still hear the echoes of Screaming out for help Your face wrenched in pain No matter what I did The outcome would be the same All I hear is the wind blowing All I see is pouring rain I try so hard to let it go But I still hear the echoes of my name
4.
Sixth Avenue 04:22
Rolling where the wind blows Like an aimless tumbleweed When up ahead I see the glow Of a crowded street What can I do but follow Where this road tries to lead? That's it, you're gone And I don't want to move on My heart and mind Just can't leave the past behind So here I am Barely strong enough to stand I start to explore this city That I found upon my path Here there is no pity For those who've made the dash Is there anybody The past could never catch That's it, you're gone And I don't want to move on My heart and mind Just can't leave the past behind But here I am Barely strong enough to stand Maybe with this all behind me I can try to let you go There are so many people here None of whom I know But who am I kidding I'll forever be alone That's it, you're gone And I don't want to move on My heart and mind Just can't leave the past behind But here I am Barely strong enough to stand I hear footsteps approaching And hope that it's not you And indeed it's someone Who asks me if I'm new Wonders what I'm doing here And I give the simple truth That's it, you're gone And I don't want to move on My heart and mind Just can't leave the past behind And here I am Barely strong enough to stand Rolling where the wind blows Like an aimless tumbleweed When up ahead I saw the glow Of this crowded street What could I do but follow Where this road tried to lead? I stared to explore this city That I found upon my path Here there is no pity For those who've made the dash Is there anybody The past could never catch That's it, you're gone And I don't want to move on My heart and mind Just can't leave the past behind But here I am Barely strong enough to stand
5.
Fairy Tales 03:17
Out the corner of my eye I catch your reflection in the mirror Stop and turn on a dime To make the image clearer Seeing your face again Brings up distant memories And then I'm back to wondering What would have been the next scene? Could we have been one of those stories? Would we have ever had a chance to be? Should I live like it was all a dream? Could we have been one of those stories? Could we have figured out a way? Would it have mattered anyway? Should I just move on today? Could we have figured out a way? It seems like it's been so long Even though it was yesterday I try so hard to be strong But it seems like such a waste I spend my night wishing We could have another chance Is it a possibility Or am I just living in the past? Could we have been one of those stories? Would we have ever had a chance to be? Should I live like it was all a dream? Could we have been one of those stories? Could we have figured out a way? Would it have mattered anyway? Should I just move on today? Could we have figured out a way? All I thought I wanted Was to see you one more time You're constantly haunting Every corner of my mind Now the moment I've longed for Is playing itself out right here But does it matter anymore Or should I start moving on from my tears? Could we have been one of those stories? Would we have ever had a chance to be? Should I live like it was all a dream? Could we have been one of those stories? Could we have figured out a way? Would it have mattered anyway? Should I just move on today? Could we have figured out a way? Out the corner of my eye I catch your reflection in the mirror Stop and turn on a dime Make the image clearer
6.
Preprise 01:52
In any other world In any other time Would I still be yours? Would you still be mine? Was this all by chance Or was it our fate Would I still be with you If not for that day? The moment I ran Something in me changed I don't know what it was Just that I'll never be the same Never felt so broken So alone and lost I ran from all I knew But you still fill my thoughts Now my only hope To try to numb the pain Is to somehow forget you Both in face and in name In this life I'm creating anew Still live with the hope I'll find my way back to you
7.
Gingko 02:40
I watch all the people As they pass me by But they never notice Or blink an eye I see the fragments Of a hundred different lives As I sit in silence Hidden in plain sight Feel like I'm in A different dimension Just an observer Who feels no connection To this new world I find myself in Wish I could break out Of this introspection Came here to start over Free from all I've known Lose all these thoughts That aren't my own But all that's resulted Is feeling more alone So much for trying To leave you back home Feel like I'm in A different dimension Just an observer Who feels no connection To this new world I find myself in Wish I could break out Of this introspection I always somehow kept time With the world spinning round Now there's just potential Ever since I left our town And I'm stuck in a world Where there's nothing to be found I'm reminded of you And you appear in the crowd Feel like I'm in A different dimension Just an observer Who feels no connection To this new world I find myself in Wish I could break out Of this introspection
8.
Exoskeleton 04:08
Staring at you As if in a dream Can't believe that you're standing here In front of me Then I catch a glimpse Of the look in your eyes But I only see The space lying behind Empty and cold Someone I don't even know From a different world Than where we met so long ago There was a fire burning in your heart Every day you set yourself apart Everyone said you'd go so far What happened to your dreams of touching the stars? I ask you why You silently fled Was I part of a single Thought in your head You tell me a tale Of what happened to you But I don't take A single word to be true You're too empty and cold Someone I don't even know From a different world Than where we met so long ago There was a fire burning in your heart Every day you set yourself apart Everyone said you'd go so far What happened to your dreams of touching the stars? I used to know you I used to love you What happened to you? I think only of you I used to know you I used to love you What happened to you? I think only of you Before you turned empty and cold Someone I don't even know From a different world Than where we met so long ago There was a fire burning in your heart Every day you set yourself apart Everyone said you'd go so far What happened to your dreams of touching the stars? I turn to run You don't understand I'm staring at you You offer your hand But I'll stay strong You'll never succeed I'll always remember Who you used to be Before you turned so empty and cold Someone I don't even know From a different world Than where we met so long ago There was a fire burning in your heart Every day you set yourself apart Everyone said you'd go so far What happened to your dreams of touching the stars? I used to know you I used to love you What happened to you? I think only of you I used to know you I used to love you What happened to you? I think only of you
9.
I wander the city under the moonlight And I'm reminded of those who took flight I chose this path one dark, fateful night But they had no choice, couldn't put up a fight They had no free will as they all went down Followed you there to our old empty town I can only imagine what's happening now How much will they suffer before help comes around Can I succeed in this all on my own Instead of just fleeing from all that I've known I've conquered my fear of this world I now roam But can I face you where we once called home? As I start to think I'm sure that it's right To save all these people, to help in their fight So I'll leave the city to end their great plight These roads seem so different in this brighter light I barely avoided those poor people's fate It's by some stroke of luck I'm here today I feel a compulsion to help their escape So I take off running just hope I'm not too late Can I succeed in this all on my own Instead of just fleeing from all that I've known I've conquered my fear of this world I now roam But can I face you where we once called home? I could have stopped this before it began But instead turned around, took off and ran I could have saved everyone in this land Should have done something when I heard your plan But I didn't think I could be around This lifeless apparition you've become now And I'm still not sure but I'll have to find out I'm the only one with a chance of bringing you down Can I succeed in this all on my own Instead of just fleeing from all that I've known I've conquered my fear of this world I now roam But can I face you where we once called home? Streetlights are flickering off and on I'm the last one here to see their song The night is short and the journey long But now I have a mission in treading along Can I succeed in this all on my own Instead of just fleeing from all that I've known I've conquered my fear of this world I now roam But can I face you where we once called home? Can I succeed in this all on my own Instead of just fleeing from all that I've known I've conquered my fear of this world I now roam And so I must face you where we once called home
10.
Solanum 03:31
Back in this place I knew so well The town where hopes and dreams dispell Filled with the memories of your spell I'm back to raise the ones who fell If I start to close my eyes I can sense your trail of lies I've managed to escape it twice How can I show this town the light? I wish they could understand There's no point to this futile plan But I have come to make a stand For everyone led through this land I wish they could understand I wish they could understand Is that your army up ahead? At this point all I see is red The blood is rushing to my head Those people might as well be dead If I only now see the truth There's no way that they know it too But I am here to help them through And let them live their lives anew I wish they could understand There's no point to this futile plan But I have come to make a stand For everyone led through this land I wish they could understand I wish they could understand And then I see you once again You think I'm here to make amends But I'm just here to see the end Of your attempt to rule this land Now you try accusing me Of creating this cacophony You're claiming that it's World War III I just want these people free I wish you could understand There's no point to this futile plan But I have come to make a stand For everyone led through this land I wish you could understand I wish you could understand And there you are alone once more Without the subjects you abhorred It's not my fault you weren't adored By the subjects you heartlessly stole And now my job here's finally done Though the battle's not quite won Did what I could for everyone Finally the mutiny's begun I wish you could understand There's no point to this futile plan But I have come to make a stand For everyone led through this land I wish you could understand I wish you could understand
11.
In any other world In any other time Would I still be yours? Would you still be mine? Was this all by chance Or was it our fate Would I still be with you If not for that day? The moment I ran Something in me changed I didn't know what it was Just that I'd never be the same Never felt so broken So alone and lost Ran from all I knew But you still filled my thoughts My only hope To try to numb the pain Was to somehow forget you In face and in name In this life I've created anew No longer need the fallback Of crawling back to you There were times when I thought I'd never be okay Now I look back in awe at How I made it through those days I'm glad I caught on to The error of your ways In time to come back And shield others from the pain I should have seen it coming Long before you fled But I was always blinded By thoughts in my head You seemed so perfect From the moment we met But now we've been torn apart That image has been shed I swear this is the last time that I'll think of you I've finally moved on from when You tore my heart in two Now I've stopped expecting It'll be fixed by seeing you I can finally enjoy These clouded skies of blue In any other world In any other time Would I still be yours? Would you still be mine? Was this all by chance Or was it our fate Would I still be with you If not for that day?

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released August 13, 2013

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