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Introspecter

by Vernon West

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1.
The Void 01:46
Here's to the void, it's where we've all been
2.
Compass Rose 04:37
Let's reminisce, let's sing a song about the tattoo on my arm the radio on all day long this perfect hell all to ourselves Your misty eyes are smoking guns a bullet hole between my lungs I couldn't breath until you swore to me you'd never leave Is your secret that you'll never cry but rather carry all that you can hide? But as I'm leaving you your bright eyes lose their blacks and blues The world is capable of calm despite this needle digging in your arm We all need lucky charms and a way to go a compass rose And we always miss the sunlight but there's beauty in a bay state night And I dream of feeling a true love but this feeling will do for tonight so would you give me a light? Don't be so hard on yourself you're better than you'll ever let on We've come so far for ourselves and we might as well remember this when it's gone My car, the cops, a bottle full not a single thought of getting old But January still felt cold your body heat not heating me You touch my swollen arm You kiss me as your fingers trace the scar We all need lucky charms and our only compass rose just broke
3.
Home 04:16
You're digging through my secret boxes tell me what you're trying to find A better case of the lovers uncover it in my mind But you won't find what's never been there and the shade you color me ain't the color that I am, no Now you're building castles from the dirt in my backyard You say it's outside the box you say it's art But you're not done, take a photograph you love and burn the castles down the proof was enough If this is home, then where is my heart? Is it in the air Or is it hidden in the walls? If this is home then where is my head? I'm back again And I don't want to make a mess where I don't fit in You stare right through me like you knew me from another life Oh, call it sympathy, but I don't think that's right You're playing games to cover up the pain You're playing games that will make you go insane It's where I don't fit in Have you ever fit in? I called it simple but it never was I called it better than it ever was
4.
Your Therapy 04:52
You wait for me at the top of your street because you don't want your friends to see me but at least you agreed to meet me And I love to see you smiling but you smile when you're angry like when I asked if we're dating So could you date me? Maybe? Is it obvious? Is it obvious that I want you? I love to be your therapy but it's tough talking about all your exes doesn't matter how good the sex is "It's not working for me, no" you say impatiently from out of your window But it's cold, let me in though Not innuendo but although Is it obvious? Is it obvious that I want you? Come on, is it obvious? Is it obvious that I need you to want me to? And I'll die trying to understand your circumstance You keep your love like a secret from me You're so insecure, but what does that make me?
5.
Remember 04:02
6.
Gentleman 04:52
Is confidence a fable? I overcompensate until I'm stable, why? Then it falls as gravity pulls out a piece of everyone involved Walk them out to the ice, that's cunning Fill their heart with fire, that's becoming Well, I never could tell that we need a piece to hell to help satisfy the beast But I'm not sure of anything at all The times are after me cut and paste faces from magazines covered eyes can't see Where did the gentlemen go? But what the hell does "gentleman" mean anymore? Unclench your fists and get over it you're doing more right admitting you're wrong What have we become? Is there a light in this tunnel? And are there better plans in this bottle? She figured you out before you opened your mouth I hear her crying without making a sound And I'm not sure of anything at all She in the beauty queen of a kingdom come from tragedy and he's the hopeless king of comedy It's such a simple thing, but I can't let it go Stuck in the mirror and I can't find my way back home Lost in infinity, but I swear I've seen the end of the road Reach for my hands, we can start again She is the carvings and you are the stone Where did the gentlemen go? But what the hell does "gentlemen" mean anymore? Unclench your fists and get over it I am a child in the face of the world What will we become?
7.
The Sea 04:41
Call it cold or call it getting older He called her name and turned away like he didn't know her And she listens to the voices that guide her heart But he listens to the words that tear him apart "Can you hear me?" She screams from the edge "Is there any way easier than trying to forget?" He caught a wave and floated out into the ocean He never believed he was worth the commotion But she never mentioned that she was in love And she never forgave him for just giving up "Can you hear me?" He screams from the sea "I'd rather die than act the way the world wants me to be." So there he lies under golden skies as he let his body and mind drift away In a world that's cold, we just have to stay warmer
8.
Stories 03:36
All the stories, there's something magical Lifting tethers from around your throat Complicated lies to tell a simple truth In this part of me you see a part of you The stories of the ancient stone and all the carvings wear beneath the waterfall Life may be a dream, so peel it off Crutches grinding farther down each day Books remain unread, pages fade away Pieces of the past relived a different way Crowded rooms in which you never meant to stay The stories of an ancient war It's such a miracle, and so wonderful that we believe a thing while the world explodes When we die we fold our hands over our chest There's gotta be something better than this Pray for the hopeless, not hopelessness Say something different from what your father said The world I live, the words I've read
9.
Open Road 04:44
Even without this fork in the road there's still a long way home and the west coast pulls me left away from this cold New England snow But your dreams are quiet, peaceful in their might and they're pulling you right So I went up to the witness stand I closed my eyes and clasped my hands I prayed to anything that might answer my prayers When you asked if my God was the open road I couldn't say no Is God just the open road? I guess we'll never know So now my path grows evermore consumed by trees and roots and the branches overhead keep the sunlight from peeking through But your path is bright, a humble uphill climb You'll see above the tree line So I went up to the witness stand I closed my eyes, you held my hands I felt them trembling like they would never hold mine again Well, I've been thinking of the life you live and I've been wishing I fit better in it But I hear this calling, it's pulling on me and it won't let you in Is God just the open road? I can't say no If God is the open road then it's yours to walk alone
10.
Asleep 04:57
11.
Changing 04:45
There's something coming over me I think I'm changing All the people that I used to see as those who had everything They're all changing And what I need to do has gone from black and white to black and blue And my skin isn't keeping me as warm as it used to I loved a girl who didn't love me but that was years ago And then I loved another one who still didn't love me very much and I let neither one go But it's so much fun burning up my lungs all alone And it's so easy writing songs with a broken heart so I've kept one You can tell by who you love You'll see it in the ones you love You can tell by who you love Oh, that you're changing Now I'm being called into war and I'm all alone But I'm still calling out for you even though there isn't room yet for two You've come and gone But there's a fine line to walk between giving up and bursting into smoke And I've spent my whole life listening so isn't it about time that I spoke You can tell by how you love You'll see it in the things you do for love You can tell by how you love Oh, if you're changing

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released September 3, 2016

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