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Paying Attention To The Sky

by Floodlines

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Jacqueline Gordon
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Jacqueline Gordon This album is a diamond in the rough. You have a unique sound in every song, and your lyrics are absolutely incredible. God bless! Favorite track: The Butcher and the Boy.
Brody Stewart
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Brody Stewart An eclectic collection of stories and styles comprise this album overflowing with passion and personality. Favorite track: Firstborn.
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1.
Undone 03:27
Like a seed that dies to grow Like a fire consumes the coal You were made to break my heart So that it might finally start How could I have ever known Love until I was alone? How could we ever become Whole until we were undone? Like the yeast leavens the dough Like the salt will melt the snow Fear crept into both our hearts Finally tearing us apart If you want your life, you've gotta lose it If you want your love, you've gotta choose it Oh Jesus Christ, how I abused it I am undone.
2.
Times have changed Haven’t they People Go No One Stays I thought by now I’d find some peace of mind But I’m getting more restless every day We’re fascinated that our time escapes us We wonder why things don’t fall into place As we grow up We keep on looking down to find Something we’d have if paying attention to the sky We have changed Haven’t we We both ate From a poison tree With open eyes we closed our hands together In hopes we could undo what we undid But coveting the things that have been veiled We buy and sell the very skin we hid
3.
Firstborn 03:51
My younger brother Is a fool And a bad man too Thinks he so much better Got a house with a sea-side view Oh god If you let him win You know t's gonna drive me to sin Clean up, wash your guilty hands Wise up, meet all my demands Oh God, Gonna light up the night With a fire Gonna set this thing right Cuz you know that I’m gonna burn down The very heart of your hometown Just so you know I’m not messing round I’m the firstborn son this land is mine And I don’t know Why justice, she is so slow She comes around, and then she goes, but I’m the firstborn son this land is mine There’s a fine line Between righteousness and pride Only God will choose Who is in the right Who is in the wrong You can bet you’ll lose
4.
Gambler 02:47
I am a gambler I’ve got me a gambling soul I love to win And winning is my sin But man, I lost it all God he had mercy On this sinners soul But I had to lose All money, my girl my even my shoes I had nothing to call my own At first i didnt listen I kept playin the same games wasting my time I spent every last dime I thought i would go insane So I took all my anger Out on my best friends And in jealous rage I locked myself up in cage Never to hear from them again In my darkest hour I was on my own You came to me And you handed me a key Saying, “Son, you’ve got to go” Jesus, sweet Jesus Held me in his arms He said brother can’t you see Us losers here are free There ain’t nothing here you own This world is not your home
5.
The Lowlands 03:35
Whistles down the tracks Bringing what we lack Everything's alright As I'm driving through the night I still fall in love with you I am always home with you Moonlight on the river Lighting up my way Whisper silver secrets Till the golden light of day Water's rising Compromising Towers to the sky Knots we're tying Babies crying Here we say goodbye
6.
Quieter Love 03:30
In our earlier days Wild in our ways Restless we sang our song Feelings, they'll leave Oh they'll fade and compete What's left when they've gone? Every morning, every night Choosing love over wrong and right Beyond the temporary trends A quieter love never ends Holding on In the storm and the sun Love won't let go Together we run Til our work here is done Our hearts are the seed we sow Loving what's unloved Forging the worst in us Our quieter love is but a bus A secret only known to us Scarcely loud But forever shown Faithfully now, this love comes home
7.
When I was on my own I was free but lonely Then you stole my heart I thought of you only But now I just can’t do what you want me to And though I try so hard, broken bones, broken heart, nothing’s pleasing you What fate brought us here Loving you, loving me? Our straight narrow road disappeared Never had much time I grew up to quickly I fell head to heels Now I’m feeling sickly ‘Cuz that house won’t clean without hands and knees And our babies cry Every day, every night But you pay no mind What fate brought us here Loving you, loving me? Our straight narrow road disappeared Did we get it wrong? Our dreams they are gone Oh what have we done? Our straight narrow road ain’t no more, Good Lord! We’ve been on the run Since we have begun Ain’t no time for fun Our straight narrow road ain’t no more, Good Lord! You knew from the start That we’d drift apart And yet here we are Our straight narrow ain’t no more Give us eyes to see Why we fall in love And what we’re fighting for And we’ll be on that straight narrow road once more Darling, who are you? I’m a different woman And Honey, who am I? You’re a changing person And though we cannot say The price we’ll pay There’s a saving grace in the words that we spoke on our wedding day What grace brought us here, loving you, loving me? Our straight narrow road disappeared.
8.
Mara 03:20
He's terrified that he won't survive this time They verified that it's eating him alive And she cannot explain Or justify the pain And through her teary eyes she said Is it the devil or is it the Lord who hurts my baby Is it the devil or is it the Lord who makes him cry? She won't sleep without an argument Pleasing her case for the meek and the innocent Come on he what may She still weeps and prays As she sings out her lament Is it the devil or is it the Lord who hurts my baby Is it the devil or is it the Lord who makes him cry? Is there a reason, or just disarray—why won't you reply? Am I fighter or am I fool for asking why? Why suffering at all? Why the bloody fall? Why the silence now? Now and when time began Until time will end I Put my hands over my mouth
9.
Honey 05:51
Honey, you do not need to be rich You are silver and gold, you are heart and you are soul Honey you do not need the perfect job You are hands, strong and true, you are more than you do. Honey don't cry, but know if you do Every tear is a prayer for you Honey you do not need to be young, You're a tree, evergreen, you're a song ever-sung Honey you do not need a different form You are beautiful now, and forever more Honey when there's no songs to be sung If there's blood on your hands, if the death bell is run Honey when everything turns to dark When there is pain in your chest, and there's in your heart Honey please cry, and know when you do That your broken heart is a prayer for us too Lovely the pain, it can become The very hands that will raise you back up We've been lied to you and I We're told every second that we're not in love is a waste of time We've been trying to get it right But we ain't rich, we ain't famous, we ain't living the good life Is this not enough? Is this not enough? We're too tired to fan a fire On the ashes of our youth only burning now to expire We've been right to wet our eyes Let the water wash away all the dirt that has left us blind Was this not enough? Was this not enough? Was this not enough? Was this not enough?
10.
I saw you in the dawn As smoke and fog withdrew An arrow in your side As you escaped from view I cannot remember / I have not forgotten Who we were before the fray You would not protect me / You would never never let me The wounded want to run away Why fight a war as enemies? How could we win when we both bleed? Wound me if you must But never leave my side We return to dust But love will never die You and I and sword and shield We belong on bloody field If we fall we rise and rise again I heard you call my name As I would stagger on Your mouth asked me to stay Your heart wanted me gone How could I believe you / You started off believing We were never worth the fight I didn't want to hurt you / I tried not desert you I only wanted what was right I should have hurt you as a friend Instead of kissed you as a foe Wound me if you must But never leave my side We return to dust But love will never die
11.
Murderer 03:51
My pride struck down three hundred souls Innocent blood always its goal The deadliest force that I can muster up Aint steel or guns or bombs that I blow up The deadliest force that I can muster up Is that voice in me telling me that I am man and they are not When I hate I'm a murderer I have finally found When I hate I'm a murderer My own justice burns us to the ground I have drawn blood now I can't stop I will justify Every last drop The deadliest force that I can muster up Aint fear or threats or terror I stir up The deadliest force that I can muster up Is that pride in me telling me that I can start war with who I want
12.
There is a war In the air tonight Dark angels fly in the moonlit skies As we turn our tired eyes to the lights This city's cold And the stone beneath our feet It numbs our bones As we run into the street Woken from a peaceful sleep To save our lives Oh god, Where's your justice? Where's your holy fire come down? Oh God, Where's your mercy? Where's the love we've heard about The butcher laughs At the song we sing As we all pass he calls up on his king He says, “Lord, you need to eat, I understand” Somebody's son In the middle of the crowd Stood on the back Of the tallest man in town He cried, God will never drown The world again Oh God, Is this your justice? Is this your Holy Fire come down? Oh God, is this your mercy? Is this the love we've heard about? How can we understand in the rubble and the sand when these cries drown your voice? Your promises remain through death and through pain holding on for new life Oh God, Bring your justice, bring your holy fire come down Oh God, bring your mercy, bring the love we've heard about Let it brand our hearts of doubt
13.
Forget 03:04
Let’s forget that we are going to die Let’s pretend we’re always satisfied It sounds crazy, but I’ve heard from an old friend That the dancing and the drinking has to end Let’s prove him wrong Let the music play into the night Let the smoke rise up to block the light I don’t fear something I cannot see I’m protected by a platinum policy from Savior Sam Never really cared how stories end Even less that stories would begin I don’t trust the foolish poets whom I've met I am satisfied with each and every story I forget
14.
Wasted Time 02:59
Our ancestors said That faith is dead If it isn't bearing cash or health So we consecrate Priests who transubstantiate Every passing second into wealth We are scared to death Of each wasted breath Always thinking on our wasted time If moments we can't sell Send us straight to hell Who will save us from our wasted time? If we do not bow Before field and plough Are we going to reap just what we sow? Are we favored still If our barnes aren't filled Oh Lord of the harvest let us know
15.
Regine 04:11
I didn’t think this through All the evil things that loving you could do And now I’m thinking on how I should get you through // Please, you don’t have to leave All’s forgiven if you come on back to me Find yourself some peace of mind and we can start a family The sound of thunder rings in my ears the voice of God is telling me how I should live out all my years We can’t be happy that much is true but no matter what I do or say it’s out of love for you // I’ll never stand for this I’m prepared to stake my life upon the truth of your promise Please, don’t be such a child I only said those things to keep myself distracted for a while I never loved you and if I had I would have never let you know that all your beauty drives me mad I’m a hunter you’re easy prey I seduced you just because it was an easy game to play Oh Regine You simple fool You really think that I could love someone like you You’re an angel I’m a fire Consuming all who fly so low so as to share in my desire Love like a withered rose All the letters that I (you) every have composed Tell the story of dance of our two souls A secret that I’ll take unto my grave But I hope that on the resurrection day We can hold our hands together with our family and pray
16.
I Am! 03:12
I tried to read poetry But couldn’t remember a verse And what good are words When they fly off like birds? But this is a gift, not a curse! No excuse for laziness but I never learned how to read I refuse to change a thing, I've got everything that I need I wanted a family But I wouldn't spare the expense And what good are kids If I'm not happy with The weight of my dollars and cents? No regrets for working hard! I've spent all my hours as I should Face to face with faceless men Securing my ultimate good And I'm building a legacy That's how I plan to live on Performing tricks and collecting clicks Remember to like when I'm gone No idea who I've become But I am a self made man! Who am I? Well who really cares? I'm sure that I am that I am!

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released December 25, 2015

Special thanks to:

Joel Kesler, Mike Hannon, Thomas Lefotu for some great drum tracks. Jude Hoogendyk for the beautiful cello parts. Katheryn McAuliffe for those sweet background harmonies. Thanks to Britton Nesheim for the album art and Josh Lewis for the helpful mix notes and attentive ear.

Aric would like to thank: Mom & dad for their continual support that made this project possible. To all the family and friends who have encouraged us through this entire process—without your companionship, insight and love none of this could have been accomplished. Deo Gratis.

Justine would like to thank: Nigel for being supportive and encouraging every step of the way, Mom and Dad for investing music in my life as long as I can remember, and everyone who was a sounding board for us. Oh! And all the wonderful people and places who inspired all the songs.

Mixed and mastered by: Aric Nesheim
Recorded all around Snohomish and Whatcom county

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Debut album from Snohomish, WA based duo inspired by the beautiful and ordinary people of small-town life.

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