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Complications EP

by Jack Byrne

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1.
Streetlights, oh, they wake up slowly and I must have been walking for miles I've thought it all over; this all needs to be let go. Embers still glow over pictures and letters of congratulations. And as time finds you far from this place, Just swear to God you'll write, I won't ask for more. We should have seen this coming. What are you waiting for? Will you be waiting forever, love? What are you waiting for? I can't wait forever. Midnight: Anywhere but home is where I hide I can stand the cold, but not goodbye And there's nothing I could say that would make any difference now. The dark road, the pavement drowned in a pale glow The shadows are infinitely empty. I thought there was so much more to this place. I swear to God I'll write, But don't ask for more Streetlights can sense the dark as the sun sets, but I won't be shining as long as you're so far from this place I swear to God I'll write but don't ask for more! What are you waiting for? I can't wait forever.
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Dots & Flags 03:49
My thoughts leak like liquid through a cracked glass, at least you know I'm on to you I sliced my fingers trying to hold them back, and had to let go So why bother trying to refill the cup? I guess we all have our vices I continue to indulge this reckless habit, but I seem to have made a mess again And I know that I will never learn When confusion comes in empty words And I'm staring vacantly out of my window. And there's so much more I have to do While I'm locked up here waiting for you If I could only figure out how to loosen my tethers. My thoughts are scribbled and scratched out and mangled, until they fit inside a melody And the sound of a guitar used to be more than just a canvas for it all So why bother trying to write them down if I know I'll never sing them? Why put pen to paper when the ink serves only to remember the sting again? And it's all become a blur to me Just dots & flags and rhyme schemes Neat and sorted documents of mistakes and memories. Already sick of songs I've never heard To which I know all of the words Humming along to every measure
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Karma come and collect me, she said, I've got no time for these lazy regrets; I've got no time to tell you how I feel. I never meant to mention your name, one of the many messes I've mixed you up in; We'd need a miracle to make our way from here. Baby, you'd better believe me, she said, It's not exactly what they told you I did; It's not exactly that I haven't told the truth. I never wanted to dampen your smile, one of the many ways I've wasted your while. I made a mile-long list of what I wanted to tell you; Well, I guess I never had the time... These secrets paid for all their worth I had one stiff drink to quench my thirst I've got a lot of nerve, I'm sure you wouldn't argue. But I was too shook-up to keep it on I had another dream that you were gone I couldn't bear the thought that I could ever harm you. But the debt was paid for all its worth I had another drink and left for work And then my stuttered thoughts were not enough to charm you. In the morning I was shaken awake, I felt your arm And it was obvious that I was wrong I couldn't bear the thought, so I kept insisting Ignorance is bliss. I tried to tell you, but I never had the time...

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released March 30, 2013

Jack Byrne - Voice, Guitars, Piano, Banjo, Ukulele
Becca Stone - Voice on "Complications - Part I: Letting Go"
Melissa Knorr - Viola on "Dots & Flags," and "Karma Come and Collect Me,"

Mixed and Mastered by Andrew Nault
Cover art by Becca Stone
Instrumental breaks in "Karma Come and Collect Me," written by Kevin Junker

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Indie-Folk singer songwriter from Boston, MA

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