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Bus Stops
02:09
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Bus Stops
By Kyle Keller
I can spend hours at bus stops
Waiting but never getting on
And I know if I go somewhere, I’ll wanna leave, so I don’t
And I know if I just stay here, I’ll figure out where to go
Waiting gets easier every day
I’m never disappointed
Never disappointed
Never disappointed
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Song for the Hills Behind Yucca Valley
By Kyle Keller
When I think of you, I think of walking
The sun is up, and all the clouds are talking
The air is filled with reckless and riotous feeling
Rich with song and myth and daydreams fleeting
In the car is where I’ll stay, I’m terrified of leaving
I will crank the air and do some reading
Never to see the sacred lands
Never to find peace
Under a lying layman’s spell
Wearing rusty earrings
I spend my nights outside of myself
Hunting and feeding
How come it seems far away
But also skin-deep? I am human
Sweating my ass off
I wanna take my shirt and pants off
When I’m around you
Is there concrete wisdom
Some established line
That will help the young folk
Make sense of time?
Keep it together, man
Of course it’s only natural to seek the open spaces
And flee the burrows we call home
I will live and die a thief
A hired scribe with little original thought
Surely transcription is better than not writing
Once I
Found a
Battle unfolding in a basin before me
I raised
My voice
Instantly lost in the raging and screaming
I never knew
There were so many damn ways a
Spearpoint could steal someone’s life
Right then, I knew
I could see the horizon but
I would never reach it
Is there concrete wisdom
Some established line
That will help the young folk
Make sense of time
Ahead and behind?
Kill me now so that I may
Be with you forever
Crusted eyes never to close again
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Kiki, What's Your Deal?
04:08
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Kiki, What’s Your Deal?
By Kyle Keller
Kiki, what’s your deal?
You’re always acting crazy
With you, “no” is unacceptable and
Forget about maybe
Kiki, what’s your deal?
Taking four stairs at a time
Your legs can’t reach more than three, I swear
I’m losing my mind
Kiki, what’s your deal?
I think you just want attention
Your words cut right to the center of things
I look around, and everyone’s stunned
Kiki, I’m going crazy
And I know you don’t drink
But did you mean to put your hand on my hand
that one night at the bar?
Cuz I don’t know what to think
Kiki, what’s my deal?
My heart beats faster when you’re around
I’ve spent so long scuffling with myself
I’m not sure I deserve solid ground
Kiki, I’m afraid
That I won’t live a fearless life
But when you’re around
No step is too high
Kiki, my love
Kiki, my love
My legs can’t reach
But if you’re here with me
I can do better
Kiki, my love
Kiki, my love
Our legs can’t reach
But we’ll make it if we
Stick together
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Wayward Son
04:33
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Wayward Son
By Kyle Keller
Wayward son, won’t you heed your mother?
Night has come and turned my bones to butter
I am old, this bitter wind may be the death of me, but
I trust you, my wayward son
If I could apologize about a billion times, I’d
Bind a book and do it there
Knowing you, that book would sit unread and petrify, but I
Have to try to make you care
Wayward son, when you spat in my face
I was joyous for your leaving
I was unfair, a moment’s slave, I was the lock that finally gave
My world has died, I’m stuck here grieving
Your troubles come from deep within
Born in the year of vodka, lost in the year of gin
My song is almost over, but
Yours is yet to begin
Yours is yet to begin
I swear, it’s yet to begin
Wayward son, oh
Wayward son
Wayward son, have you seen my face?
I’m not sure I have one anymore, I may have left it round here someplace
I don’t care, you’re here, now my sight is finally clear
Weird how love finds itself in tears
Wayward son, won’t you climb into my bed
Tell me what you thought was better left unsaid
I’m so tired, let me hold your hand
It’s all blurry and…
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The Barn Where We Began
03:22
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The Barn Where We Began
By Kyle Keller
Down in the barn where we began
A northern wind sweeps up a flame
I try to put it out as best I can, but
You were the only son of a farmer
I was the seventh of seven boys
At fifteen we kissed in the larder
We were terrified of who we were
Time went on, and we grew bolder
Sneakin’ out the back of Sunday church
Wishin’ time away as the days grew colder
Longing to see you and feel your touch
Oh, I was a fool for wanting you
Oh, I was a fool for wanting you
My older brothers showed me a barn where
They took girls and hid their booze
Little did they know, we spent our nights there
With our bodies intertwined
When I held you, I felt ageless
I felt God was just a fool
Yet it would be wrong to call me faithless
All my faith in the rising moon, the endless stars, time and space and
the beautiful birds, the crunching leaves, the feeling of home, the greetings of waving reeds
Lived in you
Lived in
Time went on, and we grew older
My father told me to get me a wife
Right before my eyes, the flames that smoldered
Crumbled and eventually died
You got married and had some kids but
I can’t bear to lie for my whole life
So I live alone and sit here missing
That old barn and what we had
Nowadays, my faith is off
Lurking through the pews in Sunday church
Every Friday night, I drink to the thought of
The days that have passed and the days that will be never be lived
Oh, I was a fool for loving you
(Die with the barn where we began)
Oh, I was a fool for loving you
(Die with the barn where we began)
Oh, I was a fool for loving you
(I’ll die with the barn where we began)
Oh, I was a fool for loving you
(Die, die, die)
Down in the barn where we began
A northern wind sweeps up a flame
I try to put it out as best I can, but
I give up when the ceiling falls
Oh, I give up when the ceiling falls
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Rain a-Comin' Down
02:39
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Rain a-Comin’ Down
By Kyle Keller
Why won’t the winds change?
I can’t remember the last time I saw the rain
Life’s a paradox
With the chicken pox
She’s a pretty old sound
I hear the rain a’comin down
On a music box
Made of cinderblocks
Why can’t I see straight?
Listenin’ so late I can’t hear
What the wind has to say
It’s keepin’ me awake
Drivin’ me insane
But nighttime is hours away
(Hey, hey, hey)
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Stayer, Go-Awayer
05:01
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Stayer, Go-Awayer
By Kyle Keller
Stay here, kid
And at least you’ll breathe cleanly
Hot, smoke-choked air awaits you there, believe me
I went once
I was young, smart and dumb, but still it crossed me
They say this is the world
It’s older than you know
And when you go, you go
An end of endings
How do they know?
Well, I don’t wanna sit around and think about children
There’s way too many do’s and don’ts to think about doin’
And when the cardinal sings, I’ll take a seat
And I’ll think about Missouri
Most people always love the town where they did their growin’
I’m sure someone’ll stay and mow the lawn that needs mowin’
But I’m not that kind of boy
I’m smart as hell, I got dreams, and well…
Oooh
Oooh
Oooh
How do you know?
Oooh
Oooh
Oooh
How do you know?
Just like me
Ooh, just like me
Oh, how proud can a father be?
My God, he’s just like me
It’s okay
Kiss your mother’s cheek before you leave
Life’s just a book we can’t read
So make it up and
Make me proud
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My Dear Daughter
04:47
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My Dear Daughter
By Kyle Keller
Moon, come with me
I’ve got something special here
Licks of fire in my outstretched hands
Like a running cat with a bird in its mouth
The broken screen won’t protect this hospital bed
My dear daughter
She’s a talker that one
With her straight A’s, pale pink dress, and yellow teeth
What a funny kid
Nine going on forty-three
She’ll grow up, be just like me
Not bald or anything
Just a bright Appalachian kid
My dear daughter
Thank you for this
My dear daughter
One with the moon
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