1. |
Scarlett
04:16
|
|
||
|
(instrumental)
|
||||
2. |
Wish, I May
07:29
|
|
||
|
Sunshine my friend
It brings about the night's end
Then home to sleep it off again
And starlight won't come around
Until the sun goes back down
So best enjoy it while you can
I see the stars and the night's fading fast
Steady streaks of red steal the black
And you can cry all you like but there's nothing on heaven or earth
That has a chance of holding it back
We can see the stars
But none can see a thing the daylight brings
And I'd like to be sure
But for all I know we will not see a thing
So reach with both hands and hold nothing back
And give everything you have to try and hold some starlight in your hands
We might only have tonight
So grab on to some starlight while you can
Some folks are conned and sing with the same old song
Cos they think that's how stars are born
"Just keep your hands to your own, your nose against the grindstone
And the stars will wait for you til dawn
And then there are those to whom the night is the goal
And not a test to pass of risk or reward
Who welcome dawn any time and who will not be sold
On a waste of time we can't afford
We can see the stars
But none can see a thing the daylight brings
And I'd like to be sure
But for all I know we will not see a thing
So reach with both hands and hold nothing back
And give everything you have to try and hold some starlight in your hands
We might only have tonight
So grab on to some starlight while you can
|
||||
3. |
Summer Daze
03:21
|
|
||
|
Alarm buzzes, another day barges through my window, oh where'd the night go?
Wet and cold and a sky of grey, oh won't the sunshine ever show?
I watch the pages fall away waiting for my fruit toast to bathe in red glow
And listen to the radio say that traffic's moving awful slow
At times, I smile about it
Thinking of that summer
Sunshine, clear skies
I'm ready when you are
Wherever you want to go
I'll be there
Whenever you want to leave
I'm in
Wasting the summer days
So happy
Lost in the summer daze
Again
I tell myself just a few more days and I will be hydrated and so sedated
As far as thoughts to motivate, it's a shame that this succeeds the most
Sure, it's pissing my life away but time you enjoy wasting ain't time wasted
And some day soon I'll hear you say that the swell is raging up the coast
Breaks right, beers on ice to me that
Sounds a lot like summer
Sea breeze and carefree
I'm ready when you are
Wherever you want to go
I'll be there
Whenever you want to leave
I'm in
Wasting the summer days
So happy
Lost in the summer daze
Again
And I can't hide
I'm sad to leave this all behind
But I can't wait to feel the sun again
|
||||
4. |
Absent
05:08
|
|
||
|
If I had it all along
Maybe I'd take it for granted
At least that's the way it seems
Without a tangled web of lies
I would not hunger for answers
And there'd be no questions from me
But I
Cannot lie
Cannot hide
What you left behind
Can you hear the child screaming "just take me away!"?
It feels like he's been at this for years
Oh, I have heard them say repeatedly
"The truth will set you free"
Well he's a slave to deceit and he's angry
I'd say he has a right to be
And the child cries out "will I ever know relief?"
But his pleas are for absentee ears
Left no right to reply
None to justify how he came to be
Discarded and left here for me
There is no trust left for you to try to mend
Absence makes the heart grow harder in the end
|
||||
5. |
Artificial Colours
03:08
|
|
||
|
Holy man, martyr
Promises of profits can't hope to fix this
And the three word warrior
Forgot the captain's supposed to go down with the ship
Yet for some it's real
Tell them how to feel now
Tell us that we're all safe here
Well it doesn't feel the same way that it did to me
Digging to find something clear
Feeling artificial colour flowing in to me, yeah
I can't hide
When from below you pry
You're in my dreams
Tell us it's all better now
Well it don't feel
Better to me
Tell us it's all better now
Better doesn't feel the same way that it used to be
Digging to find nothing clear
Feeling artificial colour flowing in to me
|
||||
6. |
The Captain
07:44
|
|
||
|
Lost at sea with only the hope to survive
I bind my hands to the oar
And concede that if I'm guided by a lie
I might never reach the shore
How I fear all the anger that has maintained
Somehow corrupted the core
And I might not see when I have the answer and
Be lost searching for something more
Tread carefully
Who knows what lurking in the shadows
Of all the secrets you keep
Your make believe
Casts pebbles into troubled water
Til waves are licking my feet
How I cheered as I put my truth to the flame
And said dead man tell no tales
I watched burning embers rising from the blaze
To set fire to my sails
Looking back, and I remember she warned me
About how wishes come true
And how they'll deliver more than you bargain
And how they can turn on you so
Tread carefully
Who knows what lurks among the shadows
Of all the secrets you keep
Your make believe
Casts pebbles into troubled water
Til waves are licking my feet
(amazing lead break)
Lost at sea and my tiny boat's sinking
In, my despair I turn to you
And the best you've got, the best you can give me
Is that I should just let it go
|
||||
7. |
In Beauty's Clothes
10:23
|
|
||
|
Here's a thought -
Is anything real?
All alone -
The same way I feel
I can't take no more
Cos something ain't right
But I must decide shall we die
Tonight.
And it's clear
That nothing is clean
Everywhere that I look
I can see where you have been
Crawling on the floor
So scared of the light
And I can't decide who will die
Tonight.
Shrouded in finest robes
The beast in beauty's clothes
Such a shame
Your beautiful face
Broken, torn
It just seems such a waste
If not your desire
Then ask yourself why
To the one you thank for your life
Would you lie?
Take a look
And what do you see?
Count a million souls
Damaged like me
Screaming out for life
But so desperate to die
Who possesses god, terrified
You lied
Shrouded in finest robes
The beast in beauty's clothes
You're sitting back waiting for something to bleed
A vulture in search of carrion to feed
Mouth just as black as the pit down below
A dead soul waiting for your body to follow
Treacherous, insidious, malicious at best
You spread your disease, your cold heart bleeding death
Addict of misery, scared and alone
Searching out company to spare you your own
I cannot help but find
Your lack of honour disturbing and I
Well I choose to fly
There'll be no victor this time
Bloodied and broken we'll lie
Smiling comfort no longer welcome here
Pungent sewer gaping from ear to ear
You can come back in when hell freezes over
But you can fuck off til then
One by one, the lies fall away
Silence child, there's nothing left to say
Learning lessons from pain means making mistakes once in life
Then never again
|
||||
8. |
Manic
03:50
|
|
||
|
I got that sinking feeling
I'm beating myself up, it feels like everything's my fault
But then, if I'm to blame
That means I'm in control and I can change it any time I want
Like a dream where I'm running in slow motion
Taking three steps back for every two that I took forward
I left that all behind me
Now that I see what I can be
My own sense will guide me home
It's something that I can't explain but I feel it deep inside and I
Finally, it feels like I have found a way out
This life has always seemed like such a mystery
But then I lived for me and it made sense, you see
Like a dream where I'm running in slow motion
Taking three steps back for every two that I took forward
I left that all behind me
Now that I see what I can be
My own sense will guide me home
It's something that I can't explain but I feel it deep inside and I
Finally, it feels like I have found a way out
|
||||
9. |
Greyed
10:29
|
|
||
|
A cruel twist of fate
Brought me to you, now I'm awake
The thrill of the chase
Makes everything else hesitate
Your face is pale, greyed by the night
Peeks through shadows cast in moonlight
Your fearful stare holds nothing in sight
So show me what's trapped behind
I'm unable to forgive or to forget
The state of mind
That there must be violence sometimes
Ask me to trust you with what is mine
Can you tell me the truth?
Cos down the line, this will end with you
A fool never waits
Never takes time to calculate
And you in all your rage
Oblivious to mistakes you made
Your words are sculpted to fit just right
And hide the truth in plain sight
Smile grips your eyes a little too tight
Betrays your pretense tonight
That you do not nor have you ever possessed
The state of mind
That there must be violence sometimes
Ask me to trust you with what is mine
Can you tell me the truth?
Cos down the line, this will end with you
A heinous crime
A victim gone 'fore her time
And I want to help her but where's the signs?
Tell me what can I do?
I'm not the kind, rule a line through you
The state of mind
That there must be violence sometimes
Ask me to trust you with what is mine
Can you tell me the truth?
Cos down the line, this will end with you
|
||||
10. |
A Moment Of Your Time
12:46
|
|
||
|
Somewhere on this ride it became clear to me
That truth isn't altered by depth of belief
And based on the evidence at least that I can see
We can understandably expect some relief
But still...
If my face doesn't show
It's only cos I steeled myself
Against far greater foes
But I'm afraid so don't let go
Til I have shaken myself
Free of all that I know
I've felt the cold as it crept into a face
Upon closing eyes, I went on my way
But still one question insists on nagging me
What if I walked off before the self had time to fade away
To fade away
Child
When I give up my fight
And lay down one last time
Just try to stay by my side a little while
Til I
Am far beyond the light
Til sunshine has burned down the night
I only ask a moment of your time
|
||||
Triumvirate Melbourne, Australia
Triumvirate is the solo project of multi-instrumentalist, Jesse Page. Enjoy my self indulgent musical wankfest!
If you like Triumvirate, you may also like:
featured on Bandcamp Radio Jan 26, 2016
go to album
Peacock Pools
by Pink Mountaintops
The first album from the psychedelic Pink Mountaintops in eight years deals with both joy, grief, and loss.
go to album
The spirit of the Canterbury scene is alive and well across this groovy, harmonic psychedelic suite.
go to album
With their blend of playfulness and graduate-level instrumentation, Dorcha deftly prove that improvisational zeal and conservatory-level precision aren't mutually exclusive.
go to album
Phantom Letters
by Annique Monet
Post-Worthless, Annique Monet makes solo LP of magical, psychedelic pop songs that drift in and out of consciousness.
go to album
Snowflakes in July - EP
by Alex Henry Foster & The Long Shadows
Three renditions of “Snowflakes in July” explore all aspects of the song’s stunning beauty, including a mind-blowing 17-minute live version.
go to album
Before The Day Has Gone
by Bellini
Ten years may have passed since the last Bellini record, but the math rock group sound as fierce as ever.
go to album
