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I can't sit still for more than what it takes to let the sinking start
I feel you slipping through my grasp like water dripping through my hands
I can't sit still for more that what it takes to let the shrinking start
Your smile pulls me across the room but I couldn't build a bridge to you
The desperation of your kiss, the blood that rushes to your lips
I would debase myself if I thought I could bring it back to life
You used to ask me all the time if I were dreaming would I try
To find you when I would awake
I can't sit still for more than what it takes for you to change your heart
Quietly fade out of the way to cause the least amount of pain
I know how best to disappear & make like I was never here
Pray for the best & get the worst but I can't say it's undeserved
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There is no lie that I won't tell
There is no secret that I won't sell
There is no depth that I won't sink to
If there's a chance that I could win you
Back
What do you fear the most
Spiders or serpents, phantoms or ghosts
What do you miss the most
Is it someone who feels like home
I represent
Decay & dead ends
I'm not what's gone from your life
But knowing that hurts like knives
You don't want someone to save you
You just want someone who doesn't hurt you
Because everyone hurts you
A little good news, a little good luck
& no memory of what was
I won't see you again
How can we ever be friends
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スーパーパズルファイターII X
02:46
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Does it mean anything to you
This isn't nothing to me
Do you know what it took to get me here
When you dream of the past do you lose control
Can you live long enough can you break the code
Doorbells & the laundry room
I forget what I put you through
I wish I wasn't scared of seeing you
When you dream of the past do you lose control
Can you live long enough can you break the code
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I remember walking up to 48th & Chester
The punks on your porch smoked together
Bad tattoos, sarcasm & leather
I've said everything I wanted to tell you
I wish to Christ that I could still melt you
And what kills me is the thought of your smile still thrills me
I thought that you could take me where no memory could reach me
Where no nightmare or moment could haunt me
(I want to get back but I can't)
It feels like all I ever tell you is goodbye, so
Goodbye
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Point Breeze Kate
04:05
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Point Breeze Kate on a bad date
Pushing your knees to the side
Your eyes glaze over as your expectations lower
Underneath the Bella Vista sky
He's putting the bar to sleep with his stories
He takes photographs of cats & somehow makes it boring
Brandi & I bore witness to the sad occasion
It was a train wreck of awkwardness & hollow conversation
We introduced ourselves & I shook your hand
And your smile almost made me forget about the past
I wanted to take your hand & tell you
"Let's get out of here, away from his laser eyes, the skeeball machines & 300 kinds of beer"
And I get so brave, thinking I'm the one who can save you
How can I open up my heart when I can't even face my failure
I'm always running out of time
Sand through the hourglass
I don't want to miss my moment
I don't want to miss my chance
Brandi & I left the bar & we headed back down Wharton
I was like a lost little dog yapping away & she did her best to ignore me
"Hey didn't Kate seem cool? What kind of music do you think she likes? She was adorable"
She said "It costs too much to love, do you think you can afford it?"
I get so brave, thinking you're the one who needs saving
How can I open up my heart when I can't even face my failure
See you around & I wish you all the luck
In the city that loves you back I know you'll always find love
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Skinny House
02:02
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A jar of money labeled "Machu Picchu"
I don't even know if I'll ever reach you
We could buy that skinny house on Harvard
We could have a baby girl & name her Harper
I'm a ghost of a love that you once had
And I don't even know if that makes you the least sad
We could buy that skinny house on Harvard
We could have a baby girl & name her Harper
Dreams will turn to stone when you're alone
Do you ever feel that loss? Do you ever pay that cost?
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That Dream Was Our Life Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Introspective & prolific, James Cuartero AKA That Dream Was Our Life has been making music as a solo artist since 2014. Described as "a thinking man’s songwriter who stays away from the trap of being defined by a single genre", Cuartero has released fifty EPs, six compilations, & numerous singles over the past ten years. No t-shirts though. ... more
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