Screams

by The Colorful Quiet

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released 29 June 2010
Stephen K. Webster - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, bass, drums, wurlitzer organ, banjo, percussion

All songs written, recorded, mixed and mastered by Stephen.

"Screams" is a gapless album.

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tags: experimental folk singer-songwriter Florida

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Track Name: Blanket Statements
there is close association
with everyone involved
in the plot to erase
what matters at all
I guess that's why
we keep letting ourselves
move away from the light
of the sun

and there is no resuscitation
for anyone involved
in the plot to replace
what matters at all
I suppose that's why
we keep letting ourselves
just hide away from the light
shone by the sun

and we try to find the time
to behave according to the rules
that govern blanket statements

do my eyes look blurry to you
Track Name: Knife Words
I try to explain hot things that happen
like well-placed knife words
into the backs of harmless children
this does little to change public opinion
that we'll all be kept
from falling out of our safety nets
just want to make sure I mention that
and if there's something else I've left out
speak shallow thoughts
but do it quickly
before I cut you off

I am sorry
this is just how I can be

I try to contain cold things that happen
like force-fed spoon words
into the mouths of grown-up children
this does nothing to change public oblivion
that we'll all be kept
from falling out of our safety nets
just want to make sure I mention that
and if there's something else I've left out
speak shallow thoughts
before I cut you off
before I cut you out
before I cut you up
before I cut you down

I am sorry
this is just how I can be
Track Name: Nosebleeds
do you believe in other ways to do this
like plugging ears and stomping
or nosebleeds from knuckles

how about losing all control
and diving into holes
before you start to dig them

that is my favorite

lose the memories
that keep you from sleeping
do you think this is possible
well I'm not sure

but I have sat down
and thought about this before
and could not come up with anything

how do you like that
that is my favorite

do you believe in other ways to do this
like plugging ears and stomping
or nosebleeds from knuckles
Track Name: Set In Your Ways
you smacked a hand across the face
of a bunch of strangers
looking for a way out
of the darkness they were in

so what if it meant
you'd have to leave something behind
it is not like you're supposed to be here
in the first place

much less for this length of days
it is almost summer again
but you're so set in your ways
that you still don't understand

you put your arm around the backs
of a bunch of cowards
looking for a way out
of the shit that they were in

so what if it meant
you'd have to leave someone behind
it is not like they're supposed to be here
in the first place

much less for this length of days
it is almost summer again
but you're so set in your ways
that you still don't understand

and you don't know my face
no, you don't know my face
and you don't know my fate
no, you don't know my fate

so set in your ways
how'd you get so
set in your ways
Track Name: Word for Today
take me as I come
my head is so numb
I can't see the sun
take me as I come

the war has just begun
but it's almost done
you might be the one
take me as I come

you think I'm having fun
I'd say I'm having none
might better get you some

word for today is dumb
word for tomorrow is mum
Track Name: Clown Shoes
put your hands together
we're gonna make or break it better
like you've never seen or heard
what the newspaper read
in the funnies and the horoscopes
we watch the lead go boom
over head there's a fire in the sky
makin' mushroom clouds
out of all the bad guys
with the good guys
in the wrong place, wrong time
'cause someone got burned
somewhere down the line

and we didn't know what to do
about love and war and truth
but we tuned our ears to you

hey mister clown shoes
I've got some bad news
your daddy's dead
in case you didn't know that yet
hey mister clown shoes
I've got some bad news
your daddy's dead
but you still hear him in your head

so keep standin' on your knees
with your pretty, pretty please
don't sneeze or they'll have your head
they'll make something out of nothing
until you're in the red light districts
stoned in a blind strip-tease
pushing policies of peace
for the best and the least
with the beast on call
always trying to make you fall
it's a sad, sad thing
to see a good man crawl

and we didn't know what to do
about love and war and truth
but we turned our eyes to you

hey mister clown shoes
I've got some bad news
your daddy's dead
in case you didn't know that yet
hey mister clown shoes
I've got some bad news
your daddy's dead
but you still hear him
talking in your head

and we're bleeding on the voice
our choice to show the world
that we've got our shit together
even though we make lots of noise
while we scramble to the finish
with our sloppy joe's and guinness
like a guy who's sad
'cause all he has
is dirt to fill his soap dish

hey mister clown shoes
I've got some bad news
Track Name: The Spectacle
just yesterday
I burned my hand
on my sadness
but I'm going back inside

I'll dress the wound
these kinds of things make me sick
you should not listen to this
if you know what's good for you

just leave your words at the door
and find another place to hide
you should have nothing to do with me

if there ever was a time
when discretion was needed
it was yesterday when the curtain fell
and covered the acts

of those whose play-acting
cost more than the price on the ticket
as if it were necessary for them
to be here in the first place

after all
we are watching the spectacle
Track Name: Light and Vanity
with respect to those
who dwell on top of the mountain
I will hold my hand down
until I'm further questioned

it is not my intent
to mix up men and ladies
who would rather
talk to themselves
than find a friend

I can no longer
leave a dying fire unattended
it is not for light
I just need more heat
in my discussions

I will never
let beauty go unnoticed
it has nothing to do with vanity
I just like pretty things

with respect to those
who live down in the valley
I will hold my hand down
until I'm further questioned

it is not my intent
to mix up men and ladies
who would rather
keep to themselves
than be a friend
they keep to themselves
than rather be a friend