I’m building ships in bottles
ships all long sailed and sank
i’m hiding out again to
turn real life away.
I waste time on these models,
on dreams hat won’t come true
i’ll curse the ones that sunk them
but never mention who.
nobody’s gotta know
what never was.
nobody’s gotta know
what never will be.
nothing more than just antiques
I'm building ships in bottles
They'll stay there till they break
I'm building ships in bottles.
Storing thoughts away,
but i’ve tried
to bottle it all up inside
knick-knacks n the back of my mind
I'm building ships in bottles
I'm building ships in bottles
I’m building ships in bottles
all lined up for display.
hobbies like these are novelties
and too cliché.
I break mastheads embedding.
my crafts are just pastimes.
I get to steps i dread and
scrap these bad designs.
I'm building ships in bottles
They'll stay there till they break
I'm building ships in bottles.
Storing thoughts away,
but i’ve tried
to bottle it all up inside
knick-knacks n the back of my mind
I'm building ships in bottles
I'm building ships in bottles
and if i close my eyes i’m on that sea
and in the open skies i feel that breeze,
you and me, could scheme full-scale
getting hung up on the fine details
no, we never strung up sails.
I’m building ships in bottles
ships all long sailed and sank
i’m stuck here wishing things
had gone a different way.
credits
from Self i Can't Keep,
released October 20, 2017
JC Baas - Lyrics, Composing, Recording, Production
Kylee Henke - Lyrics, Vocals
supported by 13 fans who also own “Ships In Bottles”
Nearly a decade late to the Taz party, but I’m so glad to be aware of it now! I don’t know what elixir Griffin put into the album but I would like to drink a gallon of it. katiegreene137
Bouncy, jangly power pop with a slash of acidic shadow, as the very best twee always has. From Boston, they met at band camp (not Bandcamp). Bandcamp New & Notable Jul 2, 2019