1. |
Up With The Birds
01:31
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Up with the birds
Like the Philly ones
Or Baltimore
Down with the words
That they’re singing
Stress is nevermore
Meditate and I learn flotation
Floating up to a new location
So my ceiling’s my new workstation
When the sky pours out
I can feel the vibrations
And it feels like a caffeine kick
Sweet like honey and I hope it sticks
But I don’t wanna get too comfy
Sinking in a sofa when it feels this lovely
But I’m avoiding when to count my pearls
Thinking about my place in the world
Coming down giving life a whirl
Leaving songs for the goodest boys and girls
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2. |
Late
03:00
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I don’t need it I don’t need it
I just repeat it just repeat it
Maybe then it’ll come true
Don’t need to feed it
Need to feed it
I misread it, feel defeated
Now I’m crawling back to you
I don’t need to say what I’m thinking
You can read my mind when it’s late
Don’t know what I’d do without you
Kiss my face and call it a day
I’ve got my own suspicions
Messing with my cognitions
It’s turned into my mission
To figure it out
And I know it took awhile but I
Think I finally got the courage to look nice
But never mind that how have you been
Have you been doing alright?
I don’t need to say what I’m thinking
You can read my mind when it’s late
Don’t know what I’d do without you
Kiss my face and call it a day
Don’t need to feed it
Need to feed it
I misread it, feel defeated
Now I’m crawling back to you
AyE
oH
Who you crawling back to?
La da da da dum
Don’t need to feed it
Need to feed it
I misread it, feel defeated
Now I’m crawling back to you
Don’t need to say what I’m thinking
You can read my mind when it’s late
Don’t know what I’d do without you
Kiss my face and call it a day
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3. |
Error 404!
02:34
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Logging on
I can see that you’re online
And I’m awake
Tell me your caffeine preference
Any given day
We can make it happen
I’m only clicks away
We can sync up for a movie
Holding our breath
Drinking some wine and pressing play
Unless you're busy
Unless you're busy
My minds blank
I don’t know what to do
Oh don’t say
What I think you’re going to
Let’s just waste our time
Color outside of the lines
Cus my internet is crashing
In perfect fashion
Just when I was feeling connected to you
And now my online presence
Is absent (not present)
I’m pressing buttons
Trying to reboot
So did you get my message
It says that it is "still sending"
And I'm just sat here refreshing my page
For you so
My minds blank
I don’t know what to do
Oh don’t say
What I think you’re going to
Let’s just waste our time
Color outside of the lines
My minds blank
I don’t know what to do
Oh don’t say
What I think you’re going to
Let’s just waste our time
Color outside of the lines
My minds blank
I don’t know what to do
Oh don’t say
What I think you’re going to
Let’s just waste our time
Color outside of the lines
My minds blank
Oh don’t say
Color outside of the lines
Oh don’t say
Don't say
Don't say
Oh don't say
Don't say
Don't say
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4. |
Band Aid Summer
01:33
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Peeled back
Exposed
You know
How it goes
Top layers feel different
When the bottom shows
We took a bet
Got ripped off
I've never lost
So much at once
Its a band aid summer
After winter goes
I'm sorry in advance
I'm sorry in advance
I'm sorry in advance
I'm sorry in advance
Never did I want this to happen
Don't get it twisted, no
I never wanted this to happen
Please don't throw it away... I'm sorry
I'm sorry in advance
I'm sorry in advance
I'm sorry in advance
I'm sorry in advance
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5. |
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Early morning cup of coffee
Late glass of wine
I try to find patience
In these trying times
So I sit down with a horoscope
And tarot cards?
But uh...
Head empty
No thoughts
And that’s alright
Cut my own loses
And call it a night
Super rad super rad
Of you to come on through to me
Took a picture of your future
Preparing your mind
For a linear line
Oh how unfortunate
This mess is gonna be
And how it’s feel
So quiet your machines
And while the negative’s developing
There’s something else developing
Under different rooms and dinner tables
So then you get thinking
The hell you think you bringing
While snakes tighten around your ankles
Head empty
No thoughts
And that’s alright
Cut all my loses
And call it a night
Super rad super rad
Of you to come on through to me
Oh how unfortunate
This mess is gonna be
And how it’s gonna feel
So quiet your machines
And while the negative’s developing
There’s something else developing
Under different rooms and dinner tables
So then you get thinking
The hell you think you bringing
While snakes tighten around your ankles
Head empty
No thoughts
But that’s alright
Cut all my loses
And call it a night
Super rad super rad
Of you to come on through to me
The hell you think you’re bringing?
The hell you think you’re bringing?
The hell you think you’re bringing?
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6. |
Berry
03:59
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Down Mississippi
Up Ohio
Feeling like a hippie
While I’m looking for Cairo
Keeping count of flies
Cross my t’s and dot my lies
I needed to write them down
Too many now, I’ve lost count
I’m putting on a play
But I mixed up several
Lines get rearranged
But I got the gist in general
My moral compass shakes
Am I doing art wrong, should I be replaced
With a better actor’s face
Think of all the stage time wasted
Little old utopia
Over Atlantis
Maybe I’ll meet a mermaid
And we can float to Paris
Long, long way from home
The sky turns lime and I’m happy I wrote
Down the directions
Cause I need directions
I’m tired of reading books
Trying to guide me back to heaven
C:
Cus I hold onto feuds like a Capulet
But I’m holding off on drinking that poison
I’m tired of making decisions I know I’ll regret
I had a big night, I don’t know what to tell them
B:
I’ll start at the end
And row up stream
Come on little berry
Do you know what I mean?
I’ll start and the end
And row upstream
Come on little berry
Do you know what I mean?
I’ll go home
Say something nice
I know it’s been awhile
Since I’ve stopped thinking twice
About what to say
When you make me smile
I should’ve stayed home
And laid for awhile
But here I am
Miles up the river
Looking for a bend that I can’t see
Blinking at signs that I can’t read
Floating towards future off my feet
Trying to cure a hunger that I can’t feed
So come on little berry
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7. |
Rhodopsin
03:13
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Little words
Little lies
Watching the thoughts all pause
In the time
You and I
Could have spent on missed calls
But it’s my motive
To fill the space
With something else
Is there something
Anything else you wanted to mention
Before I walk across that stage?
(Unreal)
Sit back
check back
In a year
Maybe two
If only there were more ways to say
I feel just like a tourist
As bright lights leave the cameras
Candids take two tries
Candids take two tries
I know it’s looking dark
But your eyes will adjust
I can be right back
I can be right back
Stop me when you think you need a walk
We can’t fight if we learn to never talk
Stop me when you think you need a walk
We can’t fight if we learn to never talk
What’s the point
What’s the point right now
Catch your breath
catch your breath sit down
I don’t I don’t
I don’t know
Can we figure it out
We can’t fight if we learn to never talk
We can’t learn
We can’t learn
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8. |
Nope
03:08
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I like your new plants
I like your new get up
I like your new car
You wanna take round the block?
I like your new job
Maybe I should switch careers
Pretend to be Jim and Pam
And make this a super financial year
Or maybe we’re like Ben and Leslie
I can keep naming more
Compare ourselves to something
Unless your bored
And it kinda sounds nice
I don’t wanna have to think about it twice
Been in a mood
For a couple rolled die
I’ve been missing for a minute
Been out of my prime and
And I’ll be alright
Less thought about it
Never give em time
Cause seconds turn to minutes
Maybe hours, days
Then a month goes by
Like it’s colored in gray
I said nope
I said nope
I said
I like your new place
I like your new setup
I like your new vinyl
You wanna take them for a spin
Or maybe we can share our headphones
Maybe we can start a band
But if you wanted to stay solo
I’d just be your number one fan
And it kinda sounds nice
I don’t wanna have to think about it twice
Been in a mood
For a couple rolled die
I’ve been missing for a minute
Been out of my prime and
And I’ll be alright
Less thought about it
Never give em time
Cause seconds turn to minutes
Maybe hours, days
Then a month goes by
Like it’s colored in gray
And it kinda sounds nice
I don’t wanna have to think about it twice
Been in a mood
For a couple rolled die
I’ve been missing for a minute
Been out of my prime and
I said nope
I said nope
I said nope
Nope
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9. |
Saved My Life
04:28
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Saved my life
Saved my life
Saved my life
Saved my
Life had its own plans
Until somebody stepped in
They came in through
The concrete back yard
But now we’re both here so
Now I can tell you
Everything I never meant to ever tell you
I got my secrets locked up
In my own little way because you
Saved my life
Saved my life
Saved my life
Saved my
Back when I think I hit my stride too early
Back when I didn’t even recognize
Back when I didn’t wanna act maturely
Back when I didn’t know what satisfied meant
But now I got my own plans
In my home court, in my own hands
I wanna see what they got
Lemme see that offer
So now I can tell you
Everything I never meant to ever tell you
I got my secrets locked up
In my own little way because you
Saved my life
Saved my life
Saved my life
Saved my
La da da dum
La da da da
La da da dum
La da da da da dum
But now we’re both here so
Now I can tell you
Everything I never meant to ever tell you
I got my secrets locked up
In my own little way but
I’ll compare myself
To all your future roommates
I’m sure you’ll do the same with me
At least for awhile
I’m moving out
I try recognize the pieces
Put them back together
But I think I’m missing pieces
Can you describe me by my nails
By my knuckles
Because you
Know me well
Maybe the past tense
You knew me well
But you still
Saved my life
Saved my life
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10. |
Anyway
03:28
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I don't mind
I don't mind
Anyway
It went by so quick
Thought I’d have more luck
Or time to get over it
Now I’m tongue tied
With my eyes wide
Fingers crossed and I’m telling lies
But I can still find citrus
Orange hidden in vanilla
Don’t look the other way before
I get the chance to tell ya
How to look for something sweet
When it’s surrounded by the bitter
Or even bland and forgettable
What if the shoe won’t fit
And your legs won’t walk
The show must go on but
You forgot how to talk
So you’re stuck on stage
With a crutch and a lock
On nothing that you intended
(Yea it's just one of those weird dreams that I've been having)
You measure it by how much you want it
Or if you want it just to slip away
Don’t worry about anything right now
Grab a basketball
Find a new hoop
Go ahead and mess around
I’m over feeling like I’m late on things
All the time
And feeling just as out of control as I am with my mind
So I rewind
Backtrack to my old ways
Spending more time in my bed then out most days
Cause I was out of it
I caught myself
I caught myself feeling out of it
I’m still stuck in it sometimes
But never for a long time
I caught myself
I caught myself feeling out of it
I’m still stuck in it sometimes
But never for a long time
I caught myself
I caught myself feeling out of it
But I got out of it
Even though I'm out of it
Im still stuck in it sometimes
But never for a long time
So
I don’t know
No I don’t mind
I don’t mind it anyway
I don’t know
No I don’t mind
I don’t mind it anyway
I dont
I dont mind
I dont it anyway
I dont mind
I dont mind
I dont mind
I dont mind
I don’t know
No I don’t mind
I don’t mind it anyway
Anyway
Anyway
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11. |
Plastic Film (Interlude)
02:18
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Don’t get lost in things to do
I’ll reinvent the wheel for you
Peel off the plastic of something new
I can’t resist the urge for you
I know it’s tiring but don’t feel blue
I find it inspiring there’s nothing to lose
Safe and sound I sigh
This book has just started
We’re stretching it’s spine
We don’t need to question why
This book has just started
We’re stretching it’s spine
Good morning
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12. |
Hearing Things
05:07
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After cracking the spine
Of our new lives
Stretching it out
I see the markings change in size
But the ink is white
So I squint my eyes
It’s hard to see
Harder to know
Hardest to write
But I don’t mind
I’ll never mind
Nevermind
I’m pacing the floor
I’m checking my phone
I’m trying to prove to myself
I can be happy alone
But I’m not alone
I’m anything but
No matter what
I know Ill find my way back home
And I don’t mind
I never mind
Never mind
I feel such strong emotions when you’re not around
So when Im not in motion I think I hea Oop r your sounds
Like whispers in my ears
Your sweet voice so sincere
You got me hearing things
But I think I’ll be alright
Because the sounds you make remind me I’m alive
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13. |
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I’m think I’m reading your lips wrong
Or somebody misspoke
Don’t really know
But did you want talk alone?
See every time I do this
I’m taking a chance with it
I always had trouble with telling difference
Between your angry eyes
And your not so angry eyes
Now we’re at a party
In the bathroom
And we’re fighting about
How we’re getting home
I don’t care who
Is riding with who
At this point
I’ll ride alone
I’ll be fine
I’ll be fine
So I’m finally learning
How to live with lagging behind
I let your houseplant die
I let your houseplant die
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14. |
I'll Lay There Instead
03:15
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The devil said I could indulge a little
I’m gonna hold him to that
I don’t care that he’s persuasive
Or that he knows where I lack
I’m gonna party til the sun shuts me up
Shoves me into bed
If floor space seems more convenient, ok
I’ll lay there instead
Maybe I can learn to write more letters
Form better sentences
I’ll slap them on a post card
Addressed right to your bed
Cause I know it’s been awhile since you left it
But it think I have good news
This floor’s been treating me mighty fine
And I think there’s room for you
I wonder what they’ll put in my documentary
I’m just gonna be myself
I just hope somebody’s filming
When I put on my funny belt
They told me
We don’t wanna hear about your intuition
We just need to see some proof
We think we know where you're coming from boy and we’re gonna get to you
The caps coming off and I’m off the rails
But my hands are still up high
I don’t mind the change in momentum
I don’t mind being that guy
Who lets the breeze in when it’s already freezing
I just like being cold
I think all just need to chill out
Cause I’m not getting old
The devil said I could indulge a little
I’m gonna hold him to that
I don’t care that he’s persuasive
Or that he knows where I lack
I’m gonna party til the sun shuts me up
Shoves me into bed
If floor space seems more convenient, ok
I’ll lay there instead
I’ll lay there instead
I’ll lay there until I’m dead
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15. |
Early
01:41
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I woke up to something
But maybe it’s nothing
For once it wasn’t late in the day
I think that it’s Monday
At the latest it’s Wednesday
I think I’m gonna go for a walk
I don’t wanna get ahead of myself
Oh I just wanna say my piece
While I was out there walking
In all of the daylight
I think I felt a little piece
I think I felt a little peace
I don’t wanna get ahead of myself
No, I just wanna say my piece (in the daylight)
I think I felt a little peace (in the daylight)
I think I felt a little peace (in the daylight)
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Michael Poggioli Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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