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Toothpick Bridge
04:06
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My oh my it’s been awhile since I
Have seen your pretty smile
Now I’ve seen your face and that smile ain’t there
Why oh why must we build a bridge out of toothpicks
If we know it’ll just come crashing down
And kill all of the citizens
And the snow is turning to slush
And I think that we wake up too much
Why can’t we just sleep through the spring
I’d give it a try if my phone would just stop ringing
My eyes are closed but I’m not sleeping
I’m not dead yet, no I’m just thinking
About where this will go and where we will end up
I want it to be grand and it’s probably screwed up
I’ll map out my personal timeline
We’ll see what I’ve done and see what I’m doing
If history repeats itself my life is over
Cause all I’ve done is started things and wait till I’m older wait till I’m older wait till I’m older well I’m getting older now
I don’t know how
I can be so selfish but i
Think that romance is dull and gray
And I wanna be doing better things with you
And I don’t know how
I can’t see the forest through all these damn trees
Wouldn’t it be funny if they’re what I was looking for
My eyes are closed but I’m not sleeping
I’m not dead yet no I’m just thinking
Bout where this will go and where we will end up
I want it to be grand and it’s probably screwed up
I’ll map out my personal timeline
We’ll see what I’ve done and see what I’m doing
If history repeats itself my life is over
Cause all I’ve done is started things and wait till I’m older wait till I’m older wait till I’m older well I’m getting older now
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2. |
Vampires
02:25
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Oh dear, my heart’s been set ablaze
But put away that hose
I just need to hear your name
And I, no I don’t see you much
with my eyes, but I’ve heard you in my mind
A thousand times
Sometimes I wonder what it is you do
When you go to school
Sometimes I wonder what I do, too
We are driving in a car
Outside it’s slowing down,
inside it’s speeding up
and soon we’ll feel it
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3. |
Stop the Flow
03:56
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I’ve run out time to write it down so now I’ll keep it in my head
there are so many things that I wanna say now that everyone has bled
It’s time to get going, so thrust yourself into the metaphors
They’re so profound that we can close all of the closing doors, and stop the flow
because I don’t know what is wrong
but I’ve been here all my life
and all I’ve learned is they’ll make you belong
whether you want to or not
it takes no effort to read your lips because your life is just an open book
you’re so loud all of the time so you better take a second look
you drove away my best friend but I’ll still go away quietly
Cause next year it is better, it will be her and me
You don’t have to do what they say
Of if you do, why don’t you just do it anyway
Going to a tiny Catholic school wasn’t all that bad
But thank God I got out of there after plaid
it was just a passing fad, a passing fad, a passing fad
and I’m feeling fine, and I’m feeling fine
about you and the things that you do
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4. |
Polar Opposites
04:15
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Those tears from your eyes
Could burn marks into your head
This fear for your life
Will only leave you dead
It’s not what you think
Where did you find that opinion
No it’s not what you believe
It is only what you’re seeing
There is all this hate
I will snap under your tension
No it wouldn’t be so bad
If you would only pay attention
But I’m stuck in between
Polar opposites
You say that you love all
But you are just a hypocrite
And I’ll try to recover from what I said
And I’ll try to recover from what you said
And convince myself
It’s all in my head
And I’ll try to recover from what I said
And I’ll try to recover from what you said
And convince myself
It’s all in my head
I can’t see you
Where did you go
I can’t tell
No I don’t know if I’m alone
But I finally know
Just how little I have grown
I can see through my skin
And I can stare at my bones
But I’m stuck in between
Polar opposites
You say that you love all
But you are just a hypocrite
And I’ll try to recover from what I said
And I’ll try to recover from what you said
And convince myself
It’s all in my head
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5. |
Some Time to Kill
04:27
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What I know
Always seems to elude me
But how can I show
What no one wants to see
And how
Can I make a name for myself
When my hands are tied and my brain’s got a nose bleed
And what can I write
That’ll help me make a living
I guess there’s the fact
That cash don’t mean a thing
Cause as long as I got you by my side
I can cope and hold on for this long wild ride
I really don’t want this to go downhill
I just need some time some time to kill
I’m lost at sea don’t want it to end
But I love that you are a loving friend
And my band is done at least for a while
But that doesn’t mean that I can’t smile because you
You are still here
What I know
Always seems to elude me
But how can I show
What no one wants to see
And how
Can I make a name for myself
When my hands are tied and my brain’s got a nose bleed
I really don’t want this to go downhill
I just need some time some time to kill
I’m lost at sea don’t want it to end
But I love that you are a loving friend
And my band is done at least for a while
But that doesn’t mean that I can’t smile because you
You are still here
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6. |
Lost the Nerve
02:44
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Seems like you finally lost your interest,
if in fact you had any at the start
Some day I’ll find someone to give me a chance,
But until then I’ll find something to numb my heart
Seems like I finally
lost the nerve
to tell you how I feel
to tell myself it’s real
it’s just that hard for me
And this sounds just like
every other song
So go ahead and sing along
Pretending nothing’s ever wrong
It’s what I plan to do
It’s a shame this gives me so much anxiety,
Otherwise I’d let it sleep for my whole life
But alas I gotta put my heart on the cutting board,
Give you the knife and force you to choose
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7. |
GDK
03:20
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Hey I’ll see you later
Yeah I swear that we’ll make it work
There’ll be lots of miles
But I don’t think that they’ll hurt
You’re waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too cute for this band
Stop telling yourself different
Made it farther than I thought we would
You do the things that no man could
Hey you troublemaker
We’re gonna be missing you
But I want you to be so happy that you
Just don’t know what to do
Hey you Greta Konkler, we’re gonna be missing you
but I want you to be so happy that you
just don’t know what to do
I hope you feel appreciated
cause we appreciate you
we’ll never reach the chorus
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8. |
Outdated
03:24
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It only took a day or two before I was just like all of you
Now I’m part of a circle I never knew was there
And for some reason I’m obliged to care
But thank you for accepting me even though I’m not too sure how much I’m free
I thought life before was so complicated but now my simple life is completely outdated once again
It’s outdated once again
It’s so complicated
Ooooo
It’s outdated once again
It’s so complicated
Oooooo
I miss the times when it was just you and me
No onein the way
Oh how well I could see
I like the obstacles
Don’t get me wrong
But sometimes it’s too much
And goes on too long
And yes I realize the weights on my shoulders are
Someday going to be much older
But right now
It’s so new to me
So many places to go
So many faces for me to know
When I come home from school
I go back to the person who I already knew
And when I come home from school
That person and I are me and you
It’s outdated once again
It’s so complicated
Ooooo
It’s outdated once again
It’s so complicated
Oooooo
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10. |
Forgive and Forget
03:57
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There are so many things
That I don’t pretend to know
Like exactly how I feel
Now that I know you wanna go
And I know that I have done
Some pretty stupid shit
And I know it will be hard
For you to move past it
But I’m gonna keep calling you
Until you do
Something you’ll probably regret
(and call me back)
But even if this really
Is the end
Just know you’re a human being
I will never in my life forget
And you can probably, definitely tell
That I was too scared to talk to you
So I sent those e-mails
Please don’t take offense
I’m not trying to be impersonable
But you always knew me as a coward
Now it’s an archetype fulfilled
And since I started writing songs
I’ve been trying to
Write the perfect one for you
Now it looks like I finally
Missed my chance
But as I said before
I’ll still sing if you wanna dance
And you can probably (definitely) tell
That I was too scared to talk to you
So I sent those e-mails
Please don’t take offense
I’m not trying to be impersonable
But you always knew me as a coward
Now it’s an archetype fulfilled
This is gonna be one of those songs
that no one cares about
Y’know, the boring acoustic one
But I will still
Keep playing it
Even if you’re the
only one who hears
I hope you can find the want
to forgive and forget
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Excuse Me, Princess
Excuse Me, Princess is a disorganized group of younglings from Duluth, Minnesota who play loud garage power pop with an occasional folky jazz song thrown in there. The band started in 2009 when Jack and Sam started playing coffeeshops. After the addition of Greta, Kallie, and Ben, they got a recording offer from So-TM Records, and released their newest record "Stop the Flow" after two tours. ... more
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