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Thank You, Mr. Devil!

by Davey Halfbeard

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1.
I’ve got nothing left but all these lies I haven’t told And bridges I have burned left me in the cold And I can’t find my back home Yeah I can’t find my back home Things aren’t so great and my asthma’s getting worse And that thing inside my head feels like it’s about to burst Hold onto your hats it’s about to blow Yeah hold on, it’s about to blow And maybe some day On that great “One Day” I’ll know just what it feels like to be okay Thank you Mr. Devil I see that you’ve picked me I’ll make a deal with you if you’ll make a deal with me Although I think it’s you who loses there Yeah I think it’s you who loses there These bees inside my chest and the red inside my veins Buzz like static airwaves it’s driving me insane But what can I do to make it stop? Yeah what else can I do to make it stop? And maybe some day On that great “One Day” I’ll know just what it feels like to be okay If I had a time machine and I had a couple of weeks I’d run a million trials and I’d stop these feelings If I only knew just where to start If I only knew just where to start
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Dumb Luck 02:55
I don’t know where I stand but it’s clear I’m gonna fall And it’s even more apparent that I don’t care at all It’s all in my head, at least that’s what I’ll tell myself Is it really all that bad hanging from the shelf? My head is filled with things I’m not sure about Where can I go when all my dumb luck runs out It’s a long way down I’m already halfway there And I feel a breeze rolling in the rising air Could it really be much worse living in my head? I don’t think it’s much different than waking up half dead How did I get here I was so sure I figured it out Is there anywhere I can go when all of my dumb luck runs out How did I get here I was so sure I figured it out Is there anywhere I can go when my dumb luck runs out
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I’m gettin’ out of town I’m gettin’ way out of town I’m gettin’ out of town I’m gettin’ way out of town I’m gettin’ out of here Before the smoke clears And the place burns down I’ll crawl down low I’ll crawl way down low I’ll crawl down low I’ll crawl way down low I’ll try not to choke On the heavy smoke From the ember glow I’d climb that wire I’d climb right up that wire I’d climb that wire I’d climb right up that wire I’d climb that fence ‘Cause it’s common sense To run from a fire I’m gettin’ out of town I’m gettin’ way out of town I’m gettin’ out of town I’m gettin’ way out of town I’m gettin’ out of here Before the smoke clears And the place burns down
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We will rise up through the smoke and through the haze We will wake up ever ready to seize the day But like a moth to the flame we will fly to our own doom And like cosmic bodies we’ll return with the phases of the shining moon While the pendulum clock in the corner swings on and on and forever on We know time will scatter us all no matter who we are So brace yourself
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Waste Away 05:23
I can feel your arms shaking And I hear your heart breaking I’ve no place left to call my home So I’ll drive all night long Take a turn or two that’s wrong In the morning I’ll still be all alone Without you or your smile or the time To waste away however we may find To waste away however we may find Maybe you misheard Or your heart’s too full for words Dry your eyes I’m not worth the tears I’ll stay that tannin stain And maybe someday I will wain And you’ll see that this was all just veneer ‘Cause I’m giving up Don’t get too caught up In those summer tunes we thought up They’re no good for you these days And I think someday you’ll see As hard as it may be It’s best if we just go our separate ways ‘Cause I’m moving on
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Uncrossed 02:55
You ask who I am and I think I’m me But I’ve been doubting myself these last few weeks I’m not sure anymore It’s up in the air and I can’t catch it I buried that hope with an old hatchet It’s been gone for so long It’s been gone for so long There’s nothing left in this town for me But a broken branch from the willow tree I am tied down inside The older I get the more I feel at home When I’m on the road and I’m free to roam I get lost and uncrossed I get lost and uncrossed
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Tennessee 02:15
I’ll follow the path until it comes to your door I’ll follow the path until it comes to your door But I don’t know if you’d even want to see me Or if I hold any kind of meaning In your mind I’ll follow the path until it comes to your door I’ll follow the path until it comes to your door But I don’t know if you’d even want to see me Or if I hold any kind of meaning In your mind
9.
Set fire to every piece of piece of clothing you own Go and cut the cords to every rotary phone Go set yourself free Smash all your TVs Drop a cherry bomb in the old abandoned sink Don’t give yourself any time to overthink Cause your thoughts will hold you back Let your impulses react Lose control of your mind for a day or two this week Let go and don’t filter out anything you speak You’ll be amazed what happens next You’ll gain a little bit of self respect Or you can bottle it up wait till your head explodes Fall in line with all of these cryptic social codes Blend in with the crowd Well your silence screams so loud
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I Call Home 01:09
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On The Hunt 03:56
Wolves came out from their cozy den that winter night Emerged without warning to the cold ground so white The little pups looked up at the sky so bright Howled loudly in the shroud of moonlight And it went Whoaaaaah-hooooo-woah-ohhhhh-ohhhh It went Whoaaaaah-hooooo-woah-ohhhhh-ohhhh They followed the tracks of a snowshoe hare Traced them closely 'til they came upon its lair Ripped them to shreds it was a bloody affair The dying creatures shrieked into the cold air And it went Whoaaaaah-hooooo-woah-ohhhhh-ohhhh It went Whoaaaaah-hooooo-woah-ohhhhh-ohhhh A hunter woke up way before the rising sun Grabbed his flannel jacket and a 30/30 gun Caught with the wolves leaving as they were all done He shot one dead for sport and then another just for fun And he went Whoaaaaah-hooooo-woah-hooooo-hooo He went Whoaaaaah-hooooo-woah-hooooo-hooo Whoaaaaah-hooooo-woah-hooooo-hooo
12.
Delusions 02:24
I wish I was an optimist, I wish I had better thoughts I wish I had good ideas, I wish I could connect the dots If I had some money I’d buy a little honesty For me and myself and all the people in my life But for now it seems getting by Selling broken promises and selling cheap lies Lying hurts but the truth hurts so much worse I could take a crystal ball and spin it in reverse I could be an actor, I could go real far I could wind up famous, I could be the next big star But tonight, I’m just selling lies Staring in the mirror into my bright eyes And I sang This is the worst day of my life Swear I was passed out in the doorway I went out in the rain and I hated everything
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Put me in the cold dark ground Lift me up then lower me down Put me in the cold dark ground And please don’t take my roots out Put me in the cold dark ground Before the Springtime rolls around Put me in the cold dark ground And watch as I start to sprout Water me, don’t give me sun And we’ve only just begun Water me, don’t give me sun You’re gonna be overrun Water me, don’t give me sun Don’t show me to anyone Water me, don’t give me sun I’ll take it all before we’re done Put me in the cold dark ground Lift me up then lower me down Put me in the cold dark ground And please don’t take my roots out Put me in the cold dark ground Lift me up then lower me down Put me in the cold dark ground And please don’t take my roots out

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Thank you, Mr. Devil. I see that you've picked me. I'll make a deal with you if you make a deal with me, although I think it's you who loses there.

Recorded in between and during a couple mental breakdowns in the winter months of December 2016 - January 2017 on cassette recorders, namely the Panasonic RX-CT830 and the EIKI 3269A in a few different states of mind and wellness around the great state of Maine.

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released February 5, 2017

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Davey Halfbeard Orono, Maine

I've seen a thing or two. Hell maybe nine or ten things more. I know what trouble sounds like and it's knocking at your door.

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