Stare in disbelief at the weeping trees
letting go of kindred leaves.
The life you’re living encased in secrecy.
Monitor the mind as you’re sitting house
I can barely make you out
your shadow’s not what it used to be.
Hard when what’s left inside
is not enough to satisfy.
Contused by complacency
as you fall back on.
Hard when what’s left inside
is not enough to disguise
the vacancy that lies beneath
as you fall back on.
Sitting near a creek of what once was
Dipping your toe into new seas.
Chilly water fills up to the knee.
Float in the relief of a long gone grief
Seek a shower of ecstasy
But the heat ain’t what it used to be.
Hard when what’s left inside
is not enough to satisfy.
Contused by complacency
as you fall back on.
Hard when what’s left inside
is not enough to disguise
The vacancy that lies beneath
as you fall back on.
Hard to learn from mistake
Ignore the track you always take
The mood displayed is forged and fake.
This live album from Pete Yorn, recorded over two nights in 2009, includes a link to watch and download the performance in its entirety. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 26, 2020
A sprawling, 25-song set from Pete Yorn complete with covers of Springsteen and The Smiths capture him at his unguarded best. Bandcamp New & Notable May 16, 2020