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In The Wake

by wesley moore

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Squirrelgirl This is a wonderful album chock full of heart-felt lyrics by emerging singer/songwriter Wesley Moore. It's got a folky/bluesy/Dylan-ish feel. Favorite track: Breadwinner.
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1.
The Flame 04:54
I can't walk the straight line There's too many winding roads I get wrapped up in a Hell of a mess sometimes But that's all I ever know'd I can't keep a straight face I'm too busy making jokes I get caught up in the moment lately But that's just the way it goes I get pulled into the flame What can I say? I'm a sucker for the pain I get turned around in the dark I'm already lost from the start If I could just learn To follow my heart Let the story unfold Turn the pages to gold If I could just wait my turn I could do my part I could be so bold I could be so bold I've never been alone And so often I become Somebody else so I can live with myself Don't know where I'm coming from I do all the talking I'll talk us right into a pinch I get hung up on the little things all the time It's at the core of my existence I get pulled into the flame What can I say? I'm a sucker for the pain I get turned around in the dark I'm already lost from the start If I could just learn To follow my heart Let the story unfold Turn the pages to gold If I could just wait my turn I could do my part I could be so bold I could be so bold I can't ever say no So many times I've tried I get along fine w With just about everyone And the all want a ride I can't turn a blind eye I try to mind my own I get hung up on the little things all the time When the monsters start to roam I get pulled into the flame What can I say? I'm a sucker for the pain I get turned around in the dark I'm already lost from the start If I could just learn To follow my heart Let the story unfold Turn the pages to gold If I could just wait my turn I could do my part I could be so bold I could be so bold
2.
Heard a rooster crow Early this morning Under the creeping fog Silhouettes before me Kicking up dust All the rusty metal machines My little boy On that old tire swing I don't care if I never see the city again I don't care if I never see the city again The sun's going down on the county line road And I'm always working the heavy load I don't care if I never see the city again I don't care if I never see the city again At the waters edge Under the willow Drifting in and out of sleep Coming and going Faded blue jeans Hanging on the line with the sheets My sweet little thing Isn't she something? Isn't she something? I don't care if I never see the city again I don't care if I never see the city again The sun's going down on the county line road And I'm always working the heavy load I don't care if I never see the city again I don't care if I never see the city again I don't care if I never see the city again I don't care if I never see the city again
3.
In The Wake 04:14
Take a seat Take a load off your feet There's only so much you can do through the day You can't blame the sun for the role that it plays Take a ride And get lost on the other side Through the good times and the bad ones You got a burning sense of devotion Slow down You don't have to speak These empty spaces don't bother me Seems like only yesterday You were just another face in the crowd Seems like only yesterday But you know I see you now I need you somehow I need you somehow In the fire And down in the flood When the water comes up child You gotta keep your toes in the mud In the wake There's a give and there's a take When the blue moon falls on the shoreline I just pray that you're awake Slow down You don't have to speak These empty spaces don't bother me Seems like only yesterday You were just another face in the crowd Seems like only yesterday But you know I see you now I need you somehow I need you somehow All this time It's never quite enough When you say you're finally done I know how to call your bluff Take a breath A little weight off your chest When you strip it all away You'll find it's all that you've got left Slow down You don't have to speak These empty spaces don't bother me Seems like only yesterday You were just another face in the crowd Seems like only yesterday But you know I see you now I need you somehow I need you somehow
4.
I like to stay out all night And watch the freaks come to life Run all the red lights I can All the pretty faces Are covered in paint And the kids Are getting high out in the van I get stuck to the pavement Swallowed by the crowd I get lost in all the green and the blue They spit and they cuss They discuss their views They impose those dark secrets on you But I can't hear myself think I forget how to breathe through the smoke Under a light, sweet red wine It's so hard to put you down Under a light, sweet fruit from the vine It's so hard to put you down I fall apart at the seams Like an old tattered suit Drift across all the lines on the floor Ricochet off the surface like sonar I keep an open tab at the bar Tip my hat Chew the fat Get past the wisecracks at last Little white lies and punchlines tonight They bite and they scratch They place bets on the match And I keep a record of the score through the fight Slow down You don't have to speak These empty spaces don't bother me Seems like only yesterday You were just another face in the crowd Seems like only yesterday But you know I see you now I need you somehow I need you somehow
5.
Maybe I could understand where you're coming from If baby, you could just admit that you're running Where you gonna take us from one day to the next Are you looking for something? You never wanna say goodbye You just get up and leave without so much as a warning Everybody knows that you're good You just love to keep them guessing You know a lot about loneliness when you're down You see the best in me and all the people hanging around I wish that you could see it in yourself I wish that you could see it in yourself Everyone else can see it in you Why can't you see it in yourself? Maybe it's easier to look in the opposite direction You never have to see what you're missing You get a little closer and run a little further and run a little further You wonder if no one's ever coming to see how you're doing I think they'd love to know that you're breathing And dancing on the dining room table Kicking the silver through the ceiling You know a lot about loneliness when you're down You see the best in me and all the people hanging around I wish that you could see it in yourself I wish that you could see it in yourself Everyone else can see it in you Why can't you see it in yourself?
6.
Breadwinner 05:43
I'm the breadwinner You're the baker It's just enough to get us by We'll eat more later Everybody's got a spot Around the table I want for nothing I'm already full So call me to the kitchen You can wear the apron I'll just come and listen While you're cooking up the bacon I think we should be friends Forever in the deep end You said you loved me But I had to let it sink in Open up the blinds They bind us to the dark Open up the door And find me waiting in the park Here we are Once again out in the yard We'll play When the jam is in the jar I'm the woodcutter You're the homemaker It's just enough to keep us warm I'll split more later Everybody's got a seat Around the fire You'll feel the heat Of my burning desire So call me to the kitchen You can wear the apron I'll just come and listen While you're cooking up the bacon I think we should be friends Forever in the deep end You said you loved me But I had to let it sink in Open up the blinds They bind us to the dark Open up the door And find me waiting in the park Here we are Once again out in the yard We'll play When the jam is in the jar
7.
If nothing ever changes That's okay The universe unfolds As it should If nothing ever comes between us babe I'd say we're doing good Time just makes it harder on us The changing seasons don't remind me of much It's hard to think about all of the good stuff When it gets so rough Why does everything I say Come out wrong and then I'm left explaining my mistakes? Why does everything I do Come off bad to you? Why does everything I touch Turn to dust underneath my fingertips? Why does everything I want slip from my grasp? If nothing else I guess I just needed you But I never really figured the cost Sometimes I get the feeling you play the fool But I'd say it's me who's lost So tell me if you want me to make a move I'll try not to push you around Does it really matter who wins if we both lose On some common ground Why does everything I say Come out wrong and then I'm left explaining my mistakes? Why does everything I do Come off bad to you? Why does everything I touch Turn to dust underneath my fingertips? Why does everything I want slip from my grasp? Nothing ever comes of it anyway I'm sick of talking till we're blue in the face Remind me why it's so hard to make it work It's not supposed to hurt It's going through the motions that got us here And standing up for nothing at all Someday baby We'll get up from the fall Why does everything I say Come out wrong and then I'm left explaining my mistakes? Why does everything I do Come off bad to you? Why does everything I touch Turn to dust underneath my fingertips? Why does everything I want slip from my grasp? If nothing else I guess I just needed you But I never really figured the cost Sometimes I get the feeling you play the fool But I'd say it's me who's lost
8.
This is my home town Where the trains run through Heavy loaded box cars Breaking up shadows from the moon I used to move around some I'd get lost and find what I was running from It don't sound like much Until it all adds up The night moves slower here And I can get my head clear But things just drag on for years No matter which way you steer This old ghost town Used to be a gold mine When the wind blows just right You can hear the creatures stir away in the night And the good Lord don't talk to me too much I've tried to let him speak his mind I fear He's running out of time The night moves slower here And I can get my head clear But things just drag on for years No matter which way you steer Smoke stacks rise up Above an orange sky And spirits hang around An open flame So many lost souls Just trying to find a place I'm looking To make myself a name The night moves slower here And I can get my head clear But things just drag on for years No matter which way you steer
9.
A Wild Thing 02:24
Jessie Beth Heard you got yourself locked up On account of your drinking too much On your heart strings they pluck All the miles of earth you touch Little sister You put all my works to shame And I am lucky to share this name We are one in the same I was once a wild thing I came first And cut a trail through the woods Like any good brother should And I did all I could Now you stand where I once stood
10.
Ages Ago 02:24
Sweet morning come And take me home To the wrong side of the tracks To the place in the photograph It was only a moment There's no turning back Sweet river flow And take me home To the fields where the dust blows To the hills where moon hangs low It was mine for the taking But that was ages ago Sweet summer come And take me home To the changing of the seasons Through the rhyme and the reason I'm done running from my demons Now I'm chasing down the sun
11.
Hindsight 02:52
Every night I find myself on the tile floor Scribbling chicken scratch letters and lines running together I can paint a picture but I gave it up long ago I'm busy stacking papers and staring out the window So much for letting the sleeping dogs lie You give 'em their space and they still wanna bite Maybe I'm wrong Maybe I'm right But we're all a little crazy in hindsight I can't remember who I was before the dust began to settle I'm building towers but I lack the metal Sometimes I catch a glimpse of what it's like in past tense What I know now I wish I knew then So much for letting the sleeping dogs lie You give 'em their space and they still wanna bite Maybe I'm wrong Maybe I'm right But we're all a little crazy in hindsight So hold me to it I'll get us through it It's taken me longer to come out of it stronger I don't ever mean to drag anybody down If we don't get knocked out We'll go another round So much for letting the sleeping dogs lie You give 'em their space and they still wanna bite Maybe I'm wrong Maybe I'm right But we're all a little crazy in hindsight

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released April 6, 2014

all songs written by Wesley Moore
guitar, harmonica, piano, & vocals: Wesley Moore
produced by: Wesley Moore & Nile Wright
mixed & mastered by: Nile Wright

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