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1. |
Stick Around
05:02
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Oh darlin'
I'm a risky game to play
I've got no empathy
hidden underneath my gaze
I take and take
and I ain't never giving back
some call me selfish
they say I'm nothing but trash
I've seen too much
and theres not much more I want to know
but something solid
still ain't something I can sew
I wouldn't blame you
if you turned and walked away
this ain't worth the effort
it would cost you to stay
chorus:
stick around
I won't bite, honey
hear the sound
of our hearts running
If my heart could breathe
you'd hear sighs of relief
with noone else
theres no defense that it could need
it doesn't seem to sit much better
alone
but it isn't hard to send my worries up in smoke
I might spend my days alone
and I wouldn't care at all
its a better option
than to stand up and fall
I'm shackled down
and fuckin' lost in my head
I'm goin' round and round
and wearing out my treads
Chorus:
stick around
I won't bite honey
hear the sound
of our hearts running
draw it out
lets make it more than something
to talk about
while we're young and sappy
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2. |
I Can't Make You Love Me
05:33
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oh my love, I ain't got nothing left to give to you
I've been all around, gone up and down, through every last hoop
see in my mind there lies an idealized version of the truth
that ignores the holes in both our souls, and makes me right for you
and my dreams, they're falling behind
only a fool would try to chase them without taking some time
an unhonest song might be half as long, but I'll sing my heart true
to help fill the space that used to be you
Chorus:
I can't make you love me
though theres nothing else that I need
I can't make you love me
oh how I wish my heart were free
and lately I can't see the difference between
those that love me and the hate that I perceive
see, I'm young and stupid, and I don't know my mind, let alone my soul
but I'm pretty fucking sure I ain't better off alone
and I've tried to hold your hand
believe me I've done all I can
so if you're out looking for someone else tonight
I hope you find a better man
(chorus)
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3. |
Leave You Alone
06:22
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Its a fool's game
the one you're playing
you've placed your traps
and I've found a way to stay, and
I told myself
I wouldn't take no more pain
that I'd stay strong
and learn to forget your name
chorus:
no I ain't gonna leave you alone (x4)
seems you got me
seems I'm caught between
pain and wisdom
oh how I wish you cared the same for me
oh I'm holding anger
its a trait of mine
but letting go
never seems to ease my mind
(chorus)
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4. |
When I'm Ready
05:07
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sunken eyes
a worn out smile
been awful tired
for quite a while
busy mind
I'm biding time
I lost my heart
betting on my own dime
and eyes of a different breed
are blind though they think they see
whats filled me up
whats eating at me
and spinning lies
won't stop the truth
its coming
and theres nothing I can do
chorus:
and when I'm ready
take me whole
just let me fade away into the night
and let my soul be
left unhindered
by the choices I've made in this life
and if I'm lucky
they won't forget me
though I suppose that I won't know if they do
and to my family
through blood or bonding
oh I'm just glad you helped me walk in my truth
and when I do go
hold my heart fast
let me know I ain't alone as I move
let my feet fall
strong and steady
even when in my worn out shoes
fill my mind up
with thoughts of courage
so that I won't care if it turns out I'm doomed
keep my eyes up
my vision forward
my ears open to the sound of the new
(chorus)
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5. |
Spread a Little Love
04:35
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Oh its a heavy weight to bear alone
I don't encourage you to try
don't have to play it off as nothing
don't have to pretend that its all fine
oh this world ain't meant for you and me
for hearts that always bleed
no sense in letting go, love
cause its what the world needs
pre:
empty hearts need what you got
they won't be filled by idle hands
and too many eyes are weeping
so open up your soul, and
chorus:
spread a little love
spread a little love
come on darlin, open up your heart, and
spread a little love
oh this world won't ever give back
it ain't a good one to fight
your cries'll go unheard love
there ain't no sympathy for your plight
but I'd lose my mind with worry
if you weren't around
its a cruel god that made us
that built us up from the ground
(pre)
(chorus x2)
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6. |
Alright
06:40
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I ain't gonna push you through the pain
I can't be a crutch, or play your mental games
I'd dump my heart into easing your mind
to adding some colour to what you see as black and white
it ain't hard to see that I'm shouting at deaf ears
that you're far too busy hiding behind all your fears
a knife by another name would still cut just as deep
and those words have edges that are slicing into me
pre:
and I can't try anymore
for something that gives nothing back
do I deserve something better?
do I deserve something more?
chorus:
turn me left and I'll turn right
don't think of me as I fade away from your life
cause I need my soul to leave yours behind
I hope you get it, I hope someday you feel alright
whats a friend to the world but someone who kills the pain
as you drown yourself, and wash away what keeps you sane
you can call me shallow, or heartless, or just plain old fucked up
but I'll seep into your dreams, I'll creep out from under the rug
what you've given light, its made of the worst of us
the end of the barrel; its the filth that rots the bottom out
I won't sit and watch as you waste yourself away
I won't sit in silence and feed you lies to kill the pain
(pre)
(chorus)
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7. |
When I'm Gone
04:50
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what I got, it ain't enough to fill the void
I'm sick of sitting stagnant, and getting more and more annoyed
with all the empty words, and the faces people wear
as they paint a selfless image with a brush not meant to share
I pass my time away with dreams of what I'd have
if I woke up and grabbed the moment instead of sitting on my ass
its all a game and I'm hardly skilled enough to try
but I'd rather wind up losing than never rolling the dice
chorus:
but when I'm gone, I won't be thinking about the days
I wasted wondering if it was a chance that I should take
when I'm gone, I might lose all that I know
in favour of replacing it with things that fill my soul
when I'm gone I might have gotten it all wrong
and wind up completely broke, with nothing left but my songs
but when I go, I'll have set myself free
I'll be able to breathe easy, cause my heart belongs to me
for the folks out back, I'm saying I've had enough
of being told that I was made to sit and wait for death to come
if all we are is time's tiny grains of sand
I won't waste my minutes padding the pockets of the man
I'll fill my lungs and I won't try to toe the line
as I breathe in the air I have since I crossed my path with time
but I'll breathe out and send my worries on their way
as I stop pretending I'm not okay if I'm not safe
(chorus)
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Anthony Shackell Courtenay, British Columbia
Anthony Shackell is a musician, audio engineer, programmer, and student of life.
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