1. |
How
02:23
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How do you break up
with an angel in a trenchcoat
after he’s ripped your soul apart?
How do you break up
with an angel in a trenchcoat
after he’s left you marked with scars?
How do you turn down
an angel with blue eyes
after he left you without a soul to sell?
How do you turn down
an angel with blue eyes
after he brought back your memories of hell?
turn the clocks back
and it’s Thursday
and it’s your time of the week
call me an abomination
call me useless
call me a freak
How do you tell
an orphan with wings
that you’d die for your brother
but you wouldn't die for him?
How do you fight
a new self-made god
that wants you to bow down
and profess your love?
turn the clocks back
and it’s Tuesday
it’s not your time of the week
but as Matthew already wrote down
if somebody slaps your face
turn to them the other cheek
How do you save
a friend in blue tie
when everything’s already lost?
How do you make sure
nobody’s left behind
when you have to keep going at any cost?
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2. |
I Wish
03:36
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I wish I was free
as free as a bird
I wish I hadn't been born
on this land of dirt
I wish I had brothers
who could help me knit
my heart back together
after all of this
chorus:
oh, oh, let me go
take away my ball and chain
or just leave me alone
and let me silently suffer my pain
I wish I had sisters
who could help me sew
my skin back together
steady and slow
I wish my father
was here to un-break
all the bones that I shattered
on the ground of a dry lake
chorus
I wish my mother
was still alive
so she could eat up my sorrows
when I start to cry
I wish I knew a name
that sounded like it was mine
I don't feel like a Winchester
most of the time
chorus
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3. |
Week of our Love
02:18
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It’s another lovely Monday
and you kiss me on the lips
in the middle of a diner
oh you play with dirty tricks
It’s another of those neat Tuesdays
and we’re riding in your car
you smile and put on Taylor Swift
and oddly enough not Metallica
It’s a beautiful Wednesday afternoon
And you tell me there are things
they say about guys with big wings
and Sam blushes and chokes on his drink
This is the week of our love
I feel like I’m flying up above
and nothing will ever get me down again
I’ll sing of birds and trees and roses
and I’ll kiss you after every chorus of my song
you’re the one
It’s a peachy Thursday morning
we say ‘I love you’ at the same time
you taste a lot like cherry pie
and tell me I smell like lime
Today’s a wonderful Friday
your eyes are as green as the grass
You looks so cool in your jacket and boots
and your jeans highlights your… class
Let’s make this a hot weekend
the sun shining from above
six billion people are still walking on
but I’ve found the one
A hunter and an angel
falling for each other head over heels
a love that can even defy the apocalypse
I guess it’s a pretty big deal
7 days a week
24 hours a day
I always should have known
those two really are gay
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4. |
The Vessel that I am
02:22
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the devil plays the nicest tunes
and talks with the sweetest words
he was a bitter medicine
that burnt out everything that hurt
I was knocked out, down on the ground
all alone in my own skin
he came along and tortured me
and filled me right up to the brim
chorus:
but love is not a straight line
on small squared paper
and forgiveness isn’t an eraser
so see you later, later, later on
as the vessel that I am
satisfaction is for the flesh
but pure love is for the soul
whatever it was that we felt
it made us feel whole
I was no longer thirsty
for a touch of skin on skin
I no longer yearned
to commit yet another sin
because I got it all from him
and I gave it all to him
I spread my legs for him
I took it like a man
payed all his bills in court
slowly let down my guard
wore a white suit
chorus
two burnt-out sons of absents fathers
two souls driving the same combo
make some room for blood and whiskey
don’t wanna spend my last days sober
whatever it was that we have had
it was all a lie, wasn’t it?
you said I was your rent boy
the next best thing in the pit
chorus
I want more of this
what is it called?
light?
my god,
I never saw anything
shine quite so bright
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5. |
Want You To Know
03:15
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It might be pitch black in the dead of night
but you will still know that I’m scared.
With the dawn of day
please don’t give me away,
don’t say a word.
When I tend to find fault in everything you do
know that I don’t mean what I say.
Believe me I’m sorry
and my only worry
is that you want me out of your way.
So I won’t call you brother in the back seat of the car
but I will make you clean up afterwards.
No matter how close we are
I want you closer, want you, want you to know
chorus:
It’s not convenience
it’s not because you’re here anyway
it’s not because you’re easy
it’s not because dad told me to
It’s not by force of habit,
no one guilt tripped me into it
and I guess I’m drunk enough to confess
that everything you do
makes me wanna kiss you.
The only chance we had we blew years ago
so we might as well
do everything we want tonight
in case you die tomorrow
and I’m out of souls to sell.
Please don’t judge me for being honest
but you are my closest thing to home.
Is it my fault that we grew up this close?
I never got a chance to learn how to be apart from you
that in the night when I’m alone I’m lost.
So don’t you dare call me reckless, don’t you dare call me ruthless
when I keep on telling you
chorus
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6. |
Where's Abel?
05:16
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and the Lord asked: Where’s Abel?
and Cain kept his mouth shut
until the Lord asked again a little louder
and Cain quietly said I know not
and the Lord asks what hast thou done
your brother’s blood cries from the ground
and Cain says I murdered my own brother
I’m a sinner like no other
chorus:
brother, don’t leave me
brother, wake up
brother, I need you
don’t lock me up
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brother, I’m running
brother, I’m trying, I’m trying so hard
but I don’t know what to do at all
and for the first time in my life I cannot hear you call
oh brother
but fuck, this isn’t Genesis
and I swear I didn’t want to be Cain
but I always let down the ones I love
Mum and Dad and you again
how am I supposed to live now, Sammy
with your bones and my heart broken
I wish that you could hear them all
the words we left unspoken
chorus
fuck Jake and fuck his knife
fuck your corpse and fuck my life
fuck the last breath that you drew
tell me, what am I supposed to do
if love is so holy and love is so sacred
why wasn’t my love enough to save us
I had one job and I screwed it up
I never was able to do enough
bridge:
Ten years?
Nine years?
Eight years?
… five years?
only one year, I fear
chorus
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7. |
Destiny
03:11
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it was another summer day
and i was sitting on a cloud
looking down and watching humans play
when my father called out loud
"castiel, i want to send you
on a crucial mission
and all you gotta do is hold on tight
and raise this woman from perdition"
chorus:
you see, it's destiny
it was meant to be
and i love every second of the time
you spent with me
it's destiny
it seemed like such an easy task
not worth an angel's time
but father said "one day she'll be
the most important woman of her kind"
so wordlessly i dropped to my knees
and spread my sooty wings
asked jamie novak for permission
for me to direct her puppet strings
chorus
i dragged you up from hell and
what followed was a bumpy ride
and oh how i wish i could declare
that i've always chosen the right side
and i know i wasn't always as kind
as i should've been
but i'm an angel warrior
not built for holding someone dear
and still you taught me loyalty
and free will in some dirty motel room
and i wouldn't be surprised if
maybe our love is gonna be our ruin
chorus
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8. |
Graceful
02:20
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the prayers and church songs
they used to appease us
the faith and the awe
of the believers
with their hands in the air
dropped down on their knees
singing 'our god is kind
our god forgives '
while baby angel faces
use their little fluffy wings
watch from the weirdest places
and sugarcoat everything
chorus:
we aren't guardian angels
for your poor soul
we're brutal warriors
out of control
and there's no one to stop us
not even the Lord
everyone will bow down
to our flaming sword
'we're here to protect them'
is that what they claim?
well please do keep praying
it just fuels your pain
you're an army of vessels
filled with stars and with rocks
let's just say rebellion is graceful
with a halo on top
chorus
you've acquired a liking
for the petty human race?
go on, kiss them and kill them
just don't waste your grace
chorus
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9. |
I'll Pretend
04:11
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I've been to hell and I've been back
so why does this forest make me so weak
is it because this time I would not have died alone
I would've died on dirty ground
but with you always by my side
carrying your halo as a torch to light the night
now please don't even worry
i'm gonna get us home
but for that i'll have to leave you very soon
chorus:
I'm doing this for you, Cas
and I'm doing what I can
but you can only take the man out of hell
and not the hell out of a man
once we're both up on earth again
we'll pretend this didn't happen
we'll pretend we were never ever here
i'll pretend I didn't listen
to your feathers in the dark
their shuffling on the dirty ground in rhythm with your heart
I'll pretend I didn't hum along
when Benny whistled a love song
and we were dragging out feet across the woods
chorus
i'll pretend this didn't happen
and i'll see pain in your eyes
but the future is the future and I gotta go right now
and I try to reach out one last time
just to hear your voice once more
but only silence
answers my call
chorus
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