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Elephant in the Room

by The Big Scary Thing With Fangs

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1.
I can’t handle your casual cool I can’t handle the way you’re thinking Oh, the time it takes me to drink those thoughts away I walked alone from the Golden Gate and watched the rich people in the bay Just dreaming of a time when I could relax But it’s a mistake for me to say that I will always feel this way Give it a rest, just walk away And I’ll hope you’re not thinking what I’m thinking if you’re thinking about it at all I can’t handle that casual face staring at me so flat and calm It’s a ticking bomb It’s as if you’ve come undone I walked alone through the Stockton tunnel heading somewhere that isn’t quite my home My heart’s not where it used to be But I’m just talking to hear myself think that I’m having a good time now I can clearly see I don’t know what’s in front of me
2.
Do you really wanna lead us down that road? We both know where it goes There’s a difference between being right and being the one who thinks they’re not wrong You drive me crazy You speak me off my feet We talk in circles every time we meet Is it impossible? We’re pulling us both back down Is it impossible? Are you really gonna turn and walk away? I love you but I can’t stay What’s the use of me admitting fault when you won’t believe a word I say? Is it impossible? When neither of us back down?
3.
In waking dreams I’m not sure what more I could ask to have around A few more hours at work and nights with you out on the town My confidence was shaken I’m not asking you to stay, I’m just asking you to wait I don’t wanna make you change, I like who you are with me Sometimes walking hand-in-hand I lose track of what time it is Making those memories all the time, it’s the only shoe that fits Stumbling, laughing we’re so drunk we wouldn’t notice half the world cave in Bouncing through streets like tableaus, a beautiful silence without an end Golden hair sway in the breeze and blue eyes glow in the sun Acting tough and hiding out, you’re not fooling anyone You have gotten where you are being a lonesome loaded gun And I told you I’d follow you and that’s just what I have done My confidence was shaken You are what you are We will get where we get to
4.
When you took my hand You felt you could stand on my shoulders forever And never touch the ground again The words you command Colour the world that we share with each other When we are or are not together But I should have known What should you know? The stones that we throw What should we throw? Would tumble and grow into Impossible thoughts; Bridges we can’t cross The summer began A sad, shifting current we both got caught up in We struggled to fight as the tide came in And you were my man It meant so much to feel an understanding Hand-in-hand we were taking what came to us I had no plan It was just nice that we found a connection And I didn’t know it would mean this much I’m sorry I ran I didn’t know how to be what you needed ‘Cause I don’t even know how to be myself The words we forgot Making us what we’re not
5.
You have a very comfortable bed Is it weird? Are we weird? And even though we just met We’re in here, getting weird I know it’s a strange thing to ask But sometimes my brain gets out of whack I like the way you’re making me laugh Is it weird? Is that weird? And how you kiss while rolling in grass Is that weird? Am I weird? Do you wanna just pretend? We did it the right way… We don’t have to mind the rules… You got your name around your neck Is that weird? Am I weird? I got the coolest mug I could get It’s not weird, it’s not weird I know it’s a strange thing to ask But sometimes my brain gets out of whack And you know it’s out of whack And I know it’s out of whack Do you wanna just pretend? We did it the right way… We don’t have to mind the rules We’ll have a good time anyway We could always make it up No matter what our minds say… I just wanna feel you up…
6.
We’re barely young You’re right, what’s the matter? I’m still unsung So what? So what? I’m lost to everyone Everyone’s been scattered – across what you know What do you know? I talk smack, it shoots back My mind’s racked when it’s said and done I try to approach you; you know it’s a problem We’re so caught up we fail love And make love despite it In this situation we both lost the good fight for good We both lost the good fight We’re hardly young You’re right, what’s the matter? I’m still unsung So am I, so what? I’m lost to everyone Everyone’s been scattered across what you know What do you know? I tried to approach you; you knew it was a problem I talked smack, it shot back, my mind’s said and done It’s all said and done, we’re all said and done It’s all said And it’s done
7.
SEMANTICS 03:23
As of six o’clock today It’s been a week since I have seen your face And I can’t wish it away I keep wondering where you took your face I been over and over Every emotion you could name Going over and over, into revulsion I really wish I could see your face Where do you go when you leave me lonely for so long? I’m out of control and I don’t think I’ll fix that with this song At ten o’clock today I was trying my best to forget your face But I can’t wish it away I keep wondering who’s taken my place
8.
12:34 AM 05:07
Rushing like a river My life is like a sea Fast and overwhelming It washes over me It tosses me about like sand upon a shore Fast and overwhelming, it throws me to the floor One, two, three, four Numbers painted on our front door One, two, three, four Numbers on the clock and it’s starting to pour Barriers lay before The hope is to succeed Fast and overwhelming Fear of failure will impede Blowing all around me, my future like the wind Fast and overwhelming, it never seems to end Fire with such fury is burning up my soul Fast and overwhelming, it soon will take its toll Rocky as a mountain as I’m falling to my death Fast and overwhelming, it takes away my breath
9.
I miss you so much when I see pictures of you laughing They make me feel sad because I know that you aren’t really happy When I think I understand I know half of what you feel Because you’re not what you seem to be And when you try to take my hand I won’t get just what is real ‘Cause you cannot give yourself to me I miss your touch I miss the way that I used to touch you I miss your smiling blush I miss telling myself I could trust you
10.
We wake up so early the Sun’s yet to ignite But when light breaks through the room your eyes beam crystal blue We lay and talk for hours ‘til our stomachs get loud We kiss and laugh a lot I’m calling you inside I’m crawling through my life I’m calling out to you I’m crawling now it’s through When we walk up your street we take the sunny side You skip a step ahead and pull yourself into me You smile and kiss my lips and everything slows down The city starts to spin It all works out somehow You’ve still got my old phone and the rest of me I’ve got that little pink dress you never got to wear I came home one day and put you away in a drawer I took your picture down Don’t wanna see it no more I’m running away from days my brain just can’t erase Running on empty The second time around Stay away from Dave’s, I don’t wanna see you around Those new friends that you made don’t like that place anyhow I’m calling out to you

about

All songs were written by Blake Cormier except “12:34 AM” – lyrics and chords by Lauren Poochigian.
All horn arrangements were written and performed by Brandon Shaw and Adrien Baudrimont.

Recorded and mixed by Blake Cormier.

Songs were tracked off and on at our houses in San Francisco, CA from spring 2011 to January 2012.
Most of “I’m Sorry I Love You” was tracked in spring 2010 in the Sunset with help from Zach Dunlap.
Drums for “The Big Scary Thing With Fangs” were tracked at Lennon rehearsal studios and drums for “Beds and Bodies… or Something,” “You Drive Me Crazy,” “Impossible Thoughts,” “Getting Weird,” “12:34 AM,” and “A Summer in Los Altos” were all tracked at Forest Hill Christian Church.

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released January 24, 2012

Blake Cormier – vocals, guitar, bass, drums, percussion, synth
Lauren Poochigian – vocals
Brandon Shaw – trumpets
Adrien Baudrimont – trumpets

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