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Panic Attack
04:25
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Get your laundry folded
Drop it right inside the bag
Oh I know it's such a drag
Folding socks and sweaty rags, in the heat
Palm your face and mold it
'Till you don't look quite so bad
'Till your eyes don't looks so sad
'Till your bright and diamond clad
Just for a moment
Would you hop the train and then never look back?
Early in the day with a dirty rucksack?
Is it worth the pain and the panic attack, you let your father feel?
Now the world looks golden
But your eyes just spy decay
Feel the grease of yesterday
Dream of some long escapade, to the sea
And although you know it
You feel nothing short of grey
And you've no reason to stay
In this tired and formulaic role you've chosen
Would you hop the train and then never look back?
Early in the day with a dirty rucksack?
Is it worth the pain and the panic attack?
You can roll your eyes, until you roll them back
(trombone solo)
Now you're sat here waiting
For some sense or sign divine
On your daily hour ride
All the days you spent inside now have no meaning
Would you hop the train and then never look back?
Early in the day with a dirty rucksack?
Is it worth the pain and the panic attack?
You can roll your eyes, until you roll them back
You can roll your eyes, until you roll them back
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Lost My Mind
05:17
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Please fold these years up, bring them when you go
Pull the wool over my eyes, I won't know
I will be none the wiser when you land
Left me with every memory I can't stand
I miss the air back home
How ever far I roam
Follow the curving lines in the pavement
Take me to familiar places
I'm not crazy
I've just lost my mind
Came down like rushing wind from up that hill
Showed me a smile that gave me quite a chill
Then, leapt like a child over the chain link fence
I swear the other side it makes no sense
I miss the air back home
How ever far I roam
Follow the curving lines in the pavement
Take me to familiar places
I'm not crazy
I've just lost my mind
I took a little leap with my eyes shut
I know that it doesn't mean very much
But I'd love a month or two to show my face
Live like a child for another day
I miss all that I know
Pick up the telephone
I feel a bit alone
Tired with aching bones
Give me a simple day
Friendly but far away
Show me the lines that drive through the pavement
Take me to familiar places
I'm not crazy
I've just lost my mind
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Willem James Cowan London, Ontario
Writing from experience, and a feeling of discomfort, Willem James Cowan aims to lighten this burden and offer solace to a generation rooted in anxiety, self doubt and social stigma. By weaving together retro and contemporary musical elements, Cowan achieves a sound that is both nostalgic and relatable. ... more
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