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pet rock family

by blisscipline

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1.
When all the dishes clear away When all the chatter leaves When all the cycles of the day Pass by you and me Will you stay awhile? Will you talk with me? When my stumbling evens out When our pupils dilate When your hair falls into your mouth, Thinking, looking sideways Will you have to be somewhere? Or do you prefer right here? Your little laugh papers the room Your speech hushed like late night radio And I need more than a few minutes To tune into you When it's just the two of us Who will be the first to fall in love?
2.
~ i don't know how to translate bird chatter ~ ;)
3.
mosaic 04:08
I wish I knew her Footsteps on avenues, The way she greets the sun Her solo marches, bottle cap fortunes I wish I saw her Traveler's log, Her endless looking up, Her high waisted jeans and night clubs I want to be a tile in her mosaic I could be a compliment I wish I knew her In monochrome, through stained glass Fast as highway drives, still as tea All the photos of her family Through the glass I can see wonderland I want to be a tile in her mosaic I could be her complement
4.
Bringing in the groceries You turn around and smile at me We exist in the same space, finally Things are okay now I started to say, “Is this a dream?” She said, “Not until you fall asleep.” I don't want to dream again I have everything in front of me
5.
Lost rocketeers wandering aimlessly We sail through lifting fog and fallen leaves Paintings with no attribution Sweep us up in the same brush beats A function from the mountain garden Tumbling to an empty town on the horizon They call us the house with one candle We always light up the room But when the room empties out We put out just like everyone else Lay down just like everyone else Nothing special We define ourselves
6.
Seurat umbrellas dotting the streets Downtown lights go through the ground Comfort is hearing rain against the window Against your whispers Wet newsprint still clings to your face A story I wouldn't read any other way Comfort is feeling you next to me We're a pet rock family
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still 04:09
We're an 8 pm sunset Pink paint dripping down siding Only to dim with the mood lights We're automatically timed We are the end of the day Blue starlit glow peeking through the shades Blue TV glow that we're not watching As curtains chase wind through the torn screens Settle down with me We are still We are the beams flicking the palisade walls Felt under body heat and peripherals Figuring out how to shape our hazy hands So they never come unhinged Still with you every time I choose you every time Settle down with me We are still

about

Ah, the sophomore slump!

Okay, sure, I'm still proud of what I created here, and I sincerely hope you enjoy it. But I want to briefly take you through my thoughts on writing it.

This album came late, and part of the reason was that it was hard to make. While time was my friend on the last release, time was my worst enemy on this one. I thought writing seven songs in a week again would be easy, but I kept finding that I was just too busy. It is the middle of the semester, after all. School comes first (believe me, I hate admitting that and saying that).

Since Blisscipline is basically a diary of my growth as a singer-songwriter, my struggle with time wasn't a total loss. I found out some things about my process that will definitely aid me on the March album and subsequent releases.

One of them is that I should write the lyrics in advance. It is SUPER rough writing lyrics and music all in the same week. I came into the first album with all of the lyrics beforehand. Here, I had to start from scratch.

Another thing is that no matter what, I should NEVER over-complicate things! This project is supposed to be a way to express myself, but wanting to make a perfect second album often got into my head.

Before I leave you to listen, I just want to say that Pet Rock Family is an album about love. February is a lonely month; it always is. I wrote these songs about people, places, and situations that I love in order to get me through the month. Some are real and some aren't, but hope is a beautiful thing, and a large part of love. Probably like 37 percent, or something.

i hope you have love to share too. Please do, whenever you can.

credits

released March 1, 2016

My dear friend Joey Reichman played rhythm guitar on and co-wrote "Like Late Night Radio".

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