I am the painter of my mind
In the morning I’m the one to choose
What color grey, what color blue
And on the good days a shiny golden hue
I am the runner who stays inside.
I am a good person, who lies sometimes.
I’m a person getting older
And I hardly recognize
Even the best things when their right in front of my own eyes.
Can you shake me, can you turn me over?
Can you wake me up, I’m alive.
I’m alive, and I don’t want to be alone tonight.
I’m alive, I’m alive
Turn the covers down I’m alive.
I used to look in windows, I get drawn into the light
The family around the table, that moment when everything is right.
I would watch her garden, hands buried in the dirt.
I need to get lost in something, even if it hurts.
Can you shake me, can you turn me over?
Can you wake me up, I’m alive.
I’m alive, and I don’t want to be alone tonight.
I’m alive, I’m alive
Turn the covers down I’m alive.
We could be the rise before the fall
We are more than shadows on the wall
If you pick me up where you know I’ll be
I’ve been sleeping in
Just a little too deep.
Can you shake me, can you turn me over?
Can you wake me up, I’m alive.
I’m alive, and I don’t want to be alone tonight.
I’m alive, I’m alive
Turn the covers down I’m alive.
credits
from Comfort World,
released September 28, 2018
Drums; Mike Davis
Background vocals: Erik Walters
Electric guitars: Sebastien Deremat
Bass: Mike Davis
Percussion/ Soundscapes: Sean Lane
vibraphone: Jack Knight
keyboard/Wurlitzer/Synths: Mike davis
Additional sounds / production: Chris walla
Another great album - dean wareham, joanna gruesome, lonely tourist, dorotea, the chills, manhattan love suicides & spearmint are all highlights but the whole lot is pretty darn great really martin kiosk
A friend came to visit me recently and we went for a walk. We were traversing a dual carriageway and there were pylons and hedgerows with crisp packets in them and he said, "This is the kind of view I associate with Manchester." It wasn't meant as an insult. So, if I say to you this music makes me think of the places where you pass through, then I hope you understand it's a compliment. It's being on my way somewhere, driving with the windows down or walking in the rain and feeling OK about it. bunny