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TrailBlazer (2012)

by slowriter

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Jeffrey Engelbach
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Jeffrey Engelbach It's a great album to just put on and absorb. The simple guitar lines form a nice undertone to the electronic loops and vocals. The vocals are pleasant and enjoyable and the effects used on them keep the tracks from stagnating at all. The familiar samples (Light laughing, Mario's "here we go", the slasher theme from Psycho, etc.) add cool little surprise interruptions to the groove of the songs. All that plus the quirky personality of the album makes it a fun experience. Favorite track: Silver Spaceships.
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Taylor Bates By far one of my all time favorite musicians. His creative blend of flow and instrumentation truly are one of a kind.
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1.
Intro 00:27
2.
April 8 03:45
I fell out of the sky, and into submission. I gave up the good fight in fear of breaking tradition. My head begins to float, and I proceed without living at all. Solitude is all I know, but I believe that more can be recalled. Dark endudging in the daylight in the dead of winter. River in reverse, creating a crater, drying up the water. I disconnected finally and stayed in place for weeks. The seasons turned to Autumn, maybe now you'll rake the leaves. Maybe you'll come across the pile that I lay underneath, and realize that this cluttered mess is actually just me. But that is only wishful thinking. You'll bag me up and put me next to trashcans in the street. At least I'll be with everyone I took the time to meet. I'll see them all at once before it's time for us to leave. How are we losing business when the city's in an uproar? Came down with a sickness that can't be fixed in a drugstore. We brought it all upon ourselves from breaking bones to aching sores From living on the highest shelves to sleeping on the hardest floors
3.
Omen 03:48
Sounding out these vowels without the definitions of what these words could possibly mean Turning through the pages with endless repetition is not quite what it seems Looking for a message spread through the cables to scroll across my screen But my connection is too unstable for it to make it all the way to me These hours are relative, so we'll cower in benefits and I'll leave with only one thing on my mind So-long to changing seasons, concerned only with completion whether it's hot outside or it's freezing It's nothing but an omen when our salary is cut Frowning at the Romans like they stole our golden guts Howling at the moment when our battery is up Drowning like we're showmen when the curtains slam shut If you are a dreamer, a wisher, or a liar... If you are a pretender... come sit by my fire! For we have some golden tales to spin So come in, come in.
4.
Just A Kid 05:07
I didn't wanna be forever young when I was just a kid, 'cause I was just a kid. But now that I can see how free I was, I wanna live it all again Until the deep see grew, and everything was buried by the salt. Until the day I fully UNDERSTOOD that everything would soon come to a halt. The damage is done and our portion of land is ok, but I can't say the same for the rest. Endlessly hunting the right wing, we'll find it and aim for the head. We'll work til the moon's gone down if only you'd listen, if only you'd listen. I dreamed that you heard it loud just how I intended, just how I intended. Workin for the weekend, workin for the weekend while we sing until we run out of words to say. Living like a deep end, like a deep end diamond ring that a diver will discover in the bay. Until the deep see grew, and everything was buried by the salt. Until the day I fully UNDERSTOOD that everything would soon come to a halt. The damage is done and our portion of land is ok, but I can't say the same for the rest. Endlessly hunting the right wing, we'll find it and aim for the head. This is the end of all I know. I leave tomorrow, it's all for show. I'll leave you all with this goodbye. Goodbye.
5.
TrailBlazer 04:57
Each wish fell down the well, never to return again. Not even in the daylight, not even on the moon. But I still have hope. One day they'll come true. This love is for nothing Waiting. Waiting, waiting. Waiting for the moment just to push it all away, and make some sense of it all. This love is for nothing We made a wish to be upgraded, collectively. We followed trains of thought that never stopped, and wrote down legibly. As solid as the fault lines. Departed from reality. I can't say that it is right, but there's no where else I'd rather be. This love is for nothing
6.
All in a dream, All in a dream, The loading had begun Flying mother nature's silver seed to a new home in the sun Built with a capacity for the dead end days We've been building for centuries, now the road has been paved. We need some kind of aircraft to save the planet, and carry us all away Well I dreamed I saw the silver spaceships flying in the yellow haze of the sun. I thought everything was going swell and I was gonna have a good night, until the minute that I opened up my window the moonlight. Don't let the seasons decide, live where the reasons reside. It will be beneficial in time. Advocated by the genius who build the city, then turned against me, to spite all of my previous efforts Well I dreamed I saw the silver spaceships flying in the yellow haze of the sun.
7.
No Remission 03:15
Counting up these rings of progress To hell with all these years of lost limbs We used to talk by the fence in my backyard We could stand tall again, and let the sunset freeze at the fringe. It's a means to an end of No remission for these weak endorphins A new addition to the retail portions They will eventually burn out like an old light bulb As soon as I'm elected, all the electricity will be put on hold. Where'd it go? It seems I've turned it off with my thoughts Who am I to darken these days? Who am I to make you only visible by candlelight? It always seems so easy with my head up in the clouds I must be growing down Oh, I move so slow since I left the rooted ground and sunk into concrete Who am I to darken these days? Who am I to make you only visible by candlelight? A haunted nostalgia is hovering around ever since I exited the ground
8.
Intermission 00:16
9.
deep inside this world I thought I knew is something I don't want to see so I don't have a view losing time on what's already overdue tomorrow morning I'll still sleep in through the afternoon set fire to the morning sun retire when the morning's done and leave it to the kids to burn it's not the type to spell it out the criminals that fell in doubt won't cancel out the time they earned we cut out all our holidays you had an awful lot to say about your doubts that everything's gonna be ok but when the freight train's coming strong it takes a long time for it to stop even if there's a human tied up on the tracks always running from the stream searching for above way down from beneith always running in my dreams living in the moment's not what it seems always running from the stream i'll be leaving mile marks so you'll see always running in my dreams i'll be following the trail til' I'm free
10.
Animated 03:11
I'm animated with all these faded lines. Why was I drawn in the first place? The illustrations are all we have in life. I know it couldn't have been too difficult to erase my wondering eyes. Why won't you draw me a new life beside the city center. Fill me up with blue lights. I'd become stationary, sending sirens out. Still, I can't figure it out. Draw me a new life, inside an intersection. Fill me up with red lights. There's no more passing through then moving out of town. Still, I can't figure it out. Today, I found your storyboard. Were my brainstorms that unconventional? 10 key frames from the end, we made a deal. My features are feeding off your feelings, and need a meal. Drowning in lead and ink, I no longer know what to think, so I'll take it for granted, erase it and run, and never get anything done.
11.
Reality 04:39
I can't, remember what it's like, to stare into the real sun. These days, reality's a crime, that's easy to escape from. I even thought about getting arrested on purpose, on purpose. But I know from experience, I'd find some kind of loophole rendering it worthless, worthless, worthless! So we ran so far away. I saw the face of a mask in my jail cell. And I don't even wanna face the day awake. A chance to finally grow is everything I need, so why do I keep throwing away stems and seeds? Stuck in the shade, further away from the sun. Stuck in a haze, I don't know what I've become. My features had fallen and forfeited fortunate days, But deep in my conscience I'm hateful of what I became. I'm not saying it's wrong if you follow the path that I paved, But for me, it's a dead end, and I'm glad I remember the way.
12.
Van Song 03:52
Maybe my conscience knows what's best for me. To shed some light, I made an offhanded remark, hoping it'd reach the western sea. But it's already bright enough there, cause i didn't feel right there. I took off my mask and I burned out so fast that my dream come true started to feel like a nightmare Leave it all to me to be unable to adjust to something I just attained, I'm always in such a rush I need to slow down I might need to slow it down. Leave it all to me to be unable to adjust to weather in the smallest amounts of rain when I already live in a flood, and the surface level is above slow down I'm as stable as the cracked sidewalk where we lost control. The thought of staying in my lane was covered up by the thought of driving home. I think it in my brain, I feel it in my bones. I know i made the right move, but I want it to be known that if I had a chance to do it all again, I'd never leave that van until the road came to an end. slow down don't you worry bout the end of days I won't be subject to falling down afraid of fate no more!
13.
Outro 00:31

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This is the latest collection of slowriter music. This cd is for everyone who has supported my music. Thank you. Since I put all this music out for free, please share it if you enjoy.

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released September 9, 2012

These songs were written, recorded, and produced by Bryan Taylor from Jan-August 2012. The last two sections of Omen were written with the help of Nick Taft and Shel Silverstein. Guitar on Omen by John Vournakis.

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