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1. |
Rand McNally and God
03:38
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I wish I could shrink myself
Down to the size of a dart
So I could throw myself away
And see where it ends
America's on the wall
It don't seem American at all
When God made the great plains
He had no idea
The last light in this town has blown
The only friend I found is gone
You think that sun has set but I think it's time
Feels like the bottom of an empty jar
To reach out, see nothing's left, and not care how far
Who am I to judge the distance?
I'm just a man who knows he's missin'
And I wanna be found now
I wish I could find myself
I have no idea where to start
I look down at my ID as I had it to the clerk
And I don't recognize the face on the plastic
Even the name seems so foreign to me now
When God made the midwest
He had no idea
The last light in this town has blown
The only friend I found is gone
You think that sun has set but I think it's time
Feels like the bottom of an empty jar
To reach out, see nothing's left, and not care how far
Who am I to judge the distance?
I'm just a man who knows he's missin'
And I wanna be found now
Rand McNally roadmap in the passenger seat
Because I've always hated GPS
There's already enough voices in my head
Like the nurses calling in the room at the hospital
But had she not got the abortion she'd be dead
And she wouldn't have the kids she has now
The last time I seen them they were grown healthy and tall
I can't believe I've been stuck down here so long
If God has a plan it's to kill us all
So I get behind the wheel now
Swallow my pride and peel out
Say goodbye and admit I've made a mess
My only means for survival
Are a road map and a bible
One's for direction and one's for protection
But I'm not sure which is which
All I know is when I'm reading, I miss you less
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2. |
I'm Sorry
03:27
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I don't know any other ways to say this
But I'm sorry if I caused you any pain
If I meant more to you than just a whisper
If I meant more to you than just a flame
Stupid wasted in a daze of euphoria
I thought no one in the world could feel like me
But I was as transparent as a piece of glass
And I shattered just as well and I'm sorry
Beautiful are these lavender skies
But they can't cover my lies
Cover my lies
On a Saturday night I was at the concert
All your friends were there but I wondered where you were
I was the only one that was still expecting you
I guess I got worried as you were supposed to be there
The sound man struggled to set things up just right
Someone shouted "Get your shit together, man!" and I felt that
And thought maybe I was to blame for all of this
And I took it home with me and I'm sorry
Beautiful are these lavender skies
But they can't cover my lies
Cover my lies
I heard your voice today
As an innocent speaker played
Our song, unknowingly
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3. |
Close To The Devil
03:43
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A man has to find his own salvation
I remember once I thought I had found mine
In the bottom of a bottle
And a twin yellow line
But I was wrong, I was
Close to the devil
Yearning closer to God
I found my own holy spirit
Thy staff and thy rod
I discovered building houses
No windows, only walls
Dreamed myself inside them
So I could fall in love with the sounds of my own calls
But I was reckless, I was
Close to the devil
Never further from God
Far from any savior
All is violent, all is flawed
Do you breathe fire when you speak my name?
You gotta learn when to lay hands and when to lay blame
But I was hoping you would come around
And spin your wheels again
I was wrong again, I was wrong
But I'm not the devil
And I'm not a god
I'm far from any savior
My love is just a fraud
I've been getting high but then
I've been getting so low
I've been telling lies again
God would only know
God would only know
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4. |
Dead Man's Hand
02:39
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Gambler finished his glass, wiped his forehead
And said "Hit me again, bud"
But the dealer said "Not this table tonight man
We only play five card stud"
And he folded before the table had a chance to check
All in, dueces wild, dealer's wrecked
You've got to play the hand you're dealt
That's the grip of dead man's hand you felt
Gambler sits back down with a stack
And said "Deal me in, slick"
But the dealer said "Not this table tonight man
We're only into card tricks"
And he emptied his sleeve of all his eights and aces
Started pulling rabbits out of questionable places
You've got to play the hand you're dealt
That's the grip of dead man's hand you felt
Keep laying straights til they've gone insane
Royal flush your feelings down the drain
Pay up. Lay down. All in. Cash out.
It's been a pleasure playing with you
But one day you'll lose the bet
You get what you get
Woah- oh -oh
Woah - oh -oh
But you move on to the next table
And you called every bluff
But you couldn't hide behind your poker face enough
Sorry about your luck
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5. |
Bad For Each Other
03:49
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Light pours in and the trees cast shadows
Across the dusty blinds that hide the outside world
Once again you walk right in my nervous den
I've been living in since God knows when
So let's get drunk and watch Danny Phantom
Nobody has to know where we are
Pull the shades and close the shutters
It feels so good to be bad for each other
Feed me lies and I'll believe each one
Like I've always done before
We're both so far gone we'll never recover
It feels so good to be bad for each other
Who's gonna be the first to come to their senses
And realize that we probably shouldn't rekindle this
But once again you walk right in
I haven't felt your skin against my skin since God knows when
So let's get drunk and watch Danny Phantom
Nobody has to know where we are
Pull the shades and close the shutters
It feels so good to be bad for each other
Feed me lies and I'll believe each one
Like I've always done before
We're both so far gone we'll never recover
It feels so good to be bad for each other
I don't care if they try to destroy us
Or tell us that it'll never last
Like we don't already know
We're just two lonely souls
Trying to hold on to our past
That isn't plagued with heartache and pain
We've seen enough, but we survived
Now we're just trying to make it out alive
So let's get drunk and watch Danny Phantom
Nobody has to know where we are
Pull the shades and close the shutters
It feels so good to be bad for each other
Feed me lies and I'll believe each one
Like I've always done before
We're both so far gone we'll never recover
It feels so good to be bad for each other
Where do you see yourself in ten years?
Cause I can't myself at all
I've tried every mirror in this busted up house
But inside you was my closest call
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6. |
The Ghost
03:09
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The ghost that hangs around your house stopped by tonight
Said he's tired of haunting all your empty space
That used to be a hotel for lost hearts like mine
I got chills when I looked through his weary face
I think it's time to come home
Stop your gambling around
All we are is worried about you
We're all in the same room now
And after the party's over
Everyone's gone home
Will you turn the lights off
So you don't feel so alone
Or leave em on
In case someone
Decides to come home
I looked ahead and the ghost looked back into my eyes
And gave me a look that I had never seen
A reflection of the shame he hides inside himself
That ghost was just a reflection of me
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7. |
Low Ground
03:26
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I can't come up with any excuses
I look like some kind of disease
This thing beating in my chest, like some kind of request
For me to fall down on my knees
Cheap moves are all I can afford
My keys only unlock open doors
I can't come up with any redemption
For the man that I've become
My emotions are stacked, just like a panic attack
If you see me coming, you better run
My nerves scream "Stop you masochist!"
I can't take too much more of this!
So I have to come down
I have to come down now
To the low ground
To the low ground
I've been so high
So out of my mind now
I forgot what it feels like
To be around
I get so stressy, obsessy, and depressy
Everytime I hear your name
Lord almighty I've made such a messy
I think I'm going insane
My serotonin went out to buy cigarettes
That son of a bitch ain't ever comin' back
So I have to come down
I have to come down now
To the low ground
To the low ground
I've been so high
So out of my mind now
I forgot what it feels like
To be around
My brain screams "Wait a minute man!"
This dopamine's more than I can stand
So I have to come down
I have to come down now
To the low ground
To the low ground
I've been so high
So out of my mind now
I forgot what it feels like
To be around
And I don't know what it means to live
My time is all I have left to give
And that can't be all you want from me
But if so, let me go, set me free...
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8. |
Old No. 8
02:52
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He sat down with a glass of whiskey
And watched the headlights reflect on the wet highway
He swears under his breath and utters "Does she miss me?"
And the worst part is, he thought she felt the same
You see she didn't know exactly which way she should go
But who can blame her?
It'll take more than a guy with silver fire in his eyes
To ever tame her
She sits down with an old photo album
Tests her memory on recalling all their names
She focuses in on one boy's eyes
And the worst part is, she thought he felt the same
You see she didn't know exactly which way she should go
But who can blame her?
It'll take more than a laugh from some old silly photograph
to ever frame her
He sat down with a glass of whiskey
And watched the tail lights fade on the dusty highway
He swears under his breath "I don't even fucking care"
And the worst part is, he thinks she feels the same
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9. |
Vile, Vain, Selfish
03:36
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I'm not saying I'm a perfect person
I'm certainly not one to judge
But the stakes are high and the game is tied
After all these years you still hold a grudge
And you're surely not heaven sent
Even though you've got a face like an angel
And a body like a hotel
First exit off the highway to hell
Because you're vile, you're vain, you're selfish
You're vile, you're vain, you're selfish
Cause I'm kicking the ladder
And licking the batter
Right off the beaters now
Known here as the delinquent
At the sunspots you frequent
They all know you somehow
They all know you're a world of trouble
There's hopeless advertising in my head
At night I'm bursting at the seams
A BOGO night's sleep, 20 dollars off
And all the nightmares you can dream
So please don't ask me where I go at night
Don't talk to me when I'm trying to think
Maybe sober ain't for everyone
I know some folks that need a drink
Because you're vile, you're vain, you're selfish
You're vile, you're vain, you're selfish
Cause I'm kicking the ladder
And licking the batter
Right off the beaters now
Known here as the delinquent
At the sunspots you frequent
They all know you somehow
They all know you're a world of trouble
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10. |
My My My
02:48
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My, My, My
Maybe they were right
Maybe I've lost everything
Oh how long
Before the sins in my song
Finally catch up with me
Because I can't think of nothing
I would rather do right now
Then try to come home to something
A little familiar somehow
My, My, My
Maybe they were right
Maybe I've lost everything
I came on strong
I fought so long
I didn't know what else to say
The words got lost
And came with a cost
Much more than I could ever pay
Because I can't think of nothing
I would rather do right now
Then try to come home to something
A little familiar somehow
My, My, My
Maybe they were right
Maybe I've lost everything
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11. |
Til Life Do Us Part
03:31
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And when I'm finally in your arms
It feels like I've been here this whole time
But I wonder to myself
Have you come to the same conclusion?
And when it really comes down to it
We're just at the right place at the right time
Another hundred years or so
Our traces will be washed by some marching illusion
When my ashes scatter
Will you be standing in that wind
What does it really matter
If it all comes to an end
You knew it was part of life
To feel my soul ascend
Right from the start
Til life do us part
I'm loyally yours my friend
If time is only in our minds
Then why can't distance be?
I would look to the horizon to find you
But a void is all I'd see
When my ashes scatter
Will you be standing in that wind
What does it really matter
If it all comes to an end
You knew it was part of life
To feel my soul ascend
Right from the start
Til life do us part
I'm loyally yours my friend
When your ashes scatter
Upon Earth's breath your body sends
A memory that matters
As we drift apart again
I knew it was part of life
To feel your soul ascend
Right from the start
Til life do us part
Please stay
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12. |
Merry Christmas Again
02:55
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Merry Christmas again
It's been some kind of year my friend
Merry Christmas again
Let's hold our breath for another one
It's Christmas time and I'm glad you're still here
You fought hard in an uphill battle to make it through another year
So put down your sword
Here's your reward
A voucher for one night that don't have to end in tears
Merry Christmas again
It's been some kind of year my friend
Merry Christmas again
Let's hold our breath for another one
Jingle bells won't stop the war my friend
Colored lights won't make your disease come to an end
They call for snow
But we both know
It's a bit too early to rule out the rain on your skin
Merry Christmas again
It's been some kind of year my friend
Merry Christmas again
Let's hold our breath for another one
Let's try hard to make it better
Help you ditch that ugly sweater
Take a stand to know your means
Every angel gets its wings
Maybe next year you'll be clean
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Ryan Garrett Russell Springs, Kentucky
Singer/Songwriter from Russell Springs, Kentucky. All instruments, lyrics, and compositions by Ryan Garrett unless otherwise noted.
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