“Fader”

I’m in tran­sit
Float­ing stranded on this boat
And I pledge myself alle­giance
To a bet­ter night sleep at home

And the sweet, sweet sun’s comin’ down
Hard, the sun’s comin’ down
Hard, it burns the bones
So hold a hand for cover
Hold a hand for cover
Hold a hand for cover from harm

Talk don’t change a thing
Oh, it’s fad­ing fader
(I’m in tran­sit)
Words don’t sink, it swims
(Ah, sweet as a moment, be that it may)
Oh, it’s fad­ing fader

Bless this mess, we tried our best
That’s all that we can do
While the angels walk with the lonely ones
In the cold rain to res­cue you

And this fable world’s comin’ down
Hard, walls comin’ down
Hard, in all our homes
So hold a hand for cover
Hold a hand for cover
Hold a hand for cover from harm

Per­formed by The Tem­per Trap. Writ­ten by Abby Mandagi and Lorenzo Sil­litto. Released by Lib­er­a­tion Music/Glassnote Records. ©2009 Imagem Music (ASCAP).

I’ve you’ve got a minute and 15 sec­onds, this is a great way to spend it. I self­ishly wish this song was longer but I can’t help but appre­ci­ate it as is.

“Before I Knew”

Oh, it was the first time I fell in love
The first time I felt my heart
Was the first time I sang out loud all through the night
But before I knew it, I was lost
Before I knew I was a pri­sioner
And I still can’t find a way to make it right

Per­formed and writ­ten by Basia Bulat. Released by Rough Trade Records. ©2007 Basia Bar­bara Josephine Bulat (ASCAP).