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Words Escape

by Hiding Behind Sound

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1.
No Looking Back. there's no looking back and no reason that i should some memories don't go away i wish that they would there's no safe way i still see your face but you are just a shadow i can't seem to erase where did the lights go? i've gotta find my way home i'm sick of your ghost let me sleep leave me alone these, these are haunted rooms and i, i keep on going through thinking, “maybe i am supposed to. somewhere in the rubble there could be clues," but really i'm sleeping through high noon and deep down, i know, i'm just searching for some bad news where did the lights go? i've gotta find my way home i'm sick of your ghost let me sleep leave me alone
2.
I would take you out dancing If you wanted me to But I don’t have many moves I would sing you a song That’s not about you But I know you’re not that easily fooled I hope you know I could be your fallen rose But will you be that pebble on my stone If this was the last day Who would you lay with? If this was the last day Would you say something different?
3.
Bruises 03:54
I bruise so easily I can feel it in my bones It's not just me I’m not alone I don’t think I wanna watch the day turn into night I wanna watch your eyes (I wanna watch your eyes) 'Cause I felt a rush As if I was pushed   My hands are shaking Not for the reasons you might be thinking Thoughts and complications Contemplating implications When the day comes When I lose my charm Don't be alarmed I know they were stolen But I wanna keep these moments I wanna sing you to sleep
4.
 i. My thoughts pour out onto the page Where they will forever remain The mysteries will stay the same Unexplored and unexplained ii. I can never say just what I want My mind won't focus, my brain won't start There is a call but no response And bit by bit it falls apart            iii. So words escape and people change Do you believe in fate? Was I to blame? I'll remember your face and the way you said my name And I'm wondering about tomorrow And I'm worrying about forever And if the dust ever settles I will build up out of these embers            iv. The past seems like it's right by my side I don't understand the passing of time           v. Right from the start we're thrown under the stars Left roaming in the dark And all of our flaws, we try and shut them off But they make us who we are            vi. So I'll ride this train until it stops Like an old clock, like my own heart But how do we get back what we always sought? Will our scars ever wear off? 'Cause I’m wondering about tomorrow And I’m worrying about forever The past seems like it's right by my side I don't understand the passing of time
5.
Tonight I'll break the curse Maybe tell you my worst fears But if I say 'em aloud do they become real No such thing as an easy win And here I am, drunk again So, for a little while I’ll pretend I can handle this So, for a little while I'll pretend A million thoughts, a rush of blood The sound of my own heart wakes me up Is it so unrealistic to trust A single person with so much? So, for a little while I’ll pretend I can handle this So, for a little while I'll pretend In our travels it will be unraveled Illuminated out from the shadows And if dreams can come true Then nightmares can too And I don’t wanna know 'Cause I can’t fix what's already broken It all goes unspoken
6.
One Last One 03:36
One more cigarette while I wait for you to get here So we can take a ride to nowhere in particular We never get very far and I know that’s half my fault Into the wound goes the salt I want a scar That’ll never wear off Give me another song Just one last one It had it’s start Right down the middle and through both our hearts And it never mattered much what we knew all along So into the wound we poured the salt I want a scar That’ll never wear off Give me another song Just one last one
7.
Kinda Nice 03:43
It was kinda nice Listening to the birds outside And what I heard coming from this different world With my eyes closed it seemed mirrored to me Like from a dream But I was drinking all the whiskey While you were asleep I hope you'll forgive me Oh, I could use a little a bit of trouble Oh, we could be a tragedy But I know it’s not really possible So if you had looked before you took the leap Would you have still fallen into me? It was kinda nice Just being outside And thinking But I can’t decide
8.
Coming Back 03:11
When you need to look me in my eyes And when you need my smile Just sit still for a while Dream of me when you’re tired Dream of me when you’re taking that long drive, it's alright Let me be that tune that gets stuck on loop in your head Picture my arms around your neck Think of the things I’ve always said Think what you’d say to me if it was you instead But when you think you’ve lost what you’ve had Don’t worry, I’m coming back.
9.
Warning Shot 04:43
I was hit without a warning shot And when I looked up I remembered where I was So I brushed the dirt off and all of the dust And listened to the sounds bouncing across ‘Cause I knew all was not lost I knew all was not lost These kinda days remind me of a time and place But I don't really like the way memories fade Staring at the ceiling, I'm getting used to this feeling And oh, it would be nice believing That there was some kind of meaning Oh, it would be nice believing I am, oh why am I?    I know this river splits me Between now and what's been And though I try not to cross that bridge I won't pretend I never did I won’t pretend I never did I was hit without a warning shot When I looked up I remembered where I was And I knew all was not lost I knew all was not lost

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released June 8, 2018

All songs written by Sammi Niss.
Recorded at Rolly's Room Recording in Tivoli, NY
and Marcata Recording in New Paltz, NY.
Produced by Kevin McMahon and Sammi Niss.
Mixed and mastered by Kevin McMahon at Marcata Recording.
Layout and design by Steven Markota. Cover photo by P Tenney.

Hiding Behind Sound is:
Sammi Niss - vocals, electric and acoustic guitar, bass guitar, xylophone, drums, percussion.

with:
Kevin McMahon - hammer dulcimer, casio sk1, guitar, sine wave generator, tape loops, drums, percussion.
John Burdick - harmony vocals, keyboards.
Stella McMahon - claps, bells.

© 2018 SAMMI WINS (ASCAP)

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Hiding Behind Sound Kingston, New York

Hiding Behind Sound is the psychologically accurate musical alias of New York drummer Sammi Niss.

The luminous guitar sonics belong to the tradition of Radiohead. The earthy, half-broken intimacy of the writing owes something to Jeff Tweedy. When pressed, she calls it “space twang.”
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