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Little Comfort

by Ourselves On TV

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HorrorSage Great throwback to new wave with deep personal meaning to his lyrics. Heard them on my local college station and I was hooked Favorite track: Hole In a Bowl Cut Head.
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1.
Sun Dogs 02:12
I don't know where My road is going And I ain't too proud Of where it's been I hold court And conversation With myself, My only friend It seems depression Has taught me lessons And I can't wait for This winter's end... And those summer days when Some blue-eyed girl Made me hate myself So goddamn much... We've overdosed On this South Shore Coastal Blues This life's a privilege And in an instant This rhythmic pulse we have Might stop... And yet I think "I'm the man!" But man I, Wish I was Somebody else... "Somebody else?" Anyone else... Oh someone else, Just not myself...
2.
Good morning, Right Into the spider's web "Oh take good care, out there Be aware, out there My darling" Good morning, light! "Oh it burns through my open eyes I can't take no more out there, It's a war out there, My darling!" So you turn to dance away And divest this madness Then another summer goes, And you start to think that... "My whole life..." -No! "Yeah my whole life.." -NO! "Oh my God, my life's a failure!" Big Failure, BIG FAILURE! It's a rollercoaster that we ride on, When there's no one to rely on, Look to yourself to find a reason, To feel as happy as while you're dreaming! If the 'waves of change' are trying to drown you... Everyone you know has moved on without you... So? Smash the slate a find a new one! And live that happy life you lived, once... You're all alone, Everyone else is pairing up That 'big slow dance' is here, The night's end is near... Yeah, you're worried Spent your life in school Though you try, you're stuck in debt "You've barely made a dent!" 20's came! And went- You're worried... "Don't you wanna get married, girl? And raise a family? Don't you want that picket fence?!" And the pressure builds... "ARE YOU EMPLOYED?" no... "No sir I ENJOY!" This whole life you say is a, 'Failure'! Big Failure, BIG FAILURE! xx When all alone is all, You know...
3.
I call this story, "The Tale of Losing You" A Dyno with pegs Was meant for, two Are you afraid of the dark Or aren't you? "Then meet me behind the @#$% school... A hundred snow days Pushed the summer back through June A Dyno with pegs was meant for two! "You!" I got this feeling that I'll never escape from... (please don't leave me, darling) "You!" I try to hide, but I'm found by the light of... "You!" (please don't leave me, darling) The hardest part, is I'm seeing myself in... "You!" (please don't...) I need to leave you, darling! I call this story, "The Tale of Losing Hope" And breathing the night through Campfire, smoke Among the pines There's a sadness that fills the air "A eulogy for the simple years" A hundred snow days pushed the summer back through June A dyno with pegs was meant for... "Two" x "I don't wanna be A post-traumatic fool Staring at the ashes Of all that we once knew, When we come to gather Upon Life's Eastern Shore There, we all will find out What comes after we're gone..." "What comes after we're gone..." After we're, gone.
4.
Sofa. So? So far so good! So far... Not sober So? I'm sociable, And soulful! "Didn't I say to take this slow, Didn't I ever make this known?" Drinks will last- "Drinks will last when you drink alone, Now look alive, cause you're looking very Ghost..." How could you rely on 'us'? You couldn't rely on trust! You trivialize, and you lust, You live for July Or bust! I'll never live By Hingham's coast Oh no! And I'll never get A Marylou's Girlfriend! "Didn't I say to take this slow, Didn't I ever make this known?" Drinks will last- "Drinks will last when you drink alone, Now look alive, cause you're looking very Ghost..." How could you rely on 'us'? You couldn't rely on trust! You trivialize, and you lust, You live for July Or bust...and summer has come now, For all of us... "Summer has come now! For all of us!"
5.
Pray for us Atheist, pessimist Everything's cancerous Let's chain smoke away! This is the Seedy underbelly of, This creature, 'us' Lying on 'it's' back Exposed, stargazing Is it any wonder? "Is it?" Is it any wonder, how we have grown, Accustomed to overdose, In gas station bathrooms? "I, for one, must stay in control!" The habitual offenders credo! "He had baseball dreams, He could have made Something of himself!" Heart of mine, Little hometown, of mine Where 'Streets Are Lined' With spent needles for The kids We will rob you blind! Wedding rings, copper wire As we scrap our lives With our kids by our sides Their baseball dreams, Die...
6.
Ruth & Eddie 03:56
I take one step back from the edge And I'm living it down "Around anyone else.." Back and forth! I'm, thinking of you And it's freaking me out! "Around anyone else..." I take one step back from the edge And sit down on her wall Cigarettes, caffeine-free Diet Coke Let the stories begin! This sage of East Ave! Spinning yarn after yarn! She said "kids one day Ruth will be gone, You must take care of her, cats" As the thunderclouds grew... I awoke that night, Covered in ants With her words in my head Echoing through and through She said... "My, how the time flies by my eyes, For once in my life, I wish the world would Slow things down!'' Oh why do we try? "Take my advice, don't rush to grow old Your innocence is all you have!" Back in those younger days, It said 'No Fear' on my shirt, But she knew I was filled with it, She could tell how I hurt! She said "kids when these days are gone There's no getting them back" And as god as my witness, She knew for a fact! And the story goes... I retreat back into myself And as John hurled that stone... Came the death rattle moans From the dog, And the waves of advice "That boy will land you in jai!" Cue the side-burns police "Hold the door!" Now it's...'May we come in?..." There's Jeanette on TV! And she's bad mouthing me! The whole town now thinks that I kill cats And I never planned to be a Sociopathic creep! She said... "My, how the time flies by my eyes, For once in my life, I wish the world would Slow things down!'' Oh why do we try? "Take my advice, don't rush to grow old Your innocence is all you have!" Back in those younger days, It said 'No Fear' on my shirt, But she knew I was filled with it, She could tell how I hurt! She said "kids when these days are gone There's no getting them back" And as god as my witness, She knew for a fact! And the story goes...
7.
Help! I can't stop bleeding, Flows from my head! And oh I, Simply can't stop feeding This self-hatred! "Take two of these and They'll control your breathing Now calm down, boy!" "Just quit your sobbing With your lame 'first-world problems' That privilege shows, boy!" As I fled, Through the woods that night I felt my head, grow light From venom, and song A melody, Seemed to call for me! Somewhat mockingly The forest said... "We don't care about you, No, we don't care!" Help! I can't stop eating, Both of my hands And this anxiety Controls me! How it demands! "Commiserating, whilst self medicating? But you say its 'your choice'!" "Then blame everyone else, With threats to kill yourself But you won't, boy! My exodus Lumbered through the night Where my appetite Knelt to intense thirst Sat riverside, to collect a drink, I felt my heart sink, The river cried... "We don't care about you, No, we don't care!" I've reached my end, On this mountain top "Make these voices stop, Sing songs of comfort" Mountain replied... "Neither you or I Will ever know why The whole world sings- "We don't care about you, No! WE DON'T CARE..."
8.
I should have stayed awake, But you left me while I was Sleeping... And as lucid as my dreams were, I was not aware I was Dreaming... And you, remain Undiscovered, and pure Like an island off course I'm discovering what, Remains... x
9.
When I awoke this morning I could hear my freedom call When I peered out my window I could see the 'freeze' had gone... I don't take the time to Dwell on such rotten things, I never lost that feeling Feeling, That feeling... For once, could I just sleep alone? I beg, and plead, for the sleep of stones And now, she's gone My Peace has grown For he who loves himself, Shall never be Alone...
10.
I touched down in the city My crimes in pursuit, Of me I left you drenched in self pity And untying your shoes, For me I'll reinstate, reengage Renegotiate my lease, On life! And honestly, I can say "Nothings wrong with me!" It's you, who's changing now... Poor little boy, I will see to your death! I'm the Prom Queen, the Reason Your life's such a shattered mess 'Destroyer of Worlds!' I will swallow you whole I will love you, and leave you Then leave you a shell of yourself... Now maybe I lost my mind, Just as you 'found' yours too One day you're ordained a Saint, The next I'm Crowned the Fool And they hang on your every word! Then wanna see me hung by mine! You say I'm a 'sinking ship'? I offer you no life line! I'll reinstate, reengage Renegotiate my lease, On life! And honestly, I can say "Nothings wrong with me!" It's you, who's changing now... I swear I've changed, and you're to blame! Poor little boy, I will see to your death! I'm the Prom Queen, the Reason Your life's such a shattered mess 'Destroyer of Worlds!' I will swallow you whole I will love you, and leave you Then leave you a shell of yourself... "Is your heart still bleeding?" UH OH! OH NO! "Are you still a demon bitch?" OH YEAH! HELL YEAH! "Tomorrow I'm leaving!" UH OH! OH NO! "SAY WHAT YOU'RE MEANING!" OH NO! HELL NO! "Stay the night, and then-- "I'LL LEAVE..." "Promise me!" Now, what the hell am I gonna do? Cannot help be in love with you! '88 through '92 I guess the years books coming true... x
11.
When our love, Was a young one I felt my heart Explode at the seems And then I felt... 'Nothing' And our love is impossible It can't maintain Our vile tendencies To always feel... 'Nothing' "And you make them laugh" "And you make them sing" Together we have everything, And yet we have... 'Nothing' "So I'll end this codependency" Tomorrow our hearts will be free! And I'm sure we'll feel... 'Nothing' Let's take time To evaluate Just where we stand About 'everything' Of a life filled with 'Nothing' I'm gonna take time To appreciate This time alone, Discovering myself Amongst all this... 'Nothing' "And you make them laugh" "And you make them sing" Together we have everything, And yet we have... 'Nothing' "So I'll end this codependency" Tomorrow our hearts will be free! And I'm sure we'll feel... 'Nothing'
12.
Oh life, Spent living underground And you came in, Just a little bit too late... Oh, God. Oh me and my big mouth! Now she knows I know She knows that I'm insane... Yeah. Yeah, you know I'd love to take you home "Just know I'll be gone tomorrow." Yeah, but I don't wanna be alone! "Then let me sew the seeds of sorrow." Yeah, and after all the tears I've shown? "I have a tissue you can borrow!" Yeah, don't lead me, Don't lead me...on Oh I, just came for dollar-draughts! But this salt-lined glass is, Giving me the creeps Oh, no, no, no No I, I never should have came And this existential crisis Brings me down, Down! Down! Down! Yeah, you know I'd love to take you home "Just know I'll be gone tomorrow." Yeah, but I don't wanna be alone! "Then let me sew the seeds of sorrow." Yeah, and after all the tears I've shown? "I have a tissue you can borrow!" Yeah, don't lead me, Don't lead me...on Slow down! We're in for a fight, can't even look at you Without feeling tongue tied and angry I'm tired, just wanna go to bed! Can't even look at you without instantly wanting to... Puke!
13.
The World's at war And I'm caught in the middle... No worse for wear, but I'm Worn out You use your words, Like anti-aircraft fire 'And they bring me down' But I... Digress You said yourself, "You, you tend to panic, Rushing to the doctor's for a Bump on your head" And I found myself, In fear of my reflection Gazing at the bubble before it bursts... I love myself, But hate what I'm becoming A selfish prick And paranoid Oh won't someone Say they believe me? That I can change! I want to change! But I'm in my way... You said yourself, "You, you crave attention, Rushing to the doctor's for a Bump on your head!" I caught myself, In fear of my reflection Glaring at the bubble before it bursts... And I make things worse... Before things get worse, I'll make things right. for Geraldine

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released May 13, 2016

All music, arrangements and lyrics and vocals written and performed by: Stephen Capachione Jr.
Produced by: Jim Keaney and Stephen Capachione Jr.
Engineered, mixed and mastered by: Jim Keaney
Recorded February 2014 to February 2016 at Devotion Recording in Everett, MA (RIP) and at Chillhouse Studios in Charlestown, MA
except tracks 9 and 11, co-recorded and co-produced by Patrick Ahern above the garage in Abington, MA in 2015.

Female vocals on tracks 2,3,6 and 12 by Emily Capachione
and on tracks 2,3,4,7,10 and 11 by Sarah Kelly with backing vocals by Victoria Capachione.

Guitars on tracks 3,4,9 and 13 by Ryan Garvey of RVRSR
Guitars on tracks 1,2,3,8 and 12 by Jim Keaney

Mandolin on track 13 and backing vocals on track 9 by Ryan Garvey

Bass on track 6 by Andrew Davis

Saxophone on tracks 6 and 12 by Tom Augello

Drums on tracks 8 and 12 by Jim Keaney

Percussion on tracks 9 and 11 by Pat Ahern

Male guest vocals on 'Marylou's Girl' by Danny 'DP' Pelletier (ex Fairview)

Male guest vocals on track 2 by Ted 'Shreddy Mac' MacDonald of Ghost Chief and the Workout

Gang vocals on tracks 6, 10 and 12 by Jim Keaney, Ted MacDonald, Ian Oliver and Pat Matthews

All keyboards, synths, Wurlitzer, piano, glockenspiel, tambourines, percussion, sandwiches and shakers by Stephen Capachione Jr.

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