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Breathing Underwater

by Aaron Burdett

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1.
I was raised within the sound of the interstate in the back of my mind i was always moving away to a place I imagined that I'd find more of my self, more peace of mind a lot more than me didn't turn out like I'd planned I find myself staring back at a grown man living just a stone's throw away from where I planned my escape But I'm here and I know I belong here where I'm standing a wiser man than me once said you'd better bloom where you're planted and I've not seen all I'm going to see but I'm not going to deny this feels like home to me most of my old friends have moved away it's hard to blame them; there's not much reason to stay when they come home on the holidays they say how all the faces look the same I'd like to argue, but it's be true And I've got no need to change their point of view If there's one thing that I've learned It's that we've all got our own version of the truth chorus Same two feet on the same old mountain trail same old backroad, spinning out a gravel grey fishtail backdrop's the same, but everything's different today It's all a matter of perspective, I imagine, anyway… Chorus
2.
take me away from my troubles hide me from the world outside take me away from everything that worries me for 3 or 4 minutes at a time because 3 or 4 minutes is just enough time, to rise up, and leave it all behind it's a gift that you give me, that heals me tonight, those 3 or 4 minutes, when everything seems right there's no way I will ever forget it the way you stood there under the lights I hung on every word you were saying because you were telling me about my life because 3 or 4 minutes is just enough time, to rise up, and leave it all behind it's a gift that you give me, that heals me tonight, those 3 or 4 minutes, when everything seems right we"re all learning as we go along an we're all singing as we learn the song (2x) the deepest truths I've ever heard tumbled out of the lines of a song no book or teacher or lover ever touched me as deeply as a tune that was three minutes long because 3 or 4 minutes, is just enough time, to rise up, and leave it all behind it's a gift that you give me, that heals me tonight, those 3 or 4 minutes, when everything seems right
3.
The wave doesn't know it's the water the wind doesn't know it's the storm the heart doesn't know where the love comes from and I don't' know what I'm here for day to day I'm working chip away at the stone not really sure what I'm carving, baby but I just keep keeping on, and on Ch: can anybody say what it's about takes a lifetime, just to sort it out I'm alright with the mystery as long as at the end of the day it's you and me let's pile in the car after breakfast on sunday drive for a while and see what we can see these days I like not knowing what's coming next these days I let the mystery be sometimes I regain my sense of wonder eyes of a child and it all comes clear the world flies by out the passenger window your hand in my hand reminds me that you're here can anybody say what it's about takes a lifetime, just to sort it out and I'm alright with the mystery as long as at the end of the day it's you and me I don't need the details because all of that pales in comparison to what we've got and what we've yet to see (be) I believe we'll get by and the good lord will provide everything we need everything we need The wave doesn't know it's the water the wind doesn't know it's the storm the heart doesn't know it's where the love comes from and I don't' know what i'm here for can anybody say what it's about takes a lifetime, just to sort it out and I'm alright with the mystery as long as at the end of the day it's you and me
4.
It's like I'm breathing underwater I'm leaving the dry land behind doing what was always impossible to do I'm breathing underwater seeing things differently now doing what I always knew I could do sometimes there's a space between the inside and the out of me sometimes there's a face that doesn't show somehow I've learned over time that half of the things in my mind have no bearing on the truth there's always a choice in front of me to be the man that I want to be or the one that I"d rather ignore seems I've got to lose my self just to be found again step from the dark into the sun It's like I'm breathing underwater I'm leaving the dry land behind doing what was always impossible to do I'm breathing underwater seeing things differently now doing what I always knew I could do I swear I've stepped in this river before I remember the feel of the sand on the shore I remember now how I fought it the last time And I don't understand why it only now crosses my mind that the current will take me just where I should be and struggle will only prolong the agony It's like I'm breathing underwater I'm leaving the dry land behind doing what was always impossible to do I'm breathing underwater seeing things differently now doing what I always knew I could do
5.
there's a copper on the corner and I think he's waiting for me I'm in no kind of mood to sit around and see there's a copper on the corner and I think he's waiting for me I think I'll take the long way round I'm peeking through the curtain still not not certain what he's doing there but there's a window out back onto the roof and into the night air I can't think of anything that I've done that he might know well, nothing from the last day or so I think I'll take the long way round Lately I feel like I spend my days looking over my shoulder I thought by now I'd have changed my ways I thought by now it would be over I keep my eyes on everything at once I try to keep my mind on more than that and all my so called friends looking out for themselves every one of them smells a little bit like a rat my old lady, she's looking pretty shady I bet she's been squealing about my business dealings there's no one left to trust now, I'm waiting for the bust now I bet she's the one, i bet she's the one, i bet she's the one Lately I feel like I spend my days looking over my shoulder I thought by now I'd have changed my ways I thought by now it would be over (one way or another it'd be over) there's a copper on the corner and I think he's waiting for me I'm in no kind of mood to sit around and see there's a copper on the corner and I think he's waiting for me I think I'll take the long way round Lately I feel like I spend my days looking over my shoulder I thought by now I'd have changed my ways I thought by now it would be over
6.
Lord help me remember the simplest things because they're the things I always forget of the thousands of points I can't help but remember it's the simplest things I forget I've got a house that keeps out the rain and keeps me warm in the worst winter wind when theres no comfort to be found in the world outside there's always a respite within Lord help me remember the simplest things because they're the things I always forget I've got all kinds of nonsense stuck in my brain it's the simplest things I forget I've got a family that laughs and cries like I imagine most families do and in the worst times of trouble there's still warmth in their eyes and a love that's patient and true Lord help me remember the simplest things because they're the things I always forget of the thousands of points I can't help but remember it's the simplest things I forget my day starts with a sunrise over the hill splashing up on a canvas of grey when it sinks again into the tall western pines I say thank you, I can say thank you... for the gift of today Lord help me remember the simplest things because they're the things I always forget of the thousands of points I can't help but remember it's the simplest things I forget it's the simplest things I forget
7.
Magpie 03:32
magpie, took my ring took my love away from me, magpie magpie, just like me can't resist the pretty things, magpie I'd planned to marry in the spring found the girl and bought the ring of gold-it was clear, bright, and pure it glittered on the window ledge magpie took it to his nest and that was the last I saw of her magpie, took my ring took my love away from me, magpie magpie, just like me can't resist the pretty things, magpie I went dancing in the town swung my new girl Lou around the floor, I know we were a sight everything was going fine til Mindy Mae she caught my eye and I disappeared with her into the night magpie, took my ring took my love away from me, magpie magpie, just like me can't resist the pretty things, magpie my girl's gone away and that magpie's to blame and I fear there's nothing to be done it couldn't be me that's too hard to believe that magpie's the reason she's gone it's like a fog that follows round only aimed to bring me down I've never really known the reason why the time and place they change, change and only two things stay the same there's always me, and there's always that magpie… magpie, took my ring took my love away from me, magpie magpie, just like me can't resist the pretty things, magpie my girl's gone away and that magpie's to blame and I fear there's nothing to be done it couldn't be me that's too hard to believe that magpie's the reason she's gone
8.
That broken bottle shines just like a diamond and my broken heart it's beating still and as I sit here alone regretting my decisions I feel the world thats changing I feel the toll it's taking now and there's no more reason and there's no more time and there's no way out without leaving something behind I hope someday, there is forgiveness and until then, just ease the pain If I start driving now I'll be well into Alabama by the time the sun is rising behind and there's no more reason and there's no more time and there's no way out without leaving something behind That broken bottle shines just like a diamond and my broken heart it's beating still
9.
Sneaking Up 03:55
in the course of my day everything happens I swing all the way from heartache to happy I never really know what's around the corner best I can do some days is just ignore it every screen I see is just spewing static the talking heads they want me to panic today's not the day to give in to the masses and I'm of the mind that my only choice is: I make my own way and make it my own the beaten path isn't always the best way to go there's a road ahead of me, and sometimes it's tough to see, but every day- I'm sneaking up on where I want to be There are too many people in a day to deal with every one's talking and everyone's got an opinion too much talk on the radio too many calls on my telephone nobody said it was going to be easy nobody offered up a free ride but nobody's got the power to stop me as long as I stay true to what's inside I make my own way and make it my own the beaten path isn't always the best way to go there's a road ahead of me, and sometimes it's tough to see, but every day- I'm sneaking up on where I want to be like that bird bird right outside my window sings his song and can't be discouraged would that I was blessed with that certainty I can't say I'm a man without doubt but I'm not going to let it push my dreams out I know the way is up to me I make my own way and make it my own the beaten path isn't always the best way to go there's a road ahead of me, and sometimes it's tough to see, but every day- I'm sneaking up on where I want to be
10.
every morning i sit here yawning with my heart open to whatever may come sun shines in the window no clue which way the day goes just watch and wait and make my way until the day is done all I need is a way to see and feel a sense of grace I can bear the weight of the day to day when I feel a sense of grace outside my door the world seems harsher than before but I step on out, push down the doubt and move into the day I do believe what I seek is what I'll see so I focus on the eyes and let the forms fall away all I need is a way to see and feel a sense of grace I can bear the weight of the day to day when I feel a sense of grace I catch it here and there out of the corner of my eye I can see it in the children, I can see it in the birds as they fly it's nothing that I'm doing, it's nothing that I've done it's those simple little moments that help me carry on smooth as the water flows that way may I go clear as an autumn breeze that way let me be (2x before the final chorus) all I need is a way to see and feel a sense of grace I can bear the weight of the day to day when I feel a sense of grace
11.
You know I love you but I'm going to leave you I'm going to hurt you in the end You know i love you but i'm going to leave you get back on the move again I'll be leaving soon I'll be leaving soon It's a long way back to the promises we made it's a rough road from there to here I could give it another chance but I'm not that kind of man I think from the start that was clear I'll be leaving soon I'll be leaving soon There's a rainstorm screaming down on the roof above though I'll be leaving it's not for a lack of love it's always been my way, and please don't ask me why I'm afraid I couldn't tell you even if I tried I'll be leaving soon I'll be leaving soon I'm leaving, I can already hear the wheels on the road Leaving, I'll be back, I'll be back in a month or so Leaving, I can already hear the wheels on the road

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released September 11, 2012

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AB: acoustic and electric guitars, vocals, backing vocals
Will Jernigan: bass guitars, backing vocals on The Simplest Things
Billy Seawell: drums
Andy Pond: Cajon and banjo on End of the Day, banjo on Copper on the Corner
Brian Swenk: banjo on Feels Like Home, Magpie
Casey Driessen: fiddle on 3 or 4 minutes, The Simplest Things, Magpie
Chris Rosser: keys

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