This is my avant-garde piece, if you will. I wanted to create the image of a man walking alone in the rain through the city completely lost in the confusion of his mind. The song builds into a confusion of voices and sound until finally it breaks into the man crying out "I can't feel" over and over, but still haunted by a voice telling him he was wrong.
lyrics
I walk these streets, through cold dark alleys in my head, makes me feel weak, and this emptiness is making it colder. But I can't feel, what I seem to drag you through, this pain in my heart can't be too far off.
Frustration builds, misunderstanding on both sides, these tear drops fill, and this emptiness is making them bolder. But I can't feel, what I seem to drag you through, this pain in my heart can't be too far off.
You play the victim, I'll play the villain, and we'll never win.
(I'm breaking hearts in two tonight, still holding onto what seems right)
(I walk these streets, alone and feeling miserable, I'm cold with regret. I'm feeling wrong it's making this harder)
I can't feel
(You never try you're always running away)
I can't feel
(You know what I want give me what I need)
I can't feel
(You never try you're always running away)
I can't feel
(You just walked out on me)
But I can't feel what I seem to drag you through, this pain in my heart can't be too far off.
credits
from Illusions & Chimeras (Wait & Hope),
released March 12, 2013
Written/Produced/Recorded/Mixed by Justin Buck
Justin Buck (vox, gtrs, piano), David Sutton (strings), Nick Leners (bass), Ryan House (drums),
Gang Vocals-- Whitney Pitz, Nathaniel Buck, Tim Bildsten, Matt Haedicke, Brett Larson, Sondra Larson, Sarah White, and Jaron Paige.
Falcon Heights is a band consisting of Minnesota based producer and singer/songwriter Justin Buck, guitarist/wilderness
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