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Beach

by John Nichols

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1.
Beach 06:08
2.
"Yo John! Have you not heard?! Give up, the Earth is crumbling!" "And you can't save the world with idealistic mumblings" I'm sorry what was that?! I can't hear you when I sing. I'm only thinking about the joy this music brings. We all live our lives one day at a time It will all be fine if we don't lose our minds Holding on until we find what we're hear to find Just keep your head above the choking brine Countless eyes fixed on the shore Living life like it's a chore So bored... Just enjoy the swim, we all could drown today And the water is perfect out here anyways Since living life is a sin, I guess I'll look within Pity you won't scare me with your fabled fin Have you ever looked right at a setting sun? Looked away and saw stars where there were none... Well every will has a way if you don't mind the run Come one, come all! It's a free for all! We must fight for our lives Countless eyes fixed on the shore Living life like it's a chore Looking up! Just enjoy the swim, we all could drown today And the water is perfect out here anyways Since living life is a sin, I guess I'll look within Pity you won't scare me with your fabled fin What's true to you? We're still in Eden, the scene has just changed a bit Now we have reason We lost our souls to save our minds And I don't mind Just enjoy the swim, we all could drown today And the water is perfect out here anyways Since living life is a sin, I guess I'll look within Pity you won't scare me with your fabled fin We gave our souls to save our minds
3.
Insane 05:05
The window is open Evening air is pouring through My lips are frozen, but they thaw when I'm close to you And I've kept them pretty blue Did these years steal my youth? A naive romance replaced by a guarded yearning For the hope I once had I kissed her in the rain And I saw the vulnerability as a potential for pain Is it just me who's feeling insane?! My chest cracked open But I kept it covered around you I can't have you see too much Pandora's box was better of unviewed It's true...but there's truth to this loneliness too Did these years steal my youth? A naive romance replaced by a guarded yearning For the hope I once had I kissed her in the rain And I saw the vulnerability as a potential for pain Is it just me who's feeling insane?!
4.
Celebrate 05:00
Turn the music up louder than my mind Because tonight we're gonna have a good time As they see my silhouette shrink I can feel my essence swell...well... I will break out of this cage Scratch the lead on the turned page...crazed... My fevered fingers find the strings To feel the high these sound waves bring...sing... The vibrations fill my brain To soothe any trace of pain I'm sane Turn the music up louder than my mind Because tonight we're gonna have a good time There is only one feeling The kick hits keep me breathing Rain falls out the ceiling Dropped sweat? Or a metaphor for spiritual healing If life is a test, then I am taking my recess Turn up, then tune out The bass in God now My body's run down So I need to move to the sound, feel the frequency surround I'm gonna let it take me, so don't wake me Turn the music up louder than my mind Because tonight we're gonna have a good time
5.
Real Eyes 05:47
The nights we can't remember can be anything we want them to Looking back and seeing black, I imagine stars and think them true How about you? Our eyes cannot realize which memories are self indulgent lies Oh I don't mind It's just for tonight I'll give up my sight to the flashing lights Go. My mind led me astray Now words only get in the way of what I'm trying to say So tell the DJ to blast that cliche track To distract from my panic attack Let's celebrate the escape from the day But I can't run away from the truth with lies I conjure to substitute proof I can't close my eyes to what I've already seen No matter what I believe, it doesn't change reality Uhhh...pocket full of crumpled cigarettes So I'm not placing any bets on my mind It's easy to close my eyes I'd hate to find things I don't want to find So for now it's best if I go in blind Trigger itch, I'm killing time The darkness inside me is enough to hide me Where no one can find me I'm scared of what they might see A cracked mask that conceals a blast past Is revealed like a smoke stack when the pain burns past Inferno of my fears Raise a toast! Cheers to vision unclear At least I can stand to look at the face in the mirror Tear stained glass breaks In the time it takes to fake a smile Choke back bile Keep moving for the next mile! But I don't know if I'm running from the truth or towards it I'd pay the price for sight if I thought I could afford it But I'm broke, cause I just bought this smoke Now the air is starting to clear and I'm left with only fear because I can't run away from the truth with lies I conjure to substitute proof I can't close my eyes to what is inside of me You won't be safe by tuning out
6.
Overgrown 04:58
I made myself a nest inside of my head, Now it's overgrow I planted the seeds, but I left them for dead Well they sprouted up Now the roots have made their way inside of my tongue And the words are pouring out Oh I'm ready for it...I'm ready for it! No excuse for why I've been waiting for it I've been waiting for it! Because I'm scared to try But I'm starting to find that all I need are my hands To unwrap the vines tangled around my mind I made myself a nest inside of my head, Now it's overgrow I planted the seeds, but I left them for dead Well they sprouted up Now the roots have made their way inside of my tongue And the words are pouring out I'm scared of what I don't know So I tend to chill inside of my head Looking out a window Just watching the days blur past Maybe I'm just moving a little too fast I struggle with making the moment last Classic patterns, my skull shatters The walls drip with brain matter So I go home, get stoned alone Make today yesterday's clone I tell myself I'm fighting it But my mind's overgrown, and I'm feeling sick from hiding it I made myself a nest inside of my head, Now it's overgrow I planted the seeds, but I left them for dead Well they sprouted up Now the roots have made their way inside of my tongue And the words are pouring out
7.
Self Titled 05:23
Find the words you want to say, then say them in another way See the human in the mirror, and wonder what forces put them there I write these pages with the ash of burning days as they flicker past We're waking up and I am here I'll sing it so they have to hear No stranger's view can see your world with more clarity than you So take a look at their ideas and their books But don't bite into the hooks What's true to you? You'll find you always knew. Do you feel free? Stuck in the back of a taxi, not even looking at the street Well I feel free when I climb up to the top of a tree My mind is as wide as the blue sea Planning my ways to make history I want to change the world! Cliche to say, I know But anyone can create a new style And if butterfly effect is at least somewhat correct You could cure disease with a well placed smile So find the words you want to say, then say them in another way What's true to you? You'll find you always knew. If you're waking up, then I am here and I'm singing because I hope you'll hear

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Beach is a concept album, detailing a metaphorical experience at the beach. It explores ideas and concepts that deal with the struggles of defining yourself as a human being. Each song is linked by a spoken word in an effort to create an immersive, theatrical world in which the listener can lose themselves.

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released October 27, 2015

Artistic Team: Mainstay

Jeen Na
Aaron Porter
Aaron Covrett
Isaac Taracks

Additional Instrumental performances:

Violin: Zachary Piper
Cello: Boris Popadiuk
Trumpet: Jesse Klirsfield
Sax (Real Eyes, Self Titled): Derrick Dymalski
Sax (Celebrate, Overgrown): Sean Johnson

Mastering by Justin Weis at Trakworx studios

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John Nichols Dayton, Ohio

I've given myself two choices in life; make a living through music or die. I'm not going to die, so keep in touch.

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