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Rome Is Burning

by Junkyard

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1.
Dropped another bomb on the news today I don’t care its a half a world away Families are scattered with no place to go But it ain’t me and it aint no one i know Outta sight outta mind,so the story goes,and it goes Tear it all apart, pray for something better Take it back to the start, ‘cos rome is burning again Tear it all apart, rip it down together Take it back to the start,cos rome is burning,rome is burning again Every 4 years its the same ol’ scheme White collar crooks sell the American dream Another kid got shot last night Pulled him over for a broken light If you don’t know what’s wrong You can’t know what’s right Kids cant look you in the eye anymore It’s all about the social media score You’re feeling entitled, you’re in for a shock ‘cos life ain’t easy, it’s as hard as a rock
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The River 03:19
I said goodbye to my mama I said farewell to my pa I turned my back on a lady Hell ,I turned my back on you all I went down to the city, and I drank in all of her light I let her crawl in and eat me, I did not put up a fight We took them for all that they offered, All that they offered and more They got from us what they wanted, no need to show us the door I went down to the river and followed it down to the sea I said hello to the ocean, that ocean said goodbye to me Regrets though I may have plenty, and plenty go shifting the blame Still it was I picked my pony, again and I'd do just the same I’ve spent evenings some men would die for, spent some evenings wanting to die I’ve had my days of glory, and I’ve had days of just getting by I filled my mind up with notions of things that could never be I dreamed as big as the ocean, that ocean just swallowed me
3.
Cold coffee in a styrofoam cup The road ahead don’t look like much Nothin’ much is what I’m leavin’ behind Wherever I’m goin’, I’m goin’ in blind Burned my bridges on the way out of town Better walk before they run me down Sorry ‘bout the things I put you thru I’m grateful for a good pair of shoes I got no plans for tomorrow, I’m trying to get thru today I’m going nowhere fast, I guess I’m on my way Blew thru some towns on the central coast No one sees me, ‘cos I’m a ghost Cobble stone and mission bells It’s all so beautiful I feel like hell Find a job ‘cos its all the same Find a place where no one knows my name You have to ask, just call me “Joe” But nobody really wants to know Cold coffee in a styrofoam cup The road ahead don’t look like much Nothin’ much is what I’m leavin’ behind Wherever im goin in blind
4.
5.
Where am I this morning? Not in my own bed God, what an awful morning, I slept in my clothes again Never got up this morning cos I didn’t go to bed 13 tiny hammers slowly workin’ on my head And I’ve never felt such pain, this hangovers insane You’re supposed to be my friend at least you could’a stopped me First I's drinkin’ JD, then vodka and some scotch Guess I blacked out and woke up face down in a dirt lot Someone stole my wristwatch and my brand new hat They wrote the words "I’m a drunk" in felt pen on my back Now the girl I's with last night she now hates me And I cant recall exactly what I said Maybe it’s because I drank up all her money Maybe it’s because I open bottles with my teeth Maybe it’s because im just so filthy, maybe I dont give a damn Maybe I just dont give a damn So I got up off the ground, then I glanced around Happy that nobody I knew happened by and saw me Well its finally happened, it’s the worst day of my life I guess I lost my car last night thank god I didn’t find it Sailors feel like sailin’ and drinkers feel like drinkin’ And thats the best damn reason why I just don’t give a damn
6.
I swear I seen the light, and it aint comin’ from above And I’ve seen the sadness in the eyes of the people that i love I’ve walked these empty streets lookin’ for the lost and found And I ran along for miles and miles and never landed on sacred ground We all need a place to go we all need shelter from the storm And we all need a hand to guide us, to free us from our hearts of stone Dark clouds on the horizon, the winds are starting to shift Hell or high water raining down on all of us Hell and high water coming down on everyone Hell or high water raining down on all of us Hell and high water coming down on everyone Hell and high water The ceiling is leaking thru a hole in your head And we're all swimming in our problems, we all drown in our regrets The weatherman is calling for 100 days of rain And we're all servin’ somebody, we all have debts we can never pay Storm clouds on the horizon, the winds are starting to shift Storm clouds on the horizon,looks like we been set adrift
7.
I'm wide awake at 7:30 Counting down a 100 worries Staring the the sheets and walls and shit and all the choices that I've made Now here I go again to a job that never ends In a world that never sleeps I'm fuckin lazy And you start in right away With all thats wrong with me Information I don't need Like how I waste my time Waste my talent and my mind I'm not even gonna try to explain to you my simple pleasures And now I know its not me you're looking for Now I know its not me you're looking for Now I know its not me you're looking for All I need, All I need, All i need's my freakin' wallet At times it feels like too much trouble Sifting thru the smoke and rubble Digging thru the shattered pieces of my mind For things I'll never find With fingers that don't feel And eyes that cannot see whats real in me You could blow me like a leaf As i stare in disbelief Shedding tears over me returning all my stuff My clothes, my pants, where'd I leave my my freakin wallet And now I know its not me you're looking for Now I know its not me you're looking for Now I know its not me you're looking for All I need, All I need, All i need's my freakin' wallet

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released June 23, 2020

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Junkyard Los Angeles, California

"Junkyard blares with a total lack of self-consciousness. Their songs about good time habits veering out of control put across a sullen, double-edged desperation accurately enough to give you the shakes, while the band's distorted guitars and churning, nearly arrhythmic punch never let up. You either hear it—or, if you're too precious or self-serious—you don't." ... more

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