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So Distant

by Bill Jings

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The Bewitched Emperor Lovely EP! I'm not usually much of an indie rock fan, but the shoegazing richness of these tracks are impossible to ignore. I love that the EP features a photo of Bill's recording space, because you really feel him inside this music, occupying it like a space, like a whirling cave of ideas. Favorite track: So Distant.
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1.
So Distant 03:47
I want to talk to you I've been missing the way that you sound That's all I need ask of you If you came back around I want to look at you I've been missing your body, your face I need the real thing The one in my mind is taking up too much space When you're so far away, I know I am bound to lose my mind You can't keep yourself so distant Without leaving me behind I want to know you again I want more of the time that we once had How beautiful you were Remember I was so strong when you gave me your hand I wish that I'd lifted you up Now that you're gone, no one will ever know If they had seen how you loved me, would they have forgiven me for letting you go When you're so far away, I know I am bound to lose my mind You can't keep yourself so distant Without leaving me behind I want to burn for you God knows what I did wrong, and I can't face it no more I've still got this picture of you I'm just waiting for you to walk through the door
2.
Stasis Bait 03:30
Time is not for healing Time is not for anger Time will not pay off with gold Time is not a byline on the judgement day report on why your heart is so cold But if you don't have enough, catching it's so tough But have faith and put out some stasis bait, and wait For the right time Some believe time should be free, that holding on is cruel, and I don't disagree But can you tell me how I'll be healed, how I'll survive tomorrow's day? Answer me Because I don't think you understand I don't think you understand, I've been dying all this time and I don't have a plan I have you, but I'm checked out And I'm due And if you don't have enough, catching it's so tough But have faith and put out some stasis bait, and wait For the right time
3.
I had known it all day, I had been waiting for the moment Still don't know how it was done, I was relying on the one thing we couldn't discuss When I finally approached the fact It came out of me like an answer To a question you didn't ask And you really didn't want to think about It was as bad as I could ever expect She stayed in the guest room that first night And I woke up when she cried at about five in the morning And I acted like I do when the cat cries for his food A real bad dude, just trying to go to sleep When I left I knew I'd never come back Because you can't come back from wandering To escape a pain beyond your control I could never know what I would come home to Yeah, it was as bad as I could ever expect I woke up early again today She and her dad came by to get the dog I couldn't sleep, I took a shower and I fed the pets And dammit, I was here the whole time For the way she looked at everything That I knew that I was taking away In the moment, I could not even comfort her And that was as bad as it would ever get
4.
What would you do if you ran into a man who claimed That you could help him save the world? That you could heal the sick, And mend the mad, the criminals Against their will, and without an agreed upon pill? What if he told you that you'd have the things you most desire That everything holding you back was a moonlight fire? Transcend the mundane, ignorant crowds And comprehend the clouds of reality Much would he ask and much to you would he give I bet I would take that deal I'd want to find out, "Is that man for real?" "Or is he just leading me on for his own ends?" I don't know, but hey What if instead he said you'd have to let go of everything That nothing you had was yours to use? That you would be asked to do some things you'd never wanted to And in return, you'd get something he couldn't show? Yeah, that one I just don't know I don't want to give up or lose control I've seen where that can lead, and I'd rather do this on my own With my conscience in my head to keep me company With a dream and a plan I'd need no one else to understand And execute the moves to get us closer to Someone who does right in spite of narrow wants and needs Corrupted not by wealth or foolish pride Worthy of trust, and never brutal or combustive Maybe someone like this is with you now

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A break-up EP.

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released March 19, 2015

All songs written by Bill Phillips

All instrumentation performed and recorded by Bill Phillips, with the exception of:

Bass on So Distant by Paul Travis
Backing vocal on Stasis Bait by Paul Travis

Mixed and mastered by Paul Travis

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