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by James Tomlinson

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1.
A Birth 07:21
I'm cradled in your arms Heart beating by my face Can't speak don't yet know how This world I'll have to face without you I'll be gone but you want me so badly I'll be gone but you want me so badly I'll be gone but you want me so badly I'll be gone but you want me so badly I'm cradled in your arms Heart beating by my face Can't speak don't yet know how This world I'll have to face without you I'll be gone but you want me so badly I'll be gone but you want me so badly I'll be gone but you want me so badly I'll be gone but you want me so badly I'll be gone but you want me so badly
2.
Stork 04:18
For a while now I've obsessed over wanting a girlfriend But something recently made me realise why do I need a girlfriend if I'm happy anyway? I see everyone around me couplin' up like a couple of penguins in a nature documentary It's only natural to want to also conjoin into one of these partnerships of love Ohhh-ohhh Love Ohhh-ohhh-ohhh But now I care a little bit less than I did before and I can enjoy my life now that I'm a little bit more content in it But the fact remains that as happy as I may be maybe someone could make me happier (Or maybe even) Maybe things would be worse (Maybe even) Things would be worse with a partner I just can't know what the future holds I just can't know what the future holds I just can't know I just can't I just can't know I just can't I just can't know I just can't I just can't know I just can't I just can't know I just can't know
3.
El Mistako 03:05
Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-oo-oo mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm mm-mm-mm-mm-mm Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-oo-oo mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm mm-mm-mm-mm-mm Ohhh I know I made a big mistake Ohhh I know I made a big mistake Will I ever learn from these mistakes I always seem to make Oh oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-oo-oo mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm mm-mm-mm-mm-mm Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-oo-oo mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm mm-mm-mm-mm-mm Ohhh I know I made a big mistake Ohhh I know I made a big mistake Will I ever learn from these mistakes I always seem to make
4.
Decisions 01:26
When I made this decision I wasn't aware of all the repercussions I suppose that's the way it is for every single one Every decision Braunau am Inn, 1889 a baby boy escaping from his mother's womb Oh, how many little tiny decisions led to the birth of this tiny little guy capable of a massive genocide Baby Adolf No one would have known what he would do
5.
Drifting 03:56
We're just drifting through life It takes us where it does It takes us where it does We're just drifting through life We can't decide We're just drifting through life It takes us where it does It takes us where it does We're just drifting through life We can't decide What we'll do or anything at all We can't do a thing to change the course of events that will take place right behind our eyes Or in front of them We can't affect the future (Not at all) Unlike you might like to believe (Not at all) We're just drifting through life It takes us where it does It takes us where it does We're just drifting through life (But he showed no remorse) We can't decide (Not something I'll endorse) We're just drifting through life It takes us where it does It takes us where it does We're just drifting through life (But he showed no remorse) We can't decide (Not something I'll endorse) We're just drifting through life It takes us where it does It takes us where it does We're just drifting through life (But he showed no remorse) We can't decide (Not something I'll endorse)
6.
Determindset 05:16
I'm in a situation where I need to apologise sincerely but I believe nothing is my fault I believe nothing is anyone's fault Where this makes forgiveness easy it makes apologising hard I know it makes me a little sleazy but I would prefer avant-garde with regards to my way of thinking with such a strong belief at last but it's not so avant-garde at all This concept was rejected in the past In the past
7.
In the hours before this moment I'd been out with friends as far as I can guess at least I'm on my own now in the middle of town I don't want it to end and I I have nothing left to do No one to talk to apart from those around me who I don't know I'm stuck inside the middle of town Stuck me Stuck me Stuck me I'm stuck 'cause my ability to leave is hindered by my want to stay Even though there's nothing to do Even though there's no one to talk to I wanna stay I wanna stay I wanna stay I wanna stay I wanna stay I wanna stay I see a couple girls over there sitting by China China on that little step that you stand on to order your salt and pepper chips Don't approach them (Do!) Don't approach them (Do!) Don't approach them (Do!) Don't approach them (Do!) Don't approach them Round and round my head it goes for good reason I suppose I ended up awkwardly introducing myself to them and you know what? It went surprisingly well Lucy was the name of the girl who answered me She said she's not weird She's not weird She laughed at something I said Whether it was with me or at me I'm not so sure but I don't think it was the latter no I think it was the former Her friend was drunk and her name was Abi She was being looked after by good old Lucy 'Twas a rather brief exchange 'Twas a rather brief exchange 'Twas a rather brief exchange 'Twas a rather brief exchange Upon parting ways they gave me the food Salt 'n' pepper chips 'n' salt and pepper chicken Abi even thanked me for the food though it wasn't mine It was hers and I wasn't giving it to her She was giving it to me Doesn't make much sense but if she was drunk I could expect that to be something that would make some sense in her head at the time
8.
Sadness 03:39
Oh you're just so sad Oh you're just so sad That tears are appearing from your eyes Oh you're just so sad Oh you're just so sad That tears are appearing from your eyes Oh you're just so sad Oh you're just so sad That tears are appearing from your eyes And the best we can do is presumably just to see if we can make you smile Make you laugh Stop the sadness somehow But That might be difficult to do Without Time And so you laugh And so you smile But then you cry again some more You seem distraught You seem distraught But you will probably get over this Well, at least that is what we can hope for What we can hope for But you're still so sad Yeah, you're still so sad The tears keep appearing from your eyes Oh you're just so sad Oh you're just so sad This ain't the you I recognise
9.
Well there isn't somethin' more wanted by me than bein' happy Well there isn't somethin' more wanted by me than bein' happy Well there isn't somethin' more wanted by me than bein' happy Well there isn't somethin' more wanted by me than bein' happy Than bein' happy (so happy) (well there isn't somethin' more wanted by me than bein' happy) Than bein' happy (so happy) Than bein' happy (so happy) (well there isn't somethin' more wanted by me than bein' happy) Than bein' happy (so happy) Than bein' happy (so happy) (well there isn't somethin' more wanted by me than bein' happy) Than bein' happy (so happy) Let's just be happy Let's just try Let's be happy (well there isn't somethin' more wanted by me than bein' happy) Let's just try (well there isn't somethin' more wanted by me than bein' happy) Against all odds we'll try to be happy (well there isn't somethin' more wanted by me than bein' happy) Well there isn't somethin' more wanted by me than bein' happy (My life is just I was in the cellar) People might call that nepotism but I would say that's just life init baby Well there isn't somethin' more wanted by me than bein' happy Well there isn't somethin' more wanted by me than bein' happy Well there isn't somethin' more wanted by me than bein' happy Well there isn't somethin' more wanted by me than bein' happy Than bein' happy (so happy) (well there isn't somethin' more wanted by me than bein' happy) Than bein' happy (so happy) Than bein' happy (so happy) (well there isn't somethin' more wanted by me than bein' happy) Than bein' happy (so happy) Than bein' happy (so happy) (well there isn't somethin' more wanted by me than bein' happy) Than bein' happy (so happy) Let's just be happy Let's just try Let's be happy (well there isn't somethin' more wanted by me than bein' happy) Let's just try (well there isn't somethin' more wanted by me than bein' happy) Against all odds we'll try to be happy (well there isn't somethin' more wanted by me than bein' happy) Well there isn't somethin' more wanted by me than bein' happy Against all odds we'll try to be happy
10.
I'm aware I'm selfish Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Sure it's good I'm honest with myself and it's great for me that my beliefs mean I'm content but the fact I'm so content can be a curse It shows me up to be what I really am A bad man A bad man A bad man I'm aware I'm selfish Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Sure it's good I'm honest with myself and it's great for me that my beliefs mean I'm content but the fact I'm so content can be a curse It shows me up to be what I really am A bad man Some may not be so sure of their selfishness Do some not have selfishness at all? I doubt it I very much doubt it I doubt it Oh-ohh Oh-ohh Oh-oh-oh-oh
11.
I couldn't care more about my own happiness I'm a hedonist to the core so my life's like a game of chess I'm my king on the board of life with one-hundred-and-eighty thousand pawns Tactics come naturally to me but really I know I'm playing this game and when it comes to it it's me I will save So many tragic things in this game of life (Can I avoid them, can I avoid them) Some start out lucky but then fail in life (Life it destroyed them, life it destroyed them) How will mine go? Will I succeed in maintaining my happiness throughout my life Will my game end well? What is it that I need to do? What does it take for me to win my game of life? Ba-da ba-da ba ba ba Ba-da ba-da ba ba ba ba Ba-da ba-da ba ba ba Ba-da ba-da Ba-da ba-daaa

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There is a token made up story of a song which hasn't drawn from any of my personal experiences and a token song whose lyrics relate in no way whatsoever to the title of the song. This time they are not the same song.

Yes, I copied Arcade Fire's Neighbourhood #1/2/3/4 thing somewhat with the Hedonism I/II/III thing. Sue me. Not sure if anyone was actually thinking that but I was so yeah.

Okay, bye. :)

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released July 13, 2023

James Tomlinson - production on Ableton, vocals, lyrics, classical guitar

Luca Vincent - someone to talk to on 9 to sample me talking (to someone)

Andrew Prescott - title

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James Tomlinson Warrington, UK

Name's James. I make some guitar-y stuff and some electronic-y stuff. Hopefully someone, somewhere likes some of it. Peace out.

Always up for collaborating.

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