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Climbing Up The Chimney

by Grimson

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1.
Fault Lines 04:55
Fault lines Ask me again and I’ll try to refrain from feeding you lies that I use to explain When I’m meeting you here with my hands in the air I’m not doing justice I’m just doing what I can bear Shaken awake to my gruesome mistake The flames at my feet like a witch at the stake You said “Tell us the truth, here’s your chance to deny” But I couldn’t answer, much less look you back in the eye I used you as my alibi Said “there’s nothing to see, the real victim is me” It’s just when i bare my soul, the world it bares its teeth I hid from the fight like a little kid might Cause words are so harmless: all tongue and no bite Or so i had thought and then to my surprise The sentiment lingered and festered inside And then a blow to the head, and I fell to the side A monument toppled, years of my life flashing by Well I tried my best to cover it But you cannot hide the depth of fault lines When plates start to shake and it breaks the last straw in my spine But an eye for an eye You know what it does to your mind Any song I could write It’s only a pick in the ice I’ll make my bed, there I shall lie The graveyard I’ve passed by a thousand times Out of sight, out of mind The promise i make knowing I can’t make things right
2.
Household 04:04
When I get out of this house I’ll give a dog a bone Freedom from the leash This keep I call a home But as of right now I am stuck in the shackles I am too weak To put up with the battle Even outside Well I run in the shadows Waiting to become The king of my castle Do you know the feeling I’m describing? To live under the thumbnail of a giant? I am not so foolish as to bite the hand on which I am reliant I’ll be compliant I swear Oh my bags are heavy But my luggage is light Soon I know I’ll be ready With a steady hand to fight I’m taking myself to a dinner The last doggy-bowl supper tonight And in the morning when I wake up Tomorrow I will release myself outside But as of right now I am stuck in the shackles I am too weak To put up with the battle Even outside Well I run in the shadows Waiting to become The king of my castle Do you know the feeling I’m describing? To live under the thumbnail of a giant? I am not so foolish as to bite the hand on which I am reliant I’ll be compliant But I can’t take my eyes off the horizon Cause I will be the first on off this island Oh I will fight the giants, I will conquer them like David did Goliath And topple a tyrant I’ll break the silence With barking and biting I swear When I get out of this house When I get out of this house When I get out of this house When I get out of this house
3.
When it rains and rains, it rains hard It's never any different Can't tell how any feel about me I cannot say i wanna know But what i can say is I hate myself now I hate myself now And i hate myself now With no reason why I'm moving out To find some peace and quiet You know that i'll find it I will Cause I just don't know Why I feel so alone I would figure it out If i only knew how I hate myself now I hate myself now And I hate myself now With no reason why
4.
You would be surprised how much a round-trip ticket could change See, she might have lied but you could see it in her eyes there was pain So as the kids they fell and cried and walked through the turnstile it became the point in their lives where nothing would ever be the same. Well they lived alone and the city became their home once again And he lived overseas with the rest of him family, again Well the older understood what the younger never could such a shame Well, they played it well they played it just like it was a game Just a game
5.
Motor Song 02:04
I’ve been going where I shouldn’t In my mind it’s a frightening place Where no one should ever go inside Yet I remain there on my own terms Like a fish back in water And my heart stands still As my world it gets smaller And I can’t escape it Believe me I’ve tried I run for the exit I’m missing the signs And I wouldn’t wish this upon my worst enemy No I would not Then again I don’t believe that I have any I’ve only got friends If that’s what you’d call them So like a car without a driver I spin to a stop But the motor keeps running It spits and it coughs
6.
She pulls the rug beneath my feet Exposing floorboards, notches and creaks She’s got her hands in my pockets, to rattle my keys Trying to open up doors that I’m not sure I’m ready to see She is consuming my thoughts I’m pleased to admit Won’t say she’s my sunshine But closest to it Now we are building a house, mortar and brick Yet every day it collapses and takes a bit of me with it Well I have stitched up some of my scars, And I’ve always played, no matter my cards And I have led my father out of some bars And I’ve lost my faith in an all-knowing God But I’ve never dealt with anything this hard This hard This hard This hard
7.
I’ve gotten so lonely Sitting here on my own So won’t someone please call me I’d be happy to pick up my phone Cause I guess who I thought i was Is not the person that others see My mirrors lied to me I guess the world is breaking up with me I better return my keys I take it personally How come no one told me Surely I’d change my ways Try to erase to a blank page, start again Guide me back through grade school Take a power tool to drill my brain Whatever it takes To reclaim the reigns of my fate Take me by the eyes And pull them by the sides To replace, and restore my sight Cause I guess who I thought I was Is not the person that others see My mirrors lied to me I guess the world is breaking up with me I better return my keys I take it personally
8.
Queen of convenience lives in a dream Drives a red pickup Steel submarine Light as a feather Float in the sweet breeze But she operates like some heavy machine My predictions Biggest fears Realized in fall this year Chewed me up and swallowed whole So she can laugh and smile And wield her total control Like some heavy machine Like some heavy machine Like some heavy machine Like some heavy machine
9.
Set Gently 02:26
Outside your window She passes by for the last time She’s going, and you know it Nothing you can say Will make a difference She’s already made up her heart Great plan for departure So set gently my brother And you will last so much longer As you long for her And how it was Cave in, cave out, and Tear out all of the pages Since this time last year Avoid the mirror Where you see her there Standing right beside You should have taken that picture So set gently my brother And you will last so much longer As you long for her And how it was
10.
Hold on, time out, breath in, breathe out Hand off, back off, shut up, shut down They’re better off without you ‘round It was just fine before you came And she won't smile the same The pain you cause without the shame Leave it like you found it, ah And keep your head about you, ah Oh they were all so right about you now Absent minded, auto pilot Intoxication, can’t fight it Disarm desire and be quiet Leave it like you found it, ah And keep your head about you, ah Leave it like you found it, ah And keep your head about you, ah Oh they were all so right about you now So very right about you Time to realize what you’ve become
11.
I Was A Moth 03:46
I was a moth eating through fabrics crawling through attics, drifting through traffic I was a squid swimming through darkness Rubber and heartless, shallow and harmless But what were you before But what were you before the tidal waves came And washed down our houses? I was a mailbox, Swallowing postcards Sending my regards, To Hollywood stars I was a phone call, Always on standby No one would reply, Just sever the phone lines But what were you before the tidal waves came And washed down our houses?
12.
Good Dreams 03:18
I want some good dreams (good dreams) So I can sleep through the night Yeah give me good dreams (good dreams) And I believe I’ll be alright Follow the thread through the eye of the needle And out of the cradle But if this ghosts don’t wake me up and My tired eyes could just stay shut then I could get some rest And I’d sleep soundly again I want some good dreams (good dreams) So I can sleep through the night Yeah give me good dreams (good dreams) And I believe I’ll be alright The shadows cast, On the walls of the basement, That are constantly changing Picture frames that won't stay straight and, The tiny sounds the spirits make, Just keep me on my edge, The wrong side of the bed, So where does it end? I knowingly pretend, the thoughts when I’m awake are not the thoughts my soul intends. I want some good dreams (good dreams) So I can sleep through the night Yeah give me good dreams (good dreams) And I believe I’ll be alright I want some good dreams
13.
Deep inside through hallway doors That lead into the dark Lies a masquerade ball drowned in watered alcohol I swim for days until I find And Island in the sun But it always sinks like stones into An unforgiving pond I'd send for help but no one would respond So i walk around with plastered smiles For the passers by can Can they see how hard I try Well there's no need to play this game Relate and socialize When i can see the judgment in their eyes But i feel something happening A changing in the air The sun is rising I don't seem to care All my friends and family Just can't get a hold of me All the drawers are empty All the closets shut I'm coughing up my sanity Down beneath the christmas tree Climbing up the chimney Through spiderwebs and dust
14.
Vacation 00:26
I’m on vacation at a swimming pool filled With all the thoughts you’re not supposed to think All the meanwhile my body tells me I should learn to swim When I’m quite sure I’d rather sink Go under again

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"Climbing Up The Chimney" is the debut album by Berlin based songwriter Grimson.
Recorded in a bedroom in Brooklyn, in a dorm room in the Hudson Valley, in a basement on Staten Island, in a bedroom in Berlin, and at Impression Studios in Berlin.
The songs on this album were written between 2013 and 2017.

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released September 1, 2023

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From NYC - living in Berlin now. I write and animate videos for songs with lots of melodies. Hope you enjoy.

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