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Waiting
03:34
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All night just waiting for you
All night just waiting
And I don’t know why
I’m still this guy
And you’re getting high while I’m waiting
Well it’s midnight just waiting for you
You said to sit tight and wait for you
And I don’t know why
You won’t bother to try
And I’m sitting by just waiting
And will you even try to come around
Or will I be left here kicked into the ground
No I don’t wanna go
I don’t wanna stay
But I don’t wanna leave this way
No I don’t wanna go
I don’t wanna stay
But I don’t wanna leave this way
And here I wait
Okay well I’m still waiting
Okay I’m still waiting for you
Okay I’m still waiting
Okay well
How am I still this guy
I want to cry
And you’re still getting high while I’m waiting
And will you ever try to come around
Or will I still be left here kicked into the ground
No I don’t wanna go
I don’t wanna stay
But I don’t wanna leave this way
No I don’t wanna go
I don’t wanna stay
But I don’t wanna leave this way
And here I wait
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Civil War
03:17
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The calm before the storm is just before you walk in
The moment when my weapons are all primed
Prepping for some battle I never win
Against the inside of my mind
I’ve been in a good place lately
Not that you can see or care
After all this time you showed up there
To mess with my mind to shake my core
And the armies inside start to rage again
Bring me to the brink of my civil war
And here I fight
And there I clash
The walls of dust around me burning deep to ash
And somehow I still want more
Ripped in two and so I wage this civil war
And really it’s kind of funny
The way I leap at your call
The way you say you haven’t thought of me at all
And so I smile, hide behind my charm
While my insides are sounding the alarm
The call to arms
And here I fight
And there I clash
The walls of dust around me burning deep to ash
And somehow I still want more
Ripped in two and so I wage this civil war
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Pockets
03:26
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When we were young, but wished we were old
I found you there beside my bed
And picking you up, put you in my pocket
From there you saw the inner fold
Went traveling where my feet were led
The memories we made, little pictures in my wallet
But soon you outgrew the space I had made
We pulled a bit and tore it more
So you could stretch and so you stayed
You grabbed the thread of my Levis and devised a nest within
And now my pocket’s ripped, the cloth is wearing thin
And so I walked around, heavy and bulging
No, I’m not happy to see you, I’m just indulging
In this lucid affair that’s stripping me bare
And giving me convulsions
Remember the first time that I met you?
I was enthralled dear, now I wish I could forget you
It was an awful curse to fall in love with yours, mine, and ours
'Cause soon you outgrew the space I had made
We pulled a bit and tore it more
So you could stretch and so you stayed
You grabbed the thread of my Levis and devised a nest within
And now my pocket’s ripped and I’m losing all my shit
And after the years of ripped jeans I’ve finally seen
that people don’t fit inside of pockets
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Spirited Away
02:50
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You faded through my dreams last night
Haunting like a ghost set free
My roommate says not to think about it too hard
But I guess it’s another excuse for why I can’t sleep
And I bet your friends say you’re better off without me
And I guess I agree, but it still hurts to know it’s true
So I’ll replay every moment in my head
Because that’s what you want me to do
Yeah, that’s what you want me to do
Well I’m still alone and that’s just fine
It’s better than wasting someone else’s time
Cause you’re too good for me, and I’m not good enough for you
I wonder if you really believe that’s true
And I still wonder if you ever watched Spirited Away
Guess I’ll never know now if you’ve seen it
And do you still have that corduroy sweater?
I loved that red I’m trying to find one just like it
But I miss the way yours fit
I should just get over it
Well I’m still alone and that’s just fine
It’s better than wasting someone else’s time
Cause you’re too good for me and I’m better without you
And now I’ve ruined that cliche, too.
Well I’m still alone and thats just fine
It’s better than wasting all my time
and I don’t wanna ruin old cliches
So I guess I’ll just watch Spirited Away
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Spain
05:27
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And here in Spain I knew a Spaniard
Who wrapped their arms around their legs like a child
And their thoughts grew out of their head like flowers in spring
And from afar the bells would ring
My first day in Spain was spent skipping rocks along the beach
My second, learning languages they never thought to teach
The third we spent locked arm to arm
Riding towards a future we knew would bring us both harm
But winter's on the wing it sped towards us
We both thought it’d destroy us
The time we spent, the last respects we’d pay
And from afar I could hear them say
In Spain, the time can stop
In Spain the wounds can heal
In Spain it’s almost a perfect world
In Spain it’s almost real
We ran into the park
Past all of those warning lights
We were climbing over the gates
and you said, please don’t let me fall
And I didn’t know any better, it was minutes later,
Don't you remember, it was right when I saw you slip that I heard the call
In Spain, the time can stop
In Spain the wounds can heal
In Spain it’s almost a perfect world
In Spain it’s almost real
And the doubts rain away in the rain
Our clothes soaked, our bodies the stain
And every road I seem to take leads only one way back to Spain
Back to Spain
Back to Spain
Dont you remember
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Jacob Shipley New York, New York
Jacob Shipley writes, sings, and tells stories about the moments in life we’d rather not repeat. Some of his music is sorrowful, some sardonic and humorous, but all of it comes from a deeply personal place that is easy to connect with because we’ve all been there. Listening to Jacob is like reminiscing with an old friend: not everything was easy, but at least we made it through. ... more
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