Get all 17 Michael Fisher releases available on Bandcamp and save 35%.
Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Warp, Everything Looks Like A Nail, Harbors, Shoshanna Dreams, Entranced, Asterisk, Espuma Nervosa, Longitude, and 9 more.
1. |
Slave
04:40
|
|||
|
Slave to life
Slave to god
Slave to traffic
Slave to my job
Slave to workout
Slave to sweat
Slave to taking
All that you can get
life
god
traffic
job
workout
sweat
taking
can get
I live to serve
I die there too
Heavy habits, lots of nerve
indentured servitude
Slave to tv
Slave to cars
Slave to food
Slave to sleazy bars
Slave to sex
Slave to strife
Slave to work
Slave to my wife
I wear these chains
I choose them well
With passions and obsessions
I decorate my hell
tv
cars
food
sleazy bars
sex strife
work
my wife
Slave to gossip
Slave to news
Slave to virtue
Slave to booze
Slave to stasis
Slave to change
Slave to normal
Slave to the strange
gossip
news
virtue
booze
stasis
change
normal
the strange
I wear these chains
I choose them well
With passions and obsessions
I decorate my hell
|
||||
2. |
||||
|
So sordid and shameless
A snake in the briars
Awaiting a victim
To stoke dwindling fires
Some tarry, some harry
Some see through the bluff
Some linger unwanted
When I've had enough
I wish I could warn them
Lord help me, I've tried
I'm not in control here
And they think that I've lied
Yet full satisfaction
Elusive remains
While pleasure its appetite gains
And still through the clearing
Some snap at the bait
Not seeing their error
Until it's too late
Just used for their gender
A quick little grope
Then dragged through the blender
Shredded rags of lost hope
I wish I could warn them
I'm not this nice guy
I'm out of control here
And they see that I've lied
Still full satisfaction
Elusive remains
While pleasure its appetite gains
|
||||
3. |
Belly
03:22
|
|||
|
I've got a belly, I've got a gut
Quivers like jelly in a tablespoon, but
I love my belly, I like my fat
I look mature, I've got a stomach to pat
I've earned my belly, I've worked for my roll
It's beer and pretzels and no physical goal
Majestic belly, hangs out to there
Above the waistband of my underwear
Too much cholesterol, not much exercise
Has me ballooning to a maximum size
My doctor tells me that I've got to reduce
But then my shirts would fit me baggy and loose
Budweiser tumor, all pasty and white
A bigtime weekend sports spectator's delight
Can't see my kneecaps, can't see my toes
My peepee's down there somewhere too, I suppose
My friends from college all are wondering how
I used to be so thin, but look at me now
Chips of potato and a flagon of brew
A blimp in denim on a sofa or two
I've got a belly, I've got a guy
Quivers like jelly in a tablespoon, but
I love my belly, I like my fat
I look mature, I've got a stomach to pat
I'm getting paunchy, watch me expand
Some call it raunchy but they don't understand
I'm cantilevered out over my belt
They can't appreciate what they've never felt
|
||||
4. |
Spelunkers
03:25
|
|||
|
Found a tunnel to paradise
Watch your step, don't bump your head
I just ignored my best advice
Thought I'd follow my brain instead
But now the light at the end of the tunnel,
The one that flickered and then vanished, is gone
All the footprints lead in but there's none coming out
I wonder what kind of trip I am on
It's just a hole turned on its side
I got a map, come on, let's ride
Because a cave looks a lot like a tunnel
And a tunnel looks a lot like a cave
When your candle blows out at the funnel
It's tough to know how to behave
And when did they put this wall here?
It wasn't here an hour ago
Now my matches are wet and I can't find my keys
And I don't know which way to go
No, no, no, I don't know which way to go
No!
Genus zero or genus one?
I got a rope, let's have some fun
Someone said they call them spelunkers
What that means, I don't know
But I'm deep underground and I want to get out
And I don't know which way to go
Hey, I got columns dripping down from the ceiling
I got columns rising up from the floor
I keep hearing this voice out there that's calling my name
But the exit isn't here any more
No, no, and I don't know which way to go
No, no, no, I don't know which way to go
No!
|
||||
5. |
Knives and Ashes
05:34
|
|||
|
Reached the end of a very long cruise
Got my mates and I'm ready to go
Looking forward to a smooth arrival
There were things that I did not know
Quiet plans and conversations
Hidden wheels begin to turn
Have to learn that the rules have changed
In the harbor this ship will burn
This ship will burn
Knives on the water
Ashes on the sea
Things are getting hotter
Across the boundary
Knives on the water
Ashes on the sea
Learning that I oughta
Be looking out for me
It's really something when a pat on the back
Is a fist and it's clenched on a knife
And when my sanity is starting to crack
I should think about saving my life
Yeah
Looking left and I'm looking right
But I got no place to go
All my moves are anticipated
There is nothing that they don't know
Money if you can keep a secret
Bigger shares the whole way round
Dead men tell no tales, they say,
And the money don't make a sound
Don't make a sound
Knives on the water
Ashes on the sea
Plans of a daughter
Reveal themselves to me
Knives on the water
Ashes in the air
Time for the slaughter
As if you really care
The people on this ship play a very deep game
Thought my crew was my family, it was only in name
Thought that we were together, thought they had my back
But they had it as a target in a sneak attack
Got greed and deception and the truth concealed
The thing that was hidden is now revealed
This is not paranoia, it's a longtime plot
Blood is thicker than water, except when it's not
|
||||
6. |
Intro (2s and 3s)
01:23
|
|||
7. |
Wrecking Crew
05:02
|
|||
|
Great big trucks on the boulevard
Belching smoke in a line
Make their way onto my street
The wrecking crew has arrived
Put up cones and security
Keep the neighbors away
Put up signs and barricades
The wrecking crew is here today
You built this up, now you tear it down
Rome was built in a day
Drew up plans like an architect
Drew foundations of grace
Best of intentions, ambitious design
Now hard hats are wearing my face
You built this up, now you tear it down
Babel in my back yard
I spent years building up this place
Now I'll take it down hard
Crowbar neglect (tear it down)
Bulldozer secrets (tear it down)
Backhoe complacency (tear it down)
Sledgehammer lies (tear it down)
You built this up with hard work and luck
You molded this cup, now you self destruct
|
||||
8. |
Hard Times
02:58
|
|||
|
Remember the occasion
When you commented that time was on your side?
You gave us the impression at the time
That you had nothing to hide
Yes, but now you're stepping fancy
And the word has hit the street
Your friends are getting antsy
And you're very indiscreet
You're talking with the Feds now
And there's nothing you can do
You're business in the red now and it's
Hard times ahead for you
We trusted you with millions
Never noticing while hundreds slipped away
Up your nose they disappeared
We fronted heavily, and now you cannot pay
We've called in an acquaintance
He's a friend who paid his dues
He's underneath our thunb
We put the polish on his shoes
His badge is bright and shiny
But his business isn't new
We've got you where we want you and it's
Hard times ahead for you
So sorry
Remember the occasion
When you commented that time was on your side?
You gave us the impression at the time
That you had nothing to hide
Yes, but now you're stepping fancy
And the word has hit the street
Your friends are getting antsy
And you're so very indiscreet
You're talking with the Feds now
And there's nothing you can do
You're business in the red now and it's
Hard times ahead for you
|
||||
9. |
||||
|
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
|
||||
10. |
Spake The Lover
02:41
|
|||
|
Love me as you will
You'll find my main intention is to
Catch myself a thrill
I really can't commit myself, my
Little chickadee
So very close to me
I wish I had the time to spend
Instead of calling this the end
You see
Dear
Take it from the top
Perhaps if we could start again it
Wouldn't have to stop
But this has got to be the end, I
Really can't complain
Everyone gets rain
You get more than you really should
That ought to change, it isn't good
To see
Dear
Keep away from me
And all the others like for your
Eyes will never see
The lying and deception that will
Take away your soul
And leave you feeling cold and empty
Down inside your shell
Be wary and protect yourself from me
Dear
Please
|
||||
11. |
||||
|
Memories
Like the colors of my mind
Misty watercolor memories
Of the way we were
Scattered pictures
Of the smiles we left behind
Smiles we made for one another
Of the way we were
Can it be that it was all so simple then?
Or has time re-written every line?
If we had the chance to do it all again
Tell me, would we?
Could we?
Memories
May be beautiful and yet
What's too painful to remember
We simply to choose to forget
So it's the laughter
We will remember
Whenever we remember
The way we were
|
||||
12. |
The Perfect Crime
05:22
|
|||
|
It was long ago, it was far away
But I still recall like yesterday
We were on a hill, they sky was clear
By the light of stars a single tear
I had all the words, my mind was made
In a quiet voice I spoke the blade
The aim was sharp, so sharp and true
It found your heart and tore right through
I don't know how often I tried
All the wrong reasons, not enough time
Only way out, the perfect crime
In the starry light it was so unreal
As I murdered love I could not feel
And I see it now across the years
How I came to know love's blood is tears
Had no glory, the fate is mine
Not to bathe in the light of lime
No one witnessed the perfect crime
I was just a boy who was just a man
Do you see that now? I pray you can
You were so involved that you could not see
I was much too much in love with me
I could see
You were in love me
I had to run
You got too close for fun
I told you so
But you would not let go
I ran you through
Had nothing left that I could do
Perfect answer
The perfect crime
Perfect answer
The perfect crime
|
||||
13. |
What Does It Mean
04:55
|
|||
|
Every time I hear you say
You've got it all worked out
Ask you later that same day
You're full of doubt
You seek knowledge like the thirst
Of a drowning man
But it's not how much you know
It's what you understand
What does that mean to you?
How do you know that's true?
Does one and one make two?
What does that mean to you?
Tell me, tell me what it means
In your own words please
Do you comprehend or just perceive?
Now which of these?
Lay down lion with the lamb
What do I see
Tells me something that I am
They speak to me
What does that mean to me?
What does that help me see?
Does one and one make three?
What does that mean to me?
There's something here to understand
Don't build your edifice on sand
Through heat of fire those feet of clay
Turn into porcelain one day
I speak the words, I seek the path
But can I really do the math?
Tell me, tell me please
|
||||
14. |
||||
|
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
|
||||
Michael Fisher Dallas, Texas
Michael Fisher is a multi-instrumental songwriter and composer from Los Angeles, living in North Texas. His music, a tuneful and textured variety of electronica that draws influences from all across the musical spectrum, is available for publishing and licensing. ... more
If you like Michael Fisher, you may also like:
Canadian Electronic Ensemble
by The Canadian Electronic Ensemble
This reissue features the original forward-thinking electro-synth beats by the trailblazing Canadian group.
go to album
This Restless Wing
by worriedaboutsatan
Tense, skittering electronic music, where long, blue bands of sound wrap loosely around pointillist rhythms.
go to album
Where Moss Grows
by Hidden Rivers
featured on Bandcamp Radio Jun 23, 2015
go to album
Dulcitone 1804
by Nightports w/ Matthew Bourne
featured on Bandcamp Radio Apr 23, 2024
go to album
featured on Bandcamp Radio Sep 26, 2017
go to album
Sprawling ambient jazz with pop vocals, contrabass flute, and everything in between.
go to album
featured on Bandcamp Radio Mar 1, 2016
go to album
