We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Postcards From The Man On The Moon

by John Samaras

/
  • Streaming + Download

    Includes high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. Paying supporters also get unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app.
    Purchasable with gift card

      name your price

     

1.
Talked to you on the phone for a while (Almost forgot my lines) I laughed so hard I could barely speak (Oh, what a nice surprise) Existentially out of style (It’s never worth your while) Left here feeling like a freak You’ve got your whole life on display (Oh, what a grave mistake) Secrecy is an isle on the bay (Waves come crashing in) Acting out in this pantomime (Living in a denial) Signing off with a salute But the crowd begs you to stay No, not today Enjoy a performance in the park (When your heart’s on trial) Feeling so moved while in place (Well what did you expect?) You never were all that naïve (Some things never change) Well-acquainted with concrete But the crowd begs you to stay No, not today
2.
Dull Flame 02:19
In the city That never sleeps You’re sitting pretty Discarded dreams Lost your number Forgot your name In the wake of summer All is grey You’ve got me confused with someone else When all I can be is myself Dull like daylight Mid July Contrails of vapor Divide the skies Forget all that you have learned In the method you prefer Gazing blankly without a word Watch your candle slowly burn A contribution For the cause Of retribution Hold the applause I’m the poison In the fruit So be careful Which you choose Forget all that you have learned In the method that you prefer Gazing blankly without a word Watch your candle slowly burn
3.
I walk across the avenue To adjust my attitude People stare, unaware Of the truth that’s in the air Born to believe In anything Sticking closely to the script We’ve prescribed but won’t admit The sun’s rays will break the ice A transition that nature’s devised The story goes on Page after page All that you see Is bound to repeat The spokes of the wheel Spin casually A former self walks up to you To partake in this point of view The beauty that surrounds us all Is the voice that answers the call The regency ends Before it begins All that you see Is bound to repeat The spokes of the wheel Spin casually
4.
Jubilee 04:21
It’s just an empty promise The one you couldn’t keep It’s quite the occupation For such a busy bee Somewhat non-complacent And not quite how it seems A train of expectations Slowly losing steam You wanted to make sure And avoid a big mistake Slowing down to a crawl Until you finally cave You locked away your motives And threw away the key It’s awfully poetic Suspending disbelief So try and make the best with This life of secrecy The air is so electric On this jubilee You wanted to make sure And avoid a big mistake Slowing down to a crawl Until you finally cave Minds erase through the day The past that you won’t reject The truth’s always underway Peering through the shadows
5.
Dawn's Wake 03:00
At the wake of dawn Something’s wrong So you roam the streets Losing sleep And yet in your face You knew it all along The final resting place A sigh of relief It’s this indecision That we have to break Just end the conversation It’s getting awfully late Lucid like a dream That borders obscene You don’t quite comprehend What it means It’s easier to see On the silver screen Transcend reality Beyond belief It’s this indecision That we have to break Just end the conversation It’s getting awfully late
6.
Limb 04:11
Take a chance, make a call It always seems so easy Going out on a limb Falling in slow motion When you gaze into your reflection There’s no protection The place you’re in Couldn’t be predicted Then you’re someone Almost nonexistent When you gaze into your reflection There’s no protection It makes more sense going forward Looking backward It’ll come around You know I said so It’ll come around You know I said so It’ll come around You know I said so It’ll come around You know I said so Eventually your smile wanes Somewhat left of center Slightly amused, mostly alarmed You still found it funny
7.
I scribbled down the words That you told yourself While anonymous The looks that you cast Burn skin-deep Every single time If this reaches you, don’t reply These savage summer waves Will only bury me Eventually in time When this reaches you, don’t reply
8.
It’s hard to admit When it all seems so hopeless The more you submit The less that you have to offer The sun won’t ever come out again Clear your conscience It’s so easy to do In your presence It’s only a distractive vignette The sun won’t ever come out again But I’m drifting away Was it just a dream? For all I know, it makes no difference My silhouette Is the constant reminder Of an empty threat And I don’t mind that The sun won’t ever come out again
9.
What If? 03:04
What if everything you knew was a lie? And every single breath you took was a sigh? Listen closely to the still wind chimes Beware of the flashing dollar signs Just know that the world turns with you What if everyone was out of reach? Conversation’s just a figure of speech Clever little puns tucked under your sleeve And meaning is always so far in-between Just know that the world turns with you It’s my guarantee
10.
Either path you take You won’t avoid the flames Roads are crossing wires But your mind’s been made Out of papier-mâché Set in stone, never in clay No one’s a saint That’s just too much weight I hallucinate For most of my days It’s the cross I bare More wood for the pyre It’s all that I desire Every single day Poisoned thoughts invade Don’t ask how I’m doing Someone’s listening in I haven’t said a word Vines hang like prison bars Of Mother Nature’s arms Oh, how I’d like to be But I hallucinate For most of my days It’s the cross I bare More wood for the pyre It’s all that I desire
11.
[Instrumental]
12.
Illuminate the path That you walk upon Blindly A lantern overhead While lost in a trance The world flickers A look of confusion Surrounded by smiles And loose tongues Moons made of fire Stars are burning out It’s still freezing
13.
Crescent 04:22
Some days you don’t want to see Don’t want to see how it’s make believe Just know it’s a part of me Distant part of me, underneath Holding on to things just to let them go The camera lens sees more than you’ll know Late at night, the crescent of the moon The crescent of the moon is smiling down You can rest your weary head Your weary head on my chest Holding on to things just to let them go The camera lens sees more than you’ll know Shapes in the frames you held too close Fleeting embraces by your ghost Some days it’s hard to see It’s hard to see what is real Caving in, or breaking out Yeah, I think I’m breaking out of my shell Holding on to things just to let them go The camera lens sees more than you’ll know Shapes in the frames you held too close Fleeting embraces by your ghost
14.
Reciting silently your reprieve When a stationary smile atrophies The cigarettes you smoked lit the room With cinders in our lungs, a summer glow The spectre of the year is finally closing in Lovers passing through in reverse At a certain point, they diverge Words trapped in your throat never heard Lives that you conceived and don’t occur Collector of the lost, nowhere to be found It’s funny that you’re here Now it seems so clear To return the things we borrowed Finally on the straight and narrow It’s written in the air The sudden bursting flare Returning all the things we borrowed True love's a broken arrow The world can make you feel so very small Even though you once stood so tall Small instances of bliss, oh so sincere Like the static in the air, it disappears Eventually everything will surely pass It’s funny that you’re here Now it seems so clear To return the things we borrowed Finally on the straight and narrow It’s written in the air The sudden bursting flare Returning all the things we borrowed True love's a broken arrow

credits

released June 12, 2015

Special Thanks to:

Sal Pisciotta for playing bass on Tracks 3, 5, 6, 14
Chris Fullum for playing drums on Tracks 1, 3, 6, 14
Elis Ekdahl for the album artwork.

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

John Samaras Queens, New York

Born in the future, John traveled back in time to show us how bad music gets in the coming years.

contact / help

Contact John Samaras

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this album or account

John Samaras recommends:

If you like John Samaras, you may also like: