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Singular

by Marc Durkee

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1.
A body lies between us, an ocean, a moat And I'd circle round to find you if I only had a boat A river runs beneath us all the way from here to there With the water at my feet in the cold, cold winter air And I did my best to wake you from an unrelenting dream I could feel you through the fog and recognize your muffled screams This was not a cry for pity or a reason to depart It was the ever growing thaw that took the light out of your heart You left the light on for me But you took the light out of my heart A season stands before us and it's almost time to go (away with the snow) A wave came fast and took us past the lives that we had known (down with the water) The summer comes and goes, but was it ever really there? With a fire at my feet in the warm September air Please leave the light on for me You took the light out of my heart
2.
Honest Man 04:58
*lyrics co-written by Tim Merry He was an honest man time and time again Loyal and lost all the way 'til the alleys end But when the seasons change there's always something 'round the bend, ripe for the knowing So many reasons why outside and in Ending is never quite as kind as beginning It's painful breathing in, she's already leaving Seeds for the sowing Rushing water breaks the shore Walking faster than before All those winters long adorned, and I know He's not like he was before He was a foolish man, flawed to no end Despite the greatest strengths there's always room to pretend And underneath the ice the was poisoned, trapped underneath it Too cold a lover, better off as a friend Illusion melts away with nothing left to defend Quietly facing the hollow empty feeling Reaching out, falling Rushing waters from the thaw Batter down the cabins door Carry away all that I adore, and I know It's not how it was before Always more than we can see Broken as a family Lonely, numb reality, and I know It's not how it seems to be There are no words, awkward silence reigns Sadness floods over the parched and frozen plains Time moves on but still part of it remains Somewhere beneath this Pulling away from this tears at the flesh What felt like cuts once now feels like a caress What once felt like a curse now feels like a blessing No one's to blame Rushing water breaks the shore Walking faster than before All those years so long adorned, and I know It's not like it was before Always more than we can see Broken, hopeful family Now that we can rest easy knowing It's not how it used to be.
3.
Watching all my friends grow old And how I'm fading as our lives unfold Happily living, careers and children It gives me satisfaction to know. It's a privilege to be so near To the qualities I hold so dear Although I am wary it's temporary I'll appreciate it while I'm here...
4.
Bridges 03:13
I don't mean any harm anyway What's inside my heart, not that much to say I can be so calm anyway In moments when it's wrong Every song I sing isn't for you Every bridge I burn should inform you This is where we stand For the nights I stole from everyone Was it worth the cold? Was it worth today? I can be your friend anyway I'd expect no less Every word you speak isn't for me Every breath you bring forward from me This is where we stand This is where we fall apart And remove what carries on Pay no mind to broken hearts Ignorance is a subtle art You could say all the same to anyone All the older cold shoulders when it's said and done I can be so bold anyway When the tables turn
5.
Singular 02:57
All of the ways that I know how To make things right again will Fade in the waves and softly drown It's only a matter of time Lost in the sea again Bitter with discontent Falling away... All of the things that make me proud Too few to be named Fade out and drown in the other sounds What becomes of me now? Tired of asking when Will I be whole again...

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Recorded and mixed by Charles Austin at Echo Chamber Audio, Halifax NS.

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released September 29, 2014

All songs written and performed by Marc Durkee.
Group vocals: Durk, Shelby Smith, Mike Dalton.
Lyrics on 'Honest Man' co-written by Tim Merry.
Cover photo by Channing Burchell

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