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In The Drink

by Justin Courtney Pierre

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Zook024 May memories of MCS never die. Favorite track: Undone.
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Jordan Short and sweet, both the album and this review.
A must for fans of Justin's past & current works e.g. Motion City Soundtrack, The RaptureTwins, Farewell Continental. Or, alternative rock listeners. Favorite track: Ready Player One.
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computerhardware89 I feel like this part of a natural progression of this Justin's natural sound culminating in a short, but excellent aural treat. You couldn't ask for a more cohesive album on the treatise on finding glimmers of light in the darkness. I hope another album comes soon. Maybe a mid year ep to tide us over? Favorite track: Ready Player One.
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1.
Undone 02:48
I was pulling hard at the seams And the whole thing came undone “Happy New Year!” Someone said to me And the whole thing came undone Hey! I won’t lead the party today I have nothing new to relay There is only sadness It always ends this way I was facing into the crowd And the whole thing came undone “Taco Tuesday!” Someone yelled at me And the whole thing came undone Hey! Not all beasts that battle are brave One by one we march to the grave There is only sadness It always ends this way I was scratching after the itch And the whole thing came undone “Hallelujah!” Someone prayed at me And the whole thing came undone Hey! What the fuck you trying to say? Teardrops just get lost in the rain There is only sadness It always ends this way
2.
Anchor 02:40
I was desiring to tell you the truth That the sum of the parts is the base of the root And I don’t mean to shout And I don’t mean to shoot your ideas down one by one Most of the time I’m just running around Beating back all the fires and imaginary sounds That you hear in the dark Hear like nobody else You’re a mystery to me Shadows on the ceiling Will you be my anchor? Will you be my half? Spiders on my windshield Will you be my anchor? Will you be my anchor? Deep in the depths of the dark of the night An infuriated woman curses everything in sight If it creeps it could crawl If it crawls it may bite And I just can’t deal with that Once there was nothing but then I was found L’avventura Belisama I need you around To dispense with excitement, I will follow your sound Every island’s not alone Static on the channel Will you be my anchor? Will you be my half? Sleeper on my shoulder Will you be my anchor? Will you be my anchor?
3.
I don’t know why she ran away Just when it seemed we were getting A little bit closer As each night fades to day She seemed to fade in her own way Hold me Don’t hold me Just hold me You think you know who I am? You don’t know me I’m sorry I’m not sorry I’m sorry I gotta figure this out I don’t know why she ran away Just when it seemed we were getting A little bit closer As my hair turns to grey She seemed to turn in her own way I miss you I don’t miss you I miss you I only wanted to talk Maybe kiss you I need space To digest What we’ve been through I gotta figure this out Don’t stay Baby please stay You can’t stay Every night of my life Ends the same way I want to And don’t want to It’s both true Why can’t I figure this out? I don’t know why she ran away Just when it seemed We were getting A little bit closer As a beast follows prey She seemed to follow her own way I don’t know why she ran away Just when it seemed We were getting A little bit closer As her sentence was stayed She’ll always be in her own way A little bit closer
4.
Moonbeam 02:21
I can hear the rain Butcher up the streets again I belong to you I can barely feel you breathing Gone are the lives that we used to know Time is a bastard like that Lately I can tell Shadows of our former selves Are we almost there? Waiting is the hardest on hearts Somewhere the light seemed to flicker out Somehow a darkness shone through These just a few things I storm about But I’d catch a moonbeam for you I’d catch a moonbeam for you I’d catch a moonbeam for you I’d catch a moonbeam for you I can hear the rain Choking out what still remains Steady as she goes I can almost feel you somewhere
5.
Think what you will, I was never as bad as they said Ok, maybe I was, but back then I was out of my mind Now I’m all put together, each quivering section of spine And I’m here to adhere like I never could ever before ‘Cause I was afraid but now I’m ready I’m ready I’m ready I just don’t think you’re ready To hear what I’m saying to you Darlings of distance, caught splitting the difference again If I’d reached out for something other than the something I had We might not have to do this each summer, each winter, each fall Oh, just cut me to pieces Red ribbons Red ribbons The end ‘Cause I was afraid but now I’m ready I’m ready I’m ready I just don’t think you’re ready To hear what I’m saying to you Yeah, I was afraid but now I’m ready I’m ready I’m ready I just don’t think you’re ready To hear what I’m saying to you I don’t like this anymore We keep drifting apart There’s no constant anywhere Every time we restart Do you like this? I can’t tell what’s real or what’s not through the weight of this storm No, I don’t like this anymore We’re just floating in space I was afraid but now I’m ready I’m ready I’m ready I just don’t think you’re ready To hear what I’m saying ‘Cause I was afraid but now I’m ready I’m ready I’m ready I just don’t think you’re ready To hear what I’m saying to you I was afraid But now I’m ready I was afraid But now I’m ready
6.
I'm A Liar 04:27
Though I don’t know where I’m going I’m just glad it’s over Spent a whole life in the distance Just shrugging my shoulders Now that I’m finally ready I’m several years older No, I don’t know where I’m going I’m just glad it’s over For now I’m a liar I can’t tell the truth when I’m with you Undecided Just tell me what I’m supposed to do Caught a bad case of the quivers Pushing that boulder Every daydream makes me tremble I just want to hold her Tie it off quick Stop the bleeding I’m barely a whisper Still, I don’t know where I’m going I’m just glad it’s over For now I’m a liar I can’t tell the truth when I’m with you Undecided Just tell me what I’m supposed to do Loneliness lies in the dark Waiting around for a signal to spark I’m a liar I can’t tell the truth when I’m with you Now that I’ve finally floated away I can see clearly, clearly there’s nothing to hold onto Nothing but the thread of a dream A dream I once thought I needed to find my way through Now I’m over the ocean I’m over the mystery of you I’m a liar I can’t tell the truth when I’m with you Undecided Just tell me what I’m supposed to do Loneliness lies in the dark Waiting around for a signal to spark I’m a liar I’m a liar Though I don’t know where I’m going I’m just glad it’s over Though I don’t know where I’m going I’m just glad it’s done
7.
Sooner 03:24
Locked down Hiding your emotions Made you feel alright I won’t ever understand At best I’ll be feeling sorry for you Maxed out Never had a nation Took me by surprise Damn that devil of a noose Got a hold on me swinging harder every night I’ll never know how it feels to be you I only wish you had told me the truth a whole lot sooner I always knew there was something not right I only wish you had told me everything about that night Crash land Smothered in devotion No one seemed to know I’ve got layers underneath There’s a chance this could bring me closer to you Gone dark Darker than the ransom Coursing through my veins Carve me out of something new ‘Cause the truth doesn’t fit the canvas anymore I’ll never know how it feels to be you I only wish you had told me the truth a whole lot sooner I always knew there was something not right I only wish you had told me everything about that night I’m terrified of the horizon I never know quite where to look when I’m alone I’m terrified of the horizon I never know quite where to look when you’re around I’ll never know how it feels to be you I only wish you had told me the truth a whole lot sooner I always knew there was something not right I only wish you had told me everything
8.
I used to feel things Then I got older Peeled off some layers Now I must shoulder the weight of it all Cut to the quick When my narrative changed in the fall Hemorrhaging out Over pictures that hang on her wall Biding my time Wading deeper Into it all Clearly a no show Yeah, distance will do that I bet on a long shot So now I must holster my half of the haul Sobering out Over notions I can’t quite recall Buried the years But the feelings are starting to crawl Biting my tongue Just a little bit longer As I drown Yeah, you really shook me down While you’re waiting for the war I’ll come knocking at your door Yeah, you really shook me down And I’m reeling from sound While you’re waiting for the war I’ll come knocking at your door And you’ll see We’re the same You and me Yeah, I used to feel things Then I got older
9.
In The Drink 01:41
Caught a bad case of rental sting I’ll consume nearly anything Shovel me up and take me home Parasite blue on broken back Doubling down on their attack Nowhere to run just watch us Choking down the long December Filled with things no one remembers I can’t wait to shove you in the drink! Needled to death as oceans bleed Same as before, but now it’s seen Tried and defended as we Sever all the ties that bind us Just to find more ties behind, thus I can’t wait to shove you in the drink, man! Can we get a bit of distance From the ugly arm of violence Twisted truth and lack of conscience Nothing more than endless silence Do we have the strength to fight it? Count me in, I’d be fucking delighted I can’t wait to shove you in the drink, man! Can you dig that? Come and gets some if you think you can Yeah, you don’t get to call me that now
10.
Hit the lights and get to bed It’s been a long, long, long day Shadows, they’ll still hang around We just won’t notice them Dark needs light for it to play It’s very complicated Complicated is a word That means it’s time for bed ‘Cause I am out of breath And someone needs to stop asking “why?” But if you try me tomorrow I’ll tell you everything I know Someday soon you’ll fly away And we’ll be all, all, alone Popsicles and ladybugs Will just be memories Can I squeeze you in my arms A little longer my dear? No, I can’t? Just go away? I guess it’s time for bed ‘Cause I am out of breath And someone’s making me start to cry But when you reach out tomorrow I’ll tell you everything I know

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released October 12, 2018

All songs written by Justin Courtney Pierre
Produced and Engineered* by Joshua Allen Cain at Interdimensional Breakthrough Sound
*Drums Engineered by Jacob Carlson at Defhaus Studios
Mixed by Marc McClusky
Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound
Art Direction by Justin Courtney Pierre
Layout by Jason Link

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