Get all 13 Brendan Steere releases available on Bandcamp and save 15%.
Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of The Agonist, Kiddo, Sativa EP, Live @ Folk Nite, Ghost Adventures, Elle, Demons, Red Star, and 5 more.
1. |
Adelaide Kane
03:03
|
|||
|
shouldauldacquaintancebeforgotandneverbroughttomindshouldallacquaintancebeforgotindaysofauldlang--))
)))
)
Thirty long years spent feeling insane
blooshot summerwet Adelaide Kane
Thought I'd die by 29 on a sword
But here I am: terrified, crying, and bored
Always a battle dear, always mistakes
Violet lover - Veronica Lake
Take me in your arms, darling
I have been told I'm of marrying age
No matter what it takes,
I'll always set a place at the table
For you.
Scarify my thigh, tatto'd your name
cannonball summersalt Adelaide Kane
The audience is a providence that
Just might not remain
A flower can't be blamed for sun it cannot reach
Masks in pockets in Atwater, sunlight on the beach
Of you.
I don't need the fast-receding invite to your heart
Always there with auburn hair and punk rock in my car
Hold my train, I'll set the pace for when I want to start again
With you.
|
||||
2. |
Knight of Swords
02:43
|
|||
|
I am so bad at meditation
Consternation greets my every mood
Knight of Swords: an award for chasing what’s new
(like you)
So we sit and think about it
As if we’d figure out what
Two young people who like each other
Are supposed to do.
Send up a flare when you have divined the truth.
Cuz I know how to be sober when there’s trouble on the way
I keep shuffling but every single card just seems to say: “Hey!”
And I know that there’s an order to the parts that we all play
I keep shuffling, but every single card just seems to say: “Hey,
Maybe don’t do this?”
I am so nervous with attraction
Test my accent: look for vowel cues
Major Arcana, I wanna see what we could do
(If we’re new)
Cuz I wanna talk about it
But I can’t figure out when
I’m save-scumming to find a path that’ll lead to you
To you.
Cuz I know how to be sober when there’s trouble on the way
I keep shuffling but every single card just seems to say: “Hey!”
And I know that there’s an order to the parts that we all play
I keep shuffling, but every single card just seems to say: “Hey,
Maybe don’t do this?”
|
||||
3. |
H Darger
02:13
|
|||
|
Come with us and you will see
That there is only poetry
I’ll ask you upon bended knee
To never leave my side
Through the nights and all the days
These feelings never fade away
And yes, the girls are all okay
Inside their gilded cage
I write them everyday
Christ, love! Let me in your heart
Bad blood! Fortuitous and strong
I’ll never leave you alone
I’ll never leave you alone.
|
||||
4. |
Joan of Arc//RUINER
03:34
|
|||
|
I’m gonna put you on the back burner
But you shoulda known it was me from the start
Baby, you’ve always been a head-turner
But it is your smile that’s keepin me warm
Why do I choose to love your pride?
My little Joan of Arc
Allied to your vocabulary
Let’s hang the moon from the stars
And you know I am a fast learner
I can canonize every step to your heart
I’ve been acquitted for my past murders
I don’t give up easily when I am caught
Humbled, I try to memorize the lines of your
Venetian disguise. The one that leaves me blinded when you
Cauterize me with those eyes.
Kingmaker, heart-breaker, every day I’m wondering
Why do I choose to love your pride?
My little Joan of Arc
Allied to your vocabulary
Let’s hang the moon from the stars
Because I'm tied to the way you prosthelytize
Ma cher pucelle, my Joan of Arc
Denied by your constabulary
You hold the keys to my heart
I guess I’ll always be a late bloomer
You can canonize every word of my art
And I will call you what you are: ruiner.
But every evening I’ll be on my knees praying
Why do I choose to love your pride?
My little Joan of Arc
Allied to your vocabulary
Let’s hang the moon from the stars
Bc I'm tied to the way you prosthelytize
Ma cher pucelle, my ____ __ ___
Denied by your constabulary
You hold the keys to my heart
You hang the moon from the stars
|
||||
5. |
||||
|
Yoga babe, zero follow through
Why do you gotta tempt my brain?
Sipping hard on your Jamba Juice
Your spills never seem to stain
and I never try
I just fix my gaze
away from your eyes
onto the surface of my plate
I eat so unhealthily -_-
Yoga girl never speak to you
Oh, do you ever even train?
Posing hard on the electric-blue of
the newest screentop craze
And I never try
I just walk away
from the lines taped on the floor
of your Echo Park cafe
Oh, what would I even say?
|
||||
6. |
Pure Beauty
03:37
|
|||
|
Clean up your makeup, unleash yourself at dawn
All of your judgment isn’t noticed when your legs are so long
Horrible creatures, you never play along
You’re never questioned you are mentioned, you love walking alone
Even pure beauty protects itself with thorns
A lively witness, you never leave you alone
No need for redress, no one to greet at home
It feels so empty but it’s better than forsaking your soul
And time keeps creeping, life seems to crawl along
No one can penetrate the fortress you have built in your heart
It is so lonely, you tell yourself your strong
Cynical teacher, you never leave you alone
Take off your makeup, run the shower cold
No one to trust no one to touch no one to do you no harm
Curl up with Netflix, the flow is soft and warm
What is the answer or the question why were you even born?
The only lover who’s never left you scorned
You’re only human, why do you hate your form?
Even pure beauty protects itself with thorns
A lively witness, you never leave you alone
You never leave you alone.
|
||||
7. |
Parrots, Pasadena
01:58
|
|||
|
Oh, J-Dawg, you never let me down
So I'm always draggin you around
Every time I've got to flush it out
God and glory and your Texan life
Will you ever be somebody's wife?
You make the smallest moments shine
I've been crying, I've been trapped alone
It is a blight
I've been navigating only aided by the light
Of my cigarette
Every single one of my regrets
Tommy Boy, you know it never ends
All this buzzing that's inside my head
Please just let it stop when I am dead
You pose counterpoints to all my angst
And we pick over the dead remains
Of every single kiss I ever gave
Chemicals might make the walls seem less like a birdcage
Parrots, Pasadena, I've been haunted for an age
When does it all end?
Will I rise or will I descend?
|
||||
8. |
||||
|
Here’s a protip for this life, I’ve learned it all myself:
You gotta be a shark, man
Cuz every second you spend enjoying a moment well that’s fine
But you could be saving
Don’t be lazy, no excuses
By the time that you hit 30 you’d better have a wife
Otherwise no kids
Cuz every second that you spend alone is wasted time
Do you have no friends?
I guess that I always feel this
Don’t be lazy, no excuses
Chill out guys, I probably just need
Sleep
Don’t be lazy, no excuses
All of my mistakes feel like they are capital crimes
I feel like a failure
But if it’s wrong to live like this, I’ve wasted all my life
I’m calling the jailor
I guess that I always feel this
Don’t be lazy, no excuses
Chill out guys, I probably just need
|
||||
9. |
Long Division
01:42
|
|||
|
O Jesus Christ just fuckin shoot me
I’ve got nothing figured out
There’s all these problems in my noggin
That you solve when you’re around
You’re doing long division backwards
And you count it in your head
Why Would I sit inside my pit when I could
Hang with you instead?
Plug the light in, illuminate the room
A thousand watts when you say that I’m cute
So come along out to the highway,
We can sing inside my car
Tell me about your workplace crushes
And how likely that they are
Oh, Scottish girl, you’ve got me dizzy
Got me fuckin up my rent
97 was sure a good year to be born
Later on when we retire
It’s your voice that makes me grin
Let’s light a joint and let the evening go
Wherever it will end
All of my problems, yeah you solved them
But they’ll come back in the day
Newly equipped with all your friendship,
I hope I will be okay.
|
||||
10. |
Yer an Alcoholic, Harry
03:29
|
|||
|
I am defective, a broken toy that should have been returned
Call the manufacturer and tell them "This man shouldn't drink"
But when I'm lonely, it's the only thing that makes it go away
Smash cut to another night I call you
This isn't okay
Thanks for coming, anyway.
How I long to be somebody that you could be proud of
Brutal symmetry, lost at sea, starting to slip under the waves
みんな, I'm so sorry for the way I was made
Now that it's over I thank you for the love and for the warmth
But I don't have the words in any language to express how much I hate that you'll remember me this way even if just for a day
How I want to be something that just makes you feel happy
brutal Honesty, mercy please, feelings that just fade into gray
Mina, I am sorry for those nights, everyday.
|
||||
11. |
||||
|
Why do I feel so low all the time?
I wish I knew
And why do I feel this every night?
I just know I do
|
||||
12. |
Smooth Talk
03:15
|
|||
|
You are so young, your tongue must be
Cotton candy
Oh, prove me right! Will you be my love?
We can go slow, no one will know
About the sexting
You are so talented with words, my dove
I have a fragile heart when I step into a bar
And think I see you
But I will drive drive drive to a place
Where I can escape the news
Out in the sand dunes
And I'll get over it
I always do
Oh, I'll get over it
In desert hues
Oh I'll get over it
And so will you
Just don't forget who you're talking to
//beau travail on the oceanside. I wont forget those summer nights I loved you
Come to my arms, cherrylust
I adore you!
You are my queen for the next three months
But every fairy tale ends
I must warn you
Just break my neck when you've had enough
And all my friends act smug when I step into a room
And say I've lost you
And yeah I'll cry cry cry late at night
When I'm locked inside my tomb
Of waifus
But I'll get over it.
|
||||
13. |
Fuck U2
01:54
|
|||
|
I went to Poland
I took in the train
I talked to your ghost
In the Eastern Block greys
I went to Belgium
You were right about the lights
They lined every road till you got home safe at night
I tried to reign in my attitude
But Europe ain't the same without you
There are no words I can say that will reach you
You'll get high and I'll stay low
One day soon, I hope I can see you
Fuckin' with the Soviets
Happy as you can get
When I look back now, I don't remember the arguments
I just remember my best friend, smiling and laughing
And loving her life
Do you remember Stargate?
Or playing in The Forest till the day was done?
The music fest in Paris?
They played "Sunday Bloody Sunday"
When the game was won.
"Oh, fuck U2."
|
||||
Brendan Steere Pasadena, California
Singer/songwriter from awesome alternative rock band Free Parking!
I also make movies.
Brendan Steere recommends:
My real band, which is where all the good stuff goes, trust me.
go to albumIf you like Brendan Steere, you may also like:
supported by 9 fans who also own “The Agonist”
For me, I love the way the lyrics accompany the sound. The sort of juxtaposition of lyrics about mental health and loneliness with the typically upbeat instrumentals, some harsher than others.
go to album
supported by 8 fans who also own “The Agonist”
Great release by my favorite bois, can't wait to cry to this in my car
go to album
Veneer (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
by José González
featured on Bandcamp Radio Aug 29, 2023
go to album
Better By Now
by Brooke Annibale
The indie-pop artist reflects on love and anxiety on her latest album.
go to album
