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At What Point Did I Lose All Control?

by Dylan Bean

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1.
Tea Kettle 03:17
You complain to be removed from the heat Tea Kettle, you, always distracting me Let nothing stand in your way Your voice is soft, but it's harsh I can't believe you have the nerve I can't believe you have the nerve to stay I hear your voice rising up from below Your sad poetry, down the rabbit hole Take this weight off my chest It's getting warm, I'll suffocate I can't believe you still depend I can't believe you still depend on me I don't play favorites But you're growing on me And I have a feeling That we create a good symmetry But nine times outta ten you capsize and sink Gravedigger, you, always approaching me Let me go on one more day The jig is up, my guard is down I can't believe you looked at me I can't believe you looked at me that way
2.
Where does the money go? And how are the taxes applied? This funny, strange system Keeps economy alive! When do the lines appear? And how do I keep my soul clean? From worry, from doubt How can I figure out the mystery? Is this part of the plan? Just one mistake away from losing it all Just one mistake away from losing it all If I withdraw for now Will I have the chance to return? If land, or sea Completely covers me? And after the sun goes down My signal can no longer reach The blood, the bone The sticks and the stones My economy alive! Is this part of the plan? Just one mistake away from losing it all Just one mistake away from losing it all
3.
I'm a double feature I can be two things at once A sailor with direction And a mermaid with a gun I quickly move from A to Z Before moving from A to B I open my eyes, apologize And live my life I'm a double feature I can see two things at once A split-screen oil painting With its colors on the run The pastel pinks and tangerines The reds, the whites, the blues With my magazine and a tambourine On a bowling green False pride don't mean a thing Mistakes as far as I can see Self doubt is crippling me I gain confidence as I sing I'm underwriting my own scheme I'm tired and I don't see an end to suffering Wait for the plan to hatch, hold my breath and count to ten A bit of rest has got me curious again False pride don't mean a thing Mistakes as far as I can see Self doubt is crippling me I gain confidence as I sing La-de-da-de-da La-de-da-de-da I'm a double feature I can move two things at once And work and play are both the same When you do the thing you love But what you love can always change And change it always will So love the thing right in front of you And love will never fail
4.
A woman drinks a beer by herself Before she boards the plane, nobody else Seems to notice she's experienced major delay The fog slowly lifting inside of her brain Yesterday was sunny, but today is mostly gray She tries to remember the clever thing she said At what point did I lose all control? At what point did I lose all control? Did I give up all my secrets? What did I expose? At what point did I lose all control? She waits in line outside the golden gate Her coffee's cold by now, a message waits Her glasses are broken, she's making a mistake She scribbles down the answer But the answer comes too late Her watershed moment wasted on a piece of cake At what point did I lose all control? At what point did I lose all control? Did I give up all my secrets? What did I expose? At what point did I lose all control? He told her he was hungry for American pie, she said Call up my agent, he'll send you a slice But for now I'm exhausted I've got nothing to trade I need a glass of water Before I waste away A woman drink a beer by herself Waits for the plane to land, nobody else Seems to know what she's thinking with that look on her face My guess is that she's worried I hope that she's okay She's reading Raymond Carver, and as she turns the page At what point did I lose all control? At what point did I lose all control? Did I give up all my secrets? What did I expose? At what point did I lose all control?
5.
I'm a surfer who's never seen the ocean I'm a waiter at your neighborhood diner My purse strings are tight I camp out all night At the Hollywood High I'm a painter working in your basement I'm a geisha girl covered in makeup I'm jack in the box I'm little boy lost I'm on a Hollywood High I'm a cash poor star of yesteryear I've sold my greatest hit I carry round my bag on wheels Lookin for a lift I'm in need of desperation Each and every part Meet me at the tennis court I'll read your cards I'm the guy who never chats at the party Forgive me if I never say I'm sorry I'm a flesh-eating boar I'm outside your door I'm on a Hollywood High I'm an exile cast out of the village I'm drunk and I don't speak the language I talk really slow Put on a good show I'm on a Hollywood High
6.
June Gloom 02:52
June Gloom Hanging over me Until the afternoon When you sing a different tune I'm laying in my bed and I dread Do I fear failure or do I fear success? June Gloom Your persistence, it impresses me You show up in the sky You're always right on time All the coffee can't drown out your gray A list of problems that grows throughout the day Your muffled welcome is a drag Your blanket of smog, it makes me work twice as hard To keep depression at bay I keep pushing away Negativity, panic and fear June Gloom The canvas you provide for me Begs for a brighter blue I'm waiting for your cue Like a prelude to a sunny matinee Your curtains lifted late in the day
7.
Put me on your playlist Keep me on your mind I may not be the one and only apple of your eye I'm a face on a billboard That catches your gaze I'm not your center, I'm your side, and that's okay So many songs on the soundtrack of your life Just give me one And let me go on For a minute or two Let me serenade you I'll help you forget All the trouble in your head And let nostalgia take your for a ride It's like a drug and I am your guide Be careful don't let it last too long There's a price to pay for every song I'll leave you alone So you can have your fun You're an independent thinker You're not hurting anyone But when I come around you've got your hand on a gun This time I know better I turn around and run Put me on your playlist Keep me on your mind I may not be the one and only apple of your eye I'm a face on a billboard That catches your gaze I'm not your center, I'm your side, and that's okay
8.
A Song 4 Me 03:46
No thanks, I won't have coffee today I've got to lift myself some other way I sit down to write a song I contemplate what's going on Randy Newman Brian Wilson Leon Russell Harry Nilsson Second verse, I hesitate I don't get to the point, I'd rather wait A pencil sketch to pass the time The building blocks, I'm doin fine Randy Newman Brian Wilson Leon Russell Harry Nilsson And now I'm back to tie it up I'm satisfied, I've had enough A simple verse to bring it home To hang my hat, and shut the door Randy Newman Brian Wilson Leon Russell Harry Nilsson
9.
Let's get it started you and me Keep it simple, never let it drop Try not to think about the changes, that will occur When you're holding me And if you want to talk about it, let's talk about it It's no big deal We'll bounce right back and we'll turn it around I may disappear until I'm ready To start over again We'll bounce right back and we'll turn it around I may disappear until I'm ready To start over again

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released September 1, 2016

Produced by Dylan Bean and Sheldon Gomberg
Recorded at The Carriage House (Los Angeles, CA)
Instrument: Wing & Son Upright Concert Grand built in 1916
Assistant Engineer: Bill Mims
Piano & Vocals: Dylan Bean
Violin: Tiffany Kowalski Osborn
Mastered by Mark Chalecki at Little Red Book Mastering (Los Angeles, CA)
All songs written by Dylan Bean

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