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Polychromatica

by Zachary Kyle Elmblad

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1.
Equilibrium 07:33
I want to challenge you, I want you to feel the same way that I do. I want you to see the light in me I see in you. Do you? I want to bury you in love. I want to smother you. I want your mind to feel about me how I feel for you. Do you? Please tell me all about your dreams, and of your twisted fantasies. They'd be my lullaby. I'd sit and wait forever, without asking why. I'd take myself to task and leave myself put out to dry. Should I? I don't know. Now here I am, in the shadow of my former self. I try to do what I can, but I want something else. I tried it, I didn't fight it. I was tortured and lied to, but I won't deny it. I've gotta do right by me, so I think it's plain to see. Don't want to be anyone else, just want to be free, and try to find balance somehow. Patiently.
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Metallurgy 02:36
The ties that bind are wrapped tight like a tourniquet. From the time you told me, I was confused and sad to go. But, I don't know why she abused me, I just had to be assured. And I don't know what paths we're choosing, but I just hate to lose control. And I don't know why I try to hold it together, but baby I'm sure you do. You just had to know.
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Path 03:21
I lost you somewhere on the top of the mountain. I was looking forward, you were so far away. I lost you somewhere adrift on the ocean. I was the captain, and you were swimming away. I could have lost you there, but now I know it would have been better for us to go our separate ways, and I know that I can be a better man than I was yesterday.
4.
Finger on the trigger of a loaded gun, you could have the world wondering what I'd done, and you could have the power over everyone but couldn't face the pressure of the damages done. So, you're gonna have to face up to your greatest mistakes, and you're gonna have to change the fate you couldn't escape, so shed a tiny tear for the long road ahead, cuz you're gonna be the one that I'm choosing instead. You point your finger, but there's no one around. You're the fucking stranger in this sad ghost town. Pernicious disposition marks your charge for the day, but there's no one here to hear you and there's nothing to say. So, pack up your bags and get this show on the road. Nobody likes you, and you're getting too old. Her kisses taste like gin and absolution, a catatonic staring at the floor. But where's my fucking stay of execution? That's the kind of thing I've seen before. She's seeking less, but wanting more. Her kisses taste like gin and absolution, a catatonic staring at the floor. What's the point in seeking your contrition? I guess the truth was enough to send you walking on out the door.
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Polychroma 03:55
If I told you a story with an ending that didn't quite fit. If I told you a riddle, would it tear you apart at the seams? If I wrote you a letter, would you let the ink run from my veins? If I gave you a lecture, would you turn and walk away? If I offered you all that I had, would you come back to me? If I marched to hell and back, would you just let me bleed? If I told you I'm sorry, would it mean anything? If I told you I loved you, would you ever be able to believe? If I offered you all that I had, would you come back to me? If I marched to hell and back, would just let me bleed? If told you I'm sorry, would it mean anything? If I told you I loved you, would you ever believe in me? I've read this story a thousand times. The one where she's walking right on out of my life. It's only a thing, that's all that it's been, but I still can't believe that neither can win. This game that we're playing was rigged from the start, and neither is sure who's breaking who's heart. The time for decisions had long since passed, but he still saw the chance, so he asked her to dance.
6.
I've marched about as far as I'm willing to go. It's been a long time coming, I should have known. We've been living in sin, yeah baby, and it's starting to show. Let's get a grip on things now, baby, you've got to go. I don't need you anymore. (What?) A broken record is spinning out of control. I sent a message on the asshole express, and it didn't show. There must be some kind of effect that I didn't know. I guess I wanted some respect that you couldn't show.
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I'm trying to find my way, and nothing can stop me today. I'm trying to get back home. While I'm roaming, my thoughts are my own. Oh Melissa, I told you, you can't always get what you want. And Melissa, I know you, and I know that you can't stop. But please, just let me breathe for a day.
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Innocence 03:42
A lifetime wasted, or so it seemed. Full of misplaced aggression and unfulfilled dreams. When will I be spared the pretense? Where will I come to know the truth? These madly written and poorly constructed plots have become my life, and I wouldn't have it any other way. Where did innocence go, did we leave it all behind? Where did my friends go, did they leave me hanging dry? Where did my sanity go, did I finally get too high? Where did my pants go, did I leave them with my ride? First snow, once again alone. I give too much just to watch it go. A slow hope just begins to grow. I think too much not to see it show. A new dawn appearing overhead; I think that I should probably get to bed. I'm trying to make things right, I don't want to get into any fights. The bottom of the barrel has finally shown me the light. Where did innocence go, did we leave it all behind? Where did my friends go, did they leave me hanging dry? Where is the booze at, I think I'm here to stay. I probably shouldn't, but I'm going to anyway. Quiet lawn, no one knows I'm here. I hope that your neighbor is alright with me out there.

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released February 29, 2016

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