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Phantom Pains

by Dan Aid

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1.
8:29 02:45
8:29 8:29 no sound but the Ticking of my mind And the night moves on Air spins to nowhere Two pictures Like crossed eyes stare Back from the white wall I stare at the white wall Have I lost my heart And I have no answers I have no complaints Have no strength left To say your name And I’ve been lost And I found love I hate myself more than anyone Have I lost my heart 8:29 no sound but the Ticking of my mind
2.
The Letter 04:04
The Letter There’s a theatre in Cleveland, Ohio with balcony boxes And the folks on the street as they pass Yeah they all say it’s haunted Found myself inside on a cold day And saw your ghost in the fly space An apparition of a beautiful face I hope I fall in all of this Hope I’m still there when he quits Write this all down in a letter To help us remember Dear you, it’s me Dated and signed “As you wish” And you were screaming out over and into the night Like a widow searching out On the ocean for a sign of life Desperately seeking something That was just out of sight And I was frozen in past and future Living at the same time I hope you fall in all of this Hope you’re still there when he quits Write this all down in a letter To help us remember Dear you, it’s me Dated and signed “As you wish” There’s a theater in Cleveland, Ohio on a vacant lot And it’s midnight in New York city On an old wrist watch that used to tick a lot But now its stopped In another time you could’ve been mine In another time you could have been mine I hope we fall in all of this Hope we’re still there when he quits Write this all down in a letter To help us remember Dear you, it’s me Dated and signed “As you wish”
3.
For You 03:25
For You In the mornings you’re the most you And through half opened eyes I see your lips Like desert roses soft before the sunrise When alarms go for the fifth time But I’m only half aware Cause with your arms around me My fingers in your hair I swear I’d go to war for you Go to war for you Go to war for you And I’m always anxious and a little cautious Walls I’ve built up with misguided mistrust But you remind me that you need me present And I’ll decide now to trust your lesson Cause when alarms go for the fifth time But I’m only half aware Cause with your arms around me My fingers in your hair I swear I’d go to war for you Go to war for you Go to war for you Lazy afternoons we’ll run Through waterfalls in canyons That reflect the setting sun And Sweet Carolina drifting at us From across a buoyant life I’ll pull you in like oxygen And hold you till I fly I’d go to war for you Go to war for you Go to war for you
4.
A Simple Introduction Hey girl Where are you going I can see from here You seem so alone my dear So why don’t you Come sit by me Share words with me now Tell me all about Why you are Where you are A pretty face But tired eyes A brilliantly contrived disguise But I noticed Noticed how your hands Always shake and move To strange music I think I like your tune But I’m wondering if I’ts come too soon Oh but are we Just passing by Passing by Cause oh I want to be More than just a Stranger in this night A simple introduction Or a complicated goodbye
5.
Bright Red Heels Bright red heels and a cigarette Girl you sure know how to dress But your face is such a mess You’ve been crying for years And I know things aren’t Like they were before But believe me babe That I want more Cause no distance any more Could keep me from you It’s not that I’m leaving Just can’t figure out What you’re feeling And I want to see you now Even though I’m far away It seems like I should stay for now Well at least for now Sometimes I get to thinking And I feel scared And I stop breathing Cause all I know is what I’m feeling And this feels wrong Think that I’m here to stay And knowing you’re so far away And that what I want to say Might be what you’re waiting to hear It’s not that I’m leaving Just can’t figure out What you’re feeling And I want to see you now Even though I’m far away It seems like I should stay for now Well at least for now Bright red heels and a cigarette Girl you sure know how to dress But your face is such a mess You’ve been crying for years
6.
nto The Blue Hold on sweetheart I will come soon Just hold on sweet heart I will return to you But the wind blows so cold It seems unfair To have led you here But now I know That I can’t let you in Won’t let you search Around to find What I can’t show to you But the wind blows so cold The wind blows so cold I’ll never find a lover In this ocean If I’m sitting on a lifeboat And I’ve lived my life Afraid to drown So tonight I’ll let the waves Pull me to you And so tonight I’ll let them pull me down Into the blue
7.
emories More Beautiful Now I tried to smile in Denver And I tried Tried to dance in New York And I can’t explain away My missteps or mistakes And I can’t remember how I met you I just remember that it was late Now I can still see you Staring out the window And the sun Oh the sun didn’t touch your face And I close my eyes Begging please remember this place Now I I will hold you In my mind forever But sweetheart in my arms you’ll never lie But oh the memories more beautiful The memories more beautiful than life Oh you were so alive Now I Tried to smile in Denver And I tried Tried to die in New York But then I remember How the sun didn’t touch your face And I close my eyes Begging please remember this place
8.
Note #3 From A One-Bedroom Apartment Distant thunder sounds half-hearted in the morning I left the windows open for the storm And I Thought about going outside Cause I’ve been lying awake since 3 a.m. And you’re not here to keep me warm But every little wish I wish I’ll wish for you Just knowing you’re out there Just knowing you’re out there And every little smile I’ll smile for you Just thinking you’re out there Just thinking you’re out there I stood on the steps And remembered your lips And watched storm clouds bring in the day And I thought of how perfect and nervous you looked Like angels that get lost when it rains We brushed hands as we walked in big circles You were young and awkward How I wish I could be And we ate oranges on the porch of a friends home And we were the last ones to leave As I sat on the steps And I looked at your lips For the twelfth time with nothing to say I thought of how perfect And nervous you looked Like angels that get lost when it rains So I sat on the steps Looked at your lips and watched storm clouds bring in the day And I thought of how perfect And nervous you looked Like angels that get lost
9.
Here Is What I Hope I want life Bigger than buildings I don’t want a memory I don’t want a memory I want love That I can believe in I don’t want a memory I don’t want a memory Where do I start Where do I end Where do I begin Where do I begin Woke up alone Turned on the light again Where do I begin How do I begin to say I want life Bigger than buildings I don’t want a memory I don’t want a memory I want love That I can believe in I don’t want a memory I don’t want a memory The door is lock But people keep pulling Broken glass spider webs Out of the corners like cancers We hold each other a little tighter like dancers And want life Bigger than buildings We don’t want a memory We don’t want a memory We want love That I can believe in We don’t want a memory We don’t want a memory
10.
Hand In Hand In Heart There’s a little child Holding all the rain And there’s a quiet house That’s just a frame Where a home once stood Now only she remains Baby girl don’t fall apart You’ve got the world at your fingers Hand in hand in heart Now she’s a passenger Sitting at the station But she ain’t waiting on a train Oh she’s watching All the people Like a merry go round Not quite knowing Where to start But if you walk with me I’ll walk with you Hand in hand in heart I’m sorry daddy lives in a prison And momma was gone too soon Sometimes it’s hard it’s hard to wake up Stare in the mirror and say I love you So let the sunrise be a sign post Along a highway in the dark Where someone scratched out a note to you Says hand in hand in heart

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released June 7, 2018

Dan Aid - Vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, rhodes, organ, drums, percussion

Mark Hibl - Piano

Jeb Bows - Violin & mandolin

John Grigsby - Acoustic & electric bass

Kimi Most - Additional vocals

Andrew Berlin - Additional percussion

All songs written by Dan Aid

Produced by Dan Aid & Andrew Berlin

Engineered by Andrew Berlin

Mixed by Andrew Berlin & Dan Aid

Executive Producer - Chad Nelson

Recorded at The Mountain House and The Blasting Room Studios
Mastered by Brian Lucey at
Magic Garden Mastering, Los Angeles, CA
Front cover photo by Craig Okraska
Back cover photo by Chuck Aid
Interior photos by Dan Aid & Mark Hibl
Layout by Dan Aid

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Dan Aid Denver, Colorado

Dan Aid is an internationally acclaimed musician and actor. Outside of his work with his last band, Authority Zero, he is a singer/songwriter, actor, and writer. He currently plays “Troy” on the NBC series Good Girls, and is represented by Gartner Group Entertainment. ... more

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