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Wayward

by Common Ground

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1.
Bridges 04:02
I woke up half drunk again With my clothes in a pile on a stranger’s floor And I swore that I’d grow up this year But instead I’ll just keep flirting with my demons and fears And I found no inspiration at the bottom of the bottle Thought my foot was on the brake, but it was down on the throttle And at the end of the day, I got what I gave I’ll let the bridges I burn light the rest of my way I turned 25 last summer But I still don’t feel grown up But I show up, and do everything I can To hold down a job and the lovin’ of a man The devil’s voice is oh so sweet At least that’s what I hear these days And I pray to land on my two feet ‘Cause I don’t look for trouble, but trouble finds me And I found no inspiration at the bottom of the bottle Thought my foot was on the brake, but it was down on the throttle And at the end of the day, I got what I gave I’ll let the bridges I burn light the rest of my way And I know who I don’t wanna be And change is a necessary thing And I’m on my way A hundred miles from Pennsylvania Now I call this city my home And I hope that I can heal these scars Little by little playing songs in dive bars And I found no inspiration at the bottom of the bottle Thought my foot was on the brake, but it was down on the throttle And at the end of the day, I got what I gave I’ll let the bridges I burn light the rest of my way I’ll let the bridges I burn light the rest of my way
2.
Holy Waters 05:09
Don’t go down to Holy Waters Moonlight like champagne floats the tide Endless waves, bleedless borders Makes the far off rolling shore seem like the sky We ran down to Holy Waters Chasin’ wedding bells that skip across the bed The ford still clearer, a rippled mirror Shallows current slows reveals her dead Then I was born ’neath Holy Waters Tied and shackled, knotted ropes to unpack Waking up didn’t feel like dying I’m too young to die, too old for lookin’ back So I pulled myself up From that watery grave And I cut my path straight to his side of town Oh, the look on his face As I shot that dog down Unforgiving, livid, in my wedding gown Oh Holy Waters Oh Holy Waters Oh Holy Waters Oh Holy Waters Now he’s gone ’neath Holy Waters The tide a’ rippin’, rollin’, tearin’ at his soul The wind it whines, echoes his cryin’ But the river and her song left long ago
3.
Crave 04:45
Met a man in a dimly lit bar Down on Avenue A We talked over whiskey, we talked over beer And he never took his eyes off of me Wasn’t long ‘til he was In my bed half asleep Wasn’t long ‘til he was All I want, all I need All my friends say I’m just a fool For falling so hard for that man Maybe that’s true but I can’t please ‘em all Hell, I’m doing the best that I can And the black and white photographs of us Were a pretty good lookin’ start I let down my guard now In his hands is my heart All of these things that I haven’t said I’m tryin’, but I get so lost in my head If he knows me at all it goes without sayin’ That I crave him Oh, I crave him The way he craves Marlboro Reds And I’ve known a few jokers, and liars, and cheats And we folded, and I share the blame But this wildcard that’s been dealt to my hand Has changed the course of my game Still burned in my brain is the night that I drove him Clear up the wall All of his pain and the sight of him making that Two story fall All of these things that I haven’t said I’m tryin’, but I get so lost in my head If he knows me at all, it goes without sayin’ That I crave him Oh, I crave him The way he craves Marlboro Reds Its chemical, its nicotine I’m hopin’ he never quits me All of these things that I haven’t said Those three little words been dancin’ round in my head So baby tonight I’m finally sayin’ That I love him, I crave him Oh, I crave him The way he crave Marlboro Reds The way he craves Marlboro Reds
4.
Hangman 03:04
Hangman, you can let your hair down Everybody knows the outlaw ain’t skippin’ this town He’s been too long and he’s got more business here Have a drink with him now before he disappears Two shots, double rye and bourbon Pour one to each man dancing around his sin It ain’t the whiskey that gives you bloodshot eyes You can drink tomorrow when another man dies The outlaw took a sip and eyed him Looking over the man who makes his fate so grim And I’ve known rebels and I’ve known lawmen too Either one does the best and the worst that he can do Well then who’s a wanted man? Every natural born killer wears the best suit that he can And through their glare, in reflected eyes they see That damned soul, I guess he could’ve been me Mr. Hangman’s bells Ring his fraught and his fray The raucous and the rebels Live their whole lives in a day Does he ever get tired, Envious or mad? The outlaw knows freedom In a way he never had Had a say he never had Mr. Hangman’s bells Mr. Hangman’s bells Mr. Hangman, Mr. Hangman Mr. Hangman’s Bells Mr. Hangman’s Bells
5.
Vineyard 05:34
I woke up, I woke up In a dream, in a dream How I know I could not say Perhaps it was Perhaps it was the Unfamiliar smile on your face The ocean erases Erases all our traces From the sand The horizon, the horizon Calls me to awake And you to the mainland Fly northward Clear skies, blackbird I’m bound wayward And I will not stay at the vineyard If I asked, if I asked You would be, you would be In the branches of your loving tree Oh entropy Sweet entropy How you have saved me Our first kiss Is still going Beautifully amiss On those train Station stairs in Some other time Some other where Fly northward Clear skies, blackbird I’m bound wayward And I will not stay at the vineyard Fly northward Clear skies, blackbird I’m bound wayward And I will not stay at the vineyard
6.
You’ve got whiskey on your breath, but so do I And a mystery that no one can deny And I wasn’t raised on rock ‘n roll But I can carry a tune and that’s worth its weight in gold Babe you know I love you, but I must confess I’m getting sick and tired of cleaning up your mess It doesn’t come out perfect when I speak my mind But the world ain’t always sweet, no the world ain’t always kind And I’m out here Breaking my back Oh dear Cut me some slack And I know you hate the sound of my voice But I’ll keep talking ‘til the windows shatter I don’t know what you’re thinkin’ ‘cause you never speak up I’m not a mind reader, is there anyone you trust? I’m walking on eggshells, I know that you’ve been hurt But we all have our scars, we’ve all tasted dirt And I’m out here Breaking my back Oh dear Cut me some slack And I know you hate the sound of my voice But I’ll keep talking ‘til the windows shatter Oh, nice guys finish last and my patience is dying fast I’m better off tryin’ to stop the wind from blowing You always toe the line, how can you walk without a spine? I’m not getting any younger and I need to know Why I’m out here Breaking my back Oh dear, please Cut me a little slack And I know you hate the sound of my voice But I’ll keep talking ‘til the windows shatter
7.
Where the trains don’t go Hear the young babe cry Where the black tar drips And the vultures fly Not a betting man Father crossed his heart He’ll follow his path Behind at the start How would he know Where the trains don’t go Where the trains don’t go Brings his whiskey to bed Whispers he loves you As he lays down his head But the stink on his breath And his fingers ice cold Tell the tale of a man Who will never grow old He don’t know Where the trains don’t go Where the trains don’t go There’s a junkie up the road He ain’t got one damn dollar His soul’s bought and sold Livin’s easy off the tracks With that monkey on your back Though your teeth may turn black It’ll feed what you lack Where the trains don’t go That’s not where I’ll be I’m leaving this town With those tracks behind me These rails may be endless How long? I don’t know I bought my ticket From where the trains don’t go
8.
Your lips spelled trouble When you got up on that stage Your eyes shine double When you read it on the page A music box dancer Spun around uneven planes The whirlpool of life Leaves you feeling kind of strange Trip the light, fantastic It winds your ticking heart Save tonight for dancing You know you had me from the start An endless ballet Of countless musicals Time melts you down In a fiery crucible But they’re false as hell If they call you usual You know darling Even your mistakes are beautiful Trip the light, fantastic It winds your ticking heart Save tonight for dancing You know you had me from the start Your lips spelled trouble When you got up on that stage And I’ll be damned if you Don’t do it all again I’ll take what’s given ‘Cause I want to start livin’ So you shake it up And you push me ‘round And you set the beat and you Spin me off my feet When the lights go down I’ll be around Right there at the end If you need a friend You know who to call Trip the light, fantastic It winds your ticking heart Save tonight for dancing You know you had me from the start You know you had me from the start
9.
If it’s not too much trouble I think I’m done being alone For the dirt and the earth, they call my body home They cuddle with my bones And gone the spirit’s flown It’s midnight forever, I haunt this empty hole And the neon walkways, where once roamed my soul I feel the thunder roll And living takes it toll When darkness claws at the edge of sunlight And the roar of cannon fire splits the night And dying’s the only thing left to do I might believe in miracles, but I won’t believe in you You can see me running for my life Kicking up trails in the pale moonlight I hear the devil, he cry I long for your touch, but my senses dun lie Cause if I’m in hell there’s got to be at least one of you near It would appear the end has just begun You can see it down the river, it is deep as it is wide The ferryman's not charging anyone Eternity’s clawing at the edge of my eye I want to scream and let my trampled spirit fly Running’s the only thing left to do The temperature’s unbearable, but I love all of you Each damn night, well they tear me to pieces And in the morning make me whole again And if I fight, they won’t ever leave me You’ll always break if you don’t bend So see me running for my life Kicking up trails in the pale moonlight I hear the devil, she cry I long for your touch, but my senses dun lie Once more, hang my head low Stranded on the ground where the angels don’t go Last time over the top They’re dancing in the sky, but my running don’t stop See me run
10.
Those Nights 03:57
Her pretty face hides the demons and disgrace Buried beneath all the pink and the lace Only nineteen, you don’t know what she’s seen Cheating and screaming and fluoxetine Ah, ah Again and again it replays in her head And the pills on the counter won’t drown out the dread And the scream on her lips goes forever unsaid She was eighteen when she gave it away At a strip club down in memphis that summer day The platinum leather stuck to her thigh And she buried her head in his suit and tie Ah, ah Again and again it replays in her head And she stares at the wall with her eyes bloodshot red And the scream on her lips goes forever unsaid When she closes her eyes, those nights come alive She couldn’t tell you the last time she cried Now every Sunday, she kneels down to pray She asks God to take her pain away Ah, ah Again and again it replays in her head And even Catholic scripture can’t raise up the dead So the scream on that little girl’s lips goes forever unsaid
11.
Any Say 03:54
Shafts of sunlight paint an underwater scene Of golds and reds and lazy dusty streams Pools of light to the shadows give chase I can see the faintest of smiles across your face A wave of goosebumps ripples down your neck A shudder and shiver, quick gasp of breath The rolling breeze chills us to the bone But with your arms around me I know that I am home At least if I had any say That’s how things would be The only way things are looking today No matter what I do you won’t make this easy on me No matter what I do you won’t make this easy on me To have you here may be too much to wish So I guess I’ll settle for a half dreamed of kiss And hope that the notes from this melody Are enough to convince me you will be here with me At least if I had any say That’s how things would be The only way things are looking today No matter what I do you won’t make this easy on me No matter what I do you won’t make this easy on me It’s just a matter of time One day will lead to the next one Until this distance is closed I have no choice but to hold on Hold on Hold on At least if I had any say That’s how things would be The only way things are looking today No matter what I do you won’t make this easy on me No matter what I do you won’t make this easy on me
12.
Firewalk 02:51
Firewalk with me Say our hopes, my dreams Places we have been Whose blue eyes did you see? On your Firewalk with me Tell me things I’ve seen The world spun ‘neath our feet I’d hate to fade away This road we walk down Lined with burning coals You escort me now Harboring my soul When they burn you The scars don’t heal in time Firewalk with me Where burnished blues grow dim The past strays on a whim Hold tight to your memory Of your Firewalk with me Hold me close, my dear Through loneliness and fear I think I’ve lost my way My mind is searching Hands laid on the ground Ashen footprints Following them down Without your fire The ground it cools in kind Firewalk with me Say our hopes, my dreams Places we have been Your eyes are all I see On your Firewalk with me Remember me like this My love sealed with a kiss I’m just down the road From you
13.
Disco ball windows Glimmering lanterns Chrome metal serpent Stretching twelve city blocks I'd like to be with you When the buildings start crumbling I'd like to be moving on The Sunset Express I like when the mountains Are not made by humans And the canyons and valleys Are all covered in grass I like when your language Isn't polluted By the poisonous echoes Of your ancestors’ past But the songs that you sing never change No matter how you try to arrange The words are different but the thought is the same The evening is glowin’ An unhealthy crimson The sunlight is showin’ us Our fiery path Steel wheels are rollin’ The skyline’s ablaze Our unbottled genie Will have the last laugh I remember an era When sunrise was endless Our worries were whispers Strewn about by the wind Do you remember the garden We raised for our children Now I'm stuck in this purgatory On the Sunset Express The conductor’s in a black robe today And his glass eyes shimmer with the flames His voice is a rasp through the filters on his face Those four tired horsemen Turned in their tickets Time to go home now The work here is done A look of frustration Hangs off their faces We did their job for them They missed out on the fun The stars are all out again Just as ages before But there's no one to see them No, not anymore Train tracks are silent There’s a night mist’s caress Only one destination on The Sunset Express
14.

credits

released January 25, 2019

Produced by Common Ground and Tom Gardner
Recorded and mixed by Tom Gardner at Rift Studios,
Brooklyn, New York
Mastered by Mike Kalajian at Rogue Planet Mastering,
Hudson Valley, New York

Cover photography by Daniel Brian Vickers
Album art and design by Alex Payne

This album was made possible by the support of 114 Kickstarter backers. Eternal gratitude to Jeff and Debbie Hayman, Michele and Marshall Freidus, Natalie and Val Armencha, Mark and Teresa Maida, Tom and JoAnn Castaldo, Alison Nelson and Bruce Martin, Scott and Selima Hargadon, Tom Palmer, Christina Isaly Liceaga, Ari Barkan, Steve & Kirsten Kincade, and everyone who contributed to make this album a reality.

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