1. |
Honesty
04:23
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You're a girl with a broken dream
Maybe one day you’ll make the scene.
You try so hard to keep your feathers clean
That you’ve sold them for a so-called truth.
You’re the subject of your own desire
Child, why must you play with fire?
You reach so high to what you aspire
That you’ve sacrificed your precious youth.
Honesty is the only way out
Of the hole you've dug
Honestly I think you’re running
Out of luck
You’re a boy with a troubled heart
How to tell her you’ve drifted apart?
Had you known from the very start,
Would you’ve let it go so far?
It would be easier to remain asleep
Never to wake up, never to speak
But it’ll only get worse each day, each week
So take the courage to let her know
Honesty is the only way out
Of the hole you've dug
Honestly I think you’re running
Out of luck
Honesty is the only way out
Of the hole you've dug
This has gone too far
But it’s just so hard to know it
When you’re up
October 2014-July 2015
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2. |
Tonight
04:09
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Hey, you pretty girl
I love your pretty name
I've known you for a while
I'm nervous all the same
But that doesn't matter tonight
I promised to myself
No time for such affairs
But time and time again
I fell into your stare
The night’s nearly over tonight
I was trying to move on
Now I’m trying to be strong
But I can’t resist this feeling
I’ve been feeling for a while
And tonight I swear
There’s something in the air
It simply isn’t fair
So tonight
I’m getting it right
Hey you lovely girl
I’m falling for you now
One could describe me foolish
But regret I can’t allow
You’re driving me crazy tonight
I’ve finally said goodbye to second thoughts and doubts
So why must time be running out?
Now that I’ve found you tonight
I was trying to move on / I tried to move on
Now I was trying to be strong / I tried to be strong
But I can’t resist this feeling
I’ve been feeling for a while
And tonight I swear
There’s something in the air
A fragrance I can’t bare / The aroma of your hair
Oh tonight
I’m getting it right
June 2015
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3. |
Ballade for the Lost
04:51
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Dewdrops collected on my bed
Treetops tower above my head
This land is strange but do not fret
One through which I’ve not wandered yet
Spring birds sing a hopeful song
Still, I but lie here on the ground
How long t’dwell where I don’t belong?
One must be lost before one’s found
*All of the things
I lay them all down
Like birds, they hatch and fly
All of the things
That I have done
Time for you to come
And set me right
‘Cross countless deserts I flew my kite
Through many valleys of the Night
What wretched creatures looked my way
And spoke in tongues to my dismay
Over the mountains I did flee
Amidst the colors I can’t see
Brown has become what once was green
Least of the odd things I have seen*
The wind howled on, the storm grew nigh
Large cotton balls fell from the sky
The freezing cold, I thought I’d die
’Twas then an old soul heard my cry
He brought me to his Winter's feast
And sat me down ’twixt man and beast
By crackling fire and chains unbound
One must be lost before one’s found*
March 2015
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4. |
Misty-eyed
05:41
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Early morning music
Why am I nostalgic?
Up all night on caffein
Wonder where my minds been
Half-read books and post-its
Dusty shelves and closets
I swear that I’m alive
I’m present here, sometimes
Late nights and cocktails
Clipped wings of angels
Dreamy-eyed but no sleep
Promises I won’t keep
Messages and missed calls
Ruffled sheets and mothballs
Wh’t has become of our lives
Out of storage, sometimes
I’m waiting in a station on my own
Should I board this train, I don’t know
Take me to a land that’s far away from home
*Life hurts
Broken promises, broken bones, burning bridges
Life hurts
Call me foolish, call me vain
But I’ll find a reason
Crumpled bills and deadlines
Bullshit scores and smiles
Hidden fees and fines
Like puppetiers pull strings
Useless friends and contacts
Messages and contracts
Obsession with the mainstream
Plagued by mediocrity
To swallow such hypocrisy
In exchange for your dreams
I’m waiting in a station on my own
Should I board this train, I don’t know
Take me to a land that’s far away from home*
Bones crack like eggshells
Lungs burn in ashtrays
Human hearts are so frail
We gamble minutes and days
Empty shop windows
Shaky homes and windows
Rainy eyes like wet skies
Look upon a sea of lies*
I’m misty-eyed
January-March 2015
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5. |
Intermezzo
03:39
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6. |
Hold On
04:05
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You're scared that your secret might come out
And that they'll see what you're all about
But in the end would it be so bad?
Your life's full of mischief, fear and doubt
And it will become what you make it now
So don't give up, don't lie down
*It takes some time to figure out
What your life is all about
To hear the whisper amidst the screams
And find truth within your dreams
So take some time to let it out
If not your fears will lead to doubt
Whether there's more than what you see
That there is meaning in mystery
**You may feel lost and without a home
Perhaps it's your life that you've out grown
Now's the time to be oneself
But I can see that you're scared of yourself
I know you think, you've been left behind
But trust me, it's all in your mind
You want to stand down, you want to let go
But if you give up now then you'll never know
So hold on and be strong
This time you can get it right
This time don't give up the fight
So hold on and be strong
This time you can get it right
This time don't give up the fight
The lightning and thunder strike your heart
The wind tries to blow your soul apart
But keep calm, this storm will pass
Some of them say that it's all your fault
They claim to be friends but they're not
Because a true friend would walk with you in the rain
And they'd say*
The time has come to say goodbye
To all your worries, to all your cries of anticipation
You're almost there**
April-May 2013
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7. |
October
05:24
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I dwell in the silence
What my heart has become
Darkness creeps at my window
And whispers it’s done
And whispers it’s done
Moon casts shadows of our Summer
I see them in my dreams
My darling I offend you
It’s not as it seems
I’m not what I seem
Close your eyes and I’ll tell you the story
Of how we fell in love
How I wish this would last forever
‘Cause I just can’t get enough
I look at you and the whole world was silent
Time itself stood still
But this moment has passed and faded
I see you in the corner
Yet I cannot see your face
I wish I were older
And made less mistakes
Though my thoughts may seem backward
Paradoxal, agreed
Truth be told, I still love you
You’re the perfect one
In an imperfect time for me
Close your eyes and I’ll tell you the story
Of how we fell in love
How I wish this had lasted forever
‘Cause I just can’t get enough
Run along live your life without me
Now I’ve fallen from grace
Yet I pray that our tale’s not over
Close your eyes and I’ll tell you the story
Of how I fell in love
How I wish this had lasted forever
‘Cause I just can’t get enough
I looked to you and the whole world was silent
Time itself stood still
But I pray that our tale’s not over
And perhaps one day
I will see your face
October 2015
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8. |
Fool's Paradise
05:50
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What's the point of sleeping
If you never dream?
They're locked away for keeping
As you try to fall asleep
I've spoken with shadows
The ones who reign at night
And stood beneath the gallows
From which my soul takes flight
*Would you tell all the people
That what they seek is unobtainable
Or would you leave them to their dreamworld
For only then would they believe /
For what I found, they wouldn't believe
And I was lost for words, could barely breath
In the night, I was blind, now I see
Soaking light through the blinds /
Blazing light through the blinds
Let my face be shown
And at once it bursts with every step that I take
With haste every move that I make
Will this light
Finally guide me home?
The painted faces on the walls
They spoke of witchcraft and poppet dolls
For they couldn’t reconcile what they had seen
I seek no thoughts nor reason
Like rivers winding weep
And drift beneath the water
As dreamers counting sheep
The shadowlands be shaken
As mother Moon departs
And on her shores awaken
Of seas beyond our charts*
January 2013-August 2015
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9. |
Rêverie
03:59
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Shepherd me home
To the city where I was born
I seek no truth
But sustenance for the soul
I don’t want leave this dream
Don’t wake me
All I desire is sleep; I evanesce
The city of glass
Shall turn to ash by the dawn
Will you recall my name once I am gone?
June-July 2015
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Silas Goodman Montreal, Québec
Silas Goodman was drawn to music at a young age, writing his first melodies at the age of 6. Born and raised in a small
winemaking village outside of Lausanne, Switzerland, he was classically trained on piano at the Conservatory of Vevey and taught himself guitar.
He is currently pursuing a BFA at Concordia University’s Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema, Montreal.
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