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We Could Be. (Snappy Little Numbers, 2020)

by Seth Anderson

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1.
Drive Alone 02:50
Drive Alone: Don’t wanna talk about it Don’t wanna wear that badge no more Don’t wanna hide here from it I’ve faced the truth I waged my war Don’t wanna be like you I’ve got my mind, my misery Wish that I could in truth Lost in the heart of mystery One for the broken youth Maybe the ones that got it right I got lost in my muse But I want it back I want what’s mine I drive these days alone I’ll bide my time, won’t wait to die Leave this world alone Heart broke, inspired, time on our side We wait, we wait, we wait But today’s gonna be the day Gonna make everything ok Don’t wanna talk about it Don’t wanna wear that badge no more Don’t wanna hide here from it I’ve faced the truth I waged my war Don’t wanna be like you I’ve got my mind, my misery Wish that I could in truth Lost in the heart of mystery I drive these days alone I’ll bide my time, won’t wait to die Leave this world alone Heart broke, inspired, time on our side
2.
Finding Bliss: Wheels keep on a winding and they carry me home Now I’m seeing things I never did before Like Jimmy in the back woods making his nest Freedom from society and finding his bliss Early that summer I lost my Dad He wrote me a note of the dreams he had For me and my brother, and my sister, kin He wished me to be happy and find love again He Said One day in the bright lights he’d see my name And people would feel the words I sing But ya gotta get a job just to pay them bills Or at least to get you by until your dream’s fulfilled Cause Jimmy’s in the back-woods making his nest But your more than a Jimmy, you just gotta persist He said You gotta have a time while you’re good and strong And do all you can ‘till your time’s all gone You never will know when the lights will fade Best be living for the minute each and every day He joked about the downfall of my baseball days But not to hold on to mistakes I’ve made It ain’t always easy, but it’s always worth The joy that comes and the lessons learned Jimmy’s in the back-woods making his nest But your more than a Jimmy you just gotta persist He Said One day in the bright lights he’d see my name And people would feel the words I sing But ya gotta get a job just to pay them bills Or at least to get you by until your dream’s fulfilled Cause Jimmy’s in the back-woods making his nest But your more than a Jimmy, you just gotta persist Wheels keep on a winding and they carry me home Now I’m seeing things I never did before Like Jimmy in the back-woods making his nest Freedom from society and finding his bliss
3.
Take Away The Sad: This place we go, could break our backs, was it worth it all These heartfelt songs, all we got, what we’re living for Do we wait, for the grave, do we waste away I’m not ok, with giving in, waiting for that day So go, so go Take away the sad No more, no more Nights I can’t get back Sometimes we speak, of a life, seems like so much more It lies and waits, been right there for us all along Do we take, till we break, what we can’t replace But if we gave, we could learn from all our mistakes So go, so go Take away the sad No more, no more Nights I can’t get back But if for now we stop to breath, we all come from the same beauty To lay our swords, to only hold, to only love, to all be whole Rest easy now, relinquish fear, take no judgement, find safety here Tell the ones you love the the most, they soon may leave, we all must go Find that spark that makes you free, that leaves your heart open to see We’ll be the ones, that change their minds, to forget hate take back our lives Running away, it felt so right, but leaves us all alone tonight Running away, it felt so right, but leaves us all alone tonight Running away, it felt so right, but leaves us all alone tonight Running away, it felt so right, but leaves us all alone tonight
4.
Don't Stop 05:36
Don’t Stop: Can’t say That things have much changed They remain the same Since the day of your leave Here I am Too broken to land On my feet again With my heart on my sleeve But don’t no no no Don’t stop How could I live If I’m feeling nothing at all Today Not like other days As I lie for the grave My faults stand so clear We go And time will not slow So let go control And all of your fears Can’t say That that things have much changed They remain the same Since the day of your leave So don’t no no no Don’t stop How could I live If I’m feeling nothing at all
5.
My One Belief: Yesterday, I knew you well Oh so close, but oh so far Far from now Far somehow It hurts but now this debt to pay We grow slowly fading away Won’t be ashamed My heart remains Oh just to stay Oh just to stay Oh just to stay Love how did you get so sweet Play rewind and then repeat Sweet utterings They leave us weak This favour now I shall return, we grow slowly waiting our turn At glory days, won’t go to waste Still see your face Still see your face Still see your face Those pastures they’ll be waiting, oh days of youth passed by Be coming any day now, no darling I won’t cry To be set free, sweet destiny My one belief, my everything Those foreign sheets less comforting, than where we once did lie Still snap-shots from a life ago, they’ll make me hold on tight If I see you in the darkness, I know you’ll be the light Wading through the daisies, I’d die for one more night This sweet disease Took everything My one belief My everything Yesterday I knew you well Oh so close, but oh so far Far from now Far somehow
6.
Highway Lights: Highway lights lead the way back home I can’t run no cant’t forget no more Told my mother I got no regrets Told my mother that I ain’t done yet Sell my soul to keep the struggle thick Clench my fists so I don’t lose my grip Losing touch the further that I drift Lose your heart if you don’t use it We’re all dead if we’re just settling We want more with every heart broken Feel like we can’t ever get ahead Lost a love and then I lost a friend Things may never be the same again But how we grow if we always win So beat my chest to revive my breath Kick my ribs ‘till I can’t take it Pull my hair cause my brain won’t quit Take me now I just wanna live Take me now I just wanna live Take me now I just wanna live Take me now I just wanna live Take me now I just wanna live Take me now I just wanna live Take me now Take me now Take me now I just wanna live Take me now I just wanna live We’re all dead if we’re settling We’re all dead if we’re settling Take me now I just wanna live Take me now I just wanna live Take me now I just wanna live Take me now I just wanna live Take me now I just wanna live Take me now Take me now
7.
We Could Be 03:29
We Could Be: Don’t want no early grave Don’t want no hanging noose Don’t wanna breed your ways Don’t wanna feel this used Won’t heed no angel’s gaze Won’t heed the light of truth No tears to heal your haze Haze we feed to our youth But we could be Yeah, we could be The fighters The defeated Or the free Loose talk brought lonely eyes Late nights released our skin New life released old ties Let us let down defence Take these as dying words Take them to see their muse Now let the stars shine first Some words we cannot choose We could be We could be We could be We could be We could be Yeah, we could be The fighters The defeated Or the free We could be Yeah we could be The lovers Lion-hearted The relief
8.
Your Son 03:11
Your Son: Whiskey-soaked cigarettes been running through my veins Tragic confirmation, been doing what their all saying Broken-hearted lenses, what I’ve been looking through Broken down and dirty I’ll be coming home to you Ragged, justly jaded, I’ll bet that’s what you think Seemingly problematic, but I mean the songs I sing Soulful situations, what I’ve been searching for And actions that speak louder than upscale downtown stores I just hope that you could take me for the man that I’ve become I know that I’m not perfect, but I’ve got a lot of love So take me to the barber, yeah and take me to the choir Take me to the Saint John, and please, take me as your son All of this, I admit, it doesn’t make no sense No making multi-millions, still swinging for the fence In truth and timely fashion, where I am is where I’ll be And I’m drinking at the Baryard with my friends right next to me I just hope that you could take me for the man that I’ve become I know that I’m not perfect, but I’ve got a lot of love So take me to the barber, yeah and take me to the choir Take me to the Saint John, and please, take me as your son I said, take me to the Saint John, and please, take me as your son
9.
Life Without The Fight: Today is the first time in our lives We said we’re giving up Starting to realize That we may just be waiting for our time I’m here to say we’re fine We’re gonna be alright They were more than blacked out whiskey-nights It was smoking cigarettes Watching the sun rise We sing whoa whoa Life without the fight Is like day without the night Love without the fire We sing whoa whoa So we carry on We’re not here for that long So get lost in every song Today, not the first time in our lives We woke up in a sweat Ain’t got nowhere to hide But we may just be waiting for our sign Society’s defined these years to wasted lines They were more than dropped-out high school cries It was living for something No life of compromise Broken, beaten, bruised down to the wire Forgotten wrong from right Transfixed by midnight skies We bleed it We soaked those nights with gasoline Still breathing Today is the first time in our lives We said we’re giving up Starting to realize That we may just be waiting for our time I’m here to say we’re fine We’re gonna be alright We sing whoa whoa Life without the fight Is like day without the night Love without the fire We sing whoa whoa So we carry on We’re not here for that long So get lost in every song We bleed it We bleed it We’re bleeding
10.
As A Ghost 03:35
As A Ghost: Could you love me as a ghost When I’m far away from home When I’m out there chasing dreams that had come first Something that I can’t explain Reasons why I’ll never change Could you take me for a man that’s set in stone Well I know there’s more to see, many ways I oughta be But the only thing I seem to care about Are there words that make me cry Then I scream them to the night I just hope that you’ll be there when I return What you see’s a part of me It’s not what I used to be I’m just trying to keep my head from falling deep Into this place where I have gone There and back and on my own I just hope your eyes will never have to see Well I know the perfect life, always doing what is right Always playing safe, never laying on the line But then how could I write these songs When all I make is perfect wrongs But you’re the only right thing on my mind Well I know there’s more to see, many ways I oughta be But the only thing I seem to care about Are there words that make me cry Then I scream them to the night I just hope that you’ll be there when I return I just hope that you’ll be there when I return
11.
All We’ll Ever Need: As days go by some things will change But other things will stay the same Like when we try to really see That all we got between our arms Is all we’ll ever need So don’t be scared They’ll comfort you Don’t you dare to be afraid to show your heart Open up and choose The lights that took us from our homes May sometimes flicker in the storm But night will come and we won’t be seen Love will grow if given time just gotta plant the seed So don’t be scared They’ll comfort you Don’t you dare to be afraid to show your heart Open up and choose No, don’t be scared They’ll comfort you Don’t you dare to be afraid to show your heart Open up and choose

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released February 25, 2020

Album Credits:

All songs written by Seth Anderson.
Seth Anderson - vocals, acoustic guitar, rhythm electric guitar
Eamon McGrath - electric guitar on tracks 1,2,6,7, and 8 / bass guitar on track 6 / marching band drum on track 2 / piano and organ
Will Whitwham - electric guitar on tracks 3,4,and 10 / backing vocals on tracks 3 and 10
Danny Miles - drums and percussion
Clay Jones - electric guitar on track 9 / bass guitar on track 8.
Chuck Coles - bass guitar on tracks 1,3,4,9, and 10.
Kate Stanton-backing vocals on track 4.
Ben Longman- cello on track 7

Recorded by Eamon McGrath in his Toronto, ON living room.
Produced by Eamon McGrath and Seth Anderson.
Drums and percussion recorded at Marquee Sound, Toronto, ON, by Braden Sauder.
Mix and additional recording by Russell Broom, Calgary, AB.
Mastered by Andy Magoffin at The House of Miracles, Cambridge, ON.
Run-down gas station photos by Kelly Schovanek.(www.schovanekphotography.com)
Album artwork by Rob Burleson
Album artwork concept by Seth Anderson

Thank you:
Eamon, for helping to make this album a reality. It began as a discussion at the Palomino in Calgary to record a couple of songs together, and evolved into this full length. I’m so happy that it did. To the friends that played on and lent their immense talents: Will, Danny, Clay, Chuck, Kate and Ben.
Thank you Russell for the mix, Andy for the master, Chuck at Snappy Little Numbers for your help with releasing the album and Rob for the artwork. Holly Nixon for your advice and expertise in planning this release. Kelly, as always, for snapping photos.
A few years ago Jon Gerson helped me with the arrangement of “Life Without The Fight”. Thanks Jon.
I’m very grateful for the support I have received from people on my travels. Thank you to everyone that has put on/played/witnessed a show, or helped in any way. Your acts of kindness keep myself, and fellow touring musicians, on the road.
Many thanks to Joey, Brian, and Peter at One Week Records, and Graeme and Mel at Little Rocket Records for all of your help and opportunities over the last few years.
Bj Downey, and the Out-Back Records family, where it all began.
Joel Labonte, and Chris and Christine Mckenna for work when I was home to help fund this project.
Ryan Young at Anxious and Angry, and KJ at Chixdiggit HQ for your guidance.
To my family and friends. You are the foundation.



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New Album "We Could Be." Vinyl pre-order link: linktr.ee/Sethandersonmusic
Official Page for info, merch, dates, etc. www.sethandersonmusic.com. New album, 'We Could Be", with Snappy Little Numbers coming February 25th, 2020.
To purchase the digital One Week Records Album recorded and released by Joey Cape, head over to www.oneweekrecords.com.
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