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The Frost EP

by Nic Niggemeyer

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(Verse 1) Trouble, it lives in my house like an unwanted guest And I know it won't leave Trouble, it opens its mouth and won't hear my requests This is beyond belief And I know that I sure won't win this one today And I'm scare that it's gonna be staying that way (Chorus) So hold me close, I'm cold, my dear See these hands, they shake with fear The myrtle in the tree, the flocks of geese in V's Darling, tell me what you saw, as I'm waiting for my words to thaw The deadly silence in my bones Leases all my words in muted tones I'm a mute and I'm try to sing to you tonight (Verse 2) Lover, we cry in the dark, and though I'm holding tight Sometimes I think I'll sink Darling, your bewildered heart still can't tell if it's right You don't know what to think But I'll sail with your soul to see what's gonna happen If we sink, then I'll sink in your arms like your Captain (Chorus)
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(Verse 1) I met a Madman today; cuz he can see life as it is, and what it could bring He took a shoelace and he spun it, and twirled it; A Cyclone of Fire, tied into a ring He saw Angels skywriting, and Gargoyles leering, and told us all what he could see I met a man 'took a goose egg and made hisself an Angel with wings you'd need a telescope to see (Chorus) Today, I met the mad man that one day, I know I'll become With a slate-grey beard I'll be twirling, 'twixt my forefinger and my thumb To be perfectly honest, I see all those things too And if I had a goose egg, I'd make an Angel for you I'd be the Angelmaker, making this cold world so new (Verse 2) His eyes were unfocused and grey; a shaman, the last who'd heard Lady Death a'singin' In a city of scores of thousands, with its tastes in the air, he filled the trolley with the words he was spinnin' A prophet cursed to prophesy, and no one would hear, but would turn to be truth after all We laughed and we joked with the Madman, as he spoke, but I'm no longer quite sure he was so mad at all CHORUS
3.
(Verse 1) I'm in the middle of the Sahara dancing in the bones of a whale The sand it shifts in formless drifts and the wind is starting to wail I'm a Naiad stuck on a dune; there's a sandstorm over the ridge And I look for shade but I'm too dry, my fins can barely twitch (Chorus) And it's something less than real, because I know Just how I'm supposed to feel but I don't understand All the oceans I've known become sand I'm a fish on dry land (Verse 2) Don't you ask me just how I got here, though I've been here too much before It's a purgatory built in dust, I'm too done to ask for anything more It's a lonely life in a sand dune; for a drop you'd trade the last of your cash I've heard tell of a place in a liquid space where you can land yourself with a splash CHORUS
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(Verse 1) I'm standing on the bridge tonight, and I don't feel so good I'm thinking that I've lost my mind; I hope it's gone for good And I know... that I'm not well; but that's all right And I'm... someone else tonight; and I'm flailing with all my might Oh... dear.... (Chorus) California Winters are colder on my spine Than on any hill or valley; the trees hold autumn's sign But I rain... Ice and Snow There's no need to tell me, dear, because I just know (Verse 2) I can smell it fall apart; it's something in the calm A blizzard that would never fall... It's Leonard Cohen's Psalm And it's dry... but I'm drowning, on the bedroom floor And it's... just a fracture more; and I'm forced to implore My Dear CHORUS (Bridge) Listen can you hear the whistle wail? I'm standing on the ties between the rails; Just make it quick... I don't want to hear my bones echo and click, in the crash As my bottle hits the waves below the bridge, with a splash you could dream (Verse 3) The midnight train through Valley springs has passed and I'm alive I'm not quite sure if that's a win, or if I've been deprived I just don't... want to feel at all; can I just fade? Because I... have thrice been sore betrayed; I lay in the bed we've made My Dear CHORUS CHORUS
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(Verse 1) Sunrise today seems like it needs a good cardigan To keep it's icy circle warm My head pounds and my thoughts trip on you again My mind was washed away in the storm The one we made Tremble and shake All of the trees I'm sitting buried in leaves Each tear we ripped Was one we fixed But girls you please Were buried in your pet peeves (Chorus) Tell me, where are you now? Did you get out of this grief somehow? Some girl sleeping in your kiss... and your bed While I'm nursing the dog's bite from last night Hair of the Dog (Verse 2) The aftertaste of the damn alcohol Drums a rhythm in the depths of my ears I'd like to give my mind a good overhaul But the transmission's been rusting for years Were all my joys Just your old toys In attic-stored? Your rhino heart left mine gored Not satisfied With tears you've cried Or the drink I've poured My dear, did you just get bored? CHORUS

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Every year I spend in California, the winters seem to get colder... even though there isn't more than a slight change in temperature. Here's to those I wrote of, and write for.

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released January 15, 2013

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Nic Niggemeyer Stockton, California

Nic would like you to think about the horizon for a bit, and maybe the first last-person-you-cared-for, and maybe how they're a lot of like. Stuck in Mudville, he'll send his thoughts out, in hopes that someone will hear them, and feel the same... because that's a conversation, and he likes those. Enjoy... and feel. ... more

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