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Those were the days

by Patrick The Pirate

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I miss the days when you were with me still driving around And scribbling graffiti all over this town Those were the days but they are gone now so let's gather 'round Light a fire, drink a forty, let's get drunk and pass out We'll reminisce about the old days and all of our doubts And all the stupid drunken nights we said we'd burn this town Down to the ground, with out a sound and no one around To tell us something different other than what we had found We knew the truth of our youth and we had the proof In all the empty forty bottles drunken on the roof Figuring out who we were when life was a blur But we made it and we figured out just what we preferred Those were the days I miss the days when you were with me still hanging around Sitting there bored as fuck in our small ass fucking town Those were the days but they are gone now so let's gather 'round Light a fire, drink a forty, let's get drunk and pass out We'll reminisce about the old days when we used to used All of those stupid saying which we knew nothing about We didn't care it wasn't fair and so we declared To live our lives just having fun and it didn't matter where We knew the truth of our youth and we had the proof In all the empty forty bottles drunken on the roof Figuring out who we were when life was a blur But we made it and we figured out just what we preferred Those were the days
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Red Bikes 01:45
I hadn't seen you in a while You were walking into class I left a note on your bicycle Just hoping to hear back But after a few days I realized my mistake There's too many red bicycles And I'll never catch a break And I wish I had your number but I lost it long ago Probably when I broke my old one and I got a new phone But Hopefully I'll see you in passing on the street We can start to catch up and we'll go out for a drink But there's too many red bicycles on this stupid bike rack And I don't know where to leave my note in order to get it back I hadn't seen you in a while You were walking into class I left a note on your bicycle Just hoping to hear back But after a few days I realized my mistake There's too many red bicycles And I'll never catch a break How are you doing? How have you been? So what's new lately? Remember when? Typical questions A dry response Unique stories Our needs and wants But that won't happen Or in translation There's too many red bicycles to ever have that conversation I hadn't seen you in a while You were walking into class I left a note on your bicycle Just hoping to hear back But after a few days I realized my mistake There's too many red bicycles And I'll never catch a break
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Lady 01:42
Where is the real lady liberty because something don't feel right to me It's such a fucking mystery why didn't they take the first one? The first statue of liberty was black I would like to get that version back Because I don't identify with all those racist pieces of shit Who decided that the first one wasn't right And now that fucking statue is just a lie The whiteness that they glorify All the freedom and hope Well, it's just a fucking joke Just white people afraid to lose power And so, Mr. Laboulaye, I wonder what did you say When they told you your statue was too black? Did you want to fight back? Or did you just roll over and accept their demands? The first statue was designed for the liberation of slaves The symbology of freedom is the message that they gave But we rejected with hatred this surely is not right Her skin is much too dark, yes, this woman should be white
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Two nights ago you called me a brother I called you one right back But that's really only just because Brothers treat each other like crap And last night you got in trouble You called me on my phone I told you that I couldn't help right now I told you your on your own Because I'm too far away to help right now Too far away to help Too far away to help right now Too far away to help I'm on the corner of who gives a shit? and I don't care You fucked me over so I guess we're square Who give's a shit? Yeah I don't care You're on your own so be aware And then maybe in the end you'll realize that brothers can't be friends. Tonight You called me a brother I laughed right in your face Because you fucked me over too many times Now I just need some space Don't ever call me your brother I'm not your family I don't think you've realized what you've done And how it's affected me So tonight when you get in trouble Don't call me on my phone Because I'll tell you that I can't help right now Tonight you're on your own Because I'm too far away to help right now Too far away to help Too far away to help right now Too far away to help I'm on the corner of who gives a shit? and I don't care You fucked me over so I guess we're square Who give's a shit? Yeah I don't care You're on your own so be aware And then maybe in the end you'll realize that brothers can't be friends.
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I am in a relationship, but that ship is sinking And we're going to drown if we don't leave At least, that's what I'm thinking So you take your lifeboat and I'll take mine And we'll drift apart and that'll be fine But maybe someday we'll drift together again Oh yes, maybe someday we'll sail together again Because I'll keep sailing 'til the end of time Telling stories and drinking wine And I'd love someday to sail together again But we've been taking on water for too damn long And I can't plug up the holes The sails are ripped and I can't reach the helm Yes, we've lost all control I think it's time we abandon ship Because if we don't we'll probably slip Right off the deck and down into the sea But, I hope someday you can rejoin me Because I'll keep sailing 'til the end of time Telling stories and drinking wine And I'd love someday to sail together again
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Another beer another bowl and then I'm probably headed home Because I've got so many things to do tomorrow Another game I guess I'll play but you know I cannot stay Even though, once I'm alone I'm filled with sorrow And then we'll smoke another spliff and I will wonder if I really need to go to work tomorrow Another beer another bowl now I'm too drunk to drive home We should really stop hanging out on Fridays But I don't regret it at all let's get drunk 'til we crawl And forget about all of their warnings I won't regret it all let's get drunk 'til we crawl And forget about Saturday mornings Another beer another bowl because I've given up control And I'd rather sleep on your floor anyway Write a song smoke a bong I dod not plan on staying long But I would take this good company any day We are so bored let's watch TV I guess it's cool with me We were running out of things to do and say Another beer another bowl yes I'm too drunk to drive home We should really stop hanging out on Fridays But I don't regret it at all let's get drunk 'til we crawl And forget about all of their warnings I won't regret it all let's get drunk 'til we crawl And forget about Saturday mornings
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I should probably be writing a paper right now But I'd rather watch the snow falling down out my window Oh yes, I'd even rather drown And so I'll go smoke another cigarette and wait for cancer But it probably won't come before my paper's due And so I'll write down a couple of ideas But then I'll give up tear them up and walk away Because quitting is so much easier, I'm so good at it I've already quit smoking at least four times today I should probably really quit one day I can hardly breathe and my lungs are filled with tar But all of my friends are cig smokers and the rest of them are tokers So what to do? I guess I'll smoke with you Even though I should really right this paper But I guess I'll do it later, oh yes, I quit Because quitting is so much easier, I'm so good at it I've already quit smoking at least four times today
8.
Pills 02:25
We've got pills for when you're hungry We've got pills for when you're sad We've got pills for when you stub your toe And you get really mad We've got pills for when you're tired We've got pills for when you're stressed We've got pills for almost anything Even when you're depressed We've got pills that make you skinny We've got pills to make you crap We've got pills that regulate blood sugar After you've gotten fat We've got pills that make you smarter We've got pills that make you cry We've got pills that make you wonder We've got pills that make you high These pills do fix problems but they give you side effects But don't worry there are other pills which will surely correct The problems that were cause by the first couple of pills And now you've got more problems but we'll fix them, yes we will We've got pills that make you obey We've got pills that make you laugh We've got pills for the common cold Even when you've got staff We've got pills that give you hormones We've got pills for the insane We've got pills for almost anything Even if you're in pain We've got pills that make you stronger We've got pills just for sex We have got MDMA I think they call it ex We've got pills that make you focus We've got pills if you're a dance We've got pills for almost anything Unless you have cancer...............................................
9.
Enter sleep awakening to the fact that I'm alive It's similar to when we birth and right before we die It's completely fine because this shard of time Is damn precious though it's borrowed it is treasured so it's mine I will slip along the way on down this path to which will end up at a grave Whatever lies ahead will remain hidden love lessons learned We walk the razors edge life's a close shave So take it all on give it what you've got I know you may feel worthless weak with no purpose But the fact you're alive really says a lot We all slip up every now and again Go through habits and hobbies lose family and friends Just remember life is practice and go and give it your best shot Four o'clock insomnia thinking of things I want to change With haunting distant memories I think I am deranged So I claw through the darkness I claw through my soul Finding demons in the depths and they've lost all control And I have have tripped along the way This life is fucking crazy I don't know what else to say But I will push through decay cuz this life is just a close shave So take it all on give it what you've got I know you may feel worthless weak with no purpose But the fact you're alive really says a lot We all slip up every now and again Go through habits and hobbies lose family and friends Just remember life is practice and go and give it your best shot Dream with both eyes open or at least 'til I'm awake To see the non-existent dangers that put my life at stake I refuse to see the only danger's me Not to myself but other people that's why I love my company We slip up and we still succeed We do things to help out others and even out of greed It's along this path that we all ride Doesn't matter what's in the middle In the end we all die Whether or not we sit and watch the show we're off to leave So take it all on give it what you've got I know you may feel worthless weak with no purpose But the fact you're alive really says a lot We all slip up every now and again Go through habits and hobbies lose family and friends Just remember life is practice and go and give it your best shot Why do we take this life so god damn serious? Making mountains out of molehills I think we're delirious Because we trap ourselves inside all of these false realities But if you open your eyes then you will start to see That this life is what you make of it And it really doesn't matter once you start to admit That you can do anything, so why not dance around and sing? And take it all on give it what you've got I know you may feel worthless weak with no purpose But the fact you're alive really says a lot We all slip up every now and again Go through habits and hobbies lose family and friends Just remember life is practice and go and give it your best shot

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This album deals with a lot of my personal experiences over the last couple of years. From watching old friendships die to watching new relationships form, I've gone through a lot in recent time. Each one of the songs represents people who have ultimately changed the course of my life, whether it be good or bad. The title track of this album was written because in the last 6 months I have had 4 close friends die from varying causes and it is a reflection of my time with them and how much I will miss them. I hope you enjoy this album!

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released February 15, 2016

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Patrick The Pirate Boulder, Colorado

Patrick the Pirate plays a black guitar and screams until he loses his voice…. when he isn't playing music he spends time being a landlocked pirate.

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