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Pain
01:46
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Wait the timeless debate
Egg on your face
Will I see the light of day
I ate such a disgrace
No time to waste
They won't be the end of me
But I've been feeling
So much pain lately
I may go insane
And if I die before I wake
Would you even care
You have no self-esteem
I saw you in a dream
And I don't know why
I can't be the one to pull the plug
I'm not that type of guy
But I've been locked in rooms
And tubes up in the sky
And I wanna come down
All I need is to be set free
You know I'll fulfill my own destiny
But I've been feeling
So much pain lately
I may go insane
And if I die before I wake
Would you even care
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Wait the timeless debate
Egg on your face
Will I see the light of day
I ate such a disgrace
No time to waste
They won't be the end of me
But I've been feeling
So much pain lately
I may go insane
And if I die before I wake
Would you even care
You have no self-esteem
I saw you in a dream
And I don't know why
I can't be the one to pull the plug
I'm not that type of guy
But I've been locked in rooms
And tubes up in the sky
And I wanna come down
All I need is to be set free
You know I'll fulfill my own destiny
But I've been feeling
So much pain lately
I may go insane
And if I die before I wake
Would you even care
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Monkey Cage
02:05
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I don't wanna live in your monkey cage
I don't wanna live in your monkey cage
With your green plastic grass
My ruby red finger marks across the glass
Shake me in your globe watch me tremble in fear
There's no sense in calling out no one can hear
Paint me in your book like some twisted puppeteer
I don't wanna breathe under your design
I don't wanna breathe by your sick design
With your backhanded rules
Rationed out portions of an obsolete tool
I don't wanna live in your monkey cage
I don't wanna live in your monkey cage
With your green plastic grass
My ruby red finger marks across the glass
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I've been everywhere from Greenland
Qatar and Narita
To two long years in Pyongtaek and Gunsan
Well I swear I never thought I'd find love in New Jersey
It's all so fast-paced
There's so little time
But when I saw you on the phone
Well I knew that you were different
And I'd apologized for having been so distant
I was so caught up with my life building missiles and wishing
That I could land someone like you
Well it's all the long-distance that made us stronger and I
Think about you
Every day when I am gone
But I know that you'll wait for me in the terminal
The same way that I'd wait for you
Every day down on the gulf coast
Felt empty without you
This new-age way of dating is our normal
And oh, how I longed to feel your skin
Under my fingers again
I wish I could have climbed through that screen every one of those evenings
But it's all the long-distance that made us stronger and I
Think about you every day when I am gone
But I know that you'll wait for me in the terminal
The same way that I'd wait for you
I've never been the type for the long haul love
Seemed easier to think that was reserved for someone else
But when I heard the truth right from your drunken lovin mouth
I knew you'd been reserved for me
And on that faithful day
In that gazebo by the lake
I won't soon forget
The four words
I thought I'd never hear you say
Well it's all the long-distance that made us stronger and
I think about you every day when I'm gone
But I know that you'll wait for me in the terminal
The same way that I'd wait for you
Well it's all the long-distance that made us stronger and I
Think about you every day when I am gone
But I know that you'll wait for me in the terminal
The same way I'd wait for you
But I know that you'll wait for me in the terminal
The same way that I'd wait for you
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Kids (The Pact)
02:51
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Let's make a pact to not have any kids
This world's too crowded it's not very big
One day we'll look back and we'll say what if
Till then let's make a pact to not have any kids
If I had a child it would die pretty quick
See I'm not known for having too much money
And I don't trust my government in case mine gets sick
They can't afford to treat it though they can sure take it from me
Let's make a pact to not have any kids
This world's too crowded it's not very big
One day we'll look back and we'll say what if
Till then let's make a pact to not have any kids
If we made a kid it would suffer like us
And spend its whole life thinking about dying
And all it's time working by a stove for cheap wages
When we have zero what's the sense in multiplying
Let's make a pact to not have any kids
This world's too crowded it's not very big
One day we'll look back and we'll say what if
Till then let's make a pact to not have any kids
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Catch Me If You Can
03:02
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You're not gonna find my blood on the ground again
My skin's no stranger to the pavement
He who holds the grudge drinks the poison and
Waits for his enemies to die
You can walk with me or watch me from the other side
But I won't be caught like that
I won't be caught like that
I won't be caught
I'm a carrot on a string
You're a gun without a cause
But I won't be caught like that
I'm still breathing although you want me dead
Though your true voice may not be the one that's in my head
But you're the one to blame for all those things I feel
My burred reality
Nightmare dreams better left unsaid
Catch me if you can
Catch me if you can
Catch me if you can
Catch me if you can
But I won't be caught like that
I won't be caught like that
I won't be caught
I'm a carrot on a string
You're a gun without a cause
But I won't be caught like that
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Stone
04:14
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I called the bank
They can't seem to get enough
Went and bought a scratcher with my last ten bucks
Got Z's, P's, and D's on the bottom of the card
Thinking how am I so down on my luck
Cause 1'm not free like you
This world is so big and cruel
I watched them lay you down with their gardening tools
And I couldn't buy the stone
No, I couldn't even buy you a stone
Here's a toast to my dissatisfaction
If I were pleased, I would never need a glass
I take my bills straight from the mailbox
And I throw them in the trash
My mediocre settlement has come and met it's due
I'm going under from my head to my shoes
And all I really want to do is talk to you
I guess you turned to God because you were scared
And then you turned to me in hopes I'd answer your prayers
But in your final hours, I failed to be there
No, I couldn't even answer the phone
No, I couldn't even answer the phone
Well I had this dream that I was you
I was lying in that hospital room
And I watched me say goodbye
Watched my tears fall on your fingers as you died
So when I'm free like you
We'll be reduced to one last blank stare
And no one will come to the funeral home
Though they all said they'd be there
Burn my body into ashes so black
They'll be sure that I'll never come back
And when they pat the shovel on the top of the plot
Well I hope no one buys me a stone
Well I hope no one buys me a stone
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The Line
03:10
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I guess that's how it goes
I'll be in love forever
And deep down I know
That we'll never be together but
I'll keep holding on and hoping
That you would change your mind
If life were a VCR then I would push rewind
I feel like I'm a joke
I feel lost and defeated
You pumped me full of holes
I might sound like I've retreated
But I can't entertain the notion that
We can never be and I won't rest until I've got you next to me
A thousand times I've lied awake
In the silence
I stood dormant in the back of your line
And even though it isn't moving
I promise you I'll wait
Till time finally beats me in the race
I'm sorry for the past
You know I never meant to hurt you
All those things I did
Well I prolly don't deserve you
But I know if I could show you that I'm not that type of guy
Then finally you'll break
And see what's in my eyes
A thousand times I've lied awake
In the silence
I stood dormant in the back of your line
And even though it isn't moving
I'll promise you I'll wait
Till time finally beats me in the race
Well I drink and smoke away the thought that you don't love me
I smoke them back-to-back but there's no cure
Oh it seems I'm not addicted to
The nicotine and booze
I'm trying to cope with my addiction to you
I'll stand and wait
In this line
And I'll wait for you until the day I die
Cause you only have one life to live
The game's not fair and I don't care
I'll cheat the rules to win your heart I swear
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Anew
03:07
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Call my name
And I'll come to
I wish everything was blank
Without you, I'd count down the days
To when I could see your face again
I'd wait for you at the foot of your stoop
Walk around the town
With nothing to lose
Sit and watch the sunset fall behind the old church building
Lay and watch the stars all night
Well I know someday they'll open up the doors and let me out
I've been leaning on the rails and looking over
And when that day comes
I know exactly what I'll do
I'm gonna pack up all my things
And I'm going to start anew
Sometimes you need a change to show you what you really had
I've become complacent
And I know that makes you sad
But I'm focused on the future
And you're harping on the past again
Well I know someday they'll open up the doors and let me out
I've been leaning on the rails and looking over
And when that day comes
I know exactly what I'll do
I'm gonna pack up all my things
And I'm going to start anew
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10. |
The Tarmac
02:59
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I can see you smiling through the glass
Back at me and all the people
Crooked teeth and shattered dreams
I can see the whites of your eyes glowing dimly like two halos
Growing thinner by the day
Is this what you want
Did you pack your own bag sir
Once we leave the tarmac
There is no turning home
Can you see the darkness fill the window
As it shines like no other
Your reflection in the pane
Is this what you signed for
When the courier rang the bell
Like a ghost or prankster children in the cold
Is this what you want
Did you pack your own bag sir
Once we leave the tarmac
There is no turning home
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Jonathan Facka Richmond, Virginia
Jonathan Facka is a songwriter from Richmond, Virginia. He takes inspiration from his real life other tragic experiences. With a devotion to being honest in writing and a confidence to convey his true feelings. His new album takes you through feelings of anger, love, rejection and hope before leaving the listener wanting more by delivering them a genuine dose of reality. ... more
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