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Positivity Streak

by Gus Rachels

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1.
Why can't you leave, why do you say That you'll be by my side and you're always gonna stay Why can't you leave, even when I try To make you take the hint and realize you're wasting my time And I never said that I needed you What made you think that I did Yeah you're never going away from me Yeah you're never going away from me Cause I can see the future Yeah you're never going away from me Why can't you leave Why can't I cry, I don't know why Cause I'm usually miserable almost all the time Why can't I cry, I don't know why Why do the bad thoughts go away when you enter my mind And I never said that I needed you But somehow you read my mind Yeah you're never going away from me Yeah you're never going away from me And I don't know what to think Yeah you know you're making me crazy Why can't you leave
2.
I never wanted to drop out But I never knew what they were talking about And I never wanted to go home But then again, where else could I go I'm on a positivity streak and it ain't going away for at least another week I'm on a positivity streak and it feels so good I never thought I'd get kicked out But they said I was bringing the family down So now they've left me alone to take care of myself If they don't care about me then they can go to hell And even though my life's gone to hell Then it can only get better as far as I can tell And even though my life's gone to hell Well then at least it has a home Just called my mom for her birthday First time we've talked since 2008 Well the call didn't go exactly as planned Cause as it turns out I was six days late
3.
Lie Down 02:48
I'm not feeling today I don't know why there is anyone who's ever out of bed I'm not going in today I'm taking an hour long vacation every hour till I die Cause the rain is more enjoyable when I'm indoors And my job is more enjoyable when I'm not there I'm always on the clock and they don't want me to stop But that doesn't mean that I can't stop to take a breath Hey hey hey it's a beautiful day To lie in bed and forget about everything Hey hey hey it's a beautiful day To lie down I'm not feeling tonight And I don't want to talk so go away and please turn out the light Consciousness is a bore So wake me up when there's something I can live for Cause the rain is more enjoyable when I'm indoors And you are more adorable when I'm not yours I know that I have responsibilities But my bedroom ceiling is the only thing I wanna see
4.
I see you walking through the door And I can't stand to look away You catch me staring one more time Just like you did yesterday I don't know why this keeps happening to me I don't know what's going on I see you turning on the light Inside my hollow chest You're filling up my empty spaces Why can't I stop thinking of you And why can't I rest Why am I even saying this I don't know, I don't know what to think of you I don't know, I don't know what to say or do About you I see you clearing out a path Along with twenty other ones And I don't know which one to pick Cause I can get there but I can't get back No matter which one I choose I think I'm gonna be sick Can we go, can we go to another place and time Cause then oh, I could have some peace of mind I don't know, I don't know whether you'll ever be mine Cause there's no, there's no way I'll make it out alive Cause I just can't stop thinking of you and of what you think of me Yeah I'm going crazy Baby there's no time like today so I think I know What I'm gonna do, maybe Cause when every answer's wrong Then I gotta pick you
5.
Forget Her 03:56
Read the note she wrote to me again today Her signature was melting away I'd rather know that there's no hope than be unsure Because that might be a cure It doesn't matter how many times I've been told that I'm wrong I'll take anything as a sign I'm screaming at the world and the world is screaming back That the ones who don't care don't matter And I'm trying to defend myself from my heart's brutal attack Because deep deep down I know I'll never get her But I need to forget her Never thought it'd take so long to forget someone Cause it's nearing on forever Never thought my dreams could turn out so wrong Cause that's the only time I see us together I'm trying to reign it in but my heart is long gone And I keep telling myself lie after lie
6.
I never thought about anything I never knew I'd get so so stuck to you I see you across the hall of other girls I see you would be so good here next to me Why don't I try, why don't I try to walk up to you Why don't I try, why don't I try to say something Something to you I know I've been less than a perfect gentlemen I can't find the words that will make you see through me It's a good time, it's a good time to share my feelings Oh who am I, oh who am I, who am I kidding Never mind And I know that I should face you Cause this feeling won't end So I'm gonna talk to you on the count of ten Count of ten One, two, three, four, five, six Seven eight nine, seven eight nine, and I'm getting closer To the right time, to the right time, oh I'm getting nearer Seven eight nine I'm never making it to ten I'm never making it to ten
7.
I remember the day you were put under my feet Everybody cried for you in the cemetery No one knew just how much you meant to me And I'll wait for you, but will you wait for me Oh baby you've spent such a long time underground And I'm searching for a sign from you but it can't be found If you've moved on, well that's okay, I understand Cause fifteen years is a long time to be dead I remember the weeks after you said goodbye You slipped right out of everyone's short attention minds But that's not me, I still call you mine But are you the same after all this time And everybody else has forgotten your face But I see it every day at every place And when we meet again what are you gonna say Cause fifteen years is a while to be away Life without you is such a bore Every day I pray you'll walk through the door But when I finally meet my end Am I gonna find you with another man Everybody now is saying that I'm crazy Cause I keep on calling my long dead girlfriend my baby But who will be laughing when I look down from above Having finally been reunited with my love But just to say, just to say That's a long way off Can you wait, can you wait Can you wait for me, my love
8.
Coming out of isolation Ready to start over again This rock was getting kinda comfortable But every beginning has an end I don't know where I'll go I don't know what I know But just take me home, wherever that may be Just take me home, wherever that may be Just take me home Living on hopes and dreams Just ain't like what it seems Believing what you can't see Just ain't what I thought it'd be Yeah it ain't for me I don't know why I try To breathe new life into something I know will die And I'm so sick of pretending I belong And I'm so sick of smiling and playing along The countdown's started and it's getting close To the time where I'll be no more than a ghost here
9.
Every time I talk to you I plan out what to say Hoping this could very well be our lucky day And I stress and worry and freak and cry about nothing at all While you stand unfazed in the back of my mind, shrugging me off And when I see you walking down the street Praying to God that you'll look at me It's an easy quick decision inside your head That could ruin my day How does it feel to drive someone crazy How does it feel to know you're in control How does it feel to know that you're the answer now Love the way you brushed me off again the other day It's cute the way your shoulder looks when it's turned the other way And I get the hint every time you act like a brick wall So go ahead and push me down, I gotta long way to fall And I know I'm being unhealthy Obsessive, and a little clingy But I only want what I just can't have Now how's that fair ...When I try to open up my soul How does it feel to know that you're wanted How does it feel to know that someone cares How does it feel to know what you're gonna be ...Be the cause of me tearing out my hair How does it feel to receive attention How does it feel to know you're not alone How does it feel to have someone else's Problems not become your own
10.
We Move On 03:38
What do you do when the man of your dreams turns out to be a lie Will you just lay down and cry And what do you do when she walks out on you for the third time in a row Will you never let it go, no We move on, we move on We look to the horizon We move on, we move on Yeah you're not done, there's more than one That's it, you say, that was the last one I've exhausted my chances to love But you said that last time, remember But they were the one, end game, said and done Now I have nothing left to live for Well then you don't even know what you're waiting for These cries of love turn into cries of help As is often the case But we don't slow down, no we move on And we keep on fighting till the cycle breaks

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released April 8, 2014

Lyrics and music by Gus Rachels
Vocals by Gus Rachels
All instruments played by Gus Rachels
Sound editing and mixing by Gus Rachels

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Gus Rachels Chicago, Illinois

Gus Rachels has been a songwriter at heart from a very young age. Recording in his bedroom and annoying his roommates, he is a true DIY musician, managing every step of the process from recording, to mixing, to writing his own artist bio.

His influences come from classic and alternative rock to pop-punk, as well as satirical and comedic music.
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