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Graceful

by Curtis Cooper

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1.
Breathe Out 01:47
Sky is underwhelming, Everything is ugly Drains are always clogging, Nothing ever gets cleaned out Gets cleaned out Prop and lock the doors now, People test the handle Assets never worth the time to steal It brings me down Brings me down Five is always three now three is always five but Four is always welcome, don't be sure to stay too long Stay too long Seven vs Eleven, three, three, three two Hammer down the count just Leave some time to breathe on out Breathe it out Breathe out Breathe out Breathe out Breathe out
2.
Outta Here 02:56
Day in day out Out on my own New cities, new chances here Fast food, cheap beer I'm sick all the time I got joy but I ain't got two dimes Sacrifice this body to pleasure my mind Pleasures don't lie So I'll stay don't take this path away Cause I know where I'm going yeah Hear the road is long but I Got time to tread and I Won't go back homes gone Times on my side, yeah times on my side yeah These blue eyes are wide, blue skies are mine Time's on my side, time's on my side Blue eyes are wide, blue sky is mine Mine Wide Wide You can't take the pleasure if you can't afford the pain no You can't take the pleasure if you can't afford the pain Living alone day to day puts stress on this game But today I'm feeling gay South coasts, West boasts miles and miles Beauty without all the grim Bus lines, cheap miles Freedom ain't hard but its costly to get out alive Sacrifice this body to pleasure my mind Pleasures don't lie So I'll stay don't take this path away Cause I know where I'm going yeah Hear the road is long but I Got time to tread and I Won't go back homes gone Yeah it's gone, home is gone
3.
I miss the way you would walk Darling when we were together I miss the way you would talk When we were in this together I know I choked I showed my other side I know I tried Loving the words that you called me Words I prayed I can be Creeping into my heart, my brain, my thoughts, my delicate mind I bet you knew what I never said outloud I'll hide the truth I'll bend the truth I'll bury the truth Deep down inside I miss the way you would walk Darling when we were together I miss the way you would talk When we were in this together I know I choked I showed my other side I know I tried Goodbye Gorgeous Goodbye Gorgeous Goodbye Gorgeous Love E
4.
Graceful 04:15
I made up my mind, gonna be graceful today Been feeling confined so I'm putting myself on display I'm free to be Take this show on the road, walking down Baltimore Ave Aggression unloading, decoding my thoughts as I go A lucid dream, makes no difference to me CHORUS We're losing our minds We're setting our sights and trying hard I'm losing my vision, I want to be whole In control Brightest smiles hide the darkest of thoughts Kill the clowns, knock them down Kick them back to vacancy Come with me, Make believe Have some tea, lap it up (up, up, up, up) CHORUS I'm losing my mind I'm setting my sights and trying hard I'm losing my vision I want to me whole I'm losing my mind I want to be whole I'm losing my mind I want to be whole
5.
Best Dress 03:32
Does it look good on my wall? I don't know if it looks at all Casting shadows from the sun Should I wear you just for fun? All we do is lay around CHORUS Am I free? What's happening to me? Run or fight All I've known is angry eyes Colored red like my blood Just so angry, having fun Does this fit right I can't tell? Only got you with a steal All I want is you alone CHORUS
6.
Tall 02:25
7.
I'm moving on I'm taking all my loving back Ain't gonna give you one more second baby Won't forget all the lies that you have pulled I'm walking out yeah You will remember this day forever I know I'm burning up all the pictures you gave me I don't care about the times that you saved me No, I'm sure, I know I'm worth more than you It's true CHORUS I wish I could love you I wish I could love you baby But how can I love you When I love myself? Say goodbye to your friends for me I know they know about what you do so readily Ain't nothing worth the thoughts you put in my head Don't wanna know about which bed you might be in tonight Lose my number, forget my face, don't speak my name CHORUS I wish I could love you I wish I could love you baby But how can I love you When I love myself? When I love myself? When i love myself?
8.
A lover in blue set to pursue with a smile so bare Pulling me back as a matter of fact I am yours, you are mine, here we are The voices arrive and sing, side by side, They say "Trouble's coming for Me" You've given me days where I have half a brain And I swear I'll be excited to see you All of my life I've given a sign And i know we don't see what others see All of the time All of the time
9.
Pretty 03:26
Sober Got to keep an eye on my mind What's that? Distract Take back that thought I don't like it, I'd rather just shine CHORUS What do you see when you look in my face? What do you see when you look in my eyes? Do you see what I think I see? The beauty that's flowing through me I'm pretty, I'm all that I let myself be So bored Dressing this way is a test Am I passing today? I am No stares, no one around That can see me the way I desire CHORUS What do you see when you look in my face? What do you see when you look in my eyes? Do you see what I think I see? The beauty that's flowing through me I'm pretty, I'm all that I let myself be I am all that I let myself be
10.
Latency 02:08
11.
Can't Decide 03:00
I can't decide, I know I tried I'm in between, I know I've lived a lie Seems so sound now, I don't mind I can't sit still, it's lost its thrill I sway my mind, I set sights for the gold I thought this was the final form of my life I don't mind much, but I need some new life dreams I feel left out, I had my doubts I feel no shame, I knew I had to Gain more than I gave Or I would burn out all my life Giving me gold, on my own I don't mind
12.
I Like You 03:47
I don't like dentists, I don't like God I don't like people, clever or not I don't like cute things, I don't like fog I don't like puddles, don't like being lost I don't like much at all But I like you I don't like stars, I don't like space I don't like puppets or monsters or pain I don't like gossip, I don't like thought I don't like cops, they're killing a lot I don't like much at all But I like you I don't like birds that wake at dawn I don't like songs that make you sing along I don't like ketchup on my face I don't like people who tell you what to say I don't like anyone alive, I don't like smoking formaldehyde I don't like youth that have seen it all I don't like watching them when they fall I hate the smiles I see in my eyes I hate that beauty, beauty always lies i hate whats useless stays the same I hate the world will never change I don't like much at all But I like you I like you I miss you so much and it's been far too long haven't seen you enough and I miss you so much
13.
I'm Glad 03:06
When you moved in I didn't know what to think I thought you were weird, but still nice Even though you forgot Frank Zappa's name But now I know you more you bring me so much joy Playing on your banjo next to sexy toys And yes I'm glad you're alive It's nice to know we are both damaged people Together we can talk it doesn't have to be a secret anymore But that don't mean our times are sad Cause we get to play together in a band And yes I'm glad you're alive You helped me with my gender now I know that it's a lie We help each other when we share our romantic thoughts of suicide We will have each others shoulders to cry on And I will understand if you choose to die But just know I love you too I'm sorry that your brains attacking you I'm sorry that your brains attacking you

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All songs written and arranged by Curtis Cooper

Curtis Cooper - Guitar, Vocals, Synth, OK Drums, Percussion, Whistle, Bass on "Goodbye Gorgeous" and "I Wish I Could Love You"
Scott Stitzer - Good Drums, Synth, Sax, Mad Scientist, Percussion
Jack Zaferes - Bass
Morgane Fouse - Vocals on "I Wish I Could Love You"
Andrew Moran - Drums on "Latency"

Produced and engineered by Scott Stitzer at Studio North and by Curtis Cooper in My Bedroom
Mastered by Evan Campbell

Recorded in Philadelphia, PA 2018

Album Art by Francesca Torno and Garrett Bolin

I wrote this album to help me get through issues with Gender, Depression, Mental Health, Bad Relationships and LIFE IN GENERAL

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released June 3, 2019

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