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Beautiful Vultures
04:08
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Beautiful Vultures
Been feeling a bit down these days
Not so hard to tell why
Been riding this eight-year long bender
Can't smile when I'm dry
I never thought much of ancient fables
But I still looked to the sky
Saw circle of beautiful vultures
Waiting for our love to die
I was kinda surprised by my own reaction
Found myself desperate for another distraction
So I hit up the local dispensary
But I forgot on Sundays they close at nine
Then I went for the latest in therapy
But the doc looked too much like an ex of mine
Then I looked up a psychic medium
She said I've got no soul left to read inside
So I thought I'd call a comedian
But they're all busy planning their suicides
Suicides (x4)
My ex-babe never got to see me
Her back-door-man was red wine
Traded life of a 9 to 5 serving
Bar toads on a dead night
She don't think much of ancient fables
But she looked to the ground
Saw my wake of beautiful vultures
Waiting for her will to go down
Then she made a wish for her sky to turn blue
She looked up and saw her own slew of vultures too
What could she do? (x4)
So she hit up the corner liquor store
But forgot on Sundays they close at five
Then she went for the latest in therapy
To the doc who looks like an ex of mine
Then she looked up a psychic medium
Who said she's got no time left to read inside
So she thought she'd call a comedian
But they're still busy planning their suicides
(sax solo)
So I hit up the local dispensary
But I forgot on Sundays they close at nine
Then I went for a walk in the puppy park
But the dog looked too much like an ex of mine
Then I looked up a psychic medium
She said I've got no soul left to read inside
So I thought I'd call a comedian
But they're all busy planning their suicides
Suicides (x4)
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On My Own
04:35
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On My Own
Such a crazy time made you fly til you cried
Just a litte more than your size
When did loving on me become "not apparently wise"?
I didn't get my reputation saying please
The world stopped getting my joke
I didn't call you up just to hear how long it's been since we spoke
You didn't have to go and black my eye now
casting that first stone
But now I'm stuck out on my own
Spoon-fed ideals when you left for your school
I thought your mind open and free
Did they teach you how the whole world's screwed up from guys like me?
You said you still loved me but deserved something more
Kudos taking charge of your life
I'll just have to settle for one who wants to be a wife
When your name's in all those headlines
Maybe I'll still make Rolling Stone
Til then I'm stuck out on my own
Back in the day you just wanted my touch
Living off love with just a few bucks on the shelf
Now your clutching on to his golden ring
So you can drink and dance in your own garden by yourself
(guitar solo)
Back in the day you just cried in my arms
Said I was the soldier you needed to guard your 'stead
Now you say you're diggin through you head and soul
You even found God for a while, whatever gets you ahead
No one can match your educated tongue, your culture goes over my head
I'll bet there be a few things written bout ya where we're gone and dead
Me I guess I'll just keep stumbling along, maybe see you down the line
I'd catch up with you if my friends or kin would even loan me the time
You've sure got a mighty-fine calste, baby, even if the lawn needs a mow
But I'm stuck here out on my own
There's no point in weighing what you could regret, if there's nothing worth trying to sew, so thank your god i'm stuck here out on my own
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Coin Flip
I don't know how you always change your face with every glass that you pour
Nasty talking tongue with your little heel kicking the floor
Raging little mama's lookin better than you were before
Gonna leave it to the coin flip, see fah gonna take you home
Oh, should we lock her down, she's a freeway
without her medicine, it's a grey day
Heads, make our way out west
throw it down the wishing well, running back through hell
Tails, chase it to raising sun,
make amends with anyone, break the bridge's bell
You got taste in leather and dine in your sparkling shoes (ruby!)
Your style's of wine is the red light shining through
I find holes in my pockets whenever I'm looking for change
I can't save some money, I'm really bloody going insane
Oh, Mrs. could pretend, she was happy
When she lost control, was she sorry
Heads, make our way out west,
throw it down the wishing well, running back through hell
Tails, chase it to raising sun,
make amends with anyone, break the bridge's bell
Heads, make our way out west,
throw it down to loneliness, break the bridge's bell
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Bat Lake
04:07
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Bat Lake
First time she left town, hitchhiking in her torn gown
No clever plans to put down, no cash coming soon
She stopped his cobalt Jaguar, pretended not to see the scar
Open top to curse the stars, and faces on the moon
And she gladly took a haul or sip of anything the driver would pass
The memory of her ticket price for freedom wouldn't possibly last
On the way to Bat Lake
Only three years ago, met the guy at an 'alt-country' show
Saw he made a lot of dough, people were eager to please
You know the first blow it stung, there'll never be a twenty-second one
Golden credit finally hung, pleading in the breeze
And she never knew the satisfaction primal urges boiling her heart
Tasting in the midnight air, folk justice playing the part
On the way to Bat Lake
Didn't care about his name, strange how men all seem the same
Hold a goddess down with shame, it's just a matter of when
'How far you going' he said, she only tilted back her head
Closed her eyes to stop seeing red, 'don't make me do it again'
And it felt like every sign along the road was screaming out what she'd done
But the caressing wind it whispered to her 'worry not, they won't find the gun'
On the way to Bat Lake
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I'm Running
04:41
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I'm Running
Last night I dreamed I was sailing on on my way back to you
Your lighthouse dimmed as I capsized and sank to the blue
I'm running from the light, I'm running for some time
I'm running so the pain won't tear me apart
I'm taking what I can, an invisible man
I'm smoking my lungs black to match my heart
Now there you are as I knew you would be turning away
But it was your idea to unlock my demons anyway
I'm running from the light, I'm running for some time
I'm running from the hope you sparingly give
I've been stuck out on you, your cruel tricks are new
You're the only one who knows where I live
They say that funny people are the ones who always have an ugly darker side
You can break my heart and crack my soul but you will never, ever touch my pride
I'm running from the light, I'm running for some time
I'm running so the pain won't tear me apart
I'm taking what I can An invisible man
And I'm smoking my lungs black to match my heart
I'm running from the light, I'm running for some time
I'm praying that I'll last the winter though
Strangers slip me cold hugs using my choice of drugs
I'm punishing myself for still loving you
I'm running from the light, I'm running for some time
I'm praying that I'll last the winter though
Strangers slip me cold hugs using my choice of drugs
I'm punishing myself for still loving you
Still loving you
Still loving you
Still loving you
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Don't Go Falling
04:34
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Don't Go Falling
Youth makes you so beautiful, all eyes say the same
Also limits what a soul can bring to any game
Cotton pressing on your body sparks a dusty smile
Whiskey throated laughter lingers on
Don't go falling I'm not your calling, no
Fade me to black
Sweet tears you're crying, giving me your heart for which
I didn't ask
Don't go falling I'm not your calling no
Fade me to black
Fade me to black
I'm not surprised you've tracked me down, you kids today are sharp
With wit and wordplay, not so much, I guess there's another dying art
I could tell you what you want to hear and sweep you off your feet
Or let another greener boy learn his lesson
Don't go falling I'm not your calling no
Fade me to black
Sweet tears you're crying, giving me your heart for which
I didn't ask
Don't go falling I'm not your calling no
Fade me to black
Fade me to black
(solo)
Don't go falling I'm not your calling no
Fade me to black
Sweet tears you're crying, giving me your heart for which
I didn't ask
Don't go falling I'm not your calling no
Fade me to black
Fade me to black
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Lay Me Low
04:19
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Lay Me Low
Lay me low, beneath the water near the shady grove
Become the spring and summer to my snow
Until it's time for you to let me go
I've been known to love until somebody breaks my home
I almost feel like I should thank them though
Because here you are to lay me low
Shock from past betrayal may subside
I could want to do more than just drink and hide
Waiting to connect, waiting in vain
Like a distant thunder with no rain
But I could look you right in the face
And say I'd do it all over again
Shed my shell of burden for you, but until then
Just lay me low
Lay me low, undo my memories of her some more
Like all the nights that she was in my arms
Or passed out on somebody's floor
So you know, I could clean up and get in better form
But she did to me uncorked a storm
Til I was falling faster evermore
Shock from past betrayal may subside
I could want to do more than just drink and hide
Waiting to connect, waiting in vain
Like a distant thunder with no rain
But I could look you right in the face
And say I'd do it all over again
Shed my shell of burden for you, but until then
Just lay me low
Just lay me low
Just lay me low
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So Beautiful
03:29
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So Beautiful
I eat a lot more take-out than I did month ago
I've seen ten different beds so far, mostly I'm alone
The shrinking of my workload has at least gotten me trim
I sleep a little more these days, the less I think of him
Our hearts were cracking long ago, didn't use the proper glue
It's says a lot to everyone that I still talk well of you
And all that's left of us for me is a lingering idea
I betcha that our babies woulda been so beautiful
I betcha that our babies woulda been so beautiful
I thought of moving back to the Hammer by the QEW
And find someone to drink with who looks nothing at all like you
At least you made it clear to see whose friends are yours or mine
I spend too many calories playing happy all the time
Our hearts were cracking long ago, didn't use the proper glue
It says a lot to everybody that I still talk well of you
All that's left of us for me is a lingering idea
Betcha that our babies woulda been so beautiful
Betcha that our babies woulda been so beautiful
Betcha that our babies woulda been so beautiful
There's no time to be bitter when your mind is all ya got
Some late night-karaoke crooning just might hit the spot
Or take a drive to see someone who caught my eye before
And maybe cook up something fresh when I walk through the door
My heart will mend in time no doubt, I'll eat real meals again
It'll say a lot to this one that I can still call you a friend
A sweet unjaded doe-eyed gem to swing the nights away
Betcha that our babies are gonna be so beautiful
Betcha that our babies are gonna be so beautiful
Betcha that our babies are gonna be so beautiful
Betcha that our babies are gonna be
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Cancelled Future
02:37
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Cancelled Future
by Jamie Douglas
Cancelled a future today, the one in which you felt the same
I had to say my goodbyes to the babies I saw in your eyes
My friends all tell me to move on
A love that was never there can't be gone
You say you still wanna be my friend
I'm afraid it might kill me in the end
Cancelled a future today
Cancelled a future today, the one where you took my last name
Where my old man was so pleased to have some more grandkids on his knees
My family call on me more
Knowing baby brother's been so sore
All I ever wanted to do was feel ya
But There's nothing more I wanna reveal to ya
Cancelled a future today
At least I've learned to hope again and my heart ain't made of stone
And I could be my own best friend and the place I rest my bones can be a home
(harmonica solo)
Cancelled a future today, cancelled a future today
Cancelled a future today, I just need one more to come my way
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Blue Canoe
Stayed in last night, smoked up and had a few
I saw this future, inside my blue canoe
With ruby headlights, trailing bottles in the sunset
And crimes in the moonlight, with chrome libido punches
But in this vision, my demons moprhed into
A dark gunslinger who drew me at high noon
Sure enough she was faster, with a smile aimed at my head
But I had one thing that stopped her bullet dead, stopped her bullet dead.
You cannot shoot me down if I learn to love my self
You cannot break my heart if I learn to love myself
You cannot crack my soul if I learn to love myself
And just like that the draw was done
The clouds rolled back to show the sun
I'm running to the light, I'm putting up a fight
I'm living as I choose, as I want life to be
No more lover false starts from the ashes of the heart
I'm living life now so my heart can be free
I'm running to the light, I'm putting up a fight
I'm living as I choose, as I want life to be
No more love's false starts from the ashes of the heart
I'm living life now so my heart can be free
My heart can be free
My heart can be free
My blue canoe and me
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The Powergoats Ottawa, Ontario
The Powergoats are an Ottawa rock outfit delivering a strong range of musical dynamics and live shows entertaining thousands of people in Ontario and Quebec since they emerged on the scene in 2009. Led by singer-songwriter Jamie Douglas, the sounds of this sizable band have been described as "retro rock pre-soaked in blues, with a hint of folk". ... more
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