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Two Things

by Jake Nicoll

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1.
There is a line within your life, and every day you sit and write, and everyone you know is written on the page, to be a memory from a long forgotten age. In the story of you life, Who will be remembered? Who will be dismembered? Who will be the villain? Who will he be killin’? And who will win the fight? You can write me down in the story of your life. I am a name within your script, but I am just a part of it. We All believe we are the center of the world. We all believe that we’ve been cast the leading role. In the story of you life, Who will be remembered, Who will be dismembered? Who will be the villain? Who will he be killin’? And who will win the fight? You can write me down in the story of your life.
2.
My Friends 05:54
I once was with you, a while back some time ago. It’s strange, it’s been so long since I thought of you. But lives get busy and the things inside them come and go, you know? Eventually all of it gets away. It all ends. I once was a child, dependent and incapable, my siblings were my closest friends. But lives get shaken and the home we once knew long ago, is gone. -something real but intangible. It all ends. I once had a best friend, I haven’t seen him in years though. It’s strange, it’s been so long since I thought of him. But lives get taken, they get moved around, mistaken. They flow, more complex than we’ll ever know., It all ends.
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Two Things 04:20
She said: there are two things, a Y and a Z, and they will never agree. What’s on the left? What’s on the right? And why’s this keep me up at night? I’m confused by the things that I make. What is this shit that I create? Where is it from? What does it say about me? And why is it so embarrassing? Is it wrong to believe two things that don’t agree? There is more than one way to see. We all have a stranger side, most of the time we force it to hide. What washes up from underneath isn’t always what we wanted to see. Is it wrong to believe two things that don’t agree? There is more than one way to see.
4.
Some day I’d like to write a reassuring song. One that makes people less alone. I understand we’re all feeling quite suspicious -we’ve all seen so many good intentions gone wrong. When everything is up for sale, when everybody’s trying to make a buck, it’s so hard not to be skeptical, it’s so easy not to give a fuck. It seems like nothing is safe from being ruined and the more times I sing this song, the further I’ll be from this sentiment, the more I’ll be putting it on. Maybe I am in the wrong business. Maybe performance is not for me. And I know that expressing all these sincere intentions will only make my dark sides more ugly. I’m sick of writing songs for other people. I’m sick of trying to be cool. And I bet that some of you know how I’m feeling, so tonight I’ll play the fool.
5.
I fell for you I don’t know why these days my heart’s on overdrive not sure to laugh or should I cry or should I cry? I feel a little lost inside what is it that I’m trying to find? it’s like that whole world is misaligned it’s misaligned a cruel design I want to know you I could be your friend but I have a heart that needs to mend and so for now I’ll just pretend I’ll just pretend until this feeling ends I’ll just pretend
6.
Rainy Night 04:31
you can see right through me I know that you can I am only a man I know that you can ask me why I don’t mind you have had a hard time though you’ve committed no crime yeah you have had a hard time
7.
You know that dance that we all do that keeps us from saying what we wanted to? I know the steps, I know the moves but I think I’m falling in love with you I think I’m dreaming, I really do. I’ve been known to take my time, but I’ve always been so confused. I’ve been wrong so many times But I think I’m falling in love with you I think I’m dreaming, I really do I think I’m falling in love with you I don’t want to break my whole world up I don’t want to tear it into dust I’m rarely moved quite this much but I don’t want to tear my whole world up The good man knows how not to lie but how to bend the truth yet certain things can’t be denied And I think I’m falling in love with you I think I’m dreaming, I really do I think I’m falling in love with you I think I’m dreaming, I really do
8.
More Or Less 05:06
the more that I see the less I seem to understand the more I believe the less I see the fingers on my hand do you understand? only open eyes see the land the more that I know the more it shows that I’m not that bright the more that’s revealed the less I feel I know what’s wrong or right but that’s just fine it’s just in time I’m not losing, I’ve just misplaced my illusions yeah me and my delusions, we give high-fives I’m not faking I’m just secretly mistaking I’m stirred but I’m not shaking deep inside the more that I do the less I seem to have enough the more that I need the less I leave time to do what I love and I can’t keep my head above I’m always just in time I’m not losing, I’ve just misplaced my illusions yeah me and my delusions, we give high-fives I’m not faking I’m just secretly mistaking I’m stirred but I’m not shaking deep inside
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10.
Flowers 04:35
now that we have nothing left to say now that we have nothing left to do what will become of me? what will become of you? distance holds the heart time pulls it apart endings are my favorite part looking back, how did it even start? what will become of me? what will become of you? distance holds the heart time pulls it apart
11.
It's time to remove another song from my head Another tune another thing to be said Been overcrowded, been lacking in clarity Best off without it, I'll cast off this melody Just like the buzz of a busy city There's all of this noise reflecting inside of me Since the beginning we've been bursting with songs My ears are ringing and my heart's drumming along Often I wonder if I'm only adding To all the noise we find so distracting There are so many people, there are so many songs My head is spinning as the record turns on there are so many songs there are so many songs there are so many songs

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This is one half of a double album recorded during 2015.

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released March 18, 2016

all performances by jake except for violin by ilia nicoll and back up vocals by billy nicoll on "more or less"


recorded, manipulated, muddled, mastered by jake

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Jake Nicoll St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

Jake Nicoll is a musician currently living in windy old St. John's Newfoundland. Jake plays drums in a number of bands in town and writes songs on piano, guitar, synthesizer and anything else that's around.

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