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1. |
Can't Complain
04:41
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It’s been a long time since I last saw you
But nothing worked out like we wanted it to
I said I’d never leave you, said I’d always be true
But that’s just not enough.
I could give all my money to a local church,
Spend a couple years doing volunteer work
And I would still be an irresponsible jerk
‘Cause it’s just not enough,
To ignore the things I love.
I must be miles off course, never see a destination
Just the water condensation on the windshield of my car
I’ve never been this lost. This long gigantic highway
Sure aint goin’ my way very far.
You know I always try to lend a helping hand
Support the corporations and the common man
But neither of the two will understand, they say
That’s just not enough.
I will try to conform to the status quo
But I feel like a traitor everywhere I go.
I try to be helpful and never say no
But that’s just not enough
to ignore the things I love
Isn’t it what you want, for me to ignore my own convictions,
And believe all the contradictions that I take in every day?
Isn’t it what you want? My soul is public domain.
Just take it you don’t even have to pay.
How can I be sure? How can I be sure,
When the lack of some permission makes me so damn insecure?
How should I react? How should I react,
When the good things in this life I always end up giving back?
Whose fault is this? Who’s to blame,
That I’m guilty and I’m restless and yet I can’t complain?
I’ll take in all your pain for you. I’ll take in all your…
I know, I’m on your list
But I’ve become a person who doesn’t exist
With everybody’s cuffs around my wrists
I know that’s not enough.
I’ve convinced myself despair is fake.
I act quite happy from the moment I wake
A lobotomy would make this easier to take
‘Cause it’s not good enough
to ignore the things I love.
Now I’m headed for disaster as my hands are shaking faster
And knocking all the plaster from the ceiling to the floor
I’m in no shape to drive, I wonder if I’m alive
And I can’t say what it is I’m striving for.
How can I be sure? How can I be sure,
When the lack of some permission makes me so damn insecure?
How should I react? How should I react,
When the good things in this life I always end up giving back?
Whose fault is this? Who’s to blame,
That I’m guilty and I’m restless and yet I can’t complain?
I’ll take in all your pain for you. I’ll take in all your pain.
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2. |
You Tonight
03:12
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Here’s a bit of advice, baby
Here’s a bit of advice:
Don’t go answering your door if the people don’t knock more than twice.
Your face is pretty
Your face is kind
And i know that you’d believe me if I told you that you’re gonna be mine.
I’m painting pictures
I’m painting signs
And the warning on the label tells me that I gotta keep on tryin’.
‘Cause I want you, yes I want you, now I want you, cause I want you,
yes I want, want, want, want, want
you tonight.
Love the way that you dance. Yes I
Love the way that you dance.
Although I never watch your body, I just watch your face and hands.
Hands.
Your walk is perfect
Your walk is smooth
And I know that you would trust me just by watching the way you move.
The world’s in trouble
Twisted and sick
Put your total faith in me and you’ll forget about that quick.
‘Cause I want you, yes I want you, now I want you, cause I want you,
yes I want, want, want, want, want
you tonight.
Could I be in love again?
I could be in love again.
I could be in love with you.
Could I be in love again?
I could be in love again.
I could be in love with you.
Hey!
Zum gali gali gali
Zum gali gali
Zum gali gali gali
Zum gali gali
Zum gali gali gali
Zum gali gali
Zum gali gali gali
Zum gali gali
Ha shalom le maan ah amin,
Ha amin le maan ha shalom.
Hechalutz le maan avoda
Avoda le maan hechalutz.
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3. |
Radio Says
04:18
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Your subconscious is real.
So tired of hearing ‘bout love
A feeling that we’ve made a product of
You either have it or you don’t, it exists on it’s own
Makes it’s own decision
Love enslaves you, love will save you
Just a gift that someone gave you.
Like the radio said:
When you’re not here I’ll go out of my head
When you come back, all the tears I shed
Will lie forgotten on the floor.
I will follow the straight and hollow path
I’m led to prevent my sorrow.
Now I don’t feel so lost.
How much will that cost?
I know love is the boss.
Now I don’t feel so lost.
When the media finally wins
We will be released from all our sins
Love will be the same for everyone the 4th reich begins.
Yes I love you, just like they do
Just the way that I’m supposed to.
Like the radio said:
When you’re not here I’ll go out of my head
When you come back, all the tears I shed
Will lie forgotten on my bed.
I will follow the straight and hollow path
I’m led to prevent my sorrow.
And I will feel no pain.
No loss, no gain.
Just make me ultra sane.
And I will feel no pain.
In a world such as this
Love and lust always coexist
Mass produced love and a lust for numbers, it’s gettin’ me pissed.
Our impulses need disguising
Lead us forth through advertising.
And through the masquerade
Just a small part I have played
I’ve been living three decades
Missing all the money I could have made.
If I end up in that position
I’ll sell my adolescence to my children.
They won’t feel so lost.
How much does it cost?
For my subliminal boss.
They won’t feel so lost.
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4. |
Your Own Loss
03:46
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My head is spinning like the wheels of your car.
I wish I’d never met you last night at the bar.
Big lump in my throat, I think I might pass out,
But last night I was so drunk I cast away every doubt.
I knew I heard your name, but I didn’t know it was you.
I thought that it was just another case of de ja vu.
Hey! Wasn’t that the name of the wine that we drank,
When we went to your apartment and into my arms you sank?
My stomach’s turning like your car down my street
I wish that I knew better but last night you seemed so sweet.
I listened as you told me all your problems at length
Then we made love till we had exhausted all of our strength.
I got home last night ‘bout five minutes to four.
I saw your name and number on a note pinned to my bedroom door.
I didn’t tell you ‘bout myself last night, I didn’t know what to say.
Then I found out you’re the therapist I’m supposed to see today.
Enough has happened today.
Enough has happened this week.
As if I don’t have too many problems
My entire life is one long losing streak, losing streak.
If you can’t help me, it’s gonna be your own loss.
My heart is pounding like your fist on my door
You didn’t know about the girls that I’ve dated before.
I always turn into a monster after the first date
An abusive jealous creature, all my love turns to hate.
I listened to your troubles as I drank all your wine
And now I have to pay you to listen to mine.
Now you’ve got a problem, we’re emotionally involved,
You won’t get a good nights rest till my psychosis is solved.
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5. |
How Can I Love You?
03:52
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She said it’s no big job to break your heart
Knock you down, tear you apart
I just need a place to start, some frayed edge of your soul.
You haven’t made me cry,
You never told me lies,
But now I’ll say goodbye.
She said I bored her to death
And my smile mede her sick
And the sound of my voice drives her insane.
She said:
How can I love you?
How can I love someone like you?
How can I love you?
How can I love someone like you?
How
Can I love
You?
I give her all that I could give
I was so sensitive
and that was why she couldn’t live anywhere near me.
I never made the same mistake twice,
I was always extra-nice
She was always cold as ice.
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6. |
The Big Panic
03:29
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Refreshed, alert, relaxed.
Alert, relaxed.
That’ll work just fine.
Relaxed.
Close your eyes,
Make sure your headphones are on,
Stop.
Your subconscious is real.
Your subconscious is real.
Your subconscious is real.
Your subconscious is real.
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7. |
Bus Clown
23:44
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David Minnick Detroit, Michigan
David Minnick is obsessed with choosing seemingly impossible musical projects and seeing them through to completion. He
creates music in a multitude of genres (orchestral, blues, ska, free jazz, gamelan, klezmer, psychedelic pop, pirate music, a cappella, to name a few) and plays several instruments.
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