We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Your Fake Name

from Bright Alert by Paul Gonzenbach

/

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $1 USD  or more

     

  • Buy the Full Digital Album

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Includes unlimited streaming of Bright Alert via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 3 days
    Purchasable with gift card

      $5 USD or more 

     

lyrics

You can smell the wood smoke in the air as you climb the three flights of stairs to your apartment. Bags on the counter, keys on the hook, but the hook isn't there. He took it when he left a week ago. So bags on the counter, keys in the right front pocket.

You're no gambler, but if you had to make a bet, you would put your money on never seeing their faces again. You can honestly say you didn't know what was coming. You can honestly say you didn't see which way the stream was running. Will you look at them with helpless eyes, with forgiving eyes?

You always seem to like to leave the most important things unsaid, the most restrictive things, the most meaningful things unsaid. But no one likes a safety net when it makes them feel wrung out and hollow, tame and shallow. A flock of birds hitting the window.

We meet for a drink. You spring for a cab. We're going the same direction but you give me a kiss and send me along. Friends are an obligation you would shirk if you could. You told me you would. I didn't believe you then; I believe you now I can see why you would want to introduce yourself with a fake name. You introduce yourself with a fake name. Your fake name.

credits

from Bright Alert, released October 30, 2015

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Paul Gonzenbach image

Paul Gonzenbach Seattle, Washington

lovers weekend records

seattle, washington

contact / help

Contact Paul Gonzenbach

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

If you like Paul Gonzenbach, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Saxophonist Isaiah Collier chats about his new LP and the influence of Pharoah Sanders.
listen now