Kryptonite
from CHASING THE SUN (album) by Bobtown
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lyrics
I came a long way not to go in
But I've been standing still so long I don't know how to begin
and I hear the whispers…will she sink or swim?
I'm through treading water, I'd rather dance on the clouds
And this time I’m shining like a diamond
got the rhythm and the rhyme and
I’ve tamed my kryptonite
We've come a long way not to fall down
'cause every good lesson comes from scraping the ground .
Why do we spend our lives selling flesh by the pound--
Perfect and empty in the beds that we've made?
This time we’re shining like a diamond;
got the rhythm and the rhyme and
we’ve tamed our kryptonite
We drink a lively toast of melancholy praise,
to feed the hungry ghosts of all our glory days
hear them all call now, hear them all call now;
Here's to savoring the moments we are tasting,
and letting go of all the ones that we are wasting
we are all tall now, yes, we’re all tall now
This time we’re shining like a diamond
got the rhythm & the rhyme & we’ve tamed our kryptonite
This time we're shouting like a siren
we’re rolling all our dice and we’ve tamed our kryptonite
This time we’re shining like a diamond
got the rhythm & the rhyme & we’ve tamed our kryptonite
got the rhythm and the rhyme and we’ve tamed our kryptonite
got the rhythm and the rhyme and…
I came a long way not to go in but I've been standing still so long I don't know how to begin.
But I've been standing still so long I don't know how to begin
and I hear the whispers…will she sink or swim?
I'm through treading water, I'd rather dance on the clouds
And this time I’m shining like a diamond
got the rhythm and the rhyme and
I’ve tamed my kryptonite
We've come a long way not to fall down
'cause every good lesson comes from scraping the ground .
Why do we spend our lives selling flesh by the pound--
Perfect and empty in the beds that we've made?
This time we’re shining like a diamond;
got the rhythm and the rhyme and
we’ve tamed our kryptonite
We drink a lively toast of melancholy praise,
to feed the hungry ghosts of all our glory days
hear them all call now, hear them all call now;
Here's to savoring the moments we are tasting,
and letting go of all the ones that we are wasting
we are all tall now, yes, we’re all tall now
This time we’re shining like a diamond
got the rhythm & the rhyme & we’ve tamed our kryptonite
This time we're shouting like a siren
we’re rolling all our dice and we’ve tamed our kryptonite
This time we’re shining like a diamond
got the rhythm & the rhyme & we’ve tamed our kryptonite
got the rhythm and the rhyme and we’ve tamed our kryptonite
got the rhythm and the rhyme and…
I came a long way not to go in but I've been standing still so long I don't know how to begin.
credits
from CHASING THE SUN (album),
released July 26, 2019
Words and music by Katherine Etzel
Katherine Etzel: vocals; drums
Jen McDearman; vocals, percussion
Karen Dahlstrom; vocals, acoustic guitar
Alan Lee Backer; electric guitar
Dan Shuman: bass guitar
Words and music by Katherine Etzel
Katherine Etzel: vocals; drums
Jen McDearman; vocals, percussion
Karen Dahlstrom; vocals, acoustic guitar
Alan Lee Backer; electric guitar
Dan Shuman: bass guitar
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Bobtown Brooklyn, New York
"If you're looking for acoustic gothic-folk-Americana kissed with gorgeous harmonies then look no further." -Americana
UK
NYC-based Bobtown's four full-length CDs show their evolution from mostly a capella arrangements to full instrumentation, with bits of folk, Americana, pop, bluegrass, rock, and gospel all bound together by a continuous thread of innovative vocal harmonies.
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discography
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Aug 2012
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