Unreleased Songs

Umbrellas Unreleased Songs Lyrics
1.Again And Again

Lyricist:Scott Windsor

So where is the piano
And the big big bass drum?
And the clashing of cymbals
I need some running frantic notes

Some lines of panic and desperation
'Cause your infatuation demands satisfaction
I'm trying my best, I won't quit
I'm trying not to disappoint

Again and again
Here we go, just to balance you out
I'm on fire and this is about
How our song came on
And we sang along, so sing along

The pictures are all falling down
The ground started shaking without you around
So where are you? I'm so lost
I'm running through town screaming curses
And you cleared out all the poison


2.Reactionary

Lyricist:Scott Windsor

There's a stain on your shirt
From where you spilled the red wine
I almost remember it was over there by the piano

Now you're forcing the liquor down your throat
It's not pleasant but hey, we need to forget
'Cause you tried so hard to get inside her head
The secret is out, you were weak all along

I hear the laughter in the next room
My thoughts scatter
It's as if they don't want to be found out
How do I keep going?
How do I sleep at night?

It's like happiness, it's a goal we chase we obtain
And then it slips through our finger tips
The mistakes we made we learn from them
Or we, we learn how to make them again

I want to look in from the outside
I'd make my own rules
And I'd stand on something other than this sphere
It would be more like some sort of a box
Full of second chances


3.Comfort In Suffering

Lyricist:Scott Windsor

So often I'd stand
On my front porch
And I'd watch
The car wrecks all night long

It's Christmas eve
And I've had too much to drink
The house is quiet and neat
And I can't help but to think

Our tires are spinning
Soaring through the air
I see your face, out of control
So calm, but you're not scared

The song on the radio is perfect
We're floating through the air
But you're not scared

Some cars
They drive by way too fast
While others they play it safe
And I play it safe now

The tires are spinning
Soaring through the air
I see your face, out of control
So calm, but you're not scared

The song on the radio's perfect
You're floating through the air
And you're not scared


4.Vampires

Lyricist:Scott Windsor

Last night, we went to a party
There were a bunch of big names there
I've been conditioned to sell myself
Well, that's not what this is about

So I've got one hand on my neck
To keep all the vampires out
I'm gonna finish this stiff drink
And I'll be on my way

No, this isn't me no, this isn't you
But I just took one bite and that's all it took
Now write me down in your book, in your book

I say 'Goodnight', I put the keys in the ignition
I think the entire existence is asleep, it's so quiet
My headlights dance pictures on the tree line
the song floats out the window into the fog-filled night

I'm home now it feels different
I undress in the dark and find my way to the sheets
My head is light from what you said
You were dead, right

Now they're back at my throat and they're thirsty
I haven't proved anything until I've proved them right
This apple in my hand, I just took one bite
I just took one bite

No, this isn't me no, this isn't you
But I just took one bite and that's all it took
Now write me down in your book, in your book


5.June, Summer, Rose

Lyricist:Scott Windsor

I once knew a girl named June
And one July, she waved goodbye
I remember finding her curled up
On an old box-spring

She said, 'I'm gonna make mistakes
I just hope, I just hope you notice'

I once spoke to a girl named Summer
And one fall, she stood so tall
She found some confidence
And some wings and she, she flew away

And she said
'You can't hold me down any longer'
What a beautiful song it was

I once loved a girl named Rose
And one sunny day she began to wither
So she took a dip in the pool, felt restored

She said, 'I hate these thorns'
So she cried, 'One day I'll be beautiful
And one day you'll love me'
She said, 'One day you'll love me'
But I, I already did


6.Your Exit

Lyricist:Scott Windsor

My stomach's in knots, my fingers bleed the day away
I might be sick here on this stage
Distance is relative but so is your empty name
I think I want out, it's all just the same

And I'll be your exit if you'll just give me mine
All these circles and you're hanging them on the wall
So don't get so worked up
I'm still up here smiling I had that dream again

You were flying high like a butterfly
I wanted to catch you to satisfy my
Hunger for hunting something down
Well I'm hunting you down

I'll be your exit if you'll just give me mine
All these circles and you're hanging them on the wall
And I'll bite my tongue and taste the blood
I'm giving them what they want
I'll be your exit, just give me mine

And I'll be your exit if you'll just give me mine
All these circles and you're hanging them on the wall
And I'll bite my tongue and taste the blood
I'm giving them what they want
I'll be your exit, just give me mine


7.The City Lights

Lyricist:Scott Windsor

If you see me at midnight
Walking the streets
You'll know it was me
For I cannot sleep

I've pushed away the dreams
And spoiled the quiet
I'm propelled by fear
And not the righteous

So have you been to a place like this?
To see your breath as it paints against the sky
The fever is near
I wish you were here

I'm thinking ambitious
I've got this feeling
Things will be alright
So go break a leg, night

Been given the green light
So go entertain them
They're waiting for you
They're waiting for you

So have you been to a place like this?
To see your breath as it paints against the sky
Feeling so right and things will run
The fever is near
I wish you were here


8.The Black Dress

Lyricist:Scott Windsor

I've never seen her before
Never been here before
Yet she seemed strangely familiar

Never set foot in this bar
Nor do I recognize that car
But you caught my eye

It looks like you've altered your skin
To fit over that tiny skeleton
Maybe you kidnapped some girl

Adopted her posture and jaw line
And made them your own
Well, they aren't yours to own

And you know that good boy ain't me, yeah
People like us get poured into the daylight
Against the white sheets
Your black dress looks like an awful sin
Here we go again, here we go again

You're transparent
No proper introduction, just a sly smile
You've been throwing 'em back all night

You're such a sloppy drunk
There goes another one on my shirt
You said you have my words
Written on your mirror in your bedroom at home
I'm flatter, I really am

I can feel my cheeks flush
It always makes the girls
It always makes the girls blush

And you know that good boy ain't me, yeah
People like us get poured into the daylight
Against the white sheets
Your black dress looks like an awful sin
Here we go again

I can feel my cheeks flush
It always makes the girls blush
Here we go again, here we go again


9.Set The Scene

Lyricist:Scott Windsor

To set the scene we're lying here
The night sky is woken up by intruding lights
And the sound of cannons
We drove downtown for this
And we love our country just enough
To set off explosions

The humidity is getting but I'm content
The insects nibble away at our skin
As our bodies touch and twist
Your pressed collar, pencil thin lips
Your smile is strained and you're waiting
For a kiss that just won't come

Now we're back at your place, we rely on stale dialog
I ruined what could have been long ago
What I need tonight doesn't matter now
So I watch you collapse and fold yourself into the bed
While your hair it laps against the pillow case
Like the tide on the shore

Now the bridges will take me over the bay
Over and under and further away
To places that I've never been
To white washed oceans where it's too cold to swim
It's too cold to swim


10.Idle And Waiting

Lyricist:Scott Windsor

Play that chord, one more time
You know I'm waiting
It's the quiet that makes the song
No, it's the absence of light that makes it
Play that chord and I'll fall asleep

I will, I will but my heart is racing
And my mind won't shut down

Play that chord, one more time
'Cause I'm singing, we're singing
Laughter fills the room and pulls towards
Another nights' close and I'll fall asleep

I will, I will but my heart is racing
And my mind won't shut down

Everyone is idle and waiting
I'm waiting, I'm waiting


11.Tests On My Heart

Lyricist:Scott Windsor

If they did tests on my heart
I think that maybe they would start believing
All the stories that I tell them
Like how sometimes I can barely breathe

For no apparent reason other than
I thought some bad thoughts
These nerves are falling apart

And my fingernails stay short
I keep telling myself
'You've got to get over yourself'

I don't want you to save me
'Cause what if you did, you'd succeed
And then you would get bored and leave
I'd be back at square one
And that is such a bad place to begin

We sent all of our sins into the sea
And we set it on fire, we're an island now
I don't know if I can take the pressure it creates
To be a self sustaining industry

So we'll tell ourselves we've got what it takes
And all we need is a little time to dry off

I don't want you to save me
'Cause what if you did, you'd succeed
And you would leave, I'd be back at square one
And that is such a bad place to begin


12.Angel Or Demon

Lyricist:Scott Windsor

You could be an angel or maybe a demon
I'm not quite sure yet 'cause we just met
Your white dress contradicts your black hair
You probably dyed it, I don't really care

You said, 'Hello, do you have the time?'
Well, it's not mine to keep
It's not mine for me to keep
You smiled and you said, 'Let me buy you a drink'

Well, I just can't trust a girl that does the buying
I just can't trust a girl that does the buying

You gave up smoking a few months back
Well, I quit last December and I never looked back
Let's go somewhere fresh, where I can see your face
You keep touching my arm, we're gonna crash at this place

I'm hooked on something you just said
You looked so lonely or maybe it's just me
So the medicine went down smoothly

You went through my records
And you picked the one that I would have picked
Your eyes shined up as you sat on the floor
You tipped a glass and said, 'Come, join me'

I'm hooked on something you just said
You looked so lonely or maybe it's just me
I haven't yet decided what my next move will be


13.Crooked

Lyricist:Windsor Scott Ryan

Last night I had this dream
That I took you out of power
All your plans had fallen through
You had ambition and I took that too

I dethroned you
I'm now the king of this castle
And you will atone for your sins

You're always up or down but you're never around
Well, friends like you I think I'm better off without

Everyone is talking but they all sound the same
All these singers singing, they play the same games
You're as crooked as the California coast line
So I'm building you a tornado to get back east

You're always up or down but you're never around
Well, friends like you I think I'm better off without

So hold on tight, enjoy the ride
And maybe your fear will subside
You're a real piece of work
I guess I'll be seeing you around


14.Dignified Exit Society

Lyricist:Scott Windsor

The wind is beating at the rooftops
It knows of the history here
The windows are rattling, they are cracking
The air, it just wants in

I want thunder and I want lightning
I want to be taken away
But only with my girl at my side
As we softly float away

I've found a place where I can go
Where I fit in and I forget I'm living in this town
I could drive us all around
'Cause I've found this place where we can go

So I'm just an unconscious vessel
That you steer through the storm
I'm tired of being invisible
I'm tired of being forgotten

So I'm twisting things around
So we'll fall through the cracks
The page is full, so don't panic

I've found a place where I can go
Where I fit in and I forget I'm living in this town
I could drive us all around
'Cause I've found this place where we can go


15.Thinking Of You

Lyricist:Scott Windsor

I can't sleep at night, I'm thinking of you
And when you're away, I'm so blue
I'm thinking of you

I'll laugh my eyes out, I'll feel the rhythm
I'll pretend you're the reason
To make anything and everything
That is scented blossom
I'll run my fingers through your hair
Until your eyes blink out

All night long, I layed in the grass
And listened with headphones to the saddest songs
It was a spiral of a night
You were spread out across the sky
The way you skinned your knees chasing cars
They're taking you away

I'll laugh my eyes out, I'll feel the rhythm
I'll pretend you're the reason
To make anything and everything
That is scented blossom
I'll run my fingers through your hair
Until your eyes blink out


16.We Fall

Lyricist:Windsor Scott Ryan

I saw you running through the fields
Your hair was a mess and your face was wet
Your body was trembling, the summer's heat
Made your clothes stick to your skin

I just didn't know where to begin
I feel like everything, it's all my fault
I just wanted you to know the truth
I'm tired of the silence

It seems all too common
When things are standing still
I just can't describe what it feels like
To be on the outside looking in

So I'm searching for that song
That will make me break down
And fall to my knees
In the middle of this broken street

It's like life and death,
They're married to each other
It's a partnership that can't be undone
I just wish there was something I could do for you

As we sit here, watching the ashes as they fall
And we fall, we fall


17.Boston White

Lyricist:Scott Windsor

Dismantled notes just might destruct me tonight
You're right, I just might explode in this silver moonlight
You're at the piano, your hands are on the key

Lifting and resting, you make such beautiful sounds
I lift the hair from your neck
The trees sway in the wind
And we will dance beneath them

So what about this defiant afternoon gloom
With its lack of light and shadow filled rooms
I'm praying for a thunderstorm
Something to keep me inside

The notes bounce around in my light head
I'm floating high above your house
Your tears have flooded it out

If only you could see the angel I see
All dressed in white
The white dress, the white wings
And the white air disturbed

So what about this defiant afternoon gloom
With its lack of light and shadow filled rooms
I'm praying for a thunderstorm
Something to keep me inside

When you sing, it haunts me
Like a monster from my dreams
'Cause I know it's the kind
That does the breaking
All I see is white and it burns
Oh, sweet notes, take me away