Ed Erenberg · Album · 2020
I Know The Way
Ed’s solo album, released December 18, 2020. “I Found Out,” “Alghery,” “Santiago” and “Walk Away” turn up in Atomsmasher sets.
Tracks and lyrics
Alghery4:47Lyrics
I’m smiling I’m smiling on my own I’m laughing I’m laughing ‘cause I know I know the way I know the way to Alghery I know the way I know the way to Alghery I’m smiling I’m smiling on my own (It hit me like a drug, I know the way) I’m laughing I’m laughing ‘cause I know (I wouldn’t take the bus, I know the way) Don’t ask me Don’t ask me what I know You asked for it I know the way I know the way to Alghery I know the way I know the way to AlgheryWho Wants To Die For Art4:34Lyrics
Which type of death, I was wondering When I’m wondering which way to go I’m going up because the higher you climb the less you find I should have walked away I said Don’t give me the shotgun mother Don’t give me the shotgun mother Don’t give me the shotgun mother ‘cause I could never be so cold Don’t give me the shotgun mother Don’t give me the shotgun mother Don’t give me the shotgun mother ‘cause I could never be so cold When I sit down in the dentist’s chair a light appears before my eyes It’s getting bigger baby all of the time It makes me cry Please get the thought out of my head Don’t give me the shotgun mother Don’t give me the shotgun mother Don’t give me the shotgun mother ‘cause I could never be so cold Don’t give me the shotgun mother Don’t give me the shotgun mother Don’t give me the shotgun mother ‘cause I could never be so cold The sun has always made me warm I do believe I’m going there I can’t help myself I really shouldn’t have to I want so much the wirecoat The wirecoat I want so much I want so much the wirecoat The wirecoat I want so much The biggest thing that you’ve ever seen A brilliant scheme from my heart I’m gonna ask you for it only one time Who wants to die for art? Well, I’ll see you in the next world Don’t give me the shotgun mother Don’t give me the shotgun mother Don’t give me the shotgun mother ‘cause I could never be so cold Don’t give me the shotgun mother Don’t give me the shotgun mother Don’t give me the shotgun mother ‘cause I could never be so bold I know that I cannot reform I always take it off the bus I can’t accept myself That doesn’t mean I want to I had a good idea That’s what I’m doing here It doesn’t make me happy I could erase it, but it’s written in ink oh no I wouldn’t want to be sloppy We’ll be in trouble if somebody inspects It’s the same old stars and the same old wrecks Look at your pictures while you still have the chance I dedicate this song to the American DreamI Found Out2:40Lyrics
When I’m on my way I feel it worst Like a coal inside my cranium And I could drop the world I could drop the world Instead, I hold it to my feet Try to find demolition Don’t try to find me I won’t come back And I could drop the world I’ll see my flag unfurled I can feel it Coming closer A refuge from outside I found out When I’m on my way I feel it worst Like a coal inside my cranium ‘cause I could drop the world I could drop the world I can feel it Coming closer A refuge from outside I found outThe Right Time4:12Lyrics
Huh-ya! Underneath the lightning center I believe I’m about to enter something Now I know I’ll live forever Nonetheless I start to wonder whether I want to This is the right time I know it’s the right time In between the standard covers Someone’s voice climbs up above the others While I wonder who it came from Fingertips propel me to my destiny I greet it I greet it This is the right time I know it’s the right time I wish that you could see me now I’ll stay awake till the day I have to go outside It blows me away when the heavens fall before my eyes Nobody says that cowardice is on my side I’d rather pay I thought it’d be some other guy Underneath the lightning center I believe I’m about to enter something Now I know I’ll live forever Nonetheless I start to wonder whether I want to This is the right time I know it’s the right time I wish that you could see me now I’ll stay awake till the day I have to go outside It blows me away till the heavens fall before my eyes Nobody says that cowardice is on my side I’d rather pay I thought it’d be some other guy Don’t fade away I need you here by my side Ten times a day I’m gonna see the morning skyI Won’t4:34Lyrics
I won’t go any more days without you as my slave Things sure are different these days I won’t go anymore nights while someone takes their bright ideas too seriously I can’t sleep anymore so I don’t I bang my head on the floor And I won’t go anymore nights while you’re still hanging around I can’t go anymore nights Don’t make a sound I can’t sleep anymore so I don’t And I won’t I want to take a look inside (Come and take me where I want to be) Where sleeping demons lie I try but not very hard I know I only have to write a check to help my plight (I know I only have to write a check to) I might I’ll play it again I can’t think anymore so I don’t I put a lock on my door And I won’t go anymore nights while you’re still hanging around I can’t go anymore nights It’s not allowed I can’t sleep anymore so I don’t I put a lock on my door I can’t eat anymore so I don’t And I won’t No no Looking up from underneath The only other thing in reach It’s only got substance if it’s done and it’s done correctly And I was not the only one And you can’t convict me Nope uh-uh I can’t sleep anymore so I don’t I bang my head on the floor And I won’t go any more nights while you’re still hanging around I won’t go anymore nights You don’t make a sound I can’t sleep anymore so I don’t And I won’tIn My Yard4:24Lyrics
I was sitting in a hole I was looking through the history And though I may have known it all I was getting to the age I’m thinking ’bout a new direction Don’t even know where to begin I’d take advice on this I’m at home in my yard And I know all of you will be at home too with me, together, in a state of harmony You can almost hear the people Or see the local supermarket Moving boxes on the road I wonder what’s in ‘em? It must be getting cold I’m thinking ’bout a new direction Don’t even know where to begin I’d take advice on this I’m at home in my yard In the sky it will rise You’ll all be mystified Eye to eye We’ll be out of our minds I’ve achieved all of my goals Unless, of course, I never had them Now while I count up where it’s gone I suppose I’m living with them I suppose I’m living with them I suppose I’m living with them I suppose I’m living with themSantiago3:08Lyrics
Fate hurt my feelings today Come on the sheets at night I cannot help but to be amused I hope to know when the going’s good Santiago With your open arms Santiago Do you eat Lucky Charms? Fame doesn’t translate to print Freedom is a dead man’s right That damn ill wind can blow no good All stupid cats like to play with yarn Santiago With your open arms Santiago You are my lucky charm Santiago I’d never cause you harm or shame Decaying pieces of my inheritance I drank the bottle dry Raised behind the light Frightened what it might come to Excited in every way And it was hardly the end I’d hoped for The stench of it in the air Santiago With your open arms Santiago You are my lucky charm Santiago I’d never cause you harm or shameThe Secret Inner-Workings Of The Politics Of Women And Men2:58Lyrics
Inside the lamps are burning Outside becomes the night Fire burning in the kitchen I’ve seen beyond the realm of sight Cup of coffee cream and sugar Who left the TV on? We’ll let it run forever or until the picture’s gone I’ve seen this happen before I pray I won’t again The secret inner workings of the politics of women and men Oh, I say to you from my head Expect not what is mine Oh, I say to you from my heart You’re mine Another night, another lie We run but never hide The tools we made from our own thoughts Time’s never on our side I’ve heard this all before I guess I will again These are the secret inner workings of the politics of women and men Women and men You and I Women and men Women and men You and I La la la la la la la Women and men Women and men You and I Women and men Women and men You and I La la la la la la laMom’s New Car2:26Lyrics
Cluck-cluck-cluck I've got my mother’s new car Gone drive till I skid and fly off the road Got the opinion of someone who never did as was told Like a jump from the roof of a house through a shopping bag Sixteen months in the care of a fish with a dirty rag But at least I've got a comfy bed Eat it up In a dream that I've had I’m twisting to the floor Everyone saw the things, all the things that I've done before I'm surprised they didn't leave me lying there I've got my mother's new carTurn Out The Lights3:32Lyrics
There’s two kinds of people in this world Neither of them are real The same sort of passion is in everybody’s soul We can wear our clothes, or we can take them off and put them on again I’ve no time for false sympathy or any at all The same sort of human industry is the cause of all that’s failed me How can I avoid what I can’t see? Turn on the lights I can’t stop shaking now Turn on the lights so I can watch the disappearance of my human rights There’s a lot of things in this world that seem unfair I can’t stop thinking about what could be done I’d like a butane torch, a gallon of gasoline and your front porch Revenge is the only thing that keeps me going these days I’m going away I’m only a ghost who can say Turn out the lights I can’t stop screaming now Turn out the lights ‘cause I have watched the disappearance of my human rights And I don’t like it at allTickled Pink To Be Here3:39Lyrics
The door’s a million miles away I stand up, get up, walk down the hall “Don’t be distracted,” I think as I start to fall Tickled pink to be here I’m moving silently down towards the ground as I walk around Love is all around Tickled pink to be here Would anybody like to hear the story of a multi-colored ribbon and an old, abandoned play-chest with a fancy sheet that’s written in a used, discarded language and a carriage drawn by monsters wearing shoes and eating oysters? What a waste of all the corners Or the common Lugby, he’s the guy who taught himself the sudden jump in circumstance that broke the ribbon when he crumpled up the paper and a little bit of knowledge It wasn’t the only thing he couldn’t get in college All right now, walking away The pressure is on and I give it my all I smell indifference as I start to fall Tickled pink to be here Still intent on walking away The reasons for leaving are here again But I’m still locked in Tickled pink to be here Would anybody like to hear the story of a multi-colored ribbon and an old abandoned play-chest with a fancy sheet that’s written in a used, discarded language and a carriage drawn by monsters wearing shoes and eating oysters? (I need a key) What a waste of all the corners (Won’t someone give me what I need?) Or the common Lugby- he’s the guy who taught the secret, sudden jump in circumstance that broke the ribbon when he crumpled up the paper and a little bit of knowledge (I’d pay a fee) It wasn’t the only thing he couldn’t get in college (Someone please give me what I need) I can’t stop hoping for tomorrow It’s very deep There’s a short line in between New York and her dad Another creep around the yard and we can get where we’re going Tonight, we weep for young impressionable people Four young impressionable people Ho ho ho ho ho ho ho In another minute Tickled pink to be here I’m tickled pink to be here I need a key Won’t someone give me what I need? I’d pay a fee Someone please give me what I needWalk Away4:56Lyrics
I cannot get out It hasn’t been a problem It’s all the same and it’s a shame You don’t get it either No no no no no no no I cannot walk away I think out loud It hasn’t seemed to faze you I do not know when I’m going to please you You don’t get to me like you used to I cannot walk away Sunny days and windy nights I saw you but I didn’t know what to say to you So, I took my shoe off and I could only walk alone I hurt my feet I wished I had my shoe back But I could not risk not coming back I cannot get out It hasn’t been a problem It’s all the same and it’s a shame I cannot walk away That’s all Something’s brewing in my kitchen It smells like, Jesus, I don’t like that smell I’m walking from my bathroom I’ll switch the light I’ll start my ride through hell I’m thinking that I’m crazy But I know that I am just too sane I’m looking at my picture and I’m never going there again I am never going there again No, I’m never going there again I am never going there again I’m never going anywhere Hmmmm?

