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Clever Mistake
04:18
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On another weird high tonight
I won’t say what it is
I’ve been drinking one thing or another
With that stuff that helps you sleep
Might not be the smartest thing
Still I think I should be feeling better than I do
But I can’t say that it feels strange
Sitting at the bar last night
I might have said something dumb
Flirting when I didn’t really mean it
With some girl I’d never met
I don’t care, don’t think she did
Still I think I should have felt much better than I did about it
But why should I feel strange?
These things happen all and still
You’d think with every mistake
You’d be getting smarter as you’re getting older
Still it slaps you back in the face
And it gets much harder to get much bolder
I’m coming off that weird high tonight
I don’t care what it was
I’ve been thinking of one thing or another
It’s the reason I can’t sleep
Might have had a good thing
Still I think tomorrow could be better
And that voice inside my head will go away
I hear it every day and still
You’d think…
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2. |
I Dream
05:24
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I dreamt I saw your face last night
Could be why my face went white
Thought of something but saw you
At least while I’m awake I see through you
I dreamt of trying to fly last night
It was the only thing that caught your sight
You just smiled and took my hand
As we quickly dissolved through a wall of sand
I dream, I dream
Of candles, frightening in the dark
I dream, I dream
Of gold and madmen in the park
I dream, I dream
Sometimes forgetting
Sometimes forgetting… I’m awake
My mind was not itself, it had gone wandering… wandering
Keeping perfectly still in one place, I was in a daze
Just standing there, you’d think I was crazy… if you cared at all
I saw your face last night
Questioning the curious sight
At times I’ll still think about you
I can always wake up to see through you… and I see through you
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3. |
Promises
02:07
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Promised I wouldn’t write another one about a girl
At least not this time but soon I will again
I promised I wouldn’t talk to strangers in the dead of night
There’s nothing left for me to do but walk away
Little promises
Simple promises
All these promises
Aren’t so easy to keep
I promised I wouldn’t say another word about a war
It’s not my thing but it’s still happening
I promised I wouldn’t tell a secret that belongs to me
Might be the only one I’ll never have to break
Little promises
Simple promises
All these promises
Aren’t so easy to keep
I promised I wouldn’t write another one about a girl
At least not this time but soon I will again
I promised I wouldn’t tell a secret that belongs to me
Might be the only one I’ll never have to break
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4. |
What If?
03:36
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What if I said I wrote that ten years ago?
What if I said that I said that I tried?
What if I said that’s not me anymore?
What if you knew that I lied?
Someone has to believe me
I don’t think I can play in this game anymore
I’m not sorry but it won’t ever happen again
What if I actually had something to say?
Something which meant quite a lot
What if that something could change something else?
What if you knew it would not?
Someone…
Ask me no questions, I’ll tell you no lies
But tell me some lies and the questions will rise
We know that we’re lying, it’s there in our eyes
And it’s getting quite hard to disguise
Someone…
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5. |
Twisting
06:29
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Somewhere on a lonely road there's silence
Where the sunset spreads the darkness up the path
Twisting round the bend
On the path a darkened figure walks
Alone and shadowed by the moon
Through the night remaining silent
Speaking once a day to ask the way
Smiles when asked where she came from
"I can't tell you, you'll just twist my words"
Then turns and sets off on another road
Twisting, lonely road is calm
The only sound she hears are crickets talking to the owls
Somewhere in the trees
Looking to the stars for guidance
Somewhere past the trees she lost the moon
Stumbling blindly through the darkness
Begging for the madness to leave soon
Angry at the world around
With no one there to hear the cry
And many reasons left to leave.
Twisting, winding
Blind with rage
As she left home
She felt misunderstood
And hit the road to nowhere
Looking for a person with a soul
Twisting dark road
Once a river flowed here
Now it's dry
But in a clearing there's a little spot to rest
And search for one good place to go
Twisting round to see the sunrise
It's just another day
As she wakes, she starts to wonder
If she might find a way
A way to cure the madness that's raging through her head
"All I want is peace of mind and a place to rest", she said
Rising up, she presses onward into the blazing red
On the path she'll find her calling
Making friends who, like her, love the moon
Through their eyes she'll break her silence
Confident that she'll be happy soon
Smiles when asked which way she came from
"I'm not much for words but I can tell you that I found it in the sky", she said.
Avsha Elan: Electric Guitar, Bass, Lead and Backing Vocals
Ido Maimon: Drums
Itay Keren: Piano, Organ, Various Synths
Roy Hermon: Electric Guitar
Choir: Avsha Elan, Simon Shocket, Itamar Aharonovich, Kobi Melamed
Somewhere on a lonely road there's silence
Where the sunset spreads the darkness up the path
Twisting round the bend
On the path a darkened figure walks
Alone and shadowed by the moon
Through the night remaining silent
Speaking once a day to ask the way
Smiles when asked where she came from
"I can't tell you, you'll just twist my words"
Then turns and sets off on another road
Twisting, lonely road is calm
The only sound she hears are crickets talking to the owls
Somewhere in the trees
Looking to the stars for guidance
Somewhere past the trees she lost the moon
Stumbling blindly through the darkness
Begging for the madness to leave soon
Angry at the world around
With no one there to hear the cry
And many reasons left to leave.
Twisting, winding
Blind with rage
As she left home
She felt misunderstood
And hit the road to nowhere
Looking for a person with a soul
Twisting dark road
Once a river flowed here
Now it's dry
But in a clearing there's a little spot to rest
And search for one good place to go
Twisting round to see the sunrise
It's just another day
As she wakes, she starts to wonder
If she might find a way
A way to cure the madness that's raging through her head
"All I want is peace of mind and a place to rest", she said
Rising up, she presses onward into the blazing red
On the path she'll find her calling
Making friends who, like her, love the moon
Through their eyes she'll break her silence
Confident that she'll be happy soon
Smiles when asked which way she came from
"I'm not much for words but I can tell you that I found it in the sky", she said.
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6. |
Silent Tears
05:05
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If you tried to make me do exactly what you say
I’d walk away… I’d walk away
But if you stopped and smiled and asked me how was my day
Maybe I’d stay… Maybe I’d stay
If it seemed as though you were trying to get me down today
I’d walk away… I’d walk away
But if you said “I’m sorry baby, please don’t go away”
Maybe I’d stay… Maybe I’d stay
Staring, wondering as the sun goes down
Will I turn to see a smile or a frown?
Should I even turn around?
I’m hoping there’s a simple way to know
When I’ll no longer have to say “I gotta go”
Words don’t say much, they just hurt and I’ll make you pay
I’ll still walk away… still walk away
But now I see your silent tears begging me to stay
So this time I’ll stay… this time I’ll stay
This time I’ll stay… I’ll stay
From now on I’ll stay
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7. |
Whirlwind
03:46
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Hello world, your people want another try
They disappeared forgetting to ask why
After days, then months, then years of living trivial lives
They left it all to go catch a place on
The whirlwind for a ride
And found the writing on the wall
It’s in the subway by the prophet’s words
It says “Goodbye, we’re taking off
It’s been fun but we should be moving on”
It seems as though excitement comes as a surprise
To those who can’t find reason to seek it
Whirlwind picks up everyone along the way
Some even stay wherever it takes them
And everybody else
Will find the writing on the wall
It’s in the subway by the prophet’s words
It says “Goodbye, we’re taking off
It’s been fun but we should be moving on”
I found the writing on the wall
It’s in the subway by the prophet’s words
It says “Goodbye, we’re taking off
It’s been fun but we should be moving on”
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8. |
You Can Wake Up Now
03:25
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It’s been long enough
You can wake up now
But I do understand how it’s good to rest
Our lives put all our strength to the test
With many things still left to do
You can wake up now
It’s morning on another day
You can wake up now
I’ve got a few more questions that I’d like to ask
Disappointment can be hard to mask
I’d really like to talk again
You can wake up now
The clock’s still ticking
You can wake up now
But that can only happen if I go to sleep
I’d like to think they’re somewhere else now
And always smiling in my dreams
Please wake up now
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9. |
Box On The Shelf
06:51
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There's always something left behind
And if you want it back, no one would mind
So turn around
But when you look, you see there's nothing left to take
It's not really there
Or out of reach
It's just a figment of your imagination
There's evil playing with your fears
Silent torment which has lasted years
So turn around
To run away
Until there's nowhere left to go
Can’t catch you now
You're out of reach
It's just a figment of your imagination
Silence
No one else around
Cold and eerie
Just the pattering of mice
Going "tip toe, tip toe"
Outside, people always shout
And it's dreary
Think it's safer where I am
Think I'll stay inside
Feel a little paranoid about myself
Think I'll stay here in my box up on the shelf
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10. |
Saddest Epitaph
02:04
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Free at last, I’m free at last
Thank God almighty, I’m free at last
Saddest epitaph I’ve seen
For a man who had a dream
The dream is alive
The man brought down
On a balcony in Tennessee
When Dr. Martin Luther King asked that we let freedom ring
He had a dream
And what a dream
Could be much more than a dream
Much more than a dream
Free at last, I’m free at last
Thank God almighty, I’m free at last
Saddest epitaph I’ve seen
For a man who had a dream
Could be much than a dream
It’s the saddest one I’ve seen
Saddest one I’ve seen
Saddest one I’ve seen
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11. |
The Road
03:29
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I'm walking down the road
Don't know where it goes
But I'll keep traveling on this road
Maybe at sunset there will be time to rest
I'll put up my feet
Knowing the stars are far away
Which is good
Because at dawn I'll be moving on
Traveling on my way
Some days are full of adventure
And others will quietly slip away
Marking a time that has gone forever
But I'm not afraid
There are other glorious things yet to come
Until they do, I'll be moving on
People pass through my way
Most of them friendly
But others will try to take part of it away
I'll never let them do that again to me
I've gone past that stage
Now I'll pour myself a drink and look back
And smile, and say "Friend, I've been moving on"
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Avsha Elan Berlin, Germany
US born and Israeli raised, Avsha Elan is a musician, actor, writer and translator perpetually wandering the world, currently based in Europe. Professionally active for over 20 years in recording and live performance, "Rocks at the Bottom of the Sea" (2013), "Madman's Gold (2015), and "Maybe Tomorrow" (2023) are the studio ventures as a solo artist. ... more
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