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My Demons & Me

by Dan Bauer

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1.
Heaven 05:36
Was the sky always so Bright and beautiful Was it always surreal This cloud sphere The birds and the worms are all in it, too Was this the usual Were the fields above me so green The whole time I’ve been down here Cause, damn, I’ve been down here - And I want to believe this place is Heaven if you make it heaven Or it’s an unending fight with a parasite If you feed it It’s LED if you shut the shades Hedonism, the weapon They’ll let you see it, believe it Before you lose it and need it Perpetually dream it - And you want the open road And you want love when you come home And you want to stay clean for a month Maybe for once, just stay clean for a month What are friends when you ain’t been lonely Can you show me Peace beyond the waves that throw me Can you show me - Is free even free if you can’t even tell How free freedom feels outside of a cell Outside of this spell, maybe it’s just as well And then right before heaven they send you to hell - Hell Hell Ah ahh Maybe right before heaven, man That’s when they send you to hell Hell Hell Ah ahh Maybe right before heaven, man That’s where they send you to - But who’s to say That’s the way We going today - And we don’t want to turn to chemicals when we’re alone And we don’t want to lose all our comfort but stay in the zone And we don’t want to see but never be seen And we don’t want to see what we see, but just through a screen And I want the smile I had before I lost it And I want it full of teeth from before they were rotted And I want to earn the next time I’m exhausted I want to hold the gun that keeps this demon hostage - Is there a floor below me Can you show me A window ‘cause it’s getting smoky Can you show me The pillow’s the softest when they ring your bell Where’s all the cushions? I think I just fell Maybe our scars are as good as a shell And right before heaven they send you to hell - Ah ahh Maybe right before heaven they send you to hell Ah ahh Maybe right before heaven they send you to - But who’s to say That’s the way We going today But who’s to say That’s the way We gotta stay But who’s to say That’s the way We going today But who’s to say That’s the way We gotta stay - Who’s to say If it’s a dream We can redeem We’re never sure How could we be That God will stay good to me Who could know Before it shows That life is, in fact, so beautiful Who’s to say That’s the way That we’ll find a heaven that’s here to stay
2.
Remember when you said You’d never sit in your car again And eat shit ‘til your gums bled Didn’t you say you were done Giving yourself the runs Escaping what’s been done Or is it what’s to come What happened to the lists The fresh starts and the therapists I thought you were done being sick I thought you said last time would be the last time You’d ever go back again - Didn’t you just get laid For this first time in a calendar and some change Do you like having to explain That you found it hot Tell her it’s not what she thought You just can’t stop Habits from your youth How truth never pried you loose New decade, same excuse Who needs virility The never to go chase what you need When there’s lust on a screen - Remember when you said Last time would be the last time You’d ever go back again - Na na na na na na na Na na na na na na na Na na back to the place where We said we’d never go again Na na na na na na na Na na na na na na na Na na back to the place where We said we’d never go again - Remember when you said Last time would be the last time, the end Remember when you said Last time would be the last time you’d stop being your friend Remember when you said last time would be the last time You’d ever go to the place we’d never go again - Na na na na na na na Na na na na na na na Na na back to the place where We said we’d never go again Na na na na na na na Na na na na na na na Na na back to the place where We said we’d never go again Na na na na na, na na na na na Na na na na na, na na na na Na na na na, na na na na Na na na na, na na na na Na na na na na na na Na na na na na na na Na na na na na na na Back to the place we’d never go again Na na na na na, na na na na na Na na na na na, na na na na Na na na na, na na na na Na na na na, na na na na Remember when you said Last time would be the last time You’d ever go again
3.
And it’s hard to agree With the PHD’s Diagnosing me Cause they can’t see what I see They want me on pills Cause they think it’ll kill Whatever’s making me ill But I don’t think that’s the ditch to fill They prescribing me Depression, bipolar, anxiety But I believe It’s not just what’s inside of me Inside - Why overcomplicate A drain-circling fate Two hundred first dates Just one dinner table plate Aren’t we here to create Is this God saying wait Guess we’re seeing if they weight Will crash down on me with another plate Take advice to help Gaslight myself I know how I felt They fan the flame and tell me not to melt All along, it’s been the voice inside From which I just can’t hide - Saying go get your woman on the mountain Go get your woman on the mountain Go get your woman on the mountain Before this leak turns into a fountain Go get your woman on the mountain Go get your woman on the mountain Go get your woman on the mountain Before this leak turns into a fountain - This ain’t an easy trek There’s no escaping the wrecks But if I straighten my neck Let’s see the play with a full deck Show I can play with smarts Don’t need no medical charts But I better fix this heart Before the next iteration starts We danced around the truth But now what’s the excuse - Go get your woman on the mountain Go get your woman on the mountain Go get your woman on the mountain Before this leak turns into a fountain Go get your woman on the mountain Go get your woman on the mountain Go get your woman on the mountain Before this leak turns into a fountain
4.
1, 2, 3 05:03
Why can’t you just stop me and say I think you’ve had enough today Was the tooth decay Part of the brand new day Can you pull me out of bed To go see the world instead But gently ‘cause I’m feeling dead Dread Hunger pangs and I’m overfed - Can you show me how to win That my hair don’t gotta thin That I don’t need teenage skin And some sort of dementia grin That there’s things to feel Without a cap and a seal I just want something real I just want to heal I miss my thoughts, I think I miss exploring my kinks I forget to blink Sometimes and move in a slink Lurk like a creep Feel emotion that’s cheap Screen-deep These aren’t the memories we keep And I keep Saying the hill’s too steep to say - One, two, three Come away, just you and me Come away like one, two, three Come away like you and me Come away. One, two three Come away, just you and me Come away like one, two, three Come away like you and me Me - But I’m a really addicted boy I’m a really addicted boy Boy I’m a really addicted boy With some really addictive toys And sometimes I think It ain’t a really addictive choice - I’m a really addicted boy And it really done took my joy A really addicted boy And I should really stop playing coy I’m a really addicted boy With some really addictive toys I’m a really addicted boy A really addicted boy - Why can’t you just stop me and say I think you’ve had enough today Can’t you just stop me and say I’ve come to pull you away Take me to a place Where we can dump out all the waste Grow a whole new face Safe ain’t safe, let’s go make some mistakes Don’t leave a trace and say - One two, three Come away, just you and me Come away like one, two, three Come away like you and me Come away. One, two three Come away, just you and me Come away like one, two, three Come away just you and me Me
5.
And do you remember how you spent the cash You made when the crew was out getting smashed Christmas party review: they all got some ass And I added like one percent to the stash - And did you forget the wide-awake dream you had Does the glue got you stuck again pretty bad What you gonna do, stay forever sad The dream, do you remember that - Baby Did you forget about the daydreams All that time that you were saving Did you forget about me Did you forget about me - And do you forget that you peeked at paradise The blues above the peaks that filled the sky The aahs and oohs, that there’s beautiful mountains to climb And that I can still get high - Baby Did you forget about the daydreams All the time that you were saving Did you forget about me Did you forget about me Did you forget about me - Baby Did you forget about the daydreams All the time that you were saving Did you forget about me Did you forget about me Did you forget about me - La la la la la la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la la la la
6.
Wicked Ways 06:13
And I don’t appreciate the bent Ureteral stent They had to take From out of me with no anesthesia Last of the cash been spent On a tux my friend had me rent Rehearsal dinner, getting aches Kidney stones, that’s how they teach ya Otherwise how you gonna learn If your piss don’t burn The vessel’s done with the abuse Did the message reach ya You ‘bout to earn Another root canal, but you don’t seem concerned Frying under the light of the truth But maybe I need ta Yeah, maybe I need ya Ways - Complications broke my dick Suffering’s my schtick Adolescence, part two But this time from the surgery Back then it was the clicks Eleven years straight limp But before that fire’s through New sirens, new emergency Accident behind the wheel Anxiety got me in jail This the class we’re doing here Cause I don’t know if I’mma earn the degree Need for FUE getting real But already had to steal The 401(k) bare To stay afloat and it’s occurring to me - That you used give me the frights Terrors all of my nights Wake up on the same treadmill Three years, couldn’t keep my head still Is this all out of spite Or are we just testing my might God, I love you for the light But you got hell blocking my sight And I don’t mean to be impolite - But I’m sick of your wicked ways Sick of your wicked ways Sick of your ways I’m sick of your wicked Sick of your ways Sick of your wicked ways Sick of your ways I’m sick of your wicked Sick of your wicked ways Sick of your ways We sick of your wicked Sick of your ways Sick of your wicked ways Sick of your ways We sick of your wicked Sick of your wicked - And this one time I joined a cult As a straight-up adult Bought snake oil at a premium But that’s how you learn about Kool-Aid Afterwards, still a dolt Check fraud skin to molt To trust yourself as the medium First you gotta be the fool, ay What’d you expect, to learn the breaks Without learning that the heart breaks A wrinkle-less face Trophy without the chase Smooth first kiss without the shakes Wisdom, no rookie mistakes Setting the pace The first lap of the first race - So I guess you gotta take your lumps Stand on a bridge, nearly jump Before you see ground below your feet Ain’t always like concrete You showed me love from loss And who exactly is the boss That it’s nightmares before dreams Melody only after the screams Just please tell me it’s part of the scheme - Cause (sometimes) I’m sick of your wicked ways Sick of your wicked ways Sick of your ways I’m sick of your wicked Sick of your wicked ways Sick of your wicked ways Sick of your ways I’m sick of your wicked Sick of your wicked ways Sick of your ways We sick of your ways We sick of your wicked Sick of your wicked ways Sick of your ways We sick of your ways Oh - We sick of your wicked ways Sick of your wicked ways Sick of your ways We sick of your wicked Sick of your ways We sick of your wicked ways Sick of your ways We sick of your wicked - We sick of your wicked We sick of your wicked Ways We sick of your ways Sick of your wicked ways Sick of your ways We sick of your wicked Sick of your wicked ways Sick of your ways We sick of your ways Oh Maybe they’re just here to show me the way All of your wicked ways All of your wicked ways You bless me with my days And I love you through all the pain But sometimes I’m just sick of your wicked I’m sick of your wicked

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"My Demons & Me" is my fourth LP, and was written, produced, and performed solo (minus one trumpet part). It's a

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released June 6, 2023

Written, produced, recorded, and performed* by Dan Bauer.
Mixed and mastered by Drew Dugan.

*Trumpet on track 5 performed by Luke Story.

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Dan Bauer Manchester, New Hampshire

Singer/songwriter and multi-instrumental recording artist making experimental pop. Also former rapper, but we don't have to talk about that.

Both 2023 albums, "My Demons & Me" and "Divinity Infinity," now available to stream or purchase. Happy listening!
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