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Leading Toward Something

by Ross Malcolm Boyd

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1.
Secrets 04:50
Keep imagining the way you want it
 Sometimes it doesn’t happen but it’s good to have dreams I have my secrets but secrets won’t keep 
I have regrets but I don’t lose much sleep
 I live in a house and I cook my own meals
 Sometimes I let the big things pass me by 
So I can stay inside 
I have good balance but sometimes I fall
 In the end don’t we all Caught yourself somewhere between Living your life and letting go Standing still, trying to decide
 How far to push and when to stop I used to draw things I couldn’t see
 Charcoal shadows of who I used to be
 With some sense of direction to navigate the murk It wasn’t easy but it didn’t feel like work 
I’m losing focus but I can still create 
Complex distractions to avoid the things I hate And the things I love
 Things that were important sometimes slip away Everything changes and it’s always been that way Caught yourself somewhere between Living your life and letting go Standing still, trying to decide
 How far to push and when to stop Is it good enough, is it all you want
 Is it loud enough to drown out the hum
 Does it make you feel, does it make you move Because if you stop it will never come
2.
Found myself in an old box of records
 No one wanted them
 There to be discovered 
By a lonely kid who didn’t know what music was Everything changes Everything changes 
And everything makes sense Under dust and scratches Something cool in the grooves But more than cool Something beautiful
 I feel beautiful Layered noise
 An orchestra of toys
 Big ideas and bigger aspirations
 Of a lonely kid who didn’t know what trying was Everything changes
 Everything changes 
And sometimes dreams slip away Under blistered fingers 
Something new in the strings Resonating happenings
 And I can’t describe how good it feels
3.
Hard as I try to mess things up you just never seem to quit
 Giving up is easy but you won’t let go so I guess that this is it
 There is no defeat that’s sweeter than your victory over me 
I thought you’d tire of this routine by now but I guess we’ll have to wait and see You are deserving of the things that you demand and though I 
Can’t get it through my head there are lots of things that I don’t understand I can try to make it better but it’s not going as I planned
 When I fail I will try again but if you leave I will understand 
I could give you reasons or I could just give you a ring 
All of my excuses couldn’t match the happiness that you bring You are deserving of the things that you demand and though I
 Can’t get it through my head there are lots of things that I don’t understand You are deserving of the things that you demand
 You make me want to try to be a better man 
I don’t believe but I’ll do anything I can
 And though I can’t get it through my head there are lots of things that I don’t understand
4.
You’ve been building a thing in secret Trying to manage a life in the space between But nothing ever happens
 You start and you stop and create distractions Paint over the mistakes until there’s nothing left Then cast it away It will never be right, it will never be perfect
 Nothing ever comes close enough for you
 You set out to fail and you succeeded
 And you blamed the world ‘cause you’re too scared to face the truth The good days come and the good days go Your spirit glows with determination Designing your purpose 
But you get lost and begin to wander Through a city that can be so unforgiving You can be so unforgiving It will never be right, it will never be perfect
 Nothing ever comes close enough for you
 You set out to fail and you succeeded 
And you blamed the world ‘cause you’re too scared to face the truth
5.
You don’t know what you do to me It’s so simple it slips past reasoning
 And turns to instinct as it keeps repeating
 And I repeat the same the same refrain 
Time and again, my mantra
 The closest thing to god
 And I am not afraid to say what I mean
 It’s not about the when, I’m concerned with the how Because I don’t write love songs
 And I don’t want to start right now But you’re better than an ape made of metal when he’s wearing live tigers for shoes Or a shark that can fly and also swim in lava pools 
Yeah that’s dangerous but beautiful
 I can’t not tell you that you’re beautiful Oh no, no, yes, yes, no, wait I don’t know But I know... You’re better than a cyborg unicorn with rainbow laser eyes Or a stubby tailed dog with glasses on his butt, yeah
 Yeah that’s a clever disguise 
You’re clever, clever and you’re beautiful Sorry about the dog butt thing, I just got carried away there for a second, you know, just... Carried away by your brilliance
 Carried away by a rainbow laser from a cyborg unicorn Carried away on the back of a shark that can fly Carried away by an ape with live tigers for shoes yeah You’re just that cool I can’t not tell you that you’re beautiful You’re clever, clever and you’re beautiful And you’re weird
 And I really like that too You’re just that cool
6.
I’m looking for endings in all these beginnings False starts and failures gathering dust 
I look at my collection, this monument to something That made sense in dreams but faded when I woke But I kind of remember all the parts between The lonely spaces and the ghosts that lived there All leading toward something I’m reconnecting with the things I really want 
It doesn’t get easier but it doesn’t feel like work 
And so much for all that’s done and all I never did
 ‘Cause something is bound to come if I commit and try again I think I can because I kind of remember all the parts between The lonely spaces and the ghosts that lived there All leading toward something
7.
Thank You 02:42
My eyes are shaky and it’s hard to see the road sometimes
 But you can check my coloring books, I always stay inside the lines That’s not to say that I don’t need a little help when it gets dark Somehow I got the sun when all I hoped for was a spark
 So thank you It’s nice to know that there are people who look out for you 
They don’t come along all that frequently, so hold onto them when they do The most generous gifts are often unexpected
 But don’t let surprise suppress a rousing and whole-hearted thank you The road behind me is paved with bumps and winding turns And though I know I’ve got it good, I’ve still got a lot to learn Though I can still see struggle on the road ahead
 I know we can get through, onto goodness too,
 So we will say thank you

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Leading Toward Something is a new EP by Ross Malcolm Boyd. These 7 songs draw upon a variety of influences from Peter Gabriel to Danielle Ate The Sandwich to create an earnest album about art and dreams and unicorns.

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released February 8, 2016

Words and Music By Ross Malcolm Boyd Except:
“Thank You” Words by Ross Boyd and Jamie Feinberg

Recorded by Ross Malcolm Boyd at Tiny Village Music
Additional Recording by Dave Lefkowitz at KissyPig Studios, Allston, MA

Vocals on "Never Be Perfect" by Sheree Owens.
Brass and violin on "I Don't Write Love Songs" by Keichi Hashimoto and Pamela Lord respectively.
Additional vocals on "Thank You" by Jamie Feinberg.

Cover by Collin David www.resonantfish.com

Thanks to all who lent their talent to this project. It is greatly appreciated.

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