Reverberation REV028. Release date: Aug 5th 2006

Debut solo album from Screamfeeder singer/songwriter Tim Steward.

You’ve been hearing Tim’s songs for over a decade. As the voice of Screamfeeder (and more recently The Whats) he has been embedded in your consciousness from when you were young; driving with the windows down, hearing a song on the radio and turning it up or seeing the band play by accident at a festival when drunk.

Then you found a CD at a party and had to steal it, knowing it would be worth it when you got it home, only to open the case and find a Superjesus CD in there.

Anyway, somewhere along the line Tim realised he had too many songs in his head for the band alone and he started recording them at home.

He then started hiring studios and producers and doing it all properly. It took 5 years of working in between other projects to bring the album to completion, and of course new songs were added along the way.

The album is varied – some of the songs feature piano and strings, some are acoustic guitar or keyboard based and a couple rock out. All are driven by lyrics and melody and Tim’s unique vocal delivery.

The album represents the cream of a 10 year writing period, recorded by the country’s greats; Wayne Connolly, Magoo, Matt Maddock and Bryce Moorhead.

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Tim Steward – How Does It End

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Tim’s solo album from 2006. 11 songs.

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Lyrics

Before

Seems like we’re traveling parallel / we didn’t align too well / I don’t think we’re moving a mountain any more / contentment sits reluctantly / it fits like a fur lined glove but it feels like a claw / and it’s a cold hold / the radio ticks like a memory / the singer is making a fool of me / playing the music you’ll hear on planet earth / before every word used to speak to me but now I feel like I’m landing on alien turf and I’m out of fuel / dear citizens / dear king and queen / forget slave armies and machines / I’ll stay and learn concepts of love and hate, revenge, protection, longing and regret / I’ll take all I can get / cargo rich as gold / because we’ve got none at home / things have gone missing but haven’t been missed / they could be revived if we wished / if we took a little focus away from the law / that says everything ends up diluted and dissolved like a useless metaphor / it’s a closing / everything ends up diluted and dissolved like a useless metaphor / it’s a cooling fooling force / it’s a closing door / it’s a closing door

Not The Same

We’re not the same I thought that I could change and I thought maybe you might soften / we’re not the same it’s getting more plain and I’m biting my nails more often / on the last rung I was biting my tongue and I keep falling back down the ladder / and I’m right back at where I begun / just a little bit sadder / we’re not the same but I cannot name the point where chemistry started to go wrong / no one’s to blame but it feels like a chain reaction when we try to get along / what’s the point in trying to remember the song when I can’t even remember any of the chords? / and I know that I am running / but I don’t know what I’m running towards / what’s the point in crying? / there’s no point in trying? / there’s no point in lying and all that it affords / we’re not the same and it ain’t just about seeing eye to eye on opinions we don’t happen to share / again and again it’s just a feeing but I feel there was no reason that we neglected to care / and what’s the point in trying to remember what went wrong the first time that we pulled out the swords? / and I know that I am running / but I don’t know what I’m running towards / what’s the point in crying? / there’s no point in trying? / there’s no point in lying and all that it affords

Remember What Came First

Remember what came first and what did come next / one of these days you will be put to the test / put on your warmest clothes / check over all your notes / I can’t tell you that it won’t be hard to become awake and call to mind richer colours different times / cracks could open, you would slip right through / remember every second standing in the sun / you’ll be staring at the stars and then your ride will come / memorise your house but don’t remember it as home / excuse yourself from the world you know / cos the uncertainty’s worth more than all the warmth you know might disappear when you step away from where it’s bright / and they won’t believe you’ll hold them in the deepest place inside your heart while you’re being bathed in golden light / remember sitting as the traffic interlocked / some kind of security, a souvenir you got / memorising faces cos they know who you are / they won’t be distant from afar / because they don’t believe you’d ever lose them as their hold is ultimate and warm to stop you slipping out of sight / and they won’t believe you’ll always hold them / and your loss is infinite while you’re being bathed in golden light

Law For Yourself

Of course this won’t be easy yeah / but it don’t mean it’s gotta be hard / while everything seems designed to catch you off guard / you’ve gotta not think about pretending yeah / don’t have to hide a bit of yourself away / cos everybody expects you to be acting in a different way / you’ve got to not think of repercussions yeah / when you write the law for yourself / cos everything will be illegal to somebody else / they’ll make you feel so uneasy yeah / but don’t try to fit right in / cos if you’re fighting how you feel you’ll never win / in your truest form your light will shine forever / you don’t have to take a number for this ride / if you shake the dust from lies that always bind you / if you place the trust right back on what’s inside / there are rules for your protection yeah / and invisible lines are drawn / and there’s a part that says you can regret anything that you’ve done / if it will avoid embarrassment and not leave you standing alone / but don’t try adopting codes which are not your own

The Sun Is Beginning To Rise

Back where the road looked long / back there we came on so strong / but the cars just speed by now and it’s different somehow / gimme a chance and a mark to fail by / give me a ship and a star to sail by cos there’s colour in my night no it ain’t just black and white / but look at me alone / I can’t light a candle up
to burn off my desires / I got no more time to spend on trying to put out fires / around the world and home again it’s the sailor’s way / but this sailor ain’t buying into something that you’re only gonna let get washed away / come autumn I’ll be gone / you’ll hear the phone ring on and on and on / my front door won’t be locked but I won’t hear you when you knock cos I will be a long way from my home / there’s no earthly way to know which direction where to go / there’s no guessing where we row or which way the river flows / does a hurricane a-blow rain or snow into our eyes / now the sun is beginning to rise / take winter for my bed / leave me to rest instead of waking me if I’m deep cos I’m living a long and dreamless sleep where I am racing across fields towards the dawn / there’s no way of knowing which direction would be best / cos I’ve been running all night long I’m dying for a rest / I’ve crossed so many crossings and I’ve ran so many lights / I’ve lost so many days and I’ve forgotten about so many nights / and all the times I felt alone I was never really alone / and all the things I thought I owned that I didn’t really own / all our lows all our highs / our hellos, goodbyes, and wheres and whys / mean nothing when the sun is beginning to rise / and when the summer comes don’t hang around too long / whisper my name if it supplies some light into your skies until your need to whisper it dies

Maybe

Maybe it will be a beautiful world / maybe we’ll be like the purest of pearls / won’t you sing my song with me? / it’s an easy one / won’t you sing my song with me? / it won’t take very long / maybe you will come with light in your eyes / maybe the sun will learn how to rise / won’t you sing my song with me? / it’s an easy one / won’t you sing my song with me? / it won’t take very long / you don’t have to be strong / lift your voice and come on / come one / come on / come on / maybe it could be a beautiful world / maybe we’ll be like the purest of pearls / won’t you sing my song with me? / it’s an easy one / won’t you sing my song with me? /it won’t take very long

What Are You Doing To Me?

I can’t remember when we first met / I can’t believe that I’d let myself forget / there’s something coming but it hasn’t happened yet / cos I’m still really trying to see / what are you doing to me? / what are you doing to me? / what are you doing to me? / there’s a tower being built in a town below the sea / I could remember when we first met / I could believe that I let myself forget / I could convince myself that this is how to feel / I need to pinch myself to check it’s real / what are you doing to me? / what are you doing to me? / what are you doing to me? / there’s a key that we could hold to a world that we could fold so small / oh can’t you see / what are you doing to me? / what are you doing to me? / what are you doing to me? / there’s a tower being built in a town below the sea

I Can’t Wait That Long

I flew in this morning my lips all cracked and dry / it’s friday night my appetite is gone / and the taste of cigarette it’s the closest that I can get / you’re coming monday but I can’t wait that long / you’re coming monday but I can’t wait that long / and I think I’m understanding / how they say you can be surrounded by the sweetest of friends but still feel so alone / so we’ll share a cigarette and we’ll share this double bed / but I’ve got 3 nights in it on my own / you’re coming monday but I can’t wait that long / you’re coming monday but I can’t wait that long

The Difference

Let’s go into debt for a packet of cigarettes / it’s the price of friendship on a july morning / I know the difference between / something you can and cannot buy / even if you thought you could afford it / some days it’s more valuable than on other days / but the boring days can somehow make it stronger / yeah yeah yeah yeah / but I don’t know if I can wait here very much longer / it seems like it will last forever when you’re having a good time / but there comes a point when you know it’s gonna run out / I know the difference between a lemon and a lime but I brush my teeth and get ready to come out / but the taste is still there like I’ve got a mouthful of zest / and I don’t wanna slow you down when you’re trying to get dressed / yeah yeah yeah yeah / but I’m eyeing off my bullet proof vest / yeah yeah yeah yeah / cos I don’t wanna catch one in the chest / I couldn’t help noticing when you gave me a smile / I connected the dots and I could see it for a mile / I know the difference between a real one and a fake / but I’ve only know that for a while / but I’ve never seen you stand still for very long / and I’ve learned a lot of lessons but I think some of them might be wrong / yeah yeah yeah yeah / and if they’re right they won’t be right for long / yeah yeah yeah yeah / and if they’re right they won’t be right for long / yeah yeah yeah yeah / and if they’re right they won’t be right for long

Sign From A Star

Tell everyone we know it ain’t true what they all say / we won’t be left alone but we can love in our own way / we can love in our own way / don’t fear the coming dark / there’s a language to learn / watch out and listen hard / soon it’s gonna be your turn / soon it’s gonna be your turn / I forgot all I had to say / got my sign from a star / magic hands might not hold you very far / I’m not going to steal your world don’t lock it away / I’m not going to take your world away / away / I forgot all I had to say, got my sign from a star / magic eyes might not guide you in the dark / I’m not going to break your world / so don’t make it stop / but I’m not going to make your world light up / light up

Sunday Morning
i need a tonic / I’ve been awake / you sound telephonic when it gets so late / why can’t you come over – baby where have you been? / too afraid to call you now in case I wake him / so come on and see me / our date’s not too late to keep / it’s early sunday morning / and I can’t get to sleep / it’s early sunday morning / and I can’t get to sleep / I don’t want to beg you / I don’t want a row / I can’t have you all the time / I just need you now / I want all of you but I will share / if you’ll keep a kiss for me and a moment to spare / if you’ll keep a kiss for me and a moment to share / so come on and see me / our date’s not too late to keep / it’s early sunday morning / and I can’t get to sleep / it’s early sunday morning / and I can’t get to sleep

Evelyn

Evelyn, I can’t go on with this relationship / I’ve got to get you to make that phone call / and get a grip, don’t let it slip / out of your day / evelyn your secretary said you’re not ignoring me / but if my words don’t get relayed efficiently / I’m going to keep on calling / to stop from falling out of your day / evelyn, I can’t imagine another 2 weeks if you don’t act to save my situation / evelyn, it’s your job and your responsibility to me to come up with the required information / messages have all been crumpled up and thrown in the bin / I’m coming down in person just to let you know / how let down I’ve been by evelyn

We Can Run

We can run we can run we can run / we can run we can run we can run we can run / we can chase the sun yeah we can’t let today get away / on our own on our own on our own on our own / we can learn to talk so we would never be alone / get a little further but don’t let today get away / it’s ok it’s ok it’s ok it’s ok / any time the sun is shining down on where we lay / but we can’t love the rain, and we ain’t going to play if the skies are grey / we can run we can run we can run we can run / we can play the game until it stops being fun / we can’t make it last long past when the sun has gone / we will sing we will sing we will sing we will sing / we will feel the warmth of the sun on our skin / but there won’t be a song to keep us going on when the fun is gone / and keep us feeling strong when the sun has shone / we knew it all along still / we can run we can run we can run / we can chase the sun yeah we can’t let today get away / we can’t let today get away / we can’t let today just get away

Fountain Or A Fire

Life’s about love and happiness and sharing toys / but it’s all dreams and food colourings and unnecessary noise / I thought I’d like it all / I’d fit the locket picture / I couldn’t turn without it all deluding me / it’s nice there’s lots to learn, presents to earn / call it a fountain or a fire, but you won’t burn / you make it look so good, everything fits / collect your thoughts before they get blown to bits / I hope you like it now while it’s all locket pictures / hope you still like it when you see it for what it is / get yourself caught in love / show no one all you’ve dreamed of / you’ll fall asleep and dream of things no one can see / you’ll have a song no one else can start in key / let it melt through you / it’s butter for your soul / now spring is new / and plum tree blossom shows / you’ll have a song / you’ll have a song / you’ll have a song / that no one else will know