http://www.thenarrativemusic.comThe Narrative - November 2022 Update!The Narrative2022-11-24 | Just a quick update from Suzie & Jesse confirming new music is on the way on 12/2/22.The Narrative - MonolithsThe Narrative2022-11-01 | Indie folk song released in 2021 by The Narrative. The Narrative is Suzie Zeldin & Jesse Gabriel. Produced by The Narrative and Bryan Russell (Red Wire Audio). Artwork by The Narrative. Photograph by Jesse Gabriel. Lyric video by Murilo Grillo. Official Lyrics:
It was cold in Atlanta A frigid wind dragged you in Sat you down beside my kin
And we drove to Savannah Sullen trees bearing leaves Susurrating in the breeze
Somewhere there’s a fever rising up Hearts apprised of universal dust But if it’s not enough it’s not enough The monoliths of metal turn to rust
When we bailed out of Georgia There was fire in the air Orphaned houses everywhere
So you wept in a corner Singing names of your friеnds Who you’ll never hold again
Somewhеre there’s a fever rising up Hearts apprised of universal dust And if it’s not enough it’s not enough The monoliths of metal turn to rust
I’ve been waiting for this For years for you Walking around these heads in the ground I’ve been stowing patience For years for you What do you need? What do you need me to do?
Somewhere there’s a fever rising up Hearts apprised of universal dust And if it’s not enough it’s not enough The monoliths of metal turn to rustThe Narrative - Little Boys Break Hearts (Official Lyric Video)The Narrative2022-10-18 | New indie folk song released in 2022 by The Narrative. The Narrative is Suzie Zeldin & Jesse Gabriel. Produced by The Narrative and Bryan Russell (Red Wire Audio) featuring Cello and Additional String Arrangements by @rorowanmusic. Artwork by Malaka Gharib. Animation by Murilo Grillo. Official Lyrics:
here’s to hoping second time's the charm 'cause if it’s not chances are you’ll feel a little dumb ‘cause everybody told you so but how could anybody know this mistake is yours to make, yours and yours alone
so look close and if his sleeves hang past his fingers come home if his shoes keep slipping off he don’t know what he’s got and with you he’s got a lot but little boys break hearts
little boys break hearts cleans up nice when he gets all dressed up reads the news on paper like his father does What he means and what he means to say mean different things on different days it is until it’s not and suddenly his mind will change
So look close and if his sleeves hang past his fingers Come home if his shoes keep slipping off he don’t know what he’s got and with you he’s got a lot but little boys break hearts little boys break hearts
you better run, run, far ‘cause it ain’t freeze tag in the school yard you better hide, hide, hide when you see the warning signs so look close and if his sleeves hang past his fingers come home if his shoes keep slipping off he don’t know what he’s got and with you he’s got a lot but little boys break heartsThe Narrative Live StreamThe Narrative2017-11-16 | ...The Narrative - SuburbsThe Narrative2016-12-04 | Our song "Suburbs" off of our album "Golden Silence".
Two dumb kids in a hot car They're saying "where we gonna go? We don't know but it's gonna be It's gonna be real far"
One of them's saying that he's gonna be a big shot He's gonna be a millionaire The other one's gonna get married, buy a house in the suburbs and take it from there
Two dumb kids in a hot car I used to think that I could be a big star
Well lately I am thinking I'd like to be a millionaire Or married out in a real nice house in the suburbs anywhere...
And now I am very scared And I am very scared And I am very scared And I am very scared
So I dig out holes in the floor I've done this twice before I wish it helped me sleep
But now the place looks terrible, and I can never leave There's no place to put my feet
I know a girl out on Long Island While she works she's always smiling 'cause she knows she might as well
But it isn't where her heart is and she's gonna be an artist just as soon... just as soon as something sells
And if you see her in the summer she might look a little younger 'cause her skin, I said her skin gets pretty tan
But if you wanna take her home you better really be alone because she'll she'll clean you right out, man
She'll clean you right out, man
And I am very scared (she'll clean you right out, man) And I am very scared (she'll clean you right out, man) And I am very scared (she'll clean you right out, man) And I am very scared (she'll clean you right out, man)The Narrative - I Can Make a MessThe Narrative2016-12-04 | Our song "I Can Make a Mess" off of our album "Golden Silence".
Some days seem to burn out so slow The flames chase down the cord to your telephone Your rosewood eyes and church white smiles glow Be careful now or I'll consume you whole
Grinding hips and fingers locking in My lips pressed up on sweat-soaked naked skin I'll hang my head so you can feel my breath and breathe you in until there's nothing left
And I can feel your heart beat fast as we lay still You can make a mess of me but you never will And I can feel your heart beat fast as we lay still I can make a mess out of you
Baby, you're a good girl, you always tell the truth and honestly, I'm honest with you too I place my hand up firm against your face yea this is how the good girls tend to misbehave
And I can feel your heart beat fast as we lay still You can make a mess of me but you never will And I can feel your heart beat fast as we lay still I can make a mess out of you
I can feel your heart beat I can feel your heart beat I can feel your heart beat I can feel your heart beat
Yea, I can feel your heart beat fast as we lay still You can make a mess of me but you never will I bet you never willThe Narrative - HomeThe Narrative2016-12-04 | Our song "Home" off of our album "Golden Silence".
Some things just weren't built to last so, let's bury all this in the past You can dig it up one night when you're feeling alright again 'Til then can we sleep 'til then?
I... I don't want you to go So I leave your things exactly as they are
As if you're home with me you're home with me home with me again
And we laid every brick by hand Glued this together with water and sand
And slowly one by one the masonry in crumbs; the mortar comes undone But when you're alone what good is feeling like you've won?
I... I don't want you to go So I leave your things exactly as they are
As if you're home with me you're home with me home with me again
Until you're home with me you're home with me home with me again
Forget the words we wrote about the ones we learned to live without You should not take what isn't yours and claim it as your own
Go on, empty the compartments out and clear the shelves you filled with doubt You forgive and I'll regret 'til I 'Til I forget
As if you're home with me you're home with me home with me again
Until you're home with me home with me you're home with me againThe Narrative - Already ChangedThe Narrative2016-12-04 | Our song "Already Changed" off of our album "Golden Silence".
Run home and hold the one you're with In the cold the fire's burning thin and our eyes, like frosted window panes, they seek the light through every single winding vein
But I guess that it's already changed I guess that it's already changed
In spring, we'll climb out through the snow to find the sun has crumbled like a coal and the dove, whose joy refused to wane sings "I'm alive, alive, and waiting on the rain"
But I guess that it's already changed I guess that it's already changed I guess that it's already changed I guess that it's already changed
When the fire's out When your heart cools down you'll be alright I'll be your light We can run, and run, and run We can take new names In the darkness it all feels the same
But I guess that it's already changed I guess that it's already changed I guess that it's already changed ('cause I'm alive, alive, and waiting on the rain) I guess that it's already changed (when I was young, I held a candle to the flame) I guess that it's already changed (and I survived because I knew it all by name) But I guess that it's already changed I guess that it's already changed
Run home and hold the one you're withThe Narrative - Reason to LeaveThe Narrative2016-11-22 | Our song "Reason to Leave" off of our album "Golden Silence".
There's a black crow staring at my neighbor's house He's perching right next to the window now and I want to do something but I can't get out and I want to make noise but I don't know how
Just give me one reason to leave Just give me one reason to leave
Do they hear her voice throwing off her name? Do they feel confused 'cause she looks the same? Am I just afraid 'cause she's running late and I know she's flying on the jury's plane?
Just give me one reason to leave Just give me one reason to leave Just give me one reason to leave I'll meet you anywhere that you please
I'm living in a land full of foreign sons who shudder at the site of foreign blood They'd rather leave a brother in the cold alone than welcome a new sister home
Just give me one reason to leave Just give me one reason to leave Just give me one reason to leave I'll meet you anywhere that you pleaseThe Narrative - Oklahoma AirThe Narrative2016-11-22 | Our song "Oklahoma Air" off of our album "Golden Silence".
You and me in the warm fall breeze just before the cold rushed in
And all around yellows, reds, and browns rustling beneath our feet
Times were changing Old love's fading giving way under the weight of our sins
I was on my knees carving rivers and streams for you
Out there in the Oklahoma air I found a road to take me home
Out there breathing Oklahoma air I found a road to take me home
You look lean in your dark blue jeans headed for the golden coast
Windmill sails cartwheel through the air as we sing we sing along
Longing for you how I adore you even when you're inches away
And I'm on my knees carving rivers and streams for you
Yea I'm down on my hands getting dirt in my open wounds for you
Out there in the Oklahoma air I found a road to take me home
Out there breathing Oklahoma air I found a road to take me home
When you heard just what I was hiding from All the hurt constant like the engine hum
And I awoke to feel the words you speak for so long And I learned that you were my home You were my home
Out there in the Oklahoma air I found a road to take me home
Out there breathing Oklahoma air I found a road to take me homeThe Narrative - California SunThe Narrative2016-11-07 | Our song "California Sun" off of our album "Golden Silence".
California sun I wish I was relaxing there with you California sun we're just swimmin' in women and shootin' off our guns
And I wish I could be someone else I wish I could be anyone else but me sometimes, I do. And I wish I could be like you I wish I could be drugged up passed out by the pool, Just like you.
Ahh
I bet a twenty dollar bill I bet a twenty dollar bill you don't come home No, I bet a hundred dollar bill I bet a hundred dollar bill you don't come home 'cause you won't.
And I could use a fancy car I could use a big old house up on the hills And sugar let me tell you I could definitely sell you on this if you will listen to me still and you will.
Ahh
But I won't waste my energy 'cause these words won't buy me anything and even if I close my eyes the California sun will rise
Ahh
It feels good with the sun in your life the good vibes and the golden silence It feels good to be good to your vice burn it into the back of your eyelidsThe Narrative - Toe the LineThe Narrative2016-02-02 | Our song "Toe the Line" off of our album, "Golden Silence".
You make sure you sure look fine I'll come home and toe the line I know men are made of dreams sometimes dreams are all they see
Paint it black and paint it white paint it 'til you feel alright I see color, I see red I see space between our bed
And we've got a long road But we've got a burning coal Sometimes it feels too hot to hold I hope it never goes I hope it never goes cold
Able tongues, they come and go sneak right by the radio if I wake up past my prime will I feel it every night?
Paint it black and paint it white pull the blinds and meet the light I see heaven up above but I see you and I see love
And we've got a long road But we've got a burning coal Sometimes it feels too hot to hold I hope it never goes I hope it never goes cold
If I gave my heart to you would it be a lot to lose? Even in the light of day I know nothing gold can stay
Even in the light of day I know nothing gold can stay
And we've got a long road But we've got a burning coal Sometimes it feels too hot to hold I hope it never goes I hope it never goes coldThe Narrative - Moving OutThe Narrative2016-01-20 | Our song "Moving Out" off of our album "Golden Silence".
I wanna get out of the suburbs, let my hair grow wild and find a place I don't need money just to raise a child
I wanna die out in the forrest with my face in the earth and if my daughter never loves me then I want it to hurt
I see the city try to swallow what I used to call home I see it blanketing the streets, now they're covered in gold
but in the corners where the light never seemed to lay still I see a group of angry kids and they're looking to kill! I see a group of angry kids and they're looking to kill!
and oh, I see it now we'll all be moving out when all the kingdoms fall we'll finally see it all
you know I used to laugh a lot with my friends in the dark and now they only hear the clock so we don't even talk
and there are diamonds in our pockets and they're dying to be sold but if you're searching for the dollar then you'll only find coal! if you're searching for the dollar then you'll only find coal!
and oh, I see it now we'll all be moving out when all the kingdoms fall we'll finally see it all
my, my when will it end? just take my hungry body to the woods again show my eyes the rising sun bury me in everything we started from
Creature from another life Walking out from in the light Time is wrong, place is right and he crosses to the other side
He reached out and touched her hand and awoke in Wonderland Where black is white and wrong is right But she killed him with her half smile and it made his life worth living
and now she's gliding away and he hesitates yeah, he waits and he waits now she's changing her name pedals in the air float to the ground Oh this life is fleeting, fleeting, fleeting Oh oh chasing a feeling, a feeling, a feeling, oh oh
So he threw away his safety net and climbed into his fighter jet Launching missiles as goodbyes He plans his kamikaze dive Oh but she made his life worth living
Now she's gliding away and he hesitates, yeah he waits and he waits Now she's changing her name Pedals in the air float to the ground Oh this life is fleeting Oh chasing a feelingThe Narrative - Chasing a FeelingThe Narrative2014-06-04 | Our song "Chasing a Feeling" off of our album "Golden Silence".
Creature from another life Walking out from in the light Time is wrong, place is right and he crosses to the other side
He reached out and touched her hand and awoke in Wonderland Where black is white and wrong is right But she killed him with her half smile and it made his life worth living
and now she's gliding away and he hesitates yeah, he waits and he waits now she's changing her name pedals in the air float to the ground Oh this life is fleeting, fleeting, fleeting Oh oh chasing a feeling, a feeling, a feeling, oh oh
So he threw away his safety net and climbed into his fighter jet Launching missiles as goodbyes He plans his kamikaze dive Oh but she made his life worth living
Now she's gliding away and he hesitates, yeah he waits and he waits Now she's changing her name Pedals in the air float to the ground Oh this life is fleeting Oh chasing a feelingNeil Young - Heart of Gold (cover by The Narrative)The Narrative2013-05-12 | The Narrative's cover of Neil Young's ¨Heart of Gold¨
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http://www.thenarrativemusic.comThe Narrative - Winters Coming (Acoustic)The Narrative2012-05-15 | The acoustic version of our song "Winter's Coming" off of our album B-Sides and Seasides.
http://www.thenarrativemusic.comThe Narrative - You Will Be Mine (Acoustic)The Narrative2012-05-15 | The acoustic version of our song "You Will Be Mine" off of our album B-Sides and Seasides.
http://www.thenarrativemusic.comThe Narrative - Silence & Sirens (Acoustic)The Narrative2012-05-15 | The acoustic version of our song "Silence & Sirens" off of our album B-Sides and Seasides.
http://www.thenarrativemusic.comThe Narrative - Karma Police (Radiohead Cover)The Narrative2012-05-15 | Our cover of Radiohead's "Karma Police" off of our album B-Sides and Seasides.
All footage taken by The Narrative during the 2012 barn recordings.The Narrative - Fade (Alternate Version) Official Fan VideoThe Narrative2012-04-19 | All of the photographs have been contributed by fans -- thank you for sending them to us, posting them on Facebook wall, or blogging them! Show photos by Vicky Dinka, Hilary J Corts, Ryan Widmyer, Abe Robledo and others.
"Fade (Alternate Version)" is from B-Sides and Seasides, our latest album available on iTunes and www.thenarrativemusic.com/donate. All of money goes directly towards funding our next record, which we are recording now. Please check out our self titled LP (The Narrative) and the Just Say Yes EP if you haven't yet. Lyrics for "Fade" are below.
Official Lyrics:
We probably shouldn't talk 'cause talking leads to thinking and eyes wide open blank in the dark We probably shouldn't think 'cause thinking leads to questioning it circles you right back to the start everything used to make sense we're testing it and our own strength oh no
if we don't leave now, we will break we will falter, we will fade if we don't leave now, we will harm we'll regret what we've done to ourselves
i probably shouldn't wish for your breath on my skin instead the cold air's traveling down from the vents above our heads and drinking is no excuse though it's an easy one to use when lack of self control has left you making poor decisions for yourself
ah, what have i done? what have i done? ah, i've gone and hurt the one i loveThe Narrative Record 2012- Update 1: Drum SketchesThe Narrative2012-03-29 | ...