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Expectation
02:13
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Picture this - a young man longing for a different life
Isn't that far-fetched, you probably know a couple guys
Who don't feel they fit the hand they were dealt
And they don't know how but they've got to get out
But what will people say, how will people react
If he just came out and said the facts
"Well I listen to your prayers every day and every night
And don't get me wrong I love it, but something just doesn't feel right"
Jesus wants to be a DJ
But he's got too much responsibility
Doesn't have time to follow his passion
He didn't choose to be the saviour of the masses
See he gets his kicks mixing tracks on the decks
Gets his fix from the beat, making something unique
But can he stray too far from the path he was carved
If he was given his life to save humankind
Can he quit that and just follow his passion
Will people hear and understand or just be lashing out
Are perceptions and opinions more important than you
Or should you strive to have control of the things you do
Jesus wants to be a DJ
But he's got too much responsibility
Doesn't have time to follow his passion
He didn't choose to be the saviour of the masses
So he decides to go for it though everybody says
"You can't jeopardise your future, look we've got a plan ahead!"
But they don't understand that it's messing up his head
Yes it's safe, yes it's secure but its fucking with his head
Will he succeed well no-one knows, will he have anything to show
But you can't live life just getting by
You need to spread your wings and learn to try
Jesus go and be a DJ
Your life is your own responsibility
Live fast, stay young, follow your passion
The future will be hard but don't throw the bat in
Jesus go and be a DJ
Your life is your own responsibility
Live fast, stay young, follow your passion
The future will be hard but don't throw the bat in
Don't throw the bat in
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Disappointment
02:48
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Let's start from the beginning? No, let's start from the now
I know you're disappointed in me, I make choices that you don't believe in
But I want you to be there for me
And I know you are but sometimes it just feels like you're not
I need something to keep me going, to keep me alive
And all these things they give me a buzz, a buzzing deep inside
And I know it's hard for you to understand 'cause you're not me
And I know that you think, well, it's not healthy
I know that you disagree with everything I do
Everything I choose, everywhere I want to go
Don't lie to me, I can see it in your face
I know I'll never be what you want me to be
Well if this is a mid-life crisis then I'm in a state
Because I'm not fucking living to 34 mate
Haven't stopped drinking since last week at 9am
But that's fine, it's just how I get by
That's a joke - you don't believe it - well that's what I say anyway
Rather that than go the other way
I'm not ok, but that's ok
And I don't want to hurt myself today
I know that you disagree with everything I do
Everything I choose, everywhere I want to go
Don't lie to me, I can see it in your face
I know I'll never be what you want me to be
The decisions I make are in my best interest
You're not me so you don't know my best interests
In my head I know my best interests
But sometimes it's hard to make decisions because I'm clinically depressed
That doesn't mean I make bad ones, I just don't make them at all
But if I've stuck with something for a year it probably means its cool
I know you can't understand that but I do
And I don't care if you're sarcastic 'cause I do
I know that you disagree with everything I do
Everything I choose, everywhere I want to go
Don't lie to me, I can see it in your face
I know I'll never be what you want me to be
I'll never be who you want me to be
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Self Destruct
02:22
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I think we all know you're a bit of alright
But I don't think you're ready for tonight
Self destructive behaviour patterns on show
I think it's maybe time for you to go
Just go
I recognise the dark behind your eyes
Laugh along with the sycophants in disguise
I don't think you know what you're getting into
Once you're in there's no way they'll let you go
They won't let go
Lust for anything but your own life
Face to face with death but it's alright
Tell them what they want to hear, tell you what you want to know
Take a look at yourself now and you can't let go
You can't let go
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Writer's Block
02:31
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I can't think or create or write
So I think I'm just gonna sit here and cry
I'm useless at the best of times
But tonight just feels like something's not right
I want to sing, I want to laugh
But I can barely move don't know how I'm gonna last
The bleakness in my mind won't last
But I know this feeling will pass
What's the point in trying to get anything down
If it won't stand up to somebody else
I'm not delusional
I know I'm not that musical, beautiful, compatible
I constantly compare myself to anyone else
Who's getting anything done at all
It doesn't help me
Not at all, not at all, not at all
I stare at the paper, it's a blank page
Well, at least it's more interesting than what's in my brain
Thoughts looping round in a wild way
Oh God - I really hope I'm not going insane
Is it really helping me that
I want to be a mix of young Morrissey and Billy Bragg
Idolising people who have gotten the knack
Of writing words that don't sound crap
What's the point in trying to get anything down
If it won't stand up to somebody else
I'm not delusional
I know I'm not that musical, beautiful, compatible
I constantly compare myself to anyone else
Who's getting anything done at all
It doesn't help me
Not at all, not at all, not at all
Day after day and night after night
I try and think of something meaningful to write
But the voice in my mind won't stop critiquing me
Over and over and over and over
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Mr Bergstrom England, UK
Mr Bergstrom are an anti-folk outfit hailing from Pompey and currently residing in Coventry. Influences include The Smiths, Billy Bragg and Crywank. You can expect songs about love, substance abuse and the melancholic sadness surrounding the declining quality in own-brand alcohol, working through emotions in song lyrics rather than actually addressing them directly through therapy xoxo ... more
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