Synopsis / Overview

From the album BICYCLING IN QUICKSAND. Out 4/7/15.rnwww.derekbishop.netrnrnSee and hear more from Derek here:rnhttp://www.facebook.com/DerekBishopMusicrnhttps://twitter.com/#!/MrDerekBishoprnhttp://instagram.com/derekbishopmusic/rnhttp://mrderekbishop.tumblr.com/rnrnwords and music by Derek Bishoprnvideo directed by William Murrayrnsong produced and mixed by Jay Braun & Derek BishoprnrnLYRICS:rnI’ve had it up to herernBut you’ll never knowrnI smile and let it gornOn my face it disappearsrnBut the remnants still remainrnClogging up my veinsrnBuilding year to yearrnrnCan you read between my linesrnThe ones now ingrained in the corners of my eyes?rnYou know I always play aloofrnBut if you’re tired of playing sleuthrnTear beneath the tissues, the tears, the tendons for the truthrnrnPack up your baggage from my brainrnThe only place where we remainrnI thought that time would lobotomize what I held dearrnNow I realize it’s all the samernThe pieces left are yours to claimrnPack up your baggage from my brainrnrnAnd it’s always playing backrnBut jumping parts like some still-working rnyet discarded, old 8-track:rnThe casing barely holds it in, and the tape is wearing thinrnTime has made it tragic to endrnrnIt’s not that I want it erasedrnBut must my memories share this space?rnSome silence can bring piece of mindrnI know it haunts you toornA melody that’s never throughrnAlways playing our lives in a looprnrnPack up your baggage from my brainrnThe only place where we remainrnI thought that time would lobotomize what I held dearrnNow I realize it’s all the samernThe pieces left are yours to claimrnPack up your baggage from my brain