Insufficient Funds - Insufficient Funds

 hi, joey fkn brioche here announcing the signing of the exciting new band ‘Insufficient Funds’. their debut release is now live on bandcamp and youtube. we hope you enjoy it as much as we do. regards, jfb.

 

 

If I knew a little

IF I KNEW A LITTLE (E A D G B E)

If I knew a little of anything where would that get me? Where would I be?

If I knew a little of the light what would I know about the shadows?

If I knew a little of the wind what would I know about stillness?

If I knew a little of the sky what would I know of the dirt and the grass?

If I knew a little about leaving would I feel more at home?

If I knew a little about the evening what would I know about sunrise?

If I knew a little about returning could I leave without looking back?

 

If I knew a little about patience would I know exactly what to do?

If I knew a little about falling would I fly like a bird?

If I knew a little about letting go would I stand like a tree?

If I knew a little.

It was powerful and we felt it

IT WAS POWERFUL AND WE FELT IT (E A D G B E)

We couldn’t say why. But we were sure it was. We didn’t know how but it was.

We didn’t have the words. Or the understanding. But it was powerful and we felt it.

 

Something in the wind. How it blew across the water. And the light came gushing down. So clear.

And the mountains in the distance. How they floated in the sky. And we both turned each other at the same time.

 

We couldn’t say why. But we were sure it was. We didn’t know how but it was.

We didn’t have the words. Or the understanding. But it was powerful.

We felt it.

High on the mountain

HIGH ON THE MOUNTAIN (E A D G B E)

High on the mountain where nobody has been.  You can see all around three hundred sixty degrees. You can see every path. You can sing every note. There is nothing to hear. There is nowhere to go.

 

High on the mountain where the bells ring clear. You’ve been looking for something that’s always been here. It’s a path you can’t map. It’s a note you can’t score. Why did I climb out the window just to walk through the door?

Just to walk through the door.

 

High on the mountain. Yellow, green and blue. Where every river and rock looks exactly like you. With ocean above and the clouds below. Why did I travel so far only to find myself home?

Think about love

THINK ABOUT LOVE (E A D G B E, capo 1)

Will we make it to the mountains? I don’t know how I will find you. Whisper softly. I will hear it. Let the wind carry us both.

 

Will we make it before sunset? I don’t know how long we have. Follow stillness, quiet and softness. Sometimes I just lose my way.

 

So, think about love. Something we can both hang on to. Think about love. Somewhere I can run to.

 

Will we make it to the mountains? I don’t know where you will be. I follow rivers, trails and whispers. Wind just blows straight through me sometimes.

 

So, will we make it to the sunrise? Where the birds sing ancient songs and angels dance above the water. Meet there, I won’t be long.

And think about love. Somewhere we can stay together. Think about love. It’s always getting better.

Think about love. Think about love.

What will I find?

WHAT WILL I FIND? (E A D G B E)

 

Did I forget? Did I never know. What is that song you sang me so long ago?

The sun is bright. The sky is cloudless. I sat on the grass and I was reminded.

 

When I go back what will I find? Will the song have changed or will I?

When I go back how will it feel? Time is like swimming in a cool stream.

 

When the grass dries under the blue skies. When the birds sing what will I find?

Where did you come from, stranger?

WHERE DID YOU COME FROM, STRANGER? (E A D G B E)

 Where did you come from? Stranger, alien.

Now I’m only getting older these days. So I spend each moment carefully. Or, at least, I try.

 

Where are you going? Sunlight, moonlight.

Now I’ve got less time than I ever have. But it means so much more to me now that it ever has.

 

Where did you come from? Where are you going? Where did you come from?

 

Now I’m only getting further away. If I turn around or stand upside down I know that I can stay.

What is the sunlight for?

WHAT IS THE SUNLIGHT FOR? (E A D G B E, capo 2)

 If we’re not in love what is the sunlight for? If we’re not together.

If we never laugh what is the sunlight for? If we never cry.

What is the sunlight for?

 

If we can’t return what is the moonlight for? If we never leave.

What is the moonlight for if we never leave?

 

If she is a seed she contains the whole of me.

And if I don’t believe how will she?

How will she?

She will believe.

It crushes me

IT CRUSHES ME

It crushes me. It crushes me. It crushes me. The seeming absurdity of the truth. It crushes me. The seeming absurdity of the truth. It crushes me. Rushing in. Coming in. Let me in. Rushing in. Coming in. Let me in. Rushing in. Coming in. Let me in. Rushing in. Coming in. It crushes me. The seeming absurdity of. The seeming absurdity. It crushes me. The seeming. It crushes me. Absurdity. It crushes me. The seeming. It crushes me. Absurdity. Of the truth.

When the water rests

WHEN THE WATER RESTS (E A C# F# B E, capo 4)

Maybe. Let go. Stand still. Really, can you tell what’s real? Reeling from last night still. Reaching for the hands at the wheel. Real Oh Geez want to stay. So why are you always walking away? Real Oh Geez got the Oh Geez back so why are you always leaving like that?

 

The sun took a long time to rise. But the morning still took us by surprise. And I saw the ocean in your eyes. You always take me by surprise. Hear the cockatoo as it flies. The black makes me want to cry. And lately they’ve been flying through the house. I don’t know what that’s all about.

 

I don’t know what that’s all about.

 

She has nothing and she has no intent of doing anything.

He has nothing and he has no intent of doing anything.

I have nothing and I have no intent of doing anything.

We have nothing.

 

And the mountains always seem to go first. It’s the big things that really make you hurt. In dark corners and lowly planes. That’s where water goes when it rains. And lately it’s been raining in the house. I don’t know what that’s all about. Lately you’ve been flying through the house. I don’t know what that’s all about.

 

And when the water rests it’s the filth that settles.

Yes, it's me

YES, IT’S ME (E A D G B E)

 Can’t you see? Yes, it’s me. Do you believe? Yes, it’s me.

You don’t need me.

 

Can’t you tell? Yes, it’s me. Are you well? Yes, it’s me.

You can’t spell my name without an eee.

 

How will I correct my course?

How will I correct my course?

 

Can’t you see? Yes, it’s me. What do you need? Yes, it’s me.

Do you believe in me?

 

How will I correct my course?

How will I correct my course?

 

Can you see me? Do you believe in me? What do you need?

If I could say goodbye

IF I COULD SAY GOODBYE (E A D G A E, capo 1)

 

If I could walk I would walk into the trees. If I could swim I would swim to the end of the sea.

And if I could fly I would fly into the sun. If I could say goodbye I’d say goodbye to everyone.

 

If I could run I would run into the night. If I could hide I would hide in the brightest light.

If I could talk I’d tell you.

 

Khmer Rouge, genocide quo
Your place or mein kampf, now I’m giving the dog a bone
Slight hunch without the vaguest clue
To keep the blood balanced and we’re coming around again
Half past nine, quarter to two, ten fifteen
And we’re coming round again

 

If I could talk I’d tell you
If I could smile I’d let you know

 

And if I could fly I would fly into the sun. If I could say goodbye I would say goodbye to everyone.

If it's true you will know

IF IT’S TRUE YOU WILL KNOW (E A D G B E)

I’ll wait— wait with me. You don’t need to rescue me.

We’re blessed. Don’t you know?

I’ll go— come along. The path never ends.

I believe it is so. And if it’s true you will know. ­­

 

Rain falls and bricks shatter. How do you know what really matters?

How do you know? How do you know? How do you know?

Haoooo

HAOOOO (E A D G B E)

 Ahooooo, ahoooo. Ahooooo, ahoooo.

Ahoo, ahoooo. Ahoo, ahoooo.

 

Ahooooo, ahoooo. Ahooooo, ahoooo.

Ahoo, ahoooo. Ahoo, ahoo.

 

Ahoo. Ahoo. Ahoo hoohoo, hoohoo, hoohoo, hoohoo, hoohoo, hoohoo, hoohoo.

Ahooooo, ahoooo. Ahooooo, ahoooo.

Ahoo, ahoooo. Ahoo, Haoooo.

Haoooo, haoooo, haoooo, haoooo, haoooo, haoooo, haoooo, haoooo, haoooo, haoooo, haoooo, haoooo, haoooo, haoooo.

After a cold shower

AFTER A COLD SHOWER (E A D G B E)

When you run faster the rain falls harder. The wind blows stronger. The trees groan louder.

But I feel less sicker. I feel better after a cold shower.