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Theatre

by Mark CBH

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1.
Honestly 02:18
I count to ten A year has passed A generation’s hopes are dashed And still I waste time A burning fuse The falling sands Lines breaking through My face and hands The price of this crime And time is running out It’s always tick tock tick tock My life is now in doubt With all this tick tock tick tock I’ve burnt myself right out Just tryin-a beat that big clock Wow I just realised that Honestly I think this thing's killing me I think this thing is Taking over all my feelings Makes me forget what I believe in Funny how I feel I act different now I feel I’m acting like someone I don’t believe in Just wake me up ‘Cos I’m done dreaming now I plan my time And time my plan Cometh the hour Cometh the man While you count the cost ‘Cos verse and chapter Blind belief Can make a man a Common thief The years I stole, lost The promises we make Just turn to vapour Paper is not worth writing on We’ll just annul it later When guarantees and hearts are broken Who’s the traitor now? Wow. I just realised that Honestly I think this thing's killing me I think this thing is Taking over all my feelings Makes me forget what I believe in Funny how I feel I act different now I feel I’m acting like someone I don’t believe in Just wake me up ‘Cos I’m done dreaming now I count to ten A year has passed A generation’s hopes are dashed And still I waste time
2.
This scene was too small for me I had ideas galore for me I said “I see who I oughta be" Yeah yeah yeah I packed my ego and shoes, went south Too good for dreams in a two-bit town I guess I seem like the loser now Yeah yeah yeah These pages turn These songs move on What have you done Since I’ve been gone? Chasing rainbows Lost me you babe Now will you Now will you remember me? Chasing rainbows Cost me you babe  Will you ever Will you ever forgive me? Made a new life and met a crowd I turned my tune up and kept it loud I broke a few hearts and slept around Yeah yeah yeah But distractions take many forms The crash the limits and trash the norms Now I'm a king with a crown of thorns Yeah yeah yeah These pages turn These songs move on What have you done Since I’ve been gone? Chasing rainbows Lost me you babe Now will you Now will you remember me? Chasing rainbows Cost me you babe  Will you ever Will you ever forgive me? Too late it’s too late It’s too late I know it Too late it’s too late You’re gone Chasing rainbows Lost me you babe Now will you Now will you remember me?
3.
Pack a tiny bag Just a few things Let's get out of here Let's just disappear And see what it brings Turn the music off Close the bedroom door Leave the laundry there Dropped without a care On the bathroom floor Let’s get away Let’s get away Let’s flee Let’s fly Just don’t ask why Let’s get away Let’s get away Let's leave this house Leave this town Just turn our backs And hide our tracks They’ll hunt us down They’ll hunt us down Ah-ahhh Oh-ohhh Don’t explain a thing  Don’t forewarn a soul ‘Cos before we go No-one needs to know Anything at all Bring a fav’rite thing One that soothes your heart So that when we doubt We can think about Our journey’s start Let’s get away Let’s get away Let’s flee Let’s fly Just don’t ask why Let’s get away Let’s get away Let's leave this house Leave this town Just turn our backs And hide our tracks They’ll hunt us down They’ll hunt us down I know it's late I know it's cold We have to go I'm sorry though I can't expand I can't explain But things won't ever Be the same Let’s get away Let’s get away Let’s flee Let’s fly Just don’t ask why Let’s get away Let’s get away Let's leave this house Leave this town Just turn our backs And hide our tracks They’ll hunt us down They’ll hunt us down Ah-ahhh Oh-ohhh
4.
Day and night you’re on my mind Need to fix that pretty soon Wherever I look I’m going blind Is there a doctor in the room? But I kind of like this illness I’m not sure I need a cure No I don’t want you; I need you Like crazy, like crazy I don’t want you; I need you Like crazy, like crazy I keep it all inside I keep it all inside I keep it all inside Need a break from this addiction Just a junkie for your love And I’m not into superstition But I’mma get those rituals learnt But I kind of like this illness I’m not sure I need a cure No I don’t want you; I need you Like crazy, like crazy I don’t want you; I need you Like crazy, like crazy I don’t want you; I need you Like crazy, like crazy I don’t want you; I need you Like crazy, like crazy Now and then I get a little deep All alone, so cold and losing sleep Mmm hmmm…. Day and night you’re on my mind Need to fix that pretty soon Wherever I look I’m going blind Is there a doctor in the room? HAH I don’t want you; I need you Like crazy, like crazy I don’t want you; I need you Like crazy, like crazy I don’t want you; I need you Like crazy, like crazy I don’t want you; I need you Like crazy, like crazy
5.
Look where we’ve been Look what we ate Look what we’re drinking Love us! We’re great! Watch us go shopping Watch us undress Look what we’re earning We’re made of success! This stupid stupid life This stupid stupid life Fools no-one This stupid stupid life This stupid stupid life Fools no-one Is it fooling me? Watch us be awesome Envy our lives Wish you were us now Pluck out your eyes Look we’re adoring Look, we perform Gushing like drainpipes During a storm This stupid stupid life This stupid stupid life Fools no-one This stupid stupid life This stupid stupid life Fools no-one Is it fooling me? This stupid stupid life This stupid stupid life Fools no-one This stupid stupid life This stupid stupid life Fools no-one Is it fooling me?
6.
Here’s what I think I… I need a drink To set things straight To contemplate Pull back from the brink Here’s what I’ll say I’ll say “please stay” Let’s set things right Let’s reunite Let’s not throw away In all my dreams I dreamt we’d be Better than this Like in our genes A hidden seed Would take care of it Such certainty Without a care But suddenly The truth is there I dreamt we’d be We’re meant to be Better than this Here’s what you’ll do You’ll say we’re through Such confidence at all expense Always stay like you Our movie ends Two not-quite friends Co-starring roles But yours unfolds Through a different lens In all my dreams I dreamt we’d be Better than this Like in our genes A hidden seed Would take care of it Such certainty Without a care But suddenly The truth is there I dreamt we’d be We’re meant to be Better than this You taught me all you know All for show Now I know For sure Here’s what I think I… I need a drink
7.
Time out Time out We’ve been So close so perfect Daily We work then work it Baby Now I don’t wanna Break the spell But Lately I’m thinking I’m sinking I’m fearing I’m disappearing We rushed a little too much Right into this So it’s Time for time out I don’t mean to cause doubt But we’re too close now TBH Don’t want this nest to be a cage Just be you, be me I don’t mean “let’s be free” Let’s stay in love Let’s stay in line It’s just time for some time out Now Time out Time out Time out Time out Time out You’re queen Of my emotion My sea My tide, my ocean Believe You’re always in my heart Full time But Lately I’m thinking I’m sinking I’m fearing I’m disappearing We rushed a little too much Right into this So it’s Time for time out I don’t mean to cause doubt But we’re too close now TBH Don’t want this nest to be a cage Just be you, be me I don’t mean “let’s be free” Let’s stay in love Let’s stay in line It’s just time for some time out Time Out Time Out Time Out Time Out Time Out Time Out (Lately I fear We rushed into this) So it’s Time for time out I don’t mean to cause doubt But we’re too close now TBH Don’t want this nest to be a cage Just be you, be me I don’t mean “let’s be free” Let’s stay in love Let’s stay in line It’s just time for some time out Now Time Out Time Out Time Out Now
8.
Well I’ve travelled and searched Grown old but not grown up I’ve punished and bruised my heart I’ve changed cities Changed houses Changed jobs And changed friends But ended up at the start So What if What if What if I’ve just been Running from nothing? Running from nothing Running from nothing Running from nothing Well I’ve loved and I’ve lost I’ve built and broken homes I’ve given and taken pain I’ve changed lovers Changed lifestyle Changed habits Changed names But it still comes back again So What if What if What if I’ve just been Running from nothing? Running from nothing
9.
Absolution 01:47
10.
Hooked to my screen But watching the clock Group calls and meetings Too tired to talk Each day’s a copy The same as the last Yesterday’s today Tomorrow’s the past Family forgotten Friends’ calls ignored So much to do now But somehow I’m bored Family forgotten Friends’ calls ignored God I’m bored We’re travelling time On a one-way trip We just forget to notice How wonderful it is We’re travelling time But we’re flying alone And on this one-way trip You can never go home Hooked to my screen But desperate for sleep Feeding fatigue And scrolling too deep I’m all caught up But still I refresh Gulping down data Piling on stress Block all the boring Filter the dull So much consumption But I’m never full Block all the boring Filter the dull I’m never full We’re travelling time On a one-way trip We just forget to notice How wonderful it is We’re travelling time But we’re flying alone And on this one-way trip You can never go home Yeah on this one-way trip You can never Go home

about

I thought I'd write an album and I thought it would be fun but in fact I realised pretty quickly that you’re either writing trite nothings or you’re totally laying yourself out bare. There’s no option in between. You’re either making disposable tat or you’re trying to make art and the latter involves turning yourself inside out while other people listen and stare and all the while you have no idea what they’re thinking. It’s like being naked and a failure but on a 24/7 live stream.

So this first album - THEATRE - is about me coming to terms with that. What started out as light entertainment took a necessary turn for the darker and now here I am, with ten songs which have ended up saying a lot more about me than I ever intended. It’s like being caught in a nightmare of over-sharing, and for some reason I can’t stop. Enjoy.

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released February 11, 2022

All songs written by Mark CBH except "Let's Get Away" written by Mark Henwood.

All tracks arranged, produced and mixed by Mark CBH.

All tracks mastered by Katie Tavini except "Absolution" mastered by Mark CBH.

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