We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

tourniquet​/​opiate

from tuck your bones in by Anna Gordon

/
  • Streaming + Download

    Includes high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. Paying supporters also get unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app.
    Purchasable with gift card

      name your price

     

  • Handmade Compact Disc
    Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Comes in a standard jewel case, with hand-stamped CD and print inserts.

    Includes unlimited streaming of tuck your bones in via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

    Sold Out

lyrics

what do i do for you?
what do i do for you?
you're bleeding right through
your shirt once was white and new

what do i do for you?
what do i do for you?
i don't know how to stop the bleeding
oh in fact it seems i only feed it

if your blood was boiling and hot
i'd just stoke the flame and stir the pot

so please don't you come to me
in your agony
i am the scab you keep peeling off
and then i am the aspirin that you pop

which means i'm only gonna make you bleed
i'm only gonna make you bleed
i was never good to fix up much
like a lesion, laceration or hemorrhage

i am not your doctor, surgeon or nurse
you can count on me to always make it worse

and i'm sorry for the things i said
i know you're seeing red
but the person that you think i am
is just inside your head
i won't pretend that i'm your savior
your repairer or debt payer
and i cannot fix you
not now and not later
i'm sorry for the things i said
but i can't be your hospital bed
i promise it won't help your head
i know this from experience

so what do i do for you?
my remedy is not your cure
i tried to be your tourniquet
or an ineffective anesthetic opiate

so please don't you come to me
in your agony
i could not fix you if i tried
so go to sleep, go to sleep my little child
oh go to sleep, go to sleep my little child

credits

from tuck your bones in, released March 28, 2015

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Anna Gordon

emotional folk songs, heavy on the lyricism

contact / help

Contact Anna Gordon

Streaming and
Download help

Shipping and returns

Redeem code

Report this track or account

If you like Anna Gordon, you may also like: