Adam Tell

Written, produced, and performed by yours truly.

The album title, and a lot of the lyricism, drew from the experiences, emotions, and thought patterns I've had over the last year and a half. I have lots of anxieties about the world, but I'm grateful for the love and support of my friends and family.

Musically, the biggest inspiration for this album has been my Weber upright piano, which we bought second-hand shortly after moving to CT. It has a practice pedal, which plops a nice thick felt right down between the strings and the hammers. I'll sit down and doodle on it daily. In the end, I ended up recording it for every song on the album except the two instrumental songs, ironically enough. The last song on the album is a solo piano/vocal piece.

I hope you enjoy Scenes from a Window.

Lyrics:
Hey, where are you headed
Can I hitch a ride
Wait, let me get this
I’m on your side
Please tell me your weakness
I’ll watch over it for you
There’s no need to check in later
I know you have things to attend to

A familiar scene, a hit and run
Count another one
It doesn’t use its given name
Changes where it comes from
It bites at the corners of
The people and the self you love
By the time you know and call it in
It’s already wheels up

Started out with something pure
But it slowly degraded to the state it’s in now
Look at me getting myself down
You'd think I’d have learned by now

A familiar scene, a hit and run
Count another one
It doesn’t use its given name
Changes where it comes from
It bites at the corners of
The people and the self I love
By the time you know and call it in
It’s already wheels up

I can’t get myself up from the chair
The fabric’s faded and the cushion’s bare
The place called home is somewhere else
It left behind its hollow shell
I know my mind plays tricks on me
Slowly learning about entropy
Bring me back to the ground
And hope I come around

It’s a familiar scene

Wheels Up

Written, produced, and performed by yours truly.

The album title, and a lot of the lyricism, drew from the experiences, emotions, and thought patterns I've had over the last year and a half. I have lots of anxieties about the world, but I'm grateful for the love and support of my friends and family.

Musically, the biggest inspiration for this album has been my Weber upright piano, which we bought second-hand shortly after moving to CT. It has a practice pedal, which plops a nice thick felt right down between the strings and the hammers. I'll sit down and doodle on it daily. In the end, I ended up recording it for every song on the album except the two instrumental songs, ironically enough. The last song on the album is a solo piano/vocal piece.

I hope you enjoy Scenes from a Window.

Lyrics:
We've treaded here before, but never found a way through
Some might say we're long past the point of no return
Don't have the numbers, and one still wonders
How much do we have left to burn
 
The only way out now is to outsmart the enemy
We're all playing by the rules of modern engagement
There's blood on the line, but we're holding this time
The other end of this arrangement
 
Day will break, and clouds will form
The rain may fall, the ground stays firm
Hiding from silhouettes
Some future world's regret
Night will fall, and life will sleep
The nightmares come, the heart still beats
If you feel me slip away, shake me awake
 
Some might choose to stay, and some would rather leave
This moment may have two vastly different outcomes
It quickly coalesced, the hum of unrest
The world has come undone
 
I’ve been waiting for the train to leave the station
I'll take the next one and see you on the other side
Before we came to the message came through
Some things should be left to die
 
Day will break, and clouds will form
The rain may fall, the ground stays firm
Hiding from silhouettes
Some future world's regret
Night will fall, and life will sleep
The nightmares come, the heart still beats
If you feel me slip away, shake me awake

It’s easy to, it’s easy to get lost, get lost in this world
But as long as you, as long as you are here by my side, we can conquer it
It’s easy to, it’s easy to get lost, get lost in this world
But as long as you, as long as you are here by my side, we can conquer it

Silhouettes

Written, produced, and performed by yours truly.

The album title, and a lot of the lyricism, drew from the experiences, emotions, and thought patterns I've had over the last year and a half. I have lots of anxieties about the world, but I'm grateful for the love and support of my friends and family.

Musically, the biggest inspiration for this album has been my Weber upright piano, which we bought second-hand shortly after moving to CT. It has a practice pedal, which plops a nice thick felt right down between the strings and the hammers. I'll sit down and doodle on it daily. In the end, I ended up recording it for every song on the album except the two instrumental songs, ironically enough. The last song on the album is a solo piano/vocal piece.

I hope you enjoy Scenes from a Window.

Lyrics:
Light and sound come gently in
Sunday morning now begins
Bookmark dreams on the pillow ‘til tomorrow
Footsteps creaking down the stairs
Coffee wafting in the air
Leave a cup on the nightstand, make it seem unplanned

Drifting in and out ‘til she comes around
And says, “Hey you, what time is it?”
There’s no hurry to get out of bed
It might be the middle of the afternoon
There’s no meaning in the word ‘soon’ today

Many more will come to pass
And they will go by just as fast

Sunday Morning

Cloudhead Vol. 1 

December 29th on beatport

Adam Tell - Slow Reveal

Written, arranged, produced, mixed, and performed by Adam Tell
Mastered by Fox Stevenson

Lyrics:
The situations turning red
We’re deconstructing in the bed
But keep connected in our heads
Our inhibitions disappear
Communication’s crystal clear
We’re diving in this new frontier

The puzzle contained in these sheets
Is ours for the night to complete

Waking up to the sunrise freckles, linen circles
We’re lying on the same page
Forget about the morning decay, coffee cliches 
No pressure to close this case
   
Pillows coated in perfume
The night is scattered round the room
We’re coming back down from the moon
I’m learning you from the inside
I’m memorizing your design 
I’m finding answers in your eyes

The moment we fall into sleep
My mind rewinds, you’re on repeat

Waking up to sunrise freckles, linen circles
We’re lying on the same page
Forget about the morning decay, coffee cliches 
No pressure to close this case

There’s no mistaking where we stand
And no projections for an end
We’re moving faster than we planned
You’re feeling warmer when you sleep
It’s getting colder when you leave
Your kiss has never felt so sweet

These changes aren’t anything more
Than precisely what this love calls for

Waking up to sunrise freckles, linen circles
We’re lying on the same page
Forget about the morning decay, coffee cliches 
No pressure to close this case

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A Taste Of Purpose

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New Equation

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Lyrics:
Big voices on the radio
Hushed whispers on the telephone
Thin walls, open airwaves
A cold case becomes a hot zone

There’s always an agenda
Only white knights and renegades
Pushing out a prejudice
And calling it “Lemonade”

They’ll always try to buy stars above
They’ll always lie about who they love
You’ve heard the names
Fake numbers get ahead in the game so
When’s push gonna come shove?

Don’t feed me tall tales
I’ll spit ‘em right back at you
You don’t know anything that nobody didn’t tell you
So don’t blame the skeptics
For thinking out loud
In the battle of headroom, it’s a fight for the foreground

It takes a crowd to change a scene
No more readers to write the magazines
Betting we won’t recognize
That they decide when the rules don’t apply

Don’t feed me tall tales
I’ll spit ‘em right back at you
You don’t know anything that nobody didn’t tell you
So don’t blame the skeptics
For thinking out loud
In the battle of headroom, it’s a fight for the foreground

I know I’m not alone
In using a microphone to say
What I think should be said
I’m running it in the red

Don’t feed me tall tales
I’ll spit ‘em right back at you
You don’t know anything that nobody didn’t tell you

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Foreground

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Lyrics:
Going ten over the limit when I didn’t have a place to be
I was dreaming ‘bout the future, but the present got away from me
I only focused on a measure, and I didn’t hear the whole symphony
I didn’t hear the beauty

Called my mother, couldn’t help her on a crossword question
She’s a wordsmith, it’s a daily obsession
I wonder if she sees in me her own reflection

Don’t wait up for the closure
It won’t ring the door bell
We live and then we die, no other order
But we all process each moment in parallel

On the water with dad, hoping we might get a couple bites
But there’s a rain coming in, all we’re catching is tangled lines
We’ll laugh it off, sing a song, and try another time

I don’t deserve this
So many blessings on my plate
I gotta keep the most important thing straight

Big brother’s on, gonna log in and play a few
Hundreds of miles away, and we’re right back in the groove
He’s a constant even when I don’t know what to do

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Parallel

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Lyrics:
Tracking down a runaway claim
Sifting through the trail of blame
A full review, long overdue
I’m taking myself back by the roots
Hiding in a popular cause
Bathed in undeserved applause
A constant plug, a modern drug
Scared I’ve forgotten how to love

“I don’t think I can change,” says me, the hypocrite
I don’t know why I waited to issue my personal permit
If I could do as I say, tomorrow would have been today
No more too-lates, I’m tired of saying it
I sold myself in chains to muscle memory
I put in too much of my time to watch it bury me
If I could do as I say, I’d be proud of yesterday
No more halfway to full recovery

Salvaging a faded grin
Looking from the outside in
A wounded man with folded hands
Can’t seem to follow his own plans (frozen where he stands)
Written off a story line
Simplified a complex sign
The curtain breaks, a twist of fate
Now’s not the time to hesitate

I’ve been a beggar, I’ve worn a crown
I’ve seen a sunrise skip along the ground
I’ve flipped the tables, I’ve changed the terms
I’ve tried every method but I can’t heal the burns

Full Recovery

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Lyrics:
Calendar is open, the furniture’s dated
If I go out tonight, don’t wanna be persuaded
Running out of faces, it’s a failing structure
Go back to square one, and start with a whisper

Saved until it’s remade
Received but no relay
It was nothing but a first draft
It didn’t have an ounce of contrast
Another short-term getaway
A still frame in a time lapse

It served its purpose, moments of focus
I saw the future slip by unnoticed
It lives in the falsework and stays undercover
I hope my current state can hold the weight until it wants to be heard

Tip-toe over bridges that haven’t had upkeep
It might spell disaster to bet it all on black sheep
Every great idea has a long history
And every tower gets swallowed in the sea

Nail on nail, steel on steel
Construct myself in piecemeal
Skeletal and faceless
Unfinished empty spaces

Falsework

Collapse / Expand isn't a concept EP, but it is aptly named. Each of these songs survived multiple, heavy reworks and they landed where they are now. The title also comes from the fact that a lot of things seem to be ending or beginning or growing.

Lyrics:

Common composure is walking on thin ice
And everyone knows why
Under the surface, a market of swindlers
reselling alibis

What breaks the cycle? kindness or exile?
I don't have the answers
Flipping a mindset leaves behind bruises
Sometimes the truth hurts

When the problems become pressing
calm and collected begins undressing
Our comprehension is clearly lacking
How can we find out if we're not asking?
It's time to put down the pen and paper
Deal with it right now instead of later
Watching a blowout from the bleachers
We can't afford to keep feeding the meter

Basic assumptions get called into question
Trust but verify
Ration the bloodflow for things not essential
This all can't survive

I don't need progress, I just need movement
Something's gotta change
So can you feel it now as certain as the sun
shining through a summer rain

When the problems become pressing
calm and collected begins undressing
Our comprehension is clearly lacking
How can we find out if we're not asking?
It's time to put down the pen and paper
Deal with it right now instead of later
Watching a blowout from the bleachers
We can't afford to keep feeding the meter

Time's up, tick tock
No more small talk

Feeding The Meter

Collapse / Expand isn't a concept EP, but it is aptly named. Each of these songs survived multiple, heavy reworks and they landed where they are now. The title also comes from the fact that a lot of things seem to be ending or beginning or growing.

Lyrics:
Make another pivot
I'm right within reach
Not certain I can get it
It won't be easy

Screaming at the thunder
till the voice hurts
Some days I wonder
just what it's all worth

Still got a little ways to go
but I don't wanna wait to know
We've tested the water long enough
Familiar paralysis
of never breaking out of this
I think it's time we step it up

Life's moving fast for all the right reasons
Narrow window to hit the peak season
Now's the time to play our cards
Listen to our restless hearts

Another cold winter
Another wet spring
Another dry July with memories lingering

Soon it'll be autumn
when the lights die down
We're gonna be louder when the new year rolls around

Still got a little ways to go
but I don't wanna wait to know
We've tested the water long enough
Familiar paralysis
of never breaking out of this
I think it's time to step it up

Life's moving fast for all the right reasons
Narrow window to hit the peak season
Now's the time to play our cards
Listen to our restless hearts

Still got a little ways to go
but I don't wanna wait to know
We've tested the waters long enough
Familiar paralysis
of never breaking out of this
No I'm not giving up

Peak Season

Collapse / Expand isn't a concept EP, but it is aptly named. Each of these songs survived multiple, heavy reworks and they landed where they are now. The title also comes from the fact that a lot of things seem to be ending or beginning or growing.

Lyrics:
The world seems ripe
For taking on a new life
An easing of its gravity
A calming of the skies
The places of old
Are waiting for the new fold
To settle and get comfortable

Someone bumped the shutter speed
I'm having a hard time focusing
Surrounded by lights that I'm not used to noticing
Up in the atmosphere, it's dry of all the yesteryears
There's no going back from here

Don't wash away the past
Just pass it down the line
The sooner you let go
The sooner you can find your child eyes

Child Eyes

Lapse

I wrote these lyrics in 2019, I swear.

Lyrics:
I heard a call beyond the hill and then it faded.
A little bird that flew away.
A loose belief in what I've used for motivation
is falling out of phase
Wear the mask and climb aboard, but keep your mouth shut.
'Cause there's no room left at the top.
All of us here are well aware of the illusion,
but no one wants to stop.

What is it worth?
What does it say?
Passing on designs intended to break.
We can fight about who's to blame,
But I fear my friend that we're dead weight.
No writing off this size of expense.
There's no diffusing this thick of incense.
So here's last call, grab it and go.
Soon the collective overthrows.

Turn around back through the breach in search of safety,
beyond the blighted ground.
Shatter the screen, and cut the vine that keeps it breathing.
At least we'll slow it down.
Conformity will be a tool that's used against us.
You'll think you're all alone.
But when that comes get on your feet and square your shoulders.
You're stronger than you know.

What is it worth? What does it say?
Passing on designs intended to break.
We can fight about who's to blame,
But I fear my friend that we're dead weight.
No writing off this size of expense.
There's no diffusing this thick of incense.
So here's last call, grab it and go.
Soon the collective overthrows.

Take your places, wave the signal.
I'll be waiting 'till it all folds.
Braveheart, you little rebel.
Pour it all out before the settle.

What is it worth? What does it say?
Passing on designs intended to break.
We can fight about who's to blame,
But I fear my friend...

What does it worth? What does it say?
We've been developing things we know will break.
We can fight about it, and pass around the blame,
But I fear my friend that we're now too late.

Adam Tell

Seth Mitchell