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.

Quodlibet

by Noah Gokey

/

  • Streaming + Download

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

      $10 USD  or more

     

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Album comes in a plastic sheathed cardboard sleeve with album art stickers attached and a free bonus Buffalogo sticker inside.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Quodlibet via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 7 days
    Purchasable with gift card

      $10 USD or more 

     

1.
A Given 02:49
lyrics
buy track
Climb the electrified monuments Fly to the copse of the trees Give what you can for the fragile nest lost in the breeze Oh son can't you understand You'll never get up with the sea Oh my not while land is here waiting for thee I don't know, if I did I'd say I gave your inheritance away All that you want is not what you need anyway This butter pad melting in your hand Waving in air, catch the breeze Marvel at love spreading over you like a disease I don't know, if I did I'd say I gave your inheritance away All that you want is not what you need anyway Roll on, my baby Roll on, okay Roll on, my baby Roll on, okay I don't know, if I did I'd say I gave your inheritance away All that you want is not what you need anyway
2.
Train 02:44
lyrics
buy track
You know I'm gonna leave on the next train I see You know I'm gonna leave on the next train I see You know I'm gonna leave on the next one I don't know where I'm starting from Gonna leave on the next train I see You know I'm gonna shake off this rhythm tonight You know I'm gonna shake 'til the burning gets bright You know I'm gonna shake this house And then we'll see if baby wants to come to me Gonna shake off these rhythms tonight Riding on the rails all day Living on the prairie on some wriggled territory You know I'm gonna speak truth to power, you'll see You know I'm gonna tell them all those lies you told me You know I'm gonna shout from my soapbox and ask you for some quarters As you shake your head passing in the street Riding on the rails all day Living on the prairie on some wriggled territory You know I'm gonna leave on the next train I see Yeah I'm gonna leave on the next train I see You know I'm gonna leave on the next one I don't know where I'm starting from But I'll leave on the next train I see Yeah I'm gonna leave on the next train I see
3.
Emily 02:55
lyrics
buy track
This is my chance to make things plain None of these words I speak in vain You are the only one, the love of all my dreams This is a love song for you, the only one I'll sing This is a love song to make up for the other ones I sing This is a love song, yeah and it's the only one I'll sing You're my lady, my kitten babies, but here's the thing If I don't say it enough then let me explain You are the only one, my love, my world, my everything This song is just my way to say This is a love song to make up for the other ones I'll sing This is a love song, yeah and it's the only one I'll sing This is the only one I want to write, the only one that's mine This is a love song to make up for the other ones I'll sing This is a love song for you The only one I'll sing
4.
Gokey on the Wheel 02:59
lyrics
buy track
I've been down Mississippi run in worse weather I traded all the leather put the boats back together I've seen this done ten thousand times But it never fails to shake the spine Captain, won't you wake up? Shoal's a comin' and it's mark twain seventy-two Oh Captain, better sleep it off Gokey's on the wheel I slip down saddle and watch that muck run We're runnin' and a turnin' and a burnin' coal for fun I've seen this done ten thousand times But they never had to shoot this old line Captain, won't you wake up? Shoal's a comin' and it's mark twain seventy-two Oh Captain, better sleep it off Gokey's on the wheel Oh Nelly, oh Nelly, oh Nelly, oh Nelly! The boiler's burst and the water's comin' in I can see Ohio but there's no way we're gettin' in I've never seen this done in all my life Get me back to Jamestown and my poor pretty wife Captain, won't you wake up? Shoal's a comin' and it's mark twain seventy-two Oh Captain, better sleep it off Gokey's on the wheel
5.
Definition 03:27
lyrics
buy track
Then for just some time And then again all night I wait to pray And then the window's closed And all the people know you didn't even try Circumstance dictates alright The daily dance is just the time divide Divide Circumstance dictates alright The daily dance is just the time divide Divide A ratta tat, ratta tat, ratta Ratta tat, ratta tat, ratta All those sounds that move the night I wish time was control Everyone would grow like grass to fight Little moves and little slights That tend to recognize define true mind Little moves and little slights That tend to recognize define your true mind Then for just some time Then again all night I wait, too late 'Cause now the windows are closed All the people will know you didn't even try Circumstance dictates alright The daily dance is just the time divide Divide Circumstance dictates alright The daily dance is just the time divide
6.
On the Rooftop 03:01
lyrics
buy track
On the rooftop On the rooftop On the rooftop On the rooftop We get as high as we can go We'll never be low We fly that plane into the sky You can't get more high Than on the rooftop On the rooftop On the rooftop On the rooftop I'm not gonna trick you I'm gonna give it to you straight And you can get down if you want Or you can hate It's all the same to me You're not my responsibility I've got mine You've got yours Know what you want Why you're going on the rooftop On the rooftop On the rooftop On the rooftop On the rooftop On the rooftop On the rooftop On the rooftop
7.
Combinations 03:44
lyrics
buy track
Divide and release Downward spirals and hierarchies The look and the feel The sight and the seeing believing Visions and visuals Greedy proles and the starving plebes I see and I know you No thinking and no reprieve Justice and outrage Rights to life and wrongs to grieve Give a slide and take a blame The face slaps and repertory Ooh the bites and the stings it brings I see and I know you No thinking and no reprieve Justice and outrage Rights to life and wrongs to grieve
8.
The Long Haul 03:06
lyrics
buy track
I will not go overboard this time I will not roll on over the line If I can stay, I won't be long Got one place to go and that is on I will not go overboard this time I will not roll on over the line If I can stay, I won't be long Got one place to go and that is on Say you will, now tell me true Who it was that you promised me to I never could wait for the cake To open my presents, too late Give me all that you got in there That big Russian dude is giving the stare I know I said I wouldn't go there But this whole thing is buyer beware Stay on point we don't have long left in the scam For all we know this little time's all we have Stay on point we don't have long left in the scam For all we know this little time's all we have Stay on point we don't have long left in the scam For all we know this little time's all we have Stay on point we don't have long left in the scam For all we know this little time's all we have
9.
Mannequins 04:51
lyrics
buy track
I bet you run in dreams I let you tread on me I know 'win's a cure' Pay all day to breathe I don't play Now that's a barricade A little come apart at the seams New improved free Born to seed the shade Get a towel and wipe our memories away If they run, it can be done Mystic bliss, the finest sips Bless their hearts please Electric neon frayed Rapids in a cascade But I won't let go Give the river its champagne I bet you run in dreams I let you tread on me I know 'win's a cure' Pay all day to breathe I don't play Now that's a barricade A little come apart at the seams New improved free Born to seed the shade Get a towel and wipe our memories away If they run, it can be done Mystic bliss, the finest sips Bless their hearts oh please Electric neon frayed Rapids in a cascade But I won't let go Give the river its champagne Electric neon frayed Electric neon frayed
10.
The Zoom 04:01
lyrics
buy track
I don't give, I don't take From that summer sunset Binoculars will objectify Partisans run from it Shading brights from glare of lights Microscope shone to hawk eyes These are just a pattern You've got no toe on that line Home for me Never give up on your dream Twilight Night light is just the dark seam I don't deserve, I'll never learn, what you've taken from me But if that's the way, take it thief, walk right over me Rots the worm Kindling burns Purpose, you'll learn this, not me The lady rolls over She can't give you everything Home for me Never give up on your dream Twilight Night light is just the dark seam Home for me Never give up on your dream Twilight Night light is just the dark seam For all you give up to be free Patch past Left last Picking teams Selling dreams Forlorn Oath sworn Lighting tees Shedding these Rapt mind Left behind Simple seas Complicated breeze Home for me Never give up on your dream Twilight Night light is just the dark seam For all you give up to be free
11.
Reel 'Em In 03:06
lyrics
buy track
This sport, it takes a runner Line up, the feast begins And I won't hesitate to get in front of 'em This week will take a year But you won't have the time And I waited in line The sum of us? I cannot say I've looked at all that's left and rejected the waste That's the bait That little bite And I don't know who they paid It seems to be a charade And I won't speculate on the deal But little man, get ready for a thrill But you won't have the time And I waited in line The sum of us? I cannot say I've looked at all that's left and rejected the waste That's the bait That little bite But you won't have the time And I waited in line The sum of us? I cannot say I've looked at all that's left and rejected the waste That's the bait That little bite
12.
FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT 02:34
lyrics
buy track
Fight fight fight Fight fight fight Fight fight fight Echoes darkly and abruptly do arise And all these illusions always make me cry The middle dimples catch my wind I will not see you 'til the end I cannot drive away these sins I do not wish for you to understand Fight fight fight Fight fight fight Fight fight fight Fight fight fight Fight fight fight Fight fight fight Fight fight fight Fight fight fight Fight fight fight Fight fight fight Fight fight fight Fight fight fight
13.
Compliant That Day 06:07
lyrics
buy track
High hopes for the pretty and the young Another chosen one Bring out the little bits you have to hide in Headlines and the nautical refrain This is not a game Radar poking through to the animals you find Inside the cage Lost cause Lonely days This is not a game The poison trickling in your veins And all that remains is a proper send off Headlines and the nautical refrain This is not a game Radar poking through to the animals you find Inside the cage Lost cause Lonely days And it's all a game Stand in line the same Cross the bar and feel the wretch Lone wanderer Felt tip away Could save a restless argument I meant to stay and overstay my welcome more We ran away We had escape routes on the mind We ran away We had escape routes on the mind That day when you came along That day when you came along It was too late For the Mothman cometh You saved the day But that day's over now We got what we came for And we'll be knocking on your door again Some day when we come along Some day when we come along That day when you came along That day when you came along
14.
Talking Loudly, Saying Nothing 02:52
lyrics
buy track
Why don't we just cut and run? Give up, oh precious, flee? Myths on our lips and the legends informing the dreams I know a man with a gun At night it sits on his knee He watches through windows knee deep in their screams Revelation Drowning seas Killing quietly Possibilities This is a coded phrase Mystifies me I never wrote a word I didn't mean I know a man, gun in hand Rent with him, lottery He climbs up a rock, all the better to see The slope is slippery Foot holds dangerously Talking loudly, saying nothing Condemnation won't fly here, see? No say-so, so uh-oh Fight fight fight the free
15.
Waves 01:41
lyrics
buy track
This is not the end Candy trend your siren friend Ring inside my willow tree Home to branches swaying in the breeze Sullied treasure map we fear to tread All these labors better add up when you're dead I find the X, inside's a note that says “We've left” Until next time, we've met This is the end I don't know if we'll ever find our way back again But I want you to understand But we've broken on the land
16.
Grim 03:11
lyrics
buy track
I've been too far away to tell if this has any meaning to it And now you've lost your mind In time I can tell you're in a different place Let's go to a different place With the candy store And the liquor store And bent up trucks out of gas They say you'll never come back There's no answer for that But the little time that we had before you left I've been too far away to tell if this has any meaning to it And now you've lost your mind In time I can tell you're in a different place Oh a different place
17.
Fair Game 01:58
lyrics
buy track
She closed her eyes Just trying to wake up And went to sleep All part of her makeup As it slips away The ghost give up to the escape This fair game Wounded to run away Pyrrhic victory Condemned to history And all this time, she relates To this fair game Like a wave, it breaks Incensed the stalking prey Snapped inside the empty chain Of this fair game This fair game

about

This 17 track album, the ninth from the band, includes a range of genres that progress along a textured arc from country to funk and blues to hard rock and back to folk at the end. The lyrics are intertwined so that some songs refer to others on the album and some from past works. Virtuoso performances back up big hooks and excellent melodies.

credits

released August 14, 2020

Corey C. Hagstrom - guitar, vocals
Steve Hawley - bass
Andrew Bastiano - drums
Written, recorded, mixed, mastered, and produced by Corey C. Hagstrom at DrastiClone Productions' Shangri-La Studio in University Park, Buffalo, NY.

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Noah Gokey image

Noah Gokey Buffalo, New York

Hand-made artisanal songs and poetry to soothe your aching soul.

contact / help

Contact Noah Gokey

Streaming and
Download help

Shipping and returns

Report this album or account

If you like Noah Gokey, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Saxophonist Isaiah Collier chats about his new LP and the influence of Pharoah Sanders.
listen now