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.
/
  • Streaming + Download

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

      $1 USD  or more

     

lyrics

When I was a young boy I was so shy
Never wanted to be an attention whore
When I was a young boy I never stopped singing
Didn’t occur to me that they could hear

But I had dignity, dignity
So impulsive
Flippancy, flippancy
Not for me
Sympathy, sympathy
I want none of it
Timpani, timpani
Led me here

When I was a teen I had some more friends
Probably because I had empathy
The empathy that got me my first girlfriend
Bless her heart for dealing with my bullshit

But I had dignity, dignity
So impulsive
Flippancy, flippancy
Not for me
Sympathy, sympathy
I want none of it
Timpani, timpani
Led me here

When I turned to “adult”, first apartment
Traipsing through New York without a care
Sooner or later I came to my senses
Headed off to Philly with a new purpose

But I had dignity, dignity
So impulsive
Flippancy, flippancy
Not for me
Sympathy, sympathy
I want none of it
Timpani, timpani
Led me here

36 years later, I’m now in the forefront
All of my experiences collected
Nostalgic or masochist?
You should tell me
Why am I rewinding my brain like this?

Cause I have dignity, dignity
So much more now
Wittily, wittily
Sometimes not
Skillfully, skillfully
Fin’lly grounded
Friskily, friskily
Winding down...

credits

from Tilting Toward Turmoil, released January 8, 2021

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Howard Louis Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Howard Louis comes armed with powerful vocals and a piano. He fuses sounds of rock, alternative, pop, and even flavors of show tunes in his catalog of songs. His honest lyrics are perceptive, biting, self-deprecating, and naked. All of these qualities are crafted over melodic soundscapes that are sometimes dark, sometimes quirky, and sometimes raw and beautiful. ... more

contact / help

Contact Howard Louis

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

If you like Howard Louis, you may also like: