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.

Afternoon Alone

from The First Few by The Ripples

/

  • 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

     

  • Buy the Full Digital Album

lyrics

A dying autumn vine hangs outside my dirty window,
The gentle clouds block the fiery sky.
I wander down the staircase, grab my coat and take a walk.
I'll catch the last taste of setting sun.
And I'm still a little high from my afternoon alone,
If I think too much I'll ruin my day.
I stop to take a rest and hear the dark Potomac whine,
But the song I couldn't finish fills my head.

La da da da

A homeless city busker strums an out of tune guitar,
He lets his weathered words fall where they land
I drop him a dollar, zip my coat and leave him there,
Careful not to show my turning head
And all his stumbling breaths die in the open air
And all his stories might as well be stone
And though I sit alone now on the short side of the pane
I hum a tune that won’t hold me long

La da da da da da da

I can’t think of many things I’d do over
And I seem pretty cool in my head.
I’ve always been amazed by what’s around me
And I know I’ll be alright in the end

I find myself a padded seat on which I’ll be cemented
I’m sober and I’m tired and I’m done
My eyes can’t seem to focus and my fingers start to drip
And everything around me tastes like sand
And some crowds smile with their faith up in the clouds
And others search the pavement just ahead
But the symphony of movers and their city-sidewalk stomps
Never once made me nod my head
La da da da da da da

credits

from The First Few, released November 23, 2013
Words and music by Will Heuser and Tyler Pierce

Tyler Pierce: Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica
Will Heuser: Piano, Bass
Anthony Albanese: Drums

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

The Ripples image

The Ripples Washington, D.C.

Founded in 2013, The Ripples are a post-modern band that takes influence from 60s pop music, but doesn’t shy away from dipping their feet in the blues. They love playing covers and jams to excite a bar crowd and generate a great late-night pulse, but their main passion is working with their original music until all the grooves and changes sound just right. ... more

shows

contact / help

Contact The Ripples

Streaming and
Download help

Report this track or account

If you like The Ripples, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Featuring Riley Pinkerton (aka The Rat Queen) from the theatrical NYC rockers, Castle Rat.
listen now