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Detour

by Phasma

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1.
In Moonlight 03:13
Don't get yourself so hung up over the things that don't make sense. Sometimes the reasons don't add up from start to end. Don't bother with the silly things, they never did nothing for you, except exhaust your mind and body through and through. Sail to the sunset and watch as everyone you know becomes a few miniature dots on the horizon. Your thoughts are getting puzzled within themselves and within you, and the pieces don't even fit together too. The choices are much clearer than you imagine them to be. You know, there's not much hard bout letting go to breathe. Sail to the sunset and watch as everyone you know becomes a few miniature dots on the horizon. Standing in moonlight, wishing the stars would burn for you, but no, impossibilities just can't come true. Who sees you fighting? Conflicting thoughts within yourself. Who hears the shouting? Echoes emerging from your hell. (Sail to the sunset and watch as everyone you know becomes a few miniature dots on the horizon. Standing in moonlight, wishing the stars would burn for you, but no, impossibilities just can't come true.)
2.
Masquerade 03:29
Hear the windows close and the doors lock from the outside; asphyxiated by anxiety. Shut my eyes again. I wish I'd never been through this secondhand suffering. It burns inside of me. This room's burst into flames and there's no escape. I guess I'll let the fire take me all the way. Take away the water from the bay; see the emptiness denature and decay. Take away the words from what I say; hear the silence overwhelm what silence may. The canvas is finite, coloured by time. Illustrate my life; chaotic lines. A pentimento, a layer remade creates an infinite shadow. And when it's filled the space there'll be no way to rectify the blemishes you've made. Take away the water from the bay; see the emptiness denature and decay. Take away the words from what I say; hear the silence overwhelm what silence may. Take away the sunlight, steal it from the day. Watch your spectrum's colours all fade into grey. Take away the masks from our lifelong masquerade. Let the truth reveal we all live to fight pain.
3.
Can we go back to last summer? When the air was sweet and the sun refused to sleep. Can we go back to last summer? When I felt at ease with the earth under my feet. Recently I've been in slumber. It's where I feel like I belong. Maybe a little bit under the weather; these nights keep dragging on and on but they don't last me forever. It seems like when I finally get comfortable, my body starts to toss and turn like I never need rest at all. And Sun replaces Moon again. Can we go back to last summer? When the air was sweet and the sun refused to sleep. Can we go back to last summer? When I felt at ease with the earth under my feet. What have I done for the better? Can I just be a pretender? I wish that I could remember I'm getting older forever. I smell the smoke from years gone by. It's out of sight but not out of mind. Your nightly drinks just blur the lines, but not enough for you to make it alright.
4.
I need an explanation: why weren't the other times like this? How could I let this happen? How could I? Not good with confrontation; how did we ever come to this? Why did I let this happen? Why did I? Would it be better if we never met at all? Would it be better if I stopped myself from giving everything I had to you? Who'd ever thought we'd fall so hard from these mistakes that I have made? These peaks and valleys we ride through, I wouldn't trade for anything. I hope it's a detour that'll join the road ahead. I hope I'll remember the right way when we come again. Do you remember when I gave my heart to you? Do you remember when I trusted you keep all of the secrets that I told? Do you remember when we talked and talked all night? Will you remember every memory of us and how we can't be torn apart? Is that enough? Who'd ever thought we'd fall so hard from these mistakes that I have made? These peaks and valleys we ride through, I wouldn't trade for anything. Who'd ever thought we'd fall so hard? Who'd ever thought that it'd be us? Who'd ever thought I'd hear the melancholic ring of an alarm clock in the morning of a life I have to figure out alone? Don't you remember when we stared right at the moon, when we sat waiting forever but the sun would never show? Because I do.
5.
Fine By Me 03:41
We laugh at each other when all of us get confused at the same time. And we act like rascals, but none of us have the guts to commit crime. We say we don't care cause there's a better word for what we have than that. And it doesn't matter when the time is up and the making fun must stop because we know we'll pick up right where we left off. Here's to every memory we've made and those to come. Here's to loving every single change with open arms. Here's to bruised and broken hearts we've helped each other through. Here's to watching us grow up as one without a clue. We bet on things we shouldn't, but we still do it every time. We tease each other bout old crushes we wish we never had. Of course, we never get that mad. We sang the closing lines of "Bar Bands" on the way to the Batcave and I'd never felt so safe. And there's no sidewalk ever wide enough for walking side by side, but I never felt behind. Here's to every memory we've made and those to come. Here's to loving every single change with open arms. Here's to bruised and broken hearts we've helped each other through. Here's to watching us grow up as one without a clue. Here's to watching drama start and not knowing what to do. Here's to breaking from the mold and putting time to use. Here's to talk of where we wanna go, where we'll end up. Here's to no regrets and never letting ourselves stop. Here's to every memory we've made and those to come. Here's to all our memories, I wish you all good luck. <3

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The four of us have always strived to make music that we ourselves would love. After pretty much calling our basements "home" this past summer, we feel we've come up with something that hopefully you will enjoy just as much as we do.

If you ask us, Detour means early mornings and late nights slaving away at melodies, fine tuning lyrics and beating drums ‘til our ears gave in. It's about letting the past go, and bringing in the new. What does it mean to you?

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released August 31, 2013

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Phasma:
Arjun Bali - Drums
Rainni Chen - Bass
Justin Kwok - Lead Guitar
Yifan Wu - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

Thanks to:
Godwin Lee for the guest vocals on "Smell The Smoke".
Annie Chen for the artwork.
Anyone who has supported us up to this point and anyone checking us out for the first time.

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