The awkward silence
The uncomfortable tension
I think I'd rather do without it
I think I'm better off without it
The timing's all wrong
The gesture inappropriate
Reciprocation is irrelevant
I think I'm better off without it
Pen and paper don't cut it sometimes
But I won't know unless I try
You allow me to freely speak my mind
But I deny myself the chance
Nothing good can come from this
Impassive impasse
I'm just doing what's best for you and I
I don't want to say goodbye
Just give me time, I'll be just fine
The situation is unfair
But I'm not interested in being selfish
Not this time
Sworn into secrecy, contractual silence
In the interest of feelings spared for all
Pen and paper won't cut it this time
Lord knows how hard I've tried
You allow me to freely speak my mind
But I deny myself the chance
Nothing good can come from this
Impassive impasse
I'm just doing what's best for you and I
I don't want to say goodbye
Just give me time, I'll be just fine
What I don't want to hear from you,
Is what I need to hear from you
What I need to hear from you,
Is what I just can't hear from you
And what I need to say to you
Well I don't think I can say it anyway
You allow me to freely speak my mind
But I deny myself the chance
Nothing good can come from this
Impassive impasse
I'm just doing what's best for you and I
I don't want to say goodbye
Give it time
We'll be just fine
Impassive Impasse
A new album of perfect low-key gems from Kim Weldin of Tape Waves' unassuming bedroom pop side project Shiny Times. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 15, 2019
Sweetly melancholy bedroom pop is rarely as actually vulnerable and personal as it is in this Australian artist's hands. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 21, 2018