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All We've Got is Time

by The Gender Gnomes

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1.
Manhattan 02:59
How does Manhattan know Every time I’m feeling low The sky cracks open her window And gently then it starts to snow And the winter’s almost over As frost turns to clover And the rain starts coming Like a distant drumming Doo doodle oo doodle oo doodleoodleoo doo doodleoo doo doo Doo doodle oo doodle oo doodleoodleoo doo Like... Doo doodle oo doodle oo doodleoodleoo doo doodleoo doo doo Doo doodle oo doodle oo doodleoodleoo doo And how does Central Park Sensing that my thoughts are dark Invite me in for an hour or two To let the sun brighten up my blues And the days are getting warmer No more overcoat armor And just as I bare my skin The rain comes again like Doo doodle oo doodle oo doodleoodleoo doo doodleoo doo doo Doo doodle oo doodle oo doodleoodleoo doo Like... Doo doodle oo doodle oo doodleoodleoo doo doodleoo doo doo Doo doodle oo doodle oo doodleoodleoo doo And when I see the sky through a hazy window pane On the seventh floor I just want more And how does the fire escape Call my name from blocks away Come rest your weary brain Out here in the rain Doo doodle oo doodle oo doodleoodleoo doo doodleoo doo doo Doo doodle oo doodle oo doodleoodleoo doo Doo doodle oo doodle oo doodleoodleoo doo doodleoo doo doo Doo doodle oo doodle oo doodleoodleoo doo
2.
Handhold 05:23
Looking up the face of a rocky mountain Grasping for a ledge My reflection carved in marble But I’m on the edge The air is thin up here The forest reaches up to fill my lungs And keep me breathing Shoes are worn and my legs are shaky So I dig my heels in So here I go I’m steady in the knowledge There’s so much that I don’t know Miles to go But today I just need a handhold One step forward, two looks back Trying to stay on track Always knowing any moment These rocks could crack The world looks small up here The higher up I get I can’t remember Why I started climbing My heart’s heavy But it reminds me What I’m up here finding So here I go I’m steady in the knowledge There’s so much that I don’t know Miles to go But today I just need a handhold Feels like falling Every push I see the peak getting farther Getting harder to breathe Throw my arms up And try to touch what’s out of reach I need a handhold, I need a handhold I need a handhold, I need a handhold I need a handhold, I need a handhold I need a handhold, I need a handhold I need a handhold, I need a handhold I need a handhold, I need a handhold I need a handhold, I need a handhold I need a handhold, I need a handhold I need a handhold, I need a handhold I need a handhold, I need a handhold I need a handhold, I need a handhold I need a handhold, I need a hand So here I go I’m steady in the knowledge There’s so much that I don’t know Miles to go But today I just need a handhold
3.
Silver sliver hanging in the sky I wonder why I wonder why I talk to you You keep all my secrets from the stars We’ve got a mighty repertoire, me and the moon There’s a falling feeling I get when you disappear so fast And I might be stealing time but there are questions I must ask Cause I wonder when you dip behind my tree line What you say when you’re out of view Maybe the moon will tell me all her secrets too Some days when it’s light you’re in the sky I wonder why I wonder why you stay so long I don’t always know where I should be I look to you to tell me: where do I belong? There’s an honest answer in the way you reappear at night As a cosmic dancer anywhere that you appear is right And I wonder if I close my eyes and ask you why I don’t always dance like you Maybe the moon will tell me all her secrets too Maybe she’ll tell me to open my orbit Don’t be afraid when your dance is distorted Maybe she’ll tell me I’m free to be anywhere I want to be So I wonder from my window pane If I can claim a moment for just us two Maybe the moon will tell me all her secrets too
4.
We were barefoot in the driveway on a Friday I decided I would love you So I loved you And the moonlight wasn’t shining And the rain it wasn’t falling, didn’t have to Cause I had you You were in my head from the moment that I met you Said, “I’ll get you” You got me instead, swung my heart around And baby you made me feel blue But when I say blue, I mean I feel like the sky When I say sky, I mean I feel like I could cry When I say cry, I mean I feel like the sea When I say sea, I mean I feel like you see all of me Hey! We were young and free and beautiful And all the things that make you fall in love So we fell in love But the shape of love is different than you think When you say smooth it gives you rough But it’s still love Heart and home and all of the words that mean I have you don’t begin to Wild and bold and all of the ways I tell you baby you make me feel blue But when I say blue, I mean I feel like the sky When I say sky, I mean I feel like I could cry When I say cry, I mean I feel like the sea When I say sea, I mean I feel like you see all of me Hey! Let us take our time as we grow old, oh Every day will feel like something new, ooh Love isn’t borrowed when it’s true You make me blue But when I say blue, I mean I feel like the sky When I say sky, I mean I feel like I could cry When I say cry, I mean I feel like the sea When I say sea, I mean I feel like you see me When I say me, I mean I feel like the sky When I say sky, I mean I feel like I feel like I’m so high When I say high, I mean I feel like the moon When I say moon, I mean you make me feel blue But when I say blue, I mean I feel like the sky When I say sky, I mean I feel like I could cry When I say cry, I mean I feel like the sea When I say sea, I mean I feel like you see all of me Hey!
5.
The Flame 03:54
You say, “Don’t look around right now, cover up all your senses The world is burning down, I’m building up my defenses” But there’s people shouting in the streets How you gonna fight for a world that you can’t see? I know you think the world is on fire And you’re looking for somebody to blame But the world has been on fire forever You just started feeling the flame Free up your mind right now, understand what you’re seeing Our eyes were looking down, we didn’t know we needed freeing No one ever won a war without their eyes open to the ones they’re fighting for I know you think the world is on fire And you’re looking for somebody to blame But the world has been on fire forever You just started feeling the flame Eyes open Are your eyes open Are my eyes open We need our eyes open I know you feel broken But there’s no hoping Without eyes open I hope you’ve woken up Eyes open My eyes are open Your eyes are open We have our eyes open We’re not so broken to be past hoping With our eyes open I swear we’ve woken up I know you think the world is on fire And you’re looking for somebody to blame But the world has been on fire forever Baby are you feeling the flame? I know you think the world is on fire And I know you know there’s someone to blame Cause the world has been on fire forever You just started feeling the flame
6.
Now we’re watching the hours count down As the days trickle past us and paint the snow brown Morning rests on the crest of the hill lying softly in wait while we learn to be still Sunlight will find us battered and broken and yearning to be whole again How do you learn to love sunlight when darkness was your only friend Here in this house where we laughed and we cried Now we quietly wait looking out from inside We kept our distance while losing our minds but the time made us tired and fear made us blind New days invite us out in the open to see what’s beyond the unknown How do you learn to live outside When this house was your only home Small talk grows into something so large Every quick conversation cuts right to the heart Every pair of our eyes looks the same As we’re searching for meaning or someone to blame Fear is an arrow shot without warning That rips through the bonds that we’ve made How do you learn move forward When you’ve spent this whole year afraid
7.
Solstice 02:25
8.
Fold your hands in your lap, I know the silence is deafening Part of this lives in the ways that you rest and the breaths you take There’s a fine line between feeling okay and just living And there’s an old saying that comes to me in times like this Everything is what it is Clasp your hands on your cup, I know the coffee’s gone cold Now that we’re done playing grown-ups I’m feeling so old There’s a fine line between playing pretend and just lying And there’s an old truth that can shatter your ignorant bliss Everything is what it is Hold your hands on your heart, I know the clock isn’t ticking Clocks never do what you want, it’s a gift and a curse There’s a fine line between taking your time and just taking Now that you’re here you can notice the things that you’ve missed Everything is what it is
9.
Got the world on a string I can do anything I’m running on easy Living life on a cloud I don’t need to be loud Cause I’m feeling breezy And I wanna live slow I don’t wanna leave home Gonna turn the lights low And the couch is my throne Gonna make it my own If the whole world’s in the fast lane You can take another road Stop, take a minute, put your feet up You can ease up, make the beat up Stop, take a minute, let your hair down Don’t you dare frown, make a sweet sound Stop, take a minute, it’s the weekend Let your week end, leave the deep end Stop, take a minute, let it all be Let your heart beat, set yourself free Cause you’re running on easy (I'm runnin' on, runnin' on easy) (I'm runnin' on, runnin' on easy) (I'm runnin' on, runnin' on easy) Got the sun in the sky God I’m feeling so high I’m drinking in sunshine Spent the week in my head Never catching my breath But now I’m on my time And I wanna live slow When I’m planted I grow With the grass in my toes And the air in my nose I can let it all flow When the whole world’s buzzing round you, you can sing a different tone Stop, take a minute, put your feet up You can ease up, make the beat up Stop, take a minute, let your hair down Don’t you dare frown, make a sweet sound Stop, take a minute, it’s the weekend Let your week end, leave the deep end Stop, take a minute, let it all be Let your heart beat, set yourself free Cause you’re running on easy (I'm runnin' on, runnin' on easy) (I'm runnin' on, runnin' on easy) (I'm runnin' on, runnin' on easy) If the whole world’s in the fast lane You can take another road When the whole world’s buzzing round you, you can sing a different tone Now the whole world’s spinning past you but you’ve learned to take it slow Stop, take a minute, put your feet up You can ease up, make the beat up Stop, take a minute, let your hair down Don’t you dare frown, make a sweet sound Stop, take a minute, it’s the weekend Let your week end, leave the deep end Stop, take a minute, let it all be Let your heart beat, set yourself free Cause you’re running on easy (I'm runnin' on, runnin' on easy) (I'm runnin' on, runnin' on easy) (I'm runnin' on, runnin' on easy) (I'm runnin' on, runnin' on easy) (I'm runnin' on, runnin' on easy) (I'm runnin' on, runnin' on easy) (I'm runnin' on, runnin' on easy) (I'm runnin' on, runnin' on easy) (I'm runnin' on, runnin' on easy) (I'm runnin' on, runnin' on easy) (I'm runnin' on, runnin' on easy) (I'm runnin' on, runnin' on easy)
10.
I’m running after something I think I feel it coming My eyes are open wide I’m turning every corner Chasing my heart down hallways A maze of open windows Every step I take I wonder if I’m getting warmer I’m off in ten directions Barely see my reflection Every time I look it keeps getting further Can’t keep myself from reaching Through every open window So many stops to make But all the time I hear the murmur I have this feeling with every step that I’ll be something better tomorrow And I have this notion I’ll find myself if I just reach the next open window My eyes are looking forward My mind is on the map But I’m still fighting with my feet that got me so off-track I’m so distracted, taking every turn without a thought I keep on wandering from the path and wondering why I’m lost I have this feeling with every step that I’ll be something better tomorrow And I have this notion I’ll find myself if I just reach the next open window Forget the map and just keep walking Don’t look back, that feeling’s calling But something louder than a feeling follows me as I go What if I never reach that open window I’ve had this feeling with every step that I’d be something better tomorrow And I’ve had this notion I’d find myself if I just reached for the next open window But I have this feeling if I live today I’ll be free to be better tomorrow And I have this notion I’ll find myself when I don’t need the next open window
11.
This train is moving counter-clockwise I think we broke the track Or maybe we were moving forward In seats that face the back You are the devil in the woodwork The anger I can’t see You are the curtain pulling back on me All you take and all you’ve given are coming to head You break me down, break me down You break me down, break me down You break me down, break me down And build me back up I was a child running barefoot with sand beneath my feet I wasn’t wild, I wasn’t fearless, just didn’t like the heat You were my mother calling after, “watch where you step” I was an ocean in a raindrop, a well of regret All I’ve loved and all I’ve lived are coming undone You break me down, break me down You break me down, break me down You break me down, break me down And build me back up You break me down, break me down You break me down, break me down You break me down, break me down And build me back up There is a mountain right in front of me you’re telling me climb There is a train that isn’t moving, you say you’ve got time There is an ocean still inside of me and I’m gonna ride the wave You break me down, break me down You break me down, break me down You break me down, break me down And build me back up You break me down, break me down You break me down, break me down You break me down, break me down And build me back up You break me down, break me down Break me down, break me down Break me down, break me down Build me back up
12.
Got you in my heart and you in my head and you in my bed at night Got something I want and something I need and something that just feels right And it feels kinda funny to talk about money when we’d be fine with dimes If I’ve got you and you’ve got strings and all we’ve got is time There’s a hole in the heart of New York City the size of you and me On a subway car that’s gone too far from where I want to be And my best refrains live on a train on the Hudson River line Now we’re stuck in circles searching for a rhyme, but all we’ve got is time Got clouds in the sky, the sun overhead, the moon up above at night Got leaves on the trees and warmth in the breeze but something just don’t feel right And it feels kinda funny for days to be sunny with clocks ticking out of time And empty days put on display by darkened neon signs There’s a hole in the heart of New York City the size of all of us And if Central Park had been so dark we’d’ve never left the bus And the plastic man on the black tin can saying “everything is fine” Now we’re stuck in circles searching for a sign, but all we’ve got is time And with summer coming soon, descending down the stoop A sky without a moon, darkened windows, blackened rooms And with summer on our tongues with lonely songs we’ve sung We’re searching for the sun There’s a hole in the heart of New York City the size of all of them And we’re safe and warm outside a storm we know could come again And behind the rain on the window panes there are faces looking out At subway cars and Central Park and the days are counting down And I know someday we’ll find our way down the Hudson River line Till then I think we’re gonna be just fine Cause all we’ve got is time

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Our first full-length album!

4 homes, 3 home studios, 2 years, and a whole lot of work, soul-searching, anxiety, celebration, and patience. And now, finally, 1 album. 12 songs that share the pieces of ourselves we lost and found along the way.
There are sad songs on this album. There are songs about loss- loss of life, loss of youth, and loss of time. There are happy songs on this album. Songs that celebrate love, self-care, and connection. There are songs that cross genres and don’t really fit into any genre at all because that’s how their stories needed to be told. There’s even a song without any words (a rarity for us); the meaning of that one is yours to decide.

If this album speaks to you, please remember that the music industry is not sustainable for independent artists without the direct support of their audience. You can buy the album here on Bandcamp, come see us at one of our shows, put the songs on a Spotify playlist, or send it to a friend. It would mean everything to us if you shared our music with someone who matters to you ❤️

Thanks, Gnomies.

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released June 24, 2022

Written and Produced by The Gender Gnomes at Gnome Home Studios
Rachel Weisbart- Vocals, Flute, Percussion
Patrick Oberstaedt- Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Keyboard, Horns, Percussion

Special guests:
Noah Weisbart- Drums (1, 2, 10) Piano (2, 9) Background Vocals (9)
Tim W. Smith- Percussion (9)
Emilie Oberstaedt- Accordion (8)
Patty Irwin,  Shami Arslanian, Steve Weisbart, Samantha Margaret, Mike Parisi and Kylie Westerbeck-Background Vocals and Party Noises (9)

Mixed by The Gender Gnomes, Noah Weisbart,
Steve Weisbart and Shami Arslanian
Mastered by Mike Parisi

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We're your friendly neighborhood Brooklyn-based indie-folk- jazz-pop duo. Separately, we are Rachel, singer of songs and player of flutes, and Pat, player of guitars and basses and mandolins and saxophones and trumpets and...a bunch of stuff. Together, we're songwriters and home-recorders and avid music lovers. We love a good lyric and we're suckers for a jaunty beat. ... more

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