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Conversations With Creation

by NIGHT GAUNTS

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Muerte Cerebral
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Muerte Cerebral Love it. Tight tracks, frenetic energy, chill vibes, great variety. We're all fuckin terrified. Favorite track: Trippin' In The Basement.
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CatfleaMassacre Trippin In The Basement is a regular track I play on the radio show. Upbeat, fun and sums up the Night Gaunts. Favorite track: Trippin' In The Basement.
Skamistry
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Skamistry pickitup! pickitup! pickitup! Favorite track: Nights & Daze.
Visago
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Visago Missed you guys when you were in Houston but will definitely try to catch you next time Favorite track: Blink.
Punk With A Camera
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Punk With A Camera THE COOLEST KIDS FROM OVER THE SEAS <3 Favorite track: We Are Not Afraid (We're Fucking Terrified).
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your name unique and genius Favorite track: 8 Dollars.
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1.
Hush little kids Can you hear that noise? I think someone's hiding outside the door Elephants stomp when the music's made The circus is in town and it's on parade Clowns jump around pushing pound for pound cutting glasgow smiles tryna knock me down They're ready to ignite I'm ready to spark like a fright in the night so come on let's dance I'm closer to the shadows Now you cannot see the hollowness inside my chest I cannot not resist I'm higher than I wanna be You cannot save me so let me rest in peace chilling six feet deep I’m Trippin' Trippin' in the basement Trippin' in the basement Trippin' in the basement Trippin’ in the basement Trippin' in the basement Lost up in the woods I’m Trippin' Trippin' in the basement Will Dan ever let us go? Who knows! We’ve been here so long that the sun's set cold Lost in Pennsylvania High up in the woods Like a little black bear Who over steps where he should Hazy hibernation Our hallucination's come on so strong that now we've all forgotten Am I still a human now? I'm feeling so confused and I Wanna shout aloud Let us out your house! Will he ever let us go The clowns said no no no NO NO NO! Hallucinating vividly This circus isn’t what it seems What it seems!
2.
Helloooo….. is anybody out there?? Well hello everybody We finally did it We finally made the record and we’re really pumped and we’d just like to begin by saying, ya know Welcome to the show! That’s how it goes a rude boy rhythm with a two tone flow Rude boy, rude girl! Welcome to the show! You see i’m always in a rut always close to giving up puff puff you called my bluff I’ll let ma mood erupt and my ambition fly so cut the negative vibe We’re not afraid of heights And that’s the way that we roll spreading seeds over soil in the dance hall Rude boy, Rude girl Welcome to the show! Nothing but peace and unity FREE We are but one nation We are we are we are And we skinny because we are hungry And here it begins My death my death my death my death I’m going under My death oh help me out oh help me out You’ve gotta get me outta here
3.


Awwwwwwwwwww! Yeah! Sweaty from the heat baby NYC! In a park full foreigners Treading off the beat Feeling oh so small looking up at these walls We gave power to kids who can destroy the world Now they sit in offices Behind desks in grey I can not say they're evil, man They're just playing the game And it's the game we've gotta play We all make our own path You've gotta do the math Survival… it's just for a laugh Don’t you go wasting it Oh put it to the test Get out on your own and try to do your best! Don’t you go wasting it Put it to the test Don't let these motherfuckers get you down! Ooo we can always take it back Oh we can always take it Back to days when we had 8 dollars Q-tip was on the deck Brooklyn's Tuesday night So little money in my pocket What to do? I never went to Uni Will I ever make it through? To have music as a goal Is scary to me Because every time I look around I think oh my god I’ve gotta save money Gotta go back on tour I’ve gotta hang out with my friends I gotta be a lover I’ve gotta help my girlfriend (I mean she’s gotta help me) more than anything in the world but Oh what am I ever gonna do?
4.
Apple Tree 03:21
The better man said don't kill the man But it's the bad man who is the one killing man And that's the man who's sitting up top He's the boss, it's wrong it's all mixed up Toxic lotion lathered on thick Jump into the ocean to avoid getting sick Now stop and think but not for too long cause it'll mess with your head and that is what they want so I'll pass the trees Until I turn green I'll pass the tress Until I turn green I'll sail in the breeze and let wind blow me to all the places that i wanna be so Woah Oh Am I really trying? Woah Oh If I said yes well I'd be lying Yo, the better man said live life in peace And the bad man sat on the floor and weeped In out In out In out What’s this life about? Well as far as can see When I was playing in the maze There’s a timer hanging over every one of our graves Never counting the days I’ll just sleep ‘em away Gotta put in work To make dat minimum wage and so I’ll Pick it up I’ll pick it up and then I’ll Put it down I’ll put it down I never had the words to make it right to the end Space, evacuate, handstand, command Oh pick it up! Now this is the point where you turn your night around Flip it upside down please oh please don't frown Because in the end you know we're all gonna die so do yourself a favour and let yourself smile Well the night is bright and the sky is wide Apple tree you and me Live your life Live it free
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Elevated above the earth relaxed I sit content with the ever flowing present without beginning or end I slip into a fall Immersed within it all Voices voices flood my head And this is what they said They said to me never let your dreams go by cause when they do they’ll fly high And I am blazed like all the running around in this maze And this was never the original song It’s just the remix to ignition That we sing Put it on! I’m singin’ ohhh so lay your head down boy Exhale release that breath and feel the stress lose its depth reverse the motions and back it up you've done enough and look just as rough your inner voice beckons and calls to the howling winds "just give in" and if you do you just might be the ones to sleep with dreams of light It's ok now don't be afraid I'm gonna be here for you It's ok now don't be afraid we'll make it through to the end I'll keep you warm by the fire I'll keep you warm by the fire Woah woah ohh ohh Yeah I never ever want to feel alone Woah woah ohh ohh If you need me I'll be sitting by my phone Like a radio we flick and to tune through many channels Too many and too vast to see in waking life to handle Woah woah ohh ohh Yeah I never ever want to feel alone Woah woah ohh ohh If you need me I'll be sitting by my phone Yeah I’m waiting for you After all the things you put me through Woah woah ohh ohhhhh Whatever we’ve been through We will come out on the other side No one will ever take us dead or in the night We aren’t afraid We aren’t afraid WE’RE FUCKING TERRIFIED!
6.
We are nothing but the Rudest! Haha! It doesn’t matter! I miss him I miss him greatly The kid with the smile that could skate all day see I really felt he had it all I really think he had it What ahhh What a motherfucker Smoked too much ganja he must’ve Little boy playing in the trees You and me we are not the same So I’m writing So I’m writing with the lights on With the fan With the fan cooling me down Can it get Can it get any hotter? Jessica doesn’t think so She makes a cool mojito And takes it to the lobby This way she thinks she’s on holiday Please tell me now if we’re ever going back That look in her eyes telling pictures of a new life Okay let’s both go on a trip Nights ’n’ Daze I live for this Hop to the docks Set sail today I gotta get to ahead I gotta pull my weight Stand up stop Laying around Get ya head off the ground I’ve seen him I’ve seen him lately The kid with the beer That he bought on sale see I really felt he had it all I really think he had it What a What a motherfucker Smoked too much Ganja he must’ve Little boy playing in the streets You and me we are not the same
7.
Coaster 03:55
Another taxi ride yeah another late night home I'm trying to beat the traffic on the bus (head) like a cluster bomb of mistakes to much to bare I can't even sit in this chair And now I've lost the point and now i've got a headache and now i'm vomiting and I can't get my fucking shit straight I spend most of my time pulling faces in the mirror behind bathroom doors i consider myself Dead dead We are all dead We are all dead dead dead We are all dead But we'll keep on going because that's the point We can't just sit around and let this shit get to ourselves We'll all go nuts and it's too late for me I've gotta save you from the devil He's inside of meeee Yeah I'll just take the coaster on home If you need me I'll be sitting on my throne Yeah I'll just take the coaster on home If I was a spaceman I would have it my way I would gaze down on the Earth like every single day In the night time I would sleep and I wouldn't be annoyed by all these haunting dreams and these cowards who I find sporting in my knapsack better put 'em on my back take 'em round with me man I'll never let these demons go the devil's in me he's also in you so without a God who will sing the truth? Let yourself shine away Let yourself shine away Let yourself shine awayyyy Let yourself shine away I’m on the brink of it all I wanna fall and let it all out Dead dead We are all dead We are all dead dead dead We are all dead We are all dead Live life Love one another Who is gonna save you? Who will save you now? Who will save you? Will you save you yourself? Who will save you? Who will save you from the devil? Who will save you from the demons within? Who will save when it’s in your mind? Who will save you once it’s in your miiiiind?
8.
Imagination is creation Not a metaphor I'm awake sleeping Manifesting every thought Sending ripples through the ether Conversations in my head I'm feeling telepathic as when you bring it up it's like it's already been said (Already been) Within the physical boundaries of this body I can tell when you're angry Emotion is hungry Voices are louder Than volcanoes erupt overflowing with silence I've gotta listen up Once again i'm speaking gibberish God damn this game i love it so much like playing in the rain until the wind swells up Now covered in frostbite I've gotta shake it off A throbbing in my head In ma head A nagging let me go Oh let me go To where I ask her and she say's I don't know Paul is your quest you've gotta find your way back home But this time you're all alone This is not a metaphor Awake sleeping Manifesting every thought I think I'm dreaming This is not a metaphor Awake sleeping Manifesting every thought I think I'm dreaming Ohhh ohh ohhh Conversations with creation Conversations Ohhh ohh ohhh Conversations with creation This is not a metaphor awake sleeping Woah oh oh oh Woah oh oh oh Conversations with creation She whispers gently in my ear I say I cannot hear her She says I know you can So don't bury the treasure Sleeping alone at the bottom of the ocean Drinking up the potion from elders devotion Sliding smoothly down my throat I feel it rock the boat Once again I feel my feet start to float Uh huh Oh no oh here we go again I'm leaving my body for the next dimension I’m singin’ Oh no here we go again I'm leaving my body … but is this the end?
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Let It Flow 04:07
Let it flow yo Let it flow yo Let it flow unwind and let go yo Let it flow yo Let it flow OH Let it flow unwind and let go Unwind and let go unlock your door I came to show you things we can both explore From the hills to the trees to lakes you and me We’ll delve down deep to discover our peace At night we’ll sleep, huddled in a ball No threat, no end, no death don’t call And even if it does I’ll reject it to pick up That’s right fuck that Yeah dying’s for chumps Blue valentine it’s on my mind As I sip my wine The dimensions they climb up on top off me this movie’s nuts Powerfully moving, love is tough No happy ending close in sight Tears well up from deep down inside And all I can think about is you It’s true, love is brutal to make it through so Unwind and let go Release your key We’ll smash down the door to infinity Our eyes on the prize and ahead of the game Tonight we dance Tonight we sing At noon we’ll sit Far from home No job No rhyme 2 kids are thrown Out Into the world with a pack upon our backs All the time to think and interact My past comes up I don’t feel too safe Confidence shot Never felt this way God damn it I’m glad that I’m here with you You showed me things that I could never do Travel back in time To when we drank wine That night was so bright Reminds me of streetlight The next day I wake undressed Says she likes my hair a mess And I cannot disagree when she lays on top of me Take me to space, I love your face And I love you skin and I love you smile and I love your scent you make me feel like for once in my 20’s I can honestly say, I’m happy man and Life is ok
10.
W.A.S.P.S 04:18
We all wanna see We all wanna bleed We all wanna be happy Yeah! Why? I can’t seem to shut off And If I do well you know I’m on the come up Come up! When in town I like to play with my nips I like to rip em’ up I like to give em’ a twist Heaven, happiness that is supreme And everything in between? Well that’s the day dream and I can see it now and I can see it clear That everyone one in here Is just afraid of the beer We all wanna see If the happy can bleed We all wanna see fear kill the enemy I'll always compare myself to crumbing streets with the distance travelled leaving me weak Failing in the race Flat tired and lost can't handle the thought of devouring scotch poison over happiness reigns supreme and out of everything I sit to abuse a drink Oh yeah, yeah we kick it like that Said oh yeah, yeah we kick it like that ohhh La La La Put in this position I’m a kid who wouldn’t listen Diggin’ potholes to the city Where they keeping’ the witches? Where the witches hiding? And can I follow? I’ll give you alcohol make sure to.. SWALLOW! Get off the internet It’s like a tick, addicted to click pics of tits And I’m not saying that it’s all that bad … but when I’m always on my fucking pad It’s like no one ever talks these days it’s just a phone in their face It’s just phone MY face when I ride bus i like to disconnect A Harbour bridge sunset cannot missed Depleted! Yea yea If you’ve got a song you love What you gonna? Ya gonna sing that song Sing it all day Ya gonna sing that song Sing it all day We’re gonna sing this song Gonna sing it all day We’re gonna sing this song Gonna sing it all day I kinda feel like dancing Ho! W A S P S W A S P S W A S P S W A S P S
11.
Sunday 03:46
A supernova explodes in the sky illuminating eyes, we must survive I wanna know what it's like to die  You will hurt you will cry and you will watch the world's demise I guess that's the thrill of the ride While sipping' on tea I felt the gaze of my lover She peered into my soul using the lotus as her posture She grew the grass beneath my feet Sat me down so gently Said Sit and listen Sit and listen Sit and listen Into the void we go WOAH OH tread lightly through the snow These people that we know Play tricks for kicks so stay at home But NO I had to go I'd never really felt this alone Do you feel alive Do you feel alive We hold this pain inside That I don't want to hide While sipping on tea I heard the post man mutter If all these letters came to me I'd feel more love than Opera He knows those times when you don’t wanna get outta bed blood is rushing through your head through your heeeead Throwing up now in the basin Face down releasing poison Can you feel that toxic sludge? It's killing you devoid of all love Hate Is this feeling worth the escape? I don't want to be here Pick it up break down the temple Inspect all ancient symbols Your reflection's showing you the key to stop this misery Take a break it's Sunday Take a break it's Sunday A time to rest to feel your best I'm sick of feeling like such a mess How long long must I go on? How long must we sing these fucking songs Until something clicks And takes away the sadness I have a feeling it’s going to be okay!
12.
Blink 03:16
Awwwwww yea This is the Night Gaunts sound We wanna thank you for getting down We wanna thank you for coming out to the show Let’s go! Don't want to think too much no Don't want to think too much no Don't want to think so much I can't seem to keep these thoughts away I cannot keep these thoughts away I cannot keep these thoughts away His lips are flaming fires in my brain This is the point where I break it down and admit to myself that I might need help To surrender control is but the goal This microphone is feeling oh so loopy like Goofy, I’m flailing and I’m moving Like a belly dancers showtime Romance for me comes harder than these rhymes I need a drink to take the chill away I need a drink to take the chill away I gotta make it through this set Inhale to take in oxygen Or pass out on the floor down And never wake up again Never wake up again I'm only 24 I never thought I’d ever feel like this laying naked in my bed My thoughts they consume my head Oh will these fucking wisdom teeth kill me put me in the grave I am always one to misbehave especially around these girls that paint the symbols of my world They're so in control of what I think the elephant is pink looping through head I’m dead I’m sea I’m sea I’m dead I’m And I’ll never wake up again Never wake up again Now I’m 25 I never thought I’d ever feel like this laying naked in my bed My thoughts they consume my head You know I was never really anxious before in all the other songs the first two albums, I kinda just made it up But now for some hilarious reason I am anxious It’s more like an existential crisis anxious I dunno, it’s almost like what you think and put out there actually manifests into reality, or something… almost w We’re all sleeping We’re all sleeping I’m pushing 26 how long do I have to feel like this? I just love and want you to love me too

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Hello Gaunties! We did it! We finally finished the album! The 3 years it took to make was filled with wild ups and downs - self doubt and the always fun total loss of perspective every few months. There were tough times where it was difficult to maintain positivity but the moments of “This is the best fucking song ever!!” during the 3am dance sessions in my studio were what we lived for… oh and all the love coming from you all telling us to “never stop!” .. Thank you, this is for you!


PEACE & THANKS


THIS IS THE NG SOUND, TURN IT UP LOUD AND GET THE FUCK DOWN!

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released December 21, 2015

NIGHT GAUNTS:

Paul - Vocals, Guitar, Programming, Synths/Organs, Trombone, Tambourine, shaker
Hayden - Bass, Backing Vocals
Simon - Drums. Backing Vocals
Jacob - Tenor Sax, Backing Vocals
John - Guitar, Keys, Backing Vocals


ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS :
Daniel - Lead Guitar, Piano, Synths/Organs, Melodica, Backing Vocals (2010 - 2015)
Guy Harrison - Trumpet on “Trippin’ In The Basement” + “Coaster”
Ben Hall - Guitar on “We Are Not Afraid (We’re Fucking Terrified”, Fuzz Bass on W.A.S.P.S, tambourine, shaker
Kotone - Melodica, Backing Vocals


Paul Jonassen - Producer, Engineer, Mixer
Ben Hall - Co-Producer, Mixer
Mastered by Chris Chetland at Kog Studio
Produced, Recorded and Mixed at “The Plex” in Albany (Before the mall!)

Artwork by Kotone Taniguchi and Kyle Stoffberg

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Night Gaunts hail from Auckland, New Zealand and bring you a brand of high energy, sing-a-long ska, reggae, punky, hip-hop that will imbed itself into your brain from the moment it hits your ears.

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