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Plaidypuss

by Amber Lamps

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1.
Discretion 04:16
She’s home then, early again I hear the front door open up and she approaches the bed Tongue-tied, avert your eyes I’ve just seen something that’s forever now burned into my mind Well, she said “You’re killing me dead I need this image of you, just like a hole in the head. Oh, no, it’s time to go I’ll just run and close the door behind me, leave you alone.” A little Discretion will go a long way Deception is a role that we both like to play If you promise not to ever say “I’ll make this go away” A little Discretion will go a long way Deception is a role that we both like to play If you promise not to ever say “I’ll make this go away” we’ll keep running It’s no use without any proof I’ll keep pretending it’s not happening underneath my roof A blockade will keep this charade Next time you carry on I hope that you’ll at least shut the shades A little Discretion will go a long way Deception is a role that we both like to play If you promise not to ever say “I’ll make this go away” A little Discretion will go a long way Deception is a role that we both like to play If you promise not to ever say “I’ll make this go away” we’ll keep running Have some Discretion. Spare me the pain. (4x)
2.
Bitter Ride 02:59
Caught late to work again, you know I really didn’t want to go When I finally got there, you know, my boss didn’t even show. I called him later on, to give him a piece of my mind He said “We don’t need you” and I said “Well, that’s just fine” Then I said “Whoa, I think I just lost my job.” And I said “No, now I’m doing favors for the mob” It is such a bitter ride, and in the end we all die Then I said “Whoa, I think I just lost my job… yeah” I called my girlfriend to make sure we’re still on for lunch She said “You’re a worthless mess,” so I asked her in a hunch “I guess you heard the news, then, that I got myself fired” She said “no” and told me that we’re through, she’s just so tired of me. Whoa, I think I just lost my girl And I said “No, man, she was my whole world” It is such a bitter ride, and in the end we all die Then I said “Whoa, I think I just lost my girl… yeah” Making paper planes just to pass the time in bed When my landlord knocked. Well, he came in and he said “I don’t know where you’ve been, and I don’t care where you went But if you think you’re living here, well, you gotta pay the rent.” Then I said “Whoa, I think I just lost my house” Then I said “No, gotta crash on my parent’s couch” It is such a bitter ride, and in the end we all die Then I said “Whoa, I think I just lost my house” Sayin’ “Whoa, I think I just lost my mind” Then I said “No, this world’s cruel and so unkind” It is such a bitter ride, I think we’re all gonna die Then I said “Whoa, I think I just lost my mind” Sayin’ “Whoa”
3.
On The Radio 01:35
Been so long since I heard the sound I liked the feeling of just driving around Hear the blues from the old DJ Hear the tunes that he wanted to play On the Radio On the Radio On the Radio On the Radio Times have changed, now it’s been a while Since I’ve even touched the radio dial Writing songs, why? I can’t be sure Don’t even know what to like anymore On the Radio On the Radio On the Radio On the Radio I can’t listen to this anymore Feels like I’m stuck in 1974 See a show and long for something new Where to go? Man, I haven’t a clue I once had my finger on the pulse Ear to the ground for the next impulse Now I’m stuck in a groundhog day I think I’ll throw it away! Even so I would do the dance Because I know if I was given a chance I’d make nice so we’d get along And maybe one day I’d hear my song On the Radio On the Radio On the Radio On the Radio
4.
Another Lie 03:32
I saw you on the street He must have swept you right off my feet That’s great… Thought you were working late You stayed with him that night I was in the dark, now I see the light It’s insane… You said “I can explain” Don’t tell me another story Don’t tell me another lie Just tell me “Yeah, you bore me” Truth may never save you, but it’s worth a try Don’t give me your lame excuses Don’t think you can make this right Don’t think that I like the abuses Tell me the truth before I say goodnight You say that I got it wrong But part of me knew it all along That’s fine. This is a waste of my time There was a time, before this went to hell I once think, I thought I knew you well Guess not. Thought you were better than that Don’t tell me another story Don’t tell me another lie Just tell me “Yeah, you bore me” Truth may never save you, but it’s worth a try Don’t give me your lame excuses Don’t think you can make this right Don’t think that I like the abuses Tell me the truth before I say goodnight Don’t tell me another story Don’t tell me another lie Just tell me “Yeah, you bore me” Truth may never save you, but it’s worth a try Don’t give me your lame excuses Don’t think you can make this right Don’t think that I like the abuses Tell me the truth before I say goodnight
5.
On the corner of confusion and Stewart Avenue Find me jumping to illusions On the road to something new It’s a shame that I couldn’t meet you on the line Waiting maybe for a call out Like a passionate plea Hiding deep within the Fallout Boy it sucks being 23 In a state of intellectual decline It is weighing on my mind Because I’m starting to realize my intuition It’s jarring and hanging on my inhibition I’m right between the lines, a paranoia undefined Cause I don’t know what to say I think I’m ready for the next thing I just don’t know what that is I guess this will be interesting Is it ignorance or bliss staring blindly into the unknown? Since I’m giving in my two cents I should say that I’m getting bored Cause stability’s a nuisance Pulling slack out of the cord. One more pull until I’m all alone I am breathing on my own Because I’m starting to realize my intuition It’s jarring and hanging on my inhibition I’m right between the lines, a paranoia undefined Cause I don’t know what to say I’m coming down, I’m coming down I’m coming down, I’m coming down I’m coming down, I’m coming down I’m coming down, I’m coming down Because I’m starting to realize my intuition It’s jarring and hanging on my inhibition I’m right between the lines, a paranoia undefined Cause I don’t know who I am
6.
1! 2! 8! 12! It is so hot in this place The sweat is dripping down my face Can we please get some AC? Place it right here next to me An audience of chairs and couches and TVs We’re not famous and we might as well just face it Maybe someday we will find a better way Until then we have to practice in Eddie’s Basement, HEY! Get us fans or just a fan Help to cool this red hot band There’s only two ways out of here Fame and fortune or the stairs An audience of only family and friends We’re not famous and we might as well just face it Maybe someday we will find a better way Until then we have to practice in Eddie’s Basement, HEY! 2! 3! 4! It is so nice in this place It’s great for such an ugly space We may never get no pay But you gotta love it anyway An audience of anybody who can care We’re not famous and we might as well just face it Maybe someday we will find a better way Until then we have to practice in Eddie’s Basement, HEY! An audience of anybody who can care We’re not famous and by now you should just face it Maybe someday we will find a better way Until then we have to practice in Eddie’s Basement, HEY!
7.
Punch Rock 01:35
My patient grin is wearing thin Don’t know where you end and where I begin It’s not a game, it’s who I am Think you can pin me down I don’t think you can Don’t pressure me to be There’s nothing wrong with me Don’t pressure me to change Just singing my High Octane Sh-yeah: Punch Rock! I don’t believe. You’d better leave All of those notions that you preconceived Best that you stay out of my way Don’t want to hear what you have to say Don’t pressure me to be There’s nothing wrong with me Don’t pressure me to change Just singing my High Octane Sh-yeah: Punch Rock! Don’t pressure me to be There’s nothing wrong with me Don’t pressure me to change Just singing my High Octane Sh-yeah: Punch Rock!
8.
Adrenaline 03:27
I’ve been talking to myself Wishing I was somewhere else When I die, I don’t know when I can’t end, I’ve just began Feeling like I can’t be here My senses are no longer clear I’ll atone for all my sins Feel the heat; Adrenaline I’ve been talking to myself Wishing I was someone else Catastrophic mysteries and future insecurities Feeling like I’ll soon be gone Feeling like I can’t hold on I atone for all my sins Face the heat; Adrenaline As my kingdom lays in shambles at my feet, I put my head into my hands, admit defeat. Killing demons seems to be just killing time. Does the sentence fit the crime? Feeling like my time has come Knowing that my will is gone I’ve atoned for all my sins Feel the heat; Adrenaline
9.
Well I’ve been trying, Lord knows how hard I try I can’t keep the thought of you from my mind And I’ve been dying each and every night And nothing seems to make me feel right ‘Cause I fight and I scream. I don’t know just what this means Down and straight in through the center, sailing wide Though I want this to be just another crazy dream But I cannot take you along for the ride ‘Cause I know It’s Not Alright Well I’ve been whining, refusing your advice I played it off again and made nice But I was lying, obsessing once again And wondering “When will this nightmare end?” So I fight and I scream. I don’t know just what this means Down and straight in through the center, sailing wide Though I want this to be just another crazy dream But I cannot take you along for the ride ‘Cause I know It’s Not Alright ‘Cause I fight and I scream. I don’t know just what this means Down and straight in through the center, sailing wide Though I want this to be just another crazy dream But I cannot take you along for the ride No matter what you say this is the night Please won’t you come and save me from this plight Cause I know It’s Not Alright
10.
James 04:18
I’m here, for now I’m near, I shout! I’m hanging on a memory Be everything to everyone. Look what I’ve done You never got your chance to Tell me just what you left unsaid; Just in your head So many times you tried, too How can you say goodbye? I heard every word As autumn fades to winter A new exit on the interstate Just call it fate Don’t ever fear for me You were always here for me when I needed a friend When you are feeling lonely Be glad you got to know me It’s clear: look in the mirror To everyone who loved me To all the friends I’ve left behind: It was my time I’m not finished with you. I cannot see you go alone. Not coming home How could you do this to me? You left us lost and unprepared It isn’t fair! Always just remember: The warm beautiful December breeze, I’ll always be Someday you will recover. I’m just waiting on the other side By and bye.
11.
Legacy 04:20
This house is haunted, and yet Haunted by all of my closest friends And family meant to me What’s the latest tragedy? Holiday: A somber getaway Headed back to better days. Time of need. Watch me bleed. Lest my sober eyes deceive Well-wishers gone, but here I stand Just who the hell do you think I am? In my heart, in my soul, I will never be as whole As the time you were by my side After all these tears I’ve cried Look at me! What I could be! Until the day I die, got my brothers by my side Underground, I think I’m going down When I hear that familiar sound Time of strife to survive. And this song’s gonna save my life. Well now you’re gone, but here I stand Just who the hell do you think I am? In my heart, in my soul, I will never be as whole As the time you were by my side After all these tears I’ve cried Look at me! What I could be! Until the day I die, got my brothers by my side Well now you’re gone, but here I stand Just who the hell do you think I am? In my heart, in my soul, I will never be as whole As the time you were by my side After all these tears I’ve cried Look at me! What I could be! (What I could be!) Until the day I die, got my brothers by my side I won’t give up! I won’t give in! I won’t give up! I won’t give in! That’s the Legacy you leave!

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The debut album from Amber Lamps! Seven and a half years in the making, these 11 songs are all very important to us.

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released January 13, 2017

Lyrics by Brian Greene
Except Track 11 Lyrics by Eddie James and Brian Greene
Music by Amber Lamps
Produced by Amber Lamps

Amber Lamps:
Brian Greene – Guitar, Vocals, Hand Claps, Service Bell, Music Stand, Zen Master
Eddie James – Bass, Vocals, Hand Claps, Additional Guitar Tracks 2, 4, & 5
Steve Roscigno – Drums, Vocals on Tracks 6 & 11

Recorded, Engineered, Co-Produced, and Mixed by Mike Mazzotta @ Providence Music Group
Recorded @ Providence Music Group’s White Church Studio, Long Island, NY
Mastered by Scott Hull @ Masterdisk Studios
2017

Artwork by Grayson Schweers @ Schweers Design

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Amber Lamps New York, New York

NY-based three-piece punk rock band Amber Lamps! Amber Lamps balance the seriousness of maturing with the fun of figuring it all out in their diverse, energetic debut album: Plaidypuss.
On The Lamb continues the musical exploration to new topics and new genres.
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