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Break Your Own Heart

by Jack Carty

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1.
The Length Of Canada A shiny white ocean from above as the crow flies in And from my boat I’ve seen Footprints in snowdrifts & blue eyes on Queen St. I’ll think of your when I’m cold With a warmth you’ll never know. My green eyes looking south Can feel California sending its warmth out While continents and sea Separate her from me. Reading your face like a library book An old familiar friend That I can’t hold on to For long enough to read through till the end Wherever I go there’s someone to pine for as I sail around the world So I’ll make a home In the memory of you Girl. The greatest view I’ve seen A snowy complexion with eyes an ocean deep. And blue eyes You’ll never know.
2.
I want too many things in too many places I want a comfortable home that I’m always away from I want the Williamsburg Bridge I want the tower of London I just want to come home but there’s so much to run from. And every time I’m hangin’ on the end of your phone line I think of all the fun we had and smile. I wear your love ‘round my neck and your heart on my sleeve But I wont take you down with me. I want people to know me I just want to be lonely I want to play this guitar ’till the day my heart fails me I want the valley I came from I want the mountains of Germany I want Canadian winter I want you there to warm me. And every time I’m flying into Sydney at night I think about your pretty face and smile. I want my friends ‘round the world to be happy and healthy I want my tambourine heart to stop shaking inside me I want a kelpy named “Colin” I want a twelve year old whiskey And I want you to remember that I’ll love you eternally.
3.
Unwashed hair and a nose-ring staring back at me A portrait of the Melbourne indie hipster scene I wanna take you home and play you Elliott Smith songs. Annabelle unhappily. You’re dancing as you speak but you don’t realize it You told me you just started smokin’ cigarettes So I’m like “yeah, I smoke them too” so I can go outside with you. Everything unhappily. The bar light halo’s ‘round your head So I tell you “you look holy, like the holes in your cardigan”. You told me ’bout the boy who left and let you down I try to think of ways to justify another round Because I want to work you out and turn your shitty luck around. And the best part is you’re dancing as you speak.
4.
Well I met mother nature’s daughter She turned my wine back into water And she lived with me in Sydney NSW And from our home I started straying First from cities into farmland And then from Perth up to Toronto on a plane. Singing all the way. I do wear travelling shoes I’ve worn them all my days Though we’re leaving in the morning I want you to want me to stay. And when the distance tore to pieces All the ribbons that had bound us I started drinking like tomorrow wouldn’t come And she tried her best to reach me She cried at me down the phone line So I found other girls and smoke to make me numb Oh what drives me to run? Ten thousand miles in only twenty four hours And a book ‘bout the games that we play Back home she’s sleeping Weaving herself into some other guys brain. Well I heard she bought a ticket And she’s heading off to Europe And I’m still drinking like a mick on paddy’s day Wishing I had only answered When she was calling out to find me And I’d walk her to the alter and I’d say. “I do Mrs. Travelling Shoes” “I’ll love you all my days” “Though we’re leaving in the morning” “Every morning after” “We’ll wake up in exactly the same place”. Because home is where the heart is And I want you to want me to stay.
5.
I drew a point on a map You drew a line in the sand So I went on down to Darby St And I played my guitar with the case open at my feet. I put up a sign, said “I’m tryin’ to get somewhere to do somethin’ I’ve gotta do” And I bought myself a ticket from point me to point you. You look a lot like before You dress a bit brighter and maybe you’re a little bit taller I’m not at all like I was I feel like I’ve become a rambling pile of dust. And your tears make me muddy But at least then I don’t blow away So I boarded my flight on a cold Monday night and went back from whence I came. There’s nowhere on earth left to hide So I’ll keep on searching for new places inside my mind Long are the days and dark are the nights I’ve got to stop drinking and do something more with my time. And I told you I’m sorry But that don’t mean that you’ll forgive me. So I keep on building that long road from point A to point B I keep on building that long road and I hope that you will see I keep on building that long road from point A to point B I keep on building that long road from point you to point me.
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She Loves Me 04:14
She loves me And I don’t know what for She loves me And I don’t deserve it at all Driving ‘round at night time Screaming at the stars. Finding out without you standing close I don’t know the first thing about home I’m fighting with my hands tied My hands tied Let me go. Forgive me Though I ask for too much dear I’m sorry And it comes too late again All the money has run out What a lesson learned.
7.
When the lamps on your street start to dim When the hems of your clothes start to fray If you question the values of men I’ll be ready and not far away. If it takes nimble fingers to untangle your strings Or steady gentle brush strokes to fill your spaces in I’ll practice everyday until I’m master of all things. If you’re feeling lost and lonely Like the day just cannot be won If the sun has set too early I’ll build a mighty torch and follow you till dawn. I don’t think I believe in heaven Or a being to pray to and fear But we fit like the sea to the shoreline So there must be a something somewhere.
8.
I met my girl at the end of the world But she don’t call me “babe” anymore She don’t hold out her hand for me. We spoke on the phone I spent my nights alone And she got an apartment in town But I’m not welcome ‘round there no more. Waiting, waiting for the call With my suitcase packed and my guitar by the door But it looks like she’s moving on. Well, I rolled into town to see who was around But everyone’s cooped up at home And I don’t even have one. So I called up my friend and we both pretend that I haven’t been gone for too long And I’m drinking alone again. Waiting, waiting for the call And the spinning starts when my feet hit the floor My friends are moving on. I’m a singer of songs and a right-er of wrongs and I fight for the things that I have But I know you don’t see it Maybe someday things will all go my way and I wont be so broke and so sad I wish I believed it. Waiting, waiting for the call I’ll be singing my songs till my throat is stripped and raw But you wont see me moving on This is where I belong.
9.
We are ships Sinking Lifeboats sent To save You’re more like an iceberg Hide beneath the waves. So long You’ve wanted to be alone. I’m a storm cloud overhead Pouring constant rain Watching your umbrella Cross this harsh terrain. So long If you want to be alone. Like a mountain standing I won’t count the years Break your own heart darling And time wont mean a thing. How long Do you want to be alone?
10.
She’s got a boyfriend He’s got a rooftop in the city He wears multicoloured singlets He’s got a moustache and he’s funny She’s got a boyfriend And he plays in a synth-pop band He bought a car with family money He’s got a closet full of kaftans. I’ve got a fever that wont let me go I’ve got bad habits and a broken radio I’ve got a million different things i wanna let you know. She’s got a boyfriend He cuts the sleeves off all his T-shirts He’s got a bathtub in his bedroom And he’s so pretty that it hurts. I’ve got a fever that wont let me be I’ve got neurosis and I’ve got anxiety I write down every single thought that comes out of me. She’s got a boyfriend And he doesn’t need saving He doesn’t lie away at night time Thinking the sky is gonna cave in. He sleeps up in the belfry But he don’t want her as much as me I know because I’ve got the scars to show it. I’ve got a ticket I don’t wanna use I’ve got a half full double bed and a burnt out fuse And I really wanna sleep for a week or two Because she’s got a boyfriend.
11.
You picked up your pieces and started moving on As I begun to realize the scope of what I’d done And I wept all afternoon I just wanted to fly home. You’re lying through your teeth and you forget that I can tell Believing you is the difference between heaven and hell And I still call out your name Across canyons coasts and planes. Talk to me of love and liberty Give me strength to make it through my day Be the one I’m always trying for Giveth and taketh away. I used to love this place but now I hate it with a fire And every moment here reminds me what I’m pining for So I’m disappearing soon And you won’t catch me. I hope that you get happy I hope that happens soon I hope you don’t forget me when you’re new love starts to bloom I could never forget you Even if i wanted too Oh God what have I done? Be The only one worth dying for Giveth and taketh away.
12.
And so it starts The panic in my heart Because you can’t find A reason to be mine. And I’ll wait all year But I don’t have to like it You say I’m on your mind Yeah right. I used to know How to have a conversation But now I hide Avoid other peoples eyes. I’ll wait all year While you figure out your feelings It’s all my fault after all. Falling out. You’ll stay down south With your new friends and your brother And build your little world I’ll write my songs And hope to find me something That’s half as good as we were. And I’ll wait all year But I don’t have to like it I hope you’ll come around.

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"An album of confession and honesty but also humour and the sublime - ★★★★"

— Chris Martin, THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

“Sensational sophomore album…It marks him as a man to watch - ★★★★"

— Ian Cuthbertson THE WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN

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released April 27, 2012

Produced by Gareth Stuckey & Jack Carty with additional production by Stefan Johnson. Recorded and engineered by Gareth Stuckey at GPHQ Studio's Surry Hills, NSW Australia in December 2011 and January 2012 with additional recording by Steffan Johnson and Ben Richards. Mastered by Rick O'Niel @ Turtlerock Mastering. Original Artwork by Jack Carty. Manufactured and distributed exclusively in Australia by Inertia Pty LTD. (C) Jack Carty (P) GIgpiglet Recordings.

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Jack Carty Brisbane, Australia

Award-winning, independent Australian songwriter.

"The recently married Carty might well have found his happy place" ★★★★ — THE SUNDAY STAR TIMES.

“These songs have almost a purity of spirit and certainly an openness of heart. You should own this" ★★★★ — THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD.

“A sensational sophomore album. It marks him as a man to watch" ★★★★ — THE WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN.
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