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Doing Is Better Than Watching

by FB Herr

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1.
Friday Afternoon by FB Herr Friday afternoon This wind and rain could never come too soon As I walk home In a summer storm Friday afternoon We are only part of everything we do Friday after three The strangest feeling came over me As I walked home In a summer storm Friday after three I will breathe the air the east wind brings to me
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Love Today (free) 03:07
Love Today by FB Herr Big important people don't feel so good inside They'll only say hello to you if you don't hurt their pride And I don't wanna hear another crazy thing I'm in love today The sun is shining, my head is spinning I'm in love I go to work each morning The people look so grim Outside, the trees sway gently Inside, rooms are dim And I don't wanna hear another crazy thing I'm in love today The sun is shining, my head is spinning I'm in love A little boy will giggle A little dog will bark But in this city people go to nightclubs after dark And I don't wanna hear another crazy thing I'm in love today The sun is shining, my head is spinning I'm in love Man, the earth is such a big place The universe is too When you were only five or six You learned to tie your shoe And I don't wanna hear another crazy thing I'm in love today The sun is shining, my head is spinning I'm in love The hands are very able The legs are very strong The mind works hard to see the things the heart knew all along And I don't wanna hear another crazy thing I'm in love today The sun is shining, my head is spinning I'm in love The sun is shining, my head is spinning I'm in love The sun is spinning, my head is singing I'm in love
3.
A Sidewalk Holds The Heat by FB Herr A search for hidden meaning Could end on any street A dog will walk A sun will shine A sidewalk holds the heat In the spring we put our books away Our minds relax their stare The moment I release my life I find it everywhere A forest of complications A jungle of strange beliefs I have followed the schemes of a million dreams But none brought me relief Now a tree is a tree A car is a car I live in space and time Through eyes that cease their frantic search The mundane is divine
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Days Like This by FB Herr I am tired I am happy I am coming to the end of a long day And like a rainfall I am changing And like a fine mist I will settle everywhere It's not something that I look for When I find such deep new love for everyone But like a river I remember every detail Of the moments that we share In this dream we sail the waters In this story we are always wide awake And when I listen late at night I hear angels singing softly on the street I remember growing up once And forgetting everything I ever knew And I remember trading sad and empty phrases With the people I would meet Tonight there's nowhere else That I'd rather be And there is nothing more That I need In our slow return to heaven Days like this Are just the start Days like this Will forever fill my heart Tonight the wind is blowing As the echoes of the day begin to fade In my room I sit in silence by the window I have no more words to say In the cold night there is only love And love alone will stay until the dawn And when I wake it will be love that leads me Through the wonder of another day And now there's nowhere else That I'd rather be And there is nothing more That I need In our slow return to heaven Days like this Are just the start Days like this Will forever fill my heart
5.
Sad Little Man by FB Herr He's a sad little man He puffs himself up He'll take a chunk out of you It makes him feel tough And he talks about love But his love is rough on you In his sad little world He's got a plan And you can make it yours If you're enough of a man And he promises the moon While he takes what he can from you And I never wanna be a sad little man I never wanna have a sad little plan He doesn't give a damn about you But he makes a big show And he seems so innocent But he's in the know About every little weakness That makes you go to him He says he gives you pain Because he's so wise He says he sees your black heart When he looks in your eyes And he'll tell you that you're stupid If that gets a rise out of you And if you should come to disagree He sends his friends To convince you to see That real truth bends But if that doesn't work Well, the Big Dream ends for you And I never wanna be a sad little man I never wanna have a sad little plan And I don't even wanna be a sad little man I don't ever wanna have a sad little plan Sad little man Takes what he can You've gotta have a plan A Master Plan Sad little man Takes what he can You've got to understand The Master Master Plan Of a sad little man So let a sad little man Keep all that he takes Build his big, big name On all that he fakes And then stand back and count All the hearts that he breaks in two Yeah, you can go pretty far On a good disguise But it's a sad little life When it's built on lies And you can tell a lot about a man By the things that he tries to do And I never wanna be a sad little man I never wanna have a sad little plan No I don't ever wanna be a sad little man I don't ever wanna have a sad little plan
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Nothin' To Do With Me by FB Herr When I went outside this morning It was bright and cool An autumn song came easily As I walked the miles to school I was singing of the life I felt And the light that filled my eyes The northern air that filled my lungs And the trees that filled the sky Well I've just gotta tell you everything 'Cause it once occurred to me Though I often have forgotten I'm a part of the land I see And I've just gotta tell you everything 'Cause I think you will agree Somebody once called me lucky But it's got nothin' to do with me Well there's a million things I see these days That get me wondering And the way they filled my heart today I could not help but sing And I'm not much good at hiding When I open up my eyes I was schooled for big pretending but I've had enough with all those lies And I've just gotta write this down Because I used to be so sad I never really noticed Everything I have And I've just gotta write this down, This thing that's happening to me You might just call it lucky But it's got nothin' to do, Nothin' to do with me And now I'm just tryin' to let the outside in Sometimes it's good to let it in No, I don't always remember somehow But I'm learnin' now Yeah I'm learnin' now And I'm tryin' to let the inside out Sometimes you've gotta let it out Yes, my defenses are down But I'm stronger now Yeah I'm stronger now And it occurred to me this morning All the things I do these days All the people that I talk to As I begin to change my ways And I think of all the things That I could share with everyone There are many here with honest hearts And smiles as bright as sun And I've just gotta share this feeling 'Cause it don't belong to me Sometimes it still scares me But as far as I can see I've gotta try and speak my heart Because that's what's inside of me Some people call it lucky But it's got nothin' to do, Nothin' to do with me
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Brain Cages 05:14
Brain Cages by FB Herr How often have I caught myself ignoring everything around me? I'm either going somewhere better Or remembering some place I'd rather be I choose what seems important from the thousand things I find in any day I learn what I predicted In patterns that were in me anyway These plans and conclusions These things that I know They're just more brain cages Resisting the flow I've got drugs to close my eyes And luxury to keep me fast asleep Fear to keep me running And opinions I'll fight to keep My head is filled with expectations of ways I think that I should try and be The door's wide open But I'm still inside, searching for the key These stories I make up These places I go They're just more brain cages Resisting the flow Sometimes it's very different There's something special in everything I see Nothing is familiar And boredom has no hold on me Like islands we discover Worlds we always thought that we knew Every place, every person, every moment Is something new Bodies that relax Hearts that open And minds that wanna know And no brain cages Resisting the flow
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Christmas Rock (free) 03:06
Christmas Rock by FB Herr Momma's in the kitchen Makin' home-made pie Daddy's in the basement And he won't say why I haven't been home Since I was seventeen But I'm back in time for Christmas 'Cause now I know what it means So let's rock Let's rock I got presents for my money I got the wrapping for free And now the angels are coming With the Christmas tree My sister's out shopping My brother's writing those cards He says "You might think it's pretty easy But I say it's very hard" So let's rock Let's rock There's presents in the closet There's food on the shelf I've got something for you That I made myself Snowing in the city Ice on the ground Lights in the windows Silence all around So let's rock Let's rock!
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Two Bag Dog 02:00
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Walk Through The Forest by FB Herr Walk through the forest Look at your feet When you get out the other side There's friends you will meet Walk through the forest You've got the strength I can't say a thing now But you'll find it at length Walk through the forest It won't be for long The peace you find on the other side You knew all along You had all along
11.
The Sweetest Surprise by FB Herr For the first five years I felt so free You seemed to give me Energy The next five years Were the carrot and the rod And you always made out Like it came straight from God It took another five years Before I had a clue That your God mainly punished Though he seemed to like you And it all fell into place When I finally got the nerve To realise that power Is the only God you serve And now I'm happy I'm happy How happy I am I'm happy I'm happy How happy I am So congratulations You knew from the start How to pull what you wanted Right out of my heart But I'll tell you somethin' At least now I'm free And the lies that you're still livin' Are just a bad memory for me And they said it would linger And it's taken me a while To see past my anger And remember how to smile And there's so many ways I can see through your scam But the sweetest surprise Is how happy I am And I'm happy I'm happy How happy I am I'm happy I'm happy How happy I am And now I'm happy I'm happy How happy I am I'm happy I'm happy How happy I am
12.
Sally Fills Out Forms by FB Herr All this thinking notwithstanding I don't know why Sally says she don't want my love I'm havin' trouble understanding What's keepin' her so busy that she don't want my love Sally one, Sally two three four I went in and all I saw was Sally sittin' fillin' out forms Now I know what Sally does She fills out (all day long she fills out) forms And now I know that Sally does I'm goin' (guess I might as well go) home Sally goes and fills out forms! Sally goes and fills out forms! This is now my new tradition I call her up and Sally says she don't want my love I'm searchin' for the competition That's keepin' her so busy that she don't want my love Sally one, Sally two three four I went in and all I saw was Sally sittin' fillin' out forms Now I know what Sally does She fills out (all day long she fills out) forms And now I know that Sally does I'm goin' (guess I might as well go) home Sally goes and fills out forms! Sally goes and fills out forms! All day long she fills out forms.
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Tonight There's a Train by FB Herr Checking out of my sad heart I just had a talk I just worked it out We forget sometimes, me and you And everyone We just try too hard Well, tonight there's a train rumbling through this town I appreciate when it makes that sound There is nothing involved that needs effort to push We just can't forget We just can't forget All these possibilities Have just opened up And it's what I need So I'll check it out Check it out 'cause this life is incredible But I sometimes forget It's incredible When I go for a walk 'Cause I've been working hard There's a chance to recall All the talks that I had For a while we forgot everything that we know For a while we forgot we were just in a hole Something special in life Takes a good while to find 'Cause in the most special things There is nothing that shows - nothing fancy In fact, that's the hole I was in It's special to be I just didn't see
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World Like This by FB Herr My day was spent with paper In an office in the middle of the town I saw no one for hours Though I guess there were some others around I thought of you working somewhere else, Some place I couldn't be I have no idea what things fill your day When you're not with me But we are friends And we have talked And we have laughed While time allowed Alone, I keep your memory It helps me through my day When my day begins to turn me around Though we don't meet very often It always gives me the strength I've missed It's good to know there's people like you Living in a world like this A passion for illusion Seems to drive so many people these days Their hearts are safely hidden And their spirit is in nothing that they say Sometimes it's just too much And I almost feel like hiding away I have no idea what I'd see in life If I lived that way But we are friends (I can't wait just to talk with you) And we have talked (You change my day and you make me laugh) And we have laughed (I get so excited when I know that you'll be coming round ...) While time allowed (... to spend some time with me) Alone (When I'm left with your memory) I keep your memory (You help me make it through my day) It helps me through my day (I get so discouraged when I think of all the people ...) When my day begins to turn me around (... who don't have what we have found) Though we don't meet very often It always gives me the strength I've missed It's good to know there's people like you Living in a world like this

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Homemade demos of original songs. I hope you enjoy listening to them as much as I enjoyed recording them!

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released December 5, 2014

All songs written & recorded by FB Herr.

Personnel:
Backing vocals: AC Herr and JE Herr (thank you both!!)
Everything else (including drum loop arrangements): FB Herr
Feedback, suggestions & encouragement: SC Herr, Dennis Huszar and David Huszar (thank you!)

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