← more from
Topshelf Records
We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Control

from GN by Ratboys

supported by
baezil
baezil thumbnail
Florian Schön
Florian Schön thumbnail
T.R. LovePunk
T.R. LovePunk thumbnail
my name here
my name here thumbnail
Rob
Rob thumbnail
Max Baldwin
Max Baldwin thumbnail
Matt Perry
Matt Perry thumbnail
Matt Bulthuis
Matt Bulthuis thumbnail
altpoporama
altpoporama thumbnail
MC Saltine
MC Saltine thumbnail
Mitchell Ruderman
Mitchell Ruderman thumbnail
Basement Scene
Basement Scene thumbnail
guimontv
guimontv thumbnail
shantelbert
shantelbert thumbnail
seachel
seachel thumbnail
John Frank
John Frank thumbnail
nhbowditch
nhbowditch thumbnail
n8tru
n8tru thumbnail
Craig Taylor
Craig Taylor thumbnail
Callum Eckersley
Callum Eckersley thumbnail
/

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $1 USD  or more

     

  • Buy the Full Digital Album

  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Fourth Press, /1000

    Includes unlimited streaming of GN via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 5 days
    Purchasable with gift card

      $22 USD or more 

     

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Includes unlimited streaming of GN via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 3 days
    Purchasable with gift card

      $10 USD or more 

     

  • Purple Cassette
    Cassette + Digital Album

    Includes unlimited streaming of GN via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

    Sold Out

  • FIND MORE RATBOYS MERCH/MUSIC HERE.

lyrics

Control

I almost saw a train wreck
But, then I had to look away
Never had I wondered before
What happened when metal bent and tore

I ran ‘cross manhole covers
Toward the center of my Earth
Valleys and other landmarks
With visions of big machines transformed

Walking ‘round in St. Matthews
The winds were light, and the roads were wet
Those green sloping mountains of earth
Leading up to gravel beds

My brother Paul was walking aimless
My father Pete had turned away
Paul was stumbling toward a roaring train track
He was only four years old that day

Who’s in control?
Who’s in control?

I barely saw it happen
The ground’s monumental shake
There must have been two feet between them
Before those two hands snatched him safe

As we headed home to beat the sunset
I heard him crying overhead
That night I dreamt we turned the lights out
And wandered far away from it

Who’s in control?
Who’s in control?

And now, I’m sitting on a bridge
Out in Portland, Oregon
The old day begins to shudder
And rolling on, becomes another

credits

from GN, released June 30, 2017
Pat Lyons - pedal steel

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Ratboys image

Ratboys Chicago, Illinois

shows

contact / help

Contact Ratboys

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

Ratboys recommends:

If you like Ratboys, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Beans joins the show to discuss his album release, "ZWAARD".

listen now