Original Music of
Carter Quinn Tanis
Carter Quinn is a multi-instrumentalist whose music reflects their extensive background in jazz, indie folk, and musical theater.
Wax
Performed at the Red Room at Berklee College of Music
a candle’s burning
heat is dripping
we’re mesmerized by its energizing flame
tensions rising
not surprising
this day would come and I would succumb to this game
we waited for them to leave
like a ticking time bomb
waited in the suspense
and then we melted together like wax
is it getting hot in here
tensions built to the climax
blurry vision never felt so clear
we melted together as one
it’s more than i could handle
oh baby won’t you hand me a lighter
time to burn another candle
we watched the walls dance
we gazed in a trance
we were fascinated by our animated brains
we thought we saw christ
we could be sacrificed
we were terrified but we still collided plains
your face inches away
like a tick ticking time bomb
touch me in the suspense
and then we melted together like wax
is it getting hot in here
tensions built to the climax
blurry vision never felt so clear
we melted together as one
it’s more than i could handle
oh baby won’t you hand me a lighter
it’s time to burn another candle
I didn’t even kiss you goodbye
i didn’t even say goodnight
but this perfection connection infected me made me dissect my direction
we didn’t even sleep in the night
by the time we crashed it was light
and this perfection connection reflected our mystical sexual tension
we melted together like wax
is it getting hot
tensions risen
clear blurry vision
so clear, we’re
melting together as one
it’s more than my body can handle
oh baby won’t you hand me a lighter
it’s time to burn time to burn burn another candle
sitting on line
wasting time
oh we’re wasting time
oh we’re wasting our lives
sitting alone, cruisin my phone wish I were home
then a man behind me gets to talking and taking and talking
seventy three
young and free
didn’t waste no time
got nowhere to go oh I’m
nostalgic for times of simplicity
all this isolation were so
vitriolic so cold
nostalgic for times of true artistry
thought it was naive but he honestly
called it my old soul
just wait in the park
for my day to start until I saw some
one I knew
everyday that is all i would do
rock music plays, dancing for days, acid spray haze
what was it like to be alive
when people were still alive
nostalgic for times of simplicity
all this isolation were so
vitriolic so cold
nostalgic for times of true artistry
thought it was naive but he honestly
called it my old soul
with me i’ll keep his stories of
sixties and seventies glory
it hit me i may be an old soul
Old Soul
Performed at the Lagond Performance Space
See You in The Sun
Performed at the Red Room at Berklee College of Music
Mission
I see you in the sun shining on my face
I see you in the stars in my dark lost gaze
I’m not believing
you’re really leaving
I see you in the ice slowly melting away
I am graced with your handsome face
in my mind mind mind
I’ll embrace the time to heal with space
let go with time time time
I see you in the clouds setting at 5:50
bright red for just a second, a shade you can’t see, isn’t that funny
a statement so strong
then suddenly all gone
did i get too caught up? you were the first to treat me right
I am graced with your handsome face
in my mind mind mind
I’ll embrace the time to heal with space
let go with time time time
I see you in the sun, see you in the sun
I see you in the sun, see you in the sun
I see you in the sun shining on my face
I am graced with your handsome face
in my mind mind mind
I’ll embrace the time to heal with space
let go with time time time
