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I Was A Thing Of Beauty

by Bueno

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Amar Lal An incredible fusion of every one of New York's Finest musical traditions, from classic crooners and no wave to post-punk, 00's indie rock, jazz/bop and more. The whole album is a ride, and once you're on it, it doesn't let up for a minute.
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sluggojones If you get it or don’t, I could give a fuck. This album fuck’n rules and speaks truth. Thanks Bueno for this echoing gem. Favorite track: You Decide.
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1.
Broken skin I’m back again Rain falling from the bridge Gray water rising And the streets in silence The empties float like a filthy joke And if you don’t look It can’t hurt so bad But you get used to fighting Second look, all bruises hiding Is that what it feels like When you’re drowning And it’s hard to live In the trap that’s caught us And you might as well blame it On the place we were born So what, times were rough And you’re old enough to know now Rugged cross and a rugged crown They got knives to bring us down Rugged gloss in a rugged gown We live sharper lives to bring to bring them down
2.
Well I could walk and i could talk i could sing but i can’t ring that bell i can’t sell myself to the service of another temporary lover, it’s something i can’t stomach, and i can’t change this thing that stains so when you’re in the mood for love, there’s nothing i can think of, you can talk my ear off and i’ll stare across the water at the graveyard they’ll give your name, and you can’t change this thing that stains in a empty theater where you said I should meet you, the credits played and my feet stuck like glue to the ground, and even though the show was over, you said come on over and I felt the blankness of my mind we recognize this time’s unkind you felt the blankness in my mind you took it deep inside And I can’t change When I’m in this place We’ll be talking at the ground We’ll be looking down And when I’m in this place we get scrapped from the page
3.
I think I lost my patience And burnt that rope to hang And if you’re feeling gracious You’ll know just who to thank You see what I see You see what I see You see And was I a thing of beauty Standing in the corner light Just like a packaged product Sitting on the glass inside You see what I see You talk through your teeth But I know what you mean His hand was my hand to scratch out my own face No tour Temple is a place you can’t know And I can’t go and turn my back Cold concrete, body heat I want all of that And I won’t be held Tonight we will tell How close we can get To the ideal Let’s make it equal I wanna know how it feels Shake that sand from your hair Sore arms Morning is there And you feel very small Conditioned not to listen That body is a brick Another object Watch it sink
4.
Like a Greek ruin Treasure in the trash Cardboard and plastic You laid on your back And if this was a movie I’d say it’s all been done Come close that window waiting Feel my heat in the sun You’ve got me all lace and perfume Well I’d switch places I’d switch with you And the roles that we play Are fading away And what they did call divine We redefine That the image is mine I’ll wait for you to come down and tie me Bind the skin that makes the boundary And keep it close You know what you’re doing Hair full of ash Burn down that building Its meaning has passed And if I should decide This body’s intricate Would you be into it You know I’m alone I’ve got the taste of the wound See how it changes Feel how it changes I hear you laughing in the other room I’d switch places, yeah I’d Switch places And the roles that we play Are fading away And what they did call divine We redefine Would that image be mine? Or would it fall Into disgrace What do they say And is it true I’ll wait for you to come down and tie me Bind the skin that makes the boundary I’ll wait for you to come down and tie me Bind the skin that makes the boundary And keep it close Tie it again You keep it close
5.
Bite my lip in the bed like a painting For the one who could only sustain me Gold paint, wax, honey forget all those boys And the sand stretches out for miles Keep that secret, we meet behind neon signs And you feel like electric thought I’m gonna burn you into me Seems so dark Just the two of us Gravel beneath our feet Feel the pull When I get up to grab the receiver There’s nothing there, just the sound of breathing Don’t waste words, I know what you want We’ll be together in silence Soft winds by the western climate And watch the way it plays with your hair The sand stretches out for miles Keep that secret, we meet just like missing time And you feel like electric thought I’m gonna burn you into me Fading light of another day Bury those remains I feel the pull
6.
Blood 04:10
Grinding gears in parked cars A peeled out burnout on a strip mall tip A short rip to impress the boys Because fucking up was the only choice Yeah fucking up was the only choice And hold out your hand The wrist spits blood A soul at arm’s length Twisting in the wind We can’t judge it from where we stand And hold out your hand The wrist spits blood There’s no freedom in this land and you can do your part to feel you’re not at fault So sit up straight and take it on the chin There’s no freedom in this land And hold out your hand The wrist spits blood
7.
Suburban 02:22
Pain, a clear signal a true sailor out on the water A dark ship like a splinter into a finger I’ve broken through I’ve broken through “Well, what’s it like?” i can’t say and you wouldn’t listen anyway i’ve been dreaming of water i see water in my dreams but now eyes are open i see it in total you want me down on my knees so i’ll sit on the curb where all the dust swirls and wait to change your hand to my face you won’t see me again no you don’t see me again But can you can feel it from across the united states Now that you’ve touched it you’ve seen the face and shine in its wake
8.
You can say we tried In 1999 Lower East Side Just like how pride Comes before a fall And talking through the mist you were just a kid You find out quick You know nothing Something you won’t admit You cut your bangs in the bathroom stall I wrote my name on the mirror and the wall You came back from wherever you been Can’t believe the state you’re in City miles, looking like a ghost Translucent light “What’s wrong, got you down, is your shirt too tight?” “Ah Jessie don’t, leave him alone He’s sensitive right?” The lights can be sharp in the darkness I hold my drink It’s his life regardless I’m not his keeper I fight this feeling all over And he can push through the crowd But they will shout him down You reap what you sow That’s easy to know Hard to figure out I cut my bangs in the bathroom stall You wrote your name on the Q train ah City miles looking like a ghost Translucent light Coming down on the river tonight
9.
Yesterday’s papers lying on the kitchen table, well you would hardly believe front page cover reading “BEST RESPECT YOUR FATHER” and you can never leave They call it disrespect I say it’s much more direct For the fear that you project Son you wouldn’t stay Ambition, such ambition Roll it back, keeping track as years subtract from a total loss, coin toss make a wish, watch it sink, losing youth inch by inch, waiting by the fountain at the mall They called it disrespect The truth is much more direct for the failures you protect daughter, what’d you say? For the way I dress I’m feeling less than blessed You try so hard to stay correct And how we pay and pay And were we ever the same? You disappeared again
10.
Broken mirror on the burning ground Take it back to where you come from cuz no one wants to come and see you water it down And I can’t see, smoke in my eyes Trying to aim with the bloodshot sights And no one wants to come and see you water it down I feel your sweat on my skin Those hands bringing me in You think you won’t be missed But I saw you split And that was just the half of it Facing dawn, with your worn out makeup on And you don’t want to go home You reach for your phone but you lost it Sit down on the lawn Feel the cool of the leaves underneath You’d realign the stars Change your sign, change who you are Bend their will With a mind so clear Fold your fingers into a claw We don’t need their law We’ve been talking and talking Talking for years Hasn’t gotten us anywhere And on the stairs where we had met Burnouts come and clip their cigarettes Time never goes back They’ll put up a plaque To remember you by And I don’t have money Or some kinda fame I got bad credit and I take the train But like a perfect diamond or stainless steel You’re twisting, reflecting the way that I feel
11.
You Decide 03:02
too late to talk to those who forgot and I can’t relate no I can’t relate to that and I could stand here pointing fingers but as I recall you put it all on pause but wait a minute i had a vision dark spots in front of my eyes there was lightning people fighting that’s the future we’re looking forward to I think you hurt me apologize i think about it all the time and I want to go back but I can’t, the path is blocked by a million rocks that i put there with my own mind i think about it think about it all the time and wait a minute another vision dark spots in front of my eyes you can’t fight it best resigning you can’t change when you let someone inside and whatever you decide you’ll have to live with the rest of your life
12.
The house is tilted The dust is quilted And the grass grows to incredible heights Don’t bother knocking No sense in stopping The moths, they tumble into the lights Nature takes its time Your hand could crush me And if you touched me I think I’d crumble into the ground And if these walls could talk they’d scream They’re on the wrong end of a bad dream And I don’t trust it The things that we keep When the rain comes, it comes a foot deep Sitting under stain glass lamps It spins in circles, our clothes are damp And I don’t trust it, the things that we keep When the rain comes, it comes a foot deep Time is interrupted The words repeat When the rain comes, it comes a foot deep And I don’t trust it The things that we keep When the rain comes It comes a foot deep

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released June 26, 2023

Produced by Bueno and Adam Reich
Engineered and mixed by Adam Reich
Mastered by Sarah Register
Artwork by Molly Howarth
Photography by Ryan Lavis
Layout by Luke Chiaruttini
Released by Freeman Street Records

Bueno is:
Luke Chiaruttini - words, vocals, synth, additional guitar
Michael Gagliardi - guitar, keys, saxophone
Joe Imburgio - bass guitar, add. keys
Matt Elkin - guitar
Casey Weissbuch - drums

Additional vocals by Velvet Vaughan on Broken Skin
Additional keys, guitar & alt perc by Adam Reich

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