Attic Line’s music explores the human condition. Their songs examine and question the things we take for granted, the dilemmas we face, the mistakes we make. They contemplate alternative realities, the inevitability of loss, and how our very nature gets in the way of our strivings. And they celebrate how, despite all our deficiencies, we find love and connection.
Your tiny hands above the blanket
Your peaceful breathing in the night
A brief disruption of the rhythm
and you give us both a fright
Oh, no you don’t
‘cos this is not for us
This is not our life
and yours will never be
Four small candles on your birthday cake
all blown out at once
You find your present waiting in the shed
you lift the sheet and smile at us
Oh, no you don’t
‘cos this is not for us
This is not our life
And yours will never be
Why cave in to the pressure
of norms and expectations
Why should it be our purpose
to sacrifice what made us
Yet everybody does it
as if they’ve got no voice
Are they clueless victims
or is it their own choice?
You go to college at eighteen
and swing by in the weekends
But less and less as time goes by
‘cos you rather see your friends
Oh, no you don’t
‘cos this is not for us
This is not our life
and yours will never be
Yours will never be
No yours will never be
Yours will never be
All I Ever Wanted 
Not so long ago
I made up my mind
To go for what I had
and leave the rest behind
It was not easy, but
it was the thing to do
Treasure the here and now and
forget about you
She’s all that I ever wanted
She’s all that I ever wanted
She’s all that I ever wanted, now
I swear since then I’ve done
the very best I can
But oh I can’t help it
doubt has risen again
The way she looks at me
I’ve got nowhere to hide
The grass would sure be green
with her by my side
She’s all that I ever wanted
She’s all that I ever wanted
She’s all that I ever wanted, now
And I don’t want to waste this chance
Once-in-a-lifetime romance
I don’t want to waste this chance
Help me to manage these feelings inside
Help me to swallow my anger, my pride
Help me to get closer to you
Or help me to get unstuck from you
Show me your world, or push me away
My hopes and my fears lead me astray
I bathe in your sun, but it’s burning my skin
I’m dying for shade, but you won’t let me in
Not so long ago
I made up my mind
To go for what I had
and leave the rest behind
It was not easy, but
it was the thing to do
Treasure the here and now and
forget about you
Lazy afternoon
feeding ducklings in the pond
Oh yes, life is just a walk in the park
Sunshine in the air
going nowhere, I don’t care
Oh yes, life is like a walk in the park
Oh sweet thing, you’re beautiful
Can’t wait till you give me more
Please show yourself to me now
Pigeons everywhere
crapping on my shoes and hair
Oh yes, life is like a walk in the park
Dark clouds in the air
I should be getting out of here
Oh yes, life is like a walk in the park
Unique and sensational
Everything seemed possible
Please stay and don’t leave me now
I’m walking, you’re walking
he’s walking in the park
We’re walking, you’re walking
they’re walking in the park
I’m walking, you’re walking
she’s walking in the park
We’re walking, you’re walking
they’re walking in the park
All gone, out of reach
the plans I had, my hopes and dreams
Oh yes, life is like a walk in the park
Oh well, I don’t care
joy alone won’t get me there
Oh yes, life is like a walk in the park
Oh sweet thing, you’re beautiful
Can’t wait till you give me more
Please show yourself to me now
Unique and sensational
Everything is possible
Please stay and don’t leave me now
In the morning when you wake
as you stretch you grab your phone
to send a tweet into the world
About how you dreamt you had a throne
Then you make coffee and French toast
with lots of butter and some jam
You take a picture of your plate
which you post on Instagram
Because everything you do is so interesting
and you share it just to testify
Thus you self-inflate your ego
You pump it up some more
‘Cos your ego is what gets you by
Now you’re good to go to work
in your office out of town
You doze off behind your desk
and you dream you wear a crown
You are the worker of the week
and your boss gives you a plaque
You post a selfie right away
you little egomaniac
Do you ever stop to wonder
what people really think?
How your Facebook friends despise your pompous ways?
Of course not, ‘cos you’re yearning
for attention and for fame
and your ego is in constant need of praise
And everything you do is so interesting
and you share it on the web to fortify
your fragile self-esteem, to sustain its shaky core
‘Cos your ego is what gets you high
Yeah everything you do is so interesting
and you share it with the world to satisfy
your predatory ego, to feed it up some more
‘Cos your ego is what gets you high
Yeah your ego is what gets you by
Six Days of Booze
Life has been doing its thing
and it’s dragging me down
My mind is full, my body feels too old
and I’m tired of this town
It’s been downhill since last May
but I’ve figured out a cure
We’ll drink into the night and talk into the day
until our minds become pure
Oh, come on now, I’m so tired of this show
Oh, get up now, let’s pack our bags and go
Oh, how I’m longing for six straight days of booze
To make me warm inside and take away this blues
I have been waiting for a chance
to get out of this place
I’m looking forward to a shot
in the company of…
Time has been running its course
and I’m stuck in the grind
My brain is numb, I can’t think straight
the urban load compresses my mind
Oh, come on now, I’m so tired of this show
Oh, get up now, let’s pack our bags and go
Oh how I’m longing for
six straight days of booze
To make me warm inside
and take away this blues
Yeah, I am longing for
six straight days of booze
To make me warm inside
and take away this blues
I have been waiting for a chance
to get out of this place
I’m looking forward to a shot
I have been waiting for a chance
to get out of this place
I’m looking forward to a shot
and the company of you
Let’s pack our bags and go
Let’s pack our bags and go (Cause time keeps flying by)
Let’s pack our bags and go (Yeah, time keeps flying)
Let’s pack our bags and go (Cause time keeps flying by)
Let’s pack our bags and go (Time keeps flying)
As the door fell shut
I felt a chill down my spine
and a cold round my feet
It seemed to come from behind
Then the walls came down
and I hit the ground
The lights went out
There was no more sound
Except what came from behind
I didn’t see this coming
I thought that we were fine
I spent my whole life running
Guess it made me blind
And then it came from behind
And now I wish that we could rewind time
back to when all was fine
and things just seemed so simple and so pure
When all we needed was some private space
to lose ourselves in an embrace
Oh I’m trying to revert my mind
I sat on a chair
My arms were tied
I felt two hands ‘round my neck
They seemed to come from behind
I didn’t see this coming
I thought we were fine
I spent my whole life running
Must have made me blind
And then it came from behind
And now I’m trying to reset my mind
back to when all was fine
and things just seemed so simple and so pure
When all we needed was some private space
to lose ourselves in an embrace
Why can’t we just go back in time
Oh I’m trying to revert my mind
back to when all was fine
and things just seemed so simple and so pure
When all we needed was some private space
to lose ourselves in an embrace
I wish that we could rewind time
to when you were still mine
I am at your mercy, honey
I am at your mercy, honey
We’re on a road that’s got no signs
With no itinerary
Am I heading left or right?
On which side will you be?
Girl you gotta let me know what’s coming
Girl you gotta let me know
When you gonna give me some clue now, baby
I’m waiting for your call
I’m ready for the verdict, honey
What’s it gonna be you throw
A lifeline or a wrecking ball?
I am at your mercy, honey
‘Cause this path we’re traveling on
is paved with indecision
And though I’m trying to stand tall
I can’t see beyond this junction
Girl you gotta let me know what’s coming
Girl you gotta let me know
When you gonna give me some clue now, baby
I’m waiting for your call
I’m ready for the verdict, honey
What’s it gonna be you throw
A lifeline or a wrecking ball?
I am at your mercy, honey
(Whooo) is gonna rock your boat
(Whoooo) is gonna strum your strings
(Whoooo) is gonna light your spark
(Whoooo) is gonna give you wings
(Whoooo) is gonna flip your switch
When you gonna give me some clue now, baby
I’m waiting for your call
I’m ready for the verdict, honey
What’s it gonna be you throw
A lifeline or a wrecking ball?
I am at your mercy, honey
A lifeline or a wrecking ball?
Or a wrecking ball?
I am at your mercy, honey
After years of wanting, in lonely despair
A private journey, no-one there
Half-empty glasses, half-empty beds
Conversations forgone in loneliness
Then came the promise, a curse in disguise
Pretense of salvation from the evil eye
Bewitched and deluded, for few can resist
The charm of an enamored narcissist
Then years of sorrow, struggle, and fight
Who is wrong and who is right?
Pain, disappointment, anger, distress
Conversations forgone in faithlessness
But here is the change, the turning of tides
This time it’s for real, so hold on tight
Dance out of the darkness and into the light
Dance on the ceiling, side by side
In the kitchen, on the lawn, on a starry night
Dance and sing with all of your might
For you have found love
So dance on, from the morning into the night
In the sun, by a candle, or in the moon light
Dance, dance, for you are the bride
Third time’s the charm, so hold on tight
For you have found love
You have found love
Yeah you have found love
You have found love
You have found love
Unspoken
As your days are passing by and time is getting short
I wonder, do you think of life and what you took it for
Who are you (da da da)
As your legs are getting frail and your hips fail to support
I wonder, do you have regrets or worries anymore
I may never know the answers and time is passing by
The clock will seal the mystery, its hands guarding the why
Yet through all the quiet moments that we’ve shared
you have always been my dad
As your days are passing by and time is getting short
I wonder, do you think of death and what it has in store
Who are you (da da da)
Even though you value eloquence, mostly we were still
So when it comes to knowing you, I’m not sure I ever will
Cause I may never know the answers and time keeps passing by
The clock conceals the mystery, its hands guarding the why
But through all the silent talks that we have had
you have always been my dad
Even though you value eloquence, mostly we were still
But when it comes to loving you, I know I always will
Through all the silent conversations that we’ve had
You have always been my dad
Even though I never used to call you that
And in spite of all the things we never said
I am glad you are my dad
I would see you walking down the street
with your inseparable backpack
And I would pinch my arm, was I asleep
or did you somehow make it back?
Oh it would surely fit you, dreamer
to defy the laws of life
Swim back across the Styx, my dear friend
to meet your daughter and your wife
But I haven’t seen you lately
Memories fade away
And I reluctantly admit
I forgot to miss you today
We would listen to that same old song
Texas always got you high
I wanna go to heaven, you would sing along
But I don’t wanna die
I’ve played it endlessly since you’ve been gone
It never failed to make me cry
and think about the things we could have done
and wonder why, why?
But I haven’t played it lately
Memories fade away
And I halfheartedly admit
I forgot to miss you today
For time’s an eraser
It brushes lives away
And I really hope you won’t
leave for good one day
But I haven’t seen you lately
Memories fade away
And I ashamedly admit
I forgot to miss you today
Forgot to miss you today