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Envelop​/​Erase

by Ed Poole

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1.
Tell yourself, slowly. Tell yourself I know what I am. Do you feel like the only one who’s prepared to admit That they don’t know what they want Present yourself, wholly What’s left to hide except the mundane? Bury me under a hundred filters and then convince everyone This who I’m meant to be This could be the only chance that we have to prepare Now that the whole world can see, It turns me cold in my sleep If I ever get there
2.
Knives 03:58
Storm damage, exposed roots Wait until the eleventh hour to face Any number of painful home truths But I can’t fight them now I’m holding onto something I know might as well be long gone There are regrets in my heart Pretend that I have none And now I’m calving out the best parts With the bluntest of knives Now I Need something to pull me out of the fire It’s happening now and I’m not read to die If we are nothing without hope Why did you let yours go? Cold coffee and shoulders, too Worn out welcomes ‘cause you never really could hide your face But experiences change you If you would just let them in My puzzle’s screaming ‘Missing Piece’ I just ignored it and sang A dozen questions left unanswered I just left them to hang Up in the air, above the open palm I’m holding out for you To read and then weep Now I Need something to pull me out of the fire It’s happening now and I’m not read to die If we are nothing without hope Why did you let yours go?
3.
Collapse 02:37
I missed the boat and now it’s too late to swim out It’s way too rough in the water I’d talk to you but I might choke So could you talk to me, instead? I’d do my best to try and stay afloat It’s the least I could do They saiid they found you drunk in your bedroom Hay said that you were calling my name I tried to sing but my lungs were empty Collapsing from the inside, again I faced the vote and now it’s too late to start to get cold feet or second thoughts The motion stands And all it needs is a little honesty or inward reflectivity To fill that heart-shaped cavity that’s growing in your chest They said they found you drunk in your bedroom Trembling and soaked to the skin I tried to sing but my lungs were empty Collapsing from the inside, again You’re old enough to give up on your childish fears and selfish dreams It doesn’t matter what you believe, you had still better pray That someone else is gonna have to pay It seems we’re sick But not quite sick enough to warrant your professional help For what it’s worth, I’ve always been this way And now it does not matter what you believe You’d better pray that someone else will pay
4.
Playing Dead 03:47
I’d like to close my eyes and not think about death Or hold my breath when the phone rings Who is it coming for, next? I’d like to close my eyes and see if I just fall Before I know it, I’m drowning from the comfort of my own bed I know we might have said some things inside the heat of a moment That stunned us into a silence and filled us both with regret And you are free to criticise just so long as you do it with some genuine feeling I appreciate your help Now it’s your turn to shake this off Forget what I said Are you sleeping soundly or playing dead? It’s your turn to shake this off Forget everything I said Are you sleeping soundly or playing dead? I’d like to close my eyes and not think about how It seemed like you were healing slowly until I said it out loud You can start off slowly, just let it all out You don’t have to be silent; you don’t have to be scared But they’ve been giving me the runaround I’ve had some demons to contend with Hiding round corners, placing traps How long have I been driving up and down With a missing door on the driver’s side; pretending everything’s alright? Now it’s your turn to shake this off Forget what I said Are you sleeping soundly or playing dead? It’s your turn to shake this off Forget everything I said Are you sleeping soundly or playing dead?
5.
Dive 04:55
I am not comfortable With having my teeth ripped out in my sleep Or showing signs of age Things I was certain I knew start to change It’s all part of a cycle I took my time but now it’s plain to see Though this may seem hypocritical And that my words are the last you should heed But I saw a plane crash in more than one of my dreams Then slowly the years passed Now, let’s make up for giving in We all feel it Just don’t let it own you This fear that controls you Why am I absent at all? We want to go out but we’re staring at screens Put trust in your own council Absence and change still remains to be seen I don’t thing we’re made to conquer Despite what I’ve heard people preach You know it’s ok to observe Just make sure you dive in eventually I studied your pictures That hung from your wall by a pin And I sat through your lectures Now, let’s make up for giving in We all feel it Just don’t let it own you This fear that controls you When you’re beat up and bruised I will be aching too We all feel it
6.
You can stand in the glow of the streetlight If you feel you’ve been left in the dark Take a load of your feet and just sit tight Nothing hits you quite as hard as the first time If the bad days sneak back in, let them come ‘Cause the smile on your face says we’ll be alright Open your lungs Escape from your body Take what you want Take it and run Now, Rosalie, don’t go I can see your poisoned soul And although my hand is cursed I will promise to fix you first You can stand in the glow of the streetlight If you feel you’ve been left in the dark But you won’t feel truly free ‘Till the end is in sight Open your lungs Escape from your body Take what you want Take it and run Take it and run
7.
Face Down 03:35
I’m looking for a line to hold on to When it’s easier to keep on swimming Than to surface and face the truth Is it you or me that’s dying? ‘Cause I don’t feel a thing Would I leave you lying there, defeated? Will we look back and say we truly knew there was something going on? We’re playing on your fears, tonight I’ll cary this water inside my lungs I owe a single drop for every second lost Waiting for me to float upwards Is it you or me that’s dying? ‘Cause I don’t feel a thing Would I leave you lying there, defeated? Will we look back and say we truly knew there was something going on? We’re playing on your fears, tonight
8.
Do you see yourself in your father’s shoes? Should I see myself in mine? ‘Cause I see you standing In boots made of concrete I’m scared to step into mine What would you die for? What would you give yourself to? When was the last time you were sure about anything? I’d drink every last drop I’d do anything to please you Or anyone else Or no-one in particular Do you ever see yourself in some kind of waiting room? Bending, almost broken but not quite Are you content to be sleeping from morning ‘till evening? Make sure you’re careful when you’re closing the gate ‘Cause your day is someone else’s night What would you die for? What would you give yourself to? When was the last time you were sure about anything? I’d drink every last drop I’d do anything to please you Or anyone else Or no-one in particular No-one in particular When was the last time you were sure?
9.
Blood & Dust 04:31
You pick the lock and I’ll wait A last, desperate attempt to leave this place But I’m still a fake A fraud, a pretender With just a few, thin fleeting thoughts that flock, then scatter The distance is growing I hope that it doesn’t show too much We can’t afford to sit back and ignore I didn’t wake up in blood & dust And I have never felt loss the way that you have But if we are who we say we are Then it falls on us to fill the cracks Instead of folding our arms as we turn away The distance is growing I hope that it doesn’t show too much We can’t afford to sit back and ignore The distance is growing I hope that it doesn’t show too much We can’t afford to sit back and ignore Now it’s out in the open That I picked a side but still don’t know how to fight With just a few worthless words Still, it’s better than nothing
10.
Shapes 04:02
Restless movement keeps me awake And I get lost in memories I have of plastic figurines Laying face down in the dust Nothing reminds me of you like that old car parked in the driveway As it slowly succumbs to the rust With our hands, we made shapes against the bedroom light Amongst the shadows on the wall, I caught a glimpse of our future lives And with our hands, we made all those plans Nervous movement keeps giving me away And I can’t shake this memory I have of running towards your house through knee-high grass Dragging my hands I didn’t feel the cuts I know I should have come home when the news had spread I can’t escape the feeling that we broke apart instead of drifted With our hands, we made shapes against the bedroom light Amongst the shadows on the wall, I caught a glimpse of our future lives And with our hands, we made all those plans

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"now that the whole world can see, it turns me cold in my sleep."

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released February 15, 2019

All songs written, recorded and mixed by Ed Poole

Mastered by The Universal Thrift Club Studio, Stoke-On-Trent

Cover Photo by Jay Chow

Logo by Gold Step Design

Sleeve Design by Simon Christopher
Additional Images by Chris Everett

Doing Life Records 2018

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Ed Poole Liverpool, UK

With brooding acoustic guitar lines and soaring vocals, Ed Poole embraces the DIY ethic, self-producing and creating songs that blend and weave emo, punk rock and folk with more atmospheric and darker tones.

His debut album, Envelop/Erase was released in 2019 via Liverpool based indie-label, Doing Life Records.
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