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.

The Compass LP

by Adam Wendler

supported by
Nicholas Wendler
Nicholas Wendler thumbnail
/

  • Streaming + Download

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

      €10 EUR  or more

     

1.
Cut the Lights 04:08
lyrics
buy track
Cut the Lights It was moving too slow You turned the lights way down low To brighten the mood We were moving too fast You didn’t want it to last The sunset came too soon We had a fire It burnt away But the flames were roaring Yesterday Now I watch the ashes Turn to dust I don’t wanna have to live In a world Where the stars don’t shine And the sun Don’t rise And I’ve been stranded Underneath grey skies Since you cut the lights Yeah you cut The lights Yeah you cut the lights We used to sit by the beach The sun would set on the sea Now it refuses to rise I only see black and white You got me stuck in a haze All colours turned into grey You cut the lights on me You threw it all away We had a fire It burnt away But the flames were roaring Yesterday Now I watch the ashes Turn to dust I don’t wanna have to live In a world Where the stars don’t shine And the sun Don’t rise And I’ve been stranded Underneath grey skies Since you cut the lights Yeah you cut The lights I don’t wanna have to live In a world Where the stars don’t shine And the sun Don’t rise And I’ve been stranded Underneath grey skies Since you cut the lights Yeah you cut The lights Since you cut the lights Yeah you cut the lights Since you cut the lights Yeah you cut the lights But nothing could change my love Not even the stars above Won’t you come back to me In the end oh no no no no no I don’t wanna have to live In a world Where the stars don’t shine And the sun Don’t rise And I’ve been stranded Underneath grey skies Since you cut the lights Yeah you cut The lights I don’t wanna have to live In a world Where the stars don’t shine And the sun Don’t rise And I’ve been stranded Underneath grey skies Since you cut the lights Yeah you cut The lights
2.
Face Those Demons 03:29
lyrics
buy track
Face Those Demons Everything is broken down But the fire keeps on burning Watch it spread for miles around Soaking up the air you’re breathing Taking the bread out of mouths Beneath the black is grey Take me Take me away They say I crave too much But I can’t get enough Coming down Gotta learn to let it go Pick up all the broken pieces Have a little self control Face those demons Face those demons Gotta learn to let it go Pick up all the broken pieces Have a little self control Face those demons Face those demons Everything has turned to stone But there is a silent screaming Spreading through the hills you roam Binded to the light you’re seeing Forever far away from home Beneath the black is grey Take me Take me away They say I crave too much But I can’t get enough Coming down Gotta learn to let it go Pick up all the broken pieces Have a little self control Face those demons Face those demons Gotta learn to let it go Pick up all the broken pieces Have a little self control Face those demons Face those demons Gotta learn to let it go Pick up all the broken pieces Have a little self control Face those demons Face those demons Gotta learn to let it go Pick up all the broken pieces Have a little self control Face those demons Face those demons Face those demons Face those demons Face those demons Face those demons
3.
Something Strange 03:10
lyrics
buy track
Something Strange There’s a diamond in the rough There’s a plaque covered in dust There’s a child without love Can you change it? Always looking for a high ‘Til it’s time to say good bye There’s a secret between lies Can you change it? Like the calm before the storm I’m fading away I’ve been trying to start a new beginning Something Strange Has got a hold over me My body aches I shake I’m a slave to the sea Stuck in a place Of hate With a beacon of peace Show me the way Show me the way Show me the way There’s a fire in the heart There’s a never ending start There’s a house falling apart Can you change it? Many words still go unsaid Many stories go unread Things you do that you regret Can you change it? Like the calm before the storm I’m fading away I’ve been trying to start a new beginning Something strange Has got a hold over me My body aches I shake I’m a slave to the sea Stuck in a place Of hate With a beacon of peace Show me the way Show me the way Show me the way Show me the way Show me the way Something strange Has got a hold over me My body aches I shake I’m a slave to the sea Stuck in a place Of hate With a beacon of peace Show me the way Show me the way Show me the way Something strange Has got a hold over me My body aches I shake I’m a slave to the sea Stuck in a place Of hate With a beacon of peace Show me the way Show me the way Show me the way Show me the way Show me the way Show me the way Show me the way Show me the way Show me the way Show me the way Show me the way Show me the way Show me the way
4.
Seaside 02:26
lyrics
buy track
Seaside By the seaside We used to get high And talk about the things That we were Gonna do We were alright Chasing the sunlight Waiting on the tide To bring in something new We shared a dream baby You and me Just two kids ready to go take on the world We’d feel the sand between our toes Watch the water as it flowed All our dreams were cultivated In the waves Do do do do do Do do do do do do do Do do do Do do do do do do Hey Do do do do do Do do do do do do do Do do do Do do do do do do Hey At the low tide Crushing the shells I’d Tell you of the things That I thought To be true Our philosophy Of endless possibilities So naive because we had nothing to lose We could walk on water then So weightless in the breeze We would tell our story Looking back On times like these Do do do do do Do do do do do do do Do do do Do do do do do do Hey Do do do do do Do do do do do do do Do do do Do do do do do do Hey Now I walk alone Beside my shadow I’m still living At the seaside Getting high Some things I can’t Explain But I know I’m still the same Darling why’d you have to go and change your mind? We could walk on water then So weightless in the breeze We would tell our story Looking back On times like these By the seaside We used to get high And talk about the things We were never Meant to do
5.
Another Place 03:03
lyrics
buy track
Another Place There must be something that I missed I’m stuck in my head now I don’t know what really exists I’m slipping away now It’s like Time is moving too fast for me I’m slipping on the rocks And I’m falling to the sea Baby won’t you come with Baby won’t you come with me Mmmmmm You take me to another place Nothing in the world Could make me feel this way I don’t ever want a thing to change I’ll be looking back on these Looking back on These days I’ll be looking back on these days It feels like everything is right I don’t want it to end now Come dance with me into the night We can live on the edge now It’s like Time is moving too fast for me I’m slipping on the rocks And I’m falling to the sea Baby won’t you come with Baby won’t you come with me Mmmmmm You take me to another place Nothing in the world Could make me feel this way I don’t ever want a thing to change I’ll be looking back on these Looking back on These days I’ll be looking back on these days I’ll be looking back on these days We can get lost in the waves We can disappear We can take it all the way You take me to another place Nothing in the world Could make me feel this way I don’t ever want a thing to change I’ll be looking back on these Looking back on These days You take me to another place Nothing in the world Could make me feel this way I don’t ever want a thing to change I’ll be looking back on these Looking back on These days
6.
All the Way 02:30
lyrics
buy track
All the Way Too many times I’ve walked this road Too many times I’ve come this close All my life Too many times I’ve felt the pain Too many times I’ve played the game Left behind You kicked me down into the ground You led me on to let me down not this time My day will come and I’ll be there I’ll carry on It’s never fair It’s alright You won’t hold me back no more I’ll break free from these chains I’ve come too far to turn around I’m no longer the same I know I’m gonna take it all the way I’m gonna take it all the way I’m gonna take it all the way I’m gonna take it all the way yeah I’m gonna take it I’m better now I’ve seen it all I’m better now I’m standing tall Hold on tight I’m rising up I made a change I’m rising up I feel no pain It’s alright You kicked me down into the ground You led me on to let me down not this time My day will come and I’ll be there I’ll carry on It’s never fair It’s alright You won’t hold me back no more I’ll break free from these chains I’ve come too far to turn around I’m no longer the same I know I’m gonna take it all the way I’m gonna take it all the way I’m gonna take it all the way I’m gonna take it all the way yeah I’m gonna take it all the way
7.
The Pretty Things 03:28
lyrics
buy track
The Pretty Things Oh the pretty things The conversations in between Everything that’s locked away Is gold The great dividing line Of things that happen all the time And everything we never seem To do Lust in silence and Screams in vein Hope for the best but You’re scared to play the game Oh the pretty things And all the moments in between Everything is ripping at the seams You’ve got a lovely way Of getting through most every day But you talk to much To be the one to say Lust in silence and Screams in vein Hope for the best but You’re scared to play the game So I Wait in the darkness and I Sleep for my dreams and they Take what they want and I Get what I need And I Wait in the darkness and I Sleep for my dreams and they Take what they want and I I get what I need Lust in silence and Screams in vein Hope for the best but You’re scared to play the game So I Wait in the darkness and I Sleep for my dreams and they Take what they want and I Get what I need And I Wait in the darkness and I Sleep for my dreams and they Take what they want and I I get what I need
8.
Tastes Like Home 03:42
lyrics
buy track
o driving through the night Fueled by beer And the fire of the moment Let’s pour a drink Tell a story With Whiskey on my tongue And the taste of coke and rum I don’t want morning to come Just a little bit longer now And the nights we won’t forget Like the promises we kept The whiskey on my breath It tastes like home to me Tastes like home To me Different countries Cities, different lives We spread like leaves Moved by Autumn’s passing But now and then We get together Side by side And nothing’s changed A bond forever lasting Let’s pour a drink Tell a story With Whiskey on my tongue And the taste of coke and rum I don’t want morning to come Just a little bit longer now And the nights we won’t forget Like the promises we kept The whiskey on my breath It tastes like home to me Well I lie awake Thinking of the good old days Somehow we made It here With Whiskey on my tongue And the taste of coke and rum I don’t want morning to come Just a little bit longer now And the nights we won’t forget Like the promises we kept The whiskey on my breath It tastes like home to me With Whiskey on my tongue And the taste of coke and rum Well I don’t want morning to come Just a little bit longer now And the nights we won’t forget Like the promises we kept The whiskey on my breath It tastes like home to me Tastes like home To me
9.
Time on My Hands 03:37
lyrics
buy track
Time on My Hands Too much time on my hands On my hands Thought I’d get out And go take a chance I can’t forgive Can’t forget Stuck inside my regrets Too much time On my hands On my hands I sit around while the world makes a change I don’t need to know the cause to point the blame I fall asleep to the sound of the rain I don’t need to see the light to know it’s day I don’t need to see the light As it slowly fades away Thought I’d get out and travel the world Experience all the stories I’ve heard I was strong I was weak I fell down before my peak Too much time on my hands On my hands I sit around while the world makes a change I don’t need to know the cause to point the blame I fall asleep to the sound of the rain I don’t need to see the light to know it’s day I don’t need to see the light As it slowly fades away And would you be there ‘til the end Had I not let you fall through my hands And would you be there ‘til the end Had I not let you fall through my hands I sit around while the world makes a change I don’t need to know the cause to point the blame I fall asleep to the sound of the rain I don’t need to see the light to know it’s day I don’t need to see the light As it slowly fades away
10.
One Wheel off the Road 03:43
lyrics
buy track
One Wheel off the Road You were the one We all adored One we believed in King of the weekend You had the looks And so much more Lit up the room When you walked through the door You were so bound for greatness Your charm was contagious We thought you were gonna go far But you were feeding the darkness That hole where your heart is Kept lining them up At the bar And how was I to know One day your demons Would come take their toll There's only one way it can go Driving with one wheel Off the road You had it hard Hid it so well Kept that façade While your life went to hell So much to lose You couldn't risk Sharing your secrets When you were the one We believed in most Oh But how was I to know One day your demons Would come take their toll You had that fire In your bones It burnt right through you When you were alone Well it was too little, too late Went too far The wrong way To slow down And get some control There's only one way it can go Driving with one wheel Off the road There's no salvation At the bottom of the bottle You lost yourself Trying to drown all your sorrows There's no salvation At the bottom of the bottle Only white lines And foggy tomorrows But how was I to know One day your demons Would come take their toll There's only one way it can go Driving with one wheel Off the road But how was I to know One day your demons Would come take their toll You had that fire In your bones It burnt right through you When you were alone Well it was too little, too late Went too far The wrong way To slow down And get some control There's only one way it can go Driving with one wheel Off the road There's only one way it can go Driving with one wheel Off the road Driving with one wheel Off the road
11.
Expectations 02:30
lyrics
buy track
Expectations Ball of fire In my chest And butterflies In my stomach I think about you Forget the rest A gift and a curse I've been stuck with They told me Don't fly too far Off the ground Once you're up You can't come down The wax will melt right off Your skin They told me Don't fly too close To the sea Or the water Would take me I'd end up all alone In the waves Way down below Expectations Digging my own grave Somebody take my place Someone take me away 'cause All my patience Always seems so wasted Wanting to be weightless I can't let it go I can't let it go I feel the smoke Fill up my lungs And the weight of the world On my body I think about you And all we've done Forever the talk Of the party They told me Don't fly too close To the sea Or the water Would take me I'd end up all alone In the waves Way down below Expectations Digging my own grave Somebody take my place Someone take me away 'cause All my patience Always seems so wasted Wanting to be weightless I can't let it go Woah Woah Woah Woah Woah Woah Expectations Digging my own grave Somebody take my place Someone take me away 'cause All my patience Always seems so wasted Wanting to be weightless I can't let it go I can't let it go
12.
The Door is Open 03:16
lyrics
buy track
The Door is Open In the silent night Spill my heart Speak my mind Walk through the distant haze The great unknown The mess I made Good times come and pass I’ve been first I’ve been last But never stopped and looked around Try to get a grasp The world just moves too fast Caught up in every little thing I watch the days go by As thoughts run through my mind I need to find a better way And face the changes It feels like I’ve been Waiting for too long Running from the moment Let go of the things That don’t belong The door is open oh, oh, oh I lie awake at night Been there a thousand times My nightmares get the best of me Can’t chase them all away Look for that sweet escape Another day has come and gone I face the changes It feels like I’ve been Waiting for too long Running from the moment Let go of the things That don’t belong The door is open Oh, oh, oh I face the changes Make a change It feels like I’ve been Waiting for too long Running from the moment Let go of the things That don’t belong The door is open feels like I’ve been Waiting for too long Running from the moment Let go of the things That don’t belong The door is open

about

The Compass LP 
is a compilation album of
four small EPs - each of a 
different style.


North

1. Cut the Lights

2. Face Those Demons

3. Something Strange


South

4. Seaside

5. Another Place

6. All the Way

East

7. The Pretty Things

8. Tastes Like Home

9. Time on My Hands

West

10. One Wheel off the Road

11. Expectations

12. The Door is Open

credits

released June 26, 2020

All songs on "North" written by Adam Wendler and Joscha Baltes; produced, 
mixed and mastered by Joscha Baltes.

All songs on "South" written by Adam Wendler, Stefan Schonewille & Justin 
de Vries; produced, mixed and mastered by Pacific.

All songs on "East" written by Adam Wendler. "The Pretty Things" produced, 
mixed and mastered by Dominic Donner; "Tastes Like Home" produced, mixed 
and mastered by Siegfried Meier; "Time on my Hands" produced and mixed 
by Jan Listing, mastered by Rupert Clervaux.

"West": "One Wheel off the Road" written by Adam Wendler and Charlie Grant; produced 
and mixed by Geret Luhr, mastered by Andy Schlegel; "Expectations" written by Adam Wendler; produced, 
mixed and mastered by Dominic Donner; "The Door is Open" written by Adam Wendler; produced, 
mixed & mastered by Adam Wendler.

Album design by Florentina Fien.

©℗ 2020 Adam Wendler Music - All Rights Reserved


license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Adam Wendler image

Adam Wendler Potsdam, Germany

Adam Wendler is a Canadian Feelgood Folk-Pop artist with a passion for good times and honest, heartfelt songs, based out of Berlin.

shows

contact / help

Contact Adam Wendler

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like Adam Wendler, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Featuring Riley Pinkerton (aka The Rat Queen) from the theatrical NYC rockers, Castle Rat.
listen now