"Now this punch drunk grinning soul, in its corner begs no more."
Lyrics made more haunting by Flogging Molly's music video for their "Punch Drunk Grinning Soul" single. Originally penned as an allegorical biography about a young man who unexpectedly committed suicide, the video takes the theme one step further and applies it to a malady faced by millions of people the world over post traumatic stress disorder or PTSD. The video begins with a public service announcement for PTSD narrated by singer Dave King and Mike Regan, a distinguished Vietnam war veteran and the father of the band's fiddle player Bridget Regan. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, approximately 7.7 million American adults suffer from PTSD, a psychiatric disorder that can occur following exposure to life-threatening events such as military combat, serious accidents, or violent personal assaults like rape. People who suffer from PTSD often relive the experience through nightmares and flashbacks and detach or estrange themselves from friends and family. Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
Lyrics: It took me everything I had To give all that I could Walk beside me while I sleep Steer me from the slumber wolf Tangled forest of the mind Speaks to me of self-despise Close the window through the pane Hear the siren's serenade Could have been the comeback kid The southpaws' legend glove to fill No shadow boxer but the one A true contender for the crown Now this punch drunk grinning soul In its' corner begs 'no more' Hey now, stay proud You were lost on a blue day Hey now, stay proud Hey now, stay proud You were lost on a blue day Hey now, stay proud But we hardly knew ya The chamber echo never speaks The rushin' tide devours my feet No global warming fills this soul For hell it freezes what it stole From the beggar's empty plate To our world that stuffs its' face Hey now, stay proud You were lost on a blue day Hey now, stay proud Hey now, stay proud You were lost on a blue day Hey now, stay proud But we hardly knew ya But these tired eyes are crashin' down on me While the paint never dries On these four walls that now suffocate me But tonight, maybe tonight All will be free Release, unlock this prison door It can't hold me anymore Serpent lied with sting of tale Hand of reason rusts the nail Now this punch drunk grinning soul In its' corner begs 'no more' Hey now, stay proud You were lost on a blue day Hey now, stay proud Hey now, stay proud You were lost on a blue day Hey now, stay proud But we hardly knew ya
Flogging Molly - Punch Drunk Grinning Soul (Official Video)SideOneDummy2010-03-05 | Flogging Molly's official music video for "Punch Drunk Grinning Soul" from the album, Float - available now on SideOneDummy Records.
"Now this punch drunk grinning soul, in its corner begs no more."
Lyrics made more haunting by Flogging Molly's music video for their "Punch Drunk Grinning Soul" single. Originally penned as an allegorical biography about a young man who unexpectedly committed suicide, the video takes the theme one step further and applies it to a malady faced by millions of people the world over post traumatic stress disorder or PTSD. The video begins with a public service announcement for PTSD narrated by singer Dave King and Mike Regan, a distinguished Vietnam war veteran and the father of the band's fiddle player Bridget Regan. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, approximately 7.7 million American adults suffer from PTSD, a psychiatric disorder that can occur following exposure to life-threatening events such as military combat, serious accidents, or violent personal assaults like rape. People who suffer from PTSD often relive the experience through nightmares and flashbacks and detach or estrange themselves from friends and family. Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
Lyrics: It took me everything I had To give all that I could Walk beside me while I sleep Steer me from the slumber wolf Tangled forest of the mind Speaks to me of self-despise Close the window through the pane Hear the siren's serenade Could have been the comeback kid The southpaws' legend glove to fill No shadow boxer but the one A true contender for the crown Now this punch drunk grinning soul In its' corner begs 'no more' Hey now, stay proud You were lost on a blue day Hey now, stay proud Hey now, stay proud You were lost on a blue day Hey now, stay proud But we hardly knew ya The chamber echo never speaks The rushin' tide devours my feet No global warming fills this soul For hell it freezes what it stole From the beggar's empty plate To our world that stuffs its' face Hey now, stay proud You were lost on a blue day Hey now, stay proud Hey now, stay proud You were lost on a blue day Hey now, stay proud But we hardly knew ya But these tired eyes are crashin' down on me While the paint never dries On these four walls that now suffocate me But tonight, maybe tonight All will be free Release, unlock this prison door It can't hold me anymore Serpent lied with sting of tale Hand of reason rusts the nail Now this punch drunk grinning soul In its' corner begs 'no more' Hey now, stay proud You were lost on a blue day Hey now, stay proud Hey now, stay proud You were lost on a blue day Hey now, stay proud But we hardly knew ya
#FloggingMolly #PunchDrunkGrinningSoul #FloatSemantics - Last Amour (Official Music Video)SideOneDummy2024-09-26 | Semantics "Last Amour" (Official Music Video) from the album, I Feel It All At Once, released via SideOneDummy Records on Sept 27, 2024.
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Lyrics: Last Amour
I’ve had it up to my teeth with all my rancorous dreams Nostalgic for times that felt like dying to me Feed by saboteur, be my last amour I’d sleep amnesic if I could
Regress, recline, falling backwards in time, I’m sinking into blue eyes Each step inclined feels like a mountain to climb. It’s taking a lifetime
Gave a piece of myself to get away but can’t let go of your keepsakes Present tension you could cut with a dull blade, I’m fucking up every step I take
Regress, recline, falling backwards in time, I’m sinking into blue eyes Each step inclined feels like a mountain to climb. It’s taking a lifetime When roses die, leaving thorns in my side, I’m sinking into blue eyes
What you are is what you say What you want ain’t what you’re telling me Wallow within your indignity If love is only a feeling and everything else is fleeting Swallow your pride when you’re defeated
Regress, recline, falling backwards in time, I’m sinking into blue eyes Each step inclined feels like a mountain to climb. It’s taking a lifetime When roses die, leaving thorns in my side, I’m sinking into blue eyes
#semanticstheband #lastamour #sideonedummy #Brisbane #BrisbaneMusiccliffdiver - thirty, flirty, and thriving!!! (Official Music Video)SideOneDummy2024-09-20 | cliffdiver "thirty, flirty, and thriving!!!” (Official Music Video) from the album birdwatching, released on SideOneDummy Records.
30 years and i still don’t know shit 30 years and i still don’t know 30 years and i still don’t show it 30 years, 30 years
...well i’ve been told to get a clue about a million times or two and i wanna make my move but i killed my ambition with the bong in the kitchen and i really hate to say it but it’s true
30 years and i still don’t know shit 30 years and i still don’t know 30 years and i still don’t show it here’s to hoping i outgrow this 30 years and i still don’t know shit 30 years and i still don’t know here’s to hoping i outgrow this in 30 years, in 30 years
(losing all the games i play) yeah i’ve been told to get a clue (don’t wanna give myself away) about a million times or two (betting with a poker face) but i don’t wanna make a move i’m on the couch with my buddy with the pipe in the study i’m embarrassed to admit it but it’s true
30 years and i still don’t know shit 30 years and i still don’t know 30 years and i still dont show it here’s to hoping i outgrow this 30 years and i still don’t know shit 30 years and i still don’t know here’s to hoping i outgrow this in 30 years, in 30 years
(i’m a grower, not a shower i’m a grower and that’s okay)
40 years and i still won’t know shit 40 years and i still won’t know 40 years and i just might show it here’s to hoping i don’t blow this 40 years and i still won’t know shit 40 years and i still won’t know here’s to hoping i don’t blow this in 40 years, in 40 years
#cliffdiverok #birdwatching #sideonedummy #thirtyflirtyandthrivingWorlds Greatest Dad - Taking One For The Team (Official Music Video)SideOneDummy2024-08-20 | Worlds Greatest Dad "Taking One For The Team" (Official Music Video) from the album, Better Luck Next Time, out September 13, 2024.
LYRICS: "Taking One for the Team" (All songs written by worlds greatest dad)
I can hear em talkin from the other room About god knows what I’m gonna do when I get home Finally get to be alone Cause I know I’ve gotten good at distracting Myself from all the things I’ve seen But lately I’ve been projecting Stones that are breakin my teeth It’s the same shit that's got you worried about me And I thought I could be someone a little bit more happy Without taking one for the team Feelin like I’m stuck between my own thoughts And giving someone else what they want out of me Just to hear that they love me Yeah I know my actions aren’t very healthy And I’m too focused on how I’m perceived But maybe that’s the way I should be Yeah my hearts been taking extra beats To make up for the reassurance my head hasn’t been getting She said there’s just some things you can’t save and that’s okay Just leave the bad shit in the past and walk away I know you can be someone a little bit more happy Without taking one for the team You know it’s something that you need To let go of control and breathe Make sure to call me in the morning
Spinning tales of deadly chance The skin of your teeth cut on steel and granite but you’re still grounded
No fear of age, we never changed As skin turns grey, we stayed the same
Playfully irreverent, steadfast cause unhallowed by effect Never question the means, justify the end Gilded in resolve, a living monument
Self-deployed, self-assured I’ve been selfish here at home Frozen in reflection
No fear of age, we never changed As skin turns grey, we stayed the same
No fear of age, we never changed As skin turns grey, we stayed the same
#Semantics #portallan #sideonedummy #semanticsthebandWorlds Greatest Dad - The Ocean (Official Music Video)SideOneDummy2024-07-23 | Worlds Greatest Dad "The Ocean" (Official Music Video)
"The Ocean" LYRICS: I miss the ocean Watchin your bare feet sink into the shore When your skin is sunkissed And your smile isn't forced Well it’s been a rough year And it’s only gonna get worse I’m broke as a joke now I spent all my money on this record I hope that it plays out So I don’t have to work at Checkers And if I could make a paycheck I’d fly you to Japan or Mexico Wherever it is that you wanna go And I miss the mountains Tryin not to get caught havin sex In public places Worried that you’re still texting your ex It’s fear that keeps me alive And I’m tryin so hard to hide But I love you and I’m sorry If I spend everyday ignoring Emotions and feelings I just don't believe in healing I only came to be polite I wanna call it a day, a night, a life I’m just so tired of hearing their songs I’ve got my own problems and they’re singing them wrong My bank account is my greatest fear I’m trying to get up but it’s hard when you’re not here I’ve got bad blood and a bad brain I know I’m drivin you insane I know I sound like a dick but for what it’s worth I miss the ocean Watchin your bare feet sink into the shore
All songs written by worlds greatest dad Recorded at our respective homes and Maze Studios in Atlanta, GA. Produced by Ben Etter and worlds greatest dad Engineered/Mixed by Ben Etter Mastered by Joe Lambert
#worldsgreatestdad #theocean #sideonedummy #musicvideoCarpool - Done Paying Taxes (Official Music Video)SideOneDummy2024-07-19 | Carpool "Done Paying Taxes" (Official Music Video) from the album My Life In Subtitles, released on SideOneDummy Records. This is a love letter to Rochester. 585 Forever. ► carpool.lnk.to/carpool
Video Directed By: Kevin Flanagan & Christian Payment Additional Super 8: Michael Breitmaier Drone Footage: Skylake Digital BTS: Riley Moose
#carpoolny #sideonedummy #rochesternySemantics - Love Language (Official Music Video)SideOneDummy2024-07-15 | Semantics "Love Language" from the forth-coming album I Feel It All At Once, coming soon on SideOneDummy Records.
Semantics are Callum Robinson, Madeleine Tunstall, Mitchell Lawrence and Zac Roberton.
"Love Language" Ser Mantics played by Mario Brandi of Brisbane Beasts Filmed by Harley Jones Edited by Harley Jones Directed by Harley Jones Semantics performance filmed at Sunshine Castle, Bli Bli "Dogs" Performed by Rayon & Bento Tony Mitton as Shop Clerk
Simple acts of kindness are wasted on me Rotten apples never fall far from the tree I get claustrophobia when you stand close to me Don’t wanna see no soul in my vicinity
I’m not saying I don’t care, but I don’t want to hear about it I’ll keep saying I’ll be there but I’m lying through my teeth
So what’s your love language? ‘Cause I’ve been waiting for so long for this place to feel like home Not affirmations, not words of kindness, not material, but I’m gonna figure it out
I get so tired, so bored in your company I’m counting the hours ‘cause the time ain’t got no quality I didn’t ask you for no birthday gifts of Christmas cards You’re no Robert Langdon, I’m no Manuel Aringarosa
So what’s your love language? ‘Cause I’ve been waiting for so long for this place to feel like home Not affirmations, not words of kindness, not material, but I’m gonna figure it out
I’m not saying I don’t care, but I don’t want to hear about it I’ll keep saying I’ll be there but I’m lying through my teeth
So what’s your love language? ‘Cause I’ve been waiting for so long for this place to feel like home Not affirmations, not words of kindness, not material, but I’m gonna figure it out
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#semantics #lovelanguage #sideonedummy #semanticsthebandCLIFFDIVER - Goin For The Garbage Plate feat. Carpool (Official Music Video)SideOneDummy2024-07-10 | CLIFFDIVER "Goin' For The Garbage Plate (feat. Carpool)" (Official Music Video) out now!
#Cliffdiver #CLIFFDIVEROK #sideonedummyCLIFFDIVER - Black Lodge Breakfast Burrito (Limited Time Only) (Official Music Video)SideOneDummy2024-06-26 | New CLIFFDIVER music “black lodge breakfast burrito (limited time only)” Out Now on SideOneDummy Records. ► cliffdiver.lnk.to/dayzgone
LYRICS “black lodge breakfast burrito (limited time only)”
it’s nuanced and I’m abstract I’m sorry I get sidetracked but lately I don’t know who I am it’s messed up that I’m messed up but I’m out of good ideas everything is screaming and you’re so quiet
it’s intricate, incredible you try and love, it’s tangible but one of life’s cruelest jokes is it’s temporal and it’s terrible it’s beautifully unbearable …and if all that sounds like bullshit, it’s cause it is
It’s clear to Me why I’m so lonely I only worry about Me
If I could just stop talkin about Myself maybe I’d mean something to someone else but the words are burning in My throat whoa, there they go I want to cut them out, cut them out I want to cut it out, cut it out I want to cut them out, cut them out whoa, there they go
I’m awkward and exhausting and it feels like a haunting a memory of future I can’t find
It’s clear to Me why I’m so lonely I only worry about Me
If I could just stop talkin about Myself maybe I’d mean something to someone else but the words are burning in My throat whoa, there they go I want to cut them out, cut them out I want to cut it out, cut it out I want to cut them out, cut them out whoa, there they go
#Cliffdiverok #blacklodge #breakfastburrito #sideonedummyCarpool - I Hate Music: Four Days with Carpool (Documentary)SideOneDummy2024-06-24 | Carpool "I Hate Music: Four Days with Carpool" (Documentary)
Produced by Swim Into The Sound, “I Hate Music: Four Days with Carpool” follows rising Rochester, NY rock band Carpool on the first leg of their tour with emo legends Free Throw as they release their new album, My Life In Subtitles. Filled with the same freewheeling and fun-loving energy that radiates off of their music, “I Hate Music: Four Days with Carpool” is a snapshot of a special moment in time for Carpool and a testament to the electrifying live energy of the band. My Life In Subtitles is available now courtesy of SideOneDummy.
#Carpoolny #musicdocumentary #sideonedummyCarpool - I Hate Music: Four Days with Carpool (Documentary Trailer)SideOneDummy2024-06-21 | Official Trailer for "I Hate Music: Four Days with Carpool" Music Documentary.
Coming June 24th from Swim Into The Sound: “I Hate Music” is a DIY tour documentary following rising Rochester, NY rock band Carpool as they release their triumphant sophomore album My Life In Subtitles on SideOneDummy Records. Directed by Joshua Sullivan.
#carpoolny #musicdocumentary #sideonedummyWorlds Greatest Dad - Twenty Deer (Official Music Video)SideOneDummy2024-06-21 | Worlds Greatest Dad "Twenty Deer" (Official Music Video)
"Twenty Deer" (Official Music Video) Directed & Produced by Summer Schantz & Costa Karalis Director of Photography: Jazleana Jones 1st AC: Katie LeCluyse Gaffer: Jackie Owen Key Grip: Atticus Hohman Grip/Electric Swing: Daniel Jacobs Editor & Colorist: Jazleana Jones Special Thanks: Brian Crawley
I’ve only been drivin for two hours And I’ve seen twenty dead deer I guess they missed the wildlife bridge Thought they had a shot and the coast was clear Yeah we can move, live off of an exit Somewhere in the Poconos With no food or gas services Where nobody ever wants to go Cause I’m socially tired Yeah, I could use a break I’ve been too disappointed in myself to enjoy anything Like you Yeah, I’ve been watchin two dudes try to pick up Some girls that go to the bathroom together One to hold the others’ hair So it doesn’t knock the coke off of the counter And they slide back down the stairs Pretendin they want their flaws kept secret But everybody knows That they want everyone to know Just like I want everyone to know I don’t feel okay anymore And I’m not sure if I ever did Disassociation is takin over And my brain’s fried from exposure And I can’t move No, I can’t move
All songs written by worlds greatest dad Recorded at our respective homes and Maze Studios in Atlanta, GA. Produced by Ben Etter and worlds greatest dad Engineered/Mixed by Ben Etter Mastered by Joe Lambert
#worldsgreatestdad #twentydeer #sideonedummy #musicvideoCLIFFDIVER - dayz gone (Official Music Video)SideOneDummy2024-06-14 | New CLIFFDIVER music "dayz gone" Out Now on SideOneDummy Records.
I lost my keys, I can’t win all that I love is in my volkswagen think I broke my phone again still haven’t learned my lesson
this room could never repay everything i love i gave away without knowing what it takes from everyone around me (from everyone around me) the miles show on my face (the miles show on my face) my friends get further EVERY GODDAMN DAY (every goddamn day) they say it’s selfish to complain when i say that I'm breaking (i’m sorry for not smiling through it)
dayz gone, can’t count on anyone I put the blame on everybody around right back to day one, right where we started from fucked up and no fun, no good for anything else
I know we have to go soon but I’m plastered to this dirty motel floor from the night before
three weeks left on this run cannot fall apart now gotta grip the nerve and pay my dues I know that I deserve this (but just give me ten more minutes) I’m sorry for not smiling through it
dayz gone, can’t count on anyone I put the blame on everybody around right back to day one, right where we started from fucked up and no fun UNGHH dayz gone, can’t count on anyone I put the blame on everybody around right back to day one, right where we started from fucked up and no fun, no good for anything else
I lost my keys, I can’t win all that I love is in my volkswagen think I broke my phone again
#Cliffdiverok #dayzgone #sideonedummySemantics - Calico (Official Music Video)SideOneDummy2024-06-03 | Semantics new music "Calico" out now on SideOneDummy Records. ► http://semanticsband.lnk.to/calico
Semantics are Callum Robinson, Madeleine Tunstall, Mitchell Lawrence and Zac Roberton.
The share house on the east side of town Everybody wants to come around It’s the hottest place where you can go We’ve got a cat, she’s a calico
There’s dirty dishes piling up in the kitchen sink The television gets so loud, can’t hear myself think Hide in my room just to be alone but there’s nowhere else I would call my home
My roommate, James, he runs a bar I only ever see him after dark Personified as creatures of the night No, we’re not perfect, but we still get by
Sometimes we struggle just to pay the rent on time Sometimes the gas-top breaks and fucking won’t ignite The fridge is full of expired, rancid meat Still there’s nowhere else that I would rather be
And Matt is stuck on the same damn boss fight I hear the choir repeating the same damn lines I’ll get it this time, I swear, no, I insist I’ll get a platinum and check it off my list I’ll link the fire by dawn with glassy eyes Won’t sleep a wink ’til this motherfucker dies It’s just a game, won’t you stop and take a break? I’ll smoke a joint and I’ll hit that couch again
#Semantics #calico #sideonedummyPaerish - Know (Official Music Video)SideOneDummy2024-03-14 | Paerish "Know" (Official Music Video).
It’s the same road every night All those houses feel new It’s the same trip every night All the things you’ve been through
Embers cracking through the screen They glow, glow like all the things, dying to forget and let you go
But did I even try ? How can I with nails on my chest ? Losing what my hands once barely touched Oh, did I know ?
It’s the same road every night All those houses feel new
Haven’t been an actor in a while The thing is I don’t see Myself on this stage another time Am I still acting now ?
How can I with nails on my chest ? Losing what my hands once barely touched Oh, did I know ?
Lying down the wooden floor I see The characters their patterns And their habits seem so clear to me Am I still acting now ?
Did I even try ? How can I with nails on my chest ? Losing what my hands once barely touched Oh, did I know ?
#paerish #know #sideonedummyCarpool - CAR (Official Music Video)SideOneDummy2024-03-06 | Carpool "CAR" (Official Music Video) from the album My Life In Subtitles, released on SideOneDummy Records.
Directed by Kevin Flanagan & Christian Payment Art: Laura Peñate Swing: Shane McGary PA: Victor Dangelmaier & Jenna Blakeslee Special Thanks: Tyler Szuch & Tim Biedeck
I wanna see your hands, wrapped around my neck. If I am born of blood, it tastes like shame. What’s one more drink? And so I wash it down. Pseudo thoughtfuls think. In substance I drown. What’s one more pill? And so I swallow away. My Shepherd works the corner, and to a vice I pray. My crisis averted, when Christ was aborted. And now we’re all killers, sinners, guilty. Washed in the river – filthy. Gutters, Virgin Mothers – left me here to suffer. Bleak night. Blaspheme. Left in the trenches of mangers when you were a child. Raised in the trenches, born in the trenches, came from the trenches and no, we’ll never get out. We had youth (we had you) Until we washed ourselves – in the river. Take me. I’m fucking filthy. Oh you try and save me. But I’m too guilty. Guilty of nothing.
#carpool #carpoolny #sideonedummy #rochesternyCarpool - No News is Good News (Official Lyric Video)SideOneDummy2024-02-21 | Carpool "No News Is Good News" (Official Lyric Video) from the album My Life In Subtitles, released on SideOneDummy Records.
Got me up all night I’m practicing my small talk. Watch you leave the scene of the crime, outlined in chalk. Nursing a grudge in a wood panel basement, always gonna wonder what the look on your face meant. It’s always the same, nothing’s in phase. Two left shoes in this rat race. It’s all in bad taste, too fast of a pace, in this never-ending game. I never ask what time it is, in a dream. Cool calm and collected, got me tearing at the seams. I forgot to ask you what all this means. Got a stain that won’t come out, forever unclean. It’s a shame to me, it’s a shame. Drunk as a poet on payday. With a penance for potential things I’ll say. Can someone please just tell me to “shut the fuck up” (shut up) Before I go and fuck everything up. Just like I always do, like we both know I’ll do. No news is good news. Or so they tell me. I can’t win I just lose. Late nights console me. You get up, you get out, you say everything twice. I’m snowed in, yet showed out – it’s the roll of the dice.
#Carpoolny #Carpool #nonewsisgoodnews #sideonedummyCarpool - Open Container Blues (feat. Briana Wright of CLIFFDIVER) (Official Music Video)SideOneDummy2024-01-17 | Carpool "Open Container Blues" (featuring Briana Wright of CLIFFDIVER) (Official Music Video) from the album My Life In Subtitles, released on SideOneDummy Records.
LYRICS: "Open Container Blues" (feat. Briana Wright of CLIFFDIVER) Walking in circles, got me talking in patterns – trying to make sense of things that don’t matter. Falling asleep during sex in the morning, shoes on in bed, do you still think that I’m boring? I bet you do. Fuck it, I do too. When there’s no use in your ubiquitous points of view. That’s just the way it goes – I’ve got the shittiest luck, something I’ve always known. Everything I’m chasing is a dollar away (tell me what you wanted me to say). Could we talk it over cause I think that you might stay (would it even matter anyway?). Heaven doesn’t really seem like our kind of place (tell me what you needed me to do). Tie me up with chains and expose my shame, but it stays the same (we both know that I’ll always come through). Can you hear me thinking about you now? Louder than the rats inside your house. When it’s all I seem to do, I’ve got these open container blues, you got me drinking just to forget you. Talking in circles, like you deserve better, it’s the bed that you made not a change in the weather. You think that you’re slick but your delusion’s alarming. That dream is long dead, do you still think you’re in mourning? I’ll bet you do – just something to abuse. And there’s no use in believing for better when I believed in you.
#carpool #carpoolny #sideonedummy #rochesternyCARPOOL - Can We Just Get High? (Official Music Video)SideOneDummy2023-12-18 | Carpool "Can We Just Get High?" (Official Music Video) from the album My Life In Subtitles, released on SideOneDummy Records.
Love me, hate me, don’t care, can we just get high? Said you wanna get high (yeah) and so I stole my roommate’s keys to his truck – his favorite ride. Duplicate them two for one at Home Depot, can’t believe I’m the root of all evil. I have a hard time trusting people, more specifically the ones that I know. Devil’s staring at me through that peep hole, hate the present, fucking love my sequel. Love me, hate me, don’t care, can we just get high? Falling through the looking glass, wanna know about my past? Just fucking ask. I won’t hide behind a mask, watching two cherries burn straight to ash. I’m calm now there’s no static, no need for me to panic. As I melt in your couch – I never wanna leave this house. Love me, hate me, don’t care, can we just get high? I’m coming up short. No risk no reward. Think I lost it all on the day I was born. Love me, hate me, don’t care, can we just get high? Love me, hate me, don’t care, can we just get high? Fuck me, leave me, don’t care, can we just get high? Love me, hate me, don’t care, can we just get high?
#carpool #carpoolny #sideonedummy #newmusicvideo #newmusicmondayCarpool - Can We Just Get High? (Official Audio)SideOneDummy2023-11-15 | Carpool "Can We Just Get High?" (Official Audio) from the forthcoming album My Life In Subtitles on SideOneDummy Records.
#Carpool #CarpoolNY #SideOneDummy #newmusicalertWalter Etc. - Happy To Be Here / Something To Someone Somewhere (Live From A Riverbed) (Music Video)SideOneDummy2023-09-07 | Walter Etc. "Happy To Be Here" / "Something To Someone Somewhere" (Live From A Riverbed) (Official Music Video) from the album When The Band Breaks Up Again, released September 8, 2023 on SideOneDummy Records.
Say the line you know is right Feel it deep inside Where the tender memories have been shoved away
Well maybe this is the destiny for a regular guy, Go out under the hospital lights With unfulfilled dreams and unresolved lies Why wouldn’t you stay in bed and read a life Who’s mind’s just like mine? Wait for the tide to come back up and cover up the battle scars Is this really the spectrum we stretch but always confine? Is this all it is until the pendulum’s lost momentum and die? There’s no getting out, but aren’t you at least happy to be here? Aren’t you at least happy to be anything? Aren’t you at least happy to be here? Aren’t you at least? Say the line you know is right Could never tame this side of me you know it boils over sometimes Please stay the night at least til I recklessly slide into the night Well maybe we can start remakin it, Cause the hypnotist was faking it But for the trick to work I have to be sure there’s no one coming in the door Aren’t you at least happy to be here? Aren’t you at least happy to be anything? Aren’t you at least happy to be here? Aren’t you at least?
LYRICS: “Something To Someone Somewhere”
Come on Tovi please write back, I’m more alone than you know You’re only here every few years, I’m refreshing my phone You could say anything and I would agree with you You could write any words and I would believe its true Come and find me, remind you kindly push as far as you can go Because it means something to someone somewhere, it’s bigger than you, you know You’re just the vessel for it, and we’re all the lucky ones Come on tovi sing us another one Come on and play us another one Come on, push through it ‘cause it means something to someone somewhere ‘Cause it means something to someone somewhere It means something to someone somewhere Because it means something to someone somewhere Come on Tovi please write back I’m more scared than you know Everyone i love and every place i’ve been is stuck in crisis mode You could say anything and it’d be like cleaning wounds You could save all of us just by being you Come on, push through it ‘cause it means something to someone somewhere ‘Cause it means something to someone somewhere It means something to someone somewhere Because it means something to someone somewhere
#WalterEtc #sideonedummy #happytobehereWalter Etc. - Sylvies A Mess (Official Music Video)SideOneDummy2023-08-09 | Walter Etc. new music video "Sylvie's A Mess" off the album When The Band Breaks Up Again, released September 8, 2023 on SideOneDummy Records!
Sylvie's a mess Her makeup's running down her chest She told me over dunkin donuts she's done after this year
'cause it causes too much stress She's too sensitive for the music business Says she's taking a break from making songs of any kind
So she retreats into her dumb haikus and plans to move back home next June Well that's a bit drastic don't you think? Please don't go and delete your Bandcamp you cute cannon ball
Now I'm no perfect dream Actually something's clearly wrong with me But I know trouble when I see trouble and this is alarming
Said she stopped performing, started conforming, wrapped around her boyfriend's forearm shy and scared of interviews I wanna squeeze her, say "what do you need" or offer a retreat or anything to release her self sabateur
I'll probably see her on tour but she won't be on Group Picture this year
Sylvie's a mess Sylvie's a mess Hiding at home drinking pour over Sylvie's a mess
#sideonedummy #WalterEtc #waltermitty #indiepopPAERISH - Still There (Official Music Video)SideOneDummy2023-07-20 | Official Music Video for PÆRISH "Still There" from the album You're in both dreams (and you're scared) produced by Will Yip. Released August 18, 2023 via SideOneDummy Records.
On our way down Feel this is just our way out On a weekday
Well this is just how it ends
Please speak at my birthday, wedding, funeral Feel like you never did before
Yeah now she’s on the phone I left her all alone
And this is on myself (woohoo)
Think it’s alright
Yet he drinks himself to death All the sorrow
I know I’m featherweight champ
Please speak at my birthday, wedding, funeral Feel like you never did before
Been weighing on my soul To be left all alone And this is on myself (woohoo)
#PÆRISH #pærish #PAERISH #sideonedummy #musicvideoWalter Etc. - GTFO Thoreau (Official Lyric Video)SideOneDummy2023-07-14 | Walter Etc. "GTFO Thoreau" (Official Lyric Video) from the album When The Band Breaks Up Again coming soon on SideOneDummy Records.
Somewhere better off Where young men don’t just pass away on the sofa A mother tries to describe what happiness was
The first generation worse off than their parents With pleasure pumped down the pipeline Weird weather for the live streamed world war
Ignore rows and rows of tents along your spiritual journey A lady takes a dump outside the bookstore yelling “We’re all gonna die”
We don’t need more songs about your metaphor strokin “time is a river” bulls*$&t We’ve got complications, Systems to dismantle
Hell simulations and post-growth economics Our rivers are damned, in drought or flooded so Get the f*ck out Thoreau
Your festering beliefs will eat away at you slowly Young boys are dying in their thrones
Somebody do something Say something Try anything, no one’s gonna say that it’s ok
Someone do something Try anything No one’s gonna say that its ok
#WalterEtc #sideonedummy #newmusic #lyricvideoBig D And The Kids Table - Lost In London (Official Music Video)SideOneDummy2023-07-12 | BIG D AND THE KIDS TABLE “Lost In London” (Official Music Video) from the album Do Your Art, released on SideOneDummy Records.
“Lost In London” (Official Music Video) Directed by Matt Carson.
► Listen to the Big D album, DO YOUR ART: http://smarturl.it/doyourart
Summary: This song is about walking around England with our good British fiends Lightyear.
We’re lost in London With nowhere to go Gonna wander your streets Until we find a home
Diluted by I, canned beer all night Classic rogues hell ya, dead set men You don’t have to be shiny, to me mighty You don’t need a reason, to want salvation I walk the streets at night Everyone is doing alright
It’s so perspectively sweet, to walk beside you Your words make the world, feel that grand They’ll need a dash of abstraction, to know compassion Over confidence, sure is a killer
#BigDandtheKidsTable #LostInLondon #DoYourArt #SideOneDummyBIG D AND THE KIDS TABLE - One Day (Official Music Video)SideOneDummy2023-07-12 | BIG D AND THE KIDS TABLE "One Day" from the album, The Damned, The Dumb And The Delirious, released on SideOneDummy Records.
Catch CLIFFDIVER on tour this summer on select dates of the Sad Summer Fest. Followed by an East Coast headline tour with Carpool and Michael Cera Palin in July, as well as support for Hot Mulligan on a string of shows following the Sad Summer Festival tour.
Sad Summer Fest July 6: Daily’s Place | Jacksonville, FL July 7: Coachman Park | Tampa, FL July 8: Ameris Bank Amphitheatre | Atlanta, GA
Headline Tour w/ Michael Cera Palin and Carpool July 11: Jammin Java | Vienna, VA July 12: Kung Fu Necktie | Philadelphia, PA July 14: Wonder Bar | Asbury Park, NJ July 15: Empire Underground | Albany, NY July 16: The Bug Jar | Rochester, NY July 18: Sneaky Dee’s | Toronto, ON
Sad Summer Fest July 23: Ascend Amphitheater | Nashville, TN July 25: The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory | Dallas, TX July 26: Germania Insurance Amphitheater | Austin, TX July 29: FivePoint Amphitheatre | Irvine, CA
Supporting Hot Mulligan July 28: Rialto Theater | Tucson, AZ July 30: Sunshine Theater | Albuquerque, NM July 31: Beer City Music Hall | Oklahoma City, OK Aug 2: Delmar Hall | St. Louis, MO
Maybe I won't go to the doctor Maybe I'll stay in bed all day Maybe I won't return your calls I don't wanna hear what you have to say
Tell me why i don't ask for direction? Got lost on the couch all day why do I tell you all these lies when I can't admit that I'm not ok
Hey I know I'm a fake I don't wanna weigh you down Or think about how they'll say You should get away I will only waste your time But wait I want you to stay Hating everything i said today Mistakes blame it on the brain Are we only wasting time (wasting time)
Time will waste you out of your control But on and on it goes, on and on it goes
Hey sorry I'm a fake I don't wanna weigh you down Or think about how they'll say You should get away I will only waste your time (waste your time) But wait I want you stay Hating everything i said today Mistakes blame it on the brain Are we only wasting time
#Cliffdiver #Fake #Summer #SideOneDummyPAERISH - The Luck You Had (Official Music Video)SideOneDummy2023-06-22 | Official Music Video for PÆRISH “The Luck You Had“ from the album You’re In both dreams (and you’re scared).
Now I’m sure that nothing Hurts more than being too cautious Sometimes I can lose my way Today I should turn the car around I can’t If it’s all the same I can’t You miss the fire and keep your tongue tied You know I kind of feel it too So many thoughts to keep my head up And so much I cannot undo I haven’t been in touch Now I should be trying to fit in Remember the luck you had A whole year since I’ve tried
#PÆRISH #SideOneDummy #paerish #newmusic #newmusicvideo #sideonedummyWalter Etc. - When The Band Breaks Up Again (Official Music Video)SideOneDummy2023-06-14 | Walter Etc. new music video "When The Band Breaks Up Again" welcomes the band to SideOneDummy Records.
The devastation’s reached you, man, take a hit and pass it on Cause the sooner you accept it then the smoother your denouement Look on the plus side - there’s now no reason to live You get to start from scratch on a new dream buddy, unprepared and ill-equipped
So Kris, I’m not pissed, I’m remiss I never had a back up plan I don’t know what I’ll do when the band breaks up again
I bet a lot on myself I’m caught holding the bag now, and my grip on its slipping every step, I can’t lie that it’s weighing me down Sinking into obscurity It feels good, like we’re giving up on the revolution, A lullaby tapping on your crib like
The devastation’s picked you man, you’re gunna have to be strong It’s a natural selection and it can never be wrong Look on the plus side - no one will call out your name All best of luck on the next trip, buddy, smile real big for the friends who came,
Like Kris, I’m not pissed, I’m remiss I never had a backup plan I have no clue what I’ll do when the band breaks up again I had one egg in one basket and sat on it like a fool You can bet I’ll be a mess when the band breaks up again
#WalterEtc #sideonedummy #newmusicCLIFFDIVER - Oh Bondage, Up Yours! (Official Audio)SideOneDummy2023-05-22 | CLIFFDIVER "Oh Bondage, Up Yours!" (X-Ray Spex cover) featuring Stephen Egerton of Descendents and ALL. Produced by CLIFFDIVER and Kendal Osborne and mastered by Will Yip, and was graciously funded by the Tulsa office of Film, Music, Art and Culture (FMAC).
CLIFFDIVER & 408 June 20 @ 7:00PM Legends, Cincinnati, OH
CLIFFDIVER @ Four Chord 10 Music Festival Carrie Furnace, Pittsburgh, PA Saturday, June 22 @ 7:00PM
CLIFFDIVER with The Early November and Spitafield June 23 @ 7:00PM TLA, Philadelphia, PA June 25 @ 7:00PM Rec Room, Buffalo, NY June 27 @ 7:00PM Crafthouse, Pittsburgh, PA June 28 @ 7:00PM. The Roxy, Lakewood, OH June 29 @ 7:00PM. The Shelter, Detroit, MI June 30 @ 7:00PM. Bottom Lounge, Chicago, IL
CLIFFDIVER with The Early November and Hellogoodbye July 2 @ 7:00PM Marquis Theater, Denver, CO July 3 @ 7:00PM Metro Music Hall, Salt Lake City, UT July 5 @ 7:00PM. The Independent , San Francisco, CA July 6 @ 7:00PM. The Observatory , Santa Ana, CA July 7 @ 7:00PM. Nile Theater, Mesa, AZ July 9 @ 7:00PM Come and Take It , Austin, TX July 11 @ 7:00PM Trees, Dallas, TX July 12 @ 7:00PM Orlando, FL , The Beacham
CLIFFDIVER with The Early November and Hit The Lights July 13 @ 7:00PM The Masquerade , Atlanta, GA July 14 @ 7:00PM. Eastside Bowl , Nashville, TN July 16 @ 7:00PM. Canal Club , Richmond, VA July 17 @ 7:00PM Union Stage , Washington, DC July 18 @ 7:00PM Asbury Lanes, Asbury Park, NJ July 19 @ 7:00PM The Sinclair, Boston, MA
#CLIFFDIVER #cliffdiverok #sideonedummyPAERISH - Daydreaming (Official Music Video)SideOneDummy2023-05-11 | Official Music Video for PÆRISH "Daydreaming" from the album You’re In Both Dreams (And You’re Scared) Produced and Mixed by Will Yip Mastered by Ryan Smith Released on SideOneDummy Records
"DAYDREAMING" LYRICS: Where pavement shines all the time I see stars every time
Eyes burn from daylight It’s the year when I should have been reaching out I hurt your feelings In a daydream I can’t face it
Fantasize all the time Can’t decide every time
Eyes burn from daylight It’s the year that I know I’ve been freaking out I hurt your feelings In a daydream
And I can’t recall the things you said
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#PÆRISH #sideonedummy #pærish #daydreaming #newmusicPAERISH - Houses Of American Style (Official Music Video)SideOneDummy2023-04-14 | Official Music Video for PÆRISH "Houses Of American Style" from the album You’re in both dreams (and you’re scared), Released on SideOneDummy Records.
LYRICS: Still there’s no way to call on me I’d rather stay in Rauba Capeu Joys of a city where no one knows me If I cannot see, would you tell me ?
It’s a fiction I’ve been there for years but I’m no neighbor I’ve been dreaming of the many jobs I could have done Beside losing my time When it comes to days that I’ve been busy Counting all the houses of american style
Have my whole life in front of me You make me an older brother Dance like a charm where no one’s Ever judging Walls are just crumbling inside And I’m just staring
It’s a fiction I’ve been there for years but I’m no neighbor I’ve been dreaming of the many jobs I could have done Beside losing my time When it comes to days that I’ve been busy Counting all the houses of american style--
#PÆRISH #SideOneDummy #paerish #newmusic #newmusicvideo #sideonedummyPlasma Canvas - Election Year Relapse (Official Music Video)SideOneDummy2023-02-17 | PLASMA CANVAS "Election Year Relapse" (Official Music Video) from the album DUSK, released on SideOneDummy Records.
#plasmacanvas #dusk #sideonedummyBIG D AND THE KIDS TABLE - Metal In The MicrowaveSideOneDummy2023-02-13 | BIG D AND THE KIDS TABLE "Metal In The Microwave" (Official Music Video) from the album Do Your Art, released on SideOneDummy Records.
Anyone catch BIG D AND THE KIDS TABLE on tour in the U.K. with Catbite, Kill Lincoln and Call Me Malcolm. What a tour!
"Metal In The Microwave" (Official Music Video) Directed & Edited by Dan Dobi Animation by Empire Animate
BIG D AND THE KIDS TABLE ARE: David McWane (Vocals) Alex Stern (Guitar) Ben Basile (Bass) Alex Brander (Drums) Ryan O'Connor (Tenor Saxophone) Jon Degen (Tenor Saxophone) Logan La Barbera (Trombone) Casey Gruttadauria (Organ usually, but playing the part of the microwave here)
#bigdandthekidstable #doyourart #metalinthemicrowave #sideonedummyPlasma Canvas - Blistered World (Official Music Video)SideOneDummy2022-10-19 | PLASMA CANVAS "Blistered World" (Official Music Video) from the album Dusk, out Feb 17, 2023 on SideOneDummy Records.
It's a blistered world, but I won't let it kill me I'm as tough as nails, and delicate as barbies I swear to anybody listening, this ain't the end The fates are calling, but I ain't coming in
I'll give you something you can hold onto And I'll be right here present, handing it to you
I've started over once again I've got some promises that I've gotta mend It doesn't fucking matter if it's the hundredth time This isn't linear, and there's no finish line
I'll give you something you can hold onto And I'll be right here present, handing it to you I better change into a person worth the sweat to save Or I'll dance myself right into my grave I might drag us both down into my grave
#plasmacanvas #dusk #sideonedummyGOGOL BORDELLO - SUPER TARANTA! 15 Year Anniversary Edition!SideOneDummy2022-10-05 | Gogol Bordello’s Super Taranta! 15 year Anniversary Edition!
Gogol Bordello's Super Taranta! celebrates 15 Years! The Super Taranta! 15 Year Anniversary Edition features: 💙 Double Gatefold LP with Limited Edition color vinyl (LP1 on blue vinyl and LP2 on yellow vinyl) 💛 Re-imagined anniversary gatefold artwork 💙 All new anniversary tracklist sequencing, handpicked by frontman Eugene Hütz! 💛 2 previously unreleased tracks 💙 Commemorative 10"x10" anniversary poster
The Strictly Rude 15 Year Anniversary Edition features: • 5 Previously Unreleased Tracks • Double LP with Limited Edition Black & White Color Vinyl • Brand new artwork with slipcase • Anniversary booklet containing photos and handwritten lyrics • Commemorative 10"x10" anniversary poster • Limited to 2000 copies
EXCLUSIVE: Check out the Limited Edition BIG D x PBR Exclusive Merch Collaboration!
Strictly Rude 15th Anniversary vinyl is available for now and streaming everywhere!
another saturday night, how did my car get in the drive?
i don't remember leaving another sunday afternoon and i'm too sick to leave my room why do i keep living this way?
i wonder if i'll know when the pain i've caused isn't all i am and i don't know how to stop feeling like the villain in my own story
why do i keep living this way?
#CLIFFDIVER #FrankieMunizDontSmokeNoMids #ExerciseYourDemons #sideonedummyCLIFFDIVER - Who Let The Hawgz Out? (Official Music Video)SideOneDummy2022-08-28 | CLIFFDIVER "Who Let The Hawgz Out?" from the album, Exercise Your Demons, available now on SideOneDummy Records.
"Who Let The Hawgz Out?" Lyrics: I'm doing better but I know better than this
Yeah, maybe progress is progress
It's crazy how I sabotage myself and then
Tell myself whatever I need to fall asleep
We both know how the story ends
It's 3 am and I'm drunk again
Still got this taste in my mouth
From all the cheap cigarettes That I bummed from my friends
Who probably hate me now
(It's inevitable)
'cause God knows I do And I'll drink whatever I need to fall asleep
We both know how the story ends
It's 3 am and I'm drunk again
Without this room to hide I can’t find the silence I've been looking for all night and now
(If I could pass out in my own bed then I could forget)
It's 3 am and I'm drunk again
Should I go home now So I can pass out Regret tonight tomorrow
#CLIFFDIVER #WhoLetTheHawgzOut #ExerciseYourDemons #SideOneDummyCLIFFDIVER - IKEA Strikes Back (Official Music Video)SideOneDummy2022-08-22 | CLIFFDIVER "IKEA Strikes Back" from the album, Exercise Your Demons, available now on SideOneDummy Records.
"IKEA Strikes Back" Lyrics: In these moments I tend to panic When I haven't figured out How to forgive and to forget When it comes to myself
Trying to fake it Trying to force it
Has been so bad for my health
But I'm hopeful even though I don't have the answers
Another year alone and I'll be right here to face it Got this far on my own
I think that I'm gonna make it I'm so done with making up excuses
Push my pride aside
There's no use in feeling useless
On the front porch of my dad's house learning how to breathe again Ever since he could remember I've reminded him of him And the moment left so fast If I could only be half of that
Another year alone and I'll be right here to face it Got this far on my own
I think that I'm gonna make it I'm so done with making up excuses Push my pride aside There's no use in feeling useless
I'm on my way now No place that I'd rather be If I own this No one can take it from me
#CLIFFDIVER #IKEAStrikesBack #ExerciseYourDemons #SideOneDummyCLIFFDIVER - New Vegas Bomb ft. Skatune Network (Official Music Video)SideOneDummy2022-08-13 | CLIFFDIVER "New Vegas Bomb" feat. Skatune Network from the album, Exercise Your Demons, available now on SideOneDummy Records.
"New Vegas Bomb" Lyrics: Maybe I'm just a used up party kid after all Just drowning in fear and debt and copious amounts of alcohol Maybe I'm just toxic and my logic will always be dysfunctional But I guess that I'll accept that these regrets won’t keep me comfortable
I haven't learned my lesson If you couldn't tell Despite my best intentions All our hopes went to hell
We won't waste time with second guessing When we're stoned making out to Third Eye Blind And we're not gonna stop til the fallout has done enough to erase me
Why would I change now? Do the work, learn something new My body made it to 33, brain stopped at 22 I'll drink until I forget Wake up in somebody's bed And then I'll do it again
We won't waste time with second guessing When we're stoned making out to Third Eye Blind And we're not gonna stop til the fallout has done enough to erase me (So what if I can't get it right?) And we're not gonna stop til the fallout has done enough to erase me
#CLIFFDIVER #NewVegasBomb #ExerciseYourDemons #SideOneDummyCLIFFDIVER - We Saw The Same Sunset (Official Audio)SideOneDummy2022-05-10 | CLIFFDIVER's song "We Saw The Same Sunset" from the album, Exercise Your Demons - available now on SideOneDummy Records.
Lyrics: I was waiting for a good day to get this off my chest But I don't know when that'll be So while I'm still here, I'll write it down, get it out And throw it all away
'cause that's what I'm best at
I wonder if you'd hate me Like I hate me If you could see me now
I was waiting for a clear sign to try and make this right But the stars and the cards were never on my side Like everything else I've tried – messed it up, fucked it up And threw it all away Because that's what I'm best at
I wonder if you'd hate me Like I hate me If you could see me now
You never said goodbye
I was too late, I'm always too late
You never said goodbye
#CLIFFDIVER #WeSawTheSameSunset #ExerciseYourDemons #SideOneDummyCLIFFDIVER - I Left My Heart At Lemon LakeSideOneDummy2022-05-10 | CLIFFDIVER's song "I Left My Heart At Lemon Lake" from the album, Exercise Your Demons - available now on SideOneDummy Records.
Lyrics: Graduated, angry at me 12 years gone and nothing's changing Swear I'm on the verge of breaking down
Lost in the best and the worst that I've said What I did was a mess, what I'll do is accept I'm not the victim
I'd like to suggest that I'm cursed but I guess That I can't now that I'm finally starting to grow up
I'd been so depressed
All I did was obsess over all these regrets The best of me's finally shown up We'll make it out alive
Graduated, angry at me
12 years gone and nothing's changing
Swear I'm on the verge of breaking down
But I won't let it get to me Cause feelings turn to memories Maybe that's not such a bad thing now
Graduated, angry at me
12 years gone and nothing's changing
Swear I'm on the verge of breaking down
Can't keep staying angry at me
12 months now and things are changing Swear I'm past the point of breaking down
So I won't let em get to me The feelings or the memories
Maybe I deserve a good thing after all After all
#CLIFFDIVER #ILeftMyHeartAtLemonLake #ExerciseYourDemons #SideOneDummyCLIFFDIVER - Frankie Muniz Dont Smoke No Mids (Official Audio)SideOneDummy2022-05-10 | CLIFFDIVER "Frankie Muniz Don't Smoke No Mids" from the album, Exercise Your Demons - available now on SideOneDummy Records.
Lyrics: Can't seem to get caught up and I'm failing again But I hope to God you find that I'm worth it I stay obsessed with the way that everything ends A self-fulfilling prophet I wish that things were different
Another Saturday night, how did my car get in the drive?
I don't remember leaving
Another Sunday afternoon and I'm too sick to leave my room Why do I keep living this way?
I wonder if I'll know when the pain I've caused isn't all I am
And I don't know how to stop feeling like the villain in my own story
Why do I keep living this way?
#CLIFFDIVER #FrankieMunizDontSmokeNoMids #ExerciseYourDemons #SideOneDummyCLIFFDIVER - Death Is A Wedding (With Eternity)SideOneDummy2022-05-10 | CLIFFDIVER's song "Death Is A Wedding (With Eternity)" from the album, Exercise Your Demons - available now on SideOneDummy Records.
Lyrics: And then I'm back in our old place The place we first fell out of love We watched it all burn away Like fire falling from above
These holy books can't stop the pain Of your laugh not existing The silence echoing so loud How do I keep resisting?
I'm not the one who's haunting you What's done is done I never knew this was a race we would run
I lost and you won
My memory's hurt you enough Now you just do it for the rush Forgive me for giving up And move on
It's hard to hold onto these thoughts They slip between my fingers This bed used to be hallowed ground But still your ghost it lingers I'll admit I'm terrified to die
But sometimes it just seems faster Than another 60 years of pain Just give me what comes after
I'm not the one who's haunting you What's done is done I never knew this was a race we would run
I lost and you won
My memory's hurt you enough Now you just do it for the rush Forgive me for giving up And move on Just move on
What comes after????
#CLIFFDIVER #DeathIsAWedding #ExerciseYourDemons #SideOneDummyCLIFFDIVER - Super Saiyan Al PacinoSideOneDummy2022-05-10 | CLIFFDIVER's song "Super Saiyan Al Pacino" from the album, Exercise Your Demons - available now on SideOneDummy Records.
Lyrics: You wake up staring at the ceiling Drag your feet across the carpet It's an old, familiar feeling But you don't want it You'd rather just not feel today
But if you wanna get better, that ain't the way
You slam shut the door to that compartment
As your mind begins to wander You're alone in your apartment once again You swear you used to have friends
Now you're just watching the time pass
Waiting for the end
#CLIFFDIVER #SuperSaiyanAlPacino #ExerciseYourDemons #SideOneDummyCLIFFDIVER - Dick Van Yikes (Official Audio)SideOneDummy2022-05-10 | CLIFFDIVER's song "Dick Van Yikes" from the album, Exercise Your Demons - available now on SideOneDummy Records.
Lyrics: It's 3pm and I'm still in bed I'm thirty minutes late for work
But lying here instead Just wondering'
Will I ever truly see me The way that others swear I can be
Or will I bleed myself empty On some God forsaken street
I'll just ride along this Wonka boat disaster I'll try to remain strong Not knowing where I'm going
DADGUM
Life's been better with this light
I'm holding on
I'll just ride along this Wonka boat disaster
I'll try to remain strong Not knowing where I'm going Has a funny way of showing where I belong
#CLIFFDIVER #DickVanYikes #ExerciseYourDemons #SideOneDummyCLIFFDIVER - Who Let The Hawgz Out? (Official Audio)SideOneDummy2022-05-10 | CLIFFDIVER "Who Let The Hawgz Out?" from the album, Exercise Your Demons - available now on SideOneDummy Records.
Lyrics: I'm doing better but I know better than this
Yeah, maybe progress is progress
It's crazy how I sabotage myself and then
Tell myself whatever I need to fall asleep
We both know how the story ends
It's 3 am and I'm drunk again
Still got this taste in my mouth
From all the cheap cigarettes That I bummed from my friends
Who probably hate me now
(It's inevitable)
'cause God knows I do And I'll drink whatever I need to fall asleep
We both know how the story ends
It's 3 am and I'm drunk again
Without this room to hide I can’t find the silence I've been looking for all night and now
(If I could pass out in my own bed then I could forget)
It's 3 am and I'm drunk again
Should I go home now So I can pass out Regret tonight tomorrow
#CLIFFDIVER #WhoLetTheHawgzOut #ExerciseYourDemons #SideOneDummyCLIFFDIVER - IKEA Strikes Back (Official Audio)SideOneDummy2022-04-14 | CLIFFDIVER "IKEA Strikes Back" from the album, Exercise Your Demons - available now on SideOneDummy Records.
LYRICS: In these moments I tend to panic When I haven't figured out How to forgive and to forget When it comes to myself
Trying to fake it Trying to force it
Has been so bad for my health
But I'm hopeful even though I don't have the answers
Another year alone and I'll be right here to face it Got this far on my own
I think that I'm gonna make it I'm so done with making up excuses
Push my pride aside
There's no use in feeling useless
On the front porch of my dad's house learning how to breathe again Ever since he could remember I've reminded him of him And the moment left so fast If I could only be half of that
Another year alone and I'll be right here to face it Got this far on my own
I think that I'm gonna make it I'm so done with making up excuses Push my pride aside There's no use in feeling useless
I'm on my way now No place that I'd rather be If I own this No one can take it from me
#CLIFFDIVER #IKEAStrikesBack #ExerciseYourDemons #SideOneDummyCLIFFDIVER - New Vegas Bomb ft. Skatune Network (Official Audio)SideOneDummy2022-04-07 | CLIFFDIVER "New Vegas Bomb" feat. Skatune Network from the album, Exercise Your Demons - available now on SideOneDummy Records.
LYRICS: Maybe I'm just a used up party kid after all Just drowning in fear and debt and copious amounts of alcohol Maybe I'm just toxic and my logic will always be dysfunctional But I guess that I'll accept that these regrets won’t keep me comfortable
I haven't learned my lesson If you couldn't tell Despite my best intentions All our hopes went to hell
We won't waste time with second guessing When we're stoned making out to Third Eye Blind And we're not gonna stop til the fallout has done enough to erase me
Why would I change now? Do the work, learn something new My body made it to 33, brain stopped at 22 I'll drink until I forget Wake up in somebody's bed And then I'll do it again
We won't waste time with second guessing When we're stoned making out to Third Eye Blind And we're not gonna stop til the fallout has done enough to erase me (So what if I can't get it right?) And we're not gonna stop til the fallout has done enough to erase me