Looks like all the old bands
Bring all of the old friends
Out of the woodwork
Turns out some things stay the same
Doesn’t matter, we’re all here now anyway
Let’s drink some beers and talk about how things ain’t the same
We drift about, our paths cross where they do
I wish they’d cross a little more often to tell you the truth
I’ve missed you, I’ve missed all of you
And the places where we used to kill the minutes
Now look at you and me back right here now
At the places where we used to kill our livers
And so in the right light
Only on a bright night
Once the stars align
And history becomes just that
Doesn’t matter, all wounds heal, the past stays the same
And after that last drink, I could swear nothing ever changed
We drift about, our paths cross where they do
I wish they’d cross a little more often to tell you the truth
I’ve missed you, I’ve missed all of you
And the places where we used to kill the minutes
Now look at you and me back right here now
At the places where we used to kill our livers
Well I’m sorry for losing touch
I’ve been busy killing the minutes
I think there’s a lot left here for us
But only if life lets us get to it
Well I’m sorry for losing touch
I’ve been busy killing the minutes
In a thousand different ways
Spending 26 years worth of days
And I know you’re only doing the same
Whatever it takes to stay sane
And before you even knew another year passed
And you're still staring at that same half empty glass
That you swore last year that you'd fill up
There's just some things the rest of us can't help you with
Let me tell you something I hope you already know
It's not through lack of trying
And when you lay awake at night
Staring up at satellites
Please know you're not alone there
Know I'm looking up too, waiting for it all to subdue
After all this place was always abrasive
And I know I'm not always there
But there's no ocean between us
Like the spark of a spliff, I'll be there
Burning down roads at 3am
Well a man of your age shouldn't ought to have seen his best days
Not yet, but then again "could have, should have, would have,"
And before you even knew, another year passed
And you're still staring at that same half empty glass
That you swore last year that you'd fill up
There's just some things the rest of us can't help you with
And I know I'm not always there
But there's no ocean between us
Like the spark of a spliff, I'll be there
Burning down roads at 3am
It's an hour one way trip, but I'll be there
Like I said I would and always will
You know that not much stays the same
Except for constant change, old familiar strange
Moments fulfil their function by dying
Just as a new one comes along
Sometimes I forget I already do
What I was born to do
Ha, the fucking meaning of life?
We're simply born to live and die
Choose whatever meaning you like
I'm worried all this life is just settling for survival
credits
released October 18, 2017
Josh Newman - vocals / guitar
Tyler Worth - guitar / vocals
Nick Williams - bass / vocals
Adam Collins - drums
Recorded and mixed by Sam Johnson at Holes & Corners Melbourne.
Mastered by Bill Henderson at Azimuth New Jersey.
Design by Adam Collins.
Taking cues from Midwestern emo and early ’10 pop punk, this Leeds, UK outfit are full of heart— not to mention hooks. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 21, 2022
Epitaph Records will be matching all pre-orders of “Always Foreign” with a donation to The Immigrant Defense Project. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 28, 2017