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soon ennuff 03:44
He leaves a key under the welcome mat The front gate slightly open He knows you won't come home But it's all he knows He can't see any different for now It's like you knew somehow You made an exit from suburbia Without a note or message The room still lingers with a sense of you The photo in the hallway, still there He joins his hands in prayer We lower caskets down We scatter dirt We set routines in motion It doesn't matter how or when or why When time slips into nothing but you What are we going to do? May the road rise above to meet you there The wind always at your back May the sun shine upon your face And may the rain fall soft upon you, my God Until we meet again
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I could see their faces everywhere I felt every eye on me But I still can't make eye contact So I had to leave it be They tell me the ways they know me And how they've seen my face before But the feeling isn't mutual And I don't know them at all And I've never felt More like a monster And you'll tell everyone And you'll tell everyone That's just the way it is Ever since we were kids That's just the way it is So what's the difference I could hear the noises building Can't be faceless in this crowd Can't hear specifics from the speaker One more drop before I drown They tell the ways they fear me How I'm angry, uncontrolled But I can't remember anything Now I just want to go home And I've never felt More like a monster And you'll tell everyone And you'll tell everyone That's just the way it is Ever since we were kids That's just the way it is So what's the difference We're just trying to sing We're just trying to play We're never gonna fit in You look the other way Now all you know Is just a monster 'Cause you told everyone 'Cause you told everyone I made a promise, a promise in truth I would never go back, never go back Never go back to you
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I'm stitching up old wounds That you tore straight at the seam You only kept me close 'Cause I'm the enemy I've been waiting Imitating The life I always wanted You save face Find someone to take my place But now it's too late To turn away You hit the ground running You know my guilt and shame You watch me grind my teeth You see my ugly body Hold it against me You've been waiting And I hate it It's your perfect situation Now we're waiting Navigating Escape plots from the middle You save face Find someone to take my place But now it's too late To turn away You save face Find someone to seal my fate But now it's too late To play forgiving You hit the ground running You hit the ground running You hit the ground running You hit the ground running You hit the ground bleeding
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Outsource outrage Increased delays It's always the same Log on, log off Why now? Why not! You can't make a change So make a break! And stay the same! Stick a slogan in Don't mean anything Eat junk, become junk Stick a slogan in Don't mean anything Eat junk, become junk You chose to stay They got away So easy to hate White lie, white fence No consequence You're next in a queue Then they'll forget all about you Stick a slogan in Don't mean anything Eat junk, become junk Stick a slogan in Don't mean anything Eat junk, become junk I G N O R E M E Ignore me Ignore me. I g n o r e m e. Thank you.
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When I become what I've always hated You become what you've always wanted And I tried to make some sense Of all this insignificance You couldn't get away from this You can't get away from this I couldn't get away from this I can't get away from this And you still sing to me in my sleep And you still think that these words mean anything But to make the pieces fit You have to break them down and start again You couldn't get away from this You can't get away from this I couldn't get away from this I can't get away from this You won't remember this in the morning But I will carry it with me You won't remember this in the morning But I will carry you with me You couldn't get away from this You can't get away from this I couldn't get away from this
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bar low 05:22
Now I don't like today anymore And I can't wait until tomorrow for answers But you still know the words to say And you might always get your way You wouldn't stumble if the earth moved below you Am I the roses in the garden? Are you the thorn that cuts my hand? What will seal my fate? Am I the longing ever-after? Are you the one that gets away? What will seal my fate? Fade to white, fade to white Maybe next year, you'll be fine Fade to white, fade to white Someday soon you'll be alright I had a dream your flowers died And I came 'round to see if they and you were still alive I've still got you saved in my phone But you won't answer if I call Because you're number's still the same, but nothing else is Am I the roses in the garden? Are you the thorn that cuts my hand? What will seal my fate? Am I the longing ever-after? Are you the one that gets away? What will seal my fate? Fade to white, fade to white Maybe next year, you'll be fine Fade to white, fade to white Someday soon you'll be alright Fade to white, fade to white Maybe next year, you'll be fine Fade to white, fade to white Someday soon you'll be alright Alright, alright Alright When it fades to white It's gonna be alright And now I wish that it was different And I wish that we had time But you're too far gone to the other side The other side
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dog flag 05:14
Do you ever get the feeling When you're waiting in the wings You're not waiting for your moment You're just waiting for God, oh It's another Friday night With another name that's up in lights And yours is in the fine print On some paper by the door Maybe you'll never Maybe you'll never be anything more Maybe you'll never Maybe you'll never be anything more Do you ever get the feeling When you see blood on the strings That all your wounds are self-inflicted A demise of your own doing And your friends all feign interest And they ask you when you're playing next But when you look out from the stage There's no feet out on the floor Maybe you'll never Maybe you'll never be anything more Oh, maybe you'll never Maybe you'll never be anything more For this stone that (oh maybe) You're pushing (you'll never) Might crush you (be anything) Might kill you (more) For this stone that (oh maybe) You're pushing (you'll never) Might crush you (be anything) Might kill you Every failure is the same! Every failure is the same! Why did you even come to this place? Every failure is the same! Maybe you'll never Maybe you'll never be anything
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Wheels turning gravel against the ground As the driver asks if I'm homeward bound But it's not where my heart is anymore Shaking in my seat in a silvertop Singing from the south and getting out of dodge I still go leaps and bounds to my door There's a hole where my shadow used to be And I fear that it might encompass me Because I made my bed But can't fall asleep in it What if I don't wake What if I don't wake Heard a voice coming from another room I saw the clouds gathering against the moon And the sky blankly stared back again Nights like this make me pathetic, man I don't even know how this all began But I've seen how it ends, and I know when There's a hole burning right through me And it's swallowing the cities and the seas Now I've turned my back But can't look around again What if I don't wake What if I don't wake It's a long drive I've a lot to think about I'm an inconsistent narrator In an inconsistent narrative If I lived here, I'd be home But I don't, I'm still alone Just lingering at bus-stops Just standing by a streetlight Just waiting on my train ride Just falling by the wayside Just running for the next flight Just waking in the sunshine Just feeling next to nothing Just hoping to feel something More than this Hoping to feel something more than this.
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about

this is the third album by the band nothing rhymes with david.
it is titled sky lonely.

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released December 11, 2020

the music of sky lonely was written by daryl crowley, david james young, hazel chan and joel hernandez, except:

'capricorn / emerald' and 'emerald / capricorn,' written by david james young.

'soon ennuff,' written by daryl crowley, david james young, hazel chan, joel hernandez and lauren guerrera.

and 'hatecastle road,' written by david james young and eileen mcdonald-sparks.

the lyrics of sky lonely were written by david james young, except:

'capricorn / emerald' and 'emerald / capricorn,' which features read excerpts of 'EMERALD,' written by darrell beveridge.

'soon ennuff,' which contains a lyrical interpolation of the irish blessing (trad., arr. by david james young).

'collins forever,' which contains a lyrical interpolation of 'irony' by the boat people.

and 'hatecastle road,' which contains a lyrical interpolation of 'to her door' by paul kelly.

nothing rhymes with david on this recording are:

daryl crowley – drums
david james young – vocals, guitars, percussion, keyboards, field recordings, spoken word
hazel chan – guitars, vocals, keyboards, piano, spoken japanese
joel hernandez – bass

with:

clem bennett – loops and sample arrangement, editing
eileen mcdonald-sparks – cello on 'hatecastle road'
jason whalley – vibraslap on 'spit porpoise,' additional keyboards on 'bar low,' loops and sample arrangement, editing
tim levinson – spoken word on 'emerald / capricorn'

pre-production at daryl's house in erskineville, nsw and pleb city in marrickville, nsw.

recorded at the pet food factory in marrickville, nsw.

produced, tracked and engineered by jason whalley.

mixed by clem bennett.

mastered by laura hancock.

executive produced by nothing rhymes with david.

album cover photo taken by levi cooper.

back cover drawn by evie hilliar.

inlay photo taken by hazel chan.

album design and layout by stephanie foti.

percussion provided courtesy of brock devlin.

nothing rhymes with david would like to thank:

joel hernandez, lauren guerrera, jason whalley, eileen mcdonald-sparks, clem bennett, laura hancock, tim levinson, levi cooper, esther fiddock, lyra and scout, evie hilliar, stephanie foti, pat o'hara, darrell beveridge, skarlett saramore, elliot jay o'neill, ben david, the hard aches, lily belnick, connor brooker, crywank, nothing really, carb on carb, zen haircuts, chris and eloise young, azim zain, travis salviejo, jack r. reilly, brock devlin, blood sweat & beers, nathan harrison, andrew mcdonald, adam buncher, extended family, get folked punk, housewarming collective, dennis young and kathryn o'connell, swoon queen, superdog, mulgara, the underground stage, tiger balm, bengay, magners cider and everyone who has helped support this band and ultimately make this record possible.

this album was written on gadigal, tharawal and wodi wodi land.

this album was recorded, mixed and mastered on gadigal land.

this album is dedicated to the lives of anne young, shane collins, andrew mcdonald and darrell beveridge.

thank you for listening.

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Nothing Rhymes with David Wollongong, Australia

The name of this band was Nothing Rhymes with David. Daryl played drums. David sang and played guitar. Hazel played guitar and sang.

Photo: Pat O'Hara

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