Music and lyrics written by The Radio Dept. Covered and performed by Austin Parker.

I Don’t Like It Like This (The Radio Dept. cover)

Tick (2018 bedroom demo)

Written and performed by Austin Parker

Lyrics:

Dad’s getting his fix, sitting on his throne
Eyes glued to a game, getting rowdy as hell
Dad, why don’t you just leave us be?
Dad, why don’t you just leave us be?

Mom’s hesitant as she approaches the door
She could’ve been in the clear had she stayed put
And there’s not a thing that I can do
Cause the bottle’s already been emptied through

Stuff that happened years ago
Is still occurring—won’t you know?
I don’t care much for the Sunday scene
So dad, why don’t you leave us be?

He slipped away from the family scene
She stuck around for the family tree
This was bound to come to a bitter end
You can’t harbor love if you’re gonna pretend

Dad (2018 bedroom demo)

To break it off,
Just shake it off—
It’s harder than it seems
To rip apart the seams

I only tried to be me
But it’s not enough
No, it’s not enough
No, it’s not enough

They’ll never know
I hide at home
To harbor what it means
To breathe and make end’s meet

I only tried to be me
But it’s not enough
No, it’s not enough
No, it’s not enough

From Here on Out (2018 bedroom demo)

Growing Old (Is Such a Drag) [2018 bedroom demo]

Written and performed by Austin Parker

Lyrics:

Body’s like my old car
Miles piling by the year
The repair is inevitable
Eventually it stops

I can’t trade myself in
The new model hasn’t hit the market yet
Send me off—whatever is down there

People bend me
Estimate thee

My Old Car (2018 bedroom demo)

Approaching the Silhouette - instrumental (2018 bedroom demo)

Written and performed by Austin Parker

Lyrics:

Soul alone waiting at the steps
Pain beyond my brow
Throbbing through the day
Day it turns to night
And night it never ends
Waiting here for you
Why’d it have to end?

Hung my head at Monet’s
Ordered “hairy chest”
Then I melt away
Visit old Rosie
Here to pay respect
To your eulogy
To the big what-if
And I blame myself

Soul alone
A ways away
Olly-olly oxen free

Soul Alone (2018 bedroom demo)

Written and performed by Austin Parker

Lyrics:

Big city, here I come
Could’ve had me sooner than most
I can feel the heat of your lights
Things are going to change for the better

Big city, won’t you let
My man come along?
It’s been a year and a half this May
And I’m not going any other way

Big city wants you more than most
You’re out of the league ‘cause it’s usually host
To a lot of fools and wasted space
You’re a cut above the rest

Big City (2017 bedroom demo)

Music and lyrics written by Elliott Smith. Covered and performed by Austin Parker.

My New Freedom (Elliott Smith cover)

Cover of Dua Lipa’s “Training Season” — performed by Austin Parker.

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