And I don’t mind when it’s night if the moon is just shining on you
You say you don’t love me but sometimes it feels like that isn’t the truth
Days that I wasted
strung out and faded
My heart stays racing
For yours still
For yours
Reliving my old fears
Why won’t you stay here?

¿Por que no me dices como estas?
Yo solo te quiero mas y mas 
La vida sin ti no es igual 
Yo no te e podido olvidar

In the end you would never listen
You just loved playing the victim
It suits you
It suits you
And I know it was all for nothing
Some time was all wanted
From you
From you

I hope things stay golden for you
I hope that world doesn’t bore you
I know now I shouldn’t have told you
I know now I shouldn’t have told you

I guess it’s like that
Threw the guilt away you brought right back
Fight back
You just sittin there why wont you fight back
Right hand 
Pistol loaded grip that 19 in my right hand
Why you trippin like you give a fuck about me bitch 
I’ve seen it in your eyes
You switching sides on me quick
If you scared to take that dive
Then how the fuck we gone get rich?
You’re in it for your pride 
And I’m not sinking on that ship
This shit is day and nite
You still acting like a kid

There’s Demons in my cup 
And I’m sick of pouring up
You weren’t fucking with me 
Now you swear that we were blood huh
You were giving up huh
I was going numb
You say you’d never fold
But that’s the only thing you’ve done

I wanna feel alive
for a little
I don’t wanna die 
poor and miserable
Is it wrong or right?
I’m in the middle 
Till then you’re stuck with me
I know it’s not all that easy
Since you know
I can’t let go

icantletgo

Funny thing that this don’t change
I forget you’re not the same
Feeling my mind still break
In the end I was to blame
Look at this mess I made
The throne I was to take
I’m familiar with the place
It falls right on its face

I think about you all the time
Im afraid to lose you twice
After all you’re doing fine
To you it’s another night
Oh I wish I could rewind
To see I why was crying 
To see I why was trying
To see you one more time

If you’re down to press rewind again I’m with it
If you’re down to chase me around again I’m with it
If you’re down to lose your mind again I’m with it
If you’re down to watch me die again I’m with it (x2)

And those lights and dreams that gave me life are slowly killing me inside it seems
And I know it hurts my lesson I can’t learn Not bad or worse it’s in between
I know it’s lethal to place your trust into phony people 
But in my eyes you can do no evil
I act surprised knowing well you’re see through
I compromise knowing I don’t need to
I’ll wait for you till you say I need you
And die again if it makes you feel good

Darling you know good and well
We gone hurt when I reach you
Darling you know good and well
No one loves you like I do

If you’re down to press rewind again I’m with it
If you’re down to chase me around again I’m with it
If you’re down to lose your mind again I’m with it
If you’re down to watch me die again I’m

It’s out my hands (x2)

myers

[So you remember the days we would hold each other under the sheets, and dream of a life to foolish to believe in? I loved you… and I still do]

I’m to old for petty mistakes
Cussing out me and my name
You can talk all you please
But you’ll get no sympathy from me
She’ll just find another way
To ask you to stay

No I won’t go I won’t retreat 
Sober looks good on you, and me
You denied it when you said goodbye
So let’s deny this and go to sleep
I’m so helpless I can’t breath
So let’s deny this and go to sleep 
I’m so helpless I can’t breath 

[Whats this? That’s stupid.
I told you never to do it again
I told you.
I told you!
Get out of here.]

Go To Sleep

I give myself very good advice
But I very seldom follow it
That explains the trouble that I'm always in

Be patient, is very good advice
But the waiting makes me curious
And I'd love the change
Should something strange begin

Well I went along my merry way
And I never stopped to reason
I should have know there'd be a price to pay
Someday, someday

I give myself very good advice
But I very seldom follow it
Will I ever learn to do the things I should
Will I ever learn to do the things I should


Alice In Wonderland - Very Good Advice (Dark Cover)

The Gentle Hits are an indie rock-folk band from Phoenix, Arizona that have deep roots in the international music scene.  Ian Metzger, lead songwriter and vocalist, drummer Mark Kulvinskas, and multi-instrumentalist James Mulhern, all gained a wide-scale following with their critically acclaimed projects Dear and the Headlights and What Laura Says.  After taking a bit of a hiatus- followed, perhaps by a stint of “Hey you should focus a minute and get your shit together cause your life just fell apart”- Metzger, Mulhern, and Kulvinskas could not help but return to their love of making music. 

“The death of our former projects, and the waves of tragedy thereafter in each of our respective personal lives, seemed to only heighten the need for expression,” says Metzger. “We created this band in an effort to keep our sanity”. 

In addition to writing, arranging, and performing its music, The Gentle Hits produced and engineered their forthcoming self-titled album. The result is a 13-song epic that spans the full spectrum musically and emotionally.

The Gentle Hits' previous projects continue to have an effect on their fans, while simultaneously connecting with new ones. Even with noteworthy appearances at Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, and Coachella, desert band Dear and the Headlights gave their fans only a taste of Metzger’s melodic nature and lyrical delivery. 

To his fans- Ian Mertzger’s voice is still a part of their daily lives. The Gentle Hits is an unapologetic expansion on Metzger’s own truth. He and the band dynamically create a self assured and beautiful sonic landscape, encompassing all the grit and beauty one human life can hold.  


“I write songs to get me through this. As it turns out, these songs weren’t just for me.” 

The Gentle Hits’ debut album will release on Porch Party Records November 18th.

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"I’ve always made the choice to write songs about my own experience. I often think of what others are experiencing but have no intention of assuming I know how they feel. I prefer to start from the center. If I can express my own life clearly then I know that my experience won’t be too far off from yours. I lost a father, my wife gave me two more daughters, I started a life without references, I worked 40 hours a week in a grocery store. I wrote an album about it. I have three good friends who decided that they wanted to help me make it sound bigger. We really hope this finds you when you need it most."  
- Ian Metzger -

THE GENTLE HITS - I Am Only On Your Side

Pilot

Cassius Clay ft. Jalin Blue (prod. Jsted & Jalin Blue)

She told me the pieces would fall into place
And I was naive enough to believe her
One last kiss on the cheek
Led to bottles in your sleep
And California is on fire up & down the coast
And the winery's are smoked filled
I hope you choke

And I told her the pieces would fall into place
But I never really meant it
I always have my foot one step out of the door
And God I really meant it
So now we're stuck in a cob turntable
Align it with your guilt & trust
And I've got friends & they're all in the wrong places
And I guess am too far away from trust

Choke

smolder

[i love you]
I wrote in the margins 
So you’d let it go
Told myself to note 
Everything in your tone
Held you so close that you melted like the snow 
Didn’t leave the coast
Spring is not for me
Gave myself a empty clean slate
Made it all up now
Didn’t wanna let you down

[do you hate me?]

Hate is such a strong word
But I suppose 
You didn’t know which way this
Was gonna end up
You know that I’m good for the ticket Baby
Grab your finest jacket 
Let’s got out 

You 
Don’t  
Know
Why
This is happening 

And I 
Don’t 
Like 
This reaction

Can 
We
Just go back to the way things were 
Or did we just grow a part 

[don’t leave me here, don’t leave me here]


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Choke

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