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Indie Uplift

Denial

(Verse 1)
You slide in like static on the radio
Midnight perfume, dressed in vertigo
Eyes like crime scenes, lips a cigarette
I lit your fuse, but I’m the one who’s wrecked

(Pre-Chorus)
You said, “Love’s a game,” and I’m a bad sport
Always chasing hearts I can’t afford

(Chorus)
Velvet cigarettes and neon sins
You’re poison wrapped in silk and gin
I swear I saw heaven when you said my name
Now I’m coughing up stars in your hurricane
You taste like trouble, and I’m still addicted
Every kiss a crime, and I got convicted

(Verse 2)
We danced like secrets on the fire escape
Your laugh was louder than my big mistakes
I should’ve known from the start,
You play guitars like you play hearts

(Pre-Chorus)
Said “Don’t get close,” but pulled me in tight
I lost my head in your blacklight

(Chorus)
Velvet cigarettes and neon sins
You’re poison wrapped in silk and gin
I swear I saw heaven when you said my name
Now I’m coughing up stars in your hurricane
You taste like trouble, and I’m still addicted
Every kiss a crime, and I got convicted

(Bridge)
And now your ghost is in my speakers
Singing lies in perfect pitch
I tried to quit you cold,
But you're the needle and the itch

(Final Chorus)
Velvet cigarettes and neon sins
I’d light you up all over again
Even if it burns, I’ll take the flame
You're the bruise that feels like fame
You taste like trouble, and I’m still addicted
Love like yours should be restricted

Velvette cigarettes

What So What Now What [demo 7.30.25]

This is a cover of "Teenage FBI" by Guided By Voices

DEREK EVRY - Guided By Voices - "Teenage FBI" Cover

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (Special) [demo 7.31.25]

Pollard Throws No-Hitter [demo 7.31.25]

When The House Comes Knocking [demo 7.31.25]

Blanco

Blanco (TOB Remix)

Roman

tu es un menteur

tu es un menteur

Oh
tu es un menteur

la voir mentir

c'est une putain de comédie
c'est une putain de tragédie
voir les amoureux se planter

Oh
voir se planter

ça pourrait faire boum

Oh
ça pourrait faire boum

It Could Be

I’m glued to the reasons
That I didn’t mind
Being left in the back room of
The bottle shop inside your mind

And rest assured
Speaking of your little looking glass
I don’t care about your friends
I don’t need another dance alone
Kept up and ate alive
Been needing love
To feel this alone

You called it
Believed an alcoholic 
I’ve been downin all the drinkin
I rely on

Rest
Sure I’ve been here
I can limp my way
Sure I needed sleep and years to mend
And only
I don’t believe this audience 
Believes your act

Rest
Sure I’ve been here
I can’t live my way
Sure I needed sleep and years to mend
And only
Said I needed sleep and years to mend
And only
I didn’t need sleep and years to mend
Only you
Only you
(Kept up and ate alive, been needing love)
(To feel this alone)
(Kept up and ate and I’ve been needing love)

Elephant

your son’s on a mission
needs no permission
made his decision

he lacks precision
he lacks a vision
he’s on a mission

HE LACKS
HE LACKS
turn your insides
inside out
HE LACKS
HE LACKS
turn him in

we ran the drill
we man the drill
we plan to kill

WE PLAN
WE PLAN
turning outside
inside out
WE PLAN
WE PLAN
turn it in
turn it in

how many more?
how many more?

your son’s on a mission
HE LACKS
needs no permission
WE PLAN
made his decision
HE LACKS
he lacks precision
WE PLAN
credits
released September 15, 2025
Derek Evry - Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Drums, Synth

Lyrics & Music written by Derek Evry
Arranged by Derek Evry
Produced by Derek Evry
Recorded & Mixed by Derek Evry in Logic Pro

Artwork & Design by Derek Evry

Copyright © 2025 Derek Evry ℗ 2025 Derek Evry. All Rights Reserved. Any unauthorized broadcasting, public performance, copying or re-recording will constitute an infringement of copyright. www.derekevry.com
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planning stages

Common Touch

I’m glued to the reasons
That I didn’t mind
Being left in the back room of
The bottle shop inside your mind

And rest assured
Speaking of your little looking glass
I don’t care about your friends
I don’t need another dance alone
Kept up and ate alive
Been needing love
To feel this alone

You called it
Believed an alcoholic
I’ve been downin all the drinkin
I rely on

Rest
Sure I’ve been here
I can limp my way
Sure I needed sleep and years to mend
And only
I don’t believe this audience
Believes your act

Rest
Sure I’ve been here
I can’t live my way
Sure I needed sleep and years to mend
And only
Said I needed sleep and years to mend
And only
I didn’t need sleep and years to mend
Only you
Only you
(Kept up and ate alive, been needing love)
(To feel this alone)
(Kept up and ate and I’ve been needing love)

Ælephant

Be my love

A heartfelt country ballad about longing, fate and the mystery of love. Warm, melodic and emotional, it tells of a man captivated by a woman he’s never truly known.

Crimson Tide

Girl on fire

Americana rock band from Washington DC, fronted by Greg Roth. New album 8 years in the making, 6 of which involved excess leisure. Due out January 2017. 

Album features members of The Mean Ideas, NRIs, We Were Pirates, The Mind Set, Short Lives, Gaslight Society, and Bonjour Ganesh. Roth is a former member of The Mean Ideas, Fall Catalogue, and Haywood Trout.

What So What Now What [demo 7.30.25]

Czars of Leisure

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