Blue Collar Math

Elements

'Old Friend' has hints of indie folk, emo-folk, and indie pop and centers around acoustic guitar, also incorporating atmospheric strings and electronic instrumentation. The song has "anxious", "melancholy" and "haunting" vibes and it's sung beautifully by Jessica Errett with Laura Weskirchen on backing vocals. Music and lyrics by Dave Mainelli.

Old Friend

Lawside

© The Bad Date 2024
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Walker
Backing Vocals by Dave Bristow and Bret Galeste
Trusty Goat Music (BMI)
Thanks to Todd for the LP on this one!

Lyrics:
VERSE 1
You know it seemed so sudden
And you were so self-assured
That I thought that it was my fault
But now I'm not so sure
Cuz one day you came to say
You're movin' out of state

And you asked me to go out
After your last day of school
And I didn't know how
I could say no to you
So I said "Yeah sure,
What (do) you wanna do?"

PRECHORUS 1
Run through the trees and wind up anywhere
Dive through leave a twistin' and a tear
Don't wanna go back home
Try for the woods unknown
And ignore the constant ringing of the phone
It won't stop no matter where we roam
But you and I will be,
At least this one day, free

CHORUS
You said just wait and see
You won't forget about me
I never found you again
But I still know your name

VERSE 2
Chattin' through tall grass
Cheeks begin to sunburn
You talked of anger
And a looming concern
The one that you were here
Would never return

We danced through shadows
I played my guitar
A nice illusion
But the hours not far
Emerging from daylight now
Are Venus and Mars

PRECHORUS 2
Crisp cool biting thin the mountain air
Light wind gusts and dusts your sandy hair
The trees are evergreen
The sky is tangerine
And the moon is out this night we are alone
Silence fills the air outside your home

CHORUS 2
You said just wait and see
You won't forget about me
I never found you again
But I still know your name

Won't Forget About Me

I Belong

© The Bad Date 2024
Music by Jeff Walker
Lyrics by Jared Burten, Bret Galeste and Jeff Walker
Bass Guitar by John Ahern
Backing Vocals by John Ahern, Dave Bristow and Bret Galeste
Trusty Goat Music (BMI)

Lyrics:
VERSE 1
If I wasn't here you wouldn't know 
I see your eyes so cold
and hear the words you've chosen
A silver tongue singin' familiar tunes
I may be shaken but I still know the truth

CHORUS
This conversation is making me numb
I'm losing my faith that this world is done
Oh it's not my fault, I've done nothing at all
No shouting out
Nothing at all

VERSE 2
Looking for someone to lead the way
And break the promises
I don't know how to break
Someone to tell me that it's not ok
Don't wanna daydream in the dark
About a brighter day

CHORUS
This conversation is making me numb
I'm losing my faith that this world is done
Oh it's not my fault, I've done nothing at all
No shouting out
Nothing at all

BRIDGE
From nowhere at all
To nowhere at all
I have a vague idea
Of what this place needs

CHORUS
This conversation is making me numb
I'm losing my faith that this world is done
Oh it's not my fault, I've done nothing at all
No shouting out
Nothing at all

plumose

Jared Burton

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