"Those Days" is a DIY collection - Mandy Prater's debut solo EP

credits
released December 23, 2008

All music composed by Mandy Prater
All lyrics by Mandy Prater
All instruments and vocals by Mandy Prater
Engineered by Mandy Prater and Anthony Shannon
Produced by Mandy Prater
Mixed and Mastered by Mandy Prater
Album art by Anthony Shannon

07 Sucks To Be Me

06 Don't Call Me Anymore

"Those Days" is a DIY collection - Mandy Prater's debut solo EP

My stars
behind bars
angels driving stolen cars
Green light
here tonight
strapping me in
nice and tight

I won't be the one
holding you down
It'll be me
Slipping out of my gown
You'll be the one
taking drinks on the side
It won't be me
with my eyes open wide

That spark
burnt a mark
flashed a blast to end the dark
rain pour
airplane roar
parachute my paramour

You were the one
with the holes in your head
It was just me
with a heart full of lead
And it was me
saying where did you go?
But I already saw
'cuz I always know

I cry
I rust
I turn
To dust

credits
released December 23, 2008

All music composed by Mandy Prater
All lyrics by Mandy Prater
All instruments and vocals by Mandy Prater
Engineered by Mandy Prater and Anthony Shannon
Produced by Mandy Prater
Mixed and Mastered by Mandy Prater
Album art by Anthony Shannon

05 Parachute My Paramour

04 That's Gonna Leave A Mark

Those Days

03 February 4

02 Kill The Messenger

01 Those Days

I wrote this song in the spring of 2020 during stay-at-home orders of March and April. It was recorded and mixed in my home studio in Austin, TX.
lyrics
is now the time
to run before we crawl
maybe it's a time to pause
or do nothing at all

is now the time
to say it’s not enough
keep playing the odds
keep testing the gods

but the beauty in waiting
is a little more certainty
keep calm
keep cool my baby
tough it out with me

we got the rest of our lives
to run wild in the streets
for now you’re gonna sit there
patiently

is now the time
to try to have it all
you gotta have probable cause
or have a reason to call

is now the time
to try to raise the bar
to take it all the way
can you love someone from afar

'cuz what i’m anticipating
is a little more certainty
keep calm,
keep cool, my baby
stare down hell with me
we got the rest of our lives
to run wild in the streets
for now you’re gonna sit there
patiently
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credits
released August 7, 2020
Written by: Mandy Prater
Guitars: Mandy Prater
Vocals: Mandy Prater
Engineered, Mixed, Mastered & Produced by: Mandy Prater
Copyright Mandy Prater 2020, all rights reserved

Keep Calm

A hopeful tune about escaping everyday life during pandemic-times. Its catchy melodies and relatable lyrics transport the listener to a more carefree era. 

This song became the most-requested tune in my live-stream shows, and my Twitch followers and fans crowdfunded a recording.

Single

On the Outside

On The Outside

The song first started during pandemic when I was seeing a lot of posts about "Don't Text Your Ex!" and that kind of thing. A lot of people were bored and lonely.

So I wrote this song as a lighthearted take on a slightly toxic breakup and then the conflict of staying away for good.

In the past few years I've been thinking about priorities and realizing that one thing I value highly is peace... peace that comes from what kind of vibes and people I allow into my life. 

Hopefully you can relate... occasionally there is something or someone that you have to let go of, for your own peace and sanity…

Please share with anyone you think might need this message of putting your own peace first.

Mandy Prater Youre No Good For Me

Final track of my EP, Those Days. Available for purchase on Bandcamp or other music services.

Sucks To Be Me

From the EP, Those Days, available for purchase on Bandcamp and other music services!

February 4

Mandy Prater is an Austin, Texas-based musician, singer and songwriter. She would probably tell you that music has saved her life many times since she started her first garage band as a young teen in small-town Indiana.

She writes about love, vulnerability, and the courage to be authentic, with music and melodies that are accessible while still maintaining an edge that hearkens back to a DIY and alternative aesthetic.

Her 2021 single, “On The Outside”   was independently released and reached #32 on the Texas Internet Radio chart and #76 in the Texas Country Music Radio chart.

In 2020, she released “Keep Calm”, which was added to Spotify playlists and received plays on independent radio stations across the U.S and reached #2 UK UKCountry Radio.com

In addition to her current activities as a recording artist and performer around Central Texas, Mandy Prater has spent the last few years growing her global audience by broadcasting live shows on the streaming platform Twitch three times each week, where she has gained exposure to as many as 200,000 viewers in a single night and often plays to 1000+ viewers per show.
“Music has been essential in my life. I think it helps people connect to their feelings, it helps people connect with each other…”

Mandy Prater

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