Fall Into Line

Go now
Slam your head into the clouds
Slow drown
Only I could drag you out
Float now
Without us bricks weighing you down
Grown out of all desires left lying around

I know that I can fake it
I know that I can make this alive

Dumb shit
Hippie conduit for sale
My wits
Left to chase your paper trail
Every little monster’s gotta feed
This one’s been devouring me
I have never moved at slower speeds
As when a heavy heart’s in need 
Hear me

I know that I can fake it
I know that I can make this alive

Never been so frightened by the sound
Of a spark dying out now
Safe to say that i won’t get around
It’s time to put it in the ground
Believe you me

I know that I can fake it
I know that I can make this alive

Slam (Free Download!)

Blues and blacks have inched their way back
Past the sounds I know 
And a light too warm to hold 
I’ve heard everyone here was made of stone
And I’m a liar cause you’ll think I’ve grown

All the wants you’d ever show
Trapped in a firm and frantic hold
Well I just did what I was told 
And classicism turned cold
But here’s the new modern machine
To keep em kitschy keep em clean
And I despise the way it breathes 
Inside of you and sleeps in me

Working to improve
So trim the sides and get the glue
No more hiding from the truth
That all I want is to be new
So I will ride into the sun
Ok now Annie grab your gun
Cause as fast as I can run from you 
It’s not as fast as you can shoot

It’s not as fast as you can shoot me down

You’re a treasure in the desert
You’re the water I’ve found
Now that everybody’s looking
There’s just one in this town
That’s so kindly and so coveted
We all wanna dance
But I’m too comfortable with compromise
I don’t stand a chance

Don't Stand a Chance

You were robbed then
But I'm alone, so now we're even
You’re out there in the Paris air
But you can’t stop bleeding

How could I have hurt you
Ocean eyes that turned the sky blue
The blue it fades as day becomes the night
You'll spin above my head like passing satellites

Shirt up round your head
Next the dirt became your bed
Old friends of mine, so serpentine
They get what they want
I heard the siren scream
Hid the whiskey by the stream
Of all the dumb things I've done, felt my legs run
It was miles before I stopped them

How could I have hurt you
Ocean eyes that turned the sky blue
The blue it fades as day becomes the night
You'll spin above my head like passing satellites

Perfect porcelain try your best to let me in
I'll hold you high until I die
and never let you shatter

It doesn't matter
It doesn't matter

Desole Pt. II

I can tell you what you wanna hear
And I can fake this for another year, but I would rather die
And I’ve been sitting on this fence so long
And spent so very many nights alone
I am not surprised

But hey

You get to numbing up your insides
Ran to the river but the river ran dry
Heard your calls and heard your cries
Real sympathy’s so hard to find

Tiny shards of human legs and human arms 
And eyes that never see the stars 
They’re fading in and out of focus
Bathed in rum just like the day that we begun
But I will never be the one
And you’re too comfortable to notice

But hey

You get to numbing up your insides
Ran to the river but the river ran dry
Heard your calls and heard your cries
Real sympathy’s so hard to find
Hey
You get to plugging in your insight
Throw out the logic cause it never felt right
On your own for the only time
And real sympathy’s so hard to find

Real Sympathy

Rows of pine and box of wine
Hung tinsel on the tree
Not a gift was on my list
When you belonged to me
Joy is gone you’ve caroled on
And kept me freezing here
I might stand the cold
If out of the winter
You’d appear
Out of the winter, you’d appear

Since you left my heart bereft
There’s no sense to hang the wreath
What good’s snow or mistletoe
Without you underneath

Ease my mind and take your time 
I’ve held my breath all year
Been wrong before but I was sure by Christmas
Fate would adhere, but if out of the Winter you’d appear


Ornaments and epithets and egg nog from the hose
Expectation burns up in black clouds of chimney smoke
Can anybody face familial strangers without fear?
Dinner bell is ringing they’ll be wolves while I'm the fallow deer
But if out of the winter, you’d appear

Come on kill me christmas, you’ve come close before
Would your baby notice that’s my body on the floor
Frostbitten and hopeless, bitter and alone
Descending from Olympus now he’s come to take me home

White dove of December wants to fly off and be free
Kept her grounded with the burden of my company
Stammered through my merits like a desperate auctioneer
Disregard my prayers they’re meant to fall upon deaf ears
But if out of the winter, you’d appear

By Christmas

Merry Christmas from The Gromble ft. The Security Cam Big Band

By Christmas (Big Band Arrangement)

Indie bands these days are a dime a dozen but The Gromble are about to change that with the release of their first single “Slam,” an upbeat mood piece that starts with an irresistible hook and builds towards unexpected, sunny, vocoder fuelled bliss. “Slam” launches on the 16th of June, ahead of second single “Don’t Stand a Chance,” and an album later in the year. 

Hailing from the warm shores of California, the five-piece grew up playing together in various bands and have established the kind of rare synchronicity that has helped them carve out their own idiosyncratic niche: a charming blend of orchestral alt-folk and indie rock, honed live supporting such acts as The Lemonheads. With the classical intensity of early greats Pavement, Weezer and Neutral Milk Hotel and a taste for the heartland classics, they arrive somewhere between Grouplove, Miniature Tigers, and Vampire Weekend. They take their name from a character in Nickelodeon’s Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, a perfect indicator of their unashamed love for 90’s pop culture and for the sense of humour runs beneath the surface of their songs.

This is music for when you're coming of age, music to soundtrack the best years of your life. The Gromble provide something different for everyone in their refreshing refusal to settle for the status quo and as such, they've already been championed by such reputable names as VICE and Indie Shuffle.

- Andrew Hwang, Neon Gold

The Gromble

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