nicely written, glad to know that things are getting better all the time.  liked the drums too!

A representative of my proudest achievements over the last decade. Listen to my story; hear how far I've come.

01. figments // [released in 2020]
02. Outline Pt.2 // [released in 2018]
03. Well, That Escalated Quickly! // [released in 2019]
04. in slow motion (Vocal Mix) // [released in 2023]
05. (Close Enough) ft. Haley Ebinal // [released in 2024]
06. Sukūn ft. Taylor Burt // [released in 2016]
07. Hindsight // [released in 2017]
08. Alone Tonight // [released in 2015]
09. Tears for Sleep (Aquamarine Pt.3) ft. Brandon Haut and Sarah Zapiain // [released in 2020]
10. figments Pt.2 // [released in 2020]
11. Hindsight Pt.2 // [released in 2019]
12. XO-35 // [released in 2018]
13. Outline ft. Claire Kinder // [released in 2017]
14. hideaway // [released in 2023]
15. Exo-Shield V // [released in 2021]
16. Binary Sun // [released in 2024]
17. 30 // [released in 2022]
18. Forever // [released in 2018]
19. Monumental // [released in 2025]

Decade in the Twilight

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It’s been a long time coming… this is the end of an era.

G major, 168 BPM

Songs for Her (2015-2021):
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-Alone Tonight     (20 April 2015)
-Exo-Shield     (28 April 2015)
-Silver Linings     (8 September 2015)
-Exo-Shield Pt.2     (8 October 2015)
-Sukūn     (20 April 2016)
-Exo-Shield Pt.3     (28 April 2016)
-To Snatch Victory from the Jaws of Defeat     (20 April 2017)
-Dial Tone     (28 April 2017)
-Good Ones Go (Drake Cover)     (2 June 2017)
-Three Cheers for Five Years (Mayday Parade Cover)     (7 June 2017)
-Hindsight     (30 September 2017)
-Outline     (8 October 2017)
-Outline Pt.2     (20 April 2018)
-XO-35     (28 April 2018)
-Forever     (2 June 2018)
-So Far Gone     (14 September 2018)
-Connect     (8 October 2018)
-Hindsight Pt.2     (2 February 2019)
-Summer of Love (Outline Pt.3)     (2 June 2019)
-Halo (Exo-Shield Pt.4)     (20 April 2020)
-Exo-Shield V     (28 April 2021)

Lyrics
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[Chorus]
I’m overdue for a breath of fresh air.
Need to give myself a moment to repair
all the damage done, held close for so many years.
Sunk cost, willfully drowning.
Had to make my grief make sense through self-loathing.
Suffering came with a silver lining:
I can bend to the brink without breaking.

Swear it’s a miracle...
I don’t even know how I’ve held together,
but I’m still standing.
The weight is lifting.
I’m levitating higher now.
Yeah, I’ve got a feeling that I’ve crossed an inflection point.
Yeah, I’ve got a feeling that some changes are coming.
Used to think this pain would be unending...
simply unwilling to let her go.
Hindsight 20/20.
Off the coast, there’s an ocean of memories.
Loose my anchor; let the tide carry me home.

[Chorus]

The thinnest of threads.
I held fast, fought tooth and nail to outlast my regrets.
Purple and blue only to suffocate again.
Resuscitate the old me.
That kid could do anything.
He drowned at sea...

I gotta heal my soul.
She was never gonna come back home.
Hang up and go.
Love lost to the dial tone.
Outline like an empty vessel.
She filled my lungs and made me whole.
I’ve sung every syllable to cope.

Had to give myself the time to compartmentalize her absence.
Had to give myself the time to redefine what it means to feel alive.

I’m overdue for a breath of fresh air.
Need to give myself a moment...
Thank God I made it.
My twilight’s fadin’.
Wake up and breathe in.
Paradigm shift.
Oath to myself: to leave behind this chapter of my story.
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(released 28 April 2021)

Exo-Shield V (Single)

Exo-Shield V

Syndroversion:
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MONOLOGUE
Twilight is the part of the day between sunset and full dark.
It feels like the day is over, but... not quite.
There's still a little bit of light left.
That little bit of light can still become something amazing.
So don't lose hope when the sun is gone.
Because today doesn't have to be the end.

VERSE 1
Looking on from a mountaintop as the darkness falls
I've got big plans tonight
Gonna start all over, gonna change the world
And it all begins tonight
Yeah, my life is gonna begin tonight
And I'll make sure they remember my name this time

CHORUS
I'm on my way, they're gonna rue the day when they doubted me
For the last time
Prepare yourselves 'cause I'm here to stay, yeah I'm on my way
(Oh-h-whoa-oh-h-h)
They've knocked me down about a hundred times but I'm back again
Don't try to change my mind
I've got the reins, I'm derailing the train, yeah I'm on my way
(Oh-h-whoa-oh-h-h)

VERSE 2
(The Twilight)
Been on the ropes, but I’m learning to cope until I spark the flame.
(Channel all the fire inside me.)
I’ve got big plans tonight.
(This is a fight to survive.)
I know I gotta shatter the cage of my paradigm
and cease the cycle that haunts me,
Find the hope I buried.
(Forge a new state of mind.)
Yeah, my new life starts when I break the chains.
(It’s time to wake up.)
I’ll make sure that I stay my course this time. (Yeah!)

Crepuscular

Candy Cigarette

When Nature Calls

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Original instrumental version, released 11 March 2023:
https://soundcloud.com/the-twilight/in-slow-motion

D minor, 108 BPM

Lyrics
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[Intro]
(The Twilight)
Minutes to midnight...

[Verse 1]
Catching moonlight, she’s by my side, and the world goes quiet.
Intrusive thoughts, “I don’t deserve her love–” falling silent.
If I had only known that a storm was coming,
could’ve stayed over instead of driving,
but I left her all alone.

[Chorus 1]
Salt in our eyes crystallized in slow motion
as my tail lights flickered away.

[Verse 2]
Catching raindrops on fingertips when the clouds above are clear.
Sunbeams slip through my hollow gaps. Her shadow cast.
Oh, a storm was coming for me,
and I knew from the aching feeling.

[Chorus 2]
Salt in our eyes crystallized in slow motion.
Goodbye, my daylight.

[Bridge]
Minutes to midnight, and the storm has arrived.
Outrun this rain.
In time, I’ll slide in slow motion.
My oblivion under obsidian skies.
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(released 20 April 2023)

in slow motion (Vocal Mix) (Single)

in slow motion (Vocal Mix)

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(Close Enough)
ft. Haley Ebinal

E mixolydian + B dorian, 128 BPM

Lyrics
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[Intro]
(The Twilight)

[Verse 1]
Statue lips kiss you with a lack of emotion.
Tacitly, I watch your eyes slide out of focus.
M-m-maybe this time, I can make you notice
my apathy as we divide in this cold mitosis.
Whoa, veneer is slipping again. (Slip, sli-lip...)
Whoa, there’s nothing left to be said.

[Chorus 1]
You’re getting close, but never quite
close enough to read my mind...
Close enough to learn
my love became a lie.

[Post-Chorus]
Lie... lie... lie... lie...

[Verse 2 (performed by Haley Ebinal)]
Affection drifting. Tides on our ocean betray me.
Are you happier now? Oh, can you feel us tilting?
Why stay aboard when the ship is sinking?
Where’s the anchor that’s been pulling us down?
Is there peace in the sands of this hourglass
if there’s nothing left at either end?

[Chorus 2 (performed by Haley Ebinal)]
I’m getting close, but never quite
close enough to see the signs...
Close enough to know
the guise of bad goodbyes...

[Chorus 3]
You’re getting close, but never quite
close enough to read my mind...
Close enough to sway
your breaking heart tonight.

[Outro]
I watch your eyes slide out of focus, focus...
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(released 11 May 2024)

(Close Enough) (Single)

(Close Enough) (ft. Haley Ebinal)

In the spring of 2014, Andy and Brandon went on a late-night walk through a neighborhood near their college campus, eventually finding themselves lying on their backs in the grassy center of a roundabout, talking about life. On February 14th of the following year, they shared their first piece of music together as Roundabouts. “Island in the Stars” is a recollection of that nascent memory and serves as an ode to a decade of Roundabouts.

The monologue originates from the second paragraph of a creative writing piece Brandon wrote in April 2015 called “Sunbeam Dust...”. The coordinates Andy recites belong to that very same roundabout in Whitewater, Wisconsin.

Read “Sunbeam Dust...”:
https://thesethingsblog.blogspot.com/2018/07/sunbeam-dust-revised.html

F dorian, 110 BPM

Lyrics
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It was a year since we returned to the island. He and I left home and cut through the university, heading toward the field. They had burned the grass, and everything but the worn-down path was blackened more than the night. Who “they” were is unclear. We found our way to a streetlamp neighborhood, following the same path past those same lighted windows, while creatures—hiding in plain sight—watched with tentative ease. Once we arrived to our roundabout island, we reclaimed our dominance and lay in the center of our land. The sky’s horizon split two shades of blue as contrails cut a gaping fragment through the suburban stars. The moon was near perfection, outshining the tall and creaking incandescent watch-lights. Our motionsick eyes made us believe a planet above shivered and crawled, but it never truly moved from the heavens. And as we lay there, sprawled carelessly in the convalescing grass, we were silent. We let the passing wind speak for us. We were the transitory rulers of time.
42°51'20.5"N 88°44'33.3"W
42°51'20.5"N 88°44'33.3"W
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(released 14 February 2025)

Island in the Stars

A cover of "If It Means a Lot to You" by A Day To Remember, performed by Alex and Belle. Thanks to Andy Wagner (https://soundcloud.com/the-twilight) for helping us produce this EP.

Featuring:
Andy Wagner (https://soundcloud.com/the-twilight): Guest vocals
Dominic Tran (https://soundcloud.com/ifwecouldfly-music): Guest vocals
Luke Sebentsfeldt: Guitar and guest vocals

Forever Humans EP

If It Means a Lot to You

"Stardust" is the spiritual successor to "Stargazer" and "Orionid (Stargazer Reprise)", from Roundabouts' debut album STARGAZER (2015).


LYRICS

“When is the ship going back?”
“I don’t know; do you even want to go back?”
“Someday, maybe.”

I remember that night,
bench in the park,
long past twilight,
sharing stories in the dark
under diamond-eye starlight.
(I wish this were forever...)

In a world of fantasy,
we were turning into astronauts.
Drifting through our galaxy,
we were turning into astronauts.
You were lost in your thoughts;
(We were turning into astronauts.)
with stardust in my eyes,
I was lost in this song.

I feel your gravity,
celestial tapestry,
standing on the edge of our history.
With stardust in our eyes,
we’ve never felt so alive.

In a world of fantasy,
we were turning into astronauts.
With stardust in our eyes,
we drifted through the sky.
(Yeah!)

(released 14 February 2017)

Stardust (Valentine's Day Single)

Stardust

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Happy Anniversary, one last time.

Lyrics
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[Chorus]
Flipping through the photos on your timeline.
Yeah, I’m so glad you’re fine,
but I wonder: would I fit in his outline?
Compare the image to the negative one more time:
you cropped me out, so now I
need to rewrite my profile.

[Verse 1]
I bet you’re not surprised.
I’ve got another song about you.
You’ll probably miss it like all the others.
Yeah… so I guess I’m only doing this for myself.
Does that sound familiar?
It’s like the one night I left you crying in your driveway
when I wouldn’t kiss you goodbye.
I really regret that time in the motel room on vacation
when I didn’t feel the same way I used to.
I wish I--

[Hook 1]
had only realized
I already knew the person I needed most.
We should have compromised, settled our differences.
I could have saved my own life.

[Verse 2]
Yeah, I’ve been listening to Logic a lot.
“1-800” and identifying most with the first hook.
You could argue that’s not listening to logic, but
I got nothing left to give right now.
It’s been that way for days and days.
I’ve watched as seasons cycle, change, and fade away.
Weeks or months or years, they’re all the same.
However you wanna measure time to maximize my suffering.
God damn, I’ve been ready to go
since the last time we spoke about eighteen months ago.
I know I’m gonna be alone
until I’m over you, but I’m not in the business
of giving myself a chance to forgive myself and forget the past.
I made the bed and now I know I gotta lie in it.
The ring I’m wearing on my right hand, wrong hand
is a reminder of the place I could have been if I--

[Hook]

[Chorus]
Flipping through the photos on your timeline.
Yeah, I’m so glad you’re fine,
but I wonder: would I fit in his outline?
Compare the image to the negative one more time:
you cropped me out, so now I
need to rewrite my profile
to remove hashtags from back when
it was only you and I.
I can’t remember what it’s like
to have a heart without a part that’s missing,
missing, missing, missing, whoa...
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(released 20 April 2018)

Outline Pt.2 (Single)

Outline Pt.2

"4th Dimension" is a brand-new track off our upcoming full length album "Back When".

"4th Dimension" is available now on iTunes, Spotify, Bandcamp, and NoiseTrade!

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roundaboutsmusic.bandcamp.com
https://www.noisetrade.com/roundabouts

___________________________________________

Take my hand for a moment
Lose yourself tonight
There’s no one in the world but you and I

I don’t wanna end up alone
I'm not gonna go on my own
Come with me and maybe we can be
Something other than ordinary
Pirouette to catch your eye
Try to hide my best smile. You’re reading all my signs
I don’t wanna slow it down,
‘Cause this is not the way we should be moving, but it’s alright

Take my hand for a moment
Lose yourself tonight
There’s no one in the world but you and I

I can hear the nightlife calling
Dance with me. We’re on repeat
Beat for beat, routine, we’re synchronized
(I’ll double down on you tonight)
I can hear the nightlife calling
Stuttered rhythm, fracture space and time
The stars align, cast fears aside
(Our universes collide)

You look immaculate
My god, I think you’re perfect.
I look so desperate,
How are you convinced I’m worth it?
Let me try, oh, let me try
To be a little more than all these other guys.
When you take my hand,
I’ll let you spin me around ‘til the sunrise.

The bass line ebbs and flows with the drums inside my chest
As I strike up conversation
In the blink of an eye, we left the club behind
To indulge in love so blind
Now we’re dancing through the atmosphere,
And I can barely breathe, but I’m okay with that
If this is wrong, then I have no idea what’s right

(I think you might’ve changed my mind.)

One night, or the rest of our lives?
I kissed you goodbye

In the blink of an eye
You were gone,
An apparition disappeared
Into the cosmic fog
I’m an astronaut,
Searching for my dancer in the stars

I’d cross the constellations,
Break the fourth dimension wide open
If I could hold you one more time

4th Dimension (Single)

4th Dimension

"Interstellar" is our first new single after the release of "Back When". It takes inspiration from our first song ever, "Stargazer", it's reprise "Orionid", and the follow-up single "Stardust". Be sure to check those out to help frame the song, or simply enjoy the ride in this standalone dreamworld journey.

_______________________________________

LYRICS:

**INCOMING STARLOG** 
We’re broadcasting this message to you. Yes, you. Listen close: there's someplace very important that you need to be, and soon. What transpires there will alter what happens next. But hey, don't worry! It's going to be great. Trust us, we've already been through all this. We’ll explain more once you arrive. We’re sending the coordinates now. Are you ready?

Meet up in my driveway
Been talking ‘bout it all day
We’re packin’ up and headin’ for a new place
Hop up on the rocket ship to slip space
We're light years away
But the journey has been going great
I can’t complain, 'cuz when you talk through the radio
I’ve got an angel in my airwaves

It's midnight on the east side
You and I, together under starlight
We’ve been waiting for the right time to fly

When I look at you
I wanna be the glimmer in your eyes
And feel the stars align
So far over our heads
I don’t understand, but I’ll take my chances
When I look at you
I see the glimmer in your eyes
And feel the stars align
So far over our heads
I am ready for whatever comes our way

Load in for the shuttle ride
Wherever we end up is fine
Looking tired with those heavy eyes
It’s alright, you can sleep while I pilot
Chart a vector for the unknown
Refuel, then away we go
Our galaxy is so close
I can taste it on the breeze through my window

It's midnight on the east side
You and I, together under starlight
We’ve been waiting for the right time to fly

When I look at you
I wanna be the glimmer in your eyes
And feel the stars align
So far over our heads
I don’t understand, but I’ll take my chances
When I look at you
I see the glimmer in your eyes
And feel the stars align
So far over our heads
I am ready for whatever

**INCOMING STARLOG** 
Things are going really well! You're right on target. Now, there's a lot you don't know yet but you really can take a chance on this. Things will turn out, we promise. Look at the sky. The constellations will guide you if you’re ever unsure of the next step. We'll help you find the right path, but there’s so much to experience on your way. Take it all in and enjoy the ride.

When I look at you
I wanna be the glimmer in your eyes...
So far over our heads
I don’t understand...
When I look at you
I see the glimmer in your eyes
So far over our heads...

When I look at you
I wanna be the glimmer in your eyes
And feel the stars align
So far over our heads
Got me thinkin’ that we are interstellar

**INCOMING STARLOG** 
Well, looks like you made it. This is where it all began: 
**COORDINATES RECEIVED: 42°51'20.5"N 88°44'33.3"W ** 
A lot has happened, and a lot has been recorded. That was our objective for you all along. Now, take care of each other and keep moving forward. The rest is in your hands.

**RECOVERED AUDIO FILE**

Interstellar (Single)

Interstellar

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Lyrics
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[Verse 1]
Preparing for a heartbreak again.
Nobody knows the let down like I do.
Got me stumbling over my words again.
Nobody makes me nervous like you do.
Can you keep a secret? I’m so fucking tragic.

[Chorus]
"Just give up!"
That’s what I’m telling myself
before I even break the silence.
Why does this always happen
when I meet someone new?
Oh, I can’t help it.
Terrified of rejection,
so I’ll keep these feelings close.
I should probably let this go.

[Verse 2]
I don’t even know you well, but I wish I could. Yeah, I wish you would
break the ice along with my anxiety so I can finally stop
stumbling over my words again.
Nobody makes me desperate like you do.
Can you keep a secret? I’m so fucking tragic.

[Chorus]

[Breakdown]
Let this go, let this go, let this go.
Breathe in, breathe out.

[Build-up]
Breathe in, breathe out.
Wear my heart on my sleeve.
At least I’m honest with myself.
I know that I’ll regret it when you choose someone else.
Wear my heart on my sleeve. 
At least I’m honest with myself.
Breathe in, breathe out.
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(released 21 September 2019)

Well, That Escalated Quickly! (Single)

Well, That Escalated Quickly!

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Status report: I was right.

Lyrics
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Stars in my eyes;
yours don’t shine.

Thinking through the words that my mouth won’t speak,
I already know their outcome.
I can predict my own future
and it never looks the way I’m dreaming.

Stars in my eyes;
yours don’t shine.

Darkened skies outside that night
have helped me to internalize

my expectations are set too high.
I’m reading between your lines.
These baseless fantasies are figments of a lonely mind
on a midsummer night.

Stars in my eyes;
yours don’t shine.

I can predict my own future.
I can predict my own future.
-----
(released 1 July 2020)

figments (Single)

figments

An ode to Roundabouts and our journey, both musical and personal. Inspired by a visit to the small town where we first met and started making music.
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LYRICS:

“Stargazers, turn your eyes to the heavens. We began this transmission back when your stardust first ignited with the passion of limitless potential, the promise of something more.”

Revisit these places we have come to know
Our footprints, if we trace them back
They lead through the moments we always wanted
Call us travelers
We sidestepped the barricades
Built this foundation
And made our dreams happen
We could have never predicted the magic
And we're only getting started

I set out with nothing
Just wanted to make something
And I’m on my way
Soaring through a fantasy
First time I love the air I’m breathing
Galaxy’s got me believing I’m free
Old eyes open
Here’s to hoping
I can keep my focus
And relish in the present.
It’s time for me to bear witness to a message:
 “You are interstellar”

Revisit this little town that I called “home”
My footsteps, when I consider their path
They pass through all these memories I’ll never forget
I’m a traveler
I never gave up
And built us this station
An oath to my mission
I could have never imagined we’d come so far…

Travelers (Single)

Hello, Internet.

I'm Andy Wagner, and music is all that keeps me going. I enjoy a wide variety of genres, and the diversity of my influences shows in my varied productions. I hope to pursue my passion for music as long as possible, and I'd love for you to come on the journey with me.

Much love,
The Twilight

Exo-Shield V

The Twilight

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