Falling



looking for a spot
minivan in a compact lot
afraid of scraping the sides
and the drivers

(saying) look at this dumb kid
looks like he would fit in
but his sad eyes
look too far down


to see his place
to see his place
and even if they did, his arms are too weak
to turn the wheel
to shift the gear
and slide right in to what’s right there in front of him                                                


punch ‘em in a dream
but they just laugh at me
cuz my fists move underwater

so powerless
that’s what it means i guess
maybe one day
i’ll open my eyes

and hit for real
and love and feel
less like vellela and more like the river
why is that 
too much to ask
for i’m not tryna be some kind of big force

oh my god
i just want things to flow through me
walk with purpose, speak so coolly,
have a plan, honest i am 
not asking for a bluetooth just a blueprint or a map
need someone to be like, “man you’ve got time”
“man you’ll be fine”, “man you will find
a place that’s cut out just like a cut out 
of your soul, of your body, of your strengths, and of your hobbies 
and you will slide
slide right in
slide right in
slide right in 

maybe there’s no lot
maybe there’s no open spots
maybe you can never stop

but it’s nice to believe
there’s some asphalt and concrete
waiting out there for me

and that one day
i’ll see my place
and i’ll be ready yeah wise and strong enough
to turn the wheel
to shift the gear
and slide right in to what’s right there in front of me   

Slide Right In

Musically the song was originally inspired by How to See The Sun Rise by Ben Sollee, Sleepwalk, & The Temptations - Earth Angle, but with this band we trade song ideas off so much, you end up with a large number of other influences. Lyrically the song was penned after Thomas's Pet rabbit died, its about life being short. Time wont wait sort of means do what you will, laze around be happy. But time is always moving regardless of what you are doing.

Time Won't Wait

Producido por Eugenio Larrain y Benjamin Astete.
Grabado, mezclado y masterizado por Eugenio Larrain.
Septiembre 2012.

Jaguar

The bastard son's of Rock N' Roll.

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Time Won't Wait

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