This track is from the album A Little Older, A Little Wiser and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/underdoghouse

Mrs. Jones

Things Could Always Be Worse

Tangled Hair

A Little Older, A Little Wiser

The subject matter covered in The Dead Years may be anything but peppy, and discontent with life in general never sounded so good. From the opening track “The Dead Years”; A song about being stuck in a rut, to the newest single just released, the band is going through what we all are, and it’s nice to hear they may not have all the answers either.

Stylistically throughout the album the band teases listeners by borrowing from different styles of music just enough to hint at what they are capable of, yet still keeping the sound cohesive throughout. This can be heard prominently on the album’s closing track, “Just Another Day”. With a Mardi Gras inspired outro complete with horns and the band echoing in the distance; “Just Another Day” leaves us on a high note and excited for what’s to come.

Just Another Day

Hey there, how's it going? 
How you doing? 
Oh really, that's cool 
Oh me, I've been a having a real lack of sleep at night 
So I'm coming at you to try to make this right 
I've been scratching this itch for quite some time 
Something's bugging me I feel I lost my mind 
(It's crawling through the walls) 
It's scaring me, It's scaring me 
(I hear it creeping down the halls) 
I know that I'm not crazy 
I saw my brain once on the floor 
I hit the light, it scurried towards the door 
(Hit the lights, hit the lights, hit the lights, but it shines too bright) 
I flicked them on, they shone too bright 
I blinked my eyes, they went out of sight 
(Hit the lights, hit the lights, hit the lights, it's gonna end tonight) 
(So tell me, how does that make you feel?) 
What a strange question 
Just teach me how to kill 
This infestation in my head 
Has made me scared to leave my bed 
Problems won't die, they multiply 
And I finally found the reason why 
I blocked the route for my escape 
I need your poisons for my pain 
(It's crawling through the walls) 
It's scaring me, It's scaring me 
(I hear it creeping down the halls) 
I know that I'm not crazy 
I saw my brain once on the floor 
I hit the light, it scurried towards the door 
(Hit the lights, hit the lights, hit the lights, but it shines too bright) 
I flicked them on, they shone too bright 
I blinked my eyes, they went out of sight 
(Hit the lights, hit the lights, hit the lights, it's gonna end tonight) 
I've set a few traps 
I don't know where it's at 
Armed with knee pads and baseball bats (And I'm not crazy) 
It won't get away this time 
Just need to learn to use my mind 
I saw my brain once on the floor 
I hit the light, it scurried towards the door 
(Hit the lights, hit the lights, hit the lights, but it shines too bright) 
I saw my brain once on the floor 
(He saw his brain once on the floor) 
I'm not crazy

Kafkaesque (Hit The Lights)

Kiss me quick 
My tonsils itch 
Both my eyes are fully fixed on your fair-skinned, lovely figure 
Pull the arrow from its quiver, and pierce this bleeding heart 
It came to be in a sporadic swirling sea 
Filled with my misery, I learned why I'm vexed 
You see, it's the love I was deprived of 
As water fills your lungs 
If mouth to mouth can save you, I'm your man 
But I laugh when you start asking for my hand 
Oh, like I planned 
Hahahahaha

Mouth To Mouth

We grow old and our skin grows cold 
And now I'm wondering how 
This shit will play itself out 
We ran with mythical creatures 
But now we're running out of time 
As we collectively play catch up 
We haven't left the starting line 
It's a sad state that I'm in 
This is where my mind has been 
I'm a bundle of potential 
So don't you try and get ahead 
No hope from the supernatural 
Yeah, you know what Nietzsche said 
I'm a bundle of potential 
And it's getting to my head 
It sounds cliche to babble on how I'm tired 
I'm not the first and sure as hell won't be the last 
To look out of their front window 
And see what we're fighting for 
Then turn on the television 
And flip through the day shows like a chore 
It's a sad state that I'm in 
This is where my mind has been 
I'm a bundle of potential 
So don't you try and get ahead 
No hope from the supernatural 
Yeah, you know what Nietzsche said 
I'm a bundle of potential 
And it's getting to my head 
Ain't it a shame that the young waste their youth 
As the old sit and watch their movies that they produced 
And they all stick around hoping a sequel will preview 
It's a sad state that we're in

Pen Island

She said she had herself the best summer 
And I'm not at the least one bit concerned because 
If there's one thing I know 
You feed the crazy it grows 
My heart's invited to dinner 
Yesterday it seemed so easy 
Tomorrow repeats in the back of my mind 
I did so good you thought I was cheating 
No proof, you threw me at the back of the line 
I hate this feeling inside of me 
Can't handle all this anxiety 
I'm doing just fine 
I think I got it (yeah, I think I got it) 
I think I got it (yeah, I think I got it too) 
I think I got it (yeah, I think I got it, dudes) 
I think we got it, it's true 
We got the punk rock blues 
No one seems to understand why I'm acting this way 
It's not my fault the plot played out like this 
These are the words they just make me say 
The spotlights on me 
It's got me sweating 
It's got me second guessing 
I hate this feeling inside of me 
Can't handle all this anxiety 
I'm doing just fine 
I think I got it (yeah, I think I got it) 
I think I got it (yeah, I think I got it too) 
I think I got it (yeah, I think I got it, dudes) 
I think we got it, it's true 
We got the punk rock blues 
She said she had herself the best summer 
And I'm not at the least one bit concerned because 
If there's one thing I know 
You feed the crazy it grows 
My heart's invited to dinner

Punk Rock Blues

The Dead Years

"Whats the point?" the members of UnderDogHouse have been asking themselves over the last 6 months, trying countless times to scrape up the money to finish their 4 song EP. Over a year of a myriad of shows across the state of Texas, they feel they have the answer. "Persistence and the drive to finish what you've started is the best feeling in the world. "says their vocalist Jason Day, who lyrics in the indie driven yet oh-so-poppy premiere single Mrs. Jones, show a struggle of coming to terms with growing up and facing self-doubt head on no matter how many toes he's stepped on. With now finally finishing their Debut EP "A Little Older, A Little Wiser", Under Dog House is ready to face any challenges that may come their way. They are currently writing new material. Check out their new music video for "Mrs. Jones" today!

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