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Skeptic

by Driveways

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1.
Obsession 02:53
What the hell is up with the obsession with the fall? Pretended not to see your message or your call You asked me what the hell is up with the obsession with the fall? Pretended not to see your message or your call I put new strings on the Tele but I barely even play it I swear over time every lie became a mosaic and I Framed the picture but I never hung it up though Sometimes I wonder if I’m ever good enough though The feeling’s cut throat I ain’t lying I’ve been dying in defiance I don’t ever want to try this again I’ve been on my own time falling I’ve been painting shadows in the sky I wish I could control my thoughts when Everything is shattered into white lies But you hit me on the side Told me everything is different in your life I said that time flies Just so I could fill the silence Cause I couldn’t think of trying again I've been on my own time stalling Rearranging memories in vain I wish I could disown my thoughts when Disillusioned reveries are played out I can’t make up an escape I hate reality it patiently awaits For when it rains out Just to make a reappearance And I hate I had to hear it again I live inside of this portrait Repainted lines are distorted Retrace the past and ignore it My thoughts have always been hectic My words are thin and deceptive You turned me into a skeptic
2.
Skeptic 02:53
I don’t know what to say now I caught you falling on the way down You tried to tell me you were overwhelmed, overwhelmed But that’s a different state of mind I saw you smoking on the back porch You gave advice I never asked for And it’d be one thing if you felt compelled, felt compelled But that’s a different state of mind I don’t believe anything, no Not a single word you say I don’t believe anything, no Not a single word you say I can’t believe that I let you say that I lie awake and wish I could take back Benefit of the doubt that I gave you Every time, every time But now that's no concern of mine My friends convinced me that you were dead weight I moved away and I got my head straight I remember the nights of me trying to justify you being high But now that's no concern of mine I'm so conflicted about you I grew up distant without you I'm pessimistic and doubtful But there were certain things I neglected I learned to live and accept it You turned me into a skeptic
3.
78 04:54
I said I’ll take the long way home It’s not an issue with my heart it’s just the aching in my bones I said I’ll take the long way home It’s only ten o’ clock at night and if there’s trouble I can call your phone But I won’t I’m alright I’m alright now And I can see the storm clouds grow I drive a mile down the street and see the blizzard warnings glow The sky begins to pour down snow And I think back to your expression when you said you’d never let me go But you did It’s coming down like it’s ‘78 in Massachusetts I see the circle I’m praying that I don’t crash into it If Watch the World wasn’t playing I wouldn’t be asking you to stay My head was reckless You turned me into a skeptic I get defensive like you wouldn’t believe You should be careful throwing punches with your heart on your sleeve It’s coming down like it’s ‘78 in Boston again I’m lost in my head I think I’ll call her again We cut ties It's probably for the better Every time it's snowing out I feel a sense of dread inside I can't hide You'll be with me forever I learned to brace for bad news with the overcast We cut ties It's probably for the better Every time it's snowing out I feel a sense of dread inside I can't hide You'll be with me forever I learned to brace for bad news with the overcast
4.
Sea In Storm 03:54
There’s an ocean that’s underneath my eyes It lurks beneath It curses me Sometimes I feel like I’m blind Feels like eternity I wish I could go back Innocent times When I didn’t know that Hell was a place in your mind It changes form Like the sea in storm I can’t believe the force it hides Patiently waiting for A slight imperfection Any mistake It rises without a concern For the lives that it takes There’s lightning on the water and the sky looks cold The kind of feeling when you’re insignificant and exposed Clouds above me look like pitch black smoke I feel the rising sea inside of me I slide beneath and I choke On every word I hate My eternal grave Sometimes I feel like I’m tied Deep beneath the waves My body’s sinking now My hands are bound I start to think about How many times can I drown? I’m rotting on the inside I’ve been Suffocating in my silent doubts I hate the words that you left with I kept the curse you neglected You turned me into a skeptic There’s something watching over me I hate the feeling of it I hear it breathe Beneath the vacant sunken sea It never sleeps But I’m always dreaming of it Whispers to me all of my favorite deceits It's watching me die I'm in the thick of it I never admitted it Disregarded every sign I take my final breath I think of my regrets They came back to life
5.
You called me from the car last night when you drove back I fell apart inside but you know that Not every star shines bright in the cold black sky I’ve felt my lights dim slow as the years past Your voice is radiant I'm laden with the fear that When our conversation ends I'm vacant as the clear black sky I swear my head will be the death of me I hate the person that I was I hope that I'm someone different Insecurities rise up They tell me I'm unrealistic I live with my eyes shut That's something I've come to grips with now I still hear the words that you told me The cause of my constant sorrow I'm fading out slowly I'm here but I'm gone tomorrow The words that I wrote seem Like bleak predictions if I don't fix this now I'll swear I'll try to fix it I picked up my guitar last night I played Adam's Song I thought that I knew the riff on the bridge but I still had it wrong I'm lost in my head but nothing you said has me kept me up at night for so long I drown out these headaches every night So everything is fine Not sure if that's considered progress or I'm just covering my eyes But I know You turned me into skeptic Once I'm recovered and rested I won't waste the life that I'm left with I swear my head won't be the death of me
6.
Telescope 02:03
My head’s turned sideways Speeding up the highway My eye’s fade I swear I saw a UFO in the sky You made me fear rejection I still hope your spirit’s resting I pull off the nearest exit I wish I saw a UFO in the sky You turned me into a skeptic
7.
Every night I see your bloodshot eyes As clear as I ever did Clouded by sentiment I swear I never meant To cut those ties I was distant and reticent You were selfish and hesitant to change But sometimes when I paint my life I shade in a black and white past Leave out the shadows I cast I only tried to find a place to hide Instead of helping you survive Another night of feeling like my head’s turned sideways Speeding up the highway, I feel my eyes fade I swear I saw a UFO in the sky Kept blind faith, through every tirade Cause you were high all the time And I never tried to make things right You made me fear rejection I still hope your spirit’s resting I pull off the nearest exit I wish I saw a UFO in the sky You turned me into a skeptic I wasn’t home when you wrecked it I should’ve known to expect it I feel like I failed I still have a voicemail saved you left me Time heals Everything but your pale face still gets me Outside from the shelter that I built Brings back to life all the remembrance I killed Revisits the cynical decisions that I still hate Yet I still made Another night of feeling like my head’s turned sideways Speeding up the highway, I feel my eyes fade I swear I saw a UFO in the sky Kept blind faith, through every tirade Cause you were high all the time And I never tried to make things right You made me fear rejection I still hope your spirit’s resting I pull off the nearest exit I wish I saw a UFO in the sky You turned me into a skeptic Your vision blurred your perspective I should’ve learned to accept to it Another night of feeling like my head’s turned sideways Speeding up the highway, I feel my eyes fade I swear I saw a UFO in the sky Kept blind faith, through every tirade Cause you were high all the time And I never tried to make things right You made me fear rejection I still hope your spirit’s resting I pull off the nearest exit I wish I saw a UFO in the sky I can't deny what you lived through I wasn't close enough with you I hope you know that I miss you

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We wanted to try some new things on this EP and we focused on trying to write solid singles. We tried to connect all the songs together thematically. Hope you enjoy it.

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released October 29, 2021

Produced, Engineered, & Mixed by Tom Iannello

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