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Rewrite the Bad Parts

by Tidal Volume

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1.
American Boyfriend 04:02
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Take the lead, never get behind me I’ll follow you wherever you wanna go These tables turn but they tend to turn so slow Never stop, I’m riding your wake Lose your way and I’ll spin you back around What doesn’t get you high will only get you down 3 months stateside, then 4 more months abroad I’ll be skating on thin ice that should have thawed I wanna be your American boyfriend I wanna go where the summer doesn’t end I wanna be your American boyfriend I wanna be your only friend Take me back to American weekends And landlocked lovers on the beach These people pray, they don’t practice a word they preach We’ll rendezvous across the Atlantic But I’m frantic flying mile high What doesn’t kill you makes you afraid to die 3 months stateside, then 4 more months as planned I’ll be waiting in the terminal when you land
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This Dark 02:06
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We’ve got a couple things That we should talk about Before we call if off And try to live without I’m sure you’ve heard this one Before, fore Now you’re crying Calling me crazy I get laid out, loaded, and lazy Like Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe” Or don’t, don’t Please don’t, please don't I’ve never been a ray of sunshine But when did I get this dark? If I didn’t want complicated I wouldn’t know where to start So when you tell me I’m incredible It’s hard to accept as true That says more about me And less about you I’ve got a couple things If you can bear with this I’ve got some other things Saved for a therapist I’m done sucking you into My lungs, lungs But that’s the trouble with Going cold turkey Blood in the water So the hot tub’s murky Like Brian Wilson’s “Love and Mercy” But I only need the second part
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Jamie (Riley) 02:46
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Jamie, why’d you have to say You’re not in love with me? I guess I knew it all along I just thought that I could prove you wrong Riley, why’s it so hard to Wanna try with me? I guess I knew it all the way I just thought that this could be my day Riley, why aren’t you willing To even try with me? Come over here and just lie with me Come over and just lie with me Just lie to me, yeah
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Logging Off 02:16
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I’m signing in Never mind, I’m logging off I’m a phone app addict With a smokers cough Whatever gets you off I’m glowing up Scratch that, I’m breaking down Like a trapeze artist Demoted to clown Whatever keeps me around Report and block my account Please get me out Cause who needs friends When you have followers? Who needs a twist When you’re born an Oliver? I’m so sad Couldn’t be any shallower I choke it down I choke it down, swallower I’m going viral Nope, I’m just sick as hell But not in a cool way I’m pretty unwell The normal clientele But you seem cool Or at least you’re pretty cool online And if we never meet in person It’s probably fine We’re humans in decline Delete and suspend my page I can’t get away Cause who needs friends When you have followers? There’s no twist When you’re born an Oliver I’m so sad Couldn’t be any shallower I choke it down I choke it down, swallower Don’t spit it out Just choke it down, swallower
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Want Your Love 04:02
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We’re the same Quick to judge but slow to take the blame We both play that game But you’re my only So come sit close, cuddle and console me Or I’ll get lonely Cause I’ve been lost but now I’m found I’m prepared to turn this around Give up the grudge And give you all my love You and me Can roll with all the punches The world brings I could be your all, your everything It feels good to say it out loud I want your love right now Honey, don’t think twice You know that you’re sugar, you’re spice, you’re everything nice And I barely suffice You taste so sweet You knock on my door and knock me off my feet No oven, just the heat Cause I’ve been cruel but I have changed No more drifting till we’re estranged I’m gonna get you back I'm gonna get us back on track
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Fossils Corrode 04:02
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Take all your hate and turn it away It’s not gonna make you more whole today But please let me explain I’ll get a little more estranged Fight the pain with pain I say your name, I hate the taste They say it gets easier We slowly drift apart Fossils corrode, just like your bones I hate the feeling of feeling alone You’re on my mind, so I won’t sleep I cling for dear life Is this what I like? Am I gonna see you again tonight? And scream your name in every language Till we’re both on the same page Place all your blame and put it to rest Cause I’m not the reason you’re not at your best But damn it, I digress I get a little more depressed Too stressed to be blessed I say your name, I fail the test It never gets easier Now watch me burst apart
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Epitaph 03:04
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I’m sorry I’ve been acting weird It isn’t quite your fault And I swore I wouldn’t apologize So take this with a grain of salt But I’ve been feeling pretty hollow And I was shallow before you Now I’m drained as hell like a useless well Do what you have to do Why’d you call me that? What’s that hurt in your eyes? I‘d be broken up if you left me But I wouldn’t be surprised Please don’t make me write our epitaph Sorry if this sounds rehearsed I could learn your favorite adjectives If you show me all your favorite verbs Cause I don’t want another episode We don’t have to fight right now I could be your fiercest advocate If you tell me I’m your favorite noun I was hoping we could talk it out Get our grievances off of the shelf You can only fight your demons for so long Until you’re just at war with yourself But I’m trying to get to a better place I’m just taking the scenic route Cause for some reason, I still want in While everybody screams get out What’s your game here? Why do I even try? I’d get over it if you left me You know I could never tell a lie Tell me I’m your favorite Just tell me I’m your favorite I saw eternity through a phone screen In the back of a liquor store With one foot firm on my own neck And another out the door Just tell me I’m your favorite Oh, oh Tell me I’m your favorite Oh, oh
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Rewrite the Bad Parts 05:37
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Don’t ask me how I’ve been Cause I’ve been unsure Each day, I feel a bit more insecure I’ve been grasping at straws Just to get out of bed I’ve been losing my mind Just to get out of my head Oh ooh whoa It falls apart Oh ooh whoa And now I’m talking trauma On a Sunday Funday Don’t ask when I’ll get better I’ll deflect it with “someday” Like maybe when we’re older I’ll start feeling lucky Like maybe when we’re older I’ll get why you love me Oh ooh whoa It falls apart Oh ooh whoa But I won’t be like this forever It’s just how I feel for now I’ve been suffering in silence But I’m ready to cry out loud I can’t think straight It feels all too queer Shorts in November Guess it’s that kind of year Sequestering my feelings Till they all go away Burning through my lines Until there’s nothing left to say But I won’t be like this forever It’s just how I feel for now I’ve been suffering in silence But I'm leaving for crying out loud And if you scream you’re sorry I’ll just look back with rage Fighting cruel impulses As I turn the page Like a dirty wine glass Left behind in the sink Ready to crack With the slightest clink If I could start all over I would stop right there Save you all the trouble And stay out of your hair But my blood’s on the page It belongs to my art And when you tell your own stories, You can rewrite the bad parts Rewrite the bad parts Until the lines on the page come off
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Crypto 01:05
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I don’t practice Santeria Or really any other songs If I had a million dollars I would probably spend it all On some nebulous cryptocurrency Get blacked out in blockchain And bit by bit, I’d cave to it A blue-chip renegade As if I could be any greedier As if I could be any needier I need a moment Has anybody seen my phone? I probably shouldn’t be alone I need a moment Has anybody seen my phone? I don’t wanna be alone
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No One Cares (If I'm Not There) 03:58
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Same party, same conversation again Just hanging with my high school friends I’d rather be depressed instead And just crawl in bed Or maybe I’ll slink away and sneak downstairs See what’s happening there And text you from the stairwell This is goodnight, so long, farewell One hand in the air if you don’t care And another one if you wish you weren’t invited Cause no one cares if I’m not there Oh no one cares at all Same drugs, same people standing around Just waiting for some shit to go down Wasting time we could have used to sleep It’s not that deep Or maybe I’ll get just a little too drunk to drive Wander back outside And spread out on the driveway Wishing it were a wet, dark highway One hand in the air if you don’t care And another one if you still click interested No one cares about me except for you But you No cares about me like you do Like you do No one gives a damn about me but you

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Music and lyrics by Zach Sullentrup
Arranged and performed by Tidal Volume
Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Jason McEntire at Sawhorse Studios
Art by Cassie Cheng

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released August 5, 2022

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