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Bad People EP

by The Sometimes Island

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snobby_fox Matt's song-writing is both honest and creative..and it comes with this McCartney quality of making me smile no matter my mood. Favorite track: Mornings Are The Worst.
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Stick To Yer Guns 04:16
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You should belieeeeeve me now. It’s open season - You won’t figure me out. Go back home. Stick to what you know. Stick to yer guns and you can blow my brains out! Stick to yer guns, stick to yer guns. Stick to yer guns, it’s time for target practice! Stick to yer guns, stick to yer gunnnnnnnnns. Go on n’ gunnnnnnn me down. Five empty chambers, one spinning around. How you hold onto that rose... Let it go. Stick to what you know. That was an accident!!! ...that’s what you’ll tell them when they bring you in for questioning. Stick to yer guns and you can blow my brains out! Stick to yer guns, stick to yer guns. Stick to yer guns, it’s time for target practice! Stick to yer guns, stick to yer gunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnns. Stick to yer guns! Stick to yer guns! Stick to yer guns! Stick to yer guns!
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Can't Move On 03:57
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I can't move on... Break this down... Explain to me. How do you... Sleep at night? Next to me? Stagnant secrets hang in the air we're shouting we're screaming believing there's NO ONE UPSTAIRS. I can't move on... I can't forgive you what you want. We're only human - so pray to God that the demons inside us can't hear what we've silently thought. All this time we thought we'd change. Oh... perhaps... we will one day understand. All this time we were changing gradually... and at this point we'll never get to understand. I can't move on... Break this down... Explain to me. There's only questions and no one to ask. Living alone in an answerless world breaks my back. All this time we thought we'd change. Oh... perhaps... we will one day understand. All this time we were changing gradually... and what doesn't change... is... I can't move on. We were changing gradually and at this point I'll never get to understand. I can't move on... Break this down... Explain to me. I can't move on... Break this down... Explain to me. I can't move on... I can't move on... I can't move on... I can't move on... I can't move on... I can't move on... I can't move on... I can't move on... I can't move on... I can't move on... I can't move on... I can't move on... I can't move on...
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Golden Rule 04:03
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Say what you want to say. Hurl all the things around the room! Scream it into my face!! Do all the things YOU HAVE TO DO!!! Break down that wall. Tear me apart - I'll let you. Until you know there's no other way to move on; Bury me with the hatchet - and I'll rest in peace. Get rid of the evidence. Don't leave me face down in the pool. If there's something you CAN confess... Don't you forget the golden rule. The golden rule. Break down that wall. Tear me apart - I'll let you. Until you know there's no other way to move on; Bury me with the hatchet - and I'll rest in peace.
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Bad People 03:56
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Let's make something up it's bad people, If nothing works out it's probably us to blame. We’re a disease on corners everywhere! Mom it’s not your fault - we're cautionary tales. (Oh) (We're bad people) (Oh) (We’re doing it again) If it’s doing it’s wrong; We’re bad people. If doing it’s right: We’re not doing that again. If it’s doing it’s wrong; We’re bad people. If doing it’s right: We’re not doing that again. We're getting here late we're bad people. Comparisons *are* fair, and we’re making You look good. We never had a chance! they’re slamming shut the doors!!! Endless repeats... of whatever came before. (Oh) (We’re bad people) (Oh) (We’re doing it again) If it’s doing it’s wrong; We’re bad people. If doing it’s right: We’re not doing it again. If it’s doing it’s wrong; We’re bad people. If doing it’s right: We’re not doing it again. Bad people. (Oh) (We’re bad people) (Oh) (We’re doing it again) If doing it's wrong; we're bad people. If doing it's right; We're not doing it again. If doing it's wrong; we're bad people. If doing it's right; We're not doing it again. (Oh) (We’re bad people) No one's surprised - We're doing it again. (Oh) (We’re bad people) No one's surprised - We're doing it again. Endless repeats endless repeats endless repeats endless repeats endless repeats endless repeats endless repeats endless repeats
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Succulent 04:04
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You came from the ground before we took you home. You were small, you were thirsty… by the side of the road. Succulent You poor thing! Succulent Little guy. Water flows! Drink up what you want - till you feel alright! There’s a place. It’s warm, and it’s inside. You BELONG! Succulent You poor thing! Succulent Little guy. You got little guys of your own! Watch them grow! Standing still for a moment. Clearing out your mind… We’re the same. We are ONE. Growing all the time… Succulent You poor thing! Succulent Little guy.
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Mornings Are The Worst 04:03
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Mornings are the worst. Some things were, some weren’t. The way the dreams still feel like they almost could be real... That’s what works. Finding ways to quench this thirst. Trading things for less than they’re worth. They way the numbness feels as if it itself is real... That’s what works. Mornings are the worst! That’s when the world comes back. Mornings are the worst! That’s when I promise myself. Nothing left behind unsaid. Try - though it hurts - to use your head. The way you like your drinks: a bottle filled with gasoline dipped in shirt. Unplug, Plug back in your heart. YOU know who you are. A temporary gleam, something I’ve already seen… That’s the worst. Mornings are the worst! That’s when the world comes back. Mornings are the worst! That’s when I promise myself. That’s when I promise myself. Mornings are the worst! That’s when the world comes back. Mornings are the worst! That’s when I promise myself.
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Wish I Met You Before 05:26
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I was dreaming bout debris of my beliefs, and I wondered what to do, what to do, where were you? That SEED! That seed is the genesis of a new me. New people, old mistakes. No one gets it right the first time. Wish I’d known how good things can be. Wish I’d known what it’s like with you there for me. Wish I’d known someone’s always keeping score! Wish I met you before. I was dreaming bout the days you saved me from! Then I woke up with the sun, with the sun, another one. That NEED! That need is as clear as the Navy’s rum. One lady, consistently. No one gets it right the first time. Wish I’d known how good things can be. Wish I’d known what it’s like with you there for me. Wish I’d known someone’s always keeping score! Wish I met you before. No one gets it right the first time. Wish I’d known how good things can be. Wish I’d known what it’s like with you there for me. Wish I’d known someone’s always keeping score! Wish I met you before. Wish I had met you before, wish I had met you before. No one gets it right.

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released July 28, 2017

music and lyrics by Matt Blankenship Jr

vocals/guitar/synth/bass/drums by Matt Blankenship Jr

recorded at The 27 Club in Burbank, CA

produced & mixed by Matt Blankenship Jr
mastered by Eric Conn at Independent Mastering in Nashville, TN

released by The Sometimes Island

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The Sometimes Island Los Angeles, California

If Daft Punk and Fleet Foxes had a lovechild, this band would disappoint its parents and be sent to boarding school for sounding like The 1975.

This is exactly what tropical indie-pop band The Sometimes Island are made of. Synth-heavy pop laced with introspective lyrics and bright, colorful sounds, it’s music you can both sway your hips to and appreciate both physically and intellectually. ... more

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