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Outset

by Nominee

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1.
January 02:17
It’s only January And I’ve learned too much this year Trust no one that you think you can, Everyone’s a liar, and the truth is out there But you, you couldn’t get Far enough away from me Far enough away You can tell by the bags Under my tied eyes That I can’t get used to living bed to bed And it’s keeping me up at night But even the right words Come out the wrong way And catch up to you in time So for now, while you’re comfortable with him I’ll fall apart at a comfortable distance
2.
The weight on my chest Has kept me in bed ‘Til four in the afternoon And I don’t get up Until somebody wakes me Or I find something better to do The pictures we’ve taken, In time they’ll start fading And I’ll tell myself that this is what I have to do With or without you I’m finding it so hard to be myself When you’re already yourself With somebody else We started a family And I guess that it proved to quickly Cause you were so young And I was so naive About who I swore I could be And I know that this wasn’t the life That I promised you And trust me, I get it, You know I do But you had no excuse It’s my fault I made myself believe That the only things that you Would ever need We’re the same things Right in front of me
3.
Lock & Key 03:27
I’m the eggshells Under your feet I’m trying not to break As you’re trying to leave Like the concrete Weighing down as you sink I’m the hand over your mouth When you’re trying to breathe I punch holes in our already sinking ship And justify it saying “By now you’re used to it” And when you’re trying so hard To save the plans that we made I’m busy trying not to Push you away And you Say that you’re happy But you’re better off What kind of man would I be If I let you stay? You say that you’re happy But you’re better off You jump in head first When I’m at my worst I give you nothing to work with But you make it work No thanks to me, I fuck up everything I only fail So you’ll feel sorry for me How can I ever be enough for you When all we ever are Is what I’m going through? Aren’t you tired Of fitting the shape of my mood? Don’t be afraid to leave I don’t blame you
4.
Lowlife 04:14
I’m at a loss for focus And I wish I could let it be But all the words I’ve written down Well, they don’t mean anything And I could contemplate the causes Or get high on my couch And watch The Office But either way, I’ll never be The man you thought I was When you met me Dive into the night Without a light at the end in sight, to guide And I won’t drag you through the dark Like a lowlife It’s getting worse Every day that it’s with me And I’m aware But I can’t shake the feeling Dive into the night Without a light at the end in sight I never lied Okay, I might have bent the truth But it doesn’t change a thing You know me now and you know that I love you So stay with me a while And please let me explain Because there’s comfort in the fact that I can’t be The man you though I was when you met me
5.
I sang to you a song in the house Where I grew up It wasn’t much, But it was just enough To keep you in love Until the days forgot to sing it back to you And I did what I had to I’m hoping that you know- I’m hoping that you know I keep the letters that you wrote around my room I’m saving them for when I get home Saving them until I have the real you until I have the real you But if time makes the heart Grow a little fonder then, We can wait a little longer We can wait a little longer If time makes the heart grow a little fonder then I’ll see you soon You said you had a nightmare I got sick and you flew out to meet me here And I’d believe it, Believe me, it got me thinking If I left this world tomorrow Everyone would know What I was to you and What you wore to me Pick me up and take me home Because time is moving on And I’m getting old without you Getting old without you Pick me up and take me home Because time is moving on And I’m getting old without you And I don’t want to get old without you I’m getting old without you
6.
Stay 03:25
I was holding it together When you started to notice me Falling apart at the seams When I find my heart I'll find the strength Where there’s a will, there’s a way And I’ll get my head straight I'll come to terms That I never know What’s best for me I've been keeping myself away from you Giving you space so you don't have to Live with this the way I do But I made my own choices I was holding it together When you started to notice me Falling apart at the seams I'm visibly nervous Embarrassingly anxious Waiting for you to leave But you stay with me I found a way to outrun my shame But along the way I grew complacent I'll hide from my fate Behind the wall of mistakes I made
7.
Hello, friend It’s good to see you again Hello, friend I was sure the last time We said goodbye would be the last time But now you’re standing next to me And oh, I could use some time with you Cause honestly, recently Things haven’t been easy What’s it like where you’ve been? Have you been bored? Are you making friends? I’m all ears, or all talk It’s whatever you feel Whatever you want We can kick it like we used to We can laugh all night from being sleep deprived We can kick it like we used to And we can get low Or we can get high But if you’ve got to go Before we’re all caught up Then, please If you’ve got to go Before we’re all caught up Then, please, take me with you To see you now And feel the space we’re forced to live without That sounds alright to me Relive every moment That was lost on you and me You’re my favorite recurring dream We’re all here now, wandering Getting used to the new and what had to be We’re all her now wondering “Isn’t it obvious? You’re the only one who knew any of us Any of us”

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released January 22, 2021

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