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Ice Cream

by Smoke Ring

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1.
Strange 04:17
Somewhere far away Lost but unafraid I hear you sing your song Waiting on no one A game I never won Just playing to pass the time And I don't know why I sleep all day Try to push these thoughts away Running from the only thing I love And I don't know why I cry all day Try to keep my mind at bay Wishing I would feel like somethings changed Isn't life so strange Isn't life so strange Some things never change Isn't life so strange Longing for the one I wanted to love I thought I’d change my ways Wanting nothing else Than to be myself I wish I’d understand And I don’t know why I hesitate Always longing to escape Wishing that someone would rescue me And I can’t begin to contemplate All the things I love to hate Funny how my world won’t ever change Isn’t life so strange Isn’t life so strange Some things never change Isn’t life so strange No my world won’t change No my world won’t change No my world won’t change No my world won’t change Isn’t life so strange Isn’t life so strange Isn’t life so strange Isn’t life so strange
2.
Ice Cream 04:43
Catch me cus I’m falling Down to Earth there’s nothing To cover it up I don’t have enough Right now Right now Take me with you today There is nothing left to say Couldn’t believe you When you told me We’re all just running around I see you now like I never have before And I feel you now like I never have before Hold on to the edge of Our bond past the reaches I am so glad You’re the best I could have had For a mom Oh mom Take me with you today There is nothing left to say Couldn’t believe you When you told me We’re all just running around I see you now like I never have before And I feel you now like I never have before Take a look and I know you’ll see That there’s not much left in me When I look at your eyes they always scream Take a look and I know you’ll see That there’s not much left in me When I look at your eyes they always scream
3.
Perception 03:15
You know, they got you barking on What now could you be harping on Some shit you saw on cable news That's got you hotter than a burning fuse You know, you hit the big 2-0 You're old enough to know it all It's got you feeling all this righteous rage So go and put in on your Facebook page Doo Doo Doo (preach) to the choir Doo Doo Doo (words) filled with ire Doo Doo Doo (do) you sleep sound Doo Doo Doo (knowing all your thoughts are doing nothing but echoing) Round and round the little bubble of your social sphere Heard by no one but you and like-minded peers And now you think you've found objective truth And all the other little bubbles think they've found it too If it don't fit in your perception I guess that makes it another noise you can ignore Or else you'll use it as a weapon But if you cannot weaponize you’ll just deny Deny, deny, deny, deny, deny, deny, deny, deny You know the truth don’t pay the bills We need our drama and our fleeting thrills Got us hanging in anticipation For the day’s next big sensation These days don’t even have to try To distort and oversimplify It’s market tested and it’s been prepared And all you have to do is like and share Doo doo, can’t turn it off Doo doo, can’t get enough Doo doo, do you sleep sound Doo doo doo Knowing all your thoughts are doing nothing but echoing Round and round the little bubble of your social sphere Heard by no one but you and like-minded peers And now you think you've found objective truth And all the other little bubbles think they've found it too If it don't fit in your perception I guess that makes it another noise you can ignore Or else you'll use it as a weapon But if you cannot weaponize you’ll just deny Deny, deny Deny, deny Deny, deny
4.
Oceans 03:33
5.
So What 03:01
You can’t let go Of what you know And find when You’re all alone It means the world To no one else But you and I So what So what I feel the weight above Come crashing down And pinch my lungs And I start to drown It takes just One broken chord To feel alone So what So what So what are you saying to me So what are you saying to me So what So what So what So what
6.
Broken Bones 04:27
I ain’t got nobody To call my own All I have is These broken bones My woman left me Wouldn’t pick up the phone My broken heart and These broken bones Broken bones Broken bones All I have is These broken bones Broken bones Broken bones All I have is These broken bones I spent all my money My hard earned pay Trying to keep you And make you stay There’s nothing to do No gift I can buy That will keep you around here And make you mine Maybe someday you’ll realize Everyone’s got pain behind their eyes Until then I just can’t stop Thinking of how you gave me Broken bones Broken bones All I have is These broken bones Broken bones Broken bones All I have is These broken bones Broken bones Broken bones All I have is These broken bones Broken bones Broken bones All I have is These broken bones
7.
Burning my tongue Just to feel numb Running away from my best friends Best friends Best friends Best friends Seeing my flaws Wishing I was strong Wanting much more than myself Myself Myself Myself Don’t be so scared Of what you never shared I’ll leave you alone It’s what you deserve The most I said I feel stuck Trying my luck Breaking your heart one last time Last time Last time Last time Don’t be so scared Of what you never shared I’ll leave you alone It’s what you deserve The most You said I’m dumb We’re in love But hurt you again I won’t I won’t I won’t I won’t Don’t be so scared Of what you never shared I’ll leave you alone It’s what we both deserve And don’t be so scared Of what you never shared I’ll leave you alone It’s what we both deserve The most
8.
By My Side 03:23
You go running in the field And you go swimming in the stream These summer days will always be What we need to know we’re free My best friend with me always by my side So much love to give and none to hide I know you haven’t left my home All the hours that we roam You’re still my friend I hope it shows You know me like nobody knows Dad would take us to the park Stay out long past it was dark You’ve been in my life for so long I’ll miss you long after you’re gone My best friend with me always by my side So much love to give and none to hide I know you haven’t left my home All the hours that we roam You’re still my friend I hope it shows You know me like nobody knows You know me like nobody knows You know me like nobody knows
9.
Well, I don’t wanna do it like the way that it’s done With a middle-class mortgage and a wife and a son Brain dead job and a college degree And I want to get it moving but I can’t get on my feet Ay, ay Ay, ay Ay, ay Well, I don’t wanna sing it like the way that it’s sung Like the cute barista who was out of a job She said you’re a cutie would you want to make a movie We could move to California and discover who we are Ay, ay Ay, ay Ay, ay Oh, hey can’t you see All I really wanted was to be free Oh, hey can’t you see All I really wanted was to be free Only where I’m at Dragged kicking screaming down the beaten path Only where I’m at Dragged kicking screaming down the beaten path, and I said Well you don’t wanna follow me down that road Spend your whole damn life in a box-shaped hole You don’t wanna follow me down that road Spend your whole damn life in a box-shaped hole You don’t wanna follow me down that road Spend your whole damn life in a box-shaped hole You don’t wanna follow me down that road Spend your whole damn life in a box-shaped hole Ay, Ay Ay, Ay Ay, Ay Well, you don’t wanna follow me down that road Spend your whole damn life in a box-shaped hole You don’t wanna follow me down that road Spend your whole damn life in a box-shaped hole
10.
Drifting 03:41
Constantly unsure Misguided thoughts and actions Don’t make me follow your Lost lines and stupid actions There’s just one thing on my mind Guess it’s time we see you’re Drifting and floating Drifting and floating away Away from me Drifting and floating Drifting and floating away Away from me Say your stupid words I can never get enough Wanting to observe All the ways to see distorted There’s just one thing on my mind Guess it’s time we see you’re Drifting and floating Drifting and floating away Away from me Drifting and floating Drifting and floating away Away from me Drifting and floating Drifting and floating away Away from me Drifting and floating Drifting and floating away Away from me

credits

released August 4, 2017

All songs written and performed by Nick Krause, James Cunningham, Nate Davis and Jeff Lau

Tracking/Mixing Engineer - Otto Kuehrmann
Mastering - Matrix Audio
Photography/Design - Savannah Welsch

Tim Mayo: Additional vocals on track 1
Anna Sostarecz: Additional vocals on track 8
Rashmit Arora: Additional vocals on track 10
Otto Kuehrmann: Additional vocals on track 10


Special thanks to Anna Sostarecz, Parvaneh Larijani, Otto Kuehrmann, Tim Mayo, Rashmit Arora, Deb Gilmore, Sydney Sweeney, Nick Bermudez, Savannah Welsch, Matt Westphal, Ross Greenberg, Aaron Bear, Craig Weiner, Alex Goncalves, and everyone in the State College music scene


This album is dedicated to the memory of Nick's mom, Shelley Burrows

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