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Five Years

by Bal Boheme

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1.
Five Years 02:00
It isn't about what they do Or what you've done, But what you'll do. It isn't about what they have, Or how you've spent the last five years. It isn't about how it is, Conditions outside of yourself. It isn't about the water That's already under the bridge. (Bridge!) Wouldn't it be nice To see no ghost When you looked over your shoulder? But it isn't about other people, Or some story that never was.
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Worst Fears 04:10
Verse: At some point, they stop listening To your wishes and your dreams. At some point, they stop caring about What you have to say and what you think. Oh, oh. Years go by, and you're mystified By the velocity at which they fly. Everyone else is moving along, While you just watch from the sidelines. Oh, oh. Chorus: These things that you create, They can't approximate These things you say you want. They're too little, too late. And these things you say you'll do, You won't get around to. They could be within reach, But something's wrong with you. Oh, oh. Verse: Even if you have potential, You lack the wherewithal to live it out. And your track record's spotty enough That your future is cast in doubt. You'll always be a disappointment To other people and to yourself. Moreover, no one will ever love you, So put that hope back up on the shelf. Oh, oh. Chorus Bridge: Day by day, you manage, you scrape by. A small, windowless room is your whole life. Instrumental break Bridge Outro: Just succumb to your despondency. No point in trying at all. Or, instead, you could take everything I say With exactly one grain of salt. Oh, oh.
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Expectations 03:21
V Independence is a euphemism for loneliness. Stoicism is another word for resignation. Freedom isn't that exciting when it's all that you know. Shopping around gets tiring when you never take a thing home. C Keep your expectations nice and low. Keep the lid that contains them tightly closed. Once that jack pops out of the box It's hard to put him back. V Wait and hope are expressed by the same word in Spanish. That's not so, or at least not my experience in English. C Sometimes you don't know how tired you are 'Til you first sit down to take a rest. Sometimes you don't know how hungry you are 'Til you take that first bite. (Bridge) C So keep your expectations nice and low. Keep the lid that contains them tightly closed. Once that jack pops out of the box It's hard to put him back.
4.
Doors 04:30
My door's always open Anytime you want. You know how to reach me. My phone's always on. Last time that I saw you was Over a year and a half ago, Late at night, at some bar In Baltimore, after the show. We walked side by side outside To our cars parked on the street, And, laughing, you seemed all yourself, A parting gift you gave to me. I don't know what's going on Inside your head. You won't tell me. You're something special, But you're something of a mystery. With anyone else, I'd take the hint, Deduce that silence means goodbye, But you just mean too much to me, So, regardless, I'm still gonna try. My friend, I'll see you again.
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All of the money from this EP will go to the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (naacpldf.org). Bandcamp takes 15 percent but we appreciate what they do too.

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released June 1, 2021

Laurel Halsey - Vocals, Organ, Synth, Keys
Mat Williams - Bass, Synth on Five Years, Guitar on Worst Fears
Stephen Russ - Drums, Percussion
Austin Blanton - Boops/Piano/Organelle on Doors

Recorded at The Brink Analog Record Studio and in Margo's Nap Room

Produced by Stephen Russ and Bal Boheme
Engineered by Mike Reina and Mat Williams
Mixed by Collin Derrick
Mastered by Keith Compton

Lyrics by Laurel Halsey
Music by Bal Boheme

Artwork by Laurel Halsey
Additional design by Daniel Machado

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Female-fronted keyboard indie pop from the nation's capital.

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