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Around the Corner in the Near Future

by Ryan Rumchaks

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1.
No one sleeps in this house anymore So I might as well not get outta' bed I can't sleep I can't do it anymore I'll get up Make up a disguise instead Close your eyes Open up Make up a disguise No one sleeps in this house anymore So I might as well just stay in bed I can't sleep No, I can't do it anymore I'll get up Make up a disguise instead Close your eyes Open up Make up a disguise No one sleeps No one speaks
2.
Tell me how you are And was it all a waste? Tell me where you've been And how did ya' get there and when did it happen? Tell me all about your time spent Leave a note by the door Was it all a waste? Since you threw it away And I don't wanna' play the games you play I'll do it my own way So put your bills away and kindly steer your attention (Over there, just look over there) Tell me, just who did you think I was? A chap you could string along to weave yourself Well, my kind is gone This I know So you're shit outta' luck Leave a note by the door 'cause either way I'll be on my way
3.
23 02:37
You left home without a trace Nowhere to go No one to know your name In my mind I knew you'd be You'd be just fine You're only 17 Suburban streets, they're all you know You found love here 9 years 3 months ago Fast-forward now you're 23 Few friends, no job, future uncertainty You know everything about nothing My parents on the cusp of 60 Where does time go and would you please take me? 'Cause if I go or if you leave We'll have this song We'll call it 23 We'll sing every day about nothin' Nowhere to go No one to know
4.
You seem so bored with everything that's happening You seem so torn Between a rock and hard place Tired, uninspired and you really want to leave But leaving won't solve nothin' if you can't stand on both feet You know you're strong, yet weak I seem happy but you know me I keep a smile on my face Worry about it tomorrow 'cause tomorrow's a new day This I need to change My life starts today Nothin' seems too clear right now so I will sing a song They can hum along My eyes can't see clear right now through all the smoke and fog So close your eyes, recall (close your eyes and) Being young again, getting fucked up with best friends Sex in the car, how I never learned to dance Soon you'll see that the memories hold strong And strong outweighs weak Do you remember when we'd get in the car and drive around just for the fuck of it? I want those times back We wasted gas and we wasted time Wouldn't trade it for the world I swore I'd never lie I think it was time well spent You just don't know it yet Strong outweighs weak Soon, in time you'll see you're strong Everything is clear right now so I will sing a song You could sing along My eyes can see clear right now 'cause all the smoke is gone So close your eyes, recall (open your eyes) Being young again, getting fucked up with best friends Sex in the car, how I still can't dance Soon you'll see that the memories hold strong And strong outweighs weak You just don't know it yet
5.
Take Me Too 04:46
Rest your eyes and fear nothing What you heard is true Every day it dawns on me who was taken from here was you It only feels like yesterday I was sittin' right here with you Step back, recount, recall the times All of the summers spent in June Take me too I fear nothing Take me too I fear nothing If there's room for two I'm coming with Life isn't worth living without you Rest your eyes and fear nothing What you heard is still true Every day it dawns on me that soon I'll be taken too If it happens will you still remember me? If it happens will they still remain the same? Take me too I fear nothing How 'bout you? Without you Take me too
6.
Control 03:07
If I knew half as much then as I know now I could've stored it in my brain I wouldn't feel so old If I knew all of you way back then We all coulda' been friends I wouldn't feel alone But I know that one day some things will change Just can't let shit get in the way We could take a trip by boat, train or plane We could go anywhere I just wanna' leave home I know that one day some things will change Just can't let shit get in the way But I know now I am the one in control Yes I know I know now I am the one in control Anywhere
7.
Can you please direct me to the nearest exit? I want out 'Cause I've been thinkin' much more clearly now more than ever If all you do is believe what you want to achieve shouldn't that be enough for you now? I've been goin' crazy with thoughts of 17 Do I even make you proud? It takes a little thing called hope and love Can you please direct me to the nearest exit? I want out 'Cause I've been dreamin' I'm always dreamin' I'm thinking much more clear now If all you do is believe what you want to achieve shouldn't that be enough for you now? 'Cause I've been goin' crazy with thoughts of everything Do I even make you proud? It takes a little thing called hope and love And I know that you're gonna' make it Make it out Yeah, I know that you're gonna' make it Make it out
8.
(Take your time)
9.
Grasshopper 03:18
As the grasshoppers keep tempo with the words that leave my throat Would you sing along with me? And with death being inevitable Would you make this moment memorable with me, please? We all know that we're dying inside The least we can do is spark a light in the lives we all choose to lead As the insects fall asleep the morning birds will soon wake All while a war begins to rage and babies are born across the states That's love and hate We all love Can you relate?

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released July 21, 2023

All songs written and recorded by Ryan Rumchaks

Drums, guitars, piano, bass, vocals, organ, percussion and lyrics by Ryan Rumchaks

Mandolin, lap steel, vocals, laughs and whistles by Mike Rumchaks

Violin, viola and cello by Gabe Valle

All songs produced, mixed and engineered by Ryan Rumchaks and Brett Romnes at Barber Shop Studio in Hopatcong, NJ in April 2021

Mastering by Brett Romnes

Additional engineering by Rob Chiarappa

Cover photo taken by Mellow Pundavela in Athens, GA March 2023

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