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Afterwords

by The Lately

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1.
I could tell you how I’d like to be wasted Blowing up your phone though you aren’t answering I would ask if I could stomach it If its good, then I’m good and I’m happy for you I’ve waited so long to be be happy for you Thinking up an end for every conversation I want to have but haven’t yet, so I’m still waiting I would ask if I could stomach it If its good, then I’m good and I’m happy for you I’ve waited so long to be be happy for you And I would ask if I could stomach it If you’re good, then I’m good and I’m happy for you I’ve waited so long to be be happy for you Happy for you I could tell you how I’d like to I could tell you how I’d like to I could tell you how I’d like to I could tell you how I’d like to
2.
Sleep It Off 03:11
Meaningless well I mean no offense You know I forget you know I’m sweating it Got the sense of the boot on your neck You know how I get, its insignificant It’s been days Carry me back, tell me where I’m at Let me lay down let me sleep it off Not so tough never thought I was Don’t you take off before I wake up Something’s wrong why are all the lights on? Try to be calm but everyone’s gone Feel it slip through the cracks of your lips Like lines in a song or lines in your palm It’s been days Carry me back, tell me where I’m at Let me lay down let me sleep it off Not so tough never thought I was Don’t you take off before I wake up Carry me back, tell me where I’m at Let me lay down let me sleep it off Not so tough never thought I was Don’t you take off before I wake up Carry me back, tell me where I’m at Let me lay down let me sleep it off Not so tough never thought I was Don’t you take off before I wake up
3.
I can miss anything even if it’s in front of me I’m outta my mind, I’m losing sleep Hot blooded and arrogant, hail popping luminescence Again again I’m born again Reading through the window not saying anything Scrolling bits of notes that aren’t saying anything It must mean something Must mean something It must mean something Must mean something To me (To me) She moves in a certain way, turns certain and silently Biding her time, she’ll make you stay Watching her shadow play, morning coffee and diner raids I don’t mind I’m born again Reading through the window not saying anything Scrolling bits of notes that aren’t saying anything It must mean something Must mean something (Isn’t this what you’re waiting for?) It must mean something Must mean something (Isn’t this what you’re waiting for?) It must mean something Must mean something (Isn’t this what you’re waiting for?) It must mean something Must mean something (Isn’t this what you’re waiting for?) Reading through the window not saying anything Scrolling bits of notes that aren’t saying anything Reading through the window not saying anything Scrolling bits of notes that aren’t saying anything
4.
High School 03:03
Take your time I don’t mind If you take it slow, is it possible? You see it from the other side, or The corner of your eye? Trace a line in your skin while its setting in, you can cover it The itching is a splitting of time Don’t it feel nice? Oh oh, you’re back in high school Oh oh, you’re back in high school Take the night to yourself Do it for your health, if you need the help I’ll stay til its done and i wont tell anyone Send a sign, any time, Are you picking sides? Are you satisfied? I’m like a beating heart If you start me up Oh oh you’re back in high school Oh oh, you’re back in high school Oh oh, you’re back in high school
5.
Battle Pose 03:48
I swear to god I’ll let you down so I won’t say anything at all but I, I’m not built for that its fine if you make it last I swear to god that I’m no good I’m self absorbed and self assured So why, is your aching heart Aligned so we beat apart But I’ve been thinking about you constantly Off guard and mouthing words to me Leave me if you’re leaving I want the reason, Want to get even I’ve got this thing about control Falling through cracks from a tighter hold So size up your battle pose Polite with a bloody nose But I’ve been thinking about you constantly Off guard and mouthing words to me Leave me if you’re leaving I want the reason, Want to get even
6.
Out with your friends I was in too deep I guess it depends what you really mean Say what you want, I’m a little drunk A slip of the lip, and a slip of the tongue Tell me that I’m getting better, I don’t wanna live forever I don’t wanna leave but I don’t think I’m making it out Tell me what you’re thinking, honey Tell me is it worth the money? Tell me what everything, cause I don’t think I’ll figure it out Long in the tooth, guess I’m into you Pretend that you care like I want you to The farthest from fair, did you think I knew? Tell me the truth, am I a fucking fool? Tell me that I’m getting better, I don’t wanna live forever I don’t wanna leave but I don’t think I’m making it out Tell me what you’re thinking, honey Tell me is it worth the money? Tell me what everything, cause I don’t think I’ll figure it out I’ll close my eyes if you let me stay Say something nice, say it anyway Tell me that I’m getting better, I don’t wanna live forever I don’t wanna leave but I don’t think I’m making it out Tell me what you’re thinking, honey Tell me is it worth the money? Tell me what everything, cause I don’t think I’ll figure it out
7.
Make Me Move 02:42
And I, I’m taut like human instinct As American as cheating That’s right, like college exhibition All gut and no precision So if your bored, then check your phone and hair And if you want to meet me, I’ll be there Are you gonna make me move? Are you gonna make me move? I’m back, like a tinsel prima donna All wrapped in do ya wanna? So so so so its like that, taking vitamins with vodka While she’s talking to her momma So color me like Magdalene, be fair And if you want to tease me I’m not scared Are you gonna make me move? Are you gonna make me move? Are you gonna make me move? Are you gonna make me move?
8.
Wanted nothing but to hear it sing so I Turned the dial til our bodies were ringing Now I’m sitting on the side of the shoulder Thinking if she’s thinking of me Face down on the kitchen floor spent a Year drunk as the day I was born I wanna burn it down and start over It comes easier now that I’m older Maybe we let it get too far gone Gave too much, resisted too long Sleeping it off, maybe thats enough Wanted nothing and nothings free, I think You and I got the same disease You were sitting at the top of the stairwell I was fumbling around for my keys
Funny how it only lasts for a minute, but it matters more than all that other shit I will meet you somewhere after its over It comes easier now that I’m older Maybe we let it get too far gone Gave too much, resisted too long Sleeping it off, maybe thats enough Maybe its different, Maybe thats good Took too much, maybe I’m hooked Taking it off, maybe I misunderstood Maybe it’s different Maybe that’s good Or maybe not
9.
Hard Enough 02:57
Well shit, it tastes like cotton candy The dissonance is amazing I think its nicotine i’m craving Its funny, isn’t it? I guess i do it to myself Catch me drinking too your health Till I feel like someone else As if it wasn’t hard enough I’ll take it out on you, my love There’s only so much to lose As if it wasn’t hard enough I’ll burn enough for both us And I’m not ready to let you I, I’m really feeling it tonight I guess its just a state of mind I’m not well but give me time Its funny isn’t it? Well if everything’s an act Tell me, where’s the fun in that? Tell me, why’s it go so fast? As if it wasn’t hard enough I’ll take it out on you, my love There’s only so much to lose As if it wasn’t hard enough I’ll burn enough for both us And I’m not ready to let you As if it wasn’t hard enough I’ll take it out on you, my love There’s only so much to lose As if it wasn’t hard enough I’ll burn enough for both us And I’m not ready to let you
10.
Try Me 04:13
The importance of being important Ain't it such a trip? And a little bit obvious It takes all that you've got to wake up A slow and steady drip, the twitching of your lips Every day, it gets harder Like colors, mixed with all the others You tried to make it right, but you tried to hard tonight You’re patient, kicking at the pavement Feeling calcified, with thoughts of qualified Every day, we get farther Baby why you trying to change me? We want the same things, I wont let it go Right, do you really wanna try me? Try and stop me, you got me by the throat One thing leads into the next thing Ain’t it such a shame, you’re waiting on a change Well if you explain it, I might understand shit Its basically the same, and I’m basically to blame Every day, we get farther Baby why you trying to change me? We want the same things, I wont let it go Right, do you really wanna try me? Try and stop me, you got me by the throat Baby why you trying to change me? We want the same things, I wont let it go Right, do you really wanna try me? Try and stop me, you got me by the throat

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The Lately is Sam Farrell, Ryan Eick, Mike VanSchyndel and Mark Marsh.

We wrote, played, recorded, mixed, and mastered everything on here along with Alex Drossart, who played keys on quite a number of these.

We'd like to thank Jerry 'Bear' Swedberg (our captain) and Jake Casey (our first mate), as well as our families and friends and everybody who has come out to see us over the past however-long-its-been.

We could have never done any of this without Ray Farrell, who taught us how to play and gave us a place to do it.

Love to you all.

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released August 4, 2023

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The Lately Appleton, Wisconsin

We met at a party in Madison. People told us we looked like a band, so we started one a few days later.

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