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Wandering Dogs

by Choir Vandals

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1.
Time takes forever, the impossible truth, getting long in the tooth As I’m driving myself home on a saturday night, to soak in the screen’s shining light I hear my neighbors are laughing, they’re talking movies and rain, I think they’re high on cocaine I’m wondering where my friends are, hope they’re happy and fine, drinking their $12 wine I roll towards forever, yield for the oncoming flow, wait for a sign that says go And there’s a time to remember and a time to forget, but learning when is the trick And I can count on my fingers, all my flickering thoughts, spaced out and walking my dog Remember being a child, running wild and free, but is it me who’s still me I shake hands with forever, I’m feeling salty and sweet, they say you are what you eat And I speak soft when I’m tired, but still the world’s spinning slow, I hope it’s right when I go
2.
Wrong Crowd 02:28
Life hangs around, it’s a sweet sober smile, it’s a trip out of town Time, may be now, to stop running away, to start settling down And I feel, you close to me, is this where, I was meant to be I’ve been hanging around with the wrong crowd, yours is the only love I’ve got Life feels the same, it’s hot tea in the morning, it’s how you call out my name When we talk, when we play, walk the dog down the block at the same time each day And I stop, to explain, that I’d like, to remain I’ve been hanging around with the wrong crowd, yours is the only love I’ve got
3.
Is this the end, Is this the end I had in mind I try to pretend, there’s still room to bend I try not to fight, with all of my might, to carry on Towards the impossible light, I’m almost there but not quite Know I’m running circles, trying not to disappear Figure out what’s missing, missing out’s my biggest fear Everybody’s filing out as soon as I appear I dance around my silent sorrow, guess I’ll try again tomorrow Is something not right, is something not right I watch the light move continuously Until I can’t see Running circles feel like I’m just running out of time Try to stop myself from buying everything I see online Goddammit I’m so stuck, I feel like I’ve been left behind I’m dizzy now try to recover, another foot follows the other
4.
I fell back in the same routine, I guess you don’t what I mean I mean I thought I had been obsolete, there’s nothing left but to clear and clean This muddy mess I made today, I tried to think the bad thoughts away I’m holding hardly on to it, the grip is there but it’s starting to slip All of our friends are gone, walking their wandering dogs Fucking off, in the fog, feeling so lost Felt fatigued from a common cold, I tried to be brave, I tried to be bold I made amends just to break the mold, but I lost my step and away I rolled All of our friends are gone, walking their wandering dogs Fucking off, in the fog, feeling so lost
5.
Maniacs 02:58
I drive past the maniacs, they try not to giggle Sharing their cigarettes, sending smoke signals I walk through the door, how could I want anybody more I welcome the change, I want it to be my pain I stand in the crowded room, I’m spinning and spilling Laughing at everything, turning red as a villain What amazing insight, do people really do this every night Just doesn’t feel right This can’t just be it, a cycle of slips Collecting the dust on the floor Falling asleep next to the bathroom door Wasting your time til there is no more I run from the maniacs, they follow behind me The parties still going on, they try to remind me I don’t stop til it’s safe, can’t stand another moment in that place It’s always the same, I want it to be my pain
6.
I think I’ll be fine, standing in the grocery line Thought I heard a tune, sounds just like it used to Now I’m crying in my car, just trying to find a place to park Can’t stop playing air guitar I don’t wanna talk I go through my old song list, All the Wine and Is This It Dancing around the room, try to find some hidden truth I’m brought back to younger days, when I was dead set in my ways Traded fire for some change I don’t wanna talk
7.
I wanna wake up and feel embarrassed, I wish going out wasn’t such a chore I wanna start living a little more careless, I oughta listen to Yo La Tengo more I wanna drive down the highway for hours, that’s when I cry to my favorite songs I need to remember to water my flowers, tonight I’ll sleep with the television on
8.
I grow another year older, feel a little bit colder It gets harder to remember the past Cause my clocks they are always alarming, my good friend joined the army At least he has a career that can last As they’re selling lives to keep up a quota, I might start doing yoga Maybe jog around the park a couple laps Or go see a film on the big screen, my friend lets out a big scream At the quiet part and everyone laughs Cause in the darkness of the room we don’t exist As the rich or poor We’re just another number for the box office reports As I send a check to stay in my apartment, can’t help but feeling disheartened All this money could have bought me a house Or at least a nicer kitchen appliance, maybe a bachelors of science You know they say that knowledge is wealth But not when you’re in debt til you’re dying, suddenly the loudest went silent Burnt out like a star at the end of their career They had one last chance to land the lead this time, the table read was a blindside They lost the role despite how hard they tried Cause in the artificial light they don’t exist anymore There’s just a longer list of potential candidates for them to pay for Cause if the marquee’s lit then we’ll show up anyways cause we’re so bored Eager to escape the lives we live everyday, don’t wanna live them no more
9.
Moving Man 01:57
Watched the moving man move away, he packed up his things began to somberly say “Lifes not what it seems to be, I’m always in between a past and a future place” The moving man soon moved me to tears, “everyday I wake up, I help someone disappear, so I decided today to move myself away, no I just couldn’t stay, between a past and a future place” Between a past and a future place
10.
Invisible death, call me when you think you can forget There’s only one way out, driving back home again Incase you don’t know, I think it’s something I could never show Remember the time when I spent that whole night saying that I should go

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Recorded and Mixed by James Ridling in St. Louis, MO
Produced by Choir Vandals and James Ridling
Mastered by Doug Van Sloun at Focus Mastering

Austin McCutchen: Guitar, Vocals, Bass, Piano, Ukulele
Wil McCarthy: Drums, Timpani, Percussion
Micah Kelleher: Guitar

Additional Vocals by Kara Yannon on Tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 and 9
Additional Vocals by Haley Butters on Track 4
Additional Vocals by Nicole Bonura on Track 7
Horns by Aaron Chandler, Charlie Cerpa and Adam Hucke on Track 5
Strings on Tracks 2 and 4 by Adela Rybarova

Cover Design by Jim Daniels
Cover Photo by Jack Garland

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released November 4, 2022

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