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Who We Used to Be

by goodkids

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1.
This Life 04:12
This time this time you’re gonna lose your mind but you’re blind to all the signs tell me you don’t need me you tell me you can’t breathe every time you’re leaving you tell me you can’t leave this life this love has gone too far this life this love this love is who we are feeding the light I know you want it everyone’s out to get you, darling you won’t have a thing to do with me I’ve done what I can I know you know I can’t stop you you know I know I won’t all you see’s disaster baby I don’t want to sin I don’t want to let you down it’s hard enough to watch you fading think you’re losing touch you better take control I know you know I can’t stop you you know I know I know I won’t
2.
Drag Around 03:29
Seems like I’ve had a real lonesome time and I’ve been telling my heart don’t I can pull through and I’ll be on my own to get my nerves under control if you just could step in my head where no one should go I don’t want to fall apart I don’t want to leave you now that'll be my bleeding heart that I would be dragging around caught in a slow dark decline all I could picture needing was you by my side what I don’t let go will swallow me whole and baby that would be so wrong so wrong so wrong and I will be on my own to get my nerves under control and if you just could step in my head where no one should go I don’t want to fall apart I don’t want to leave you now that'll be my bleeding heart that I would be dragging around
3.
You’ve been selling me a death certificate and I’ve been digging through the concrete to the mud you’ve invited me to another layer of sediment so I could show the stones my ticket’s punched you’re the only one I know you’re the only one you’re the one that won’t let go cause this fix won’t fix the hole in me in me you’ve been selling me a death certificate and I’ve been digging through the concrete to the mud you’ve invited me to another layer of sediment so I could show the stones my ticket’s punched
4.
(I’ve got a feeling… she’s over me) Father once told me son of mine choose the best ones leave the others behind well I tuned him out invited troubles in now I know all those words he meant why survive the sunrise and get lost in the glow every woman I let down beats me till I’m broke well there she goes through judging my only hopes shows me what I’m not when I’m all alone that would be my worst I’m so sorry now but I can’t give what I have what I have consumes me how could I be so drawn and alarmed by the white rose that pulls me down to the ground then slips from my sight my god said you don’t know me leave the lights off when I came you were hardly awake you don’t even know what this is costing me (I have a feeling – she’s over me)
5.
Monster 03:43
Call it a false love call it a false love Ann Marie you stole my antennae love now I’m blasting static in the street ain’t afraid to turn the corner it’s a straightaway on the other side there’s a monster sitting shotgun up from the backseat one last time the mighty swell long ago dealt me more than forty blows I’m hollow now and pulling the shades one spot below my right mind hold me down I should have never been this high give me one more chance now Ann Marie hold me down I should have never been this high give me one more chance now Ann Marie when the crowd steps in front of me and I fold inside and the scars are from everyone I didn’t have enough to leave there is it too much to ask can I love spit it out no more drugs up all night long one more time give me one more chance now Ann Marie hold me down I should have never been this high give me one more chance now Ann Marie hold me down I should have never been this high give me one more chance now Ann Marie
6.
Web 04:39
Give it a rest like I told you to do missing all that’s left why would you do those things you do you look right as you’re walking away holding me holding me tight to the edge of light stuck in your web you got me on my back if you hadn’t ran well I would’ve pushed you out you hooked me by the waist before I even fell this foolish game we play will one day eat us both all of your wasted time all your regrets everything you want to know how soon you forget how could you even live how could you even live even when you can’t say what you want me to hear even when you wrap it up in a four-letter word even when all you tied me on broke every time you try to do something you don’t I’m telling you I got a hole that’s the size of my head a hole that’s a sign you keep holding me back I want you I need you I want you you keep holding me holding me back I want you I need you I want you you keep holding me holding me back I want you I need you I want you you keep holding me holding me holding me holding me
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8.
I don’t ask the right questions to lead me in the right direction only if I knew the way on this journey toward the grave never mind your feelings think I’m all done explaining can’t keep holding the pain in how these feeling take control of me and I’m too blind to see guess I just keep on moving past the feeling I’m losing love that creates this tragedy divide to face reality never mind your feelings I can’t forget what you've done to me
9.
Last Thing 05:05
Hold my hands to the fire and let ‘em burn selfishly need a little shot to get my head going the devil in me is so evolved don’t ever give a damn about my mind leave it alone I’m gonna get it repaired don’t talk about my feelings cause I ain’t got none it’s tied to my soul that’s tied to a chair and this'll be the last time that I say this'll be the last thing that I bruise I am out of reasons to believe and this'll be the last time that I use teach me how to fight and I fight myself you push me to the edge and I’m ready to blow the side effects could get painful love what would I be once I’m set free this'll be the last time that I say this'll be the last thing that I bruise I am out of reasons to believe this'll be the last time that I use lay me down lay me down on my face I don’t want you to see me now see me this way and this'll be the last time that I saying and this'll be the last thing that I bruise I am out of reasons to believe this'll be the last time that I use
10.
Lament 05:20
There’ll be no cushion when my back begins to cave the spine they’re ripping out reacts by folding in if you have to question is the past worth shouldering it’s hard to focus wishing the facts were forgery or some sort of grave to visit or just say a prayer but don’t walk away and leave me to my lungs gasping for more air and all the tree lines aren’t something to erase they hold my headaches down hold the clouds in place the flood of sun it singes me now am I to drown in a time of drought oh the pulse that’s driven us gets wilder with every bump as all the vines and all our blood and all the skies all turn to dust in the moments I’ve lied I’ve decided it’s fine the sin we owe we owe alone

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The band goodkids is the collaboration between vocalist and drummer Giovanni Giardina and lyricist and keyboardist Nick Mazzeo. Their music is mostly conceived in bursts of spontaneity in late hours of a night. At the heart of it can be heavy organ tones, and vocals from behind the drums, and sparse Wurlitzer, and bass grooves that drive each song forward as much as they set them in place.

Their debut album Who We Used to Be is a full expression of their signature vocals, that sit between smoky and soulful, that tell a story in the style of a lyrical memoir, or epic poem. With both songwriters originally from Upstate New York, this slate of songs inevitably draws characteristics of the place where they are from. A place that can be overwhelmed by greens but then dominated by greys. That is never too dark but never that light. With many hills, and waters, but much rust. The songs were written and recorded in that environment over the course of several years and many shows and contributions from some of the area’s most exceptional musicians and audio engineers.

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released December 31, 2023

Produced by Nick Mazzeo

Recorded at More Sound Recording Studio and SubCat Studios. Tracked by Andrew Greacen, Jeremy Johnston, Steve Brown, and Nick Mazzeo. Mixed and Mastered at More Sound Recording Studio. Mixed by Andrew Greacen. Mastered by Jason “Jocko” Randall. Artwork by Haley Fenn. Album design by Steph Todero.

Words and Music by Giovanni Giardina and Nick Mazzeo, except for Never Mind Your Feelings by Giovanni Giardina, Death Certificate and Lament by Nick Mazzeo, Last Thing and Drag Around by Giovanni Giardina, Joe Micheletti, and Nick Mazzeo.

Giovanni Giardina – drums and vocals
Nick Mazzeo – keys
Joe Micheletti – bass and guitar
Amanda Rogers – piano
Jeffrey York – guitar
Jon Lessels – bass and guitar
Matthew Golombisky – bass

Released on ears&eyes Records: www.earsandeyesrecords.com, earsandeyesrecords.bandcamp.com, twitter.com/earseyesRecords, soundcloud.com/earseyesrecords, facebook.com/earsandeyesrecords, instagram.com/earsandeyesrecords

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At the heart of it is heavy organ tones, and vocals from behind the drums, and sparse Wurlitzer, and bass lines that drive each song forward as much as it sets them in place. The band goodkids is a collaboration between a vocalist drummer and lyrical keyboardist. Their music captures a soulful and smokey expression conceived in bursts of spontaneity in late hours of a night. ... more

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