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What A Drag

by The Person & The People

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1.
I Get Weird 01:45
I Get Weird Yeah, I’ve been high I’d do about anything to fall asleep at night I don’t get bored Yeah, I can be content With sitting in silence and drinking in a friend’s apartment And I don’t give a fuck about progress I just want this shit to be done But wouldn’t that mean That I could see what I’m running from? Just slow down Live in the now And don’t distract yourself with everything around We can all be rich But it’s no use to me I don’t believe in self-sustainability And I don’t really want your money And you can probably keep your guns Leave me alone You can have your god And I just won’t Because I don’t give a fuck about progress I just want this shit to be done But wouldn’t that mean That I could see what I’m running from?
2.
Unwind 02:03
I needed some time to unwind I spent too much time on a different kind Working my 9 to 5 Or 1 to 9 I don’t mind, but the way it makes me feel inside Drives me wild I needed to get outside My life was wasted on a different kind Your scheduling has gotten me fried My mind is melting, and I try But the way it makes me feel inside Drives me wild I gotta hold my head up
3.
Vitamin C 02:17
I’ve got a ticking clock I’ve got a lack of time So I’ve been trying to come And you’ve been trying to go I’m going too slow You’ve got red, red hands I’ve got a bloody knife You say “Everything will be alright.” And that’s fine But I’ve got nothing now And I’m gonna show you how to love me I guess it’s all that I really need I’ve got a clicking jaw from the night before And she’s taking vitamin C And it’s all because of me I guess I fucked up.
4.
Just because I don’t have money Doesn’t mean I don’t have something to lose Just because I act kind of funny Doesn’t mean I won’t take your money Like you’ve got someone to lose I’ve heard she’s dying for some good news I’ve got some bad news Man, I hate the blues Enough 12 bar Just take me to the bar Just bring me to the bar Where you can fill me up with booze Like I’ve got nothing to lose You know I’m dying for some good news
5.
Give Me More 03:34
I get lost, and don’t keep time Because somewhere in my mind I hate this more than I hate you It’s best that we just leave it alone Now I feel the need to lie down for a while The room is spinning and it’s early in the night While you were waiting, I got wasted at home I felt alive, but now I’m shaking And I need you to give me more I get horribly confused This place is a zoo And you’re making no contribution In turning this place around In a cookie-cutter world Far beyond yours You’ve made the right choice, man You’ve got yourself an easy life While you were screaming, I got squeamish You lose respect when you are steaming, man And I gotta say that my problems with Your problems is, you don’t seem to let go I don’t know why you think so Your self-respect is evident You should try and spread the wealth Instead of spending it on yourself While you were waiting I got wasted I felt alive, but now I’m shaking And I need you to give me more
6.
What You Do 03:02
I have come so far to be reclusive You’re trying way too hard to be producing All these friends in which you think you love, A concept you know nothing of I’ve been trying hard to be replaced You’re living with your selfish ways Redemption that you’ve laid to waste I never understood the way you think And what you do don’t make it right Well, who do you think you’re kidding? You can buy your own public image And all of your friends in which you think you love, A concept you know nothing of I’ve been trying hard to be replaced You’re living with your selfish ways Redemption that you’ve laid to waste I never understood the way you think And what you do don’t make it right
7.
I was dreaming About sleeping About soft skin And fresh linen I awake with my arms asleep And rush for the door Am I happy? Was I before? Will I be after I close the door? When I’m out strolling More like patrolling Abandon caves, I wish it was a house with an open doorway My shoes they stutter when I think Of a home to own Exposed rafters Hardwood floors Then I’d be happy What was I before?
8.
Brooklyn 02:56
I need a familiar face It’s lonely in this town I’m asking how you’ve been and you say you’re “better now” What an amazing way we act after a couple of drinks I have always loved you. And yeah, I always will. But you’re taking off your clothes in a van, in Brooklyn You never come around when you make trips back home But it brings me comfort that neither of us are alone Something could happen, but I won’t make the push Plus, I get exhausted with all of this beating around the bush Because I have always loved you And yeah, I always will But you’re taking off your clothes in a van, in Brooklyn It’s not like I’m complaining. There’s nothing I can do And it’s not your fault, you can do what you want to. Yeah, you can do who you want to.
9.
Wrong Way 03:34
I don’t know what I’m thinking I lost my head “Potatoes” and “Pajamas” was all she said And I know that there’s a silly little thing you do You stop looking at me when I’m talking to you And it’s the worst thing you could ever do You showed me the wrong way to love you I don’t know what I’m thinking Man, I threw it away There isn’t anything I’m feeling That puts it all at stake But there’s still that stupid little thing that you do You stop looking at me when I’m talking to you And it’s the worst thing that you’ve ever done Or you could ever do And I did it to you You showed me the wrong way to love you
10.
Actions are like rain On a hot and windy day In a year long drought I heard you talking about me The way that I shook, My clothes, and my look And I wouldn’t say I’m any different But she said I was her type I fit the part just right There goes her garter I was a goner Whose to say this ain’t the after death? The ancient art of me progressing I wouldn’t like to act like I know Words I’ve been told Preconceived knowledge is the devil’s foothold And your words are your vice The universe ain’t always right And it would have been enough If I was left to my device And I wouldn’t say I’m any different All my ideas have an influence From the people they know But what person sees transparently? I independently depend on you Arrive at conclusions you think right as Based off of your own judgement Through the ones you trust and love She loves
11.
NYC FREAKOUT 03:54
New York City You freak me out The trains, and stations Buildings, and people around. Do they go after your flesh if your guards down? Is there even room to breathe around this town? So where are you going? And how do you do? New York City, I’m terrified of you I’ve got a feeling I might end up liking it here And I’ll let go of my irrational fears That they’re trying to bathe in your blood if you don’t look Like something from the television Or something from a book Well, I’m no tourist Nah, I’m just passin’ through New York City, I’m terrified of you I’m no tourist Nah, I’m just passin’ through New York City, I’m not afraid of you I’m not afraid of you
12.
Run 03:10
To take a different step in a whole new direction I accept my own actions in the search for perfection For perfection, I’ve found a lack of “right” and “wrong” In every goddamn song Just to break through the skin of the beast I’m trying to stab here You’ve gotta collect all your feelings Pull them out, and leave them stranded The cards in which I’m handed, They don’t feel quite like before It only matters more to the ones who stand around And put their noses down in the steaming pile of shit That I have been branded with If there is confidence buried deep within Dig it out again and run, run, run, run, run, run, run I’ve found a lack of “right” and “wrong” In every goddamn song And it only matters more to those who stand around And they put their noses down in the steaming pile of shit That I have been branded with.

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released October 26, 2014

Nick Costa - Guitars, Keyboards, Vocals
Sam Sanford - Guitars, Keyboards, Vocals
Andy Sanford - Bass, Vocals
Adam Mallory - Drums, Percussion
Everybody but Nick clapped on the record
Special thanks to Thomas Rehbein for teaching us to use his synths and weird noise machines, and allowing us to use them on the record.

Produced, Recorded and Mixed by Knol Tate
Mastered by Justin Perkins at Mystery Room Mastering
Released on Land Ski Records
Really Fantastic Artwork by Joel Starkey
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The Person & The People Minneapolis, Minnesota

For nearly a decade The Person and The People have been a fixture in the Twin Cities’ “indie” scene and their experience is evident not only in their enchanting, nuanced live performances but also in their seemingly endless arsenal of catchy rock songs. Their new album Dark & Low will be released on April 23rd on Land Ski Records. ... more

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