1. |
Hit The Line
03:07
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Drinking, and you’re all alone
second seat on the skinny side
you’re trying to come alive
but there’s a ghost at home
who won’t pick up the phone
In the meantime, you might notify
all this keeping score for tomorrow night
she’ll be here again, again
I know it’s not easy for ya
It might, It might take all year
But they’re always open
somehow you’re always late
there’s an understanding
that if you hit the line tonight
you won’t fade away
I’ve been running for so long
been getting it so wrong
been betting my soul on
impossible wins
that you can root against
again, again
But they’re always open
somehow you’re always late
there’s an understanding
that if you hit the line tonight
you won’t fade away
You might be your only friend
but the means may have no end
But they’re always open
somehow you’re always late
there’s an understanding
that you make them wait
somehow they’re always open
and you’re always late
there’s an understanding
that if you hit the line tonight
baby, you won’t fade away
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2. |
New Year
03:05
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It was the new year
I was outta my mind
I had a fire underneath me
and a glow behind my eyes
I am coming for the win
man, I hope you’re not between me
and the future that I see
when it’s time to settle up at the end of the night
I won’t say what you wanna hear
I might leave you behind
No resolutions cus I don’t feel like proving
myself to myself again
every night you’re choking on
the moves you made when you were young
don’t you think it’s time for you
to cut yourself a little slack
I know it was something to see
we were nothing
but we acted like kings
The world was mine cus you told me so
with the keys to your dodge
I could buy my own smoke
What I want and you want
it’s the same thing
I could burn the past
I could buy a tank of gas
and this $5 scratcher might make it last
No resolutions cus I don’t feel like proving
myself to myself again
every night you’re choking on
the moves you made when you were young
don’t you think it’s time for you
to cut yourself a little slack
Every night you’re choking on
the moves you made when you were young
don’t you think it’s time for you
to cut yourself a little slack
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3. |
Where You From
03:18
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4. |
Grow Out Of It
02:21
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Try avoiding your own reflection
never suited you at all
Grew up hanging by the payphone banks
never had the nerve to call
And it's a shame
You couldn't put your past away
One more direction from a subpar mind
You tried your best to fit the mold
One broken promise and it's right on time
this disappointment's getting old
Who's to blame
Coulda been us that made it this way
We won't grow out of it
It's always waiting on the other end
We tried our best to change
but this is who we are I guess
We won't grow out of it
It's always waiting on the other end
I tried my best to change
but this is who I am I guess
this is who I am
and it's a shame
coulda been us that made it this way
when we couldn't put the past away
We won't grow out of it
It's always waiting on the other end
We tried our best to change
but this is who we are I guess
We won't grow out of it
It's always waiting on the other end
I tried my best to change
but this is who I am I guess
this is who I am
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5. |
Spent Outside
02:41
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If I'm being honest
guess I was never on it
It's right for you to call me no friend
I guess you call em like you see em
and I'm another reason
to burn a bridge you never could mend
So cold, I am getting old
I can't stand to deal with this trash
No time, good people on my mind
I'm gonna crack one and drink straight from the can
All of my time
I spent outside
back in the past
I want outside
I want outside
Broken record deals
rinse repeat see how you feel
cycles you could never break
try your best to start again
grab some drinks with your best friend
let em know you're doing okay
we're living in some stupid times
and I'm about to lose my mind
somebody get me out of here
deal em out and burn em up
like so many decades now
always sayin' the world was bad
it just seems so on the nose now
All of my time
I spent outside
back in the past
I want outside
I want outside
living in some stupid times
and I'm about to lose my mind
somebody get me out of here
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6. |
Surfing
03:12
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I suck at surfing, it's the best
it feels so good, just to get it off my chest
You're number one man, that's no fun
but maybe one day I can learn it from your son
when he, travels the world
and says he had it bad
cus he wanted to be great
but he was always next to dad
Why is it so hard to live in these modern times?
He's got a van now
and he's traveling across the land
he brought his laptop, yeah
he's rocking ableton
he's eating up all that soundcloud hype
yeah, he's finally feeling good
and he's finally getting high
he said I'm the best man, king of rock n roll!
I said Hold on a minute kid you better slow your roll.
You know, you've always had more of a modern tinge
don't you think you've always been a little prince?
Why is it so hard to live in these modern times?
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7. |
Time Killer
02:54
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Did you miss your shot?
Do you miss thinking you had one?
It's a losing game,
and it's a pretty sad one
I don't wanna know
if there's nothing out there
I don't wanna know
if it's all a lie
I don't wanna know
can't you give me something,
I don't wanna know
to help me get by?
Time Killer,
nothing but filler
like my whole world's been stopped
A new speed,
stuck and bleeding
won't somebody
please help me up
An entire life
spent sprinting in circles
I never could slow down
even when I had to
I don't wanna know
just what am i missing?
I don't wanna know
what don't I get
I don't wanna know
what have i missed out on?
I don't wanna know
and can I get it back
Time Killer,
nothing but filler
like my whole world's been stopped
A new speed,
stuck and bleeding
won't somebody
please help me up
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8. |
The Hit
03:04
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There's two ways to look at things
there's a light in the dark
what do you want to give
I know you're after something
it's cutting into your time to live
so why don't you slow down
and take a sip
don't drink it down to fast,
you gotta savor it.
Maybe it's not so easy
could anything ever make us happy
I don't understand why we
can't seem to figure it
why don't you slow down
and take a sip
don't drink it down to fast,
you gotta savor it
I'm getting sick of all the
salt in my sweet
it's like it's sacrilege
to be so saccharine
I've had enough of all the
bad shit it my life now
I just want to live
I just wanna hang out
I don't wanna feel down
give me one good reason
to stay awake
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9. |
Crook
03:17
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I drank you up and I took you for granted
I was weak even when I was standing my ground
I'm a runner, you're a saint
I'll keep my fingers crossed
that I come off okay
I don't know what it's like to be alone
But you do, cus I was always so distant
distant and faded on the phone
One more sloppy alibi
one more drunken karaoke night
just keep me happy, keep me hungry, keep me fed
keep my real life out of my head
I'm gonna learn to be alone
When you finally come to your senses and wise up
and hit the road
I'm an outlaw
I'm descended of crooks
I wouldn't know the straight life
if you wrote it down in a book
curse those who love
twice those who forgive
there's no redemption for a life lived like this
I've seen the payout
I've written the check
I've seen the ugliness
I know there's nothing left
I've been alone
and you, you're the only good thing I've ever known
I'm no outlaw
I'm descended of crooks
bless those who love me
anyone who forgives
I'll never see my redemption but
I'll take what you wanna give
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10. |
Working Late
03:15
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Don't mind me
I'm working late
I'm drinking beer, I don't get paid
Oh it's another one for the books
and you can count on me
for all your hooks
It's okay
you're doing good
it's gonna happen someday
it's not like it should
It's just the life that you chose
You're getting desperate and it shows
Well there's a glamour to this life
you get your two drink tickets a night
You can pour your heart out, make a change
license the rights
pile up your pennies, tell your parents they're right
It's just the life that you chose
You're getting desperate and it shows
I've got a job
to fill the time between work
cus it's a gamble at best
I better rip my heart out
and I'll hold it on my chest and
I will try my best
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11. |
Burnout
03:23
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Why does it feel like
we've been left behind
livin' out the edge of our minds
well, I'll buy the liquor
if you text your man to score
we spent our salad days behind locked doors
speaking so much, saying nothing again
Why does it feel like
we've been here before?
waking up in the same spot on the floor
go get the car
i'll keep the road beneath us
you don't need smokes
I don't need jesus
driving east till 6am
we're never coming back from the desert again
burn out your light
you were born free
that's the way you're gonna die
burn out for me
I always knew this would end terribly
Last thing I heard in the morning that day
You were screaming something I used to say
What good's a climb if the rocks aren't slick?
What good's a candle if both ends aren't lit?
If you're not chasing something,
maybe you're just a target.
What good's a climb if the rocks aren't slick?
What good's a candle if both ends aren't lit?
burn out your light
you were born free
that's the way you're gonna die
burn out for me
I always knew this would end terribly
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NO WIN Los Angeles, California
Danny Nogueiras founded NO WIN as a solo act in 2015, leaving behind the suburbs and the emo and Americana bands where he cut his teeth to embed himself in the LA scene. He performed at DIY shows with a variety of bands up and down the west coast and along the way began recording bands in makeshift spots around the city. He went on to run Balboa Recording Studio in LA’s Glassell Park neighborhood. ... more
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