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When People Assume the Importance of Their Lives

by Earl Grey

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1.
Well I woke up one night from a dream I dreamt that I was trying to go to sleep And I can't see why it seems to hard When I can fall asleep driving a car I've been sleeping all day with my eyes wide open Did I miss anything? I didn't miss anything. Well I fell asleep one day in a chair My mind didn't feel like it was going anywhere And right when I felt like I was learning something I woke up from a deep deep dream I've been sleeping all day with my eyes wide open Did I miss anything? I didn't miss anything. The path of life is made of straight lines The lines are very small And the path is very wide And it winds Well you say your life hasn't been the best and that Makes you want to cry, and you think Why doesn't anybody feel the way that I do, Why doesn't anybody else just want to die? Because you've been awake for hours, And they've been sleeping their whole lives You could bury your head and go to bed Or you could live and sleep with open eyes
2.
In Love 02:38
I've got this feeling in my head My ears are still ringing from what she said Different flavors of alarm clocks in her dreams But in her conscious mind she dreams of me I'm in love, I'm in love
3.
We all try to float on the best we can But the water is so fearful how long can we last My life is the water the boat is my head The fishes are dreams that never began Getting seasick inside my car And dramamine won't do a thing I'm getting a little overwhelmed The waves are crashing down And I'm getting farther away from shore It's becoming so hard to prioritize When people assume the importance of their lives And here I've got one paddle and a hole in the sail People can't you see that I'm destined to fail Getting seasick inside my car And dramamine won't do a thing I'm getting a little overwhelmed The waves are crashing down And I'm getting farther away from shore Oh well, we all get a little seasick some times But we'll all soldier on alright
4.
Politician 03:45
I've spent far too much of my life Working hard on wasting time I've been on my ass all day I learn a lot that ruins my mind Life is like a rickshaw and we're pulling everyone behind and our back's just screaming but we tell everyone that we're doing fine Well maybe I'm always wrong You know that that sounds vaguely right I'm going to tell you the truth Everything I say is just a lie I know that lying's a sin I'm just a politician I know what I think is all wrong but I'd have nothing to think if I changed my mind I wish I had amnesia I'd forget before I forgave and I remember wronging the people that don't even know my name I don't want to sound complaining but time seems like a waste of time We spend our whole lives wondering how the hell are we going to die Well maybe I'm always wrong You know that that sounds vaguely right I'm going to tell you the truth Everything I say is just a lie I know that lying's a sin I'm just a politician I know what I think is all wrong but I'd have nothing to think if I changed my mind
5.
Try and put your life into perspective When you miss your respective Girlfriend, boyfriend -- it never ends Loneliness when you're not alone And you say that you can't get a job They gave it to some lazy slob But everyone's getting laid off Fuck off if you think I'm wrong Well you could have been A single-celled organism On some far off planet But you're not You want to go to some far off place Because around here you can't show your face To the losers, the boozers, the stoners and whores They're not worth your trouble anymore You tried so hard to fall in love And you try so hard to keep your love The fighting, the lying, the crying, the dying All worth it after all Well you could have been A single-celled organism On some far off planet But you're not You try and master the art of living But you're multi-celled, and it's hard
6.
Virgin Again 03:54
Love, oh no, a feeling that you've felt before And you know you're a virgin all over again You know the feeling that comes over you When you walk into the wrong bathroom Or when you feel you've come] too soon To the party It's been with me my entire life You know I'm trying to be a better man But I just can't understand Why everyone's an ampersand And and and and I'll change my plans I give up. Trying to be a human is too damn hard We get high on soft-core porn We play video games, watch TV, waste our day You think she might be the one But you just want to get laid, roll around and have a little fun You can fight but you can't fight how you feel Maybe you're right, this thing feels so damn real But you're a man, you grew out of this shit since two-thousand-and You're a virgin all over again
7.
Hipster Funk 05:26
Let's stop before this gets to hip Let's buy our big fake thick rims I'm near-sighted, you're short-sighted Let's all go hipster funk again I swore those hippopotamuses would never try to follow us Ugly sweaters, what's the weather Let's all start the hipster funk again And yeah I hate cats that's not the point that I'm trying there's no point round blunt fat retarded Let's all pretend we don't pretend And I pray for love and I pray for death You can send me to hell, it can't get much worse than this I don't want to be loved, I don't give a shit Let's all go hipster fuck with it My band's so underground we play in the sewers We're so unheard of no one's heard of us but the deaf All our old stuff is better than the newer You're only cool if you heard of us back in 2010 That was back when I sang of a wonder walrus Before any talent had ever found us, let's stop Before this gets too hip And I pray for love and I pray for death You can send me to hell, it can't get much worse than this I don't want to be loved, I don't give a shit Let's all go hipster fuck with it I just want my life to make some sense I just want my life to make some sense And I pray for love and I pray for death Let's all go hipster funk again
8.
Mangy Cats 03:34
I've got a bunch of mangy cats Living in my garage They shit on everything and I hate them more than anything Please just let them die, oh God Nothing seems to go my way I realize I've spent all day Walking around with shit On my shoes And I would never hurt a fly, but please someone just tell me why I have to wait for cats to die before I can be happy again? Shut the fuck up You don't know what you're talking about I know better So please shut your mouth When you talk just to contradict You come across as kind of a dick I understand the need to speak And make your thoughts seem legitimate That's why the crowds clap and why they scoff That's why, when it's quiet, they all cough Because they can't stand to go without Making any kind of fucking sound And the girls from my high school Getting pregnant like it was cool They all get passed around More than a joint on the playground I'm not too smart, I don't know much I'm just a guy who thinks too much But I can keep it to myself No one cares about anyone else
9.
I had a dream once that we were God's dream But God can dream what he wants, why would he dream of me? I imagine what I want Pretend how I feel But I'm scared like a child To reveal what's real And when the sun sets, when I see the moon shine, another day dies, I know you'll all be here when I open my eyes I'm not a perfect man I'm doing what I can This isn't my life Belongs to everyone else I know I'm too young to feel this old Sometimes I feel like I'm leasing my soul I know I don't have a whole lot left But for you all I'll never go to bed And when the sun sets, when I see the moon shine, another day dies, I know you'll all be here when I open my eyes Don't know why I try so hard To show you what I'm not I'm not a perfect man This is all that I've got It's never enough Why do I even try to love?
10.
Smokers have nothing to do so they do nothing at all And nobody writes anything good on a bathroom stall And I've been watching people watching people all day Now I'm just waiting on waiting on people to wait Life's not as hard as it appears to be But it seems pretty hard as far as I can see And beauty's in the eye of the beholder But it seems I'm getting blind as I grow older You can never run away from it all Because the shadow of yourself will always follow You can talk shit about me right in front of my peers But just so you know I have two highly functioning ears Life's not as hard as it appears to be But it seems pretty hard as far as I can see And beauty's in the eye of the beholder But it seems I'm getting blind as I grow older When life hands you lemons, kneel down and pray When it feels too hard to make lemonade If we can stand all this pain Maybe living life won't be in vain
11.
Powerlines 03:54
I've got power lines connecting my heart to my brain And I can't tell if I'm happy or if I'm just insane Everybody seems to know when there's something wrong Even if you try to hide it in the lyrics of a song And nobody seems to care when there's something wrong They just wanted to confirm the suspicions that they had all along Nobody seems to think they've said something wrong Tears fall into their laps, they never see what's going on Nobody seems to care that you're all alone They carry on with their own lives and there's no answer on the phone I've got power lines connecting my heart to my brain And I can't tell if I'm happy or just insane
12.
Laying with you on the blades of grass And the setting sun is parting ways too fast Not looking toward the future, mind and heart are here No sense thinking about tomorrow when the end is so near This world's going down in this mushroom cloud Take my hand, don't let go Look into my eyes, behind this burning sky Don't be afraid, it's the end of the world Acid rain can't dissolve our hearts And the sinister sky will never tear us apart Don't think about the past, our lives are done But my love for you will go on and on and on... This world's going down in this mushroom cloud Take my hand, don't let go Look into my eyes, behind this burning sky Don't be afraid, it's the end of the world Try my best to find you in this sorry hell Try my best to show you that I'm still alive, I didn't die I know our love can make it through most anything

about

The self-produced, DIY debut album from Mid-Michigan-based alternative rock trio Earl Grey that has been 8 years in the making. After several studio sessions, a stolen computer, and years of trying, Earl has finally compiled an album of "hipster-funk" tunes sure to simultaneously delight and terrify.

Recorded July 2015 for the Theatre Sessions in Flint, Michigan
Some tracks recorded January 2016 for the Basement Sessions in Otter Lake, Michigan
Guitar tracking and mastering by Arctic Sounds in Kansas City, Missouri

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released May 27, 2016

Lyrics by Matt Coggins
Music by Earl Grey
Tracks 1 & 5 with Aaron Kolb

Mixed, mastered, and produced by Matt Coggins
Production consulted by Tim Windy, Chris Ohmer, and Will Wood
Production assisted by Ashley Kok and Alex King

Earl Grey is:
Chris Ohmer - Drums, Percussion
Tim Windy - Bass, Guitar (6)
Matt Coggins - Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Harmonica

Thanks to founding and establishing members Alex King, Bethany Hickey, and Aaron Kolb.
Thanks to Doug Mueller, Will Wood, our many friends, family, neighbors (sorry for the winter session), and all the amazing performers who have shared countless bills with us over the years - in particular: Brites, Birdhouse, Fernando Solis, The Tom Toms, Arlow Xan, Oliver and the Attack of the Lovely, Death Trucker and the Slaughter Time Pals, Zepwhotles, Phosphor Elephants, David Siev & Kisses for Charity, etc etc etc. I'm sure I missed far too many but from the bottom of my heart, thank you so much. - Matt Coggins

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