Ricky Carmichael

from Post-Life Crisis by Backspace

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

$1 USD or more
Buy the Full Digital Album

lyrics

This one is for the haze
into which the party fades
and for the sun obliged to rise at dawn
and cast its revealing light upon
a planet abidden in the darkness
all night long

This one is for that guy
hanging out on the couch
unlit cigarette hanging out his mouth
and for whatever he’s talking to that girl about
all the conversations are heading south

(chorus)
like birds for the winter,
like spring breakers and retirees
with their beer bongs and dentures, (respectfully)
Woah- oh, Woah oh,
now we’re all wasting away,
smoking cheap cigars and talking bout Lost
til the break of day

this one is for the dirt bike I saved for as a kid,
pined to fly wild dusty roads, but never did
and for all those other dreams that slid
into the fringes of my mind and dropped off the grid

This one’s for giving up and becoming someone else,
sounds great on paper, in practice it’s hell
when the bass is thumping and I’m at odds with myself
I just wanna punch the throttle and hear the engine swell

(chorus 2)

Like strings
Arranged to make you bawl
Like an ego or a flock of seagulls
Or a bruise, post brawl
Woah oh, woah oh
Now were all wasting away
Watching MST3K til the break of day

it’s like, your stomach used to lurch
when some kid at church said “What the hell?”
now you’re handcuffed to a bench
at the taco bell
Woah-oh, woah-oh
now I’m aloof on a sea of subwoofers
where everyone shotguns Mikes Hard Lemonade

credits

from Post-Life Crisis, released August 14, 2015

license

about

Backspace Marquette, Michigan

contact / help

Contact Backspace

Streaming and
Download help

Report this track or account

If you like Backspace, you may also like:

The Convincer (20th Anniversary Edition)
by Nick Lowe

Released in 2001, “The Convincer” is a gentle gem in the Nick Lowe catalog; an anniversary edition provides opportunity for rediscovery. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 20, 2021
go to album
Wide Right - EP
by Bad Bad Hats

Psychedelic-flavored indie rock from the land of lakes, with stylistic nods to Pavement, the Zombies, and of course, Liz Phair. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 3, 2019
go to album
Sweet Action
by King Brown

Guitar/drum duo King Brown crank out anthemic sludge rock with a devious attitude, building up beefy hooks just to torch them with a sneer. Bandcamp New & Notable May 26, 2021
go to album
Exposure & Response
by Mo Troper

On “Exposure & Response,” Troper writes the kind of songs that would have filled stadiums in a bygone era. Bandcamp Album of the Day Dec 5, 2017
go to album
Diving
by Buddie

Heartfelt indie rock from Philadelphia's Buddie wraps the sincerest of sentiments in big, colorful choruses. Bandcamp New & Notable May 28, 2020
go to album
Waterfowl
by Frankie valet

Slowcore, shoegaze, twee, and noise find their way into this ambitious full length from the St. Louis band Frankie Valet. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 9, 2020
go to album
Some Siren's Set List
by The Marbled Page

Punchy power pop with big riffs and classic Midwest emo-style vocals from Chicago's The Marbled Page. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 11, 2022
go to album