its the first of the year
i want it to be perfect
smoother than a fresh damp shave
the walk is longer than what it usually is
and i wonder how i can spend the day
sitting on the park bench i smoke a cigarette
first and only of the year that may be
sitting on the park bench
not feeling the same i did seven years ago
on the first
2 weeks tomorrow done and finished
what does perfect mean to you?
5 am morning drive
i drop my friend off at the airport
and watch em walk between moving doors
sour blister on my tongue
i take a drink from a day old cup --
choke it down, choke it down
it’s the first of year and I want it to be perfect
every passing moment well captured
the glow of a burning building on san Gabriel and broadway
gathers a crowd in the evening
in the evening, I cut out the waiting
get up and leave, it’s time to go
It's unfortunate that Marietta disbanded, but they couldn't have ended on a better note. As it Were is a reflection into a lot of youths' struggle with both aging and losing friends to time, and that it's okay to feel those things, even if for a little while. Halfrican Jones
Perfectly encapsulates the teenage experience. Finding this album while still young and in high school was the best decision I've made in quite awhile. charlesjr
i'm no good so i'll let everyone else do the talking abt how great this album is bc i have more important things to talk abt like that it was recorded in my hometown!! i was walkin around a stupid little ten-year-old and they were in the stu makin this album less than a mile from my house!! what!!!!! Elizabeth
Bracing post-hardcore meets festival-ready rock on the Tokyo band's sharp new EP, mixed and mastered by Will Yip (Turnstile, Title Fight). Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 8, 2024