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Mercy

by Remo Drive

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jennegatron I love that Remo Drive keeps pushing and driving into new sounds and following what excites them. I think this is their strongest record to date, and there is no weak link in the whole thing. Favorite track: Mercy.
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1.
Staring up at the shower head Running up my water payment Button up today’s shirt Regard the mess of a weeks worth of hair It’s compounding interest On a debt I could easily square But still I’m working in service To my old friend despair Staying up til the crack of dawn A rooster crows as I’m nodding off It’s an old holdover from when the nights were fruitful and fun But now I’m burning the oil Just to watch it’s tiny flame While the gifts of the morning slowly rot and go to waste Somewhere I guess I lost my sense And led myself astray Now it’s time to pay Between the faucet and the bar cart Between the couch and Washington park It’s hard to know what’s right Wasting away or living a life While I search for the answer I might fix my self a small drank And take a seat on the sofa Just to gave myself a think Happy birthday buddy, you’ve earned this Logging in for my bank statement My heart is rising up through my neck Getting too close for comfort I’ve gotta keep it tight for a bit I order something for takeout To push my heart back into my chest It seems I’ve forgotten something But I just can’t quite place it
2.
I have tried to live clean, like a monk or a priest Problem is I am insane No matter how strong light, I am no fly I find trouble no matter where it hides On a sand laden beach, in the bottom of a drink, up in a castle in the sky To the untrained eye it might Look as though it’s all alright But I find trouble no matter where it hides I just can’t help myself I just can’t help myself If I could help myself I’d help myself to more In the easy sleeping night Drooling gallons to my side Without disturbance I slowly wake I clear the sand from out of my eyes To look for something to despise Because I find trouble no matter where it hides When the children’s choir sings For the sake of melody I feel so jealous and deprived There’s no North Star in the sky Who could light my calloused eyes I find trouble no matter where it hides Because I find trouble no matter where it hides And it’s like damn dude maybe take a day off And that’s sage wisdom but still I press on The truth is I was never looking for much of anything at all But it seems I’ve stuck gold Well maybe it’s coal It could be shit for all I know Because I find trouble no matter where it hides
3.
Another lovely day To watch the grass grow blade by blade Or keep an eye on drying paint To boil some water sans a flame Frightened and barefoot Like every step is burning blacktop Or throbbing embers in a fire walk With pain to pay for every misstep Because lord knows no one’s ever done much wrong in the past And if you’re chasing your tail around all you’ll ever catch is your ass You can stay here Mull it over But someone’s gotta get it done Do the songbirds Worry about being hackneyed? Do they too judge their melody? Question each note and every beat If the first man Had scratched his head so fervently He’d have just earned himself a seat Inside the belly of a beast
4.
White Dress 03:40
WHITE DRESS My baby wants a white dress And a husband to go with it And if I’m not mistaken I think that she’s looking at me I guess I don’t know who else it would be And see it’s not like I don’t want to It’s just the stores fresh out of my suit And there’s no other place on earth That’s weaving vegan fleece Into groomswear on the cheap Well ok I might be hiding from something It’s not like forever is promising nothing Now is it? And you don’t wanna sell a gently used ring Or figure out who gets Fido which days Now do you? So don’t look at me like that it’s not like I’m running away I’ve got no agenda that I’m neglecting to say I don’t wanna keep you unwed into the grave I just need a minute just one minute babe She asks “what’s the hold up? If you really think you’re gonna What changes between now and some distant day?” To be honest it might look like nothing I could tart myself up falsely And affect manhood expertly Handsome smile, charming toast, camera flash Wouldn’t you rather it not be an act? So what’s the big deal if I’m frightened of something
5.
Mercy 03:07
If you wake up and feel unamused by the birds and their chirping Why bother pretending they’re welcome? Just to spare their feelings? Mercy, Mercy, Mercy I say who needs it Mercy, Mercy, Mercy Oh who cares? If you’ve sat down, to inspect mess on your table and shuddered Why not just abuse the waitress ‘til you’ve regained hunger? If you find out, the woman you’ve drowned does not float like a mallard Why bother clearing her name? It won’t wring out the water
6.
Makin' Muzak 02:51
Beat down in an lamentable state I think I left my luck in the last decade I’m tracing back my steps But the landscape has changed With memories overgrown My arms are getting tired of my head in my hands But my head is feeling weak so my arms understand This could go on forever Man it already has I said Inertia no more Cause I’m that dude And yeah you bet I’m pulling through I may be blinded and confused But I’m not turning away Nobody knows you when you’re down and out Feels like Grandmas gonna ghost you Hell I’d ghost myself I can’t believe my eyes even my money’s run out Look at those presidents go It took me a minute but now I can see That I ain’t princess peach no ones lookin for me And why the hell did I ever think they would be Aye there’s the rub I spent the last 5 years Tryna prove my worth through my career Thought if I could earn your love I’d lose my fear But that’s not how it works Now is it Nothing feels worse than hiding yourself Except for maybe failing when you are yourself I’m the kind to just give up and be someone else But damn I wanna quit it I’m that dude Yeah you bet I’m pulling through If it’s the last damn thing I do I’m not turning away
7.
Houseplant 04:00
I’m gonna hurt you despite my intent You’re gonna hurt me without even trying It just slipped out wait I didn’t mean it Trust me I’m gonna want you when you want to rest You’re gonna want me when my my head is a mess It’s no big deal not much more can be said Maybe next week Love is like a houseplant In order to keep it you must tend to it Feed it and treat it with some kindness Maybe it’s still got some life left in it I’ll be a boy when you need a man You’ll be a miss when I’m needing a ma’am We’re both just looking for each other’s hand Aren’t we There is no shortage of alternate paths Beautiful people who could be a match But where is the end to a search like that Eternity?
8.
His eyes are on the window But he’s not really looking through He’s got his own reflection in focus Like its the only thing that glass can do And he’s been looking for a partner Who’s gonna hold him the night through Who’s gonna heal his gaping wounds And maybe fix his head up too Well no there’s no hope No there’s no hope No there’s no hope for you It ain’t ever gonna happen Ever gonna happen If you’re not gonna give some too If you’ve been thinking That your shit don’t stink Like anything other than a rose And it’d be one lucky nose To be the one who gets up close You’re gonna be out there smelling great Wearing your stench like it’s fine cologne Dancing on your own Or with a heated blanket back home
9.
New In Town 02:45
Drinking the sun down with somewhat strangers In the new city I’m calling home Baring my teeth like my life’s in danger Simply destroying my cheek muscles Apparently everyone’s going to Susie’s I’m not exactly sure who that is I was thinking she’s an old friend of Whitney’s But she’s a bar not a person I pull out my phone and pretend to occupy myself with something Cast in the dulcet glow I crawl into my palm The table shakes beneath the gestures and laughter As old friends reminisce and catch up “Did you hear so and so had such and such happen?” I nod along like I know them all I think a bit about the so and so’s I know And how vacant their names would be in here Some of them would sound like complete fabrications Who the hell names their kid something so weird I use the restroom in only the most literal sense I take my cleansing breath In the filthiest room around
10.
Hold You 03:46

credits

released February 23, 2024

Remo Drive is Erik Paulson and Stephen Paulson.

Erik Paulson - Guitar, Vocals, Keys, Additional Production
Stephen Paulson - Bass Guitar and Moog
Sam Becht - Drums and Percussion
Dane Folie - Piano on “Hold You”
Tim Houston - Pedal Steel

Phil Ek - Production, Recording, Mixing
Garrett Reynolds - Assistant Engineer
Andrew Rudd - Drum Tuning
Joe LaPorta – Mastering

Recorded at Avast, Electrokitty, our parent’s basement, Erik’s home, and Erik’s practice space.
Mixed at Electrokitty.
Mastered at Sterling Sound.

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