In a room, in a room, it didn't look like this
it had much more lower ceilings and it was delicately lit
I couldn't shake an old girlfriend on my mind
cause I was dancing to our old song with a new one
And there's no room, no room for her inside my head
we haven't spoke for 8 years; I still feel her fingerprints
cause she: laid back, and I: a little wound…
she'd spout her little maxims that she had to calm me down, she'd say:
Go with the flow, with the flow, with the path
you hope for the best, you take what you have
but I have a paddle (and a bad idea up the wrong way)
and I heard, I heard, I heard she's married now
there's no word for the emotion that I felt when I found out
it was fiery, but casual like words put in my mouth
an indifference to some news that would have killed my former self
but no, not now and I hate how that makes me feel
cause it undercuts the present like my passions aren't as real
cause time will revise both the perfect and the broken
so I have to write a song to keep a snapshot of the moment
Go with the flow, with the flow, with the path
you hope for the best, you take what you have
but I have a paddle (and a bad idea up the wrong way)
Go with the flow, with the flow, with the path
you hope for the best, you take what you have
but I have a paddle (and a bad idea up the wrong way)
And I chose, I chose self-medicating woes
not separating causes from the subsequent results
and I know, I know there's better antidotes
than choking on the fits and tantrums I would always throw
and I hope, I hope that I will always grow
but I'm'a cut the tongue out of the next one who says "Go with the Flow"
Go with the flow, with the flow, with the path
you hope for the best, you take what you have
but I have a paddle (and a bad idea up the wrong way)
Go with the flow, with the flow, with the path
you hope for the best, you take what you have
but I have a paddle (and a bad idea up the wrong way)
In a room, In a room it looked a lot like this
I told a bunch of strangers stuff I really shouldn't admit…
credits
from The Rough Draft,
released November 20, 2018
Lyrics/Vocals - Bug
Guitar - Mohamed Hussein / Jesse Gallaway
Bass - Jesse Gallaway
Recorded: Bug Studio
Produced: Bug
Mixed; Bug
Mastered: Dylan Fant @ 1-shot Studio
supported by 13 fans who also own “Go with the Flow”
I love this album because it seamlessly combines a spoken word narrative with music. I love how sonically diverse it is!
I also love the fact that, even though the album is about a very specific life experience, the album contains emotions that feel very universal. Overall, it's a great listen. elainachristine
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Bright, gorgeous, bashing songs from these Belgian shoegazers that never lose track of melody amidst the waves of distortion. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 23, 2023
supported by 13 fans who also own “Go with the Flow”
Found this through my poor Spotify trying desperately to find what I might like to listen to. Not at all my normal type of music but it actually made me stop and listen. Delightful from beginning to end. It's gone onto my DAP to become part of my normal rotation of music. vonvanna