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Decade

by Crooked Numbers

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1.
Decade I 03:27
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We spoke in half-truths, a language from a past youth, Simple translation I would be nothing without you, I said it, can’t forget it, Let’s give credit where credit’s due, I was stronger, I could see farther, I felt alive, I was brand new, “I can’t believe the feelings you harbor,” I replay, “if you only knew” We spoke about a life exaggerated, Reminded by the scars that never faded Can that part of me be overstated, If you were there I wouldn’t have to say it We spoke about a life that was cemented, But we were surely misguided, I spoke the word and I meant, You didn’t want to leave like I did, I was careless and I lost focus Either hopeful or hopeless, Never quite found my balance, A canyon left from its absence We spoke about a life exaggerated, Reminded by the scars that never faded Can that part of me be overstated, If you were there I wouldn’t have to say it
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Decade II 02:12
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It’s been a decade since we found ourselves in the basement, Sometimes I ask myself where all the time went, The years have dried like words etched in cement, No one knows how much the songs we sang meant, I took the words and tried to heal myself, They picked me up from the place that I fell, This is ours for the hours we spent locked behind double doors, This isn’t yours, remind myself who I’m doing this for, This is ours for the hours we spent locked behind double doors, This isn’t yours, remind myself who I’m doing this for I pray and repeat this, “this set list is selfish”, I’m not looking for acceptance, but looking to break from the cadence, but I'm still moving with too much hesitance, We used to be reckless with our praise and dance This is ours for the hours we spent locked behind double doors, This isn’t yours, remind myself who I’m doing this for, This is ours for the hours we spent locked behind double doors, This isn’t yours, remind myself who I’m doing this for.
3.
Dead Set (Moving Forward) 03:26
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Now more than ever my mind is dead set, My spirit is spent, my soul’s in a great debt, All the blessings that no one else offered, We see it now, and we’re moving forward May the bridges I burn light the way, The past in the wake of the path I’ve laid, Decisions and mistakes have each been made, We see it now, and we’re moving forward Let nothing weigh me down, Look ahead to shed the dead weight, Mark the passage of time, memorize the date It’s been a decade and nothing seems to fade Nothing seems to fade, Nothing seems to fade, Nothing seems to fade Mark the passage of time, memorize the date Mark the passage of time, memorize the date
4.
Foundation 02:47
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After years I’ve finally found my step, There’s been a struggle but I’ve laid the foundation Promises made to myself have been kept, Clear eyes, I’m looking towards the harvest, Building up over time, brick by brick, I’ve sought guidance in a new direction, My skin has grown callous and think, Clear eyes, I’m letting go of the rest After years I feel I’ve built momentum, Stacking rocks against the current I’m better now than the person I have been, The truth poured out into a torrent I put my hope into your heart, You took the weight off of my neck, Over years my crooked spine grew straight My posture’s now correct I put my hope into your heart My all into your hands To take me further away than anything else can
5.
Salvage 05:37
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I grabbed everything I could salvage, Pieces made in a different age, They warned you it be this way, But I think they were just afraid, Somethings were left unspoken, And somethings were left broken, I took all my hands could carry Balcones now torn and buried Together we ripped out the walls And separately we went through our withdrawals I’ve come out the other side of this And I know that I’m not blameless I took all my hands could carry I’ve worked hard at leaving things behinds That was a different person That was a different time You salvaged those years When I was wrecked and young You saw who I was then You didn’t leave me broken You salvaged those years After all that I had done You saw who I was then You didn’t leave me broken I know I’m still to blame, But I’m more patient with myself these days, So much the same, But different in so many ways, I took all my hands could carry, Remind myself the truth all along You’re better than to have half-loves And you’re better than your whole-wrongs You salvaged those years When I was wrecked and young You saw who I was then You didn’t leave me broken You salvaged those years After all that I had done You saw who I was then You didn’t leave me broken
6.
Heat Depression 02:25
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Keep the cards close to my chest, I don’t drive south of the river, Put all the blame to rest, The good news I can’t deliver, Own up to my part of it, We grew in different directions, Let’s get to the heart of it, We don’t have that connection This is the part of growing up They tried to warn you about This is the choice you have to make The one you can’t live without I needed more time to be ready I cleared my head eventually

about

I wanted to write an album about the past ten years; the songs that I felt Zlam Dunk might be writing if we were still a band. I had things I wanted to say, about how much I look back on that time with so much gratitude and joy, and also about how I'm looking forward to the next ten years.

This record is in many ways a love letter to that period in my life, the period in our lives, and the people who were such a big part of it. "If you were there, then I wouldn't have to say it."

If you were there, thank you for being a part of this.

I'm doing my best to move forward, and to start understanding where I'm at now in this chapter, and figuring out how to write those songs. Those songs will come soon.

credits

released April 1, 2020

All music and lyrics written by Daniel Vega.

Drums and bass were recorded January 2017 at Good Danny's in Lockhart, Texas.
Guitar, keyboards and vocals were recorded in both Daniel's and Charlie's houses.
Additional guitar was recorded in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Mixed by Jas Nowicki, and mastered by Alex Lyon at The Bubble in Austin, Texas.

Charlie Day - vocals
Taylor Hughes - additional vocals
Brett Thorne - guitar
Grant Appleton - bass
Daniel Vega - drums, keyboards, additional vocals and guitar

Danny Garcia - Photos
Taylor Englert - Cover Art

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Let nothing weigh me down, Look ahead to shed the dead weight, Mark the passage of time, memorize the date.


It’s been a decade and nothing seems to fade.

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