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Misread Allegory

by The What Nows?!

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1.
[Milton Had The Right Idea] --Verse 1--- You may see me as naive, but bliss is best served ignorantly We've thrown away our time, don't make us throw our dreams I'm longing for this long shot, seems like the only one I got To escape the cubicles and glass elevator out of service indefinitely Won't work finger to bone to keep expensive yachts afloat They own enough, they won't own me Don't want daily routine with hours in front of computer screens But out on the road I could be free --Chorus-- Don't wanna work the 9 to 5 Don't wanna be another office drone Prefer check to check to stay alive Where I lay my hat will be my home ---Verse 2--- Top three percent could pay our rent, rest of us chickens without heads How many summer houses could one need? They've given up on giving wages worth a decent living I hope they all drown in their greed Don't care how much we're paid, just wanna clock in on the stage Cooler conversations cannot compete So take your color coded files, I'll still rock three piece suits in style Oh out on the road I could be me -chorus-
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Sixty-5 03:22
[Sixty-Five] ----Verse 1 ---- In good company instead of in good health Time is wasted but so am I Don't care enough to care for myself Living it up, not just waiting to die So I'll fill up my lungs with smoke And I will fill up my glass with wine Who wants to wait till they've had a stroke Or lie in a hospital out of their mind Rotating hands adding up the minutes Let ticking stop while I still have my pride Call me crazy but I'm calling it quits Who really want to live passed sixty five -----Chorus ---- I want to die happy and young Not old and forgotten instead Worry about living your life more fun We'll deal with regrets when we're dead -------Verse 2----- Don't want arthritis to get the best of me Or have a machine keeping me alive Don't want to get to the point where I can't see Blind as hell still trying to drive Don't want discounts when I go out to eat Or carry an oxygen tank on my side Don't want to be a burden on my family Or be buried when I looked it was my time Rotating hands adding up the minutes Let ticking stop while I still have my pride Call me crazy but I'm calling it quits Who really want to live passed sixty five ---------- Chorus x2 ---------- I want to die happy and young Not old and forgotten instead Worry about living your life more fun We'll deal with regrets when we're dead
3.
[Pissing In The Wind] -Verse- In terms of pride, hung out to dry A chance of rain, so I can’t wear those pants tonight At speed of light, my life gone by Right down the drain, no longer have the will to fight The same routine, where went my week? It’s five past eight and I’m already half asleep Kick up my feet wake up in jeans Start of another day, just eat, work, rinse, and then repeat -Chorus- Just try to sing in key and pretend I have realistic dreams I’ll barely make ends meet, but I’ll be happy at least This will eventually be nothing more than memory Dust of these old cds and introduce myself to me -Verse- We’ve yet to try, just getting by Wanna do so much more than cover “Here’s To Life” Push social sites or pay the price Talent means nothing if you don’t have facebook likes Far from unique, cog in machine The bridge we built for you now reeks of gasoline You’re not elite, think before you speak And make sure to save one of those middle fingers just for me -Chorus-
4.
[Everything's OK] ---Verse 1--- Believe me when I say that everything's ok Not in the mood to take any more complaints This is fading fast, it's never gonna last If you keep messing up every single little task You can just assume that there's no longer room For all the idiots breathing in the fumes It's time to listen now, your input's not allowed Seems the truth only comes out of my mouth ---Chorus--- Bringing an end to the lies being spoon fed You're becoming something I regret Lie down because it seems you made your bed Sick and tired of the he said she said ---Verse 2--- Ideals trapped in a cage, it's time to turn the page Calm down man you need to start acting your age Thrown under the bus, who can you trust When honesty is the only thing not discussed When you're no longer the one with the bigger guns Back down, it's ok, we had a good run Beggars don't get to choose, but in the end still lose Receivers only give back abuse --Chorus-- ---Verse 3-- You think you know best, it only adds to the stress It's hard to be a pawn in this game of chess Minutes into the hour the numbers don't hold the power Because the brave start ganging up on the cowards Thoughts are something to fear when there is more than what you hear The truth rarely ever gets to meet the ear Believe me when I say I think we're not ok But that changes nothing at the end of the day --Chorus--
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[Two For Too Long] --Verse 1-- Well it looks like its been going downhill So most of this comes as no surprise Interaction nothing more than cheap thrills I've forgotten how it feels and the look in your eyes I've given up but I haven't left Stuck in a situation already known Just waiting for a fresh new breath Cause I'd rather be with you than be alone ---Chorus--- I'm sorry that I let it get this far One and one have been two for too long This isn't what we had planned from the start But I finally got around to writing you a song ---Verse 2--- No one had their hopes as high as ours Nor did they have them shot down as quick Back then fate was written in the stars Looking back we might have been dyslexic Got to know each other really well Wanting nothing more than to be closer Back then it was too hard to tell That I wouldn't like the person that you were --Chorus--- ---Outro-- It's coming to an end now And I'm not backing down It's coming to an end now And I'm not turning around
6.
Positivity 02:33
[Positivity] --Intro-- Let's talk about something positive, Cause I'm sick of being so fucking negative. And it's imperative, That we get our dosage of blue sedatives. I only make half of my bed, And nobody has found me dead. I have a roof over my head, But for not much longer cause of the careless life that I have led. Go (or) woo (or) whatever I feel like that day --Verse 1-- I barely do the fucking dishes, Cause I don't cook enough to make dishes. There's much less bitchin in my ears, And I'm not wishing that I wasn't here. I hardly have to shop for groceries, Cause I have no desire to eat. Lack of nutrition's got me beat, But I'm starting to look petite. --Chorus 1-- And whether the sky is blue, or a shade of gray. It does not adversely affect my day to day. I still have the occasional urge to play in.. THE FREEWWWAYYYYYY!!! Other than that, my life's pretty fucking great. --Verse 2-- And my utilities are cheap, Too scared to use electric, air, and heat. Cause money's not obsolete, And if I had some that'd be fucking sweet. I'm kind of dumb, but I'm kind of wise, Feel like I'm dead, but at least I'm still alive. Of self fulfillment I'm deprived, And to me self improvement is my demise. --Chorus 2-- But whether the sky is blue, or a shade of gray. I'm still the same old asshole in every way. I wake up every morning screaming.. ONEEE MOREEE DAYYYY!!! Sorry everyone, guess optimism isn't my forte.
7.
Ajimbo 02:40
[Ajimbo] -Verse- If I just hit the snooze, I can prolong the truth Can’t bare the bearers of bad news, I miss the ignorance of youth Trade every holographic card just to go back to start Before my hairline began receding and there was a god I still believed in Back when the only thought of war was Bettleborg vs. Megazord Growing sick of growing up too fast, I miss simplicity of past -Bridge- Never thought twice about disease My biggest worries were skinned knees But it didn’t require a doctor’s visit Cause Mamma’s kisses could always fix it -Chorus- Woah-oh just to be a kid again Don’t want the now I want the then Close your eyes and count to ten But I’ve forgotten how to play pretend -Bridge- What happened to my TV No longer see shrines of silver monkeys Never get to climb the aggrocrag Or pick a giant nose to retrieve the flag -Chorus-
8.
[Heart to heart] Verse 1 Turns out that we may be burnouts Turn down the system surround sound They'll shout the same words as my mouth Be bound to stay stuck in this town Still seems that we miss more than we've seen New feet never frequent these old streets As walls leaned I was trapped in between Take a seat and steady the heartbeats Chorus But woah oh oh oh oh oh oh I'm leaving Bouncing round these walls in my head You know oh oh oh oh oh oh I'm dreaming Wide awake I'll sleep when I'm dead Verse Place last as everyone else flies past Know that we'll never make callbacks Fades fast a dim light from one match Must adapt or embrace the impact Some say that there will be better days At this rate not sure if its worth the wait My brain surely will detonate In its wake, bruised egos and heartache Chorus x2
9.
Bad Tastes 02:14
[Bad Tastes] ---Verse 1--- The mind is a terrible thing to awake Make sure to look both ways before you speak In vain you complain for all of our sakes You can only find something as far as you seek Parental control has become disguised You can't stop something that you can't see Viewer discretion is compromised Optimists taking sips from glasses half empty --Chorus--- Being stuck in a certain mind-state Claustrophobic in a wide open space Decisions push even further from fate Guilty pleasures leaving bad tastes ---Verse 2--- Let down while up remains relative Feel free to move about your daydreams Embrace opportunities given up so you could live Things are never quite the way that they seem For every opposite equal distraction Lose track of a familiar scene Take time to add up the subtractions Off balance no matter which side you lean ---Chorus-- --Verse 3-- Become positive it's all gone negative Take a picture with a broken lense Left with nothing when you've given all you got to give If it's been done before then you know how it ends Start from the beginning and you're two steps behind Wrong direction on a one way street Deaf unable to hear that love is blind Someone else's shoes will never fit on your feet --Chorus--
10.
10:53 03:14
[ 10:53 ] -Verse- 10:53, wood-tip wine clenched between my teeth Stale summer nights like these have never smelled so sweet Sit comfortably out on the cool concrete The clouds collide, lights shine above the trees Lost track of time, but feeling more than fine As bolts explode and stretch across the sky Only costs a dime for both of us to free our mind But I know these are the nights that get me by -Chorus- Bolts intertwine with purple clouds Take comfort in quick cracking sounds Flashes fill eyes normally filled with doubt 10:53, JDP’s where I’ll be found -Verse- We parked so far just to see the stars The light pollution round here kidnapped the dark Hid from cop cars and talked of who we are The time it ticks so slow Jim Dietrich Park Not much to say, haven’t seen you in days And by the end we’ll go our separate ways The branches sway, it might sound so cliché It just occurred and I’d like to press replay -Chorus x2-
11.
The Marquee 03:49
[ The Marque "Canada Song"] -Verse- Hanging around this same old town It seems we're living underground Dead music scene, it's hard to dream You can't play shows unless you scream My biggest fear is I'll die here And I'll have wasted all my years New life is found, I'm Northern bound O Canada my ticket out You tell me you're so sick of this And I understand completely Our home is full of hypocrites This place can fucking eat me Daily commutes through piles of shit That I only wish was knee deep Living here its hard not to quit Berks Country breeds no names for the marque -Chorus- Real land of opportunity For once we'll actually feel free Red and white our hearts will bleed As we salute the Maple Leaf -Verse- Just want to pack never look back Trust me, I won’t retrace these tracks It’ll be to cold, but I’m still sold Those frozen paths are paved with gold Take free healthcare and grizzly bears Over this rancid mushroom air I must escape these fifty states O Canada open your gates You tell me you're so sick of this And I understand completely Our home is full of hypocrites This place can fucking eat me Daily commutes through piles of shit That I only wish was knee deep Living here its hard not to quit Berks Country breeds no names for the marque -Chorus- For once we will dine on poutine as we salute the Maple Leaf!

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released October 20, 2019

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The What Nows?! is a high energy, five person ska punk band based out of Reading, PA.

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