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1.
The Kite 03:20
We are sick Of the silence of our brothers And the dreams of our mothers That never got to see the light of day So let's take anything that we can Have ourselves a grand weekend Oh, we can leave it all behind But now alone I've got to see my problems through It's kind of hard without you Oh don't you see When it all tries to bring me down There's a sudden wind that wraps me And ties me straight down to the ground Like a kite hangs from its string Please don't let go And so you stare Right through the shame that I have built The fire I feed with my guilt Because somehow you know The pain I bare The sound of dead air in the room The years that I have consumed To keep you from seeing When it all tries to bring me down There's a sudden wind that wraps me And ties me straight down to the ground Like a kite hangs from its string Please don't let go And so I've tried to find another way To deal with the outcomes of my fate That's always been the hardest part for me And dealing with the tides that change Oh fuck my face and fuck my name That is not what I want you to see To see To see And it all tries to bring me down There's a sudden wind that wraps me And ties me straight down to the ground Like a kite hangs from its string Please don't let go
2.
Swing 04:01
When all you got are weekends But they're blended and fuzzy And the only sound that speaks to you Is the buzz of your TV You can make some calls And buy some new clothes But eventually The very things that keep you sane Are the things that make you leave And it's so sad to see you go But it's about that time of year Maybe someone somewhere else can save you Oh when I forgot about the fact that My whole life is laced with doubt That is something I could never live without Oh and ooh it's all about the things that You can't talk about with me Cuz you're scared of who I could be Yeah yeah yeah We can sit and talk forever If you think that's what you need But from the sound of it And my experience That won't solve a thing Oh yeah it's time we made a move Oh yeah it's time we finally see The very things you stand to lose Are the things that we don't need Oh when I forgot about the fact that My whole life is laced with doubt That is something I could never live without Oh and ooh it's all about the things That you can't talk about with me Cuz you're scared of who I could be Yeah yeah yeah I forgot about the fact that My whole life is laced with doubt That is something I could never live without Oh and ooh it's all about the things That you can't talk about with me Cuz you're scared of who I could be Woah woah Woah woah Woah woah Woah woah
3.
Drifting 03:25
If I drift into a daydream I can melt away the real things That I try so hard to find And my hands They are useless While I fumble through the ashes Where I find That there's nothing left behind And so there's nothing left for you to tear down When you say that I can't make it When you say that I can't make it Well I'll sing when there's nothing left to say And we know that when it comes to that day It will work itself out anyway And so I'll say that I won't let you down And you just might say the same And we sit barely breathing As if I need a reason to come down From where I want to be There's no focus or direction When a feeling hits with a mission To turn you out So I won't forget what you said to me "Keep your head and someday you will see That it will work out eventually"
4.
so i've been writing down everything i see scribble in the hope of something to achieve and it's not that i see so much, or that i'm so smart that i pick up the things that you cant read and if you say that i'm inspired then you would be a liar cause i'm driven by my apathy with the things laid out in front of me and its hopeless when I get this way and inspiration has no other way for me .. .. the fact that i can’t pick the words when i, sit down to try, defines my life so i’ll just keep trying to relieve, you of your sympathies, and i'm so sorry .. .. so you say i'm hot and bothered and your right I cant recover but its not what you think i cant help but write down all my thoughts, its been that way since i heard that song so long ago and if you say that i'm inspired then you would be a liar cause its just jumbled memories that i regurgitate with such ease and its hopeless when I get this way and my pen wont scratch the paper the way I like .. .. it’s the therapy that we all need except my diary is for all to read and if its not for you that’s fine by me, just let me be, no apologies and if you listen you’ll hear the sounds of growing up its restless and confusing but with a little luck i will take the songs that I hear and pin them on this spinning wheel of the tape that rolling in my mind, so fragile in a broken line

credits

released March 8, 2011

Justin Kao-- Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Ukulele, Percussion
Thomas Meunier-- Guitar, Bass, Vocals
Mike Levesque-- Drums
Steve Bass--Trumpet on "Swing"
Greg Fortunato-- Sax on "Swing"

All songs written by Justin Kao
Arrangements for "Swing" written by Thomas Meunier
Produced by Justin Kao

Recorded at
Karmic Studios, Brighton, MA
Barefoot Studios, Brighton, MA
SSLI Studios, Smithtown, NY

Engineered by Dan Burns and Nate Christy

Mixed by Jon Castelli

Mastered by Nathan Dantzler

Artwork and design by Alison Shepard
www.alisonshepard.com

A special thanks to my family, my friends, Joe Patterson, Thomas Meunier, Jon Castelli, Nathan Dantzler, Nate Christy, Dan Burns, Taylor Barefoot, Gerard Beadouin, Russ Murachver, Jake Jenkins, Sean Astelin, Tatiana Toumbeva, Steve Tagarelis and anyone else who made playing shows/recording possible.

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thesoundofgrowingup@gmail.com
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www.twitter.com/tsogu

Management/booking:
Joe Patterson
Maker and Muse Management
joe@makerandmuse.com

Press:
Bill Benson
Team Clermont
bill@teamclermont.com

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