40 days

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Another from the series of my pandemic demos. This was one of the first tracks I actually started writing for our third album. Vocals were done in one take and are kinda raw but in a way that I like. I've struggled for years with insomnia, but during the pandemic my parasomnias have grown to include other treats such as exploding head syndrome, teeth grinding, and biting my tongue in my sleep; a particularly bad bout of which was induced by stress involving someone trying to pressure me into something I just simply didn't want to do around 3 am in the morning on a day I had to be up at 7 am for work. I spent the night tossing and turning and when I finally fell asleep I eventually ended up biting my tongue with such force that it drew blood. Enjoy!

lyrics

Glued eyes shut--God! When do I get up?
Start to drift off, skull it blows its top
dreamt I woke up, tongue gets all bit up
drowsy blood loss, set the alarm off

40 days along
and girl you just ain't catchin on
but I'm not the one stringing you along

Give me a warning when you're bored and lonely
the guilt you're giving oh it strikes at the core of me
girl don't force me to resort to ignoring
don't allow for a no, then just slam the door on me

40 days along
and girl you just ain't catchin on
but I'm not the one stringing you along

This just ain't the way
I want to get together
if you think a threat
will bring me to it
god damn you don't know who I am
we won't cling together
don't bring your house down upon my head
we won't cling together
don't force your way into my bed

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released August 31, 2020
All instruments performed and recorded by Thayne Coleman
Vocals and Lyrics by Thayne Coleman
shitty but improving mixing by Thayne Coleman
first time shot in the dark at mastering by Thayne Coleman

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The Travel Guide Wichita, Kansas

Indie band based out of Wichita, Kansas. We write songs about places and feelings and ideas.

"The Travel Guide, in a few words, is the center of the crossroads where potential and execution meet. Being a band that has found their primary sound at an early point in their career, they have a certain edge and breath of maturity that’s necessary when attempting to climb the musician’s ladder." ... more

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