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The Year (Deluxe 2017)

by The Day After

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The Year 04:04
= I don't deal well with adversity - because I already know what is wrong with me - but I'll wait for the better days - and it seems like I've waited a year or three - with only my conscience to comfort me - but I stuck through it anyway - we've seen this whole damn thing before - wholeheartedly replaced with the apathy and a disregard - I woke up in september - I found myself waiting for this year to end - so I could move on with my life - but I - still get up for the weekend - because I found something here that's worth it - but I just have to remind myself - that the best is yet to come - we've been waiting for a long time - you just haven't seen our good side - I put my heart and my head on the line - if this is all I've gotten - that's just fine - I woke up in september - I found myself waiting for this year to end - so I could move on with my life - but I - still get up for the weekend -because I've found something here that's worth it - I just have to remind myself - that the best is yet to come - the best is yet to come - it's been a long time coming to this - this is going to be the year - we've all been waiting for our best days to come - we've all been waiting with our hands around our last hope - I woke up in september - and I found myself - waiting for this year to end - I get up for the weekend - I just have to remind myself - that the best is yet to come =
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= give me a second just to tell you all a story about why I - lay awake at 4 AM - they always blame it on caffeine - but they don't know just quite what it means - to be worthless - well, I guess it's something I'm just not used to yet - but I'll figure it out - I have my friends right by my side - because we all know what it feels like - it's not something that we talk about - but I'm willing to admit - I'm in love with the idea of - the cynics out there kill me - they say "the music doesn't thrill me" - then they go back to all their hits don't waste my time - that's not what I'm about - this isn't something that I'll forget at all - we owe our mind, our hearts, our lives to music now - I have my friends right by my side - because we all know what it feels like - it's not something that we talk about - but I'm willing to admit - I'm in love with the idea of - of you - when all this time you've been matching me blow-for-blow - taking on all these challenges I've faced - this isn't something that I'd throw away - and every time I fall down - you're always there to pick me up - I've never wanted to leave that behind - we always knew - there was something better here - I keep my friends close - how could this be more obvious =
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= this is where i belong - there's a time and place for everything - and I'm sure as hell that it's not here - well you're a failure and you tell yourself every night - that this is getting better all the time - I see that we've reached a conclusion about us - in hoping that we can move forward - this is where I belong - I need your help after all - I wish this was over - I'll have nothing fucking left - this is not where I thought I would be - when everything I believed was a lie - I told myself I'd given up - on myself - I see that we've reached a conclusion about us - in hoping that we can move forward - this is where I belong - I need your help after all - this is my time to waste - we're not going anyway - but up from here - I'll move on with my life - this was never a choice - for me - this is where I belong =
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= I can't help but find you - at the bottom of the barrel you fell to - I know that there's a difference between where you are and where I stand - on forever - we all sing out the same song - we can't help but remember - the silence without it - as I lift up my head to the sky - this shouldn't be a surprise - I hope you won't forget this - I know you won't forget this night - I am all I came for - but I swear that I will keep you from the floor - and I know that when I'm with you - you'll feel the same way that I do - ever onward - we all sing out the same song - we can't help but remember the silence without it - as I lift up my head to the sky - this shouldn't be a surprise =
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= why would I ever second guess myself - with you by my side - staring at the sunsets in my mind - I'm playing these moments through my head - this is surreal non-fiction - all my friends just want to get away - I'll be fine right here - when all the signs say we will fade - we'll cut right through them all - let's prove them wrong - with our finest resolve - if this is something worth having - why not be strong and fight back - all my friends just want to get away - i'll be fine right here - when all the signs say we will fade - we'll cut right through them all - prove them wrong - all I stand for is all of you - and that keeps us alive - all I wanted was something new - but no matter how hard I try - I fail =
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= Once again - I've found myself out here with my friends - and all I want to do is figure it out - figure this out - all I am - and all I want to be is nothing more - than something worth fighting for - fighting for - wait a minute I've a better offer for you to consider - take your time - don't waste the life you have in front of you - just take your time I know that I'll take mine - if there's a place that you want to go from here - you can't cut corners and hope that it all goes fine - just keep your feet on the ground and hold your head up high - don't you ever forget - these are the best days of our lives - I'll say I'm fine - even if I start to think I've lost my mind - but I am never giving up - and I will not fall down again - my heart is mine - but I'm beginning to believe it's all for you - it's just the two of us alone - but now we're back where we started - I just want to know one thing - one single question - would you give up - all you had in a second - just to grow up - and live the good life - laid before you - I will never give up on you - even when it's all on the line - but don't you ever doubt for a single second - that I will ever and always - I'll have your back - I'll say I'm fine - even if I start to think I've lost my mind - but I am never giving up - and I will not fall down again - my heart is mine - but I'm beginning to believe it's all for you - it's just the two of us alone - but now we're back where we started =
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= this is going to be the year that I find myself again - this is going to be my time well wasted - on photographs of what I'll leave behind - I'm only nervous when I'm happy - it seems this happens all the time - so try to understand all I'm left with - is this song that's truly mine - maybe honesty's not my best path - I should've know this from the start - but at least my life is mine now - I know I'll find some single source of stability - where I'll anchor my heart - this road is paved with my mistakes - and that's all I'll need and more - so why is this burden so heavy now - much heavier than before - and why can't I sleep =
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= I don't deal well with adversity - because I already know what is wrong with me - but I'll wait for the better days - and it seems like I've waited a year or three - with only my conscience to comfort me - but I stuck through it anyway - we've seen this whole damn thing before - wholeheartedly replaced with the apathy and a disregard - I woke up in september - I found myself waiting for this year to end - so I could move on with my life - but I - still get up for the weekend - because I found something here that's worth it - but I just have to remind myself - that the best is yet to come - we've been waiting for a long time - you just haven't seen our good side - I put my heart and my head on the line - if this is all I've gotten - that's just fine - I woke up in september - I found myself waiting for this year to end - so I could move on with my life - but I - still get up for the weekend -because I've found something here that's worth it - I just have to remind myself - that the best is yet to come - the best is yet to come - it's been a long time coming to this - this is going to be the year - we've all been waiting for our best days to come - we've all been waiting with our hands around our last hope - I woke up in september - and I found myself - waiting for this year to end - I get up for the weekend - I just have to remind myself - that the best is yet to come =
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= I've spent my whole life watching my heroes quit - to find some meaning I - stood in the road and I felt all my consequences - they kick me while I'm down - I guess I shouldn't be surprised at how this turned out - I just couldn't walk away from it somehow - I've always fought tooth and nail and kept my head down - but I still lost my way - I don't think I have the voice to pull it off - and I've got no love left for myself - I don't have a choice to run away - but it's up to me - so it's up to me - this song is for the ones who wrote me off - when I put my heart on the shelf - I promise that our time will come - you'll see - that we're going to be - we're going to be - collecting dust all alone on the shelf - it feels like I've spent this year asleep - lost in a valley as a LONE WOLF wandering - I took a step back for me - rebuilt my confidence - I'll watch this world go to hell - but I will not hate myself - I may be an UNDERDOG - but I'm still me - I swear one day you'll see - take me back to the good life we used to dream - when we conquered everything - I'll keep searching for an honest truth - but I was never looking up to you - my story's written by myself - and no one else - I don't think I have the voice to pull it off - and I've got no love left for myself - I don't have a choice to run away - but it's up to me - so it's up to me - this song is for the ones who wrote me off - when I put my heart on the shelf - I promise that our time will come - you'll see - that we're going to be - we're going to be - lost and alone - wish I could come back home but I - feel it slipping away - what's left to say when I've got no love left - for me - I don't think I have the voice to pull it off - and I've got no love left for myself - I don't have a choice - to run away - but it's up to me - it's up to me - this song is for the ones who wrote me off - when I put my heart on the shelf - I promise that our time will come you'll see - we're going to be - we're going to be - WOLVES - I can't believe I spent this year asleep - and I still struggle through my doubts and fears - but I'll stand strong just as I have before - I think it's time I admit that - I'm still an UNDERDOG =

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released April 23, 2017

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The Day After Indianapolis, Indiana

Indianapolis’ own The Day After formed in 2008. Fighting through years of member changes and many an evolution of sound, the four-piece punk rock outfit is back in the saddle. Kevin, Jacob, Collin, and Dan have given up the pretense of any musical dogma, and are ready to redefine what melodic hardcore can look like in 2023. The new single “BURNOUT” is available on streaming services everywhere.
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