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The Middle or The End

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1.
"Love Song for Nobody" You’ve heard all my stories and jokes Anymore there are no surprises You know all the colors I turn And see through all my disguises But Iʼm writing a new one anyway And itʼs not for you This is a love song for nobody I wanted to write you a song But you know all my tricks And it came out all wrong This is a love song for nobody I have a talent for being mean And I donʼt exactly use it wisely You know Iʼm a closet romantic I just want to live the life of Riley But Iʼm finding a new way to say Itʼs just what I do This is a love song for nobody I wanted to write you a song But you know all my tricks And it came out all wrong This love song for nobody I wish I were the kind of guy who said that love is kind And our love is outta sight But never out of mind This is a love song for nobody I wanted to write you a song But you know all my tricks And it came out all wrong This is a love song for nobody If this song were for someone Then I would say this: Itʼs you I miss.
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"Minor Changes" I just wanted to dream together You said the stars are reruns, forever And I know how this ends And it’s not with amends But by burning, burning, burning Out into never I just wanted to change the key You, you changed the locks on me And I know how this looks One day was all it took Til we were hurting, hurting, hurting With words like whatever I was on a map with no treasure You brought the best out in me We found our North Star together But it was all a sight to see And it’s nice to be here Nice to be here with you Say what you gotta say I’ll do what I gotta do To make it through these minor changes with you (oooh) Over the years there have been others Cheap replacements and transient lovers And I know how this goes With love, I suppose Never learning, learning, learning Hiding under covers I was on a map with no treasure You brought the best out in me We found our North Star together But it was all a sight to see And it’s nice to be here Nice to be here with you Say what you gotta say I’ll do what I gotta do To make it through these minor changes with you (oooh) I only wanted to live together Now I know the stars are just reruns, forever And they die at the end And we’ll see it again If we have the right kind of weather
3.
"It's a Sunny Day" No, No, No Once again, you got me all wrong Put me in a box where I don’t belong Then you wonder why we don’t get along I’ll clear it up, I wrote you a song Why, why, why Do you think I’m such a terrible guy But only in your mind’s eye You built quite a case against a straw man I don’t get it, but maybe he can You twist and turn my words into cursive Use all the words you know that’ll hurt if I hear them from you Fuck you, it’s a sunny day And I really can’t be bothered to see it another way Thank you, is all I can say I see you, and I hear you, and that’s enough for today I don’t need a check with your reality Mental straight jacket doesn’t quite fit me But go ahead, tell me how I’m feeling again Did this ever work on other men? Don’t you dare Fill my cup with your sympathy Or tell me that I’m not all that healthy I don’t know what feelings you’re masking But instead of talking, try asking You twist and turn my words into cursive Use all the words you know that’ll hurt if I hear them from you From here it looks like you’re a villain, too Fuck you, it’s a sunny day And I really can’t be bothered to see it another way Thank you, is all I can say I see you, and I hear you, and that’s enough for today Fuck you, it’s a sunny day Fuck you, it’s a sunny day
4.
"Is This Where We Stop" Is this where we stop? Is this where I get off? The sign says “you are here” But you are nowhere near Is this as far as I can go? Do I say goodbye to your hello? Have you told your mom and dad? Will your friends understand? That it’s a good thing we don’t have any doubts this time And it’s a good thing That we’re not out of our minds this time And you will see We’re gonna be fine Is this all a game? Can we call a delay? if this really is a game I should learn how to play Is this where we start To treat each other with a kinder heart? Or do we know best? I’m in now, more or less And it’s a good thing That we don’t have any doubts this time It’s a good thing That we’re not out of our minds this time Have faith in me we’re gonna be fine Is the middle or the end? Do people think we’re on the outs again? All signs point to yes That’s as good as any guess Is this as far as we can go? Is it OK if I don’t know? ‘Cause I’d be really really sad And I wouldn’t understand And it’s a good thing That we don’t have any doubts this time It’s a good thing That we’re in our right minds this time Have faith in me ‘Cause we’re gonna be fine If this is where we stop
5.
"This Version of You and Me" Me back then would never recognize me now And you grew up too, tho you kicked and screamed so loud We survived each other, we should be proud Different, but I could pick us out from any crowd We aimed for better, We played for worse And I seem to remember We landed on “that’s good enough for now” We back then, had never-ending energy What we have now is experience and injury Our dynamic was always misconstrued as lazy Working hard, but only if the task was easy So let’s aim for better, I’ll even go first ‘Cause now I remember We can be more than good enough for now Did we call each other just to reminisce Or are we ready for something new? Are we ready to let go of rhyme Or are we making up for lost time? Me right now doesn’t envy who I used to be And you’re better too, that I can plainly see An awkward family photo, or maybe a tree Different, but I kinda prefer this version of you and me

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"The Middle or The End" is analog radio's first EP in nearly 20 years—and it revisits the classic power-pop and layered harmonies of their early work while adding even more fun. New instruments, new themes, new hooks; same band you've always loved.

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released May 7, 2021

words and music by analog radio

analog radio is:
Dann Morr
Brian Royer
Jaime Vazquez
Mike Madzinski

additional guitars by Andrew Nelson
additional synths by Jed Gilchrist

produced by analog radio
recorded and mixed at Squirrel Trap Records

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Chicago/Portland-based power pop quartet. Back together after 16 years, although we haven't told either of our fans yet.

analog radio is:
Dann Morr
Brian Royer
Jaime Vazquez
Mike Madzinski

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