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Don't Try So Hard

by Breaklights

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1.
Call It Off 01:11
Call it off and face it you win Sound it out and let that sink in When all the karma I can save is just a drop on your parade Call it off again, somehow I really thought we were friends And I'll be damned if I didn't try to make amends But now there's no time for any of that It's hard to lock this all away, when you're like totally insane Call it off, call it off
2.
Waterloo 02:17
We spent way too long, with the same old songs And now the feeling's gone, so we all move on It's an honest day to day, but a shit parade And we wanna make a change, but we always overstay And I don't want, I don't want that, does anyone want that Like a tail in a mousetrap, does anyone want that Anyone but you Now anyone can say that they're feeling fine But not everyone can stay fine for all the time We spent way too long, with the same old songs And now the feeling's gone, so we all move on And I don't want, I don't want that, does anyone want that Like a leg in a bear trap, does anyone want that There's a running bet upstairs, but we're playing the cold deck Like a shock, winning upset, does anyone want that Anyone but you It's your waterloo, it's the honest truth, it's the perfect ruse We can see right through, to the real you, still we all assume We were born to lose
3.
I don't know what's wrong with, saying all you say to me And I don't see the harm in seeing you in everything It feels so right, let go tonight I remember your place, falling asleep, toe to toe Happy in a blank space, when there was nowhere else to go
4.
Runaways 02:54
Whatever we wanted, whatever we knew It's best that I black it out and break this hold on you And maybe I saw it on tv, they target the oddball types like me And maybe I wanted, just a little sympathy, a whoa oh They say it's better to love and lose it all, rather than never feel the fall But I'm not so sure it's true whatever we wanted, whatever we knew It's best to erase that now and break this hold on you Black out today, you've been a hard chill to break It's a long road back for a runaway Light years away, from feeling halfway ok It's a long road back for a runaway, for a runaway Fuck yesterday, I've got a lot left to say It's a long road back for a runaway Bury me, until the black's all I see It's a long road back for a runaway It's a light year back for a throwaway For a runaway, runaway
5.
Blank Slate 02:43
Here's a connotation, for your generation Arm the panic stations, this is termination So lead us on and on, in a sad state A pity it's all wrong, we're a blank slate It's a liberation, from your limitations Sing in jubilation, this is celebration So carry on and on, you're a fail safe And sing the same old songs, like a blank slate There's a strange belief, careful not to overthink There's a battle cry, American as apple pie There's a plea, guaranteed, a promise from a Christmas tree That we can be what we can dream There's a lie from the sky, a gift from the electric eye A bag of tricks we misconceived Don't sit around and wait, it's the first day to clear the slate It's the first day...
6.
Lonely 03:17
You bet I'm making the most of it, 'cuz it's a short ride And it's the last try It's colder here than a winter's night, but it's the fourth of July It's all fireworks tonight Thankfully, there's a reset one day It's a plea for peace, but at least it's my way So anyone like me, play the fool and hit repeat When you're lonely 'Cuz everybody knows, it all feels fine until you go And you're lonely, yeah Day after day, just a head case, it's a bitter ache It's harder now than the last good night but you're all high fives And I'm dead inside Sing to me, like you'll mean it someday You can count to three, just to meet me halfway So anyone like me, play the fool and hit repeat When you're lonely 'Cuz everybody knows, it all feels fine until you go And you're lonely All I wanted was an end, to the way we both pretend It's all ok... Play the fool, now

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Recorded April 2017 @ The Blasting Room in Fort Collins, CO
Produced and mixed by CHRIS BEEBLE
Mastered by JASON LIVERMORE

Purchase beautiful 12" vinyl through WIRETAP RECORDS at www.wiretaprecords.com

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released January 19, 2018

Charlie-vox/bass
Dan-guitar
Bryan-guitar
Tron-drums/vox

PRESS:

"If Breaklights had come into my life in the middle aughts, they would probably have gone down as one of the best bands of my childhood. Their music lands on the poppier side of pop-punk; leaning more on polish and high-flying hooks than any kind of manufactured grizzle, but it’s paid off in spades as evident on their new record, Don’t Try So Hard. The album is packed with hooks that will leave you singing, sweating, and ringing in the new year feeling like you’re ready to take on the world." -SUBSTREAM MAGAZINE

"For me, the best thing about a good rocker is the hook, and these guys have that for days; I put them right alongside our favorites Basketball Shorts as best pop-punkers in town." -AUSTIN TOWN HALL

"Perhaps Breaklights’ greatest achievement is in so deftly riding the line between saccharine pop and raucous punk." -OVRLD

"Don't Try So Hard is one of those great releases in the genre that will please fans of the poppier side of pop punk just as much as fans who prefer their punk to have a bit of an edge." -COLIN'S PUNK ROCK WORLD

“If I didn’t know any better, or had the power of the Internet, I would never have been able to guess that Breaklights was not an obscure lost band of early 2000’s pop-punk that went highly underrated.” -ALL PUNKED UP

"My favorites of the EP have to be “Waterloo” and “Don’t Try So Hard.” Both are a little more out of the ordinary than the others. The former has some really beautiful harmonization, while the latter has a bit of an angular sound and the chorus a bit of a Smoking Popes sound. This one is very enjoyable." - JERSEY BEAT

"Breaklights fit perfectly in the pop punk genre, with catchy hooks, emo lyrics, and just the right amount of punk edge. I'm reminded at times of Green Day especially on "Blank Slate". There is a simplicity with this band that just works, all the members nailing their roles and creating a really enjoyable EP! -NATURAL 20 RECORDS

"Pop-punk perfection? Yup." -MIXTAPES AND PROGRESS

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Breaklights Austin, Texas

AUSTIN PUNK ROCK

Charlie-vox/bass
Dan-vox/guitar
Bryan-guitar
Steve-drums (‘18-‘22)
Tron (‘16-‘18)
Kye-fill in guitar
Steven-fill in guitar

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