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Retract & Rejoice

by The Wonderlife

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1.
Get By 03:57
I have my problems I’m set in my ways Like unnecessary, impatient displays And it took you hours and hours to say What should have been spoken in one single phrase Here I am I was just waiting for this thing to end Here I am I was just waiting for this thing to end Won’t you say what you need to say Won’t you say what you wanted me to say We were hugging the coast, when we were close Now we’re getting by on our own I have trouble making new friends I would never put you through this It’s nothing new so retract and rejoice The past don’t matter, it’s all over I’m only happy when I’m sober It’s nothing new so retract and rejoice What can I do, but think of you? What can I say? We’ll be OK Wondering why we went this way Thinking every single day Wondering why we went this way Thinking every single day
2.
I wish my mother and my father would get along Travel up the coast like a vagabond Need my lover right beside me cuz she’s the one And we’re so young Does my mother have the strength to carry on Is my father going to see that he did it wrong And my lover is the person I’m dreaming of when I come home In the name of my daughter In the name of my blood Father I’m the only man who always tried to understand you Maybe I should look at myself too Crazy but not unrequited Cover up the scars we’re hiding Playing fools is a game for two But if this pain had brought us closer I would feel it over and over I would always come right back for more Go to sleep in so much pain Waking up to feel the same Dreaming is the perfect time to change If he can’t give you what you want When you love him from afar Memories they come right back to me If there’s any healing powers Taken in a bed of flowers I will always come right back for more Is there some sort of other poison In the words the words we haven’t spoken Flowing through my body every pore But the light always comes
3.
Reciprocate 02:58
If God created love He's a liar like you Putting star-crossed lips Onto sinking ships He knew Marks and burns ‘cause you’re taking turns Between lovers I’ve learned scalding skin heals but the heart still yearns for you Throwing lovers in a broken boat Might not be so shrewd I shouldn’t want to drift away with you But I do When the sun don’t shine like it used to Maybe I’m not meant to live in the light You’re still someone that I could get used to Baby you’re the one that I still want in my life
4.
Get Better 04:00
The only time 20 hours that I spent with you Fire burns in a smokey view Oh my With ash falling from the sky We embark on a lover’s plight Keeps me up till the end of the night This evening It’s turning Liquid courage flowing through our veins Let’s dance before the moment’s gone Last grasp chance of a memory baby Now let’s try To pass the time We both know When we go It’s like a knife running through rose A fucking knife running through this rose This leaving It’s hurting I'm really hoping that you feel the same Last chance till the moment's gone Last grasp chance of a memory baby This feeling’s Returning Stuck in a cycle that’ll never change Will we fade like every song? Or play along for the sake of it, baby Has this been everything you hoped it Would be from the moment that we met I can’t stand the fact that you are leaving So I lie to the voice inside my head This was not what I had hoped for So I lie to the voice inside my head

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released September 7, 2018

Jay Vertin | vocals, guitars
Gabe Wolf | guitars, bass, production, synths, keys
Jacob Lauing | drums, guitars, bass, vocals

Andrew Solway | synths on "Get Better"

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The Wonderlife Palo Alto, California

Formed more than a decade ago by childhood friends, The Wonderlife wields an emotive, atmospheric brand of indie rock.

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