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Red Flags

by Next Attempt

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helluvahefty I love this album. The best I've heard in years. Keep it coming! Favorite track: Double Entendre.
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1.
It’s another boring Saturday night In a city that sleeps all of the time Why does this place always seem like a big dead end? You know I really hate this town It seems like people should help you out But instead they kick you while you’re down This won’t be a proud story of revival Instead it’s a nightmare about my survival And don’t believe What everyone else says It’s not like they care about us anyway I’m not trying to be pessimistic All I’ve ever wanted was to be realistic They laugh and say if I don’t like it here I can leave Well honestly that’s fine with me Get out of my life I don’t need you I’m not a part of this degenerate youth I might be young but I’m far from dumb And I’ll make you see this town isn’t for me We started this band as a past time release Pouring our hearts out just so you could see We’ve all got our demons You’re never alone At least ‘til we leave Farewell Louisville And I just can’t stand the amount of people who say that they care but are never there They’ll say, “don’t forget us if you make it big” Well I’m sorry but can’t you sense the irony They laugh and say if we don’t like it here we can leave Well honestly that’s fine with me Get out of my life I don’t need you I’m not a part of this degenerate youth I might be young but I’m far from dumb And I’ll make you see this town isn’t for me So get out of my life I don’t need you I’m not a part of this degenerate youth I might be young but I’m far from dumb And I’ll make you see this town isn’t for me And I’m done with half-rate opinions I just want to do great things I know the path isn’t easy but we’ll get through it The road looks tough so it’s time to be fearless
2.
Icarus 03:01
Let’s go Just realize that your perfect opinion Is completely flawed (Completely flawed) And I don’t know if it’s because You lack the concepts of right and wrong You’re too close to the sun So you’re gonna get burned Going for heights only meant for birds But I’ll try to save you Before you come back to Earth (Back down to Earth) Kid, I know you wanna make a name for yourself But you’ve gotta weigh out your options Before taking the first step In hindsight, you’ll never listen Since maturity isn’t in your nature And pride alone won’t save you from yourself Woo I know first hand that you’ll fall harder If you reach the sky Instead of gliding to airways You’d rather push limits in life But I’ll advise as long as you’ll listen You want to make it big? We want to be remembered Then lower your aspirations You’ve gotta be smart and play it safe Kid, I know you wanna make a name for yourself But you’ve gotta weigh out your options Before taking the first step In hindsight, you’ll never listen Since maturity isn’t in your nature And pride alone won’t save you from yourself Kid, I know you wanna make a name for yourself But you’ve gotta weigh out your options before taking the first step In hindsight, you’ll never listen Since maturity isn’t in your nature And pride alone won’t save you from yourself
3.
An inclination for regret While thoughts and fears fog my head Wondering if there’s more What is all this for? Because I feel like we’ve been on repeat Pushing things we don’t believe Transcending to higher forms of affection Even though it just causes stress And I’ve been thinking way too much about you And I’m starting to feel like I want to know what it’s like To wake up on the other side Is it a feeling of regret or something more I don’t want to live through the lies Of another empty night Where devotion halts and hearts are torn away Animosities that guarantee We won’t make it past next week Wanting something more What are you waiting for? Since I’ve been thinking way too much about you And I’m starting to feel like I want to know what it’s like To wake up on the other side Is it a feeling of regret or something more I don’t want to live through the lies Of another empty night Where devotion halts and hearts are torn away And I’ve been thinking way too much about you And I’m starting to realize I want to know what it’s like To wake up on the other side Is it a feeling of regret or something more I don’t want to live through the lies Of another empty night Where devotion halts and hearts are torn away Because if I see serenity In the thought of you and me I guess you could say my visions been blurred And if you come back to bed Will you cross fingers instead And use me up until you have been cured
4.
I’ve been staring at the phone Waiting for you to call And say you’re finally coming home back to me It’s been lonely And the weeks have been long Full of detachment and deceit Since the waves are coming in And I don’t know how to swim I always get pulled under When I reach the waters edge And my selfish desires want you in Kentucky So I can escape my mind And start to be happy Since I can’t wait for you To get back here from Boston Close the distance between you and me And get back to where we were Before life interrupted things Because all these sad songs Are starting to get to me And these sleepless nights Always start to bring out The worst in me It’s so inconvenient To have conflicting schedules And it’s worse that you’re miles away An hour feels just like a day And since I go months without you It’s an eternity And the texting and the calls Can only get us so far They say the heart will grow fonder And I swear that it does But it comes with a pain Like I’m suffocating Since the one of my dreams out of my reach But I can’t wait for you To get back here from Boston Close the distance between you and me And get back to where we were Before life interrupted things Because all these sad songs Are finally getting to me And these sleepless nights Always start to bring out the worst of me I’ve been staring at the phone Waiting for you to call and say You’re finally coming home back to me It’s been lonely And the weeks have been long Full of detachment and deceit But I will wait for you
5.
50 or 60hz? 02:29
My friends are telling me That I’m losing sleep From the sight of you in my room From your dress to your shoes To the picture frames of us on my wall And what’s killing me Is the trip back to you Because I still feel this thing called love But between the hearts And scars that I call home I don’t think that I can handle this I understand we need To go our separate ways To heal our wounds and recuperate But it isn’t pointless To say how I feel I’m done being afraid of the unknown Since it falls under things I can’t control But if you think we could work it out Then maybe we can But until then I’m always gonna be a broken teen Struggling with love and masculinity To the point where it’s just way too hard to breathe You could say that this Is just another crusade Where I purge my soul To get through the day From my bed to my job To go back to the start Since it’s where I belong And one of the things That I have to deal with Is the voice in my head telling me to quit No more faith No more love Since the thirty-third time wasn’t a charm But don’t view this as an attack on you Since there’s always another point of view But just to be honest I couldn’t care less I’m done being afraid of the unknown Since it falls under things I can’t control But if you think we could work it out Then maybe we can But until then I’m always gonna be a broken teen Struggling with love and masculinity To the point where it’s just way too hard to breathe And I’m done being afraid of the unknown Since it falls under things I can’t control And if you think that we could work it out I know that we can’t Yeah you know I’m gonna be another broken teen Struggling with love and masculinity To the point where it’s just way too hard to breathe And I’m sorry that I couldn’t get you to stay Since our hearts are on different frequencies
6.
White Camaro 03:43
Theoretical lips stains on my neck Are all I’ve got to express this week Because life after we ended it all Are the “best” they could possibly be I never said that what I’m doing is better It just feels more right than dealing with depression We’ll break the locks to the old gated hotel And start spending the night at viewers discretion So don’t say a thing because my lips are shut Just like both our hearts after I decide to drop you off But you’ll tell your friends That you think you’ve found love Even though this is more like a fling It doesn’t help that we’re both a rebuttal After two year relationships ending I never said that what I’m doing is better It just feels more right than dealing with depression We’ll break the locks to the old gated hotel Since viewers discretion became our obsession So don’t say a thing because my lips are sealed Just like both our hearts Once we both decided to leave each other behind I never said that what I’m doing is better It just feels more right than dealing with depression But here’s to irresponsibility And faking love or at least your love for me Say what you will We’ll pick the lock but then just break the doors that we tried to close Because to hell with love Our secret is safe unless you let them know We’ve been seeing each other for mental comfort And I hate that it feels like I’m falling in love Because between the car rides from eleven to one It’s not just a release I’ve invested my time to unhealthy beliefs We could leave everything behind
7.
She was a short-haired girl Who for half of a year Made up my world But stories that start like this Always end with dishonesty I had a friend who went through it all His voice of reason broke things off But after she led him Through her bedroom window I guess adrenaline overwhelmed his ego I should’ve noticed all the signs I guess it’s true to say that love Is completely blind Too late I realized She was sleeping with him And he was thinking of her But nobody would tell me Because they didn’t want me to get hurt And it’s way too late to accept apologies Just say your prayers and hope to God I never have to see you again I’ve grown fond of moving on Replacing torture with another’s bed Standing on ashes from burnt down bridges Are an ecstasy I’ll never forget I’ve still got most of my friends And you’ve got your man I guess it’s safe to say It all worked out in the end Too late I realized She was sleeping with him And he was thinking of her But nobody would tell me Because they didn’t want me to get hurt And it’s way too late to accept apologies Just say your prayers and hope to God You’ll never have to rely on me I’d rather have you tell me the truth Instead of pulling on broken ropes And tightening the noose She was sleeping with him And he was thinking of her But nobody would tell me Because they didn’t want me to get hurt And it’s way too late To think about what we could be Because I’m only gonna see you As another enemy Hey, how’s it going Chris? I hope you know that you’re missed But you can just be with her instead I’ll see you in hell when I’m dead
8.
I want to share about a change in my life A graphic warning about devils in disguise It started with a ladder to a room of lies And then led to terrible ambitions Later on hanging out on your bed I won’t ever forget the words that you said Claiming that it’ll only hurt for a while But mental scarring just isn’t my style A knife from behind Caused eternal bleeding inside Stole nothing but innocence Your thoughts and prayers won’t heal this We were just laughing underneath the sun And it was all going well Until you pulled out the gun I tried to run but you just wouldn’t let me leave You changed stances preaching that you’re joking You advised that a should eat straight from the tree And a lack of snakes gave me slight relief But I guess that’s how you got the best of me Which is why I’m trying to cope with our history A gun from behind Caused eternal bleeding inside Stole nothing but innocence You’re thoughts and prayers won’t heal this And I hate how I feel so alone When I start to speak Regarding dominance And terrible circumstances A gun from behind Caused eternal scarring inside Stole nothing but innocence Thoughts and prayers can’t heal this ‘Cos I relive that spiteful night It haunts me every time And if you’re hearing these words I hope you get what’s deserved
9.
Recidivate 03:15
You could say I don’t give a fuck As if my trials and fears Don’t have control over me But you’re mistaken because I recidivate And I know what you’re saying But you’ve gotta believe That the words I scream Have deeper meanings ‘Cos I feel like I’m cornered Like walls are closing in Since I tend to always overthink everything But I guess this is me Stuck here being myself Running blind trying to escape this hell It’s the convulsion that comes After affliction and I’m trying to get better But nothings working I can’t seem to get out of my head And if the drug doesn’t work Am I better off this way? Why would you want to sedate yourself? I swear to God it’s a poison To always feel this way “Once you know sadness you’ll appreciate being happy” But that’s a load of shit Tell me, when have you thought? “Oh my God, what a great day to be alive” When every moment always tends to get worse From loving cheaters that destroy my self worth And I don’t know about you But I could use a break Maybe not permanent But I’m down to try anything It’s the convulsion the comes After affliction and I’m trying to get better But nothings working I can’t seem to get out of my head And if the drug doesn’t work Am I better off this way Don’t lie and say that you care about me You’ll say I’m losing my mind Yeah and I’m still losing sleep I think it’s clear I’m not the healthiest I could be You’ll say I’m losing my mind Yeah and I’m still losing sleep I think it’s clear I’m not the healthiest I could be It’s the convulsion that comes After affliction and I’m trying to get better But nothings working I can’t seem to get out of my head And if the drug doesn’t work Am I better off this way The existential crisis is what makes me sick Since I can’t seem to get a grip on reality How do you cope and get through the day Because the drug didn’t work Was I meant to be this way? I never said I was done with you yet
10.
Have you been staring in the mirror Looking for things to explain How we all live tragic lives How we all get through the days We’ll compare your notes and journals Since I know I’ve gotta say How all of us are feeling About the world today How we all keep dreaming big Because it keeps our fading hope up Since the lightning in the sky Keeps grounding us back down to Earth Now I just want to live my life But I lack the luxury Of not dealing with degradation Since God’s fucking with me These days are getting better bit by bit But the world is making me feel sick These days are getting better bit by bit But the world makes me sick And I’m way too young to worry about the world Since I’m trying to find my path Through desert suns and razored grass And here’s to Appalachia Who showed me how to survive Through the darkest times of my life Have you ever gotten so drunk To the point where you throw up From the drunken text sent to an ex About wanting to hook up Then wake up in the morning Just to work at 6 a.m. And to find yourself struggling To read what they said How we all still fear death Even though we know it’s coming To send us back to our makers To conclude our final stories While we try to contemplate The existence of everything As we sit in empty bedrooms Wishing for another attempt These days are getting better bit by bit But the world is making me feel sick These days are getting better bit by bit But the world makes me sick And I’m way too young To worry about the world Since I’m trying to find my path Through desert suns and razored grass And here’s to Appalachia Who showed me how to survive Through the darkest times of my life And living downtown I’ve seen people die You could say that’s just what it’s like on the South Side And I’ve seen my friends not even make it to twenty-five Yet people preach about their “perfect lives” And I’m way too young To worry about the world Since I’m trying to find my path Through desert suns and razored grass And here’s to Appalachia Who showed me how to survive Through the darkest times of my life

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“Red Flags” is a compilation of small stories from our lives. From start to finish we bring up things we’ve dealt with from social exclusion, bad relationships, and self doubt to depression//anxiety, feelings of worthlessness, and the deaths of our friends. Life is full of little red flags that either bring us closer to the edge or back into a relapsed state.

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released December 13, 2019

Recorded//Produced by: Brian Thornburn
Lead Vocals//Guitar: Hunter Caudill
Vocals//Bass Guitar: Daniel Mudd
Vocals//Drums: Noah Mounce

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We are a Punkish band from Louisville, KY. The bagel addiction is still very real.

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