We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Almost Optimistic

by Nature Channel

/
1.
They’re drinking beer in the backseat I’ve got eyes on the road we’ve got somewhere to be And the kids in the street walk like dogs in heat But I’m not out there, I don’t want to compete Those endless summers never come around They were wasted when they were here but we’re ready for them now We used to share these war stories Now we worry about our health and anxiety And maybe there’s somewhere else we’re really meant to be Pack down after the show, throw the shit in the car and leave Those endless summers never come around They were wasted when they were here but we’re ready for them now We’re ready for it now We’re ready Those endless summers never come around They were wasted when they were here but we’re ready for them now We’re taking off And burning out We’re faking it Until it’s real now And the endless summer finally comes around
2.
You hit me from the left You hit me from the right Oh you hit me so damn hard That you knock me out until the end of the night I had better things Better things to do alright It’s just not working out And we’re not on the same side And you hit me with one of your empty gestures And a total lack of a social filter We’ve done this dance until we’re out of step and now the night is through So you can go and give up on me And I’ll give up on you Is that how you roll? So cocksure and full of braggadocio I see how you’re held together And that story won’t last forever, no I’ve no time to spend On this line that you’re trying to sell And I swear there’s no ill will But I just don’t fucking care And you hit me with one of your bold declarations And I roll my eyes back in my head up to the heavens We could do this dance until we’re out of step But I don’t know what I would prove So go and give up on me And I can give up on you Give, give up Give, give, give up now
3.
Pen to Paper 02:33
I swear to god that I can’t stop And now I’m dying on my feet I dredge this shallow brain And I never get too deep Just band my head Into the wall Try to shake something loose Give me anything, anything We strive to be great But I’ll die struggle for something to say I put myself into these files To be corrupted, to go live To throw away To throw away We strive to be great But I’ll die struggle for something to say I put my pen to the paper All I felt was disappointment Just to blindly try And push everything aside Oh come on baby, give it all to me I want control yeah, can’t let it go yeah I want to see it realised perfectly But we don’t go there, disappointment lives here Where we strive to be great But I’ll die struggle for something to say I put my pen to the paper All I felt was disappointment Just to blindly try And push everything aside
4.
We’re living in a bubble baby See the other side of the wall And things are getting pretty bleak lately We’re tearing apart our home We’re heading into trouble and I feel I fell so sick inside Some people want to do the right thing And some will want to stoke the fire They’re screaming “fuck the rest” While we’re praying for the best, yeah And it tears a hole right through your chest Come one We’re living in an echo chamber And it’s filling up with the sound Of all the spite dripping out of your mouth No hope, just screaming everybody down They scream “deport the rest” While we’re begging to see some sense, yeah And it tears a hole right through your chest See what’s left as you’re walking away It’s for the best Yeah that’s what you’d say (come on, come on, and poison your cup) (come on, come on and drink it up)
5.
Total Beast 01:51
I’m supposed to be, immortal, genetically But now there is no doubt I'm a match that's burning out What you lack in subtlety You make up by being a total beast The gap between you and me Is that I know that I'm a piece of meat I am a total beast I can't contest, the beasts They do their best And now that things have changed Piss marks an extended range What you lack in subtly You make up by being a total beast The gap between you and me Is that I know that I'm a piece of meat I am a total beast Your mind is agnostic But your body is an atheist It might just stay like this Or it might all change Or in all likelihood, it's gonna stay the same And there isn't much Between dropping and spilling your guts I’ll kid myself again Separating apes from men
6.
I see the look on your face Like there’s something that you don’t want to say That there’s that feeling deep inside again That’s eating away right under your skin It’s in our nature And it won’t let go This uncertainty And yeah I know That the feeling doesn’t make any sense But there it is in your dreams There it is in your head If I could take the weight of the world from your shoulders and clear some space I would find a way, right now, and never break We could dress up and go out tonight But then I see that look in your eyes That’s holding you down It’s holding on so tight This part of nature Is a horror We’re waiting for disaster To rear its ugly head And if it can’t be helped Why can’t we forget The panic that just keeps coming The wall fall, the flesh crawling The panic that just keeps coming and coming and coming Amounts to nothing
7.
You’re scanning around looking for the promised land With your neck on the block and your face in the sand Running out of fight Running out of time Ground down into pieces Waiting for you in the middle of the night To swing your axe baby Come on and hurry up because the waiting is driving me crazy It’s just one fell swoop and it dies And the little pieces get swept to the side I’ve been waiting, I’ve been waiting too long Keep on rolling to the beat but I’m sick of the same old song Is there something I can do To get out of here alive Not waiting on your decision For you to come stand by my side So you can swing your axe baby Come on and hurry up because the waiting is driving me crazy It’s just one fell swoop and it dies And the little pieces get swept to the side And you forget about them once they leave your side Like I’ll forget about you in a little while so swing your axe baby Come on and hurry up because the waiting is driving me crazy It’s just one fell swoop and it dies And the little pieces get swept to the side
8.
Get Down 03:46
I get down I get around I get it up to the knees Up to the chest Until I almost drown Taking all this time Baby, where we're walking blind On a road to nowhere To see what we can find But now we’re here And it’s just you and me There’s no other place I need to be And I really hope you feel it too I get down I get around And again I’ll listen to that song I love About getting out So I can dream, dream, dream Of all the same old scenes Looking over our shoulder As the engines roar And the tiers spin and scream But now we’re here And it’s just you and me There’s no other place I need to be And I really hope you feel it too Oh, honey, do you feel That we’re picking up speed Rolling down the hill Burning down this road it’s just me and you Sometimes it feels like there’s a boulder rolling over me That’s what this time alone can do It’s like I see a knife shining in the dark between some grinning teeth Like something’s waiting to be let loose
9.
Walking in the light, you’re walking in the shade Always head on, you’re never walking away Don’t want to fuck it all up again Just do the right thing every day We’re all flawed creatures Trying to make our way in this world But these ugly habits Will turn us into animals Your taking steps back until Your backs right up against a wall We’re all flawed creatures Trying to make our way in this world We’re on all fours Scratching in the dirt I am a composition I am both right and wrong Walking high, upon the tightrope Trying not to be slipping off
10.
Backup 02:22
Here’s the man And here’s the band Just doing it up The only way they can You’ve got to give them hell You’ve got to give them that hard sell Give it all you’ve got And just hope you’re doing well But I could always use back up I could always do with a little love You know I’d like to say that I don’t care what they think But baby I’m shaking when I’m out in the street So I will take all you’ve got Give me all you’ve got All the things you say you can withstand Let’s see you prove it Working with those feeble hands Like there’s a point to all of this Here’s the man And here’s the dream And the world is pouring in at the seams Until it’s all I see And when dreams don’t really mean shit to me I could always use back up I could always do with a little love You know I’d like to say that I don’t care what you think But baby I’m shaking when I’m out in the street So I will take all you’ve got Give me all you’ve got All you’ve got to do Is hope your aim is true All you’ve got to do Is take one or two And pray it makes you feel alright Maybe my chest won’t feel so tight So come on, come on Come on, come on Let’s go, let’s go tonight But I could always use back up I could always do with a little love You know I’d like to feel like I don’t care what you think But baby I’m shaking so obviously So I will take all you’ve got Give me all you’ve got
11.
I need an angel On my shoulder Because there’s a devil hanging out Waiting to take over I nearly scorched the earth And salted the ground I nearly burned the only bridge I needed to get out Get out Yeah that’s what I’m talking about I thought that I was on fire But I was dead cold I was so ignorant back then But now at least I know Tried running free But I’m a drone Just keep on chipping away and away And so the story goes The narratives may shake And I’ve made some mistakes But baby you and me you know I think we’ve got what it takes The narratives may shake And I may not know what to say But baby you and me you know I think that we can go all the way
12.
Drag 03:44
The hangovers don’t make me sick They just make me sleep And picking over old wounds with you Is not where I want to be Now we call each other out for things we said Who we are and who we were back then And get all wound up All wound up It just drags me down (drag, drags me down) It just drags me down (drag, drags me down) Down and down till we feel so low We can get pulled over the fucking coals it drags me down The hangovers they make me sleep But I will not dream Now this wound is opened up and bleeding I can hardly think Now we call each other out for playing to type For doing the things that just felt right Right at the time Right at the time It just drags me down (drag, drags me down) It just drags me down (drag, drags me down) Down and down till we feel so low We can get pulled over the fucking coals it drags me down (drag, drags me down) it just drags me down (drag, drags me down) Down and down and I want you to know That I’m not built for this anymore it drags me down I could say I’ll never drink again And we can play like it’s the past I guess But I’m drifting in and out of sleep And it’s something I just can’t beat Dragging it out and down down down In to the pits and I can’t get out

about

-

BUY IT!:

Digital album download and limited, lathe-cut clear vinyl from our label: cupboardmusic.bandcamp.com/album/almost-optimistic

-

credits

released July 13, 2018

Nature Channel are Tom Denney, Luke Hefson & Jim Morrison

Recorded and mixed by Neil Kennedy & Daly George

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Nature Channel Brighton, UK

Rock & roll party music for the end of days.

contact / help

Contact Nature Channel

Streaming and
Download help

Report this album or account

Nature Channel recommends:

If you like Nature Channel, you may also like: