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Dear Fate

by The Fever Haze

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Will Graham THIS is Rock & Roll!! I've been to countless shows and can say without a doubt that The Fever Haze is one of the most authentic, soulful young rock bands around! What you get on this record is what you'll get at a show every time, and then some! <3 you guys Favorite track: My Darling, My Baby.
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1.
You're with your suburban parents at a cocktail party. You've been gritting your teeth because you know you're more than some kid with a nice house and family photos, a storebought sign on the wall with uncredited quotes. But wait, I'm lost. Did you grow up in a cardboard box? You were talking to me like you knew what it's like to sleep on the cold city streets at night. You were on a road trip to Chicago. Transportation blues and truck stop food, always eatin' like a couch potato. But wait, I'm lost. Did you grow up in a cardboard box? You were talking to me like you knew what it's like to sleep on the cold city streets at night. You've got the money, your dad's got the money. You've got the money, your dad's got the money. Would you mind sharing if I gave you a smooch? Or, would you wither away in your bottle of hooch? I don't understand how you're so down to earth, when you're family's got a billion dollar net worth. And you're so sad, aren't we all? We've got a thousand things and nothing we want. And, we're dead in a way. We've got a thousand things we could do but we're bored and complaining. Oh!
2.
Transmission 04:02
Lurches back Heart attack Stuck in the middle of nowhere with places to be Wanna be home I can see it out the hotel window My body isn't syncing with my soul Helplessness is a state of mind I can't change how I see this Through my eyes Looking back I realize Maybe I wasn't ready this time I feel so young Calling in favors on telephones This Super 8 Motel feels like a hole Then I feel so old Sitting on the pavement On twenty year old bones I'm tired of carrying this heavy load But I'm still having fun Sitting in the grass in the sun Illinois is as flat as I am done There's only so far that I can run Helplessness is a state of mind I can't change how I see this Through my eyes Looking back I realize Maybe I wasn't ready this time
3.
So what if I'm in love with your sister? She's tender and kind and nothing like you. So what if I'm in love with your best friend? She's been playing my heart more than you ever have. So what if I'm taking time off? You know I need a vacation. So what if their love is what I want? You just kept me waiting. Let's keep this short. You don't need to guess. I've just got a few things that I need to ask. So what if we aren't friends anymore? It's not changing my life that much. So what if I'm ignoring your calls? You didn't wanna talk then so why would I now? So what if I don't see you later? You and I both know that's probably how it'll be. So what if you tell me you hate her? So what if you tell me you hate her? Just keep it short. I don't wanna guess about all the things that you wanna ask. Just keep it short. I don't wanna guess about all the things you need to ask.
4.
Midnight 06:31
The only thing I kissed at midnight Was the end of a bottle of wine If I told you what I was thinkin' You might've thought I was lyin' All I want now is to fall asleep But we're sittin' here running out of time I just wanted you sittin' next to me But you're doin' your best to make me change my mind
5.
Daddy-O 02:34
I'll see you all on the town tonight We're feelin' just right Got some money and some time to spend And if I see you around tonight Just get one thing right Oh, please don't bring your fuckin' boyfriend. With the slicked back hair And the bushy Grand Rapids beard He's always drunk and shirtless And you thought I was weird Mamma Mia, Mamma Mia I just wanna go for a bite But Daddy-O over here, he can't even stand up right If you wanna come over Just leave him in the car I tried to tell you this was not my fault With your changing hairstyles And acting like you know best I told you how I felt And you just called me a mess
6.
My current habit is checking for fevers I stare at my face for hours in the mirror Have I changed so much since she's been leaving? Have I gotten so sick that I stopped believing? Some said I'd grow much more Heartbroken on the floor After she told me no But if she could ease my mind I'd stop wasting my time I've opened my heart like a can And I wanted her to pull the tab I've got so much more to give Than anything she ever had Some said I'd grow much more Heartbroken on the floor After she told me no But if she could ease my mind I'd stop wasting my time My darling told me leave And I couldn't even speak I was broken and incomplete My baby she's so sweet With her hands between her knees Kickin' me to the street Turns out they were right I feel older and wiser without her hand in mine Know who I am and who I'll be Just took a few months and a whole lot of sleep I am just so lost Now that she's gone Just try to tell me off If she could change my mind I'd stop wasting her time My darling told me leave And I couldn't even speak I was broken and incomplete My baby she's so sweet With her hands between her knees Kickin' me to the street
7.
Need You Bad 04:20
Sitting in the rear of my hatchback In the middle of nowhere at night You have got this bow in your hair Shining raven in the dark air You drift off just when I feel alive I could tell you but I've driven miles And here we are up on this cliff Staring off into endless space And I just wondered if you'd still feel the same I only want you when I need you bad You only want me when there's nobody else And now I've learned how to love myself And maybe I don't need anyone's help The roads are deserted this late in the evening And with you passed out in the passenger seat I get to thinking quietly Thinking about you and me I could think to myself but that's not where I should be 'Cause when I think to myself I think you don't need me Got this impeccable way with words, it's like double speak, and it burns But it makes me happy when it hurts I only want you when I need you bad You only want me when there's nobody else And now I've learned how to love myself And maybe I don't need anyone's help\ Don't need anyone's help
8.
Your mother can hear you Coughing from the basement And you know that your dad he'll just Tell you the same thing Every morning when you wake up too early "Those cigarettes are gonna kill you someday, kid." You've been sad and you can't shake that feeling Like you used to be able to with some friends and old board games Advice is handed out like party favors You can listen right now but I know you'll save it for later I can't adjust I can't adjust I can't adjust to it You go alone sometimes to the weekend shindigs As scared of loneliness as you are of earwigs When you were younger the bugs they seemed so big Now you can't think of anything but how you're blowin' it Seems you piss people off just doing nothing Get some glares but don't know what you did It really seems sometimes like all you do is nothing It really seems like the only thing you do is nothing at all I can't adjust I can't adjust I can't adjust to it I can't adjust! I can't adjust! I can't adjust! I can'd adjust!
9.
Been thinkin' 'bout the phrase "meant to be" And I'm starting to think I wanna be free From the shackles of romanticism of American TV I've always just wondered when you would happen to me But I was never born to die Was I born to live alone? I just keep searching and searching But your heart is not my home Are my expectations Greater than my fears? Will I love beyond my predicted years? Rotating around like a howlin' leslie The world's a moving train I wish I could leave If you asked me what I thought It may seem kind of crude But dear fate, I never believed in you I was never born to die Was I born to live alone? I just keep searching and searching But your heart is not my home Are my expectations Greater than my fears? Will I love beyond my predicted years? Will I love beyond my predicted years? Dear Fate, I never believed in you. Dear Fate, I never believed in you.

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Recorded in September and October 2014 by The Fever Haze
Mixed and Mastered by Jake Kalmink

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released June 5, 2015

On this record, The Fever Haze are:
Mike Greene - Bass
Jake Kalmink - Vocals, Guitar, Keys
Alex Perez - Guitar
Nick Richardson - Guitar, Keys
Jimmy Versluis - Drums, Percussion

With additional instrumentation by:
Melanie Rabine - Cello on "I Can't Adjust"

Cover photo by Hailey Lamb, rear photo by Nick Anderson.
Design by Kris Sosa.

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