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Settling

by Sleep In.

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I do know and I’m not sorry. Well I speak best with laughter I mean well but I’m a disaster I may be a bad star And maybe it won’t get me very far But at least I’m still a star And I’m far too informal I thought I was normal But that may not be what I want to be What do you see when you look in the mirror? Look beyond yourself you may see a bit clearer Go ahead and take your best shot You haven’t seen the best that I got I think you’re gonna need a head start You don’t want to miss the best part Well I know why you’re staring I’m too stoned to care And I’m well aware that I’m a man of my vices Oh so self righteous and slightly pretentious How you gonna let this get to you? Go ahead and take your best shot You haven’t seen the best that I got I think you’re gonna need a head start You don’t want to miss the best part I know I’m dangerous when I’m sharp so I dull the edges Trying to smile just to say, “I’m okay.” Playing the underdog but I’m always swinging for the fences It took a while but I’m on my way I’m on my way I’m on my way Go ahead and take your best shot.
2.
Sleep Sound 02:39
sleep sound. Things change We often wish they didn’t but it’s okay And you can start again, it’s a brand new day You know that there’s a better way So be strong for the sake of those around you Because there is hope beyond whichever fate has found you But we all need you now If your thoughts try to keep you down Let it out and you could take a different route Find a way around this Well we’ve all seen better days Only love will keep us sane There is no longer strength in our convictions But we are not victims there will be strength in our forgiveness But we all need you now So there’s no time for feeling down Let it out and you could take a different route Find a way around this Well we’ve all seen better days Only love will keep us sane It’s a shame we blame ourselves Turn it around but don’t get too proud There’s still an awful lot of ground to cover Sleep sound but let it out, just get it out And take care of one another Just take care of one another.
3.
Streets 03:57
streets. She convinces me to take the drive So I hop on 55 and ride to the coast To bury another ghost in the sand Or let it drift away in the waves Or carry me away from here Sometimes I want to disappear I’m only here for the day I had to get away Then she lays down next to me And she says, “Hey, why don’t you stay the night?” Implying we don’t have to fight About where we’ve been or what we’d done before Because it doesn’t matter anymore Society’s got us twisted But we don’t have to listen to what they say Or what they expect from us I think we must We’re no strangers to lust And if we break at the first sign of pressure Then maybe lesser people deserve to be where we are And to feel how we feel So tell me is this real enough for you? Don’t tell me if this isn’t real because I don’t want to know the truth About you, about this town About all the love we fake or the rules we break Because I won’t feel the same when I wake And her legs are shaking while my heart is racing And then she’s telling me to slow it down Well slow it down, we’ll slow it down Then pick it right back up We realize that it’s close to 5:00 We’ll finally close our eyes and sleep the day away Then I’ll try to forget your face on my way home.
4.
bound to fold. Let things come together now Let’s find something better out there than the pain we share Let things run together now Life is just and life is fair Even with the hearts we bear We’ll think of something To take our minds off living if the past ain’t giving us hope I’m quick to judge and Honey, I’ve been livid and acting timid to cope Let things fall apart And let them go to waste again Start thinking with a different plan We’ll think of something To take our minds off living if the past ain’t giving us hope We’re always bluffing So play the hand you’re given and someone’s bound to fold.
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Small Scars 04:02
small scars. I want to dream again Oh how I long to be led by a voice within But if it’s all in my head then I’ll live while I’m living and rest when I’m dead It’s not that bad But I can’t help losing sleep When I’m lonely and in too deep Oh the secrets I can’t keep I’m sorry darling Damn, you’re gorgeous but you’re not for me So I’ll drift through another night I’m not great but I feel alright Though it tears me up inside to know I’m only getting lonelier as days go by I’m losing steam again I started thinking I’m happy with where I am But I’ll hang in the gallows for being so damn shallow And I’ll admit there were better times I held you close as we slept on your parents’ bed And I was dreaming of falling in love but I knew it was all in my head I was just desperate enough to pretend But I can’t help losing sleep When I’m lonely and in too deep Oh the secrets I can’t keep I’m sorry darling Damn, you’re gorgeous but you’re not for me So I’ll drift through another night I’m not great but I feel alright Though it tears me up inside to know I’m only getting lonelier as days go by To know our struggles get more difficult the harder we try To know I’m hanging by a thread and barely getting by So you take me home Take a drink and take me out of these clothes I’ve been on my own for far too long But I won’t lose sleep over someone I wouldn’t want to keep around me So forget about me And if I had the chance to glance upon her one last time Well I’d turn and look away And if I had the chance to walk beside her one last time Well I’d turn and walk away.
6.
antisocial darwinism. My darkest days came when I lost faith in myself So my little slice of hell was all I had to share It’s my cross to bear The burden of the self-aware So when I’m judged by all the people who were never there I just don’t care If this is evolution, then I’m the missing link I’m not here for your approval or to start some revolution I’m here to make you think I’ve been popping off at the synapse and biting my tongue So when all is said and done, I hope you had your fun And to all the fools who thought we were finished We’ve only just begun I’ve been popping off at the synapse and biting my tongue So when all is said and done, I hope you had your fun.
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A Lot To Say 04:19
a lot to say. They fade in and fade out The colors aren’t shading in What made its way out Of the memories I had chased out But maybe it’s not too late Because I could think them over And there goes another day But I’m not feeling older What do you want from me? I’m learning as I go but I don’t know where I’m going Oh no, I think that it’s starting to show Well happiness is understanding the nature of sorrow So I’ve been sulking and hoping for a better tomorrow Get it together, boy Figure it out You know your head is too heavy to carry all that doubt Why can’t you just roll with it? Or better yet, why can’t you take control of it? What do you want from me? I’m learning as I go but I don’t know where I’m going Oh no, I think that it’s starting to show And I never thought I’d feel this low again Get it together, boy Figure it out You know your head is too heavy to carry all that doubt What do you want from me? I’m learning as I go but I don’t know where I’m going Oh no, I think that it’s starting to show And I never thought I’d feel this low again But maybe it’s not too late And there goes another day with the memories I had chased out I get so distracted that sometimes I forget to breathe I think we could all relax if we just sit back and let the future be There’s still a lot to say and not enough time to say it And it’s naïve to think That the world we perceive Is the one we should believe in There’s still a lot to say and not enough time to say it.
8.
Come Closer 03:38
come closer. I’ve been waiting for a sign Or some stranger passing by To walk into my life And trace the dotted lines So come closer to me Let me see the things you’ve seen We’re too happy to grieve So forget what you believe Oh come closer I’ve been waiting for a ride To the ocean or countryside For some moment in time To change my mind about you So come closer to me I’ve been sleeping on my own and I’ve been driving to the sea We’re too happy to grieve So forget what you believe Oh come closer So come closer to me I’ve been sleeping on my own and I’ve been driving to the sea We’re too happy for all this grief So forget what you believe Oh come closer to me.
9.
starting over. The chip in my tooth somehow wound up on my shoulder We sing the blues as if the music has gotten slower And I’m thinking of starting over But I thought I should let you know first. Well I’m no leader but if you’re lost you can wander with me We’ll turn our backs to our front doors ‘Til we reach that other shore Because I’m bored of these hollow shells If honor’s dead, then it lives on in my head But I never saw it coming You can always learn something from them I’m getting back to basics Singing in a basement Where the only people that matter to me reside And it’s getting better the less I try Because the world outside doesn’t matter at all tonight No the world outside doesn’t matter at all tonight Well I’m no leader but if you’re lost you can wander with me We’ll turn our backs to our front doors ‘Til we reach that other shore Because I’m bored of these hollow shells If honor’s dead, then it lives on in my head But I never saw it coming I should finally stop running from them Oh, I’m starting over.
10.
Settling 04:48
settling. I tapered off for the summer Because the winter lasted far too long I found another way to live and I was wondering Do you understand where you went wrong? Well I won’t let it break me I won’t let it take me hostage I won’t let them shape me Or criticize the shape that I’m in. No. I fell asleep and it was autumn I’ll be ready for the spring by June The way we dance around the seasons It’s as if we need a reason not to justify the things we do What’s it gonna take? No, I can’t relate to all this pettiness and people with petty thoughts. And it was setting in that I was settling But I won’t let it break me I won’t let it take me hostage I won’t let them shape me Or criticize the shape that I’m in What’s it gonna take to make this real? I’m telling grace To work its way Into my soul Make me whole Let it go Set a goal Take control Change the world. I won’t let it break me I won’t let it take me hostage I won’t let them shape me Or criticize the shape that I’m in What’s it gonna take to make this real? And to make you feel something more? What’s it gonna take?

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released April 29, 2014

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Written & Recorded in Eric's Basement
Engineered & Mixed by Eric McNelis
Produced by Sleep In
Mastered at The Gradwell House by Dave Downham
Artwork by Brian Mietz, Dinerstate.net
Released on Hide Away Records

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The neat indie-emo arrangement of the record is amplified by the song lengths. Never too long, never too short. - Punknews.org

Their songs are soaked with smooth harmonies, on-point vocals, and brilliant guitars... modern emo with a traditional rock rhythm. -T3M

..giant hooks and mathy guitar parts. -Noisey
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