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Singles 2006 - 2008

by Dwell

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1.
OtherSide 03:56
She stood alone in the dark, her eyes so far away She couldn't understand why things turned out like they did today She held on to her smile, no one saw through her facade but inside she carried so much fear, so much fear of the unknown. As she looked up to the night Thoughts of crossing to the other side of time And with a glance she saw her chance but she stayed a bit too long And held her hands up to the sky Her thoughts a million miles away Her eyes a million years Maintained a grip on sanity her eyes full of tears As she looked up to the night Thoughts of crossing to the other side of time And with a glance she saw her chance and took a step inside With her hands held to the sky r. rhodes - 25 jan 06
2.
The walls that come to life make me realize there is no other way to make it through this life. The sky that closes in betrays me again. No matter what i say, it's taken away from me. I'm already used to all the abuse but there's no use in calling a truce and all this time they never saw inside of me. The mirror in my face shows reality behind these eyes that only show my misery. The sky, it closes in while i still pretend. I know deep down inside that i'll just break and all my life as i have struggled just to find a way to make it by, but still i try, and i can see no other way but to sacrifice all that i am, turn into a faceless man with nothing to look forward to except the end of my existence. The light that shines on me shadows me despair. It leaves me incomplete, drains my feelings bare. The walls that come to life betray me again. No matter what they say, they'll never contain my fear. r. rhodes - 19 jan 06
3.
She waits alone like someone's going to find her Inside all she wants to do is cry She waits alone and it's always been this way She wants it more and more each day Can't someone take this pain away? She waits alone like someone's going to find her Inside all she wants to do is die She waits alone and it's always going to be this way She can't seem to forgive herself She cannot break out from this shell Trapped in a world of sorrow Trapped in a world she built for herself Trapped in a world of emptiness and it will never change if she won't Another day still fighting an uphill battle Inside all she does is wonder why She shuts the door and throws away the key She still wants more andmore each day For someone to take this pain away Trapped in a world of sorrow Trapped in a world she built for herself Trapped in a world of emptiness and it will never change if she won't let it r. rhodes - 01 feb 00
4.
I was mesmerized by you I could sink into your eyes and never look away and feel the warmth of your embrace In this garden of delight You there by my side Your hair as gentle as the breeze There's nowhere i would rather be As we lie hand in hand beneath the sand Forever only you and me. Forever with you my dear Forever by your side here A hundred years have long since passed You're still at my side Your fingers rotted to the bone But no more rotten than my own I'm still mesmerized by you And your faded yellow hue Your touch as gentle as the breeze As this is how it's meant to be As we lie hand in hand beneath the sand Forever only you and me Forever with you my dear Forever by your side here A thousand years have long since gone The world above us has died And everyone has passed Our bodies worn away at last I'm still mesmerized by you And the dust we've assumed Decay as gentle as the breeze And this is how it's meant to be As we lie hand in hand, sand in sand Forever it's still you and me Forever with you my dear Forever by your side here r. rhodes - 09 may 06
5.
Oblivious 06:20
Look through the eyes, which you despise Walk the mile of a man in exile Live vicariously, pretend to be me The best intention, seeking redemption Your bridges have been burned and still you haven't learned Trying hard to find what you lost, not prepared for the cost A godless man searching for his soul, the one you had burned a hole The obvious before your eyes, you’re too oblivious to realize There’s 2 sides of the mask, Which face do you bask? The one that you show or the one we never know Take off your disguise, show us the lies The true man underneath, the ugliness beneath Your bridges have been burned and still you haven't learned Trying hard to find what you lost, not prepared for the cost A godless man searching for his soul, the one you had burned a hole The obvious before your eyes, you’re too oblivious to realize Cast the first stone? But before it is thrown Drop the false pretense and know the consequence
6.
Gods 05:07
They even had the nerve to say that they were better than me, better than you, better than us. They even had the guts to think that they were Gods, and Gods are grand unlike the rest of us. They even had the bones to play around with the strings and make us what they wanted of us. They even had the brains to believe we'd never make it on our own unlike the best of them. We whiled away hours pulling on loose threads like some kind of Gods. r. rhodes - 29 feb 92
7.
Late Again 03:23
Here I sit waiting as the sky grows black She's late again Once again I sit here on my own Look at the time Heard her voice, or was it only memory? I can't remember Yesterday I felt her presence in my mind Why has she left me again? Still I sit in silence and watch the ground Once again she's kept me waiting How could she fail me again like she did before? Here I sit waiting as the sky grows black She's late again Once again I sit here on my own reading her name like a hundred times before r. rhodes - 26 jun 06
8.
Just like a wound that never heals From teeth that never bark or bite You thumped me right between the eyes, with a million tries to spare You thump me senseless through the night Just like a bird with broken wings Fly through the sky but never freeze The straw that broke the camel's back, as it's bearing down on me Sends me to corner on my knees Your eyes look right through me Nitroglycerin eyes that make me ten feet tall Early in the morning feels like late at night When I wake with my face against the wall Just like a thousand lonely nights And i'm alone inside this hell (When you) brought me my last cigarette it was loaded like a knife Threw me deep into the wishing well Burning like a hole in my heart Burns like acid on my tongue Your eyes look right through me Nitroglycerin eyes that make me ten feet tall Early in the morning feels like late at night When I wake with my face against the wall r. rhodes - 13 jan 00
9.
Leave 05:22
I keep looking back, but I want to leave it all behind I swore to myself there wouldn't be a next time But I can't resist the call Back down on my knees I crawl Standing in a shadow that's grown too long to escape No matter where I turn, I just can't forsake The cross that I bear The bloody crown of thorns that I wear Why can't you just leave? Forever haunting me Your spirit hangs on to my soul I don't want to give up, but I know I’ve lost control See it on my face, the burden is showing I've fallen so far from grace, the shadow is growing Time to face the fact My soul is being drained by the demon on my back Why can't you just leave? Forever haunting me Your spirit hangs on to my soul I don't want to give up, but I know you have control I've tried to run, nowhere is far enough And when I try to hide, you’re there to call my bluff There are too many things I just can't ignore but I've grown so tired, I don't even care anymore
10.
We planted a million seeds in the pasture down the hall, Went back the very next day, peeked underneath the stall And saw the monkeys climb above the clouds, above the shroud, And went in when they climbed away from us... we took the bus And climbed our way to brighter days beneath the shroud, beneath the clouds And all day long we dream tall dreams in the Pepur Tree. We hang pretty pictures on the limbs so high above, Spread carpet at our feet and therein lies the rub. We stare at walls, imagine the undertoe, the undergrowth And when it rains we take a bath... we do the math And count our way to brighter days in the overgrowth, the overtoeth And all day long we sing tall sings in the Pepur Tree. He's been doing this for years, for twenty-five, he climbs, he makes a mess for you to clean up. Patty sees a dragon fly, she wonders why, she dives, she makes a mess for us to clean up. Melting faces sing within As dancing voices drift and spin And that's how it's always been. Blackeyed Susan calls my name Like droplets in a gentle rain. Twinkling starlight on my face Wraps me in its warm embrace. We play in the early sunlight and frolic in the trees. We lay ourselves at night on the blankets in the leaves And when the turtles climb above the clouds, above the shroud We let them in so they can join us too... they bring our food And crawl their way to brighter days above the clouds, we're all so proud And all our lives we sleep tall sleeps in the Pepur Tree. Melting faces sing within As dancing voices drift and spin And that's how it's always been. Blackeyed Susan calls my name Like droplets in a gentle rain. Sing our way to brighter days.
11.
The Door 05:06
When I woke up this morning, could've swore I had it all figured out But when I went to bed I was left with the same doubt I’m left here empty wanting so much more inside I want you to come back, but that part of me has died It's hard to remember because its been so long This feeling that I'm having feels like it doesn't belong There are so many things going on inside of my head I just want to forget and leave it all for dead Death ripped us apart strange how our lives took such a turn Looking in your eyes I should have learned Empty nights alone I cannot stand it anymore I wish that you would walk back through that door The more time that goes by, the more I still feel the same I look in the mirror and eyes stare back full of blame Tears run down my face, as I break down and cry Too lost in the past, I just want to lay down and die Death ripped us apart strange how our lives took such a turn Looking in your eyes I should have learned Empty nights alone I cannot stand it anymore I wish that you would walk back through that door

about

DWELL recorded a series of one-off singles from 2006 through 2008 and released them through iacmusic.com and MySpace (remember MySpace?). In addition to winning 2 IAC 'Golden Kayak' awards ('OtherSIde' and 'New Day'), they also charted on Cashbox's 'Indie Metal' chart with most every song they released, including hitting #1 with 'OtherSIde' and 'Void Existence'.

With the exception of two songs that were later re-recorded for Eric's AITTALA project ('New Day' and 'Remember'), all of DWELL's completed tracks have been bound together as the 'Singles 2006 - 2008' compilation.

credits

released April 2, 2013

ERIC AITTALA - guitar; keyboard; lead vocal on 'Oblivious' and 'Leave'; co-lead vocal on 'Gods'; verse vocal on 'The Door', chorus vocal on 'Beneath the Sand'
BRIAN LaRUE - drums, programming, and sampling on all tracks except 'The Door', additional spoken vocal on "Gods"
RANDALL RHODES - bass; keyboard on 'The Pepur Tree'; all other vocals

Brent Stalnaker - drums on 'The Door'

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