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The Day You Left Home [2011]

by A Close Second

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1.
Abandon 02:44
I’m waiting on the right time to shine Over all the things in my life That brought me to today And I’m looking for the right way To define myself and everyone around me And things from yesterday I’ll hold my breath And hope it happens again Every time we take a step back through All the places we once felt that were so new It reminds me of so long ago When I was younger And I didn’t have a clue The stars are burning out and there’s not much left to show I think I’ll pack my bags and go If there is really a place where All dreams do come true Then with this place I am through I’ll hold my breath And hope it happens again Because it’s the only way That ill ever win Every time we take a step back through All the places we once felt that were so new It reminds me of so long ago When I was younger And I didn’t have a clue I’ll hold my breath And hope it happens again Because it’s the only way That ill ever win
2.
Who could have known? Life could be so full of truth Like the feeling you got In the days of your youth Were getting lost in the moments Of stories left untold And nights left to unfold Until the time when were finally asleep Was it really worth it? To sell out everyone you ever knew It’s fucked but it’s over now You threw it all away and I don’t know how Or why And I never will I’m sorry for your loss You knocked yourself out of this round I guess you’ve been bound all along We never seen it coming ‘Cause two dreamers never take flight It’s always one left in the dirt And out of sight And out of mind Was it really worth it? To sell out everyone you ever knew It’s fucked but it’s over now You threw it all away and I don’t know how Or why And I never will As we draw the line this time I hope you remember your crime And as you’re looking over my shoulder Regret is only the start And sorry to say But there is no end
3.
Seeing you is more than it used to be ‘Cause before you were just another occasion I hope we’re both wondering What’s ahead of us now? Sometimes I feel like I’m too much Everyday you’re never enough You’re tough, but I won’t let this get tough Summer is pulling me into this redundant sin Tell me. Where the hell are you now? I can’t stop thinking about What you’re thinking about When I’m not on your mind The other night you were just in my bed And now I’m pounding my head Off of what we said Weekdays resist the flow of time Weekends are days at their prime But days with you are what I want to find Will this all be worth it at seasons end? I guess we’ll have to wait and see If you’d ask me about us I’d defend Summer is pulling me into this redundant sin Tell me why no matter how hard I try Where’s that gaze in your eyes? Tell me where the hell are you now? I can’t stop thinking about What you’re thinking about When I’m not on your mind The other night you were just in my bed And now I’m pounding my head Off of what we said Before we go away I want you to hear these words And if you plan to stay You’ll be happy with what you’ve heard I know to you this might have come from nowhere To me it came from somewhere A place so natural I can’t seem to put it Into the words I stole from the feelings You left me here with I can’t stop thinking about What you’re thinking about When I’m not on your mind The other night you were just in my bed And now I’m pounding my head Off of what we said The nights are getting longer And I am getting stronger These words were written for her The rose that took my summer
4.
November Sky 04:04
Another sleepless night It’s 5am and I have given up I stare into the dark November Sky And know the summer winds are far behind us I’m dreaming for a nightmare All for my piece of mind I know you’re sleeping somewhere But I’m running out of time So sing me to sleep And I’ll hum along to your melody And hold on tight to every line While you sing me to sleep And tell me what I am doing wrong So sing me to sleep Because your voice is still my favorite song These days go by so slow As my youth is fading away Like your games I’m growing old Up at night waiting for the day That you’ll walk through my front door And tell me that you’re fine Until then I’ll lie on my floor And try to rest these weary eyes So sing me to sleep And I’ll hum along to your melody And hold on tight to every line While you sing me to sleep And tell me what I am doing wrong So sing me to sleep Because your voice is still my favorite song And I won’t move and inch And I won’t breathe another breathe Until you’re next to me
5.
Gone 03:17
We’re breakin’ in then breakin’ out again Like nothing ever happened We’ll leave it all behind if things just don’t go According to plan Cause there’s a million other chances we’ll get To live out our dreams in the best way that we can For as long as I can remember I’ve wanted nothing more in my life Risking it all To believe in things that I can’t even imagine I’m gone What if things never work for me? I’ll never be what I should be So I’ll be gone Were breakin’ in then breakin’ out again And never looking back If the sky falls and time stalls You’ll still see me running for my life Cause there’s a million other chances we’ll get To live out our dreams in the best way that we can For as long as I can remember I’ve wanted nothing more in my life Risking it all To believe in things that I can’t even imagine I’m gone What if things never work for me? I’ll never be what I should be So I’ll be gone We’ll be racing the sun as it crosses the sky The moon will fly in to signal the night It’s make or break from here on out
6.
I’d never be more happy if I never see your face again Or the people you take home at night I replace my lack of words With complaints about what to say And your daily routines And your weekend evening dreams It’s all become too much for me to hold on to (Me to hold on to) For better or for worse You lost your conscience late last year I guess I can’t blame you You had no other way out But don’t blow this out of proportion Do you really need the attention? In spite of all the things you’ve done And everything you said Those thoughts will never leave my head With these people that are by your side Take a night in tonight Don’t go out and lose your mind Believe me it’s really all you need In spite of all the things you’ve done And everything you side Those thoughts will never leave my head For better or for worse You lost your conscience late last year I guess I can’t blame you You had no other way out But don’t blow this out of proportion Do you really need the attention? You’re moving fast with confidence Find yourself and make amends Brace yourself for what’s ahead (You’re moving faster and faster everyday) (No matter what I say you’ll never find your way) If I would have found you sooner The first thing I would have said would be You better get your shit straight But you know what’s done is done There’s no sense in dwelling on the past This life just moves too fast for that
7.
You hold me back From all the things that I have missed In the past year But it’s too late to turn back now I wish things could have went differently But I gave this more chances than I could bear You always said I wasn’t being fair I just wanted you to know I’m sorry Now I ask myself Will I ever see your face again? Because we both know what happens next It’s never easy parting separate ways Is that cliché? Well what else is there left to say I remember the day when you first held my hand And the promise we made Things are different now But only because of me Is this the way things were meant to be? But we gave this more chances than we could bear I always said that I would get my share Of the life that I was meant to live Now I ask myself Will I ever see your face again? Because we both know what happens next It’s never easy parting separate ways Is that cliché? Well what else is there left to say Now you’re done with the things that kept you sane And I’m done with this game Will you catch the last train out? Or forever live in your shameless doubt Now I ask myself Will I ever see your face again? Because we both know what happens next It’s never easy parting separate ways Is that cliché? Well what else is there left to say
8.
Don’t you have something to prove? Are the words you left ringing in my ear? And what have you got to lose? Follow dreams is what you’ve always said It’s time to get out Because time is never promised here So I’ll take my fifteen minutes of fame ‘Cause I may fade, but you’ll still know my name I’ll enjoy my time while I’m on top ‘Cause everyday is a minute off my watch So let’s enjoy this moment Cause we’ll never ever get this minute back We’ll leave our lives at home But try so hard to stay on track And have you ever had a dream, That finally came true But it ended so soon, so you never really knew If it was real? So I’ll take my fifteen minutes of fame ‘Cause I may fade, but you’ll still know my name and I’ll enjoy my time spent at the top so let’s have fun. But keep one eye on the clock. Way away you’ll find me Soon enough you’ll see You said I had something to prove But the proofs not in the fame it’s in my name
9.
This is a song we can all sing a long For a girl that I seen in my dreams last night For the first time In the last 9 months And I feel this has all become to much For me to hold Stop dead in your tracks It seems like a hundred miles it was just enough To break my heart No I guess it’s not enough when you say you’re sorry When I fell down and I can’t get up So just scream number 4 And pretend tonight that someone else cares So just scream number 4 And maybe tonight I’ll wonder where the hell you’ve been You said I promise twice But those were broken On the day you left home Now that you’ve gone and changed Into somebody else These are the last words I’ll write for you Tonight… And I guess that I’ve been crazy, For somehow thinkin’ that I could save you Were on two different paths And the one you chose I just cannot go When the time goes slow And all of these bright lights have faded I will pray someday I will wake And I can just forget about you So just scream number 4 And pretend tonight that someone else cares So just scream number 4 And maybe tonight I’ll wonder where the hell you’ve been You said I promise twice But those were broken On the day you left home Now that you’ve gone and changed Into somebody else These are the last words I’ll write for you Tonight… So let the fireworks fly To end the show That was our love (Sometimes you just have to cut your losses, cut your losses)
10.
Closure 00:33
11.
All of my surroundings Are closing in on me to say the least About what will come to be What will happen if I don’t get out right now? Everyone I know is moving forward I always said that I would take my chances A passion and a chance only comes once a lifetime If I choose to ride out What we know as a dream will I fall? What I saw in a dream last night Took me to all ends of the world Cast away Until I find an end It’s all about how I choose to spend My days tucked away In a place to mend the choices that I’ve made The condescending ways I choose to do things Reflects where everyone so close to me can expect me to go If I choose to ride out What we know as a dream will I fall? What I saw in a dream last night Took me to all ends of the world The first chance I get To show you what I’m all about I’ll chase it to the edge The last chance I get To prove myself to you And what I’ve worked so hard for I’ll make you remember this song
12.
You know you’ve got yourself In a mess What the hell were you thinking Way back then? We’re all here while you’re out there (Out there somewhere) In a hole out there somewhere (Free) Free from the truth (From the truth) That hides beneath all of her lies (See) See what it takes (What it takes) To say I do (To say I do) I’d throw you a rope To climb out of that hole But you’d soak it in kerosene And strike a match We’re all here while you’re out there (Out there somewhere) In a hole out there somewhere (Free) Free from the truth (From the truth) That hides beneath all of her lies (See) See what it takes (What it takes) It’s taken five years To finally get to this point Enclosed with four cheers We made it a point Between three miles These Two houses saw Just what it takes To make one Mistake A one way to take On a two way fate You’ll die soon at this rate Have Fun And when you try to run You’ll see what you have done On a view from the sun Have fun
13.
You’re on your way down from a high You probably never thought could get so low Even with all of those Consequences that you’ve faced In spite of all these honest years Of dedication leading to this Point and then it hits you all at once That you belong here It still can’t cover up the things That you have always feared You’ve got to make things right You’re fading away out of sight Settle for nothing less It’s what you’ve wanted all of your life Every time you make a move It all comes right back in your face What if you lost it all To the ones that never took the chance To find themselves Just take a look around you You’ve got this place packed Full of kids who know your words Just what are your expectations? They had to have been exceeded You put too much on yourself It’s the reason that your Back to where you started And you feel like you’ve gone nowhere Just asked yourself where you fucked up And when life stopped being fair You’ve got to make things right You’re fading away out of sight Settle for nothing less It’s what you’ve wanted all of your life You’re coming into the light Always remember the fight Settle for nothing less You gave your life for what you had You’re on your way down You’re on your way down You can’t get up It’s taking over you now You’ve got to figure it out Because there’s not much time Until it gets to you You’re on your way down You’re on your way down You can’t get up It’s taking over you now You’ve got to figure it out Because there’s not much time Until it gets to you

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released July 19, 2011

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A Close Second New Castle, Pennsylvania

We are a 4-piece pop-punk band from Pittsburgh, PA that got it's feet off the ground in 2010. We recently released our debut full-length CD "The Day You Left Home" which contains 13 tracks & can be purchased from most digital distributors. We have big dreams and will do whatever it takes to make them come true. ... more

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